A Day of Blessings

While I am not a Christian I took a moment this morning to meditate and tap into the level of devotion that so many are sharing this day. For Christians this day is deeply significant. I would venture to say that it is the most important religious holiday of the Christian faith.

After my meditation I continued to reflect upon the significance of this day. It seems to me that the theme of death and resurrection is so vital to all religions. It is, maybe, the very theme of Faith. When our faith is strong we can experience and witness the death of so many things with the understanding that from the ashes of change and impermanence arises the glory of the strength of spirit. In Buddhism, we work toward the death of ego and self so that our true Buddha Nature may arise in splendor within us.

And so I join in today's celebrations in my own way. A day of contemplation, a day of blessings. May all beings be at Peace.