Letter # 23: "Thursday"

It's Thursday.
If Monday is the first day of the week, then Thursday is the fourth. This is what happened on the "fourth day" in the Biblical account:Genesis 14-19: "And God said, 'Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth.' And it was so. 16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good." Again, in my opinion, the key words here are "it was good".The scientifically inclined might rightfully ask how could vegetation, which was created on the "day" before, precede the creation of the Sun. They might say that the Biblical scripture seems illogical. The answer to this question of "irregularity" is given in the Srimad Bhagavatum, which states:"Any literature or narration in which the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Uttamasloka, is described and glorified is certainly great, pure, glorious, auspicious and all good." C8:1:32. The purpose of spiritual scripture is to help realize the Supreme, and not necessarily to have all the ideas presented in the right order. Which begs the questions: "Does science always presents it's theories correctly? Does science have it's own "leaps of faith"? Indeed it does. Click on this link to read this recent editorial in the New York Times, sent to me by a friend: Op-Ed Contributor: Taking Science on Faith Now let me return to "Thursday". The name comes from Thor, the Norse god of Thunder. Thunder signifies power. "I heard one of the four living creatures say with a voice of thunder: Come !" says the Bible in Rev 6:1. "Thunder glorifies him with praise", states the Koran 13:13. Krishna says, "Of weapons I am the thunderbolt; among cows I am the Surabhi". Of causes for procreation I am Kandarpa (Cupid) the god of love, and of serpents I am Vasuki". Here Krishna is speaking about the qualities of power (thunder), gentleness (cow), love (Kandarpa), and cunning (serpent). All are necessary for survival. It's Thursday, Stay gentle and loving, and use your wit (cunning) to survive but don't forget your thunder.


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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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.