Is Santa Claus real?  Yes, quite real.  As real as you are.  He exists as a concept, an entity in
Consciousness, the One Mind, and you carry out his actions, do you not, giving
gifts and bringing smiles.  Is the Christ
real?  Yes, as real as you are, and you
carry out his actions, do you not, playing the role of the Comforter and modeling loving kindness.  Is Buddha real?  Yes, as real as you are, and you carry out
his thoughts and actions, do you not, bringing peace to those around you. 

Forms of Consciousness do not
need physical form to be “real.”  They
may have walked the earth or they may never have existed in human form, but
because they are held in Consciousness as distinct “forms” they live on in your
consciousness.  All is a play of the Mind,
and you have the great honor—and if you choose to see it this way—the great responsibility
to carry out the legacy of those who truly modeled Love, to be their model in
human form.  Your choices are limitless.  Who will you model today?