Another Important December Holiday

Happy Bodhi Day!


Today is the anniversary of the day Siddhartha Gautama achieved enlightenment while sitting under a bodhi tree (the sacred fig, Ficus religiosa). It was at this point that he became the Buddha, meaning the Enlightened One.


People have family trees. Over a billion people share a spiritual heritage with its beginning at the base of this tree. That's mighty cool.



Also coming this month: Monday, December 10: Gita Jayanthi, the celebration of the Hindu Holy Writ the Baghavad Gita. December 20 Muslims will spend four days observing Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice. It's an important holiday comemmorating Abraham's willingness to be obedient to God, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It's good to celebrate things. It's good to pursue knowledge and enlightenment. It's good not to be so damned selfish about a month big enough for multiple celebrations.

Namaste.