Today is a day of celebration here at the Ashram. It is the 10th anniversary of me coming out of the cave. This is how in the morning people started coming to the Ashram, sitting together and in midday having food together. The children of the school were the first ones to eat and afterward all friends and guests sat down. Everybody is in a festive mood and the food was wonderful again!
After lunch, those who had eaten left again except for those who stay at the Ashram. These are two of my school friends and their families as well as Thomas and Iris from Wiesbaden and HC, Annick and their children from Bocholt. They all came here to India to celebrate Christmas with us at the Ashram.
When we were sitting together just a short while ago, my friends mentioned ‘It is so nice that guests here come, eat and then leave again!’ They told that in Germany hosts often have a funny issue: the guests enjoy it so much that they don’t want to leave! You have a dinner at seven in the evening and at twelve o’clock the hosts would like to go to bed but all guests are still talking and sitting around. I laughed and said it would be horrible if so many guests were there for several hours! Come, eat, talk a bit and go. We were laughing about this difference.
Now in the afternoon I thought, I should better write the diary early, so we took a little break of the celebrations. The next step will be now to prepare the Christmas tree, put the presents underneath and start celebrating again with friends, songs, games and presents.
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Many light and love to you and all people in the ashram beloved Swami Balendu !! Many kisses and hugs from Germany !!
you’re lucky to celebrate such event, lots of happiness !!!
In the Ashram everyday is a celebration! sending you all my love!
I can’t believe it has already been ten years since you come out of the cave. What a blessing to have such a large family to celebrate with you. We’re all certainly glad to have you and the whole ashram family in the world.