Children Are Nearer Heaven Than We Are

Children Are Nearer Heaven Than We Are

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Start your weekend with positive vibes with inspirational excerpts from the acclaimed book, ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’ by Dasturji Dr. Maneckji Naserwanji Dhalla of Karachi.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] . Fresh from the land of the angels, the child is angelic at birth. It is godlike. The soul enters the body of a child and it sleeps…

અસ્ફંદાર્મદ ધાર્મિકતા અને સમર્પણનો સમન્વય

અસ્ફંદાર્મદ ધાર્મિકતા અને સમર્પણનો સમન્વય

‘પારસી ટાઈમ્સ દ્વારા દર મહિને મહિનાના પવિત્ર દિવસ (જ્યારે માહ (મહિનો) અને રોજ (દિવસ) બન્ને સાથે હોય છે) પરબની ઉંડી સમજ લેખક નોશીર દાદરાવાલા તરફથી આપવામાં આવે છે. આ વેળાએ 17 જુલાઈ 2017ના દિવસે પરબ છે. અસ્ફંદાર્મદ રોજ અને અસ્ફંદાર્મદ મહિનો એ ઝોરાસ્ટ્રિન કેલેન્ડરને છેલ્લે મહિને છે. તે સ્પેન્તા આરમઈતી ને સમર્પિત છે જે વસુંધરા…

‘Aspandarmad’ Embodies Piety And Devotion

‘Aspandarmad’ Embodies Piety And Devotion

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you our monthly ‘Religion Special: PT Parab Series’, by our religious scholar and cultural expert, the erudite Noshir Dadrawala. Every month, we share with you a deeper understanding of this auspicious day of the month – the Parab – when the mah (month) and the roj (day) coincide. Here’s celebrating…

Jasan – A Ritual Act of Worship

Jasan – A Ritual Act of Worship

During the month of Dae, Parsis perform Jasan ceremonies by way of thanks-giving at home, at their workplace as also at various community centers and places of worship. Colloquially or in ordinary conversation, Jasan means ‘rejoicing’ or an ‘assembly of rejoicing’. This is because the religious ceremony is usually followed by feasting and merriment among…

Life Is Hard And Honest Work

Life Is Hard And Honest Work

[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]This week marks the 61st Death Anniversary of Dasturji Dr. Maneckji Naserwanji Dhalla, the author of this column which shares excerpts from his acclaimed book, ‘Homage Unto Ahura Mazda’. Born on 27th September, 1875, Dasturji Dhalla practiced as a High Priest in Karachi, and held a doctorate in Literature. He believed and advocated…