Happy Christmas Eve to everyone.
If you celebrate Christmas then I wish tomorrow to bring you lots of blessings. I kind of do, celebrate it, because it's the tradition in which I was raised. Family traditions are hard to phase out.
And I am in the midst of a Christian family for this holiday, so am being smothered in all the things that that entails. I have no trouble meeting them on praise for Jesus, who was a wonderful loving "enlightened" teacher...with some really wise ideas which have become part of our society for a couple of thousand years. That speaks pretty highly of his message.
I think that many enlightened teachers have offered us similar messages over time. And when I see a picture of Christ smiling in benevolence, or Quan Yin, or the Buddha, or Meher Baba, or many other enlightened ones, I realize how their love is the message that this season is truly promoting. It's not the gift of things, but the gift of love we can offer to each other.
1 comment:
I think of the holidays as the Soltice. A rebirth of light. Such traditions of rebirth belong to many religions as you point out. I like your open-mindedness about enlightenment --- barbara
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