Yearly Archives: 2011

The first verse of the poetic gathas concludes with the following words: “yá khnevíshá gé.úsh chá úrvánem” “To know, to delight, to please” (khnevíshá) Compare with Proto.Germanic. knoeanan German kennen, erkennen and in part können; The Anglo-Saxon cnawan. “the living … Continue reading →

Mazdá or more accurately Ma(n)zdá (with a nasal “a;”) is the Avestan word for “Genius, Creativity, Vision and Wisdom.” The seer/prophet Zarathushtra proclaimed Mazdá to be THE Ahúrá; the superb FORCE or the POWER SUPREME of the the worlds. “ahúrá” … Continue reading →

The Avestan Passages of Yasna tell us that Time has two essential aspects: the Time without shore, (Zarvaan-akarnä), eternal Time; and long lasting or limited Time (Zarvaan-darenjö). The unlimited Time is an ASPECT of ahúrmazd illimitable consciousness, superb genius; which is also expressed … Continue reading →

The subject of reincarnation is a divisive and controversial issue in the Zoroastrian community. The tiny Zoroastrian  community is highly educated and westernized. The Parsis or the Zoroastrians of India are the most anglicised community outside the British Isles. Due … Continue reading →

The Zoroastrian concept of “frashökérétí” or “CREATING the world and all things in it FRESH and anew” is an original teaching of the Prophet/Seer Zarathushtra. It is the necessary and consistent conclusion to the action of creating. The brilliant renewal … Continue reading →

Naúv-rooz , “New splendor/light/radiance”, is the most sacred, the holiest and most joyous festival of the Zoroastrian calendar. It is the focal point of the Zoroastrian sacred days, to which all other holidays relate. Naúv-rooz is the first day/dawn/light/splendor after the vernal … Continue reading →

     We read in the poetic gathas of the prophet, line four of Yasna 45.4, that “ármaiti” is the “dúgedá” of Ahúra Mazdá. ármaiti means “perfect contemplation, composed, calm reflection” (búndak manishní,) and is related to the modern Persian “aramesh.” “ármaiti” … Continue reading →

We come frequently across a phrase in later Avesta, namely ” átarsh púthrä ahúra-hä mazdáw.” This phrase has been commonly translated as ” fire the son of Ahúra Mazdá.” The word translated as “son” is “púthr/púthrä.” Modern farsi words such … Continue reading →

Cadä (c is prounounced as in city) is the most important Iranian winter festival, celebrated by kindling fires. Like other seasonal festivals – Noúv-rúz, Tir-gān, and Mehr-gān – it corresponds to Zoroastrian thanksgiving festivals. Sada/Cadä falls 40 days after the … Continue reading →

The date of this Pahlavi text is uncertain. However, it is a beautiful and concise summary of the orthodox Zoroastrian doctrine. The work is COMPILED FROM VARIOUS ANCIENT COMMENTARIES/PASSAGES OF THE POETIC GATHAS OF THE PROPHET. I have divided it … Continue reading →