This week, Chef Delzad helps you plan a tasty weekend with yummy recipes – ‘Fried Rice with a Twist’ and ‘Spicy Zesty Potatoes’. . . . . . Fried Rice With A Twist Ingredients: Sliced onions – 2 medium; Chicken breast cut in small dices – 150 g; Chopped spring onions – 2; Chopped carrots […]
January (Lucky No. 17; Lucky Card: Star): You have mastered the art of balancing things. Victory is on the cards. This is a good time for marriage. You just need to break through the illusions you have been feeding in your head. Embrace your reality! February (Lucky No. 1; Lucky Card: Magician): Follow your intuition. You are […]
This time, ‘The Zen Series’ shares the story about the how we can see the world in a drop of water by extending our consciousness onto things… A Zen Master asked a young student to bring him a pail of water to cool his bath. The student brought the water, and after cooling the bath, […]
One Saturday morning, around 11:00 am, Hormusji felt like having a cup of coffee while reading Parsi Times on the net. It was Lockdown time and he had just finished cooking and doing jhadoo-pochcha, washing clothes, cleaning the vara-mori and the basins . He was dog-tired and wanted a coffee-break. Farida: Where are you off to? Hormusji: The kitchen. […]
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, […]
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 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 […]
Spike Conversational Email helps you be more creative and efficient by consolidating your e-mails and lots more! All your emails and threads are found under the contact with the option of a priority Inbox to focus on important mails. You get smart scheduling inside your email, without ever opening another calendar app. Spike also helps […]
Are you a lover of stars? I don’t mean when they twinkle and paint a pretty picture in the night sky. As inspiring as the stars are in all their cosmic beauty, there has been a legitimate fan-following of these celestial beings since the inception of time. It is said that the position of stars […]
The Muktaad or Fravardegan days are the last ten days of the Zoroastrian calendar and are of great significance in every devout Zoroastrian’s life. This year, the Muktaad will begin from 6th August and end with Pateti (the day for Patet or repentance) on 15th August and the Shehenshahi. New Year is on 16th August, […]
A freezing cold shower with your ‘bun maska and choi’ may not sound like an attractive prospect first thing in the morning. After all, most of us relish a toasty warm shower to ease us out of our ‘aalas’ and get us ready for the day. That said, the school of thought for showering is […]