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Padre35
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posted December 25, 2012 01:30 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Padre35     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

Christmas is officially "here".

So do enjoy it even if one does not celebrate the conception of Jesus.

A nice discussion about the Astronomical event:
http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/was-the-christmas-star-real

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lalalinda
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posted December 25, 2012 03:59 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for lalalinda     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thank You and Merry Christmas Padre35

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posted December 25, 2012 10:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I was in a peaceful mood, not expecting anything, hanging out with my dog and that's it.......but then some local Hindu friends surprised me with a gift - a bottle of wine. It really brightened my day. Especially seeing as I feel so connected to those people.

Was a nice Christmas.

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posted December 25, 2012 11:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for T     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

The following excerpt is from The Second Coming of Christ by Paramahansa Yogananda

(Copyright © 2004, Self-Realization Fellowship, Los Angeles. Reprinted with permission.)

Let us make this Christmas a real celebration of the birth of the holy child by striving to realize the consciousness which he attained.

Let us make this celebration an uplifting and spiritual experience.

Let us not for a moment forget the one whose birthday is being commemorated while in our zeal we go about the joyful and exciting preparation for the happy festivities.

Let us use this occasion as a new impetus to inspirit us on the Christ-path of truth and love.

Let us use it as an opportunity to express the Universal Christ-love for all people and all creatures—exalted and lowly, near and far, large and small, known and unknown.

While we are remembering the physical birth of the baby Christ Jesus, let us realize his eternal loving presence in omnipresent Christ Consciousness, which is always with us no matter where we are or what we are doing.

Let us resolve anew to discipline ourselves—to control our bodies, our minds, and our emotions—and to strive ever toward Christ understanding.

Let us establish the Prince of Peace consciousness as our inner ruler, that we may meet our crosses and tests of life with power, victory, and tranquility.

Let us meditate until we perceive the Infinite Christ reigning in our own hearts.

Let us learn to love those who love us not; and to forgive those who do ill against us.

Let us break all our mental boundaries of color, creed, and nationality, and receive all—even our inanimate and animal brothers—in the endless, all-embracing arms of our Christ Consciousness. This will be a true and fitting celebration of the coming of Jesus Christ to this earth.

Let us rejoice and give thanks for this wonderful gift of light and love from the Great Giver.

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Jesus Christ

One of the essential goals of Paramahansa Yogananda's mission was "to reveal the complete harmony and basic oneness of original Christianity as taught by Jesus Christ and original Yoga as taught by Bhagavan Krishna; and to show that these principles of truth are the common scientific foundation of all true religions."

To the public at large, Jesus propounded a simple philosophy of faith, love, and forgiveness. He spoke often in parables, pregnant with timeless morals. But to his close disciples he taught deeper truths, truths that have their correspondence in the deepest metaphysical concepts of the more ancient yoga philosophy.

When his disciples questioned Jesus, "Why speakest thou unto them in parables? "he answered, "Because is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but them it is not given....Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand"(Matthew 13:10, 11, 13).

The full understanding of Jesus' original teachings — including the fact that he bestowed on his disciples the esoteric techniques of yoga meditation — is revealed in Paramahansa Yogananda's in-depth commentary on the Gospels: The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You. In his Introduction to that work, Yogananda wrote:

"Jesus Christ is very much alive and active today. In Spirit and occasionally taking on a flesh-and-blood form, he is working unseen by the masses for the regeneration of the world. With his all-embracing love, Jesus is not content merely to enjoy his blissful consciousness in Heav­en. He is deeply concerned for mankind and wishes to give his followers the means to attain the divine freedom of entry into God's Infinite Kingdom. He is disappointed because many are the churches and temples founded in his name, often prosperous and powerful, but where is the communion that he stressed — actual contact with God? Jesus wants temples to be established in human souls, first and foremost; then established outwardly in physical places of worship. Instead, there are countless huge edifices with vast congregations being indoctrinated in churchianity, but few souls who are really in touch with Christ through deep prayer and meditation.

"To reestablish God in the temples of souls through revival of the original teachings of God-communion as propounded by Christ and Krishna is why I was sent to the West by Mahavatar Babaji....
"Babaji is ever in communion with Christ; together they send out vibrations of redemption and have planned the spiritual technique of salvation for this age."
http://www.yogananda-srf.org/tmp/about_notitle.aspx?id=2225#.UNp1to5OSpo

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Randall
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posted December 31, 2012 03:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Happy New Year!

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