Question: Sometimes when a great soul is about to be born, earth is aware of the event and there is a special sign, like a star. Does the soul want this kind of thing?
Sri Chinmoy: The soul does not care whether the star is oriented this way or that way. When a king is coming or going, his subjects honour him by blowing a trumpet, but the king does not care.
Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy answers, part 7, Agni Press, 1996