Since yesterday it has felt like the birthday is really closing in. Amma gave darshan all day and so didn\u2019t make it for bhajans.<\/p>\n
The whole ashram is preparing for the event of the year. The bridge building and road construction seva is going on full swing. The brahmacharinis were clearing the southern entrance to the ashram from all kinds of debris according to Amma\u2019s instructions until 2 o\u2019clock in the morning. Building of the festive arches and temporary shelters are well on their way.<\/p>\n
People are starting to pour in. Tomorrow we will have to vacate our rooms to make space for the devotees. That is Amma\u2019s wish.<\/p>\n
Today Amma is again giving darshan as I write this (10.00 pm) and will probably continue late into the night.<\/p>\n
Just now it started raining really hard. As far as I remember, it always rains heavily before Amma\u2019s birthday. It really purifies the place on many levels and I believe that it\u2019s in accordance with Amma\u2019s sankalpa that nature acts like this.<\/p>\n
For Amma the birthday means more work than for anybody else. It is really her way of gifting her children even more than usual. She turns everything and anything into a gift for the world. She is actually rebirthing us all.<\/p>\n
Vishwanath
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