Merry Christmas from the Mandir-why we love Jesus and all the Gods

[Guest guest]

Namaste Henny

 

Most of our brothers and sisters from India at the Mandir, as well as

my wife and I, were introduced to Jesus when young and formed a deep

love for Him. In India, many schools are run by Catholic groups who

teach Christmas carols and the traditional forms of worship of Jesus.

As one of our Indian sisters told me, "it was easy for us in India to

understand and love Jesus, he is another form of Vishnu, and Hindus

can relate to and accept another "son of God".

I realized in a "aha" moment that Maa brought us all together, Indians

who had Hindu parents who learned about Jesus in school, and western

devotes who were raised in the Christian tradition but have become

Hindus. She wanted us to become universal and open to all faiths and

creeds. To truly embody the Love of Christ and Mother Divine, to see

and experience the unity of all religions, so we could help others go

beyond their more traditional upbringing.

Shree Maa's Guru, Ramakrishna, taught all His devotees to love God in

all forms, and Maa and Swami truly embody that teaching. Now, as the

next generation, as sons and daughters of Divine parents, it is up to

us to spread the Gospel of acceptance and harmony of all Religions.

It is my prayer, as we ready to welcome in the New Year, that all

people of this Universe, experience the Universal Love of God and

accept each other as Divine Beings. Oh Tidings of Comfort and Joy,

Comfort and Joy, Oh tidings of Comfort and Joy.

 

Jai Maa Jai Swami

 

love

 

vishweshwar

 

 

 

 

, "henny_v_i" <henny_v_i wrote:

>

> Namaste Vish,

>

> watching (part of) the celebrations via the webcam was a very

> exhilarating experience for me, precisely because, as you said, Shree

> Maa and Swamiji know no boundaries. Even though I was convinced there

> is no conflict between my spiritual 'roots' and the path I have found

> here and both the Lord Jesus and Lord Shiva are on my altar, some

> uneasiness must have been lurking somewhere deep down, because when I

> heard the mantras being chanted at the fire and watched the puja and

> communion, I felt an amazing sense of freedom and liberation and such

> a joy at having my deepest convictions confirmed. There truly are no

> boundaries in the Love of God. But rare are the places where this

> Truth is demonstrated. May we all in our own way be such a place and

> may the fire in our hearts be a light for all to see,

>

> with love,

> Henny

>

> P.S. loved Swamiji's hat, by the way.

>

>

>

> , "inspectionconnection108"

> <inspectionconnection108@> wrote:

> >

> > Namaste

> >

> > To all of you, brothers and sisters, Merry Christmas. Tonight at

> the

> > Mandir Temple, we celebrated the birth of Christ. Maa and Swami

> love

> > this day, and the celebration was fully of love and joy. Starting

> > with Artri, then many mantras at the fire, specifically verses and

> > concepts from the New Testimate. For example, "I am the Father and

> > the Father is Me." This and other mantras, in English, we all

> chanted

> > together at the Divine Fire.

> > It is so amazing that Maa and Swami can take a verse like this, and

> > chant it at the sacred fire. They know no boundries. Every

> tradition

> > is sacred and holy. Every tradition will lead to God if practiced

> > with pure devotion.

> > Next, Swami performed puja to Lord Jesus at Maa's place at the

> altar,

> > to a wonderful murti of Jesus that She made several years ago. He

> > used the beginner's Shiva puja, and inserted Jesus's name in place

> of

> > Shiva and used the mantra: "On Namao Bhagavatai Shree Jesu Christia

> > Namah".

> > Then, imagine Swami performing a High Mass in Latin. Well, He did.

> > And then he blessed the bread, and the wine, and offered it to each

> of

> > us. When we went up to the altar, first Maa placed the sign of the

> > cross on our third eye with sacred ash, then we knelt before Swami,

> > and received the blessed wine and bread.

> > What a high time.

> > Then we went back to our seats and sang Christmas carols for 45

> > minutes. The last carol was "We all want our Figgy Pudding", and we

> > sang the last chorus over and over till Maa brought us all real

> > homemade figgy pudding which She made Herself.

> > After all this bliss, Maa and Swami jumped up, and started singing

> > "When the "Saints go Marching In", and for the next 20 minutes, we

> all

> > danced together, jumping, circling around the entire Temple, hand in

> > hand, and then smaller circles, with Maa in the center, dancing and

> > singing and clapping.

> > Finally, the singing stopped, and Maa and Swami hugged each and

> every

> > one of us and blessed us again.

> > As they left the Temple, we exchanged a huge pile of presents,

> > laughing and hugging and smiles ear to ear. No one could stop

> smiling.

> > Christ was truly born. Each of our hearts was full of the Divine

> > Light, the Eternal Light, the Light that lead us to be born, and the

> > Light that shines in every smile of every being on this Earth.

> > Glory to Jesus, born among us this day.

> > Please join us all in spreading this Divine Light, this Love

> Eternal.

> > Make a sankalpa, a firm commitment, to spread this Love Divine to

> > everyone, in every thought, word, and deed.

> > Maa and Swami came to Earth with this sankalpa. We can do it too.

> We

> > just have to make that sankalpa. How the Earth could change, would

> > change, if we did this.

> > Let's Do It.

> >

> > Jai Maa Jai Swami

> >

> > love

> >

> > vishweshwar

> >

> >

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> >

> > In , "Karen" <forall10q@> wrote:

> > >

> > > We are so excited to be listening to the Devi Mandir Christmas

> Carolers

> > > on a chilly, snowy night in Colorado. It's amazing. Every time

> we

> > > said, "sure wish we could see the singers or the band," the camera

> > > person seemed to hear us, and zappo, the camera moved. Thanks for

> > > hearing and responding. Right now both web cams are perfect!

> Sound is

> > > really good, too. This is most definitely a wish fulfilled. It

> must

> > > take great effort to produce this, and we thank you again and

> again.

> > > Our holiday plans were dashed by a huge holiday blizzard so we

> can't be

> > > with family. However, being with the Devi Mandir Family in this

> way

> > > brings an endearing warmth that is truly uplifting. Though we

> won't be

> > > spending Christmas Eve with our relatives this year, we will be

> looking

> > > forward to inviting Devi Mandir into our home through the magic

> of

> > > technology. What an unexpected delight! Love, Michael and Karen

> > >

> >

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