SIVANANDA DAILY READING FOR 25 DECEMBER

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SIVANANDA DAILY READING FOR 25 DECEMBER

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

 

 

Christmas is the great festival of Christendom. There is a spirit of

joy everywhere. Men and women lay aside their jealousies and enmities

for a while. They come a little nearer to each other - and to Christ.

 

Christ came and lived among men to awaken the Christ-consciousness

within them. Christ should be born in each one of you - then alone

you will understand spiritual life. Then alone you will try to live a

perfect, divine life. Then alone you will realise the spirit of

Christ, which is within each one of us.

 

The sacrament of baptism enables you to come one step nearer to this

perfect life. The sacrament of confirmation enables you to come

another step nearer to sharing his life, using his force and his love.

 

Now, you are a knight in Christ's service. When you partake of

communion, you really partake of his very life. Thus the spirit of

Christ in you is gradually being roused, and you are awakened to the

higher life of Christ-consciousness.

 

Every day should be Christmas day for us. So bring the spirit of

Christ into your daily life. Behold Christ in everything, in all

beings.

 

Cultivate sympathy and mercy for all beings. Expand your heart and

embrace all.

 

Greet the Christ, everywhere. Perform each day, for yourself, the

Christ's mass. Remember that Christ is in the priest. Christ is

in the saint and the sinner. Christ is in the dog and in the

labourer. Christ is in all.

 

Every day is a fresh beginning. Spend it usefully. Beginning the day

right will bring great success. The whole day will be well-lived.

Begin the day at 4 a.m. Pray, meditate, do japa. Pray unto the Lord:

 

"Lord, lead me from the unreal to the real,

from darkness to light,

from hatred to love,

from impurity to purity,

from imperfection to perfection,

from disharmony to harmony,

from diversity to unity."