Ancient Persian Religion Zoroastrianism sees Resurgence
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- Опубликовано: 11 янв 2022
- The Zoroastrian faith has been around since before Islam and Christianity. Journalist Avijah Scarbrough discovers why there has been a recent interest among young Iranians in this religion you may have not heard of, but most likely you've been influenced by. Famous Zoroastrians include rock icon Freddy Mercury from Queen.
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As an Indian this makes me very happy. Indians have a lot of respect for Parsis (Zorastrians) and Parsis have contributed immensely to our country.
The Majus were conquerors who were definitely not like what this video portrays.
@@adamyahya9567 can you please find out how your ancestors became dhimmi?
@@VM-ee5hc Islamic conquest and control. Same how Persia completely destroyed Mesopotamian culture, yet the Arabs enhanced Iraq.
Persia will be reborn after kicking out the heathen mohammadans 🔥
@Charvaka
Dhimmis becomes dhimmis in fear of savage barbarians.
Free Iran.
🇮🇷❤
Free Indian occupied Kashmir.
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@@bhadwamodi8294 tum Pakistanio ko hamare pm se kya dikkat hai?
@@bhadwamodi8294Free Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 🤤
Respect to one ancient religion ( Zoroastrianism) from another ancient religion (Hinduism) 🕉🙏
Iran is currently immigrants from Arabia. The natives of iran have vanished, exterminated by the prophet muhammad to spread Islam.
Zoroasrrians move to India to saved their life from a violence of muhammad
Mazdaists don't practice the abomination of caste.
@@JesusWasPunk caste is practiced in entire world, mazdas discriminated against foreigners and oppressed gnostic caste people., christians practice colonial racial casteism against africa and asia...china and japan have samurai caste system
@@mrperfect-mh4qm But the ancient Aryan invaders of India first developed it as a form of Apartheid to prevent mixing with the native subjects. They codified it using the varna or color categorization, which the Portuguese learned and replicated it in Latin America.
@@mrperfect-mh4qm show bible worse that says to colonise. what colonials did, you need to verify every action with what the bible actually teaches. Who ended slavery?
As a Hindu from India, the day will be the happiest day in my life when I will hear that entire Iranians rejected Islam and embrace the religion of their forefathers i.e zorastrian. I am 100% confident that the day will come soon. Lots of love and respect to my Parsis brothers and sisters. May you all live happy and prosperous life. 🙏🕉️
Islam will not live longer, every devil meets destruction and so Islam will.
The dhimmi system was responsible for all this.
True
@Charvaka The system was not inverted. It's just natural variation.
Thank God for Islam. These Hindus are naive if they think Muslims are going to change back to their old religions in Iran or Pakistan. You're fake stick and stone religion won't survive but Alhamdulilah we will outlast the last Hindu on this planet. Many fake religions have gone before us.
Make Iran Zoroastrian again. Greetings from your centuries old friend
Worship fire.arab safe you fron this ignorance if you go back it is your choice
@@osmansaid4601 It would be better if they leave the tribal cult of Arabs. Islam was made to unify and civilised the tribal Arabs. It isn’t meant for the world. Persians were already civilised unlike Arabs.
MIZA
@@ManabDasiammanab have you heard of Babylonians?o
@@GDL88 He means Saudi Arabia not Iraq .
Wow! Zoroastrians persecuted by Islamic rulers seeked refugee in India over 1000 years ago and over the period of time they played instrumental role in building our nation and perhaps one of the wealthy community in our country. I am proud of our nation which provided safe home for them and also for our Zoroastrian community in India.
@vihar wohi banega ( mandir todke) why Zoroastrians fled out of there mother land to an unknown country like India rather than just talking in the air watch this video and read history of Indian Zoroastrians.
@@vishvapradhan8476 you may not know that India today is but a blip in India's prestige back then. We always had enough food and are still one of most tolerant countries towards religious minorities. We are always plan B. You should be more suprised if India did not welcome someone.
@@catcat63527 also, India has been the second home of humanity right after eastern africa. It was the safe haven for humanity for millennias. Most of modern humans can trace their DNA back to an ancestor who lived in India.
@@vishvapradhan8476 first India is and was a well known country second cuz of muslims
Iran is currently immigrants from Arabia. The natives of iran have vanished, exterminated by the prophet muhammad to spread Islam.
Zoroasrrians move to India to saved their life from a violence of muhammad
And why not ?? Why should not Zoroastrianism not see a revival in Iran ??? Of course it should ! After all the entire culture and civilisation of Iran is based on Zoroastrianism and its glorious forebear the old Indo Aryan religion. Islam came to Iran in a terrible set of circumstances but it is not Iranic at all. Iran is not meant to be Islamic.
Moses spoke to God in the burning bush.
@@caniceedward1821 I am sure there might be a connection between the burning bush and Zoroastrianism but it escapes me.
Very true, the fact that Iranian's themselves after being islamised is now supressing their own heritage in their own land is just sad to watch
Iranians are not even considered true Muslims by the vast majority of Sunni Muslims since they are Shias. Shias are persecuted when there in a Sunni majority country. And I agree that many young Iranians should go back to their ancient roots
@@russm4391 Iranians are at heart Mazdayazni and will be so.They are not meant to be Islamic and they know it in the deepest corner of their hearts.At the right time, which will happen by the unbidden and uncoordinated and subconscious actions of thousands of Iranians, they will openly reclaim their heritage and announce it openly and with a deep joy..
Ratan Tata, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, Aadhar poonawala, Homi Jehangir Baba and the list goes on. The Indian Parsis who made an immense contribution to India and its economy.
Iran is currently immigrants from Arabia. The natives of iran have vanished, exterminated by the prophet muhammad to spread Islam.
Zoroasrrians move to India to saved their life from a violence of muhammad
Zakir Naik is Devil
Video is about USA
I know Golshifteh Farahani
Iranian-French actress
And Nazanin Boniadi in Britain and rita panahi in Australia, Nasim Pedradin usa
Parsis,Jains,Sikhs,Brahmins,
Rajputs,Bania,Kayastha,Khatri,
Sindhi,Bhumihars,Jats,Gujjars,
Pasthuns,Yadavs,Reddy,Kapu,
Kamma,Velama,Ballija,Raju,
Komati,Nairs,Nadars etc did a lot of contribution to Indian Economy
In India the Zoroastrian religion is still being followed in some parts. They are known as "Parsees ". Or Persians. They live mostly in Mumbai ( Bombay) and the Indian State of Gujarat. They came to India from Persia ( now Iran) to avoid Islamic persecutions. One of the three kings who came to see Child Jesus
was believed to be a Persian.
Dhimmi system was responsible for the exodus.
When Parsees immiigrated to India, why the hell they didn't converted to Hinduism, Buddhism or Jainism?
@@mtcemngr5292 the very reason they came to India is to preserve their way of life. Only India can accept other cultures.
@@mtcemngr5292 why would they its not like any of 3 religion has missionary system
@@mtcemngr5292 because Indian people and spirituality respects all people and paths.
Also the Zorashtrians existed in harmony with all, did not try to convert, like the 2 hateful cults
I'm a Hindustani Zoroastrian from India. Both my parents were Zoroastrian, so I was born into the faith & chose the faith because it is Good & Sound. It makes perfect sense to me, & I feel proud to be a Zoroastrian. That said, I don't believe in conversion!! When you convert some1, you do so because yours is better than theirs - And that in it self is wrong!! I prefer my faith to Christianity & Islam, but I know many Christians & Muslims who would disagree & argue that theirs is better - because they are the prominent & largest of all religious faiths. To them I say Zoroastrians focus on quality over quantity so although only a few, we are pure & going strong. Zoroastrian Parsis have also been respectful of allll religious faiths, and have even adopted some Hindu customs into our prayer rituals, because they comfort and suit us, and converting or coursing others is NOT something we practice as a rule. We don't preach our religion to be better, we simply believe it to be good - If practiced properly, because Good Thoughts, Good Words & Good Deeds is a part of EVERY religious teaching, but PROMINANT in Zoroastrianism. I guarantee you, that the only reason we have survived without combat & conflict allll the years, after we escaped Mughal invasion in Iran, and why Iranians are able to practice Zoroastrianism today is because we don't push conversion or compete with other faiths. It saddens me when people do, because that will in fact create problems & conflicts, as we see amongst Christians, Muslims Jews for centuries. Other faiths who use this "better than" or invite/convert others at random, create problems and bitterness, & might want to consider this. PeacePlease!!
Your mindset is why your religion is destined to be extinct by the end of the century.
What is the relationship between Hindu n Zoroastrian faith...discuss please
It's true, what you say has historical backing.
According to the bible, Cyrus granted Nehemiah leave to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple of the Jews and also received royal edicts to help him in his task.
For a conquered territory, one would have expected the Persians to impose their religion on the conquered people (as the Chaldeans did) rather than help them reestablish their own religious worship.
Oh my brother i am a ex muslim and going to be a zoroastrian if any one of any ebrahimi realigins They argue with you about the goodness of their religion thats only because they have no knowledge of their religion and have not studied the books of their religion
@PeePee PooPoo oh i love Hindu people really a great religion . We are always get back my Aryan brother may time show us all the good old days once again hope the best for all Hindu, aryan and Indian people.
My biggest fear for Iran is that once people leave Islam, they turn to atheism instead of this religion. It's important to remember your people's heritage and history.
leaving islam carries the death penalty, thus many will never reveal it in open. These are zoroastrians outside of Iran, thus they are able to be open about it
@@knossostellel-amarna8502 the time will come when the Iranian islamist regime will be kicked out.
@@stoneruler are you kicking? Then who will israel cry once iran stops being the boogeyman? Child, Arabs, whites and Israel all want sharia law extreme islam even tho persian truly aren’t muslim and only by name, they don’t want competition and they know iran would put every one of those country back to stone ages.
@@eliza1826 your whole world view is focused on Israel eh?
@@stoneruler well, yes lol. Are you living under a rock? they have to keep iran Islamic, apparently they don’t want competition in that region. Not israel, not turkey, not Saudi Arabia just hateful jealous people
Maximum zorastrians live in india....they are highly educated and very rich...like companies made by them TATA, godrej,serrum institute,wadia etc. are billionaire and are immensely rich ❤️
@Athiest no.1 says the atheist jew
Yes indeed and why did they come to India? Who or what were they running from? India loves parsis
@@James-pz6jc islam 😂😂.
The muslim conquerors started invading Persia and started killing those who were not willing to convert.
So Persians migrated to India where they were welcomed by the kingdoms.
They went on to settle in all kingdoms of India and contributed to the growth of mother India in modern times.
Btw, zoroastrianism and Vedic Hinduism are almost same. Persians became one with the Indian community. They respected our culture we respected their culture, unlike muslims and Christians, who are trying to force the religion on Hindus.
So obviously there is a resistance, which is depicted by media as intolerance.
Really ?
@@naruto6918 The day they topple their Islamic government you will see alot of them leave the tribal cult of desert dwelling Tribes.
Parsis made huge contribution in Indias development. Great religion and follwers are peaceful, nationalist and faithfull to their motherland.
Iran is currently immigrants from Arabia. The natives of iran have vanished, exterminated by the prophet muhammad to spread Islam.
Zoroasrrians move to India to saved their life from a violence of muhammad
Zakir Naik is Devil
❤🔥❤ Its very very very important now to convert Iran back to Zoroastrianism.
That happy event will be a reversion and not a conversion.
You know what would happen if it even remotely began to occur...the mobs would start forming, just like what happens when a cartoon image is made of a certain "prophet".
Zoroastrian religion was a contemporary religion with the Vedic civilization of India! The tenants of both have similarities! To start with the fire, both have a place in their religions! They blended in the Dharmic civilization as their priest pointed it to the Gujarat king who gave them asylum as ‘sugar in a full cup of milk’ and they never betrayed us. They are the most loyal, progressive citizens of India as a minority, unlike the virulent and pestilent ones who invaded us later to establish hegemony and corroding the society through conversion! All my wishes that the Zoroastrian religion returns to its past glory once again! The world needs Dharmic people and religions and they are one of them!
Iran is currently immigrants from Arabia. The natives of iran have vanished, exterminated by the prophet muhammad to spread Islam.
Zoroasrrians move to India to saved their life from a violence of muhammad
It's because the Aryans from Iran conquered the Dasas of India.
Every Indian will vouch for the amazing community that the Zorastrians are. Glad to hear about it's revival in Iran.
Iran is currently immigrants from Arabia. The natives of iran have vanished, exterminated by the prophet muhammad to spread Islam.
Zoroasrrians move to India to saved their life from a violence of muhammad
Zoroasterism is a beautiful ancient religion, well worth learning about, and a thousand times better than the demonic cult that followed it.
Zoroastrianism is recorded in the Bible Matthew 2: 1-2
They are wise man.
What is that demonic cult???
@@SinanEbrahim47 Islam .
As somebody from Turkish descent , i say , very nice job Iran ! :) please keep your cultures reserved don't let them get destroyed by other cultures and Zoroastrisism is a very old religion , don't forget that . be proud of that and preserve that culture please . Like i said , i am from Turkish descent myself , and i just hate to see that our own ancient Shamanistic religion , our own religion ( Tengrism ) and our own culture was litteraly replaced by something else .. The Farsi's were an ally to the old Turks (close ties Central Asia ) , but then Arabification came if you know what i mean
What's stopping you from becoming tengrist? It's definitely a minority religion mainly found in central Asia but I'd imagine you could take it and adapt it to turkiye (I know the name changed I just never saw it written).
@@daveray5655 i think you wrote it well , no worries mate ;p and there are actually people in Turkiye that really do follow Tengrism and are therefore Tengrists , but it is still a minority religion wise , that's for sure . There are also people that are converting away from Islam to Christianity or Judaism the last years .. most of them do this private and some of them do this openly or does this online ( that's how i know this ; ) .
@@DorchadasAgusSolas
Is there anywhere I could learn more about Ethnic Turks converting to Tengrism? I'm not a big fan of Xtaintiy and I don't think ethnic Turks are Jews so I would love to learn more about how Tengrism has adapted in Turkiye.
Ohh that's a surprise
Did Turkey have its own religion? And so many of them! I always wondered how intelligent people like the Turks never had their own indigenous faith. Let me read upon this. Could you be kind enough to guide me a bit more on your ancient turik faith. What happened then. Is everything gone or is there something to salvage.
Salvage yourself your identity....from this demonic n fascistic cult called Islam
I m a failed iranian muslim :) If i have to chose a religion, Definitely Zoroastrian!!
Let me know your failure in islam
Hope to see a revival of this Persian belief system.
Shalom, Salam, Peace.
Vedas Only = Monotheism. Guru Books = Polytheism.
Also The Avesta Mentions Prophet Muhammad And So Does Vedas.
Idol Worship is prohibited in Hinduism not in a single place....
It is mentioned in Svetashvatara Upanishad chapter 4 verse 19 As well as in:
“There is no image of Him”
(Svetashvatara Upanishad 4:19)
It is mentioned in Yajurved Chapter 32 Verse 3
“There is no image of Him”
(Yajurved 32:3)
It is also mentioned in
Yajurveda Chapter 40 verse 9
“They enter darkness those who worship natural things (for e.g. air, water, fire, etc.). They sink deeper in darkness those who worship sambhuti i.e. created things (for e.g. table, chair, car, idol etc.)
(Yajurved 40:9)
Idol worship, which is very common amongst the Hindus, is prohibited in Hinduism. It is mentioned in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 verse 20:
“Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires they worship demigods i.e. idols.(Bhagavad Gita 7:20)
* Hindu Scriptures: "There is only ONE God, not the second; not at all, not at all, not in the least bit."[Brahma Sutra]
* Hindu Scriptures: "He is ONE ONLY without a second." [Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1]
Hindu Scriptures: " O friends, do not worship ANYBODY but Him, the Divine One. Praise Him ALONE."[Rigveda 8:1:1]
Hindu Scriptures: "I am the goal of life, the LORD and support of all, the inner witness, the abode of all. I am the only refuge, the ONE true friend; I am the beginning, the staying, and the end of creation; I am the womb and the eternal seed. I am heat; I give and withhold the rain. I am immortality and I am death; I am what is and what is not"[Bhagavad Gita 9:18-19]
Hindu Scriptures: "There is no likeness of Him." [Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:19]
* Hindu Scriptures: "His form is not to be seen; no one sees Him with the eye." [Svetasvatara Upanishad 4:20]
* Hindu Scriptures: "That which cannot be seen by the eyes, but by which the eyes see, [Kena Upanishad]
* Hindu Scriptures: "The Formless Supreme Spirit that pervades the universe can have no material representation, likeness or image." -- (Yajur Veda
Hindu Scriptures: "He is bodiless and pure." [Yajurveda 40:8]
Scriptures: "Of Him there are neither parents nor lord." [Svetasvatara Upanishad 6:9]
Hindu Scriptures: "They are enveloped in darkness, in other words, are steeped in ignorance and sunk in the greatest depths of misery who worship the uncreated, eternal prakrti -- the material cause of the world -- in place of the All-pervading God, but those who worship visible things born of the prakrti, such as the earth, trees, bodies (human and the like) in place of God are enveloped in still greater darkness, in other words, they are extremely foolish, fall into an awful hell of pain and sorrow, and suffer terribly for a long time" (Yajur Veda)
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*Humata* (Good Thoughts)
*Hukhta* (Good Words)
*Hvarshta* (Good Deeds)
Is the threefold path to *Asha* (Truth & Righteousness)
Yanim Mano
Yanim Vacho
Yanim Hvrashatanam Khshyoythanam
Yanin Daenam Vaghuim
Mazdayaznim
@Nachiketa Vajasrava ... Wheb Do u hindus start telling the truth? Zorashraism has nothing do with hindu. Ancient Iranian Arians long ago abandoned the very idea of hinduism.
Just replace Hu with Su, and you will read the same in Hinduism.
Sumata - Good thoughts
Sukatha - good words
Suvartan - good deeds
seems parallel with hinduism (another ancient religion)
@@444NRG Indo-european roots
Any religion other than the Abrahamic religions is better
Abrahamic religions are just imaginations and lie
The resurrection is fact, follow Christ
@@matthewstaffordsburner1040 Yes. Jesus is the only way to God the Father. Follow Jesus.
Resurrection is a mythological concept borrowed from the ancient Egyptians. Jesus was just a man and Christianity is a cult.
Wow made me quite emotional , I can’t explain the happiness! Ushta te~
Wonderful to hear!
@@avijahHindu religion i.e. Sanatan Dharma is the Only religion , remaining all religions are actually sub branches of Hinduism.Sanatan means everlasting. Actual Avatars of God's only descend from Hindu God's on Earth. Sanskrit is the language of India from which all Languages in the World originated. All Great Scientists derived their knowledge and guidance from Vedas, upnishad of Hindu Dharma. Finally all World religions will awaken that Hinduism is only true way of Living. All Humankind is Actually Have Hindu Roots.
Parsis settled in India( Gujerat ) since 1000AD after their nation was brutally conquered by Arabs. They have contributed heavily to Indian nationalism. Sam Maneckshaw, Zubin Mehta, Birla and Tata come to mind when Parsi connection with India is made.
Iranian are zoroastorian in their hearts. The land that gave the world monotheism but most importantly were tolerant to others until Islam came.
Let's hope they will get rid of mullahs and their oppressive thinking soon.
Parsis (Persians, Iranis) contributed and still contributing tremendously to India's Economy, Military, Science, Education, Law etc unlike Muslims who ruled India for 700 years and still weak in economic, academics.
Grish....Thats why India kicked Iran out in UN resolution in favor of sanctions.
Muslims barely ruled for 200 years. Rest 500 years were scattered small sultanates.700 years of rule is a lie.
Muslims are daft in thinking. They say the womb is the stomach
Only Poor Muslims who could not afford to migrate to Pakistan or Bangladesh stayed in India, there will be some exception to it.
Same in Bangladesh/Pakistan, only poor and/or lower caste Hindu stayed in Bangladesh/Pakistan during the independence cause they just simply lacked resource to migrate!
Even in modern day you will see during political/economic crisis only the people who can afford, seek political refuge in Europe or USA. You won't see Rickshaw puller and day laborer are boarding BOEING 747 to NYC. This is the logical explanation.
@@rk80175 so they were accepted because they were already wealthy!
Iranians rise and reclaim ur heritage, u r Persian not Arabs, reject Islam embrace ur ancient civilised heritage
It is a shame that it is not the dominant religion in Iran, as it could be complemented by a democratic and secular system.
I admit that the figure of Zoroaster and his teachings have always seemed fascinating to me.
As someone who has no ties with all of this, and living under persecution of Arab's religion as Christian, I say, please revert back to your ancient tradition. Throw back that war ideology back to their own Peninsula. Become great again as Sassanid, Parthian, and Assyrian used to be
I have met Parsees in Mumbai, such genteel people! Respect!
Zoroastrianism is recorded in the Bible Matthew 2: 1-2
They are wise person.
Great piece! Thank you for sharing
Not only young Iranians interested...👋💖
Thank you for this video! Americans are unaware of Zoroastrianism. Those who have heard of it typically believe the slander that they are primitive “fire worshippers”. I acquired translations of The Avesta along with other texts and learned about The Religion of Light many years ago. It changed my life. Zoroastrians have earned their good reputations for honesty and many other good qualities. It is a character building faith ithat stands in contrast to our era of social disintegration.
In your video I was surprised to lear about the resurgence of converts! I did not know that it was possible for outsiders to formally convert to Zoroastrianism.
I am an American. I have practiced Zoroastrianism for over 40 years! It has been the single biggest contributing factor of my enjoyment of a life I describe as; "serenely content".
Not as much as conversions as reversion. People of Iranic origin donot convert to the Din-e-Mazdayasni as much as they revert back to it. Because that was their faith of their forefathers. However people of non Iranic origins also do join the religion and in that respect you can say that is conversion. But IMO it is more important to have reversions. But conversions are allowed.
The scriptures say formal conversion is part of the religion in Denkard 4, 5 and there was a process detailed in Denkard 4 involving making converts study materials. Whereas in the Herbedestan there is a passage mentioning restrictions formal converts are made to follow.
Infact Zoroastrians are thought to have invented formal conversion.
The remnants of Persian royalty continued it in China after they ran there but it was seen as a hostile act later on and they were persecuted out of existence.
Great Zorashtrian (Parsis) Sweet & Educated community. Great Serve to India 🇮🇳
We r thankful to him always ❤️ 🙏🙏🌻
Beautiful religion ❤ 👏 😍 💖
India has welcomed Zorashtrians and they have a special place in our hearts. They're peace loving, progressive, friendly, and above all, they respect other religions. Parsees, as we call them, tho' a tiny minority, have been hugely successful in all fields be it science, art, theatre, industry, armed forces etc....all this on their own merit without bringing anyone else down. They also have a terrific sense of humour !. We just love them here in India❤
The religion that influenced all other faiths.
Would be nice to see a comeback, at least in Iran - they should go back to the faith of their forefathers and not choose the faith of the ones who humiliated them.
Actually I heard that the muslim clergy fear zoroastrianism more than anything else!
Great. Zorastrianism has direct relationship with India. 👍👍 Avesta or Agni in Hinduism have commonality.
@Nachiketa Vajasrava ruclips.net/video/1q7NyYDRA3w/видео.html
@Nachiketa Vajasrava Vedic’s tribes were aryan, completely different to the Indians of today, they were white.
@Nachiketa Vajasrava yea sure street pooper
@Nachiketa Vajasrava I bet this is a Jewish indian too
@@eliza1826 lol
As a Hindu I love zoroastrianim.
Respect to Parsis.❤❤❤❤❤
it really great to see this resurgence!! 👏👏 Many heritage and cultures was systematically and cruelly wiped out by the abrahamic faiths.
Hinduism annihilated Jainism & Buddhism, dare deny?
@@mtcemngr5292 who told you that? Jainism and Buddhism are still flourishing in India. What about abrahamic religions atrocities in all of the ancient, medieval history and modern history?.
@@mtcemngr5292 delete your account
@@girirajgovindaraj6975 ... Flourishing? I know pretty well how Digamra Jains (not marwadis) & Buddhust still living a terrifying life, contact with any member. A Jain temple was opened only a decade back lol in our district.
@@mtcemngr5292liar.buddhism and jainism are dharma religions.hinduism has never dominated other religions unlike one pissfool cult
Hope Iranians start returning to their roots
The Revivial of the Persian culture is the goodness the world needs...
According to an article on the World History website*, the Persian prophet Zoroaster lived sometime 1,500 and 1,000 B.C. At that time, the prominent religion of Persia was known as Mazdayasna or Mazdaism (devotion to Mazda) regarded Ahura Mazda as the greatest of a pantheon of gods and taught that life is a struggle between the forces of light and goodness and those of darkness and evil.
Zoroaster claimed to have received a revelation that Ahura Mazda was the creator and sustainer of all things and should, therefore, be worshiped exclusively.
If I understand the dates correctly, the doctrines of Zoroaster were opposed by the Persian polytheists until Zoroastrianism became the official religion of the Persian Empire sometime after the Babylonian captivity of the southern kingdom of Judah in 597 B.C.
In 539 B.C. the Persians conquered Babylon, thus ending the Babylonian Empire. About 537, The Persian king, Cyrus, gave the Hebrews permission to return to Judea. (See Ezra 1:1-4.) About 518 B.C. the Persian king, Darius, again issued a decree giving Hebrews permission to return to Judea. (See Ezra 6:1-12.)
It seems that it wasn’t until 457, B.C. (some say 458) when the Persian king, Artaxerxes, not only decreed that the Hebrews could return to Judea but provided the financial wherewithal to rebuild the temple and reinstitute its services. (See Ezra 7:11-28.)
This raises an interesting question: To what extent did the religion of the Hebrews influence the religion of the Persons and/or to what extent did the religion of the Persians influence the religion of the Hebrews?
Zoroastrianism continued to be the official state religion of Persia until the Muslim/Arab invasion of 651 A.D.
Zoroastrianism rests of five basic principles:
The supreme god is Ahura Mazda.
Ahura Mazda is all good.
His eternal opponent, Angra Mainyu, is all evil.
Goodness is apparent through good thoughts, good words and good deeds.
Each individual has free will to choose between good and evil.
“The central value of the faith was human free will. If one followed the precepts of Ahura Mazda, one lived a fulfilling life; if not, one became tangled in deceit and experienced strife and confusion. Starting with the Five Principles as the basis for one's decision, one was then to express one's faith through the fourth one - goodness is apparent through good thoughts, good words, and good deeds - and one practiced this through:
Telling the truth at all times - especially keeping promises
Practicing charity to all - especially those less fortunate
Showing love for others - even if they did not return the sentiment
Moderation in all things - especially in diet.”
If your religion is personal, how do your personal beliefs compare with those listed above?
If your religion is institutional, how do the doctrines of your religion compare with those listed above?
*by Joshua J. Mark - Published December 12, 2019
It's good to see the young citizens following the ancient relgion, rather than convert to Christianity. 😊
Namo Ahura Mazda!
Last month, I saw an Iranian family opening a carpet store in Tokyo, and at the front wall of the store there is a big Faravahar symbol. Very impressive ✨
Where can I get their version of the bible?
Very happy to watch such a video 😊❤️. Zororastrian are connected to hindus from long long ago. We use to marry each other and now these ppl are staying in our country too .
What was the word said in the video that means heat? It sounded like the Sanskrit word for heat
Good thoughts. Good words. Good deeds. You cannot go wrong.
Where in the UK?
Wonderful! And those young women want to learn even more about it! How remarkable!
It is the original religion of the great civilization of Persia before the barbaric occupiers came and destroyed one of the largest and oldest library in the history of mankind and stated masskilling of people of Persia to take over their land.
Most unfortunate incident in the history.
Such a good news
Please come back parsis
We have missed u so much
Remember Cyrus the great, true student of Zoroaster.
Cyrus was altogether different from present fire worshipping parsees, he was man of Almighty, bekrvod friend of Jews.
@@mtcemngr5292 zoroastrians are not fire worshipers you clearly know nothing about zoroastrianism i can till 😑
There’s no evidence that Cyrus was a Zoroastrian. He literally praised Mesopotamian gods, like Marduk. Not Ahuramezda.
@@adamyahya9567 Constantine sincretised Jesus and Sol Invictus. I don't see why this can't be thr case of Cyrus too.
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Oh Hoorah! I am so happy for such a beautiful religion to be kept alive. I am so taken by its "Good thoughts, good words, good deeds". May it always increase and be present on this earth!
This is awesome good luck zoroastrians may you continue to grow and grow ❤❤❤❤❤
👍👍 this is a wonderful news 👏
Hope Persia will realise the greatness of their ancient civilization and realise that they had a fantastic god concepts second to none and it wasn't dark then. Hope Persians will break the chain and discard the skewed concepts imposed by their conquerors
Most people just don’t care and are not much into religion. Zoroastrianism will never be revived.
Zoroastrianism is alive and well among Parsi community in India. Parsis are the backbone of Indian economy and the pride of India.
This is heartening !! Hopefull for Iran !
Old Persians are lovely 🥰 people 🙏🏻
Need to work hard to revive this religion.... good job
Best wishes from India. May Parsi brothers, Sisters recreate the ancient and mighty Persian empire. I.e samrat Darayuhu / Emperor Darius, Glory to him.
Very lovly and beautiful anchor
This rocks my world! BSC; "Build Sustainable Civilization". The Persians were masterclass! Wherever this philosophy fails, so too does society! Key, which ties all three "Kindness"!
America will fail when simple kindness is no longer valued as a virtue that binds the fabric of society. History is full of stories of whole civilizations that came into power thru rapacious force, violence, conquest, war. But then, eventually they all fail for the same reasons. Lack of kindness leads to lack of safety. Lack of trust leads to lack of security. Lack of cohesion leads to chaos. Lack of stability. . .and they all fall down. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Very happy to hear that the oldest religion is in resurgence
"This do I ask You, tell me truly, O Lord:
How should your devotees worship you? Let your assistant, Truth, Oh God, point out this to me - until the revelations of the Pure Mind arrive to all mankind."
- Gatha Ustavaiti, Yasna 44.1
As a curious seeker from a distant northern land of Finland, I have found much inspiration from the Gathas of Zarathushtra. ❤🇫🇮
I actually was influenced by the exmuslim iranians on our border of them looking into their ancestral pasts to feel anchored and proud of their heritage! I did the same thing, from a Pakistani Buddhist convert!
Amazing 👏
izlamic out zoroastrianism in.
Butt-hurt Majusis 🤣
@@adamyahya9567 islam is don babe
Persian culture and art is the basis of Islamic design and art. A modern Iranian professor complained that all Islamic countries were stealing Persian art and culture and passing it off as their own. That professor is correct. This freedom of religion country allows rebirth of such beliefs. This is religious freedom, not the Fascist christers who would kill and maim those who oppose them
so glad to see iranians celebrating their heritage and faith, be aware of the freaky crusading protestant evanglicals however, looking for converts among the disgruntled of those leaving islam.
Zorathrusth meditated and realised himself. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Where can I practice this in America ?
1:55 CA
I will wonder if the last remarks about light influenced the ancient Jews, who say ‘Be a light unto the world’, or if light is just seen universally as positive.
In Uzbekistan we have been following Islam for more than 1,000 years. Zoroastrianism was the dominant religion before Islam here. Surprisingly we still have some traditions related to Zoroastrianism. In some parts of the country, the groom and bride round around the fire, that's obviously from Zoroastrian tradition. We have been keeping it for thousands of years. So I am really interested in it's traditions and ideologies
My new novel "The Krishna Kid in Persia" is partly about the reawakening of ancient Persian values as shown in Zoroastrianism principles.
It's time for them to rise.
WONDERFULL. BEST OF WISHES. THE WORLD NEEDS THIS ANCIENT CULTURE
Yes! this is great news
from 50 million to a few thousand? good job abdools
*I do not know ANYTHING about this ancient religion, but this girl, journalist Avijah Scarborough .... she is such a lovely and beautiful young woman :o)) Yo !!!!*
Fire 🔥 is powerful source to purify 🙏🏻 we call it Agnidevta 🙏🏻
Nice
There are also Zoroastrain Kurds even in Kurdistan as well as our Ezid, Jewish, Christians, it’s wonderful to have such a wonderful diverse culture and society where everyone is always welcomed. I hope Iran will be free from thier oppressive regime. Iranians are overall a wonderful people and we hope to there will be a long lasting peace.
This is so cool. Now I must revert to a Nordic pagan.
well... Zoroastrinism actually worships God (Ahura Mazda). Same as Christianity. The three wise men who visited Child Jesus were Persian Zoroastrians who came to see the Messiah and to Spread the good news of Messiah coming to Iranians. However, after Islam's invasion, they were killed or forced to convert.
@@Morkorio its nothing like christianity, there is no messiah in Zoroastrianism, its concept of good and evil is based on vedic religion and ahura mazda is similar to vishnu/varuna. Though later hindu religion moved away from the concept of good and evil and considered them as superficial with idea of brahman who is neutral, the plus point of zoroastrianism is that its not intolerant of other religion like abrahamic ones who condemn others to hell.
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Christianity and Islam are not abrahamic .
They do not believe in the god of the jews .
Only christianity and islam are intolerent and need to convert you .
Judaism is not intolerant of other relegions .
Unless those relegions practise child sacrifice .
Judaism is not against conversian .
They just want the best people to convert .
Islam and Christianity are like a daycare where if you want to work their all you need to do is say i love children .
If a daycare excepts employees like this you will end up with pedophiles and serial killers .
Islam and Christianity are based on taking knowledge from judaism and twisting that knowledge to control a man his mind to the core .
It is not a suprise that to this day the jewish people fight for their ancestral homeland that is 20.000 km2 in area vs the christians and muslims that control millions of square kilometers and have not only killed the jews in their lands for 2000 years , but went on to kill millions of others wherever they went .
Relegions based on theft and dishonesty (Christianity and islam ) are always going to lead to evil , since they where corrupted from the start by their evil actions .
Freddy Mercury was born into the Zoroastrian faith . He wasn't a practicing member of the faith but he died with the Zoroastrian funeral rites.
"It allows you to think." A seemingly novel concept compared to many of today's most espoused religions.
WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT BEING A HINDU?
By Francois Gautier.
*Diversity in Divinity and Unity in Spirituality*
1) Believe in God ! - Aastik - Accepted
2) Don't believe in God ! - You're accepted as Nastik
3) You want to worship idols - please go ahead. You are a murti pujak.
4) You dont want to worship idols - no problem. You can focus on Nirguna Brahman.
5) You want to criticise something in our religion. Come forward. We are logical. Nyaya, Tarka etc. are core Hindu schools.
6) You want to accept beliefs as it is. Most welcome. Please go ahead with it.
7) You want to start your journey by reading Bhagvad Gita - Sure !
8) You want to start your journey by reading Upanishads - Go ahead.
9) You want to start your journey by reading Purana - Be my guest.
10) You just don't like reading Puranas or other books. No problem my dear. Go by Bhakti tradition . ( bhakti- devotion)
11) You don't like idea of Bhakti ! No problem. Do your Karma. Be a karmayogi.
12) You want to enjoy life. Very good. No problem at all. This is Charvaka Philosophy.
13) You want to abstain from all the enjoyment of life & find God - jai ho ! Be a Sadhu, an ascetic !
14) You don't like the concept of God. You believe in Nature only - Welcome. (Trees are our friends and Prakriti or nature is worthy of worship).
15) You believe in one God or Supreme Energy. Superb! Follow Advaita philosophy
16) You want a Guru. Go ahead. Receive gyaan.
17) You don't want a Guru.. Help yourself ! Meditate, Study !
18) You believe in Female energy ! Shakti is worshipped.
19) You believe that every human being is equal. Yeah! You're awesome, come on let's celebrate Hinduism!
"Vasudhaiva kutumbakam" (the world is a family)
20) You don't have time to celebrate the festival.
Don't worry. One more festival is coming! There are multiple festivals every single day of the year.
21) You are a working person. Don't have time for religion. Its okay. You will still be a Hindu.
22) You like to go to temples. Devotion is loved.
23) You don't like to go to temples - no problem. You are still a Hindu!
24) You know that Hinduism ☺ is a way of life, with considerable freedom.
25) You believe that everything has God in it. So you worship your mother, father, guru, tree, River, Prani-matra, Earth, Universe!
26) And If you don't believe that everything has GOD in it - No problems. Respect your viewpoint.
27) "Sarve jana sukhino bhavantu " (May you all live happily)
You represent this! You're free to choose, my dear Hindu!
This is exactly the essence of Hinduism, all inclusive .. That is why it has withstood the test of time inspite of repeated onslaught both from within and outside, and assimilated every good aspects from everything . That is why it is eternal !!!
There is a saying in Rigveda , the first book ever known to mankind which depicts the Hinduism philosophy in a Nutshell -" Ano bhadrah Krathavo Yanthu Vishwathah"- Let the knowledge come to us from every direction.....
We have many Parsis here in my hometown. Very nice people
Hopefully we see a revival of zoroastrianism among persians and kurds!
Culture is that makes our Identity
High respect to Parsis, from India.
Freddie the leader of Queen was one
❤️🙏
Very few zorastirans fled ancient Persia to india to escape persecution by the Arab Muslims. Their population in India is. Miniscule. But their contribution to Indian economy is huge. Most business houses in India is owned by zorastrians. There are called as parsis (people of Persia)
How very good!
Young Iranians?
I would be happier to see a growing interest in structuring our understanding of physical nature through physical evidence, reason and the practices of science.
We don't need more ways to practice superstition and evidence-free thinking.
1:00 Can we only feel special and proud of ourselves by separating ourselves off into a special group, bound by a set of irrational beliefs? Can't we simply be happy to be human beings, like all the other human beings on Earth? By separating ourselves off and differentiating ourselves from other groups we create the groundwork for seeing ourselves not only as special, but superior. We don't need to be part of an in group to cultivate the universal love that so many religions profess to preach but so often fail to practice. In fact, by walling ourselves off with our special group, we create barriers to universal love.
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Nice! New doctrine,new tactics,
Can you please find out how your ancestors became dhimmi?
Cope mohammadan 😂
Speak for yourself
New doctrine ???? We are well over 4000 years old and we will be around 4000 years from now also.
I'm very very very interested in Zoroastrianism - I've studied some of this history and culture and just noticed that very well read, intelligent European men like the German philosopher Frederick Nietzsche referenced this religion "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", but he didn't seem to really embrace it, he went back to just exposing and bashing Judeo Christianity as an alien, slave religion. Nietzsche was a hero worshipper to the German composer Richard Wagner especially is Pagan Ring Cycle. Then when Wagner went back to composing Judeo Christian operas, Nietzsche despaired and went crazy.
IMO Zoroastrianism got a bad rap in the West - Greece, Roman, later the Christian Middle Ages because of Classical Greece's conflicts with Persia - that whole (the 300 Spartan myth). The Greeks depicted Persians as all ugly, dark, hairy, short barbarians from the East always looking to overwhelm, conquer enslave the fair Greeks and other Europeans. This has been translated to Persia/Iran under Islam where Persians are depicted as those Ayathola Khomeni crazed Imans who don't bathe, shave and want to stone everybody to death. Another really gross exaggeration.
I've noticed that a lot of Persian/Iranian women now are very tall and very attractive - one was flirting with me when I was attending an anti Sharia Law protest here in Chicago.
One other point (sorry I'm rambling), why doesn't the Zoroastrian religion allow for converts - particularly healthy, intelligent (not bad looking American /Europeans)?
That was is a secret to the spread of Christianity and Islam - both will take pretty much anyone.
Keep the faith,
Jaye
Left Behind in Chicago
Canonically it does in the Denkard and Vendidad. The Denkard mentions that a convert must undergo a process called the study of the Ganj-i-Shaspigan before conversion. A person who does not know the sins of the religion is given a second chance to not do them again once they learn of the religion and convert. The Herbedestan body of literature even states that once a man converts he may keep any existing wives or children, but he is not allowed to procreate or marry outside of the religion anymore unless his spouse also converts. Same for if a single person converts.
Zoroastrians in China continued to proselytize after the fall of the Sasanian Empire and apparently numbered more than the Indian diaspora once before the events of the Lushan Rebellion led to the Tang Dynasty cracking down on it, and banning Han people converting to it. They claimed Zoroastrians were tampering with 'han culture' and are alleged to have killed 5000 proselytizing priests or so the story goes.