Category: Religion

Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu are the two main deities in the dualistic doctrine of Zoroastrianism. The former is the supreme deity of this religion, whereas the latter is the evil, destructive spirit. Angra Mainyu or Ahriman is the name of Zoroastrianism’s underlying reality or substance of the “destructive/evil spirit” and the main adversary in… Continue reading Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu In Zoroastrianism’s Creation Mythology

NAMC LECTURE SERIES Topic: Life of Prophet Zarathushtra Date: Sunday December 20, 2020 @ 2:00 PM  Eastern – 11 AM Pacific Join Meeting on Zoomhttps://zoom.us/j/95671042784?pwd=bkNNaDVQVG9CcjRXeXE2ZUVUaGpUdz09Meeting ID: 956 7104 2784Passcode: NAMC This presentation will deal with the whole life history of our Vakhshur-e-Vakhshuraan Zarathushtra Spitamaan. It will cover the usual stories of his birth, troubles he… Continue reading NAMC Lecture Series: The Life of Prophet Zarathushtra by Ervad Soli Dastur

Here is an Interesting Sermon Delivered by Ervad Zarrir Bhandara on Good Thoughts, Words and Deeds after the Bui and Hum Bandagi to the Zoroastrians of California and Houston. We always tout that we believe in GT GW, GD, but do we apply the same in our daily lives? It says GT GW GD lead… Continue reading Ervad Zarrir Bhandara on Good Thoughts, Words and Deeds

Problems, Suggestions, Solutions & Action Article by WZO Trusts & Empowering Mobeds The Cause The recent incident of a young Mobed performing the boye ceremony being severely burnt due to the Jama worn by him having caught fire by flying embers has made it essential to review safety norms in the interest of our Mobeds.… Continue reading Mobeds and Fire Hazards

“Dad, everyone’s wearing a mask!” exclaimed the son of Adi Sidhwa, a Zoroastrian priest, about the COVID mask requirement. “Is it different than yours?” The boy wasn’t referring to his father’s COVID mask but the long, white, cloth one – padan — that Sidhwa, 46, from eastern Bergen County, wears when he presides at the… Continue reading Zoroastrian priests have masked for millennia | Faith Matters

Our dear friend Ervad Zarrir Bhandara of Southern California writes in… I sincerely thank you all for your participation in the solemn Muktad ceremony thus making our efforts more worthwhile, and for giving me the opportunity to advance spiritually by satisfying your spiritual needs for the 29th Muktad ceremony in  Southern California, and the fourth… Continue reading 29th Year of Muktad Celebration in Southern California

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… Continue reading The Starting of Good Times: Zoroastrian Perspective