Man has always prayed. He is a praying animal. Prayer was born with Gaya Maretan, the first man and it will live up to the time of Saoshyant, the last man to be born upon earth. It is instinctive and innate. It is the inborn urge in man – like breathing and thinking and speaking. […]
Aderbad Bin (son of) Mahrespand was the Mobedan Mobed (Supreme Pontiff) and Prime Minister during the long reign (309-379 A. D.) of Shapur Hormazd also known as Shapur II. According to the Pahlavi Dinkard, from his father’s side, Aderbad Mahrespand belonged to the family of Zarathushtra, and from his mother’s to the family of Shah […]
On force have the mighty kingdoms of the world, ancient and modern been built. Zarathushtra has laid the foundation of a kingdom that is to be built on the bedrock of righteousness. Zarathushtra teaches men and women how best they can work for placing wickedness in the hands of righteousness. Those who fight wickedness in […]
. Yatha Ahu Vairyo – The Ahunavar Prayer The heart and the core of the Ahunavar or the Yatha Ahu Vairyo prayer is Spitama Zarathushtra, for his life is the living expression of this prayer, which centers around eternal truth, love and service to mankind. Zarathushtra personified righteousness and lived only as the Lord required […]
Righteousness is the best riches in the world that can neither be valued in gold nor in diamond. It is the priceless riches that can neither be exhausted, nor stolen, nor lost. Gold and silver are dross. Man in the end, mingles with dust and all in the world is dust. Righteousness ends not in […]
Righteousness is good. It is best for man in this world and the next. It is happiness here and felicity beyond. He lives his life best upon earth, who lives in righteousness and for righteousness. Righteousness is the health of the soul. Cleanliness of body, purity of mind, and sanctity of soul bring bodily, mental […]
PT: Kindly explain what is meant by ‘praying in the Mazadayasni Zarthoshti way’? And which prayer should be recited on New Year’s Day? VD Dr. Kotwal: Our Mazdayasni Zarthoshti scriptures contain pragmatic, powerful and practical prayers, giving us solutions for all difficult situations, inevitably blessing us with endless joy in all aspects of life. The […]
Righteousness is the pivot around which the ethics of Zarthushtra revolves. Righteous and religious is the man or woman who is saintly and possesses noblest character. Righteousness is Thy will Ahura Mazdz. It is the rule of our duty. The law of righteousness is the norm to which man has to conform his life in […]
. Sudreh and Kusti – Covenant Between Man and God . As Zarathushtra moved from village to village, city to city, he explained at length the importance of the Navjote ceremony and the open declaration of faith called for from each individual. He said,“Either you are for the True God or you are not, the […]
Righteousness is the norm that measures the worth of man. Greatness glories not and knowledge shines not, where righteousness dwells not. When prince and peasant are comrades upon earth in the practice of righteousness, as comrades again after death they enter the shining Garonmana and are ranked as equal in the divine court of the […]
. Zarathushtra’s Early Despair . At first, no one paid heed to him, not even his friends and kinsmen. Denounced as a heretic, he wandered from place to place before he could make a single convert to his faith. Deserted by kinsmen, forsaken by friends, harassed by foes, and persecuted by evil spirits, he turned […]