The Truth About Christmas

The Truth About Christmas

A TNW Blog

On this day (yesterday) —Christmas—I pause not to celebrate a story wrapped in ribbons, reindeer, or a man who slides down chimneys, but to honor an energy. An energy of awakening. An energy of Christ consciousness.

Christmas, at its core, was never meant to be about presents, profit, or performance. It is about remembering a state of being—one that rises above fear, anger, violence, retribution, and even quiet resentment. It is about choosing the vibration of oneness over separation. This is why we remember and celebrate the life of Jesus, Joshua, or Yeshua—not as an idol, but as a living example of what love embodied looks like.

December 25th, historically, is most likely not the actual date of Jesus’s birth. Like many Holy days, it became a symbolic marker—another ritual layered with tradition, repetition, and, over time, unquestioned belief. We inherited the celebration, but somewhere along the way, we lost the inquiry. We became comfortable with the customs while drifting from the consciousness they were meant to point toward.

This day is meant to remind us of how we rise above our human weaknesses. It asks us to reflect on a man who was punished for his teachings, tortured for his beliefs, and convicted for standing unwavering in truth. Above all else, his message was not power or dominance—it was forgiveness. Love in its most radical, embodied form.

Yet our society has learned to capitalize on this remembrance. We have commercialized Jesus while romanticizing profit. We have traded insight for consumption. Over time, the true message has been buried beneath materialism, obligation, and expectation. In doing so, we miss the invitation: how this consciousness can help us ascend, practice, grow, and change—how it can guide us to live more like someone who pointed relentlessly toward the light.

Christmas was never meant to be about gain. It was meant to be about the cosmic heart. Prayer and remembrance arise not from greed or desire, but from reverence and gratitude. From presence. And no, I’m not intending that this becomes our reality, I’m only expressing the deeper meaning behind the Holiday, why we gather, why we take a break from work and schooling. It’s to celebrate and remember this consciousness with our loved ones - those who share this spark of the Heart.

On this day—and on the days before and after—I try to return to insight. I choose gratitude for every moment and for every person who adds to the sense of connection and wholeness in my life. This is what heals the planet. This is what Christmas is truly about.

It is called Christ consciousness.

It is called love.

It is not confined to religion, nor rooted in separation or capitalism. It aligns with our original nature—our Buddha nature, our true self, or whatever we choose to name it. When we lose sight of this truth, traditions can still serve us. They can guide us through heritage, belief, and community. But our responsibility is to come back to the heart of it all.

So often, we bury our hearts as we lace up our running shoes and enter the rat race of societal norms. We forget to feel. We forget to listen. We forget to remember.

Today, I am grateful to spend Christmas within the space of the heart.

That, to me, is the truth about Christmas.