ZOROASTRIANISM - FACTS

  Authored by Ervad (Dr.) Hoshang J. Bhadha In Zarathustri Religion, KriyaKam or ceremonies performed for the living as well as deceased people are broadly divided into two parts: 1) Hosmordi (common) Kriya and, 2) Pao-Mahal Kriya. A word Kriya means ritual/ ceremony. Hosmordi Kriya is categorized under three main headings: Afringhan, Farokhshi, Stum, however, there are various ceremonies - Jashan or Afringhan of Gahambar, Siroja, Fravadighan (Muktad Prayers), Rozghan (daily prayers for the departed), Mahighan (Monthly prayers for the departed), Salighan or 'Varsi' (Yearly prayers for the deceased) - that are similar to Afringhan ceremony which comes under the above category. Although each ceremony is categorized under different name, it includes recitation of the same chapters except one unique chapter(s) depending on the occasion for its performance. We have 33 Fravashis including thirty Roz and additional three Yazads: Berezo, Haoma, Dahm. A knowledgeable Priest will invoke ...

  HOW TO OPEN YOUR ENERGY CHANNELS The energy body has a structure similar to that of the blood system. And by this I mean that it is made up of a vast network of channels that carry vital energy (Chi) to all parts of the body. These energy channels are called "nadis" in Sanskrit and can be divided into four categories: There are the main channels that are like the great highways that go directly through the entire body and that is where the energy mainly circulates. Then there are various secondary channels that are the alternate avenues and that are related to some organ of the body (the lungs, the stomach, etc.). Then there are networks of smaller channels that carry the energy to specific places in a part of the body (a muscle, a bone, etc.). And then there are the mini-nadis that go into each of the cells. (And this is because just as each cell needs oxygen and nutrients to be able to function. Well, at a subtle level, cells also need vital energy to be able to stay aliv...