A Special Christmas Message
God became man in Jesus, right? The birth of Jesus changed the world, right? But does not Christmas mean that God became man in me too? That I too am a Christ, a cosmic being, not an ego. That I too am the light of the world? If Christmas means anything it means light.
Jesus said “I am the light of the world’ but he also said “You are the light of the world.” Isn’t that a bit odd to you, a bit strange to you, a bit paradoxical to you? I am a Christ light in my world?
Why does my mind tend to make something special outside of me as a power source when I am that power source? I am either the maker of that idol outside of me as the light source, or I am that light source. You can’t have it both ways. Are you the inventor of outside light sources or are you the light source? You are either the inventor or the light source. As inventor, you are ego. As light source, you are the Self, the Christ, the light of the world. God is becoming man in me. God is the light in me. That is the Christmas message.
Who or what do you give light-power to? Do you give this power to some codependent relationship, to some job, to some authority figure, to some substance, to some sport, to the body, to some addiction? No, I’ll tell you what you give power to: to your story! Your story is your idol, your god, your light source. You live and die by your story, your belief system. Your belief-system is your god, your religion, your light source. But the question is, is it true? Is your story providing you with light-and-darkness? Is your story getting you what you want? Is your story anxiety-dominated?
Are you the light source of your world, or is your story? What is the difference between you and your story? What kind of light source is your story? A dark reflection in a mirror, said St. Paul. Your story is a dark reflection in a mirror. Smoke and mirrors. Depression and anxiety, with a little hope thrown in, is what characterizes the human story.
You are the light of the world. Let go of that muddy story, that cloudy story, that dark mirror story, and become what you are. Anxiety-recognition will tell you immediately what your story is. If you are anxious right now, you are not aware. Just notice what is creating your anxiety. It is your story, is it not? The Light that you are is not creating your shadow story. Your shadow is your story. You are light, not shadow. How can there be a shadow where there is light? Light makes shadows disappear. Plato saw shadows on the wall and became mesmerized by them, but he learned that you can turn around, walk out of the cave of shadows into the light. That light is what you are.
God is the light in you. Your story is the only shadow there is. Anxiety is the snitch. Anxiety is telling on you. Anxiety tells you that you have made a mistake. Anxiety tells you that you have fooled yourself. Anxiety tells you that you are addicted to some story of shadow, limitation, guilt, fear, worry, and lack. The purpose of anxiety is to reveal to you, once again, that you are unlimited light, that nothing is impossible to you. God is the light in you. You are the light of the world. Christmas is the celebration of the re-birth of light-awareness in the world.
Jesus said “I am the light of the world’ but he also said “You are the light of the world.” Isn’t that a bit odd to you, a bit strange to you, a bit paradoxical to you? I am a Christ light in my world?
Why does my mind tend to make something special outside of me as a power source when I am that power source? I am either the maker of that idol outside of me as the light source, or I am that light source. You can’t have it both ways. Are you the inventor of outside light sources or are you the light source? You are either the inventor or the light source. As inventor, you are ego. As light source, you are the Self, the Christ, the light of the world. God is becoming man in me. God is the light in me. That is the Christmas message.
Who or what do you give light-power to? Do you give this power to some codependent relationship, to some job, to some authority figure, to some substance, to some sport, to the body, to some addiction? No, I’ll tell you what you give power to: to your story! Your story is your idol, your god, your light source. You live and die by your story, your belief system. Your belief-system is your god, your religion, your light source. But the question is, is it true? Is your story providing you with light-and-darkness? Is your story getting you what you want? Is your story anxiety-dominated?
Are you the light source of your world, or is your story? What is the difference between you and your story? What kind of light source is your story? A dark reflection in a mirror, said St. Paul. Your story is a dark reflection in a mirror. Smoke and mirrors. Depression and anxiety, with a little hope thrown in, is what characterizes the human story.
You are the light of the world. Let go of that muddy story, that cloudy story, that dark mirror story, and become what you are. Anxiety-recognition will tell you immediately what your story is. If you are anxious right now, you are not aware. Just notice what is creating your anxiety. It is your story, is it not? The Light that you are is not creating your shadow story. Your shadow is your story. You are light, not shadow. How can there be a shadow where there is light? Light makes shadows disappear. Plato saw shadows on the wall and became mesmerized by them, but he learned that you can turn around, walk out of the cave of shadows into the light. That light is what you are.
God is the light in you. Your story is the only shadow there is. Anxiety is the snitch. Anxiety is telling on you. Anxiety tells you that you have made a mistake. Anxiety tells you that you have fooled yourself. Anxiety tells you that you are addicted to some story of shadow, limitation, guilt, fear, worry, and lack. The purpose of anxiety is to reveal to you, once again, that you are unlimited light, that nothing is impossible to you. God is the light in you. You are the light of the world. Christmas is the celebration of the re-birth of light-awareness in the world.
posted by Dr. Joe at 7:11 AM
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