Christmas is the birth of Jesus. It’s the season of giving, sharing, and happiness. It’s a time when you bring families together and have a good time. I just hate all the marketing going on at this time. All the stores have crazy sales for people just to buy and buy. Americans are forgetting the true meaning of Christmas. They forget the holiness and how easy it is to be content with making others happy. I love Christmas!
marcie
We all begin our return to God veiled in matter. Thru the union of the masculine/feminine we are to walk in humility. We exile from the world’s way of knowing. The Christ is swaddled within and is found by those that diligently seek. Wisdom from the East has the capacity to find and recognize the true Christ whereas the pursuit of domination and worldly power would destroy the Christ child. Christmas is God’s mercy revealing and returning the purest form of love through matter. God is with us, and God is within. Amma and Jesus are both Christmas stories.
sarar
Christmas is a reminder to give of ourselves, expecting nothing in return!
sripati
Over the years, the meaning of Christmas has dramatically changed. Having been brought up Jewish, Christmas was the ‘other’ holiday – except that we had days off from school, a trip to NYC or Florida, great Xmas specials on TV. Plus there were all the Christmas light displays in the neighborhood But it wasn’t until I met Amma, that I began to understand more about Christmas and the various forms of Christianity. Bhakti, Surrender, Faith – in a higher being, a higher truth. For millions, Christmas is a reminder that there is a God – who incarnates – who Loves us and who has infinite compassion, whose sole purpose is to help us reach the goal.
blackpearl
Remembering the birth of a great brother who died on the cross some 2000 years back.
He started a revolution. He tried to change human minds… and he did succeed to a great extend…
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!
annet
Christmas is a reminder of what Jesus taught: love is all, God is love. Whe are brothers ans sisters on the road.
ChetanG
In this world of Maya, Christmas is just another day.
It brings much pain having lived in America. I feel that most Hindus celebrate this day because it means something to another person. However, it is just another day.
Krishnalila
Christmas is a time for giving gifts, and not just material ones.
Christmas is a time to remember that a mahatma was born 2008 years ago, who gave his life to uplift humanity.
Namah Shivaya to all, and a Merry Christmas!!
bk@20175
Sacrifice (Tyaagam)
ammakuttan
Amma herself…Let us hear from Amma what symbolize Christmas.
A happy and prosperous Christmas and New Year to Ammachi and all of you around globe!
priya
Forgiveness. Christmas is a reminder to forgive and forget. even if someone hurts us we should see God in him and forgive him. then life will become a festival.
aumsree
Birth of the Son of God, (a star in the galaxy of saints) or who made His first visit on this day on this earth.
Kalidas
It is on the winter night of 24th Dec 1886, that Ramakrishna Paramhansji spiritual sons, Narendra & his brother disciples, rejuvenated the SANYASA tradition by taking monastic vows in front of FIRE. As Swamiji has remarked, the day of birth of Jesus Christ – epitome of Sacrifice- adds auspiciousness to this occasion.
Look at power of this great HINDU [SANATHANA] DHARMA to assimilate the virtues of all FAITHS / RELIGIONS of the world without letting lose its identity. AMMA has rightly given a very noble place to this occasion in order to UNDERLINE the relevance of TYAGA [Sacrifice] for the survival of Universe.
antonio
Christmas has become a universal social event where people from all religious traditions exchange gifts, enjoy nice food, have fun, sing and laugh. A good time for humans to express their emotions…
But Christmas, before becoming Santa Claus’ celebrations, was the day when a great Mahatma came to Earth (in a very humble way) bringing a universal message of Love and selflesness, a call to give priority to the eternal spirit over our temporary material existence…
Spiritual people should remember this priority and higher purpose of life!
gopalakrishnan
Om Amirteswariye Namaha
It is remembering a Mahatma on his birth day. One who showed compassion even during extreme hardships. Leelas of Infant jesus like unnikannan is also delight to see and hear about. Symbolically an infant has to be born in our hearts so that our actions will have innocence of a child.
In many ways he has similarites to Lord Krishna. He was born in a foresaken place. Had a tragic end. It seems to me that his message is to arise out of influence of Trigunas. Holy cross symbolises trigunas. We have to reach beyond trigunas. Now at this time we are lucky to have Amma to take us to that awakened or arised state …
juma
Christmas is one more special day to celebrate joy, togetherness, peace, love and selflessness… It is a day that reminds us of one more Mahatma who embodied these qualities in Him… It is one more day to bond and reunite… to forgive and forget… to love and serve and to pray for the wellness of all beings… “Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu”.
Merry Christmas!
maalanair
Nowadays, Christmas is about exchanging gifts, mall decorations and over eating. To me, Christmas is time to reflect on the selfless love of Christ, His sacrifice and ultimate surrender to God. In our daily life, we should remember and try to emulate this. Christmas is just a day to re-enforce these teaching. 🙂 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all bloggers…:)
Ammabindu
Christmas to me is the birth of the Lord as Jesus!
A moment of intense love, joy and happiness at the thought that this was the day Amma was born long long ago as Baby Jesus, to guide and protect longing souls to the path of eternal happiness.
Just thinking of the sacrifice that little baby Jesus grew up to make. He was nailed on a cross just to teach his devotees the path of love and truth. just like our Baby Sudhamani grew up to be crucified every single day, not eating, not drinking, not caring for Her Bodily pains- hugging, consoling and leading millions of lost souls like mine to eternal happiness. Christmas is a day of reminder that makes me want to prostrate and sing the glories of God, grateful beyond expression for loving us so much!
ThankamaniR
Really speaking i don’t know what is the meaning of christmas more than it is the holy birthday of Jesus.I like Santaclaus, balloons, chocolates etc. In the Holy Bible there is a message to love your neighbours like yourself. I like this message very much.
ammasbaby
I have experienced Christmas as a time of warmth in the midst of cold, grey times. People give and thank, think of each other while packing gifts thoughtfully, meet each other and laugh. It’s a time for greens and reds and lots of xmas music and lights. And the beautiful cribs which remind me of the ones we make at Janamashtami. It celebrates light, love and joy. Even if one is a Scrooge, at this time of the year one begins to learn to give.
arrow28
Christmas is a time when you really see people love each other.
Christmas is the birth of Jesus. It’s the season of giving, sharing, and happiness. It’s a time when you bring families together and have a good time. I just hate all the marketing going on at this time. All the stores have crazy sales for people just to buy and buy. Americans are forgetting the true meaning of Christmas. They forget the holiness and how easy it is to be content with making others happy. I love Christmas!
We all begin our return to God veiled in matter. Thru the union of the masculine/feminine we are to walk in humility. We exile from the world’s way of knowing. The Christ is swaddled within and is found by those that diligently seek. Wisdom from the East has the capacity to find and recognize the true Christ whereas the pursuit of domination and worldly power would destroy the Christ child. Christmas is God’s mercy revealing and returning the purest form of love through matter. God is with us, and God is within. Amma and Jesus are both Christmas stories.
Christmas is a reminder to give of ourselves, expecting nothing in return!
Over the years, the meaning of Christmas has dramatically changed. Having been brought up Jewish, Christmas was the ‘other’ holiday – except that we had days off from school, a trip to NYC or Florida, great Xmas specials on TV. Plus there were all the Christmas light displays in the neighborhood But it wasn’t until I met Amma, that I began to understand more about Christmas and the various forms of Christianity. Bhakti, Surrender, Faith – in a higher being, a higher truth. For millions, Christmas is a reminder that there is a God – who incarnates – who Loves us and who has infinite compassion, whose sole purpose is to help us reach the goal.
Remembering the birth of a great brother who died on the cross some 2000 years back.
He started a revolution. He tried to change human minds… and he did succeed to a great extend…
HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!
Christmas is a reminder of what Jesus taught: love is all, God is love. Whe are brothers ans sisters on the road.
In this world of Maya, Christmas is just another day.
It brings much pain having lived in America. I feel that most Hindus celebrate this day because it means something to another person. However, it is just another day.
Christmas is a time for giving gifts, and not just material ones.
Christmas is a time to remember that a mahatma was born 2008 years ago, who gave his life to uplift humanity.
Namah Shivaya to all, and a Merry Christmas!!
Sacrifice (Tyaagam)
Amma herself…Let us hear from Amma what symbolize Christmas.
A happy and prosperous Christmas and New Year to Ammachi and all of you around globe!
Forgiveness. Christmas is a reminder to forgive and forget. even if someone hurts us we should see God in him and forgive him. then life will become a festival.
Birth of the Son of God, (a star in the galaxy of saints) or who made His first visit on this day on this earth.
It is on the winter night of 24th Dec 1886, that Ramakrishna Paramhansji spiritual sons, Narendra & his brother disciples, rejuvenated the SANYASA tradition by taking monastic vows in front of FIRE. As Swamiji has remarked, the day of birth of Jesus Christ – epitome of Sacrifice- adds auspiciousness to this occasion.
Look at power of this great HINDU [SANATHANA] DHARMA to assimilate the virtues of all FAITHS / RELIGIONS of the world without letting lose its identity. AMMA has rightly given a very noble place to this occasion in order to UNDERLINE the relevance of TYAGA [Sacrifice] for the survival of Universe.
Christmas has become a universal social event where people from all religious traditions exchange gifts, enjoy nice food, have fun, sing and laugh. A good time for humans to express their emotions…
But Christmas, before becoming Santa Claus’ celebrations, was the day when a great Mahatma came to Earth (in a very humble way) bringing a universal message of Love and selflesness, a call to give priority to the eternal spirit over our temporary material existence…
Spiritual people should remember this priority and higher purpose of life!
Om Amirteswariye Namaha
It is remembering a Mahatma on his birth day. One who showed compassion even during extreme hardships. Leelas of Infant jesus like unnikannan is also delight to see and hear about. Symbolically an infant has to be born in our hearts so that our actions will have innocence of a child.
In many ways he has similarites to Lord Krishna. He was born in a foresaken place. Had a tragic end. It seems to me that his message is to arise out of influence of Trigunas. Holy cross symbolises trigunas. We have to reach beyond trigunas. Now at this time we are lucky to have Amma to take us to that awakened or arised state …
Christmas is one more special day to celebrate joy, togetherness, peace, love and selflessness… It is a day that reminds us of one more Mahatma who embodied these qualities in Him… It is one more day to bond and reunite… to forgive and forget… to love and serve and to pray for the wellness of all beings… “Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu”.
Merry Christmas!
Nowadays, Christmas is about exchanging gifts, mall decorations and over eating. To me, Christmas is time to reflect on the selfless love of Christ, His sacrifice and ultimate surrender to God. In our daily life, we should remember and try to emulate this. Christmas is just a day to re-enforce these teaching. 🙂 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all bloggers…:)
Christmas to me is the birth of the Lord as Jesus!
A moment of intense love, joy and happiness at the thought that this was the day Amma was born long long ago as Baby Jesus, to guide and protect longing souls to the path of eternal happiness.
Just thinking of the sacrifice that little baby Jesus grew up to make. He was nailed on a cross just to teach his devotees the path of love and truth. just like our Baby Sudhamani grew up to be crucified every single day, not eating, not drinking, not caring for Her Bodily pains- hugging, consoling and leading millions of lost souls like mine to eternal happiness. Christmas is a day of reminder that makes me want to prostrate and sing the glories of God, grateful beyond expression for loving us so much!
Really speaking i don’t know what is the meaning of christmas more than it is the holy birthday of Jesus.I like Santaclaus, balloons, chocolates etc. In the Holy Bible there is a message to love your neighbours like yourself. I like this message very much.
I have experienced Christmas as a time of warmth in the midst of cold, grey times. People give and thank, think of each other while packing gifts thoughtfully, meet each other and laugh. It’s a time for greens and reds and lots of xmas music and lights. And the beautiful cribs which remind me of the ones we make at Janamashtami. It celebrates light, love and joy. Even if one is a Scrooge, at this time of the year one begins to learn to give.
Christmas is a time when you really see people love each other.