Daisy P. Navdar is a teacher by profession and a firm believer in the efficacy of our Manthravani. She is focused on ensuring that the deep significance of our prayers is realized by our youth. She credits her learnings and insights, shared in her articles, to all Zoroastrian priests and scholars whose efforts have contributed […]
Blessed I become when Thou dost take me as Thy friend. Great is my delight when, Thou my friend, dost hold me in close embrace and take me near Thy bosom in friendship. Life in this world is livable only in Thy company. I put my trust in Thee, even as a child trusts its […]
Recently, I read an article about a species of bees. It very categorically stated that if these bees became extinct, then in a matter of just ten years, all life on planet earth would cease to exist. Alarming, isn’t it? Now let’s flip the coin. If all of mankind becomes extinct, the earth will grow […]
Thou alone, Ahura Mazda, dost know me as I really am. Help me, then to know myself and understand myself, that I may learn to recognize Thee and realize Thee. The passionate longing of my soul is to greet Thee. Thou hast become the supremest object of my desire. Love for Thee has taken possession […]
‘Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering; There is a crack in everything, That’s how the light gets in!’ – Leonard Cohen In the normal course of our daily prayers, we pray the Khorshed Nyaish and Meher Nyaish together, as they are the mandatory daily prayers that we must offer. […]
The Muncherji Jamshetji Agiary was packed to the rafters as the Jashan ceremony got underway to celebrate the glorious 13th anniversary of the renovation of the Agiary and its hall, on the eve of Roj Meher – Mah Meher, 28th February, 2020. It also marks the day on which the ‘Structured Religious Course’ was initiated, […]
. “Water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.” Albert Szent-Gyorgi – discoverer of Vitamin C. In the grand scheme of things, us Parsis are blessed. It is imperative that wherever we have installed an Atash Behram or Adarian, we have the presence of Ava Ard-vi-sur Banu. Hence, […]
I am seized with unquenchable longing to behold Thee face to face, my blessed Lord. I long to see Thy blessed self. I yearn to meet Thy good self. I long to hold close communion with Thee. This longing for Thee and yearning after Thee has been the innate human nature with me. I cannot […]
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” – Plato Fear comes in all shapes, sizes and forms. Fear of failure is perhaps the biggest hurdle that stops you from growing. Most fears, as we know them, are […]
Birth is the perpetuation of the ancestral lineage. Our renowned fathers of yore observed and honored their natal anniversaries, their birthdays, above all other days and festively celebrated them. Today is the day of my birth. With grateful heart I thank Thee, my Father Divine, for Thy numerous favors and mercies during the past year. […]
. Death – the hunter, is out with his hound to kill ruthlessly and recklessly anyone and everyone that meets him on the way. This inexorable enemy of man cuts short many lives full of promise in their prime and takes them away before they have so much as seen the least of life. Many […]