What is Zoroastrianism?
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2019
- In this video I give a short introduction to the religion Zoroastrianism - possibly the oldest monotheistic religion in the world.
Sources/Suggested reading:
Boyce, Mary (2000). "Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices". Routledge.
Mehr, Farhang (2003). "The Zoroastrian Tradition". Mazda Publishers, U.S.
Boyd, James W. & Donald A. Crosby (1979). "Is Zoroastrianism Dualistic or Monotheistic?". Journal of the American Academy of Religion. Oxford University Press.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Links to videos used:
Indian Diplomacy:
• NAVROZ: THE NEW DAY
Zoroastrian Religion:
• Video
GORDONLAWRENCEVIDEOS:
• ZOROASTRIAN FIRE TEMPL...
I visited the Zoroastrian Fire Temple in Yazd, Iran where they have held a fire burning for over 1500 years. Its awesome to learn about the ancient religions of the world.
Hell yeah
Wow, for 1500 years ?
That city is magical and the temple is special.I had the experience to sit next to that fire.Before coming in Iran i had completely different idea about that country.But from the first moment i step my feet outside of the airport terminal in Tehran i fall in love with its people and culture
@@TheHugieBear Thanx for sharing this good news
Lucky you I would have loved to have gone there when I was in Yazd, but it was 1979 and being a foreigner I had to mindful to what else was going on in Iran at the time.
I grew up in Houston, and in high school I had a friend who was Zoroastrian, although when he told me that, I'd never heard of it. Years later I learned more about his religion. Interestingly, his family was very prominent in the Houston Zoroastrian community and were instrumental in opening a fire temple here - the only fire temple in the world outside of Asia.
Same here.I had a roommate from Iran,while staying in Italy, and although I had heard prior about Zoroastrianism I didn't pay much attention to her explanations.That's what this video is for.
@@katetaleska7352 you probably should have listened to her, as tuning her out was probably very disrespectful
@@gabbo7101 Nah it’s perfectly fine to not listen with rapt attention to your roommates explanation of their belief system.
Thank you so much for mentioning the Houston Zoroastrian community!!!
I didn’t know there was a Zoroastrian Atash Kadeh so close to me!!!
London has a fire temple and there are several in North America, and perhaps elsewhere.
I am a Persian and confirm that you provided incredible accurate, unbiased and useful information. Thanks a lot. The only missing topic would be the importance of the nature and environment (not only fire) in this religion. So that polluting water, soil,.. were a big sin and resulted harsh punishment.
We need a bit of that in our current society...
So you think islam was forced to the Iranians, and I think the Persian culture is far superior to islam culture
I’m a retired OB nurse. I know that the Phila group woman smoke marijuana during pregnancy. they say it’s a part of their religion.
@@steveavecillas1114 : My personal feeling is that islam has been forced everywhere it spread. Of course, muslims won't admit that, but instances where islam was viewed as superior to what was already existing and embraced willingly and freely are likely, few and far between indeed.
I have heard that Christianity is beginning to replace islam in Iran, and if that is true then this is reassuring, but if this native religion were to make a resurgence as well, and replaced islam, then that would be equally, as appealing. Even going officially, secular would be better than what Iran has right now. Anything that causes it to cease being a threat to Israel and the world at large, is infinitely better.
@@ivanj.conway9919 I was with you until you mentioned Israel... I'm not antisemitic but I'm not a Zionist sympathizer either. Yeah, Islam spread through violence, but the same could be said about Christianity. Latin America didn't become Catholic by free will, it was under the Conquer and Colonization. Now many Latinos are protestant because they converted lately in historical terms. It's true that Iran currently has a terrible regime, but it's consequence of the collapse of the Shah dictatorship, a form of government that had the support of America and the UK but not of the Iranian people... I feel sorry for them. In order for Zoroastrianism to arise again they would have to admit conversions something that is forbidden until now.
As someone growing up in Iran in a religious Shia Muslim family, we have always had a deep respect for Zoroastrians and of course their prophet. Their temple in Chakchak near Yazd is a holy place and we had the honour to visit and pay respect. We also believe that it is certainly a monotheistic religion and the people who claim that they are not, are usually having the incorrect impression of their book and teachings.
Thanks for the great video.
I know you would love it to visit one of the temples in Iran. Let's hope and pray for a free Iran.
Shia arent muslim
It's called a dualistic religion because of the importance they give to the spirit of evil, Angra Manyiu. He's barely at the same level of Ahura Mazda, although they obviously don't worship him. In religions like Catholicism and Islam, the main evil character, Satan, is basically a rebel angel who didn't obey God and fell because of his arrogance, therefore he's not at the same level, he's clearly inferior. Interestingly to me, the great Devil or Satan doesn't exist in Judaism, although they obviously have their concept of evil.
@@TR4Rtrue but satan is not an angel he is different creature, he is Jin
I have the impression that Islam and Christianity are daughters of Zoroastrianism
When Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire the Roman legions and Emperor Constantine were followers and worshiped the invincible sun Mithras
Zoroastrianism, while not promoted, is a protected religion in Iran, is it not? Along with Judaism and Christianity.
Prophet Zarathustra says :
Taking the first footstep with a good thought, the second with a good word, the third with a good deed I entered paradise.
By Fezana
Prophet Zoroaster says :
"Happiness comes to them who brings happiness to others"
"Doing good to others is not a duty it's a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness"
"I shall be master of my own destiny".
"Righteousness for the sake of righteousness alone"
"One good deed is worth a thousand prayers"
"As long as I have power and am able, I shall teach all to seek for truth and right"
“Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed"
"Taking the first footstep with a good thought, the second with a good word, the third with a good deed I entered paradise".
In Zoroastrianism we do not believe in seances, nor do we believe in tears for the dead, since these things stop the soul in its ownward journey. The effect of tears is explained in the Arda-Viraf Namah where tears are said to take the form of large rivers that the souls have to struggle through in their journey, so Zoroastrians are asked not to cry for the departed. Our religion is so positive.
We are blessed to be born in such a pure faith.
Best way to do is to pray for the soul to ascend to the heaven without any difficulty on the way. Imagine your loved one has gone to a place where there is no pain, grief or sadness. That's why we call it paradise where there is only peace and happiness for the departed soul.
It is a Zoroastrian tradition to begin prayers or personal work by remembering Ahura Mazda and taking His name.
That is why Zoroastrian prayers begin with the words Khshnaothra ahurahe mazdāo “for the happiness of Ahura Mazda” Ba nāme yazad “in the name of Yazad (a name of God).
@zoroastrianism101
@zoroastrian_mazdayasn
@zoroastrian.wisdom
@zoroastrian.pars
@thefezana
@avestaexplained
@zardasht_afrin1998
Heaven (Behesht), Hell (Dozakh) and Chinwad bridge (Pul) in Zoroastrianism :
🌿🌼
1. According to Zoroastrianism, every human being is mortal, and death is destined for all, as it is an inevitable part of the world’s plan put in place by God for us.
2. Death is a transformation for the soul and not total destruction. It is the ‘passing away’ of spiritual elements from the physical body leading to its decomposition. What seems to be destroyed is the physical body, which too is later transformed from matter to energy.
3. The soul or ravān is a spiritual element in all humans which outlives the physical body. In this life, the soul has the choice to be either good or evil, and is responsible for its actions in this life.
4. At the dawn of the fourth day, the soul is judged by Meher, Rashna and Ashtad Yazads. The Fravashi of the soul remains with the soul, till its final evolution, tha is, till it enters Gaorthman - the House of Ahura Mazda.
5. After the Judgement, the soul crosses over to the spiritual world through the allegorical Chinwad Puhl “the selection bridge.” This bridge symbolises the connection between the physical and spiritual worlds. From here the soul would go either to Heaven or Hell or Hamestagaan (if its good and bad actions are equal).
6. If the soul's actions in life were good, it is easy for the soul to cross the bridge. But if the soul's actions were wicked, the Chinwad bridge becomes narrow and the soul falls into hell.
7. Many Zoroastrian religious texts describe Heaven, Hell, Hamestagaan and Chinwad bridge. The Pahlavi book Ardaviraf Nameh gives one of the most detailed description.
@zoroastrianism101
@zoroastrian_mazdayasn
@zoroastrian.wisdom
@zoroastrian.pars
@thefezana
@avestaexplained
@zardasht_afrin1998
The 101 names of God, in the Pazand language, are the different facets and attributes of Ahura Mazda. The chanting of these names daily give health, prosperity, well-being and protection. There is also tradition of repeating an individual name certain number of times to get particular benefits
1. yazat ("Worthy of worship.")
2. harvasp-tavãn ("Omnipotent.")
3. harvasp-âgâh ("Omniscient.")
4. harvasp-h'udhâ ("The Lord of all.")
5. abadah ("Without beginning.")
6. awî-añjâm ("Without end.")
7. bûnastah ("The origin of the formation of the world.")
8. frâxtañtah ("Broad end of all.")
9. jamakh ("Greatest cause.")
10. parjahtarah ("More exalted.")
11. tum-afayah ("Most innocent.")
12. abravañt ("Apart from everyone.")
13. parvañdah ("Relation with all.")
14. an-ayâfah ("Incomprehensible by anyone.")
15. ham-ayâfah ("Comprehensible of all.")
16. âdharô ("Most straight, most just.")
17. gîrâ ("Holding fast all.")
18. acim ("Without reason.")
19. cimnâ ("Reason of reasons.")
20. safinâ ("Increaser.")
21. âwzâ ("Causer of increase. The Lord of purity")
22. nâshâ ("Reaching all equally.")
23. parvarâ ("Nourisher.")
24. âyânah ("Protector of the world.")
25. âyaîn-âyânah ("Not of various kinds.")
26. an-âyanah ("Without form.")
27. xraoshît-tum ("Firmest.")
28. mînôtum ("Most invisible.")
29. vâsnâ ("Omnipresent.")
30. harvastum ("All in all.")
31. husipâs ("Worthy of thanks.")
32. har-hemît ("All good-natured.")
33. harnekfareh ("All good auspicious-glory.")
34. beshtarnâ ("Remover of affliction.")
35. tarônîs ("The triumphant.")
36. anaoshak ("Immortal.")
37. farashak ("Fulfiller of wishes.")
38. pazohadhad ("Creator of good nature.")
39. xavâpar ("Beneficient.")
40. awaxshâyâ ("Bestower of Love.")
41. awarzâ ("Excessive bringer.”)
42. â-sitôh ("Undefeated, undistressed.")
43. raxôh ("Independent, carefree.")
44. varûn ("Protector from evil.")
45. a-frîpah ("Undeceivable.")
46. awe-frîftah ("Undeceived.")
47. adhvaî ("Unparalleled.")
48. kãme-rat ("Lord of wishes.")
49. framãn-kãm ("Only wish is His command.")
50. âyextan ("Without body.")
51. â-framôsh ("Unforgetful.")
52. hamârnâ ("Taker of accounts.")
53. snâyâ ("Recognizable, worth recognition.")
54. a-tars ("Fearless.")
55. a-bîsh ("Without affliction or torment.")
56. a-frâzdum ("Most exalted.")
57. hamcûn ("Always uniform.")
58. mînô-stîgar ("Creator of the Universe spiritually.")
59. a-mînôgar ("Creator of much spirituality.")
60. mînô-nahab ("Hidden in Spirits.")
61. âdhar-bâtgar ("Air of fire, i.e. transformer into air.")
62. âdhar-namgar ("Water of fire, i.e. transformer into water.")
63. bât-âdhargar ("Transformer of air into fire.")
64. bât-namgar ("Transformer of air into water.")
65. bât-gelgar ("Transformer of air into earth.")
66. bât-girdtum ("Transformer of air into girad, i.e. gathered.")
67. âdhar-kîbarît-tum ("Transformer of fire into jewels.")
68. bâtgarjâi ("Creator of air everywhere.")
69. âwtum ("Creator of most excessive water.")
70. gel-âdhargar ("Transformer of the earth into fire.")
71. gel-vâdhgar ("Transformer of the earth into air.")
72. gel-namgar ("Transformer of the earth into water.")
73. gargar ("Artisan of artisans.")
74. garôgar ("Bestower of wishes.")
75. garâgar ("Creator of man")
76. garâgargar ("Creator of the entire creation")
77. a-garâgar ("Creator of four elements)"
78. a-garâgargar ("Creator of clusters of the stars")
79. a-gûmãn ("Without doubt.")
80. a-jamãn ("Without time.")
81. a-h'uãn ("Without sleep.")
82. âmushthushyâr ("Intelligent.")
83. frashûtanâ ("Eternal protector-increaser.")
84. padhamãnî ("Maintainer of padman, i.e. the golden mean.")
85. pîrôzgar ("Victorious.")
86. h'udhâvañd ("Lord-Master of the Universe.")
87. ahuramazda ("Lord Omniscient.")
88. abarînkuhantavãn ("Of the most exalted rank in the power of maintaining the origin of the creations.")
89. abarîn-nô-tavã ("Of the most exalted rank in the power of rendering the creations anew.")
90. vaspãn ("Attainer to all the creations.")
91. vaspâr ("Bringer of and attainer to all.")
92. h'âwar ("Merciful.")
93. ahû ("Lord of the world.")
94. âwaxsîdâr ("Forgiver.")
95. dâdhâr ("The just creator.")
96. rayomañd ("Full of rae-lustre-splendour.")
97. h'arehmand ("Full of khoreh, i.e. glory.")
98. dâwar ("The just judge.")
99. kerfagar ("Lord of meritorious deeds.")
100. buxtâr ("Redeemer, saviour.")
101. frashôgar ("Restorer through increase of the soul.")
What i find incredibly hilarious, is that in Hinduism, the Devas are virtuous and noble while the asuras are evil and destructive but in zorastrianism, it's the other way around.
It speaks much to the matter of perspective
@@nanabuliano9903 and personal theory
It is very similar to how in Greek myth Athena is seen as wise and creative, Aries is brutish..but in Roman myth (usually the same myth) Athena is petty and vindictive whilst Aries is a brilliant tactician and military strategist.
It's not only Hinduism: Aktually the word "Deus" (or dīvus) in Latin comes from the same proto indo-european root. In Modern Persian it's called "Div" meaning demon.
@@ShobeirSheida Deus in other Indo European language doesn't mean demon. Rather it means divine, godly
I am privileged to know some Zoroastrian Persians. The people I know are immensely compassionate and have a healthy respect for all the world's great cultural traditions. Perhaps they are just exceptional people, but what they have impressed on me is that they don't worry so much about monotheism versus dualism, nor are they overly focused on ritual, but on basic precepts of human compassion, social justice, and the practice of everyday kindness.
Because of them, I have developed a profound respect for their faith.
I celebrated my 18th birthday in the Adrian fire temple in Tehran, it was such a magical moment in my life
Parsis in India are a very respected community .They have lived hear for many centuries peacefully . Members of Parsi community have played a major role in vour freedom struggle .We, Indians always speak of them with great respect .
Yes they have been financial pillars of nation building too.
@Guddi Shah Felt deeply sad when read your reply .Why do they feel they are refugees ? This is as much their land as it is mine . How ever I can understand the pain of losing their motherland . I have a deep regard for my Parsee brothers and sisters .
Our Persian ( Parsi) peoples in India are still in Iranians hearts ….Indian People are respectful and kind for letting them to live there .
The Parsis are the *real* peaceful community in India. Hard working, well-educated, successful, never cause any trouble and never play the minority victim card. Unlike a certain "minority" community in India.
@overused palimpsest he meant muslims
This is the most comprehensive and well laid-out presentation I have ever seen on Zoroastrianism.. Thank you
🔘CHAPTER 28
• The prophet Zarathustra
41 And it came to pass that because their nation was so vicious, even to the point of extreme barbarism, it did not last for many years. And it was the Chaldean empire that rose up and conquered the Assyrians and destroyed them from off the face of the earth, and this because many of the people of the earth began to repent of their sins and look to God for their protection. For there were many prophets sent once again throughout the earth to teach the people the things of God.
42 And it came to pass that there lived a man and his wife in the eastern part of the wilderness that surrounded the great land of Mesopotamia. And his name was Pouruchathpa, and the name of his wife was Dughdova.
43 And Dughdova was a chosen daughter of God who had the spirit of the Lord with her since the days of her youth. And in the days of her youth she dreamed a dream, in which she saw a great camel descend upon the home of her father. And the camel was golden in color and spoke in her tongue, calling her by name and saying unto her:
44 Behold, truly thou art blessed above all those of the earth. For thou shalt bring forth a son and he shall bring about much righteousness in the land of thy fathers. And in thy heart thou shalt know the things that thou should teach unto him; but the things of thy fathers, even those things which thou hast been taught, teach them not unto him, for he hath been chosen by the great Ahura Mazda, who is thy Lord.
45 And it came to pass that as she grew in stature she kept these things in her heart. And she married Pouruchathpa and did not divulge these things unto him.
46 And Pouruchathpa was an honorable man, who had much business among the merchants of his town. And when Dughdova was ready to deliver her child, she called Pouruchathpa unto her and recounted unto him the dream that she had as a youth.
47 And there were midwives there who heard the things that she told unto her husband. And they immediately spread what they had heard throughout the city. And the priests, who were those that had been appointed over the people to keep them in subjection to the gods that they worshipped, even these did come into the house and mocked Dughdova for the things which she had said concerning her child.
48 And because of the things that they said unto her, she became exceedingly sorrowful and cried that her husband would come in unto her. And when Pouruchathpa had heard all that the priests had said to his wife, he was filled with anger, and he cursed them and their gods and threw them out of the house.
49 And the priests commanded the people of the city to avoid the house of Pouruchathpa and his wife, and their child; for they were condemned from that time forth by the gods of the people. And because of the condemnation of the priests, the midwives did leave the side of Dughdova and would not return again unto her.
50 And Pouruchathpa shut the door of the house and went in unto his wife. And Dughdova cried in pain and delivered the child. And as the child was born, the sun shone down upon the house. And its reflection caused the people of the city to become terrified at the sight, and they ran in among the priests and told them of the great light that shined down upon the house.
51 And the priests surrounded the house and condemned it before their gods. And they commanded the people to cast Pouruchathpa and his wife out from among them. And before an hour had passed after the birth of their son, Pouruchathpa and Dughdova were forced out into the wilderness by the people.
52 And it came to pass that the Lord was with them, and they found shelter and sustenance in the wilderness. And they came upon the house of a man who had lost his sight many years ago from the effects of the sun. And this man was poor and had little effects, but those that he did have, he offered to Pouruchathpa and Dughdova and their son.
53 And they called their son Zarathustra, which being interpreted means, golden camel, after the vision that his mother had in her youth. And it came to pass that Zarathustra spent the days of his childhood in the house of the blind man. But as the days went on according to the days of Zarathustra, even unto the days of his youth, the blind man began to receive his sight. And he looked upon Zarathustra and thanked the gods for that which had been done unto him.
54 But Dughdova rebuked the man and explained unto him, instructing him that he would not teach her son concerning the gods of her fathers, which gods were of the priests that had cast them out of the city.
55 And it came to pass that Zarathustra grew, and he was wrought upon by the ministrations of the spirit world and taught those things that he would one day teach unto the people. And when the days of the pinnacle of his manhood was reached, the Lord sent an angel unto Zarathustra and gave unto him the laws of the gospel and taught unto him all those things that had been corrupted among the children of men.
56 And the Lord called Zarathustra to be a prophet and preach the things that he had learned from the angel, and also those things that he had learned from the ministrations of the Spirit in his youth. And he was taught the plan of God, who was called Ahura Mazda according to the language and the customs of the people.
57 And he also knew of the plan of Lucifer, who was called Ahriman, according to the words of the people.
58 And now, I, Moroni, would that ye should realize, even those who have received these things, that the Father hath allowed his prophets to teach His gospel unto all of His children in their own tongue and according to their customs and traditions, as I have previously explained it unto you in this record.
59 And Ahura Mazda shall be known in the world as the God of Zarathustra, a prophet of God. But this Ahura Mazda is the Father of whom I have spoken of in this record. Thus can ye see that the names which the children of men give unto Him are of little importance to our Father.
60 For the words of Zarathustra were given in their purity to the children of men in the beginning. And he become a prophet to his people. And there were many that followed after his teachings.
61 And it came to pass that he taught the gospel to one of the great kings who was among the people. And this king accepted the teachings of Zarathustra and caused them to be taught throughout the land. Nevertheless, the King would not allow those teachings of Zarathustra to be taught, which would usurp his authority among the people, or in other words, the things that would take away from his own divinity.
62 And Zarathustra taught in the court of the King for many years. But after a time, he went back among the people and began to preach the gospel unto them. And because of his teachings to the King, the people, who were of the nation of the great Persian Empire, which had risen to power after the Babylonian Empire, were ruled with justice.🌿🌿
Source: Book Of Mormon (The Sealed Portion)
Zoroastrianism's core teachings:
Follow the Threefold Path of Asha: Humata, Huxta, Huvarshta (Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds).
Charity is a way of maintaining one's soul aligned to Asha and to spread happiness.
The spiritual equality and duty of the genders.
Being good for the sake of goodness and without the hope of reward (Ashem Vohu).
@zoroastrian.wisdom
@zardasht_afrin1998
Nine Zotoastrianism Principles (By Anjoman Mobedan Tehran) :
1. Believe in Ahura Mazda, the one and unique god (the greatest wise creator)
2. Believe in prophecy of Zoroaster
3. Believe in human's soul and Jahan Minavi (the other world after death)
4. Believe in Asha rule (the real truth and rule that the world based on)
5. Believe in equality of all human beings (no matter what religion they have or not)
6. Believe in 7 Emshaspandan (7 bases of Zoroastrian deep Knowledge, Erfan and world-view)
7. Believe in Generosity and Donation to those who need (Soodrasani)
8. Believe in Holiness of 4 Akhshij-Environment (Water, air/wind, Soil, Fire)
9. Believe in Frashgard (revival-innovation)
Dogs in Zoroastrianism religion :
In Zoroastrianism, the dog is regarded as an especially beneficent, clean and righteous creature, which must be fed and taken care of.
The dog is praised for the useful work it performs in the household, but it is also seen as having special spiritual virtues. A dog's gaze is considered to be purifying and to drive off daevas (demons).
It is also believed to have a special connection with the afterlife: the
Chinwad Bridge to Heaven is said to be guarded by dogs in Zoroastrian scripture, and dogs are traditionally fed in commemoration of the dead. Ihtiram-i sag , "respect for the dog", is a common injunction among Iranian Zoroastrian villagers.
Detailed prescriptions for the appropriate treatment of dogs are found in the Vendidad (a subdivision of the Zoroastrian holy scripture
Avesta ), especially in chapters 13, 14 and 15, where harsh punishments are imposed for harm inflicted upon a dog and the faithful are required to assist dogs, both domestic and stray, in various ways; often, help or harm to a dog is equated with help and harm to a human.
The killing of a dog ("a shepherd's dog, or a house-dog, or a Vohunazga [i.e. stray] dog, or a trained dog") is considered to lead to damnation in the afterlife. A homeowner is required to take care of a pregnant dog that lies near his home at least until the puppies are born (and in some cases until the puppies are old enough to take care of themselves, namely six months).
If the homeowner does not help the dog and the puppies come to harm as a result, "he shall pay for it the penalty for wilful murder", because " Atar (Fire) watches as well (over a pregnant dog) as he does over a woman".
It is also a major sin if a man harms a dog by giving it bones that are too hard and become stuck in its throat, or food that is too hot, so that it burns its throat. Giving bad food to a dog is as bad as serving bad food to a human.
The believers are required to take care of a dog with a damaged sense of smell, to try to heal it "in the same manner as they would do for one of the faithful" and, if they fail, to tie it lest it should fall into a hole or a body of water and be harmed.
@zoroastrian.wisdom
@zardasht_afrin1998
@@baveshero8559 well that’s definitely different from Islam lol
Being a Hindu i have always wondered why our scriptures were mostly one-sided with the devas as the good guys and the asuras as evil(there are exceptions to this). But in Zoroastrianism or the faith that preceded it, it's the opposite. The only way that i am able to explain this difference is by thinking of an ancient war between the devas and the asuras and we Hindus are descendence of the devas so we carry on their story while the forefathers of the Zoroastrians were descendants of the asuras so they carry the asura perspective. The Rig Vedha even speaks of such a war between the tribes of devas and asuras. This historic event might have over the centuries be immortalized and thus we have all the gods we see today.
Interesting angle.....I will look into historico/mythological parallelisms to define that. Thanks.
Ha ha ha!
What you are doing is in thinking (WRONGLY) that 'devas' of Zoroastrianism has anything at all to do with Vedic Devataas. lol
For instance, does the opposite of Zoroastrian's 'deva', druj, matches with any Vedic label?
Please stick with your Vedic Tradition (Correct).
Make the other/foreign belief systems try to fit Vedas, AND NOT the other way around.
Also wrong thinking is that Vedas is so-called "one sided".
It's like saying that your body is "one-sided" because there is left hand and right hand.
Since life does exist as a 'Field of Opposites', it can be considered as a 'convention' to label one side as Devas and the other as Asuras.
Devas representing the right/life-supporting actions with respect to human living.
And Asuras representing wrong/life-damaging actions.
@@nirbija yea
@@Jaechhetai
Indeed.
Recently we have glaring misrepresentation of ghoulish germans, and their misuse and abuse with their 'swastika' symbol.
Vedic Tradition has consistently had yogis in existence who can and do represent its validation as a credible Knowledge System.
Far as we know, Zoroastrianism is merely a belief system, with no one and no thing to validate any of its 'claims'.
In other words, Vedic Knowledge/Tradition IS the standard, against which other systems are to be measured.
@@nirbija absolutely not. Your religion is on the same level as zoros. Don't think for a second you're right
I'm a persian Zoroastrian🙏🇮🇷
do you live in Iran? have you faced any persecution?
@@doyle6000 nah no one's give shit
Tell him no one bothering you in Iran then... Don't just thanks him
THE TRUE FAITH OF IRAN SOD ISLAM THIS IS THE TRUE FAITH OF IRAN
Your level of respect for all people involved is excellent you show yourself to be a very respectful young man. I wish you well on your channel
Zoroastrianism's core teachings:
Follow the Threefold Path of Asha: Humata, Huxta, Huvarshta (Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds).
Charity is a way of maintaining one's soul aligned to Asha and to spread happiness.
The spiritual equality and duty of the genders.
Being good for the sake of goodness and without the hope of reward (Ashem Vohu).
@zoroastrian.wisdom
@zardasht_afrin1998
Nine Zotoastrianism Principles (By Anjoman Mobedan Tehran) :
1. Believe in Ahura Mazda, the one and unique god (the greatest wise creator)
2. Believe in prophecy of Zoroaster
3. Believe in human's soul and Jahan Minavi (the other world after death)
4. Believe in Asha rule (the real truth and rule that the world based on)
5. Believe in equality of all human beings (no matter what religion they have or not)
6. Believe in 7 Emshaspandan (7 bases of Zoroastrian deep Knowledge, Erfan and world-view)
7. Believe in Generosity and Donation to those who need (Soodrasani)
8. Believe in Holiness of 4 Akhshij-Environment (Water, air/wind, Soil, Fire)
9. Believe in Frashgard (revival-innovation).
Dogs in Zoroastrianism religion :
In Zoroastrianism, the dog is regarded as an especially beneficent, clean and righteous creature, which must be fed and taken care of.
The dog is praised for the useful work it performs in the household, but it is also seen as having special spiritual virtues. A dog's gaze is considered to be purifying and to drive off daevas (demons).
It is also believed to have a special connection with the afterlife: the
Chinwad Bridge to Heaven is said to be guarded by dogs in Zoroastrian scripture, and dogs are traditionally fed in commemoration of the dead. Ihtiram-i sag , "respect for the dog", is a common injunction among Iranian Zoroastrian villagers.
Detailed prescriptions for the appropriate treatment of dogs are found in the Vendidad (a subdivision of the Zoroastrian holy scripture
Avesta ), especially in chapters 13, 14 and 15, where harsh punishments are imposed for harm inflicted upon a dog and the faithful are required to assist dogs, both domestic and stray, in various ways; often, help or harm to a dog is equated with help and harm to a human.
The killing of a dog ("a shepherd's dog, or a house-dog, or a Vohunazga [i.e. stray] dog, or a trained dog") is considered to lead to damnation in the afterlife. A homeowner is required to take care of a pregnant dog that lies near his home at least until the puppies are born (and in some cases until the puppies are old enough to take care of themselves, namely six months).
If the homeowner does not help the dog and the puppies come to harm as a result, "he shall pay for it the penalty for wilful murder", because " Atar (Fire) watches as well (over a pregnant dog) as he does over a woman".
It is also a major sin if a man harms a dog by giving it bones that are too hard and become stuck in its throat, or food that is too hot, so that it burns its throat. Giving bad food to a dog is as bad as serving bad food to a human.
The believers are required to take care of a dog with a damaged sense of smell, to try to heal it "in the same manner as they would do for one of the faithful" and, if they fail, to tie it lest it should fall into a hole or a body of water and be harmed.
@zoroastrian.wisdom
@zardasht_afrin1998
Prophet Zoroaster says :
"Happiness comes to them who bring happiness to others"
"Doing good to others is not a duty it's a joy, for it increases your own health and happiness"
"I shall be master of my own destiny".
"Righteousness for the sake of righteousness alone"
"One good deed is worth a thousand prayers"
"As long as I have power and am able, I shall teach all to seek for truth and right"
“Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed"
"Taking the first footstep with a good thought, the second with a good word, the third with a good deed I entered paradise".
In Zoroastrianism we do not believe in seances, nor do we believe in tears for the dead, since these things stop the soul in its ownward journey. The effect of tears is explained in the Arda-Viraf Namah where tears are said to take the form of large rivers that the souls have to struggle through in their journey, so Zoroastrians are asked not to cry for the departed. Our religion is so positive.
We are blessed to be born in such a pure faith.
Best way to do is to pray for the soul to ascend to the heaven without any difficulty on the way. Imagine your loved one has gone to a place where there is no pain, grief or sadness. That's why we call it paradise where there is only peace and happiness for the departed soul.
A handful of them are left ... I am lucky to have few of them as friends..
Love you bawas... Very cool people!
@@begoodever8584 Finally I found Kim Jong unn... Nice to meet you Sir!
Unluckily, we have been hunted down by those islamic armies for far too long...
@Begood Ever
Worshiping somebody you don't know is mark of intelligence. Killing, torturing and hating people because they don't believe in what you believe can make you look good in eyes of those like you but that's immoral.
Stop being hypocrite, there is a world beyond your extrimist religious and political belief. Be tolerant atleast if you're religion does not allow you to be accepting.
@@kaykhosrow3263 then sire, it escapes my mind why your community is not accepting converts?!?! It would only help your survival as far as I can see
I would like to thank you for this content and just add that the Zoroastrian religion will never be extinguished since it is engrained into Aryan tradition. This includes all countries many of which made up the former Persian and later Russian empires spanning the Caucasus including Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Uzebekistan, Tajikestan, Azarbaijan, Georgia, Krygystan, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, India and beyond.
Zoroastrianism still resonates with many, reminding us of common historical ties through poems, traditions, food, celebrations, language and the rich teachings of Zoroaster. For example in Fardowsi's (Hakim Abul-Qasim Mansur) Epic Book, Shah Nameh and the works of Daqiqi (Abu Mansur Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Daqiqi Balkhi), Nowruz spring equinox and the Haftsin, seven S's originally directly linked with nature, Chaharshanbe Suri leaping over fire and it is no coincidence that Azerbaijan is known as ‘the land of fire’. Regardless of our differences, the underlying principles of respect for nature's elements and humankind is as relevant today as has ever been.
No
India was orogin of Zhorastians,in rigveda battle of 10 kings story happened and who lost that battle migrated to persia and whowon stay in india
@@GyanTvAmit No, they both come from earlier indo aryan traditions.
You forgot Armenia, the last Armenian Zoroastrians on the village Artward were murdered during the 1915 genocide.
Thank you for this video. I am kurdish myself and we celebrate Nawroz every year and have always wanted to learn more about it. Wish you all the best.
Come back to your real relgion,revert to the religion of our ANCESTORS ZOROASTRIANISM
My first introduction to Zoroastrianism was the 2008 Prince of Persia game, anyone else remember it? Unlike others in the PoP series, it had an amazing storyline heavily inspired by this religion. I remember telling the game’s story and ending to my girlfriend at the time and just blowing her mind.
First time I heard of it was when I read thus spoke Zarathustra lol
She was easily pleased eh
Same here dude! I remember (still am) being so interested in the religion after playing this back in my freshman year of high school. Such a pretty game too
4:28 The language in which the book is written is Gujarati, spoken in the Gujarat state of India. Which is intriguing since the Parsis (Zoroastrians) first arrived in Gujarat from Persia after the Islamic conquest of Persia. Gujarat is also the state with the second highest population of Parsis in India.
The original books are in Avestan, the sacred language of the Aryans (Iranians) of the Indus Valley Civilization period from which evolved Greek,German,Latin and Sanskrit.
Lol gujrat where muslim and Christian are persecuted daily. Thanks to radical hindoo religion
@@HinduPAGANcowpissdrinkerRAKESH Wonder what is happening with Christians and Hindus in Bangladesh...
@@namansinghnegi8931 nothing! India ranks 7th in global Christian persecution index 💪🏼. Bangladesh didnt even ranks in that list
@@HinduPAGANcowpissdrinkerRAKESH Because Christians don't even exist that much in Bangladesh lol
I cannot believe I had never heard of Zorastrianisim until I started studying Esoteric and Occult knowledge. Quite the influence on many traditions and is very interesting, especially the Magi and Astrology aspects. Amazing and informative work as always. This is one of the greatest channels of the entirety of TH-cam.
The world is really a weird place. On one side Arabian muslims persecuted Zoroastrian for having different faith and they had to run and take refuge in Indian subcontinent with Hindus. And on the other side Hindus accepted them and didn't had problem with them even though Zoroastrian gods are considered as evil/ashuras in Hinduism.
Arabian cult did the same type of destruction everywhere.
@@emani2704 True. Their thinking have not changed and behave in same manner.
Many of the exiled Persians that i have met have taken to wearing Ahura Mazda around their neck.Few seem to have much knowledge of the religion. Mote it seems symbolic of the rejection of Arabism and a yearning for the past glories of the Persian Empire and culture.
Stuart Hastie the winged sun disc people wear is called a farvahar or farohar. Ahura Mazda is abstract. Farvahar is closer to concept of divinity or spark of God in man. It's also similar to an angel of the conscience. Important because it's a religion of choice and following our conscience, and thus taking responsibility for our choices. 🙂
@@Nozarks1
Thank you for the info
Re:
farvahar or farohar
From wiki it would seem the meaning of this symbol is disputed.
It would seam its earliest use was in Mesopotamia and represented the Sun disc and its importance to agriculture.
My prior assumption was that the wings are those of a bird of prey like an eagle which strikes with the glare of the sun behind it rendering it invisible.
In the 1930s the Shah promoted it as a symbol of Iranian Nationalism.
I don’t recall seeing it in Bombay.
@@stuarthastie6374 you’re welcome. There’s more to it, but unfortunately this all I know. There was a lot of interaction between Babylon and the Persians. A good source of information is Jason Reza jorjani. His interviews on Zoroastrianism with Jeffrey mishlove are very informative. He wears the farvahar as a tie pin.
@@stuarthastie6374 it’s quite popular with parsis including Bombay. I remember buying them on a trip there.
@@Nozarks1 if i’m honest i did not know anything then . Just remember asking in a restaurant who the picture was and being told it was Zartosh, and hearing about the volunteer fire brigade and JJ Boys Hospital.
I have met a Zoroastrian who was a Parsee. Educated persians that emigrated to India and kept their religion
Zoroastrianism had and will always have its roots in Iranian's culture. It had a huge impact on it. Even though most iranians are Muslims now but we have pictures or quotation of the scripture (good thoughts, good words and good deeds) in our houses. It will always be a great part of us.
Well done my friend 🤍 I love your videos.
the bit I love most in Zoroastrianism is that Nowruz is to be celebrated at one moment in time regardless of geographic location and the moment being determined by an astrological phenomenon, making it (in my eyes at least) very modern and unifying thing, it's now and everywhere, everywhere on Earth as well as in the Universe when the cosmic clock shows spring equinox on this planet
I am a Female from khuzestan Iran ,My mother is from Bakhtiari Race and My father was Arab originally coming to Iran centuries ago from Saudi Arabia.I live in America ,as soon as I saw the temple of Fire in San Jose ca I drove there and ever since I am back to who I was since 1400 years ago. It is a majestic feelings how we can free ourselves from excuses and blames for long long longest time.
this brought tears to my eyes we all need to go back 1400 years to who we were
Good for you sister !
Ushta te
you're the one who defeated Raditz one year ago!
good that you left the fake profet and other sick minded people!!
Time traveller?
It is beautiful to have diversity in any form Zoroastrianism should be protected in Iran. Its their ancestors religion and part of their rich heritage.
Zorastrianism was the official religion of the Parthian Empire which covered way more territory than just Iran. Zorastrianism should be protected everywhere, but most definitely Iran should be accepting of it's most ancient religion.
@@73tatu Zoroastrianism was also the religion of Achaemenid empire and Sassanid empire .
Nine Zotoastrianism Principles (By Anjoman Mobedan Tehran) :
1. Believe in Ahura Mazda, the one and unique god (the greatest wise creator)
2. Believe in prophecy of Zoroaster
3. Believe in human's soul and Jahan Minavi (the other world after death)
4. Believe in Asha rule (the real truth and rule that the world based on)
5. Believe in equality of all human beings (no matter what religion they have or not)
6. Believe in 7 Emshaspandan (7 bases of Zoroastrian deep Knowledge, Erfan and world-view)
7. Believe in Generosity and Donation to those who need (Soodrasani)
8. Believe in Holiness of 4 Akhshij-Environment (Water, air/wind, Soil, Fire)
9. Believe in Frashgard (revival-innovation)
Dogs in Zoroastrianism religion :
In Zoroastrianism, the dog is regarded as an especially beneficent, clean and righteous creature, which must be fed and taken care of.
The dog is praised for the useful work it performs in the household, but it is also seen as having special spiritual virtues. A dog's gaze is considered to be purifying and to drive off daevas (demons).
It is also believed to have a special connection with the afterlife: the
Chinwad Bridge to Heaven is said to be guarded by dogs in Zoroastrian scripture, and dogs are traditionally fed in commemoration of the dead. Ihtiram-i sag , "respect for the dog", is a common injunction among Iranian Zoroastrian villagers.
Detailed prescriptions for the appropriate treatment of dogs are found in the Vendidad (a subdivision of the Zoroastrian holy scripture
Avesta ), especially in chapters 13, 14 and 15, where harsh punishments are imposed for harm inflicted upon a dog and the faithful are required to assist dogs, both domestic and stray, in various ways; often, help or harm to a dog is equated with help and harm to a human.
The killing of a dog ("a shepherd's dog, or a house-dog, or a Vohunazga [i.e. stray] dog, or a trained dog") is considered to lead to damnation in the afterlife. A homeowner is required to take care of a pregnant dog that lies near his home at least until the puppies are born (and in some cases until the puppies are old enough to take care of themselves, namely six months).
If the homeowner does not help the dog and the puppies come to harm as a result, "he shall pay for it the penalty for wilful murder", because " Atar (Fire) watches as well (over a pregnant dog) as he does over a woman".
It is also a major sin if a man harms a dog by giving it bones that are too hard and become stuck in its throat, or food that is too hot, so that it burns its throat. Giving bad food to a dog is as bad as serving bad food to a human.
The believers are required to take care of a dog with a damaged sense of smell, to try to heal it "in the same manner as they would do for one of the faithful" and, if they fail, to tie it lest it should fall into a hole or a body of water and be harmed.
@zoroastrian.wisdom
@zardasht_afrin1998
No religions are protected in an islamic country, quite the opposite.
Thanks for the great video... Many concepts in Abrahamic Religions have been directly taken from Zoroastrianism. Satan, Adam and Eve's story (Mashya and Mashyana's story), the final war between light and darkness (Armageddon), etc...
This is an excellent presentation. I found it interesting , informative, and unbiased. Thank you.
Yeah 👍 👍 👍 👍💐💕
#ARAcademyOfficial
11:40 “When I’m dead just throw me in the trash!”
_Thus Spoke Zarathustra_
He is Danny DeVito's secret ancient ancestor.
Is that considered blasphemy?
Not trash bro but as food to nature, in my view its last best use of body at that time but now it should be organ donation
@@aarush3603 Considering a dead body is considered the highest form of Pollution then yea the Tower of Silence where we collect them is technically the trash
I think they have to remind you (twice!) before that can be considered true…
It’s not actually a dualism! I’m Zoroastian my self, and I know we believe in one and only and only one creator! The Sepanta and Angra meynoo is not a two different God but is the absolute necessity of creation! For creation should be no creation first and for understanding light you need darkness(no light) for everything else also(happiness-sadness/ day-night / known-unknown...) this is the facts of to having the creation of what we know and to have the game of life can be going we need this to force! But we(human) as a co-works and friend of the AhuraMazda consciously we can choose to be part of the Sepanta maynoo( the mind of expansion and life and creativity and righteousness and light...) or trapping to the mind sets of Angra maynoo which is the representation of the mind of anger and destruction of life and lies and darkness... those mindset existed in the reality of life as needed but in our mind we create one is as bad or good and after realization and consciousness(Vahoomana) we can choose to be in the path of Asha. and on the end be one ☝️ with the source of creation MazdaAhura ✨
It's a pity that you don't accept converts into your religion. I am half Iranian born and raised in Iran and would love to be part of my ancient religious community.
Raja Parvaiz if the Zoroastrians didn’t accept converts then how did this religion come out of polytheism? If they didn’t accept converts, then who did Zarathustra share his revelation with? It’s quite possible that MODERN Zoroastrians don’t accept converts, not that original believes didnt, else-whys there would have been no believers of this religion except Zarathustra himself! So don’t let anyone of any religion tell you that you can’t convert. People have to convert for there to BE a religion in the first place.
And just as a fun pice of info, I have linked an article that is the most comprehensive religious poll in Iran that show that 1/10 of Iran’s population identifies as Zoroastrian. Also look up kurds converting to the religion of you want to see what new converts have set up. If the remaining Zoroastrian groups don’t want to accept new converts...well they are going to quickly be made a minority compared to those who have recently joined the religion...so keep this all in mind!
theconversation.com/amp/irans-secular-shift-new-survey-reveals-huge-changes-in-religious-beliefs-145253
@@parchment543 Thank you. I'll go to the link you've shared here.
@@ParvaizRaja iirc parsis don't accept converts because of a historical agreement made with the ruler of the Indian kingdom at the time (a way for the religion not to grow in influence). There doesn't seem to be a religious reasons why others (even non-iranians) can't convert.
parchment543 very well said. I'm Zoroastrian and agree with you.
Very logically presented. I feel as though I've been well introduced to the main themes of this faith and its founder.
There is such an immense quantity of information for such a brief window of youtube time. I will look for further information/insights video/reading materials on Zoroastrianism/Zorothustra. Thank you for taking the time to make this most informative video.
Thank you for this video. It seems you have put a lot of research into it & summatized different views.
I like Professor Dr. Irani’s explanation in one of the videos on youtube; it simplifies things: at the end the ones who were good cross the bridge to heaven & the ones who were not lose their consciousness & vanish for ever
Nowadays even Muslim born Iranians who had no practice of zoroastrianism in their lives have gained an interest in it and are reflecting back at it after thousands of years. There's simply so much value in its teachings that are universal. The extremist islamic regime of the country on the other hand and their methods of oppression is not helpful but to force people away from Islam and towards Zoroastriasm everyday. Great video pal. Dorood from Iran!
Many young Iranians are gaining interest in Zoroastrianism for the past decade or so. From what I understand, the younger generations of Iran are tired of Muslim clerics, who dictate everything in life for them and who are completely detached from the realities of the true needs and wills of Iranians. Everything is politicized and propagandized and the Iranian people are sick and tired of this. And while many people remain nominally Muslim, they are either secular and non-practicing, secretly Zoroastrian or secretly Atheist.
@@elimalinsky7069 True, Problem is not Islam itelsef or any religion in general in my opinion. It's dogma and controling people in the name of an idealogy. It could even be scienece. Intersetingly, The reason muslim invadors succeded taking over iran was partly due to tyrany of the Sasanian empire and their scholars who did pretty much the same in the name of Zoroastrianism which Islamist exremists are doing nowadays! I'm personally glad about the shift you just mentioned!
True, I agree...Are you an Iranian ?
@@debanjanbiswas6930 correct!
@@Ramt33n It's really interesting to know about it...Here in India, we have got most of the remaining Zoroastrians today...
As an Iranian I have to say : We have kept many of our ancient ceremonies. Islam was similar to Zoroastrianism in many ways so Iranians seeking better conditions in the caliphate , converted so it won’t be difficult for us to convert back.
I believe that as soon as the laws regarding converting are lifted , Zoroastrianism would once again become the religion of our country in a matter of decades
Edit after a few years : Nah it won’t become “dominant” in the near future but we’ll definitely see number of Zoroastrians going slightly up
You're going to have to fight to overcome those laws. Voting won't cut it with an Islamic dictatorship.
THE TRUE FAITH OF IRAN END OF
@@paulcasini4759
I wrote this a long time ago
Yes of course many people will convert if the current regime falls but it’s not gonna be the dominant religion.
The country will probably just go majority irreligious.
@@azarakhshsawmen127 i think most will revert to real Islam, stop doing or believing in twelver imam, and just stick to tawheed and sunnah. It will become more obvious when balouch, kurd, turkman, khouz, lur, will be freed from the constant pressure. The shia will disappear
@@Mission_Ummah
First of all Khuzestan & Lorestan provinces are majority Shia regions.
Secondly even though Sunni Islam is the original Islam , we’re not going back towards a 1400-year-old rotten ideology.
Thank you for making this video; I enjoyed learning a little bit about Zoroastrianism.
One point of correction regarding the Magi in the Bible: the Magi are not numbered, only their gifts; you mistakingly said there were three Magi. While post biblical art and lore often depict there as being three figures (sometimes "kings", which would also be incorrect), this is not what the Scriptures teach.
Thank you again for your video.
Your lectures are very informative and I like the way you treat different religions and teachings with respect and sensitivity
Thank you, a very clear and concise presentation. It's enlightening to know that the apocalyptic mythology that has become prominent in Christian eschatology cannot only be traced to its roots in Judaism, but to origins in Zoroastrianism. In a sense, the essential ideas of Zarathustra will continue on even if the religion that bears his name shall pass away.
Exactly! I love studying connections like this!
The idea of the Zoroastrian Resurrection of the dead didn't start with Zoroaster, they belief first appeared in the 4th century while the Jewish resurrection is most likely much older.
@@LetsTalkReligion ur dope bro 👍
Yes..the Persian/Assyrians that were the replacements in the Northern Kingdom brought their Zoroastrian gods there. They mixed Ashima/Hashem with the worship of Yahuah God and created Judaism. 2 Kings 17.
@@lisakimbrell1406 and did you know that the gut bacteria from the flora is how we can tell when cultures shifted to a Mesozoic
In Zoroastrianism we do not believe in seances, nor do we believe in tears for the dead, since these things stop the soul in its ownward journey. The effect of tears is explained in the Arda-Viraf Namah where tears are said to take the form of large rivers that the souls have to struggle through in their journey, so Zoroastrians are asked not to cry for the departed. Our religion is so positive.
We are blessed to be born in such a pure faith.
Best way to do is to pray for the soul to ascend to the heaven without any difficulty on the way. Imagine your loved one has gone to a place where there is no pain, grief or sadness. That's why we call it paradise where there is only peace and happiness for the departed soul.
Thanks
.
(For every person who develops kidney stones)
Be careful when taking:
1- Vitamin D pills cause kidney stones.
2- Vitamin C pills cause kidney stones.
3- Calcium pills cause kidney stones.
3- Mineral water because calcium is added to it.
4- Powdered milk because it contains calcium and vitamin D.
5- Soft drinks.
6- orange juice in markrts because vitamin C is added to it. Natural orange juice is useful for treating and preventing kidney stones.
7- Protein supplements sold in bodybuilding gyms.
The previous information pertains to people who have previously formed kidney stones or are currently suffering from them. As for normal people, there is no effect on them except in the case of excessive or excessive intake of the mentioned vitamins.
Share the post to reach the largest number of people.
What is Unique about Zoroastrian religion? (Ervad Dr. Ramiyar Parvez Karanjia)
1. Zoroastrian religion is the oldest revealed religion in the world, started in remote antiquity by Prophet Zarathushtra Spitama, who belonged to the Mazdayasni belief system.
2. Monotheism was established as a religious teaching for the first time in the history of mankind.
3. Fire was regarded by Zoroastrians as the living embodiment of Ahura Mazda in the material world. Though all ancient religions respected fire, Zoroastrian religion gave a very exalted status to fire, unparalleled in any other religion.
4. Veneration of nature and all natural creations is a central principle of the religion. The concept of nature was woven together with the concept of divine beings and man’s duty to look after them. It embodied into one unit the ethical, physical and spiritual worlds in a very beautiful manner and is enshrined in the Zoroastrian concept of the 7 Amesha spentas.
5. It was a religion which gave mankind the freedom of choice and asked them to use their faculties to choose between good and evil. It allowed them to choose their thoughts words and actions, with a sense of responsibility and cautioned them to be in readiness to bear the consequences.
6. Zoroastrianism has a cosmic character. There is an inter-connection of Macro (Universe) and Micro (Man). What is outside is also within. Energy, consciousness, order, strength, love and perfection have Macro as well as Micro characters.
7. Asha is the Cosmic Law which underlies all creations from the atom to solar systems. It governs everything - from the cell to a universe.
8. Importance of the mind in shaping human life and destiny in the material and spiritual worlds.
@@akidakid3079
Welcome
It's absolutely important for this religion to not only survive but to expand it's influence
Why ? What’s so special about this nonsense
Why
It’s definitely a monotheistic religion. It follows the way reality works. If you consider the conflict to be internal to god, but external in the world, which is actually how it works scientifically then it’s obvious. Awesome 🤩 video and thank you.
There is much much much more to the Parsis than Freddie Mercury. For example the houses of Tata, Godrej, Mistry, Wadias and Poonawallas to name but a few which are hugh names in Indian industry. In fact in every aspect of society the Parsi Zoroastrian contribution is amazing. Our charitable trusts alone must be in the region of $100bn. I estimate 5 to 8 per cent of India's economic output is due to the Parsis. Everywhere else the Parsis go in the world their footprint is considerable especially HK and Britain.
Keep putting out this level of content and I believe you will pass a million followers. The world needs more great history lessons like this. Fantastic work.
🔘CHAPTER 28
• The prophet Zarathustra
41 And it came to pass that because their nation was so vicious, even to the point of extreme barbarism, it did not last for many years. And it was the Chaldean empire that rose up and conquered the Assyrians and destroyed them from off the face of the earth, and this because many of the people of the earth began to repent of their sins and look to God for their protection. For there were many prophets sent once again throughout the earth to teach the people the things of God.
42 And it came to pass that there lived a man and his wife in the eastern part of the wilderness that surrounded the great land of Mesopotamia. And his name was Pouruchathpa, and the name of his wife was Dughdova.
43 And Dughdova was a chosen daughter of God who had the spirit of the Lord with her since the days of her youth. And in the days of her youth she dreamed a dream, in which she saw a great camel descend upon the home of her father. And the camel was golden in color and spoke in her tongue, calling her by name and saying unto her:
44 Behold, truly thou art blessed above all those of the earth. For thou shalt bring forth a son and he shall bring about much righteousness in the land of thy fathers. And in thy heart thou shalt know the things that thou should teach unto him; but the things of thy fathers, even those things which thou hast been taught, teach them not unto him, for he hath been chosen by the great Ahura Mazda, who is thy Lord.
45 And it came to pass that as she grew in stature she kept these things in her heart. And she married Pouruchathpa and did not divulge these things unto him.
46 And Pouruchathpa was an honorable man, who had much business among the merchants of his town. And when Dughdova was ready to deliver her child, she called Pouruchathpa unto her and recounted unto him the dream that she had as a youth.
47 And there were midwives there who heard the things that she told unto her husband. And they immediately spread what they had heard throughout the city. And the priests, who were those that had been appointed over the people to keep them in subjection to the gods that they worshipped, even these did come into the house and mocked Dughdova for the things which she had said concerning her child.
48 And because of the things that they said unto her, she became exceedingly sorrowful and cried that her husband would come in unto her. And when Pouruchathpa had heard all that the priests had said to his wife, he was filled with anger, and he cursed them and their gods and threw them out of the house.
49 And the priests commanded the people of the city to avoid the house of Pouruchathpa and his wife, and their child; for they were condemned from that time forth by the gods of the people. And because of the condemnation of the priests, the midwives did leave the side of Dughdova and would not return again unto her.
50 And Pouruchathpa shut the door of the house and went in unto his wife. And Dughdova cried in pain and delivered the child. And as the child was born, the sun shone down upon the house. And its reflection caused the people of the city to become terrified at the sight, and they ran in among the priests and told them of the great light that shined down upon the house.
51 And the priests surrounded the house and condemned it before their gods. And they commanded the people to cast Pouruchathpa and his wife out from among them. And before an hour had passed after the birth of their son, Pouruchathpa and Dughdova were forced out into the wilderness by the people.
52 And it came to pass that the Lord was with them, and they found shelter and sustenance in the wilderness. And they came upon the house of a man who had lost his sight many years ago from the effects of the sun. And this man was poor and had little effects, but those that he did have, he offered to Pouruchathpa and Dughdova and their son.
53 And they called their son Zarathustra, which being interpreted means, golden camel, after the vision that his mother had in her youth. And it came to pass that Zarathustra spent the days of his childhood in the house of the blind man. But as the days went on according to the days of Zarathustra, even unto the days of his youth, the blind man began to receive his sight. And he looked upon Zarathustra and thanked the gods for that which had been done unto him.
54 But Dughdova rebuked the man and explained unto him, instructing him that he would not teach her son concerning the gods of her fathers, which gods were of the priests that had cast them out of the city.
55 And it came to pass that Zarathustra grew, and he was wrought upon by the ministrations of the spirit world and taught those things that he would one day teach unto the people. And when the days of the pinnacle of his manhood was reached, the Lord sent an angel unto Zarathustra and gave unto him the laws of the gospel and taught unto him all those things that had been corrupted among the children of men.
56 And the Lord called Zarathustra to be a prophet and preach the things that he had learned from the angel, and also those things that he had learned from the ministrations of the Spirit in his youth. And he was taught the plan of God, who was called Ahura Mazda according to the language and the customs of the people.
57 And he also knew of the plan of Lucifer, who was called Ahriman, according to the words of the people.
58 And now, I, Moroni, would that ye should realize, even those who have received these things, that the Father hath allowed his prophets to teach His gospel unto all of His children in their own tongue and according to their customs and traditions, as I have previously explained it unto you in this record.
59 And Ahura Mazda shall be known in the world as the God of Zarathustra, a prophet of God. But this Ahura Mazda is the Father of whom I have spoken of in this record. Thus can ye see that the names which the children of men give unto Him are of little importance to our Father.
60 For the words of Zarathustra were given in their purity to the children of men in the beginning. And he become a prophet to his people. And there were many that followed after his teachings.
61 And it came to pass that he taught the gospel to one of the great kings who was among the people. And this king accepted the teachings of Zarathustra and caused them to be taught throughout the land. Nevertheless, the King would not allow those teachings of Zarathustra to be taught, which would usurp his authority among the people, or in other words, the things that would take away from his own divinity.
62 And Zarathustra taught in the court of the King for many years. But after a time, he went back among the people and began to preach the gospel unto them. And because of his teachings to the King, the people, who were of the nation of the great Persian Empire, which had risen to power after the Babylonian Empire, were ruled with justice.🌿🌿
Source: Book Of Mormon (The Sealed Portion)
@@erwinaquinde7211 Is this book available thru the LDS?
Sed quite strange.
I have been interested in Zoroastrianism for a long time. I have studied it and am very pleased with your presentation, which is very accurate and insightful. I have a copy of the Gathas which I enjoy reading.
ancient Persian and Sanskrit had so many common or similar words! In Sanskrit and hindi, Gatha means "great book", which it seems it meant something similar in persian as well.
It's dualistic philosophically, but a monotheistic religion.
It's not a monotheistic religion, it's a _Henotheistic_ religion, that's a very significant difference
@@mazyar_ Henotheistic
you can say nature of this universe is Dualistic but for Human kind, Animals & so on there is just Urmazd aka Ahura Mazda . it is like what Mobad Hitasp said: every kind have it's nature & should follow that nature.
Not monotheistic religion it's pagan religion
@@user-ox1mv7bw3u when someone zealous use such words I always say one thing: don't speak heretical, infidel.
I went to Atashgah Zoroastrian Fire Temple, Baku, Azerbaijan & saw you put clips of it. Great experience. Also they thought the Hindus might have played a role in building it
Yes, the image of a Zoroastrian temple in 15:45 in the video is from Baku, Azerbaijan.
I am Ex Muslim from Iran, I had a friend who was Zoroastrian in Iran, As you mentioned they didn't accept convert, even though I was very interested in learning about their believe system, they were hesitant to talk about it most likely due to fear of Islamic dictatorship in Iran, But they are defiantly monotheistic and they are proud of being the first. I stayed in their temple/hotel in India and I tried to connect and learn, but still didn't see them interested in spreading their religion which is very odd to me. But Iranian people in general they have great respect for minorities including Armenian Christians and Jews but specially Zoroastrians which are considered our root of culture and idealogy.
Why are you ex muslim. What wrong thing you saw in islam.
So many to mention, All religions are corrupted by corrupt people, That's why we have so many different versions of each religion. And they all promise heaven while they make this life like hell. If they cant make this life better for people how can they make after life any better, IMPOSSIBLE. I believe the only thing is not corruptible in this world is God, And his guidance is everywhere specially inside every human heart, You call it Vojdan. If your parents love you so much unconditionally, imagine how much God loves you and everyone else which are all his children. So he doesn't throw you in hell, But YOU WILL ,your actions make your life and other people, like hell. here and after this life, I listen to different religions but I will not wear any team jersey. Imagine what will he ask you about your life and your actions after you die, Ask those questions from yourself NOW. And try to have a good reason to be worthy of this life and all his blessings and opportunity to improve your soul and be a worthy child in his present. Don't be scared of God, He is not scary. Try to understand him, then you feel ashamed every time you do something that you know he doesn't like. How does your mom feel about you if you betray you sister? or kill your brother? or steal from your father? can you look at your moms eye? He is your creator and he know everything about you. Make him proud. Be a good son. @@muhammadfawad1879
They are dualistic it's a never ending fight between good and evil that's called dualistic where good and evil are equal and god has sons and daughters in this religion
Fascinating and helpful.
My impression is that the Vedic and Abrahamic religions may have shared connections to the Zoroastrian thoughts ! As you know Agni is one of the earliest Deities in Vedas!
Heaven and hell appear as well as punishment and rewards show up too. Rebirth too.
Ahlul Kitab part is most important.
Thanks.
This was a really helpful video. I heard that Zoroastrianism can be viewed as a Henotheistic faith as well. One that commits to the worship of one god, while not necessarily denying the existence of others. One way or the other, it's a faith that I've always found very interesting, especially in light of its impact on Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Great video!
Monotheistic, and the record keepers of the Mystical Jew and Catholics
Original Abrahamic religion was also like this, focusing on the One Supreme God, while admitting that there are other divine beings (elohom), but those others are not the equals of the One who created the Cosmos and the Earth. And, when they refused to serve the One, they turned to selfishness and evil, and became demons. The elohim who still serve God are angels/ahuras. This is still in the Bible, if you look for it.
And that would make sense, considering that by most accounts, early forms of Judaism had several different iterations of one god that went by different names, all with different aspects and purposes. At least... I think I'm not crazy by saying that.
@@lukasmakarios4998Do you have any resources you could provide on studying the subject in Christianity or Judaism? I was always confused by the 1-off references to other deities in the Bible. Where in one breath they were dubbed false or idols, but in certain verses, God specifically instructed someone to undertake a ritual to appease 1 of those false gods/idols. For example, in Leviticus, on top of making sacrifices to God, in the Yom Kippour ritual, one goat is to be sent to Azazel.
Or in 1st Samuel, Saul speaks to Samuel after death through a medium. This, in a way, legitimizes the spiritual powers of mediums at the very least, and potentially, other spiritual forces deemed wrong to worship/ practices God says not to undertake.
It makes it harder to say without a doubt "there is 1 true God" when no explanation is really given as to why those other spiritual beings have power? Or how one would discern a sign from God from a sign sent by those other spiritual forces?
I'm so curious because so many Christians I have interacted with lack depth in their faith. They almost solely focus on the new testament, and just dismiss the old testament as "old laws we don't have to follow anymore." Or will even make claims such as "I know Christianity is morally superior because it does not tell me to sacrifice animals or do weird rituals." A lot of Christians denounce practices of competing religions, but don't really have concrete answers as to why similar practices were deemed "good" by God for the Israelites to perform. There are likely scholars who have the answers, but I have yet to find resources for finding those answers in a convenient way.
@@lukasmakarios4998 "Elohim" doesn't mean "gods". The suffix "-im" is called a "majestic plural", a feature of semitic languages that is an expression for respect. Another example is the Qur'an, where God (Allah) addresses himself as "We", as well as the usual "I" pronoun. The majestic plural is simply meant to elevate the status of the addressee.
The earliest traces of Judaism from archeology does suggest that Israelites, Cannanites etc were idolaters at some point, but that in itself isn't indicative of what the ORIGINAL faith was. Hence the traditional Abrahamic belief that monotheism was the earliest faith that got gradually corrupted over time.
Christian scholars teach that Zoroastrianism was the first monotheistic religion and it was the religion of Abraham that he had before. So all the connections to the other monotheistic religions have an explanation
I've heard that as well back in the 60's in Catholic school....it's called parallelism.
The debate between the grace of God and those who He chooses to make intercession with mankind in various areas of this planet is an interesting one.
That's highly highly contested among Biblical scholars. Many place Abraham earlier than Zoraster. But Zoraster was believed to have been trained as a Babylonian "wise man". Babylon was in the land of the Chaldees during Abraham and he was trained in all the ways of the Chaldeans, ie: astronomy, mathematics. Babylonian "wise men" date all the way back to the Sumerians. These "wise men" were tasked with collecting the truths to the mysteries of the universe. Abraham and Zoraster were both believed to have been trained in this tradition of collected truths. In fact Abraham is believed to have shared this knowledge with Pharaoh Khufu when he visited Egypt in 1875BC. Khufu is believed to have been the first to build a pyramid! But some put Khufu much earlier than 1875BC... Regardless, both Judaism and Zorastrianism has it's origins tied to the collected truths of these generations of wise men. What does it mean that they were trained as "wise men"? This seems to suggest a practice of a monotheistic religion before Zoraster or Abraham...
This is not true lol
Although some say judaism got a lot of ideas from zoroastrians during the babylonian captivity
🔘CHAPTER 28
• The prophet Zarathustra
41 And it came to pass that because their nation was so vicious, even to the point of extreme barbarism, it did not last for many years. And it was the Chaldean empire that rose up and conquered the Assyrians and destroyed them from off the face of the earth, and this because many of the people of the earth began to repent of their sins and look to God for their protection. For there were many prophets sent once again throughout the earth to teach the people the things of God.
42 And it came to pass that there lived a man and his wife in the eastern part of the wilderness that surrounded the great land of Mesopotamia. And his name was Pouruchathpa, and the name of his wife was Dughdova.
43 And Dughdova was a chosen daughter of God who had the spirit of the Lord with her since the days of her youth. And in the days of her youth she dreamed a dream, in which she saw a great camel descend upon the home of her father. And the camel was golden in color and spoke in her tongue, calling her by name and saying unto her:
44 Behold, truly thou art blessed above all those of the earth. For thou shalt bring forth a son and he shall bring about much righteousness in the land of thy fathers. And in thy heart thou shalt know the things that thou should teach unto him; but the things of thy fathers, even those things which thou hast been taught, teach them not unto him, for he hath been chosen by the great Ahura Mazda, who is thy Lord.
45 And it came to pass that as she grew in stature she kept these things in her heart. And she married Pouruchathpa and did not divulge these things unto him.
46 And Pouruchathpa was an honorable man, who had much business among the merchants of his town. And when Dughdova was ready to deliver her child, she called Pouruchathpa unto her and recounted unto him the dream that she had as a youth.
47 And there were midwives there who heard the things that she told unto her husband. And they immediately spread what they had heard throughout the city. And the priests, who were those that had been appointed over the people to keep them in subjection to the gods that they worshipped, even these did come into the house and mocked Dughdova for the things which she had said concerning her child.
48 And because of the things that they said unto her, she became exceedingly sorrowful and cried that her husband would come in unto her. And when Pouruchathpa had heard all that the priests had said to his wife, he was filled with anger, and he cursed them and their gods and threw them out of the house.
49 And the priests commanded the people of the city to avoid the house of Pouruchathpa and his wife, and their child; for they were condemned from that time forth by the gods of the people. And because of the condemnation of the priests, the midwives did leave the side of Dughdova and would not return again unto her.
50 And Pouruchathpa shut the door of the house and went in unto his wife. And Dughdova cried in pain and delivered the child. And as the child was born, the sun shone down upon the house. And its reflection caused the people of the city to become terrified at the sight, and they ran in among the priests and told them of the great light that shined down upon the house.
51 And the priests surrounded the house and condemned it before their gods. And they commanded the people to cast Pouruchathpa and his wife out from among them. And before an hour had passed after the birth of their son, Pouruchathpa and Dughdova were forced out into the wilderness by the people.
52 And it came to pass that the Lord was with them, and they found shelter and sustenance in the wilderness. And they came upon the house of a man who had lost his sight many years ago from the effects of the sun. And this man was poor and had little effects, but those that he did have, he offered to Pouruchathpa and Dughdova and their son.
53 And they called their son Zarathustra, which being interpreted means, golden camel, after the vision that his mother had in her youth. And it came to pass that Zarathustra spent the days of his childhood in the house of the blind man. But as the days went on according to the days of Zarathustra, even unto the days of his youth, the blind man began to receive his sight. And he looked upon Zarathustra and thanked the gods for that which had been done unto him.
54 But Dughdova rebuked the man and explained unto him, instructing him that he would not teach her son concerning the gods of her fathers, which gods were of the priests that had cast them out of the city.
55 And it came to pass that Zarathustra grew, and he was wrought upon by the ministrations of the spirit world and taught those things that he would one day teach unto the people. And when the days of the pinnacle of his manhood was reached, the Lord sent an angel unto Zarathustra and gave unto him the laws of the gospel and taught unto him all those things that had been corrupted among the children of men.
56 And the Lord called Zarathustra to be a prophet and preach the things that he had learned from the angel, and also those things that he had learned from the ministrations of the Spirit in his youth. And he was taught the plan of God, who was called Ahura Mazda according to the language and the customs of the people.
57 And he also knew of the plan of Lucifer, who was called Ahriman, according to the words of the people.
58 And now, I, Moroni, would that ye should realize, even those who have received these things, that the Father hath allowed his prophets to teach His gospel unto all of His children in their own tongue and according to their customs and traditions, as I have previously explained it unto you in this record.
59 And Ahura Mazda shall be known in the world as the God of Zarathustra, a prophet of God. But this Ahura Mazda is the Father of whom I have spoken of in this record. Thus can ye see that the names which the children of men give unto Him are of little importance to our Father.
60 For the words of Zarathustra were given in their purity to the children of men in the beginning. And he become a prophet to his people. And there were many that followed after his teachings.
61 And it came to pass that he taught the gospel to one of the great kings who was among the people. And this king accepted the teachings of Zarathustra and caused them to be taught throughout the land. Nevertheless, the King would not allow those teachings of Zarathustra to be taught, which would usurp his authority among the people, or in other words, the things that would take away from his own divinity.
62 And Zarathustra taught in the court of the King for many years. But after a time, he went back among the people and began to preach the gospel unto them. And because of his teachings to the King, the people, who were of the nation of the great Persian Empire, which had risen to power after the Babylonian Empire, were ruled with justice.🌿🌿
Source: Book Of Mormon (The Sealed Portion)
@@erwinaquinde7211
The book of Mormon was written in 1830 AD...
dude you nailed it in a very smooth way thank you for collecting dots together like that i have always knew religions started from there and probably there started fron ancient meso enlil and enki battle same like durj and light battle forever and ever dwelling in our lives... lovely insight man great effort I
love your work
Again a great very wellbalanced presentation of a religion.
Your youtube-channel is a spiritual goldsource.
Thank you for informing us with your great widespectral views.
Fun Fact:
In Zoroastrianism:
Ahura = Good; Devas = Bad
In Hinduism:
Asura = Bad; Devas = Good
There are a lot of connections like this due to how languages evolve! Linguistics, history and religion go hand in hand.
the zoroastrian religion was the succesor to the ancient iranian religion which was almost identical to ancient vedic religion which eventually developed into hinduism . the avestan language is so similar to sanskrit that it feels like a dialect of sanskrit
and for ur knowledge in hinduism asura is not always bad and devas are not always good,moreover during ancient times all devas too were reffered as asuras
@Live for you O Indra, thou art far-renowned, impetuous Lord of power and might. Alone, the never-conquered guardian of mankind, thou smitest down resistless foes.
As such we seek thee now, O Asura, the most wise, craving thy bounty as our share Thy sheltering defence is like an ample cloak. So may thy favours reach to us.
-samaveda:part1:book6:chapterII:XII
@Live for you fine only during the upanishad period did devas and asuras become seperate
I am amazed with your channel. You have openned a new world for me. Thank you for putting so much time putting these video together.
Another absolutely superb video. Your delivery is at once engaging and calming, educational, and almost therapeutic. I find solace in these videos in dark moments, and think they offer a really valuable window into attempts to undestand the deepest questions.
Ever hear of the Kushiel's Dart trilogies by Jacqueline Carey? She uses different religions in them, including Zoroastrianism. IIRC there are three separate trilogies (last I read anyway). Thank you for another wonderfully informative video!
The Chinvat Bridge (Avestan : Cinvatô Peretûm , "bridge of judgement") in Zoroastrianism is the sifting
bridge, which separates the world of the living from the world of the dead. All souls must cross the bridge upon death. The bridge is guarded by two four-eyed dogs.
The Bridge's appearance varies depending on the observer's asha, or righteousness. As related in the text known as the Bundahishn, if a person has been wicked, the bridge will appear narrow and the demon Chinnaphapast will emerge and drag their soul into the druj-demana (the House of Lies), a place of punishment and suffering similar to the concept of Hell.
If a person's good thoughts, words and deeds in life are many, the bridge will be wide enough to cross, and the Daena , a spirit representing revelation, will appear and lead the soul into the House of Song.
Those souls that successfully cross the bridge are united with
Ahura Mazda.
Thanks
.
Sounds like the sirat bridge, even the names.
@@Apogee012 pul sirat
Great video. Very helpful. I think this channel deserves much more attention than what it gets.
Thank you :)
🔘CHAPTER 28
• The prophet Zarathustra
41 And it came to pass that because their nation was so vicious, even to the point of extreme barbarism, it did not last for many years. And it was the Chaldean empire that rose up and conquered the Assyrians and destroyed them from off the face of the earth, and this because many of the people of the earth began to repent of their sins and look to God for their protection. For there were many prophets sent once again throughout the earth to teach the people the things of God.
42 And it came to pass that there lived a man and his wife in the eastern part of the wilderness that surrounded the great land of Mesopotamia. And his name was Pouruchathpa, and the name of his wife was Dughdova.
43 And Dughdova was a chosen daughter of God who had the spirit of the Lord with her since the days of her youth. And in the days of her youth she dreamed a dream, in which she saw a great camel descend upon the home of her father. And the camel was golden in color and spoke in her tongue, calling her by name and saying unto her:
44 Behold, truly thou art blessed above all those of the earth. For thou shalt bring forth a son and he shall bring about much righteousness in the land of thy fathers. And in thy heart thou shalt know the things that thou should teach unto him; but the things of thy fathers, even those things which thou hast been taught, teach them not unto him, for he hath been chosen by the great Ahura Mazda, who is thy Lord.
45 And it came to pass that as she grew in stature she kept these things in her heart. And she married Pouruchathpa and did not divulge these things unto him.
46 And Pouruchathpa was an honorable man, who had much business among the merchants of his town. And when Dughdova was ready to deliver her child, she called Pouruchathpa unto her and recounted unto him the dream that she had as a youth.
47 And there were midwives there who heard the things that she told unto her husband. And they immediately spread what they had heard throughout the city. And the priests, who were those that had been appointed over the people to keep them in subjection to the gods that they worshipped, even these did come into the house and mocked Dughdova for the things which she had said concerning her child.
48 And because of the things that they said unto her, she became exceedingly sorrowful and cried that her husband would come in unto her. And when Pouruchathpa had heard all that the priests had said to his wife, he was filled with anger, and he cursed them and their gods and threw them out of the house.
49 And the priests commanded the people of the city to avoid the house of Pouruchathpa and his wife, and their child; for they were condemned from that time forth by the gods of the people. And because of the condemnation of the priests, the midwives did leave the side of Dughdova and would not return again unto her.
50 And Pouruchathpa shut the door of the house and went in unto his wife. And Dughdova cried in pain and delivered the child. And as the child was born, the sun shone down upon the house. And its reflection caused the people of the city to become terrified at the sight, and they ran in among the priests and told them of the great light that shined down upon the house.
51 And the priests surrounded the house and condemned it before their gods. And they commanded the people to cast Pouruchathpa and his wife out from among them. And before an hour had passed after the birth of their son, Pouruchathpa and Dughdova were forced out into the wilderness by the people.
52 And it came to pass that the Lord was with them, and they found shelter and sustenance in the wilderness. And they came upon the house of a man who had lost his sight many years ago from the effects of the sun. And this man was poor and had little effects, but those that he did have, he offered to Pouruchathpa and Dughdova and their son.
53 And they called their son Zarathustra, which being interpreted means, golden camel, after the vision that his mother had in her youth. And it came to pass that Zarathustra spent the days of his childhood in the house of the blind man. But as the days went on according to the days of Zarathustra, even unto the days of his youth, the blind man began to receive his sight. And he looked upon Zarathustra and thanked the gods for that which had been done unto him.
54 But Dughdova rebuked the man and explained unto him, instructing him that he would not teach her son concerning the gods of her fathers, which gods were of the priests that had cast them out of the city.
55 And it came to pass that Zarathustra grew, and he was wrought upon by the ministrations of the spirit world and taught those things that he would one day teach unto the people. And when the days of the pinnacle of his manhood was reached, the Lord sent an angel unto Zarathustra and gave unto him the laws of the gospel and taught unto him all those things that had been corrupted among the children of men.
56 And the Lord called Zarathustra to be a prophet and preach the things that he had learned from the angel, and also those things that he had learned from the ministrations of the Spirit in his youth. And he was taught the plan of God, who was called Ahura Mazda according to the language and the customs of the people.
57 And he also knew of the plan of Lucifer, who was called Ahriman, according to the words of the people.
58 And now, I, Moroni, would that ye should realize, even those who have received these things, that the Father hath allowed his prophets to teach His gospel unto all of His children in their own tongue and according to their customs and traditions, as I have previously explained it unto you in this record.
59 And Ahura Mazda shall be known in the world as the God of Zarathustra, a prophet of God. But this Ahura Mazda is the Father of whom I have spoken of in this record. Thus can ye see that the names which the children of men give unto Him are of little importance to our Father.
60 For the words of Zarathustra were given in their purity to the children of men in the beginning. And he become a prophet to his people. And there were many that followed after his teachings.
61 And it came to pass that he taught the gospel to one of the great kings who was among the people. And this king accepted the teachings of Zarathustra and caused them to be taught throughout the land. Nevertheless, the King would not allow those teachings of Zarathustra to be taught, which would usurp his authority among the people, or in other words, the things that would take away from his own divinity.
62 And Zarathustra taught in the court of the King for many years. But after a time, he went back among the people and began to preach the gospel unto them. And because of his teachings to the King, the people, who were of the nation of the great Persian Empire, which had risen to power after the Babylonian Empire, were ruled with justice.🌿🌿
Source: Book Of Mormon (The Sealed Portion)
You, your knowledge, your presentation and the subjecy were all fascinating to me. In college a fellow student was Zoroastrian from Iran. She told me some things about it, In particular, it is a monothestic religion from ancient Persians times. Now in modern times Zoroastrians are persecuted in Iran.
The cross over between Christianity & Islam is massive it's like both have taken parts & made their own religions with Zoroastrianism being the core yet both fundamentally deny the connections. Nice vid enjoyable & informative without being too complex for in intro into key points of Zoroastrian theology. Cheers Buddy
Christianity and Islam both persecuted sects that were connected to Zoroastrianism after they deviated from their founders.
Interesting take
A great presentation - very interesting. Thanks for posting this. It’s also very useful to give additional resources / references: a welcome approach which I wish one could find in more presentations.
🔘CHAPTER 28
• The prophet Zarathustra
41 And it came to pass that because their nation was so vicious, even to the point of extreme barbarism, it did not last for many years. And it was the Chaldean empire that rose up and conquered the Assyrians and destroyed them from off the face of the earth, and this because many of the people of the earth began to repent of their sins and look to God for their protection. For there were many prophets sent once again throughout the earth to teach the people the things of God.
42 And it came to pass that there lived a man and his wife in the eastern part of the wilderness that surrounded the great land of Mesopotamia. And his name was Pouruchathpa, and the name of his wife was Dughdova.
43 And Dughdova was a chosen daughter of God who had the spirit of the Lord with her since the days of her youth. And in the days of her youth she dreamed a dream, in which she saw a great camel descend upon the home of her father. And the camel was golden in color and spoke in her tongue, calling her by name and saying unto her:
44 Behold, truly thou art blessed above all those of the earth. For thou shalt bring forth a son and he shall bring about much righteousness in the land of thy fathers. And in thy heart thou shalt know the things that thou should teach unto him; but the things of thy fathers, even those things which thou hast been taught, teach them not unto him, for he hath been chosen by the great Ahura Mazda, who is thy Lord.
45 And it came to pass that as she grew in stature she kept these things in her heart. And she married Pouruchathpa and did not divulge these things unto him.
46 And Pouruchathpa was an honorable man, who had much business among the merchants of his town. And when Dughdova was ready to deliver her child, she called Pouruchathpa unto her and recounted unto him the dream that she had as a youth.
47 And there were midwives there who heard the things that she told unto her husband. And they immediately spread what they had heard throughout the city. And the priests, who were those that had been appointed over the people to keep them in subjection to the gods that they worshipped, even these did come into the house and mocked Dughdova for the things which she had said concerning her child.
48 And because of the things that they said unto her, she became exceedingly sorrowful and cried that her husband would come in unto her. And when Pouruchathpa had heard all that the priests had said to his wife, he was filled with anger, and he cursed them and their gods and threw them out of the house.
49 And the priests commanded the people of the city to avoid the house of Pouruchathpa and his wife, and their child; for they were condemned from that time forth by the gods of the people. And because of the condemnation of the priests, the midwives did leave the side of Dughdova and would not return again unto her.
50 And Pouruchathpa shut the door of the house and went in unto his wife. And Dughdova cried in pain and delivered the child. And as the child was born, the sun shone down upon the house. And its reflection caused the people of the city to become terrified at the sight, and they ran in among the priests and told them of the great light that shined down upon the house.
51 And the priests surrounded the house and condemned it before their gods. And they commanded the people to cast Pouruchathpa and his wife out from among them. And before an hour had passed after the birth of their son, Pouruchathpa and Dughdova were forced out into the wilderness by the people.
52 And it came to pass that the Lord was with them, and they found shelter and sustenance in the wilderness. And they came upon the house of a man who had lost his sight many years ago from the effects of the sun. And this man was poor and had little effects, but those that he did have, he offered to Pouruchathpa and Dughdova and their son.
53 And they called their son Zarathustra, which being interpreted means, golden camel, after the vision that his mother had in her youth. And it came to pass that Zarathustra spent the days of his childhood in the house of the blind man. But as the days went on according to the days of Zarathustra, even unto the days of his youth, the blind man began to receive his sight. And he looked upon Zarathustra and thanked the gods for that which had been done unto him.
54 But Dughdova rebuked the man and explained unto him, instructing him that he would not teach her son concerning the gods of her fathers, which gods were of the priests that had cast them out of the city.
55 And it came to pass that Zarathustra grew, and he was wrought upon by the ministrations of the spirit world and taught those things that he would one day teach unto the people. And when the days of the pinnacle of his manhood was reached, the Lord sent an angel unto Zarathustra and gave unto him the laws of the gospel and taught unto him all those things that had been corrupted among the children of men.
56 And the Lord called Zarathustra to be a prophet and preach the things that he had learned from the angel, and also those things that he had learned from the ministrations of the Spirit in his youth. And he was taught the plan of God, who was called Ahura Mazda according to the language and the customs of the people.
57 And he also knew of the plan of Lucifer, who was called Ahriman, according to the words of the people.
58 And now, I, Moroni, would that ye should realize, even those who have received these things, that the Father hath allowed his prophets to teach His gospel unto all of His children in their own tongue and according to their customs and traditions, as I have previously explained it unto you in this record.
59 And Ahura Mazda shall be known in the world as the God of Zarathustra, a prophet of God. But this Ahura Mazda is the Father of whom I have spoken of in this record. Thus can ye see that the names which the children of men give unto Him are of little importance to our Father.
60 For the words of Zarathustra were given in their purity to the children of men in the beginning. And he become a prophet to his people. And there were many that followed after his teachings.
61 And it came to pass that he taught the gospel to one of the great kings who was among the people. And this king accepted the teachings of Zarathustra and caused them to be taught throughout the land. Nevertheless, the King would not allow those teachings of Zarathustra to be taught, which would usurp his authority among the people, or in other words, the things that would take away from his own divinity.
62 And Zarathustra taught in the court of the King for many years. But after a time, he went back among the people and began to preach the gospel unto them. And because of his teachings to the King, the people, who were of the nation of the great Persian Empire, which had risen to power after the Babylonian Empire, were ruled with justice.🌿🌿
Source: Book Of Mormon (The Sealed Portion)
Zoroastrianism lives on strongly in the Bahai faith and Persian culture in general. As long as Bahaism exists, Zoroastrianism will live on.
Also in hinduism only hinduism other than zorashternism consider fire as sacred we hindus pray to gods by doing yagyas or fire 🔥 burning of sandalwood hindus traditional marriage are done around fire by circling around it 7times .
Most shocking that Sanskrit hindu religion language has very common with old Persian or avestan languages infact many sanskrit hymns have same rhme as avestan with different accent
The image of Ahura Mazda fighting Angra Mainyu closely resembles the image of Marduk fighting Tiamat, which you also show a couple of times in this video. I like it.
Wow. Thank you so much for the history lesson to many people. I have been enlighten about ancient religion around the world 🌎🌍. But i am Persian of heart 💜❤️❤️. Don't know why . The Almighty AHURA MAZDA BLESS YOU ALL. Be safe and take care of yourself and family
Greetings from Minneapolis MINNESOTA
Ignorance is a Bliss.. Enjoy praying to the Fire..
@@gasoline101 thanks for expressing your ignorance and showing how small your knowledge and brain 🧠 is .
Thank you for the great videos!
I am an Iranian and I believe although Zoroastianism has been declining and may have close to no nominal followers in the future, its essence is still living and even thriving through Iranianism. Just like Mithraism which never died but it continued to live through Christianity while borrowing alot to Islam, Zoroatiansim is the same, it will always touch and influence how an Iranian views the world and his/her relation to the world.
Thanks to the mullahs in Iran, it is estimated that atleast 8% of Iranians today are secretly Zoroastrian, as I am, I curse the day mohammad was born and created the satanic cult of islam from insane mind.
@Madrassa Pottan In my humblest opinion all religons are developed by borrowing, reforming and enhancing the existing human's spritual and intellectual reserves of the very geographical location where the developments come to be. Christianity was originated on top of jewish ideas but later on florished in the roman world on top of Roman's idea of higher power and supernatural. One of which was mithraism at the time. There are so many undeniable parallels between Mithraism doctorins and that of Chirstianity.
@@saeedpakiari7446 Also remember that islam also borrowed from Zoroastrianism
I think that Zoroastrianism has greatly shaped the mentality of Iranians and how Iranians speak and act. In my experience Iranians would usually try to avoid acts of hypocricy, deception and lie telling. These are all seen as terrible sins in Zoroastrianism, while the acts of dignity, honesty and truth telling are instead seen as great virtues to strive for.
as a muslim i can tell you that we believe God sent many prophets & zoroaster could’ve been one of them sooo.
I appreciate the hard work you put into these videos. Thank you for educating me. May you experience much Love and peace in this life.
🔘CHAPTER 28
• The prophet Zarathustra
41 And it came to pass that because their nation was so vicious, even to the point of extreme barbarism, it did not last for many years. And it was the Chaldean empire that rose up and conquered the Assyrians and destroyed them from off the face of the earth, and this because many of the people of the earth began to repent of their sins and look to God for their protection. For there were many prophets sent once again throughout the earth to teach the people the things of God.
42 And it came to pass that there lived a man and his wife in the eastern part of the wilderness that surrounded the great land of Mesopotamia. And his name was Pouruchathpa, and the name of his wife was Dughdova.
43 And Dughdova was a chosen daughter of God who had the spirit of the Lord with her since the days of her youth. And in the days of her youth she dreamed a dream, in which she saw a great camel descend upon the home of her father. And the camel was golden in color and spoke in her tongue, calling her by name and saying unto her:
44 Behold, truly thou art blessed above all those of the earth. For thou shalt bring forth a son and he shall bring about much righteousness in the land of thy fathers. And in thy heart thou shalt know the things that thou should teach unto him; but the things of thy fathers, even those things which thou hast been taught, teach them not unto him, for he hath been chosen by the great Ahura Mazda, who is thy Lord.
45 And it came to pass that as she grew in stature she kept these things in her heart. And she married Pouruchathpa and did not divulge these things unto him.
46 And Pouruchathpa was an honorable man, who had much business among the merchants of his town. And when Dughdova was ready to deliver her child, she called Pouruchathpa unto her and recounted unto him the dream that she had as a youth.
47 And there were midwives there who heard the things that she told unto her husband. And they immediately spread what they had heard throughout the city. And the priests, who were those that had been appointed over the people to keep them in subjection to the gods that they worshipped, even these did come into the house and mocked Dughdova for the things which she had said concerning her child.
48 And because of the things that they said unto her, she became exceedingly sorrowful and cried that her husband would come in unto her. And when Pouruchathpa had heard all that the priests had said to his wife, he was filled with anger, and he cursed them and their gods and threw them out of the house.
49 And the priests commanded the people of the city to avoid the house of Pouruchathpa and his wife, and their child; for they were condemned from that time forth by the gods of the people. And because of the condemnation of the priests, the midwives did leave the side of Dughdova and would not return again unto her.
50 And Pouruchathpa shut the door of the house and went in unto his wife. And Dughdova cried in pain and delivered the child. And as the child was born, the sun shone down upon the house. And its reflection caused the people of the city to become terrified at the sight, and they ran in among the priests and told them of the great light that shined down upon the house.
51 And the priests surrounded the house and condemned it before their gods. And they commanded the people to cast Pouruchathpa and his wife out from among them. And before an hour had passed after the birth of their son, Pouruchathpa and Dughdova were forced out into the wilderness by the people.
52 And it came to pass that the Lord was with them, and they found shelter and sustenance in the wilderness. And they came upon the house of a man who had lost his sight many years ago from the effects of the sun. And this man was poor and had little effects, but those that he did have, he offered to Pouruchathpa and Dughdova and their son.
53 And they called their son Zarathustra, which being interpreted means, golden camel, after the vision that his mother had in her youth. And it came to pass that Zarathustra spent the days of his childhood in the house of the blind man. But as the days went on according to the days of Zarathustra, even unto the days of his youth, the blind man began to receive his sight. And he looked upon Zarathustra and thanked the gods for that which had been done unto him.
54 But Dughdova rebuked the man and explained unto him, instructing him that he would not teach her son concerning the gods of her fathers, which gods were of the priests that had cast them out of the city.
55 And it came to pass that Zarathustra grew, and he was wrought upon by the ministrations of the spirit world and taught those things that he would one day teach unto the people. And when the days of the pinnacle of his manhood was reached, the Lord sent an angel unto Zarathustra and gave unto him the laws of the gospel and taught unto him all those things that had been corrupted among the children of men.
56 And the Lord called Zarathustra to be a prophet and preach the things that he had learned from the angel, and also those things that he had learned from the ministrations of the Spirit in his youth. And he was taught the plan of God, who was called Ahura Mazda according to the language and the customs of the people.
57 And he also knew of the plan of Lucifer, who was called Ahriman, according to the words of the people.
58 And now, I, Moroni, would that ye should realize, even those who have received these things, that the Father hath allowed his prophets to teach His gospel unto all of His children in their own tongue and according to their customs and traditions, as I have previously explained it unto you in this record.
59 And Ahura Mazda shall be known in the world as the God of Zarathustra, a prophet of God. But this Ahura Mazda is the Father of whom I have spoken of in this record. Thus can ye see that the names which the children of men give unto Him are of little importance to our Father.
60 For the words of Zarathustra were given in their purity to the children of men in the beginning. And he become a prophet to his people. And there were many that followed after his teachings.
61 And it came to pass that he taught the gospel to one of the great kings who was among the people. And this king accepted the teachings of Zarathustra and caused them to be taught throughout the land. Nevertheless, the King would not allow those teachings of Zarathustra to be taught, which would usurp his authority among the people, or in other words, the things that would take away from his own divinity.
62 And Zarathustra taught in the court of the King for many years. But after a time, he went back among the people and began to preach the gospel unto them. And because of his teachings to the King, the people, who were of the nation of the great Persian Empire, which had risen to power after the Babylonian Empire, were ruled with justice.🌿🌿
Source: Book Of Mormon (The Sealed Portion)
As I watch the images you show I compare them to the ancient Sumerians. The image if Gilgamesh fighting the lion seems to be among them. Great information, great video. Thank you. Eva
I can confirm as an Uzbek, we had Zoroastriasm before Islam. And we still celebrate Nawroz as a big holiday.
Can you do a video about Pre-Zoroastrian polytheism? It's not really known yet it still was widespread in some parts of Iranic speaking regions up until medieval ages.
You mean paganism
@@himanshuchauhan2304 exactly
Before Zarathustra, Iranians were following Mithraism
@@hosseinsadeghi2468 Mithra is a vedic god. Mostly a helpful god with can help bring peace between tow sides in war or something wrong.
@@penpithmind1941 his birthplace was in damavand mountain in Iran and mithra followers were mostly in iran even mithra introduced to Greeks and Romans through the wars that they had with Persians , he was god of sun
Such a fascinating faith, really chill folks.
Very fascinating!
Yeah, the Sassanid Empire never hurt a fly lol.
too chill, that they don't destroy wickedness.... God commands the righteous of hearts that he favours
for those of you that are the Lord gods flock (lions on the land) or for wanting to be.. i'll bring us out of the exiled servitude too the corrupt nations we were scattered into, so bringing us back under his rule over us (separated) facebook.com/groups/564121650373359/ (virtual meeting place)
the best way to describe the UK/US/EU/ISRAHELL (iniquity nations). is that it is a ship (corporation) the establishment are the crew officials (iniquity spirits) and the voters (human employees/slaves) are its rowers.. the rowers that play up end up getting put in the holding cell (jail time) and the non-voters (rebels) are the rats scurrying around on their ship getting exterminated where they can get them
I'm the man going around this corporate ship looking to take those worthy enough (equitable spirits) off of that ship and sail our own righteous ship instead
this righteous ship (to which the lord will give us) will sail with our Lord god watching over us and policing ourselves as we should in his eyes (today’s writings are not originals but they do still contain some top-notch commandments that i hands down before the Lord agree with)
not only from within the ship.. but from outside vessels looking to sink our ship or even capture it (all within a motionless enclosed pressured level plane world)
however, instead of it being called a ship... it'll be a kingdom on the land surrounded by nations (other vessels) th-cam.com/video/AzbcEus1Mbs/w-d-xo.html
proverbs 14
2Whoever walks in uprightness fears the LORD,
but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
11The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
28In a multitude of people is the glory of a king,
but without people, a prince is ruined.
May the Lord god bless those of us (house of israel) and not all
Nope wrong. Read their history again.
It's proto Christianity
As an Iranian teenager I'm interested in Zoroastrianism and I love this religion. I'm studying Zoroastrian book ( Avesta). It's great!
Search about its connection to Hinduism you will be shocked .He was a hindu brahmin
Do you need to learn the original language first?
@orvos1459 I read translation of Avesta. Because Pahlavi Persian is for 1500 years ago. Historians and Mobads translated Avesta to Dari Persian.
You are a true gem on my TH-cam scroll, Filip. Stay well and keep up the good work
>it's important to not be too black and white with history
islam has been absolutely brutal on zoroastrianism there's not really much of an argument for a grey area here.
Islam has tolerated other religions to exist & strive through out its history . Thanks for correcting a false accusations .
@Mohammad Samadpouriejavid The Saffavids doomed to Zoroastrians, the previous Muslim dynasties were relatively egalitarian but the Saffavids started the persecutions, and I may remind you Zoroastrianism is nearly dead, there are more Zoroastrians in India than its founding nation....
Multiple lower sects of Islam forbad Zoroastrianism, but the higher sects of Islam practice it. The truth is: Islam sold blacks to Hispania slavers. For almost 1000 years. Ask me how I know.
@@ricky-sanchez I agree but "How do you know?" lmao
@Mohammad Samadpouriejavid you spoke the truth or they will not be 14 million copts both Jews and Christians in the Middle Eastern countries. Zorasterism died once they reliased the hereafter and many matters are more clear in Islam and Zoraster could have been one of old Prophets and that's why Caliph Umar classified them as people of the book. But for the past 1400 years many histories have been corrupted, forgotten and so is this zoraster s religion. The dress he wore in his image is Islamic and all other Prophets dress and the beard too
Thank you for this very informative video. I had heard a little about this religion, and it’s really helped me to understand a lot more about it. I find it intriguing. Much appreciation for a job well done.
🔘CHAPTER 28
• The prophet Zarathustra
41 And it came to pass that because their nation was so vicious, even to the point of extreme barbarism, it did not last for many years. And it was the Chaldean empire that rose up and conquered the Assyrians and destroyed them from off the face of the earth, and this because many of the people of the earth began to repent of their sins and look to God for their protection. For there were many prophets sent once again throughout the earth to teach the people the things of God.
42 And it came to pass that there lived a man and his wife in the eastern part of the wilderness that surrounded the great land of Mesopotamia. And his name was Pouruchathpa, and the name of his wife was Dughdova.
43 And Dughdova was a chosen daughter of God who had the spirit of the Lord with her since the days of her youth. And in the days of her youth she dreamed a dream, in which she saw a great camel descend upon the home of her father. And the camel was golden in color and spoke in her tongue, calling her by name and saying unto her:
44 Behold, truly thou art blessed above all those of the earth. For thou shalt bring forth a son and he shall bring about much righteousness in the land of thy fathers. And in thy heart thou shalt know the things that thou should teach unto him; but the things of thy fathers, even those things which thou hast been taught, teach them not unto him, for he hath been chosen by the great Ahura Mazda, who is thy Lord.
45 And it came to pass that as she grew in stature she kept these things in her heart. And she married Pouruchathpa and did not divulge these things unto him.
46 And Pouruchathpa was an honorable man, who had much business among the merchants of his town. And when Dughdova was ready to deliver her child, she called Pouruchathpa unto her and recounted unto him the dream that she had as a youth.
47 And there were midwives there who heard the things that she told unto her husband. And they immediately spread what they had heard throughout the city. And the priests, who were those that had been appointed over the people to keep them in subjection to the gods that they worshipped, even these did come into the house and mocked Dughdova for the things which she had said concerning her child.
48 And because of the things that they said unto her, she became exceedingly sorrowful and cried that her husband would come in unto her. And when Pouruchathpa had heard all that the priests had said to his wife, he was filled with anger, and he cursed them and their gods and threw them out of the house.
49 And the priests commanded the people of the city to avoid the house of Pouruchathpa and his wife, and their child; for they were condemned from that time forth by the gods of the people. And because of the condemnation of the priests, the midwives did leave the side of Dughdova and would not return again unto her.
50 And Pouruchathpa shut the door of the house and went in unto his wife. And Dughdova cried in pain and delivered the child. And as the child was born, the sun shone down upon the house. And its reflection caused the people of the city to become terrified at the sight, and they ran in among the priests and told them of the great light that shined down upon the house.
51 And the priests surrounded the house and condemned it before their gods. And they commanded the people to cast Pouruchathpa and his wife out from among them. And before an hour had passed after the birth of their son, Pouruchathpa and Dughdova were forced out into the wilderness by the people.
52 And it came to pass that the Lord was with them, and they found shelter and sustenance in the wilderness. And they came upon the house of a man who had lost his sight many years ago from the effects of the sun. And this man was poor and had little effects, but those that he did have, he offered to Pouruchathpa and Dughdova and their son.
53 And they called their son Zarathustra, which being interpreted means, golden camel, after the vision that his mother had in her youth. And it came to pass that Zarathustra spent the days of his childhood in the house of the blind man. But as the days went on according to the days of Zarathustra, even unto the days of his youth, the blind man began to receive his sight. And he looked upon Zarathustra and thanked the gods for that which had been done unto him.
54 But Dughdova rebuked the man and explained unto him, instructing him that he would not teach her son concerning the gods of her fathers, which gods were of the priests that had cast them out of the city.
55 And it came to pass that Zarathustra grew, and he was wrought upon by the ministrations of the spirit world and taught those things that he would one day teach unto the people. And when the days of the pinnacle of his manhood was reached, the Lord sent an angel unto Zarathustra and gave unto him the laws of the gospel and taught unto him all those things that had been corrupted among the children of men.
56 And the Lord called Zarathustra to be a prophet and preach the things that he had learned from the angel, and also those things that he had learned from the ministrations of the Spirit in his youth. And he was taught the plan of God, who was called Ahura Mazda according to the language and the customs of the people.
57 And he also knew of the plan of Lucifer, who was called Ahriman, according to the words of the people.
58 And now, I, Moroni, would that ye should realize, even those who have received these things, that the Father hath allowed his prophets to teach His gospel unto all of His children in their own tongue and according to their customs and traditions, as I have previously explained it unto you in this record.
59 And Ahura Mazda shall be known in the world as the God of Zarathustra, a prophet of God. But this Ahura Mazda is the Father of whom I have spoken of in this record. Thus can ye see that the names which the children of men give unto Him are of little importance to our Father.
60 For the words of Zarathustra were given in their purity to the children of men in the beginning. And he become a prophet to his people. And there were many that followed after his teachings.
61 And it came to pass that he taught the gospel to one of the great kings who was among the people. And this king accepted the teachings of Zarathustra and caused them to be taught throughout the land. Nevertheless, the King would not allow those teachings of Zarathustra to be taught, which would usurp his authority among the people, or in other words, the things that would take away from his own divinity.
62 And Zarathustra taught in the court of the King for many years. But after a time, he went back among the people and began to preach the gospel unto them. And because of his teachings to the King, the people, who were of the nation of the great Persian Empire, which had risen to power after the Babylonian Empire, were ruled with justice.🌿🌿
Source: Book Of Mormon (The Sealed Portion)
Thank you for this video. I was especially interested in learning about the relationship between the Persian and Indian cultures and peoples. I had a Parsi co-worker many years ago from whom I first learned of that community's existence. In thinking about this more, I realize that Zoroastrianism could well be the "missing link" culturally between the religions of east and west, between the 3 Abrahamic religions and Hinduism/Buddhism.
I have just spent some highly rewarding 17 minutes listening to and watching your video explaining Zoroastrianism for beginners. Thank-you.
When you read it, it's like unfiltered, talking strait ahead to you. Refreshing.
What is the importance of Sarosh Yazad in Zoroastrian religion?
1) Sarosh Yazad is one of the most important Yazads, who is given the title of ‘Saalaar-i-daam
aan-i-Hormazd’, that is “commander of the creations of Ahura Mazda.” The 17th day of the Zoroastrian calendar month is dedicated to him. He is a co-worker of Ardibahesht Ameshaspand.
2) The word Sraosha means “obedience.” Sarosh Yazad also presides over obedience to divine laws and laws of nature. The number ‘Five’ is associated with Sarosh Yazad in prayers, primarily because obedience to divine laws is possible through the five senses and their perceptions.
3) He presides over divine guidance, inspiration, intuition, and revelation. He gave the divine revelation to prophet Zarathushtra, and divine guidance to many other kings like Gayomard, Jamshed and Faridun.
4) An important function of Sarosh Yazad is to protect the souls of the living as well as the dead. Immediately after death, when the soul leaves the body its state is like that of a new born child. Sarosh Yazad looks after such souls for the first three days and nights, till the Individual Judgement takes place on the dawn of the fourth day after death. Sarosh Yazad is also present at the time of the Judgement of the soul.
5) Sarosh Yazad is closely connected with holy words of prayers (maanthra-vaani). He is called tanu-maanthra, that is his body is made of words of prayers. He is responsible for taking our prayers to the divine world. That is why we start all our prayers with the Sarosh Baj.
6) Rooster is the symbol of Srosh Yazad. It wakes up man from sleep early in the morning to remind him of his duties, especially of offering prayers. Aeshma, the demon of wrath and anger is the rival of Sarosh Yazad.
7) Sarosh is the most powerful Yazad at night. He protects people against all evils at night. That is why we have a tradition of saying Sarosh Yazad Panaah-baad “May Sarosh Yazad protect you” before going to bed, and which is like a Zoroastrian “Good-night.”
8) Sarosh is the only Yazad in whose honour there are two Yashts in the Khordeh Avesta. The Sarosh Yasht Vadi to be recited only in the Aiwisruthrem geh and the other Sarosh Yasht Hadokht can be recited for the rest of the four gehs. In fact, Sarosh yasht Vadi is the farazyat prayer for the Aiwisruthrem geh.
Ervad Dr. Ramiyar Parvez Karanjia.
I find your channel excellent! Thank you for your great effort you put into your presentations!
In my opinion it is both! The yin and yang symbol is a perfect depiction of both and yet being ONE
I HAVE NEVER SEEN A STICK WITH ONE END ONLY!
Thanks for this educative video. Before watching your video, I didn't know that Zoroastrianism is in fact an old religion and had influenced in a notable extent the three Abrahamic religions. Best for you and your enlightening channel.
Nine Zotoastrianism Principles (By Anjoman Mobedan Tehran) :
1. Believe in Ahura Mazda, the one and unique god (the greatest wise creator)
2. Believe in prophecy of Zoroaster
3. Believe in human's soul and Jahan Minavi (the other world after death)
4. Believe in Asha rule (the real truth and rule that the world based on)
5. Believe in equality of all human beings (no matter what religion they have or not)
6. Believe in 7 Emshaspandan (7 bases of Zoroastrian deep Knowledge, Erfan and world-view)
7. Believe in Generosity and Donation to those who need (Soodrasani)
8. Believe in Holiness of 4 Akhshij-Environment (Water, air/wind, Soil, Fire)
9. Believe in Frashgard (revival-innovation)
I have heard the word before, but I did not know what it meant. And now I do. And I thank you. I learned something new today.
I'm a Christian but I've always been interested in Zoroastrianism.. I've always wondered what the world would look like if either Zoroastrianism/Persia had prevailed over Islam or if it had just skipped over Persia (no offense to anyone - I'm just thinking hypothetically). I just wonder what the world/that part of the world would look like now. It's just weird/interesting because it's such an old/developed religion and Islam all but stamped it out but it survived and is still practiced today - though in much diminished numbers. I don't know - it's just one of the most interesting religions to me.
Fun fact: the term magic, from its earliest roots, indicates something out of the ordinary, since the Greek terms, magikē or mageia, refer to the activity of magoi, the Greek word for certain Persian priests.
We salute prophet Zoroaster the great prophet who spread the religion of truth and wisdom in the world, and he was the first teacher to call everyone to be one alone, fighting lies, tricks, fraud, ignorance, superstition and false thoughts.
We salute him who taught us good thoughts, good words and good deeds.
He taught us that all human beings are equal to every gender, race, nationality, and religion. It is only the truth and goodness that make them different.
He taught us that the path in the world is the same, and that is the right path.
He taught us that happiness is the one who wants the happiness of others and try to try it.
He taught us that every good person should try to build and new his land as long as he is alive, and to make the world new, and leave the world better and more beautiful than before.
He is indeed one of the great men and thoughts of history whose thoughts and way have a great impact in human civilization, and will continue to the far hands of time.
May this day be blessed to everyone.
Bro give me a username or number of yours you can probably help me
@@azarakhshsawmen127
how can i help you bro
@@azarakhshsawmen127
follow me on instagram @Zardasht_afrin1998
🌸🌸🌸
Thanks
Your presentations on religions is simply incredible.
Perhaps saying Zoroasters were fire worshippers is just as simplistic as saying Muslims are cube worshippers.
I was taken in and welcomed to a Parsi family in India. They are a large family of farmers and very successful. They made me feel part of their family and taught me the importance of good deeds. (As they had done for me, a Canadian traveling with limited funds.) Thanks for this video. I agree with your presentation and would add that many of the Parsi in India live north of Mumbai or in Gujarat. Some of them carry a tradition of both their religion from Iran but follow the Vedic beliefs from India. Their worship is often a blend of the 2 traditions.
There are many strands of Zoroastrianism. Some poly some mono some dual. it is just that during the Sassanid Era in response to the Manichis and the Kushana sponsorship of the Iranian Mitra-Saura cult the Sassanid Kings influenced heavily by their christian neighbors the Romans made the religion more monothesitic and tried bringing it under state control.
But during the times of the Achameds-Parthians there were multiple strands and one critique I have of your video is even though Zororaster did push for reforms in say 10th century B.C.E in Persia many different cults of zororastrianism flourished and the religion only became what it is today due to the reforms made during the time of the Sassanids. It would be nice if your video talked about the various strands of Zororastrianism since what we know as Zororastrianism today was shaped during the Sassanid Era for the most part.
Sincerely impressed! Thanks!
Yazads(Angels) in Zoroastrianism :
🌿🌼
Zoroastrianism recognizes various classes of spiritual beings besides the Supreme Being (Ahura Mazda): The Amesha Spentas, Yazatas, and Fravashis. In practice (cf. Sad Dar, chapter 26), Zoroastrians pick a patron angel for their protection, and throughout their lives are careful to observe prayers dedicated to that angel.
Amesha Spentas (Phl. Amahraspandan«Archangels»)
Literally, "Beneficent Immortals", these are the highest spiritual beings created by Ahura Mazda. Their names are:
1)Vohu Mano (Phl. Vohuman): lit. Good Mind. Presides over cattle.
2)Asha Vahishta (Phl. Ardwahisht): lit. Highest Asha, the Amahraspand presiding over Asha and fire.
3)Khshathra Vairya (Phl. Shahrewar): lit. 'Desirable Dominion', the Amahraspand presiding over metals.
4)Spenta Armaiti (Phl. Spandarmad): lit. 'Holy Devotion', the Amahraspand presiding over the earth
5)Haurvatat (Phl. Hordad): lit. 'Perfection or Health'. Presides over water.
6)Ameretat (Phl. Amurdad): lit. 'Immortality', the Amahraspand presiding over the Earth.
Fravashis (Phl. Farohars«"Guardian Angels») :
Also known as Arda Fravash ("Holy Guardian Angels"). Each person is accompanied by a guardian angel (Y26.4, 55.1), which acts as a guide throughout life. They originally patrolled the boundaries of the ramparts of heaven (Bd6.3, Zs5.2), but volunteer to descend to earth to stand by individuals to the end of their days. Ahura Mazda advises Zarathushtra to invoke them for help whenever he finds himself in danger (Yt13.19-20). If not for their guardianship, animals and people could not have continued to exist, because the wicked Druj would have destroyed them all (Yt13.12-13).
The Fravashi also serves as an ideal which the soul has to strive for and emulate, and ultimately becomes one with after death (Y16.7, 26.7, 26.11, 71.23, Yt22.39) (See Dhalla, History of Zoroastrianism, pg 232-243, 375-378).
They manifest the energy of God, and preserve order in the creation.
They are said to fly like winged birds, and are represented by a winged disk.
Hello. I doubt you will see this, seeing as it has been two years. But if you do, I have a few questions about Zoroastrianism.
1. Is Angra Mainyu uncreated?
2. Is there good evidence for the gathas actually being the words of Zarathustra?
3. Does Ahura Mazda know the future?
4. Does Ahura Mazda actually need us to stop Angra Mainyu, or not? If so, is Ahura Mazda considered to be omnipotent? Does this not challenge that idea?
5. Did Zarathustra perform any miracles or make any prophecies?
6. What does the Avesta mean when it says that the earth grew in the time of Yima?
7. Is there a possibility of future prophets?
8. Why doesn't Ahura Mazda stop/prevent evil?
9. Does Ahura Mazda answer prayers and requests from people? Is he viewed as a deeply personal God?
Thank you.
What a fantastic and well put together video. Thank you
The first time I've ever watched a video in Zoroastrianism and very informative! Thanks
An interesting thing (I think you might know already) is that in Islam it is believed that there have been a prophet to every community throughout the history and they all preached the same monotheist religion starting from Adam and ending on Prophet Muhammad.
Zoroaster might be considered as one of those prophets who preached the same religion and thus having the same ideas of Good, Evil, and equality regardless of race or nationality and believe in heaven and hell. Like Judaism and Christianity which Muslims believe were altered over the time by the priests of those religions; Zoroastrianism could be treated under the same light.
Like you said they were at some point considered as 'People of the Book', but today majority of the Muslims still (wrongly) believe them to be the fire worshippers instead of Monotheists.
Yes, that is a part of the Islamic religion that is very convenient for things like this. The positive outcome of it is that it can lead to more tolerance and religious dialogue. For example, in India many Muslims argued that Krishna and Rama were also Islamic prophets that had come before.
Very interesting stuff!
@@LetsTalkReligion The truth is clear to those who see. Muslims can speak lies nd can cooperate with other non muslims when they r less in numbers nd when they get in majority they will establish caliphate .Please stay away from us. Far far far away.i just had to say so...Now argue about peaceful muslims.!!
@zen 5 Ok.
@@HunLady Ok good to know.
"equality [..] of race or nationality [in Islam]": Except Mekka and Madina being the superior geographical location, and Arabic being the superior language. How it is equality of race and nationality, wisemen are still to find it out.
"Like Judaism and Christianity which Muslims believe were altered over the time [..]; Zoroastrianism could be treated under the same light.": Light? Which light? Light of them being corrupted thus forced conversion? That is not light. That is darkness. Cant you see it?
"but today the majority of the Muslims still (wrongly) believe them to be the fire-worshippers": Yea! When logic gets distorted and historical evidence is seriously replaced by "Adam & Eve" and "all prophets were the prophets of Islam" stories, wrong conclusions and actions are ahead! What do you expect? the contrary?
Nice presentation. I've been interested in the world religions; following your channel, you break them down clarifying the in depth of them . Thanks. Respect
Really well discussed. Knowledge based and unbiased. Lots of similarities with original Hindu thought and philosophy, which I appreciated. Original thought has primary good values thought in the light of present day 'knowledge', there would be some things which appear unrealistic. However, what is truly appreciable and worth emulating even today is the intent is to live a life of 'good thoughts, good words and good deeds'. Stemming from this of course is the consideration of 'Karma' which is discussed in detail in the Bhagwat Gita from the Mahabharata- a time related connection. Even modern novelists like Amish Trivedi in the third part of his first trilogy of the life of Mahadev (The Oath of the Vayu putras) discussed in detail the ancient connection of Zoroastrianism and Hinduism. The trilogy is really worth a read provided you excuse his literary licence, as it provides interesting understanding and interpretation of folklore. Thanks for this video. Enjoyed it.
Iranians should revert to this religion on a large scale. Women, life, freedom
Thank you for this thoughtful, well researched, well laid out, articulated, overview. You’ve clearly done your homework and a great job of synthesis.
Thank you 🙏🏽
"stepping on water with your socks on" LMAO what a perfect encapsulation of all things evil and horrible
@super spade Lol did you not watch the video?
Wet socks... The very thought makes me thremble with disgust.
Very well-done summary of Zoroastrianism. I found it interesting how you described that "converts are not accepted" into the religion. That seems to place a form of rigidity to the continuity & endurance to the religion as a whole. If only current Zoroastrians & their descendants are able to carry on the religious practices it seems logical that - as some may choose not to practice the religion - the longevity of Zoroastrianism is finite. If this is the case, it would be unfortunate since it seems to be the predecessor of many religious practices.
I'm Iranian and the part about not accepting new converts is wrong. the thing is that here if your parents are considered muslim, converting to any other religion is punishable by death beside that our government also puts pressure on zoroastrians to not accept any new converts
@@nothingjustnothing8490 Interesting. Thanks for the info!
@@interstellar10 you're welcome bro
14:55 i had 2 Zoroastrianist friends in iranian school and they both ended up leaving iran and the live in Germany right now !