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What does it mean to cry?

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"True crying is the silent overflow of compassion, a love in action that weeps not for oneself but for the needless misery we create and cling to."

According to Osho, true crying is the silent overflow of compassion: the awakened heart weeps not for itself but for the needless misery people create and cling to. These tears are love in action, a vow to accompany beings out of self-made prisons, as Buddha waits at the gate until all can enter.
Crying here means your heart feels others’ pain so deeply that it wants to help them become free.
Why this matters practically
- Reframe tears as sensitivity and care, not weakness, and let them inspire compassionate action.
- Notice where you create your own suffering and choose freer responses.
- Remember our interconnection: your healing supports others, and theirs supports you.
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