When the highest of the high liturgical prayers are conducted in our Fire Temple, there are a series of instruments used. These are referred to as ‘Alat’. They are the means through which our priests transmute and communicate the energies of our manthra into the vast cosmos. They are intrinsic to the performance of the […]
As the nightingale sings to the rose in a transport of delight, so will I weave the songs of my love for Thee. Then listen, my beloved Lord, unto the songs I sing. I will come to Thee with my hymns of praise and glorification. I will eulogize Thee with my songs of adoration. I […]
– A Day To Rededicate Ourselves To Zarathushtra’s Message Of Spreading Happiness – Roj Khorshed of Mah Dae is observed as Zarthosht no Deeso – the day on which our beloved Prophet, Zarathushtra, passed away from this material world to the spiritual world. Zarathushtra’s era is shrouded in mystery. While Greek sources place his birth […]
Thou hast planted the seed of love in human heart. It is the strongest passion of his soul. It is dearer than all that he holds dear in this world. Everything is empty, when the heart is empty. Unhappy is the heart that has not Thy love to cling to. It is lonely. It is […]
And the onslaught continues! We are continuously bombarded with news… which are the Red-Zone areas, doctors and policemen people being beating up; policemen beating up citizens; people migrating back home on foot with children and families in tow… that building’s under containment… ad nauseum! 90% of us who share these messages are merely arm-chair assistants. […]
Thou art my incomparable possession. When I have Thee, I have everything for everything is Thine, yea, Thine alone. I will give myself to Thee, as verily Thou dost give Thyself to me. My heart is ever with Thee. Thou art everything to me. I can do everything when Thou art with me. I cannot […]
“Our Zarthosti Din is not a philosophy to follow or reject at will; this is a sacred inheritance, and these ancient institutions require a lifetime of devotion and adherence to the faith to survive.” – Vada Dasturji Firoze Kotwal. How little we understand of what we have, by the chance of mere birth, inherited! What […]
I pray not for paradise, for I am already in paradise, when I am with Thee. Thou art my happiness-present and future. I pray not for thy paradise. I pray for Thee. When I feel at one with Thee, it is enough for me. I have no other longing. One am I with Thee. I […]
“Whisper a prayer in the morning, Whisper a prayer at noon, Whisper a prayer in the evening, Twill keep your heart in tune!” – From my school Hymnal Prayer is not just a part of the day when you sit and recite your manthras by rote. Everyday that we have ahead of us, is a […]
The beauties of nature around me make me forget the nervous tension of the busy, work-a-day world. They make me think of Thee and when I think of Thee my heart warms to Thee. It is aglow with devotion for Thee. Thy divine peace descends upon me from on high. Life is no bed of […]
22nd April marked Adar Mahino, Adar Roj – the most blessed day of the year as we celebrate the Salgreh of our most beloved Pak Iranshah and the birth of Atash itself! For most a visit to Udwada has been mandatory on this particular day as we want to pay our respects to the King […]