The story of Ajahn Chah on Christ-Buddhamas

It was Christmas and the foreign monks had decided to celebrate it. They
invited some laypeople as well as Ajahn Chah to join them. The laypeople
were generally upset and skeptical. Why, they asked, were Buddhists
celebrating Christmas? Ajahn Chah then gave a talk on religion in which he
said, "As far as I understand, Christianity teaches people to do good and
avoid evil, just as Buddhism does, so what is the problem? However, if
people are upset by the idea of celebrating Christmas, that can be easily
remedied. We won't call it Christmas. Let's call it
'Christ-Buddhamas.' Anything
that inspires us to see what is true and do what is good is proper practice.
You may call it any name you like."

So, dear Dharma practitioners, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !
May we all be happy, peaceful, be light in body and spirit.
May we all be safe and free from injury.
May we all be free from anger, anxiety, fear and mental afflictions.

All meetings end in partings
That which rises must fall
That
which is collected will be dispersed
Birth ends with death