Alexander Bard

Correct! The translation "the first beginning" is clearly sloppy. It's tautological. "First" and "beginning...

Exactly!!! In other words: Zarathushta is concerned with our freedom to DEFINE who we are. And then reminds us that what we think, what we s...

Dear Parviz It is worth reminding ourselves again and again that Zarathushtra had absolutely no idea that his ideas would one day end up in ...

Zoroastrianism is not a democracy where we vote for which interpretation is right. We study the religion all for ourselves, but most importa...

Dear Iris Practiced Zoroastrianism shows a rich variety of beliefs. There are Indian Parsees who are more or less Hinduist (with even belief...

Dear Iris Ahura and Mazda are constantly used separately in The Gathas, it is actually the combination of the two concepts that is rare. I b...

Dear Iris I would definitely say the second alternative. I don't believe in any conscious after-life and I don't see any reason why ...