. Fresh from the land of the angels, the child is angelic at birth. It is godlike. The soul enters the body of a child and it sleeps its childhood. The reason sleeps. The conscience sleeps. The child exists. It has not yet begun to live a reasoned, responsible life. The child is innocent, for […]
Category: Religion
The Money Manthra
. Money makes the world go round. Today, by far, the greatest challenge we face is to earn more than our needs determine. Most salaried folks look forward to that wonderful ping on the phone that tells them that their salary has been credited to their account. The upward trajectory of the cost of living […]
Time And Ahura Mazda
So many of us lead busy lives. We end up having no time on our hands for most mundane tasks. But there are some things which we all do everyday, without fail. We brush our teeth, bathe and eat meals; at least this much we do daily, even if we have slept at 2:00 am […]
Woman Is The Mother Of Human Race
Seated under the Tree of Life all alone, was Mashya, the First Man. Morose and moody and melancholy was he. Oppressive and killing was his solitude in this strange, new world. He dreaded life. He cursed his existence. Then did Spenta Mainyu, Ahura Mazda’s superb Fashioner of mortal clay, take compassion on him and made […]
Let Me Turn Jealousy, Rooted In My Heart, Into Healthy Emulation
. Jealousy is selfish and covetous, blind and malignant, mean and cowardly, vindictive and cruel. It implies inferiority on the part of the person who nurses it. It broods over its inferiority and prostrates itself in impotence. The jealous person is petty-minded. He cannot behold greatness in another. He hates his greatness to which he […]
Aspe Siyahi And Yatha Ahu Vairyo
. In the court of the Kayanian King Vishtasp, Zarathustra occupied an exalted position. He was made to sit on a special throne, next to the King himself. This invited the jealously of the other courtiers of the court of Vishtasp. They hatched a plot, wherein they proved Zarathustra to be an evil wizard who […]
Gratitude Is My Sacred Duty
Let gratitude, my Lord God, be instinctive and natural with me. Let me have a grateful mind and a grateful heart. Let me never be poor and beggarly in returning and paying thanks where due. Let me never forget the least good that anyone has done to me. Let me never return evil for good. […]
Mino Ram Yazad and Marriage
. “Yes, you shall be together in even in the silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness. And let the winds of heaven dance between you. Love one another, but make not a bond of love. Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.” Kahlil […]
The Story From The Kathopanishad
Once upon a time, a man was roaming in the forest to find a nice spot under a tree to meditate and gain soul-knowledge when he saw four extremely beautiful women. Upon asking them who they were, the tall, slim woman said, “My name is ‘Buddhi’ (intellect) – I live inside everyone’s head.” The woman […]
Merit Makes Man
Meek and unassuming is true merit. As credit creates confidence and counts for wealth in business and banking, so is man’s merit valued highly in this world. It is merit alone that opens the portals of paradise for man’s soul in the world to come. Merit is more praiseworthy than birth and rank. Merit wins […]
The Protocol Of Death
The passing away of a loved one or even an acquaintance is indeed a tough situation to face. This is not an attempt to debate for or against the efficacy of the Dokhmenashini system. However, should we choose to have the last rites at the Doongerwadi, then there is protocol to follow. In recent years, […]