Fruit of the Contemplative Life

Fruit of the contemplative life: => General Discussion => : Jhanananda December 25, 2012, 02:26:40 PM

: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
: Jhanananda December 25, 2012, 02:26:40 PM

Even though Jesus Christ was not born on December 25, and it was just a Pagan holiday in celebration of the winter solstice, which the Greco/Roman Christians appropriated for their own purposes, I am, nonetheless, OK with it, because appropriation, subversion, obfuscation and mystification is the name of the game in religion, therefore Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year to all; however you look at this time of year.

Strive on, Jeffrey Brooks (Arahatta Jhananda)

: Re: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
: Valdy December 25, 2012, 06:26:41 PM

Merry Christmas Jeff :-)

: Re: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
: Jhanananda December 25, 2012, 11:12:35 PM

Thanks, Valdy, good to hear from you. Merry Christmas.

: Re: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
: charlie hopkins December 26, 2012, 12:42:14 AM

Merry Christmas Jeffrey. Thanks for doing the good work.

Charlie

: Re: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
: Jhanananda December 26, 2012, 12:28:53 PM

Thanks, Charlie, good to hear from you.  I hope you had a merry Christmas, and you have a peaceful, and prosperous new year.

: Re: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
: nkrivosh December 29, 2012, 11:16:07 AM

Happy Holidays to you all! And almost Happy New Year!

: Re: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
: Jhanananda December 29, 2012, 01:35:51 PM

Thank-you, nkrivosh, for wishing us all well.  I hope you are well also.

: Re: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
: stugandolf December 30, 2012, 12:31:20 PM

This is almost a new year so does the forum really have 1123 members?  Stu

: Re: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year
: Jhanananda December 30, 2012, 03:28:41 PM

Good to hear from you Stu.  Yes, the forum now has 1125 Members.  Most of them might be SPAMers who can no longer post.  I hope all of those who are genuinely here to learn about the superior fruit (maha-phala) of attainment know that they are welcome to post, they just need to send a personal message to one of the administrators here to request an upgrade of their membership.