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The Mahatma and his miracle – part 5

Roj Fravardin Mah Meher, 1381 Yz. Thereupon, the Mahatma delivered a sermon to us on the great sin of keeping animals and other creations of god as pets. ‘Every creation of God is born on this earth with a particular … Continue reading

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The Mahatma and his miracle – part 4

Roj Mohor Mah Meher, 1381 Yz. After some time, we moved on from the cattle rearing area and began to walk further into the orchard. As we passed through the shade of very large trees, we saw a large building … Continue reading

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The Mahatma and his miracle – part 3

Roj Khordad Mah Meher, 1381 Yz. The next day, I went to see Seth Rustomji and narrated the previous day’s incidents to him. Rustomji was surprised that despite being a senior official of the area, he had no idea that … Continue reading

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The Mahatma and his miracle – part 2

Roj Ashtad Mah Sherevar, 1381 Yz. I was most surprised and shocked to hear this statement. But at least I realized that this garden was the residence of some great advanced soul. Now I am a traditional minded person and … Continue reading

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The Mahatma and his miracle

Roj Govad Mah Sherevar, 1381 Yz. [Editor’s Note: This fascinating episode took place in 1909, in the town of Lyallpur (modern day Faisalabad in Pakistan). Although today many would be hard pressed to believe the most astonishing miracle which occurred, … Continue reading

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The Parsi Avaz digitization project

Roj Gosh Mah Sherevar, 1381 Yz. In one of my earlier posts, I had talked about the great hope and desire in my mind to completely digitize and make available to our community the most valuable religious knowledge present in … Continue reading

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The Wondrous Circle of Life – part 7

Roj Khorshed Mah Amardad, 1381 Yz. In order to understand the longest night of the Ruvan, we need to revise the Zoroastrian concept of goodness and sin. We have explained earlier that every thought, word and deed that a person … Continue reading

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How to put Loban

Roj Khordad Mah Tir, 1381 Yz. In my interaction with devotees at our Daremeher and outside I have noticed that there is a great deal of ignorance about the correct procedures to be followed when visiting our spiritual institutions. One … Continue reading

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Remembering Shah Behram Varzavand

Roj Ram Mah Khordad, 1381 Yz. Today, Fasli Mah Ava Roj Govad, is a day of great spiritual connotation for Parsis, because it is the birthday of the promised saviour, Shah Behram Varzavand. How do we know this? This fact … Continue reading

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The wondrous powers of water

Roj Adar Mah Khordad, 1381 Yz. Fasli Ava Parab Of all the many creations God put on this earth, water occupies a preeminent place. Man can live without many things, but cannot survive without water. In a sense, the history … Continue reading

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