The Meaning of Christmas – The Eternal Birth of ‘I Am’

Описание: Rupert reflects on the esoteric meaning of Christmas, suggesting it symbolises the ever present awakening of the Christ principle within each of us, rather than a historical event in time. Drawing on Meister Eckhart, he explains the ‘eternal birth of the Word’ as the ongoing recognition of the pure ‘I am’, our being divested of all borrowed qualities from experience. Rupert carefully distinguishes between what the mind says about God and what infinite being would know of itself, emphasising that only ’I am‘ is absolutely true.

He explores Eckhart’s prayer to be rid of God as a longing to dissolve the final subject object distance and stand as being alone. Christmas, he says, celebrates this timeless recognition shining in everyone without exception. The tradition of gift giving mirrors the abundance and generosity of being itself, which lacks nothing and gives without calculation. Rupert concludes by echoing St Augustine, pointing to the intimacy of being with itself, and offering a quiet benediction grounded in peace, joy and unconditional yêu.

Timestamps:

0:00 The Esoteric Meaning of Christmas
1:02 The Awakening of ‘I Am’
2:22 Why Being Says Only ‘I Am’
5:00 Being Rid of God
6:36 Christmas as a Timeless Awakening
8:20 The Gift That Is Always Given

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