Zarathushtra alone of all mortals, sayest Thou Ahura Mazda, first knew Thee as Thou art and heard Thy words and brought the glad tidings of hope to the troubled world. He came with Asha’s Righteousness writ upon his banner and sounded the trumpet and with the clarion call commanded all to don their armour to […]
My life is an infinitesimal part of the life which embraces all time, and all space. Yet Thou dost always lovingly keep me by Thy side, secure under Thy sheltering care. Thou dost not forsake me, even, when forgetful of Thy innumerable favours, I forsake Thee and fall away from Thee. My friends and kins […]
Life has its sorrows and its griefs, as it has its joys and pleasures. The moment one tentacle of an octopus is cut off, it grows another. Even so trials and tribulations of one kind or another wear out human hearts. Adversity afflicts some, difficulties depress others and sickness and death distress all. The meek […]
My beloved prophet Zarathustra has said, Ahura Mazda, that those who seek Thee with pure mind and pure heart, find Thee. I long for Thee and with purity of mind and purity of heart I now come seeking Thee. I will concentrate my thoughts upon Thee. Let me find Thee and I will be ever […]
. PT: Tell us about the history of the Agiary. Kersi Sui: Close to a century ago, my father shouldered the responsibility as the Manager of the sanatorium within the Agiary’s compound. Earlier, there were quite a few Parsi families in Uran and the sanatorium had frequent visitors from Mumbai and nearby places, thus keeping […]
I address myself to Thee, Ahura Mazda, to whom all worship is due. With outstretched arms and open mind and my whole heart, I greet Thee in spirit. I will not turn my gaze from Thee. My eyes and my ears and my mind and my heart are all lifted up to Thee. Lift up […]
Look unto me, my loving Lord. Incline Thy face unto me. Thy joy fills me. Thou art my hope, my comfort, my peace, my all. My heart knows no rest until it reposes in Thee. My mind is in accord with Thy mind, my heart is in tune with Thy heart. When Thou to me […]
. Cyrus The Great – Part-I – A Champion of Human Rights – . “Never does liberty appear in a more gracious form than under a pious king.” CLAUDIANUS, De Laudibus Stilichonis Who was Cyrus? Kurush II (more popularly known as Cyrus the Great) laid the foundation of the Achaemenian dynasty over two-and-a-half millennia […]
Thou, Ahura Mazda, art the sovereign lord of thy creation. Every head bows and every knee bends, upon earth and in heaven at the mention of Thy name, O King of Kings. Vouchsafe that our gracious king may trustfully place himself under Thy guidance and, with the help of his wise councillors and able administrators, […]
Over the past year, Parsi Times ran 12-part series on ‘Parsi Parabs’ which was very well received and received great feedback from our readers. This was followed by a 12-part series on ‘Popular Parsi Myths’, which won ever greater appreciation! Parsi Times is thankful to our erudite Zoroastrian Scholar, Noshir H. Dadrawala, whose immense religio-cultural […]
Peace is what man prays for by day and by night. Peace he seeks for himself on earth during life and peace for his soul in heaven when dead. Life of avarice and envy destroys peace in this world, life of vice and sin in the next world. Peace nurtures cultures and civilizations. All law […]