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Amma’s home!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The last few days the ashram residents have been busy thoroughly cleaning the ashram grounds.\u00a0 The excitement has been palpable.\u00a0 Most have not seen her since she left for Europe in October.<\/p>\n

During the afternoon, rumors about her arrival time abounded…. 6:00? 6:30? 7:00? 8:00?\u00a0 Around 5:30 p.m. I noticed the brahmacharinis were gathering near Amma’s house so I decided to join them.<\/p>\n

Amidst a reverent silence everyone chanted Sri Lalita Sahasranama Stotram.\u00a0 Afterwards some of the girls led bhajans.\u00a0 This was my idea of heaven!<\/p>\n

A young boy, perhaps 7 or 8, led some bhajans also…. later he entertained he girls by making mudras and poses associated with some of the gods and goddesses, such as Kali, Krishna and Ganapati.<\/p>\n

It looked like they expected Amma to be brought to her house via car.\u00a0 All of a sudden, though, everyone stood up and rushed towards the gate that is in-between the multimedia office and Amma’s house.\u00a0 Instantaneously there were four times the number of people in the space around that gate.\u00a0 I have never seen her enter there.\u00a0 The area is so small…. how will she ever get in?<\/p>\n

I ended up about ten feet away from the gate although there were so many people packed in I didn’t think I would see much.<\/p>\n

The level of excitement in the group was huge!\u00a0 After many false alarms there was Amma!\u00a0 She made her way through the crowd and climbed the stairs to her house.<\/p>\n

After being garlanded, she turned around and joked with the girls.\u00a0 There was a light behind her but the stairway was dark so we could only see her form.\u00a0 Just before she went into the house someone brought a lantern.\u00a0 There was a collective gasp of delight as everyone was finally able to see her face.<\/p>\n

Afterwards I discovered the courtyard outside her house was filled with hundreds of happy devotees.\u00a0 In my focus on the wait for Amma I had not been aware of how the area had transformed.<\/p>\n

I imagine all of us went to bed with excitement, contentment and anticipating wondering, “Will she come for meditation tomorrow?” “Will she comes for bhajans tomorrow night?” “What’s next”<\/p>\n

Amma’s home!<\/p>\n

Karuna, USA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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