Letter # 24: "Friday"

It's Friday. If we count Friday as the fifth day of the week, then this is what happened on the "fifth day" in the Biblical account:Genesis 20-25: 20 And God said, "Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky." 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth." 23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day. 24 And God said, "Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind." And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. Gladness swells up in me when I read the words "And God saw that it was good". You see, everything that was created was good. So think positively: click on this web-link to read six tips on reducing stress: http://www.everydayhealth.com/publicsite/index.aspx?puid=2f93a35a-191e-4cfd-8fef-ad8b9e7e36b1&p=6&utm_source=nl_emohealth Now let me return to "Friday". The name comes from the old English frigedæg "Frigga's day," the. goddess of married love and fertiltiy, and is shown in the picture. She's the equivalent of Roman Venus. The Latin dies Veneris, is the day (of the planet) Venus." Friday is Vendredi in French, venerdì in Italian, viernes in Spanish, and vineri in Romanian. In Hindi, Friday is Shukravar, after shukra, the Sanskrit name of the planet Venus. The heavenly bodies are indeed awe inspiring. They're given utmost respect in all writings: "I swear by the receding planets ... verily it (Koran) is the word of a most honoured messenger". says the Koran in Ch 81:15-19 Corinthians states: 40There are also heavenly bodies and there are earthly bodies; but the splendour of the heavenly bodies is one kind, and the splendour of the earthly bodies is another. 41The sun has one kind of splendour, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendour. Click here to see that splendour: http://technology.sympatico.msn.ca/NewsandOpinions/Articles/Spitzer In the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna states: "Aham (I) sarvasya (of all) prabhav (the source of generation..." The full verse is rendered as "I am the source of all spiritual and material worlds. Everything emanates from Me. The wise who perfectly know this engage in My devotional service and worship me with all their hearts." In western and Vedic literature, Venus is associated with femininity, beauty, pleasure, reproduction, and wealth. In terms of reproduction, wonderful reproduction took place on the day corresponding to Friday, as described in Genesis. And if Friday is your payday, as it is for many, enjoy and put to good use whatever wealth the Great Provider brings to you.


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.