Forty-Eight, A Christmas Message; In The Time Of Coronavirus.

 Christmas Message from Paramhansa Yogananda Thank You Ananda Palo Alto

(Christmas, 1928)

"Let us make this coming Christmas season an occasion not merely for exchange of gifts and feastings. Let us rise above the plane of candies and gaudy things. Let us learn to hear the command of the Christ-general within us. Let us discipline ourselves to develop our sleeping spiritual powers, that we may conquer the satan of ignorance, with all his allurements and delusions. Let us establish the Prince of Peace within us that we may meet our crosses and tests of life with power, victory, and tranquillity. Let us learn to love those who love us not. Let us give battle to evil only by good. Let us meet religious bigotry by our inner conviction won by realization. Let us influence the error-stricken with our healthy spiritual examples. Let us live Christ in wisdom, love, and meditation, and thereby show others how to be true disciples of the Christ they worship."

I Believe In Father Christmas, Greg Lake

Forty-Seven, Clearing The Veil Of Maya: In The Time Of Coronavirus

Maya

ma·ya

/ˈmäyä,ˈmīˌä/

noun

1. HINDUISM

   the supernatural power wielded by gods and demons to produce illusions.

   • HINDUISM•BUDDHISM

     the power by which the universe becomes manifest; the illusion or appearance of the phenomenal world.

   
   
2. The art of deception appears to be rampant in the world today. There is virtually no way to disseminate truth from lies or deceit. The goal of the powers that be are illusion and confusion. We are gullible lambs living and reacting day by day like puppets dancing to the masters of the bait and switch. It is up to each of us as individuals to listen to the voice deep inside of us to determine what is and is not the truth. Do not be lead by false prophets and fake leaders. We are being bamboozled in mass at the time of our greatest fears and insecurity. We are each responsible for our own truths and not to be just parrots of deception and untruths. When you were young did you ever play the game of whispering a truth or saying in the ear of a friend and have them in turn whisper to another and another, by the time you arrive at the end of the chain the final statement is nothing like the original. We must have truth as the cornerstone to live bye.

 

Forty-Six, Sing the Song of Self-Realization; In The Time Of The Coronavirus

      Coax Christ today with songs and the devotion of your heart, and then coax him with your deepening Self-Realization. With all the intensity of your zeal and inner perception, merge your consciousness in the happiness within. Forget Time. When you feel joy spreading within you, realize that Christ is hearing your song. You are not identified with Christ if your concentration is merely on the words. But if your joy is singing within, Christ is listening to you. Paramahansa Yogannada, "Self-Realization Magazine"

     This is going to be a long and difficult journey into self-realization. Nothing worth while in life ever comes easily. More often than not the road is unlit and filled with obstacles, creating impossible circumstances on yur path to enlightenment. Do not Fear. Put your faith in your God, and the ability of mankind to survive and once again thrive. It is easy to say the words but much harder to walk the walk and talk the talk in the face of the adversities that are our reality. Concentrate on yourself right now, right here, where you are today and make the supreme effort to self-realization. You and your father are one and whatever that your father has is yours. It can be yours today if you strive to be the best of your best now. Tomorrow is the dream and can be fulfilled by a well lived and introspective day today. We all remember hard times of the past and our triumphant efforts to overcome them. We can and we will get to the other side. You can be a self-actualized and self-realized master of your own destiny if you make the effort right now!

Forty-Five, Karmically Coming Out The Other Side; In The Time Of Coronavirus

      "I am Death the Destroyer of all, the source of what will be, the feminine powers: Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intelligence, Resolve, Patience." Bhagavad Gita, Fragments Of Divine Power.

     “I will be calmly active, actively calm. I am a prince of peace, sitting on the throne of poise, directing the kingdom of my activity.”

— Paramahansa Yogananda

The Law of Karma is absolute in its completeness, and often swift in its action and or reaction. After the Celestial Event of today the world will change. Times are moving in the direction of positivity. We will triumph. We will excel. I am a man alone I have picked rocks from farm fields, we are men together we can move mountains. Now is not the time for inaction. action must be swift and resourceful. Be prudent in your progress but move forward with great haste. Lesser men in Station have accomplished far greater deeds when the needs arose!

Forty-Four, EmbracingThe Gift Of The Magi; In The Time Of Coronavirus

      Remember when we were Kings! It wasn’t that long ago. We will be again. Believe in this. Jupiter and Saturn align with one another every 20 years or so but never as close as they will in 2020. It is the closest they will have been in 400 years, and they have not been visible, at night in over 800 years. It is the Winter Solstice the shortest day of the year, the beginning of Winter. The opportunity to see the once-in-a-lifetime star. It is commonly called the Christmas Star or the "Star of Bethlehem" The Star that the three wise men followed to deliver their gifts to the newborn Christ Child. The Magi came to honor the newborn King. The significance in this celestial happening should not escape us in this time of new miracles. It is a miracle that we have new vaccines and they are being distributed to front line workers and our older population. Do not let this miracle go without at least a small passing acknowledgement. This should be a Celestial Celebration of Epic Proportions during these very difficult times. We will soon move forward from our times of trouble to our times of prosperity and plenty. This must be the Mantra we speak for what we speak we become. What we are moving forward to is now in our own hands, It is no longer the fact that your leaders have the slightest interest in your well being. There can be no dispute that we have been left to die and starve alone without support or care. We no longer accept this as a condition for us to live by. This is a time of great upheaval and change. A great awakening of Spirit and Hope will accompany our Renaissance as we move into the Post Covid Era. We need to be both prepared and willing to do things differently to assure a greater future for all. This will no longer be business as usual, politics as usual. Things will and must change for our survival. We hope to be right alongside you in this transition leading the way.

Forty Three, Finding Everlasting Happiness; In The Time of The Coronavirus

      Lift your eyes and concentrate within. Behold the astral star of divine wisdom and let the wise thoughts in you follow that telescopic star to behold the Christ everywhere. In the land of everlasting Christmas, of festive omnipresent Christ Consciousness, you find Jesus, Krishna, the saints of all religions, the great guru-preceptors waiting to give you a divine floral reception of everlasting happiness. Paramahansa Yogannada Metaphysical Meditations

     The narrative has shifted can you feel it? It is in the air, in the ether, in the space formally occupied by the virus. It is called Everlasting Hope and it is alive and well among us and in us. It is a time of rebirth like the Christ Child within each of us. Do not have Fear any longer. Fear is no longer productive, positive thinking and positive affirmations are what we need to help us move forward out of the great darkness that we have been entrenched in. We are not yet out of the terrible times that have descended upon us, but we are standing in the light with our outstretched hands. We are no longer beggars in blackness but effervescent beings of light, hope, and prosperity. We are celebrating our survival and fortitude during the time of extreme crisis. We cannot be held down. We refuse to be defeated and with and attitude of cooperation and brotherly and sisterly love we will move out of the time of trial into the time of good fortune and prosperity that lies within our grasp. Reach for the Golden Ring and you will attain it. Do not be disillusioned by the news of today that will soon be tomorrows sad memories. Build faith where there is despair. We cannot and will not be held down. We are a Nation of survivors and achievers and together we can attain any goal that we set for our Citizens and Country. Now is the time for the heroes and heroines that have been toiling in obscurity and silence to step forward and be given the accolades they deserve. We as a people have always persevered and triumphed. Know that we will again!

     

Forty-Two, Preparing Your Personal Divinity; In The Time Of The Coronavirus

 I will prepare for the coming of the Omnipresent Baby Christ by cleaning the cradle of any consciousness, now rusty with selfishness, indifference, and sense attachments; and by polishing it with deep , daily, divine meditation, introspection, and discrimination. I will remodel the cradle with dazzling soul-qualities of brotherly love, humbleness, faith, desire for God-realization, will power, self control, renunciation, and unselfishness, that I may fittingly celebrate the Birth of the Divine Child- Paramahansa Yogananda, "Metaphysical Meditations"

     Why not take the time to completely put your house in order to receive the gifts that will reign down upon us this coming Christmas. We all need to change our narratives and our aspirations to accommodate the shift in the Paradigm of life that we now are faced with. Is it difficult? Yes! Impossible? No! All around us there are people breaking the glass ceiling every minute of every day. The front line workers, nurses, doctors, critical care workers. They didn't sign on for the madness that has befallen their lot. They step up every second of every day to take care of the errant idiots that we are forced to call fellow citizens. We need to reevaluate what citizenship and civic responsibility really is. We are way off the mark. There are no trophies for being a super spreader or not caring if you infect your mother, father, brother, sister, or relative because your are so self serving you can't even see that a pandemic is right in front of you. Your needs are not greater than the needs of the many. Since when has the needs of the individual become greater than the needs of the multitude. What does Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness mean to you? Surely it does not mean that you get to eradicate your fellow human beings for your own pleasure. Come on people! What has happened here in America? Are we really seeing the decline and fall of the American Empire. I trust not! However my fellow Americans behavior from our Politicians to our Local Community Leaders is beginning to give me pause. How about a little help here and working together for the greater common good. We have decided that since we cannot leave our current isolation to do everything possible to improve ourselves, our surroundings and to write as inspirational as we possibly can. We have struggled with how much of our personal spirituality to share without incurring the wrath of the religious community for them. However when I see our religious community encouraging members of their religious groups to attend mass celebrations in churches, synagogues, and other venues I can't help but have pause to step back away from their teachings and give pause to the validity of their organizations if they believe religious freedom is a reason to kill other humans by group meetings. Heed the lesson of self awareness, and self enlightenment, self preservation. You are the change in the world that must take place, here and now with you. We have hope for the new changes that we see taking place with turning back the tide of the virus that we are in the midst of. Somewhere, somehow we need to change. If you don't we are going to be forced to turn America around and you are all going to be in big trouble!