Caledon, Ontario
What to Do With Christmas?
Okay! So, it’s Christmas Eve and
what might a believer in Krishna do on such a day, a day when Christians
celebrate Christs’ birth?
One of our members of the Greater
Toronto Area, Vishal, runs a successful family business – a mattress business
to be exact. On the strength of the business, the family has channelled much of
their energy towards developing a rural farm with Gir cows and bulls; bovine
species from India. There are plans for greenhouses for growing plants. They
built a lovely home and tonight was the night for a home warming. People came
despite winter weather.
We held kirtan chanting
sessions. I gave a talk on blessings and so did Vishal’s mum. Food was a big
feature. People pitched in with methodology potluck. The mood was sweet.
I did mention about this time not
being Jesus’ birth, but for the pagans it’s the birth of the sun and, hence, it
was a big celebration. Theologians say Christ was born on January 6th,
at least some have taken this position. And St. Nicolas was born December 6th.
You have different Christian groups from Eurasia celebrating birthdays at
different times. In any event, people have some time off and in our Krishna
community, we are engaged in a glorification of the Divine in the form of Lord
Krishna.
There is always a good excuse for
us to come together.
May the Source be with you!
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