When you try to pattern your life after the example of Jesus and the great ones, who lived only to do the will of God, then you see that life is divine and full of joy.
Paramahansa Yogananda
Dear One,
Warm, loving, and joyous Christmas greetings to you — and to all of Paramahansa Yogananda’s worldwide spiritual family and friends! As we celebrate the nativity of the Lord Jesus Christ during this holy season, I pray that in the stillness of your meditations you perceive ever more deeply the boundless Christ-love of this beloved avatar, which continues to bless and spiritualize the entire global family.
Jesus carried within himself the immeasurable splendor of God’s universe-sustaining consciousness, yet perhaps what touches us most deeply is the humble simplicity with which he walked among humankind — radiating all-embracing compassion for every soul and embodying virtue in thought and action. He demonstrated through his example how we too can attune our lives to the will of God and respond divinely in every circumstance, becoming emissaries of love, light, and peace in our awakening world. Let us never underestimate the power of our own spiritual transformation. Every moment of communion with God, every pure thought, every selfless act sends out ripples of healing and harmony, uplifting humanity and contributing to its sanctification.
This Christmas marks the completion of the 100th anniversary year of the SRF Mother Center, the spiritual nucleus of our Guru Paramahansa Yogananda’s worldwide mission. This is the sacred site where he inaugurated the tradition of an annual All-Day Christmas Meditation to honor Christ — an opportunity for us to realize the birth of the universal Christ Consciousness within ourselves and to more fully reflect in our lives those soul qualities that Jesus so perfectly embodied — humility, forgiveness, and unconditional love towards all. During one of these meditations, Paramahansaji expressed: “If you offer your reverence continuously, with ever-increasing intensity, you will see and feel the presence of God today as you have never experienced it before.” May it be so for you!
As you immerse yourself in the soul-nourishing inner stillness of meditation, and celebrate the outer festivities of Christmas with family and friends, may the love of Christ overflow from your heart — spreading peace, goodwill, and happiness to those who cross your path.
You have my divine friendship and good wishes for a most blessed Christmas — and a New Year filled with ever-new joy and fulfillment.
In the love of God, Christ, and Gurus,
Brother Chidananda
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Dear brother, Thank you so much for showing us through your example of how a true devotee of Master should live. Your inspiring talks lift me and I’m sure all others to greater understanding of what Guruji taught. Have a blessed Christmas and a happy and healthy new year.!
Brother Chidananda - your message is always enlightening and uplifting. Thank you very much for your love and compassion
Thank you Brother for your loving message. Just listening
My walk with Paramahansa Yogananda is like no other. My gratitude is beyond words. And for all of his faithful beloveds to continue this work so that the rest of us have this beautiful path of opportunity to embrace is something that is unforgettable. From within my Soul I thank you, dear Brother Chidanandaji and ALL. A Blessed Christmas and the Love of God.
Your Christmas message is so uplifting. Whenever you talk to us, master’s devotees, you make us feel like we, too can achieve enlightenment. God bless you and all the monastics for all your hard work to spread master’s message. I wish you and all master’s disciples a blessed Christmas and new year. Jai guru!
Thank you Brotherji for holding the space for Master's work to unfold authentically as he envisaged. Thank you for all that you and all the monastics do for us devotees around the world. Jai Guru! Jai Christ!
Dear Brother Chidananda, please receive my sincerest gratitude to you, our Guru, all the SRF monastics and staff for your wise, uplifting and inspiring leadership. Your message and heartfelt presence for each of us bring a bright light and much needed hope during these challenging and confusing world times. I am forever thankful to be part of Guru’s spiritual family and the countless blessings of this path.
May the sacred light of Christ and the Great Ones shine ever more brightly on all our paths, and illuminate our world. Jai Guru
Thank you, Brother Chidananda, for your beautiful, heartfelt, and Christ inspired message that uplifts us all this time of year. The truth and eloquence of your words are a blessing!
May the light of God be forever in your hearts✨
Thanks so much Swami ji for such an uplifting message and warm wishes. You are an inspiration to all of us, Guru ji spiritual family.
With gratitude and wishing SRF devotees Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Thank you for reminding us during this blessed Christmas time to “ more fully reflect in our lives those soul qualities that Jesus so perfectly embodied — humility, forgiveness, and unconditional love towards all”.
Mange Takk for din kjærlige melding !
Som et kraftsenter er du som sender ut fredens og kjærlighetens energi om samhold, til våre trengende verdens folk. Gud være med deg og ha ei velsignet tid om Jesu Kristi feiring og et velsignet Godt Nytt År ❤️
Thank you for your blessed words, your constant and ceaseless work for our upliftment, and for your love and interest in each one of us. Wishing you, the monastic family, and all disciples around the world a very blessed holiday season. Jai Guru!
Wishing you & all SRF/YSS devotee happy festive season with Infinite Christ Consciousness. JG
Thank you brother for all you do. I'm looking forward to the all day Christman meditation next week. I have been reading the Chapter in Solving the Mystery of Life titled "In the cradle of our consciuosness, the Eternal Christ is Born Today" since the book came out and also reading exerpts as a Service Reader before meditation. So so wonderful beyong words. I wish Mother Center would conduct a 7 hour online meditation with a monastic reading the words and chants of Guruji. Jai Guru Jai!!!!!!!
Merry Christmas to all ! Jai Guruji Jai Christ !
God bless you brother. Thank you for your beautiful words. Merry Christmas. Peace and love to you and all!
Thank you brother! God’s love is ever present.
I can’t believe how blessed I am to have such a great Guru and spiritual family. Thank you Brother for all that you do for us and the world. Merry Christmas!
Dear Swami Chidananda ji, thank you for your good wishes and blessings. Please receive our pranams and good wishes for a blessed Christmas. We are immensely grateful to be in this path. Wishing you and our SRF/YSS family happiness, peace and joy during this beautiful season. Jai Guru, Jai Ma
Heartfelt gratitude for your wisdom and blessings! Thank you for reminding us to balance on both, the inner stillness and contact with our soul and God, and the outward sharing of the season’s spirit. Om, peace, Amen.
Merry Christmas Greetings from Peru to the whole worldwide family of Paramahansa Yogananda. So blessed to be a part of you all
Thank you for sharing this uplifting and joyous message with us all! Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year to you, Brother Chidanandaji, and to all the wonderful monastics residing in Guruji's ashrams around the world. Jai Guru!
Jai Guru Swamiji! Thank you for your many blessings and showering of love and light towards us all!
Thank you so much for kindly reminding me what is true, real and most important during this holiday season. Much joy, love, peace and clarity to all.
Brother Chidananda, thank you for your heartwarming and loving holiday greetings. I want to thank you, all the monks and nuns and SRF staff for all you do spread Masters teachings, support his growing community and help the organization grow and reach more truth seeking souls around the world. I was deeply moved my the monastic fall tour to multiple contents all over the world. My how divine wisdom and the awakening of humanity is spreading. Thank you all for being our guiding lights, brings us back into our hearts and world to discover our own divinity. Jai guru, Jennifer
Thank you for your blessings. I'm always thankful for how the silence of meditation can, without words, change our daily life.
Jai Guru!
Merry Christmas and blessings to all!
Thank you Brother Chidananda for your inspiring leadership of Self Realization Fellowship. It is a joy to read your uplifting messages and to experience your radiant presence.
Dear Brother Chidananda, thank you very much for all your uplifting messages of love, and blessing to all of us devotees around the world. A warm Merry Christmas to you!! God Bless you always.
Revered Swamiji,
Your exquisite Christmas message brings tears of joy and gratitude. May it reach every receptive heart and inspire us all to greater efforts in our meditations and prayers.
With humble pranams.
Thank you Swami Chidanandaji for the blessed inspiring message . I am uplifted to feel Christ consciousness.
I am deeply grateful for teaching me the sublime guiding principles of life.
May all people always be happy!
Thank you Brother for this beautiful message and reminders of what this season is all about.
God Bless us all
Thank you Brother for your loving, uplifting and inspiring message and all that you do to keep us attuned to the loving presence of God and Gurus