I will never forget the first time I saw Swami giving birth (or manifesting) a Lingam. It was the birthday’s feast of Goddess Lakshmi. I think that there is no better way of describing that event than giving birth. There was a very strong energy in the air, very much like the festivity and anticipation that precedes the birth of a child. It is interesting to note that the lingam quite often pulsates long after its manifestation. Later on, someone told me that an avatar assimilates the negativity and karma of others, and then processes it through his body to produce something very pure, like a lingam.M. Germany