Perfection is God’s business – we are merely human. Khordad Ameshaspand is also known as Haurvatat or perfection. Khordad is the ruler of the skies and the waters, the enhancer of the growth of crops. Even though the sky is not the same at any given moment during the day, it is perfect every second. […]
Category: Religion
I Shall Cultivate A Passionate Carving For Knowledge
Let the passion of learning ever grow in me. Let me learn with a consuming passion. Ignorance darkens my understanding. Illumine my mind, Ahura Mazda, as the sun illumines the world. Enable my understanding to fathom the depths of knowledge. There is heartache in my inner world when my reason leaves it hungry and thirsty. […]
A Faithful Heart Is A Hopeful Heart!
“Yes, Not everything went as planned, In fact, it all fell apart Terribly, spectacularly. No problem… The pieces are all still there, I can put them back together in a new way That’s the power of HOPE” By Topher Kearby The ground from beneath our feet has moved, literally! Torrential rains have paralysed the city […]
Thou Art The Hope Of The Hopeless, Ahura Mazda!
Hope buoys me up. Hope raises the banner under which victory can be won. I am happy when the bright ray of hope shines upon me. Often is hope doomed to disappointment. I become upholder of a forlorn hope. Me bright hope gives way to despair. My long cherished hope grows dim and fades. It […]
Knowledge Illumines My Understanding
It is wise for me to confess my ignorance. Successful struggle with ignorance gives me knowledge. Let me close my mind to all outside hinderance and interruption. Let me read to think. Let me be a thinker and a serious thinker. Let me never be content with what I know. Let me never rest. Let […]
Ardibehest Yasht – II (The Yasht Series)
I invite you to join me as I journey through the wonderful teachings shared in a Khordeh Avesta, which was printed in 1902 – more than a 100 years ago! Authored by Dinbai Sohrabji Engineer, the teachings, stories and notes in this book speak about the various powers of our prayers, while sharing anecdotes of […]
The Starting of Good Times: A Zoroastrian Perspective
I’d like to shed some light on the present circumstances from a Zoroastrian perspective. The virus, pandemic, or any kind pain and sickness does not come from God. God is all good. Hence, only the good and good can ever come from God. Evil comes from an agency outside God, namely Ahriman. It depends on us, […]
Ardibehest Yasht – I (The Yasht Series)
I invite you to join me as I journey through the wonderful teachings shared in a Khordeh Avesta, which was printed in 1902 – more than a 100 years ago! Authored by Dinbai Sohrabji Engineer, the teachings, stories and notes in this book speak about the various powers of our prayers, while sharing anecdotes of […]
Let Me Hearken To The Promptings Of My Conscience
The gentle voice of my Daena, conscience, tells me what is good and what is evil. Let me listen to it and discern between right and wrong. Let me hold fast that which my unerring conscience tells me is good and right. Thou, Ahura Mazda; hast set Thy vigilant watch in my heart. The shepherd […]
Let Me Mould And Shape My Life In Zarathushtra’s Likeness
Thou, the Creator, has never left mankind without religion. Thy sages and seers have, through their wisdom and holiness, evolved religions. Then hast Thou sent from time to time Thy prophets as founders of their respective religions. Thou, Ahura Mazda, didst single out Zarathushtra from among mankind to be Thy first messenger, in point of […]
Haft Ameshaspand – The Haptan Yasht (The Yasht Series)
I invite you to join me as I journey through the wonderful teachings shared in a Khordeh Avesta, which was printed in 1902 – more than a 100 years ago! Authored by Dinbai Sohrabji Engineer, the teachings, stories and notes in this book speak about the various powers of our prayers, while sharing anecdotes of […]