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The verses in the poetic gathas that deal with the creation of the worlds are Yasna 31.7, Yasna 31.11, Yasna 45.4 and the 2nd rhymed verse line of Yasna 51.15. I will address Yasna 45.4 in this article. We read … Continue reading →

What does Zoroastrianism say about homosexuality??? The current article is response to the question of a dear friend. Homosexuality is a term for people who have sexual relationships with their own sex. The only sexual activity pertaining to homosexuality that … Continue reading →

Khratu, kratu as the Self of all in the poetic gathas and the Upanishads The philosophy of the Upanishads is called Vedanta, “the conclusion, end of the Veda or Wisdom.” Among the Upanishads, the Isha Upanishad shows a spiritual vision … Continue reading →

The 3rd month and the 6th day in each month of the religious Zoroastrian calendar is dedicated to Haúr.va.tát; “healing, wholeness, every cure.” In Mazdyasna., when the name of the presiding angel of the day and month concur, a joyous … Continue reading →

Mercy in the poetic gathas Merež is the word for Mercy in the poetic gathas. It appears in the forms of merež-dátá “giving, outpouring of mercy,” and merež-diká “a pouring forth of forgiveness, mercy, grace.” Merež comes from the root … Continue reading →

Mid-Spring Festival April 30th marks the beginning of the “mid-spring” or maiδyö.zarem festival in the Avestan calendar. Maiδyö.zarem literally means “mid-greening,” and refers to the “fresh golden green color of spring vegetation.” The festival lasts five days and ends on … Continue reading →

The second month of the Avestan calendar is dedicated to ashá/arthá, and the third day of the month of Arda or Arda-vahisht “beautiful Arda,” when day and month names coincide, is the feast of Arda or ashá/arthá on or about … Continue reading →

Response to the statements of Dr. Khosro Khazai Pardis in a letter dated November 2011, to the Parsis and Iranian Zoroastrians Dr. Khosro Khazai states in his letter: In this age of darkness, some of us remembered the golden Zarathustra’s … Continue reading →

Gender equality is firmly rooted in the teachings of the Aryan Prophet Zarathushtra, as is evident in his poetic gathas and the Avesta.  The equal status of both sexes has attributed to the powerful status of women within the Zoroastrian … Continue reading →

As I stated in my previous articles fravashi is the precursor to the Greek notion of LOGOS or the divine word, speech, reason. The concept of fravashi is original to Zoroastrianism and goes back to the poetic gathas of the … Continue reading →