. Unquenchable is man’s thirst for happiness, Ahura Mazda. In this Thine wide world, there is enough room for all to live and food to eat and good things of life to enjoy and be happy. At the gray dawn of history, Zarathushtra gave Thy message to mankind that the individual’s happiness depended upon the […]
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Happiness Unto Him Who Gives Happiness Unto Others
. Unquenchable is man’s thirst for happiness, Ahura Mazda. In this Thine wide world, there is enough room for all to live and food to eat and good things of life to enjoy and be happy. At the gray dawn of history, Zarathushtra gave Thy message to mankind that the individual’s happiness depended upon the […]
Popular Parsi Myths – Part IV
. Myth: One keeps hearing about the advent of a world saviour, ‘Shah Bahram Varezavand’, coming in our midst and ushering the Golden Age. Is this a myth or legend? What is the authenticity of this prophecy? Fact: All major religions of the world believe in the future advent of a saviour or saviours. The […]
Dasturji Kukadaru Saheb’s 187th Birth Anniversary
11th April, 2018 marks the 187th Birth Anniversary of our most revered, loved and worshipped saint, Jamshedji Sohrabji Kukadaru Saheb. Known as the Zarthosti Saint of the 19th Century, Dasturji Kukadaru was born on 26th May, 1831 in Surat, Gujarat, (Zamyad Roj, Avan Mahino) and is as well known for his humility and simplicity as he is worshipped […]
Straight And Smooth Is The Path Of Honesty
. Honesty that comes out unscathed from the fiery ordeal of temptation is like unto gold that is purified by fire. Honesty has nothing to hide from others. It does not labour to seem what it is not. It does not practice dissimulation. It moves with a frank mind and an open heart. It walks […]
Popular Parsi Myths – Part III
. Myth: Why do we, as a community, waste thousands of rupees year after year on costly firewood, sandalwood, meaningless rituals and prayers to fire instead of praying to Ahura Mazda directly? Are hands that help not holier than the lips that pray? Why can’t monies wasted on maintenance of fire temples be diverted for […]
Teach Me To Practice Economy In My Expenses
Thou dost give me so much and Thou dost ask so little of me, O Bountiful Lord. Thou dost gratify my slightest wish. I pray for that which my heart seeks and, out of Thy boundless generosity, Thou dost give it to me. So free and bounteous art Thou with Thy gifts. Thou, Ahura Mazda, […]
Let Me Not Run Into Debt
. Debt is a disease that undermines health and morals. It destroys the peace of mind, domestic happiness, and the joy in living. It is the grave of independence and honour and happiness. It demoralizes and disgraces, discredits and enslaves. It gnaws at the vitals of life, cripples energy and enthusiasm, crushes enterprise and ambition. […]
Popular Parsi Myths – Part II
. Myth # 1: Should we stand or remain seated during the Boi ceremony? Some say that during the Boi ceremony, evil is driven away and if one stands up at the toll of the bell, it tantamounts to paying respect to the forces of evil! Fact: The Boi ceremony is performed by ordained Zoroastrian […]
Haftseen Table
This year, Jamshedi Navroz graces us on Tuesday, 20 March, 2018. The associated colour this year is ‘grey’ and the animal is ‘dog’. In most homes, especially Irani household, a Haftseen table will be set, decorated with seven items since seven is considered a lucky number, and each of these seven items begins with the letter sin (s) in Persian […]
Contented With What I Have, But Discontented With What I Am
. A contented thought is best for man, preaches Zarathushtra. Life needs not many things to be happy. Contentment makes life happy, because it is satisfied with but few things. To desire and not to have the desire fulfilled, to want and not to have the want satisfied, bring unhappiness. Contentment desires not and wants […]