"We are celebrating the feast of the Eternal Birth which God the Father has borne and never ceases to bear in all eternity.... But if it takes not place in me, what avails it? Everything lies in this, that it should take place in me.”
--Meister Eckhart
Mesiter Eckhart was no fool. He knew that simply celebrating the birth of Jesus as a long ago external event means very little. It is not the birth of the body of one man, but the birth of the Christ Consciousness itself, that really matters. And that birth must take place in each of us for true transformation to begin.
Can you "put on the mind of Christ?" Can you see the world, and everything and everyone in it, through the eyes of enlightenment? Can you feel the love and compassion that radiates from God, through you, to all of creation?
These are the questions worth asking on this Christmas morn, not: What did Santa bring me and what time does the football game start, and when do we eat?
So, just for today, Christmas, Day, nourish the seed of Christ Consciousness within. Love, wildly, uncontrollably, indiscriminately -- God, the people all around you, the world, all of creation, even yourself.
About Me
- David Eastman
- "I believe that the very purpose of our lives is to seek happiness," says the Dalai Lama. Through keynote speeches and workshops, counseling and coaching, blogs and e-docs, I help people live happier lives. Find out more at http://www.DavidEastman.com
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