Letter # 21: "Tuesday"

It's Tuesday. The second day of the week.

This is what happened on the "second day" in the Biblical account:Genesis 6-10 "And God said, 'Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water' ... God called the expanse "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. And God said, 'Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.' ... God called the dry ground 'land,' and the gathered waters he called 'seas.' And God saw that it was good." The key phrase for me in this verse is "that it was good". You will read in Genesis that everything that was created was good. Then why do we, as "little creators". persist in creating negative thoughts in our minds? You can get out of this bad habit, if you want to. To read some tips on positive affirmations click the following linkhttp://www.everydayhealth.com/publicsite/index.aspx?puid=896ea383-5547-4e9b-b33b-5485f6757489&p=5&utm_source=nl_emohealth Now let's get back to Tuesday. Tuesday comes from the words Tiwes, the Norse God of the sky and war, and dæg, which means day. That a day is named to honour the God of war is a shocking thought. Yet war is around and about us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Wars are and have been fought over land, economy, women, and religion. Most of us yearn for peace, but war is often necessary for self-defence.The Koran says: "...if they incline to peace, you, too, incline to it, and trust in God..." 8:61The Bhagavad Gita was spoken on the battlefield by Lord Krishna to Arjuna, a prince who was facing a war. Krishna acted as Arjuna's charioteer in the war (the metaphor here is that we need to have Krishna or God or Allah as our charioteer in our day-to-day, strife-ridden lives). It being a a civil war, Arjuna could see his relatives, mentors and friends on the other side. Arjuna laments: "My dear Krishna, seeing my friends and relatives present before me in such a fighting spirit, I feel the limbs of my body quivering and my mouth drying up." Bh G. 1:28. The ensuing dialogue is intriguing, uplifting and affirmative. Amongst other things, Krishna says, "For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time. He has not come into being, does not come into being, and will not come into being. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. He is not slain when the body is slain." Bh G. 2.20. It's heavy and sad stuff. Remembrance Day comes once a year and is very sad. Tuesday could be thought of as a weekly Remembrance Day. If you want some peace of mind, practice your positive affirmations and prayers.

God Bless; Allah Hu Akbar; May The Forces Of The Universe Bring You Harmony; Hare Krishna; Radha-Swami; and Nanak Naam Chardi Kala Tere Bhane Sarbat Dha Bhalla.

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Jas Bhopal
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References: "The Holy Bible" Online version; "The Koran" as translated by SV Mir Ahmed Ali 2005 ISBN 0-9761870-0-0); "The Bhagavad Gita As it Is" as translated by Srila Prabhupada ISBN 0-89213-268-X; The Srimad Bhagavatum as translated by Srila Prabhupada ISBN0-89213-259-0; "I Am That. Talks With Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj” ISBN 0-89386-022-0; The Dhammapada ISBN-10:1-84483-344-5; The Sacred Sukhmani ISBN 81-7205-098-4; Wikipedia.