An invitation to see the “10,000 things” through the lens of an inescapable Love.

We often approach Christmas as a historical commemoration—a birthday party for Jesus that happened two millennia ago. We decorate, we rush, and we consume, hoping to catch a fleeting feeling of peace (“the Christmas spirit”) before January arrives and the grey reality of life returns.

But the mystics and the contemplatives whisper a different truth to our hurried souls about the The Mystery and Metaphysics of Christmas. They tell us that Christmas is not merely a past event; it is a present, ongoing metaphysical reality. It is the celebration of the Incarnation—the moment the Infinite decided to inhabit the finite, where Spirit fell in love with Matter.

The Inescapable Embrace (“No Choice”)

There is a profound and somewhat startling phrase in the image above: “Happy Christmas (no choice).”

At first glance, this might seem coercive. But through a contemplative lens, it reveals the deepest truth of the cosmos. We cannot attain God by our own efforts; we can only awaken to the creative and loving God who is already here. We have “no choice” in the matter because Grace is not a transaction we initiate; it is the fundamental baseline of reality. Christmas is good, even if your thoughts about the day, the world, yourself, or others do not “match up” at all. The underlying reality remains: it is Go(o)d.

We don’t have to earn this invitation. We are already “deeply embraced and universally infused by God through a ceaseless, infinite, and boundless outpouring of love.” Everyone is invited from everywhere in the world—including you—and everyone of every background, religion, understanding, and non-understanding that could exist.

For far too long, an “exclusive club” mentality has separated brother, sister, and neighbor. But the message of Christmas is that God came to save everyone. It is the “good news that will cause great joy for all the people” (Luke 2:10). The purpose of Christ’s coming was not to condemn the world, but to heal it. Regardless of what you have been told about being “heaven-bound” or “hell-bound,” know this: God desires all people to be whole. God wins—and He wins every time!

All we need to do on this stage is wake up to reality. This awakening to The Mystery and Metaphysics of Christmas and reality itself is why we are all here, spinning around the sun on a tiny blue marble. You are invited, accepted, and connected on a journey where nothing—no-thing—will separate you from God’s boundless and relentless love.

The Perennial Wisdom: One Truth, Many Tongues

The metaphysics of Christmas is the realization that you cannot escape the Divine embrace. You can ignore it, deny it, or fall asleep to it, but you cannot stop being held by it. Divine Love is the gravity of the soul.

1. A Course in Miracles: The Reality of Union

“Nothing real can be threatened.” This is the guiding principle of the Course. Because God’s love is real, it is incapable of being changed. The “Illusion of Separation” suggests we only believe we are apart from the Divine. A “miracle” is simply a shift in perception from fear to love. As the Course says: “You can wait, delay, paralyse yourself, or reduce your creativity almost to nothing. But you cannot abolish it.”

2. Judaism: The Unbreakable Chesed

In Judaism, Chesed (steadfast, loving-kindness) describes a love that is the very fabric of the covenant. We are created B’tselem Elohim (in the Imago Dei—the image of God). This isn’t a status we achieve; it is our fundamental DNA. As Psalm 139 asks: “Where shall I flee from Thy presence?” There is no place void of the Divine.

3. Hinduism: Tat Tvam Asi (Thou Art That)

Hinduism teaches that the separation between the individual soul (Atman) and the Ultimate Reality (Brahman) is an illusion called Maya. You are already the Divine you seek. As the Upanishads declare, Bliss (Ananda) is your essential nature. You cannot escape your own essence; you can only temporarily forget it.

4. Buddhism: The Inherent Buddha-Nature

Every being is already enlightened, but our “clouds” of ego prevent us from seeing it. Enlightenment is the discovery of what has always been there. The “Great Compassion” (Mahakaruna) of the universe is like a sun that shines on everyone without discrimination.

5. Islam: The Mercy that Encompasses All

In Islam, Al-Wadud (The Loving One) and Ar-Rahman (The Entirely Merciful) define the Divine character. A famous Hadith states: “My Mercy prevails over My wrath.” The Qur’an notes that God is “closer to him than his jugular vein.” This is our Fitra—our natural, factory-setting inclination toward the Divine.

Seeing the “10,000 Things” in a New Light

The struggle of the human condition is fragmentation. We are overwhelmed by what Taoism calls the “ten thousand things”—the endless tasks, worries, and distractions of daily life. We see the world as separate from God, and ourselves as separate from each other.

The “Christ mystery” is the antidote. When we contemplate Christmas deeply, we stop looking for God only in the “pristine” moments and begin to see the Universal Christ hidden inside every atom. The Incarnation means the divine DNA is woven into the messy, chaotic, beautiful tapestry of your actual life.

The poet Rumi said: “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right-doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” That field is the contemplative space behind the ego—the place where we heal depression, anxiety, and the fear of separation.

Transformation of the Heart: Divine Gravity

Across all traditions, one theme emerges: Separation is the only thing that isn’t real.

• In Christmas: God comes to us because we couldn’t get to God.
• In Truth: The “search” for God is like a fish searching for the ocean.

So, how do we develop a relationship with this Truth? We need the courage to be vulnerable. We need to embrace the necessity of being “broken open” so the light can get in. The manger is the perfect archetype; it was not a palace, but a humble, hollowed-out feeding trough.

To receive the Christ mystery, we must allow ourselves to be hollowed out. We must drop the defenses of the ego that tries to prove our worth through being “right.” Transformation doesn’t happen when we climb up to perfection; healing happens when we allow love to flow down into our deepest wounds. As Carl Jung said: “Modern man can’t see God because he doesn’t look low enough.”

This Christmas, let us gently become conscious. Let us sink into the perfect reality that already holds us. You are loved. You are held. What you do here and now as you awaken will echo through eternity.

Merry Christmas