Archive for 'Prayers'

Life After Death: Concepts in Zoroastrianism

Posted 07 February 2010 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: Culture, Prayers | 7 Comments

The following is an article on “Life After Death as in Zoroastrianism” by Ervad Pervez D. Mithaiwala, revealed to us by Behesti Minocher N. Pundol Saheb as per teachings of Magav Sahebs of Demaavand Koh, Iran. The article although lengthy, vividly describes a Zerthosti Rawaan’s journey to this world from Hasti and its return to [...]

Parsi Memories : Daily Loban Ritual

Posted 02 November 2009 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: Customs, Memories, Prayers | 5 Comments

By Rusi Sorabjee
One of the daily ritual in a Parsi/Irani homes in India of the early 20th Century, that brings back happy memories of our childhood, of a bygone era, when the days had morehours, families had more members, dinning tables had more chairs, we were more religious and the community felt like being a [...]

Religious Education and the Future of Young Mobeds in North America and Beyond

Posted 29 October 2009 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: Issues, Opinion, Prayers, fire temple | 2 Comments

In early summer 2009, Jim Engineer, one of the founders of NextGenNow got in touch with me to see if I would like to write an article for the Fall 2009 FEZANA Journal. NextGenNow as an organisation were guest-editing. The above-titled article is one of the two articles I wrote for this edition.
My earliest memories [...]

Religious Adultery and Parsis

Posted 27 August 2009 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: Current Affairs, Customs, Heritage, History, Institutions, Issues, Opinion, Prayers, fire temple | 8 Comments

Ervad Marzban J.  Hathiram, a good old friend, editor of Frashogard.com and the Panthaki at the Jogeshwari Daremehr has written a hard hitting post on religious adultery.
Marzban writes
My apologies for not updating the blog for the last few weeks since I was tied up in the Muktad preparations and prayers in our Daremeher at [...]

Parsi Prayers and their Significance

Posted 24 June 2009 | By Shirin Kumaana-Wadia | Categories: Customs, History, Prayers | 1 Comment

The following is from a series titled "What is Prayers" on Frashogard.com written by our godo friend Ervad Marzban Hathiram,
Of the many gifts given to Parsis by their Prophet Zarathushtra, that of the Manthras is one of the most significant. Manthras are the divine words of the Prophet and His appointed disciples which form what [...]

Kushti Prayers: The Correct Protocol

Posted 12 February 2009 | By arzan sam wadia | Categories: Education, Prayers | 2 Comments

Prescribed Method of doing Paadyaab-Kushti
Originally featured in Dini Avaz, Mar.-Apr. 1999
PAADYAAB
The Paadyaab is an important step while performing the Kushti. The Kushti is incomplete without doing the Paadyaab first i.e. while reciting Kshnaothra Ahurahe Mazdao. Ashem Vohu (1) wash the exposed parts of the body hands and arms, face and feet (if open). [...]

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