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A THOUGHT A DAY, TO PRACTICE, SAY AND PRAY (207th Day of 3742 ZRE)

21 Mehr 3742 ZRE = 12 October 2004 CE
21st Day of Autumn - 207th Day of 3742 & the Solar Year

Read it day after day,
and feel a fresh sway
to live and help live
in a new way.

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Spenta Mainyu Gatha

Song Fif****

COMMUNION WITH GOD

Transliterated Text (Form I):

mat vå padâish ýâ frasrûtâ îzhayå
pairijasâi mazdâ ustânazastô
at vå ashâ aredraxyâcâ nemanghâ
at vå vanghêush mananghô hunaretâtâ.

Transliterated Text (Form II):

mat vaao padaaish yaa frasrootaa eezhayaao
pairijasaai mazdaa ustaanazasto
at vaao ashaa aredrakhyaachaa nemanghaa
at vaao vangheush manangho hunaretaataa.

Translated Text:

Wise One, I approach You
with loud devotional songs and outstretched hands,
You through righteousness with the adoration of a devotee,
You through the virtue of good mind.

(Gatha: Song 15.8)

Summary Substance: The glorification continues with loud devotional songs and
outstretched hands. The glorification is an offer by a devotee who is
righteous in action and good in mind. It is devotion through thoughts, words,
and deeds.

Pondering Points: More glory to God with sweet songs and loving arms!

(from "The Gathas, Our Guide," translated and annotated by Ali A. Jafarey,
Cypress, California, USA, 1989)

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