During the holy month of Dae, we perform Jashan ceremonies by way of thanks-giving at home, at the workplace as also at various community centers and places of worship. Since Dae is dedicated to Ahura Mazda – the Supreme Divinity and Creator, it is considered particularly meritorious to perform Jashan as a ritual form of […]
The first seven days, according to our calendar, are named after the Seven Ameshaspands. Each of these also has some helpers or assistants who assist them in performing their righteous duty. The significance of the Ameshaspands is as given under: Dadar Hormuzd – the Wisdom and the Spirit of God (Spenta Mainyu): Every man requires the […]
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 […]
To further their long-standing community services in Pune, the PZSM (Poona Zarthosti Seva Mandal) inaugurated yet another much appreciated and needed activity, on 7th September, 2019 – special weekly classes for tots titled ‘Zappy Zoroastrians’, for Zoroastrian children in and around Pune. The fortnightly classes will be held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of […]
The 24th World Scout Jamboree, which will be held at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia, USA, from 22nd July to 2nd August, 2019, will witness the participation of Zoroastrian scouts and scouters from all over the world. A Humbandigi prayer, led by Scouter Ervad Ratansha Vakil, will be performed on […]
‘Magic’ as an expression has its roots in the term Magi. The Magi or Magus were ancient Zoroastrian priests belonging to a tribe in North-western Iran known as the Medes. Darius the Great in his historic inscription on Mount Behistun near modern day Kermansha in Iran also speaks about a certain Magus by the name […]
Many people regard ‘Ritual’ and ‘Reason’ as being anti-thetical. In reality, both are complementary factors in the process of spiritual growth. Prayers and rituals are born of man’s adoration for that unseen power underlying the mystery of life. Each religion prescribes its own set of practices as a means of adoration or worship or to […]
. Daena is thine, Ahura Mazda. It is Thy divine voice that whispers and speaks to me through my conscience. It is the guardian and watchman of my morals and Thy moral law is engraved on its tablet. It is Thy vicegerent in me that approves and attests, commends and condemns, warns and guides, censures […]
. Sinlessness is struggle. It is triumph in the war waged against temptation to sin. The sinful act is a sin indeed, but the very will to sin, the inclination to sin, the intention to sin, is also sin. The will to sin may not be realized, the inclination to sin may not succeed, and […]
મુંબઈની અંજુમન આતશ બહેરામની 120મી શુભ સાલગ્રેહ 18મી સપ્ટેમ્બર 2017ને દિને અર્દીબહેસ્ત મહિનો અને અર્દીબહેસ્ત રોજને દિને ઉજવવામાં આવી હતી. સવારે અને સાંજે એમ બે વખત જશનની પવિત્ર ક્રિયા દસ્તુરજી સાહેબ ડો. (એફઆરસીએસ) જામાસ્પ જામાસપાસા અને એમની ટીમના મોબેદો દ્વારા કરવામાં આવી. ટ્રસ્ટીઓ એરવદ ફિરોઝ કાત્રક, એરવદ બરજોરજી આંટીયા, એરવદ નોશીર કાત્રક અને એરવદ નોશીર […]
Thine is Zurvan Akarana, the boundless Time, Ahura Mazda. From it hast Thou carved out Zurvan Daregho-khvadhata, the Time of Long Duration of our world. Eons count not in the eternity of time and a millennium is but a moment. The period of man’s life in eternity is like a flash of Thy lightning that […]