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THE PRINCIPLES OF LIFE

16 principles of life
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1. The Creator

2. The Preserver : potentiality of male and female unity

3. Eternal Life ; also on Earth : through Pro-Creation

4. Wisdom (Good Thoughts)

5. Creative Work towards Perfection

6. Love (Good Words and Feelings)

7. Peace : the Desirable Kingdom : as in Heaven, likewise on Earth

8. Power: through Righteousness and Truth (Good Deeds)

9. Fire : The Sun as Celestial Fire, also the internal Fire of Life

10. Water : Water is as Love

11. Air : Breathe Deep, so you can think clearly

12. Earth : fertility of the top soil, and of Creation

13. Food : Plant Life

14.Perfect Health

15. Man : made in the Image of the Creator

16. Joy

GOOD THOUGHTS, GOOD WORDS, GOOD DEEDS

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THE SIROZAH or THIRTY DAYS
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FIRST WEEK, celebration of

The Creator

and His Amesha Spentas :
1. Ormazd, AHURA MAZDA

2. Vohuman, Vohu Mano

3. Ardwahisht, Asha Vahista

4. Shahrewar, Kshathra Vairya

5. Spandarmad, Spenta Aramaiti

6. Hordad, Haurvatat

7. Amurdad, Ameretat

SECOND WEEK, celebration of Light and Nature :
8. DAI-pa-ADAR

9. Adar, Atar

10. Aban

11. Khwarshed, Khorshed

12. Mah, Mohor

13. Tishtar, Tir

14. Gosh, Geush Urvan

THIRD WEEK, celebration of Moral Qualities :
15. DAI-pa-MIHIR

16. Mihir, Mithra

17. Srosh, Sraosha

18. Rashn, Rashnu

19. Farwardin, Fravashis

20. Warharan, Verethragna

21. Ram, Raman

22. Gowad, Vata

FOURTH WEEK, celebration of Religious Ideas :
23. DAI-pa-DEN

24. Den, Daena

25. Ashi, Ashi Vanguhi

26. Ashtad, Arshtat

27. Asman

28. Zam, Zamyad

29. Mahraspand, Mathra Spenta

30. Anagran, Anaghra Raocha

Each of the above weeks stands for one of the four phases (of development) in life

MORE ABOUT THE GREAT TEACHER

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teachings by the mother:
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teachings by the father:
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Below (except *) are given the original Zend symbol versions, of texts that correspond with parts of the already know version of the (so-called)

ZEND AVESTA

that was compiled and edited into a new, written form by the Sassanid priestly scribes from about the 6th. Century A.D.

The Vendidad

as ordered and named in the Sassanid version of the Avesta; only the Zend text original corresponding with these parts is given here:

1. Fargard I : the Creation

2. Fargard IIIWhat gives the Earth greatest Joy?

3. Fargard IV Studying : Angels of Day and Night

4. Fargard IX : The Bareshnum

5. Fargard X Cleanliness is next to Godliness

6. Fargard XI The Most Powerful are :the 3 G's !

7. Fargard XVIII, XIX Sleeping safely

8. Fargard XX Healing Plants

9. Fargard XXI Healing Waters

*Three Nasks*

1. Farhang

2. Tahmura

3. Aogemarde

The Yasts

as ordered and named in the Sassanid version of the Avesta; only the Zend text original corresponding with these parts is given here:

I SIRÔZAH II : On the page of each of the 30 days of this website, the appropriate text may be found

II ORMAZD YAST - Day 1 of the Sîrôzah : The Names of Ahura Mazda

III HAFTAN YAST : Dedicated to To the Lords of the Seven (Haftan = 7) Earthly Karshvare : ALL the Amesha Spentas !

IV ARDIBEHIST YAST - Day 3 of the Sîrôzah : Dedicated to Asha Vahishta: Stresses the importance of the Ashem Vohu.

V KHORDAD YAST - Day 6 of the Sîrôzah : Dedicated to Haurvatat, Creative work towards Perfect Health.

VI ÂBAN YAST - Day 10 of the Sîrôzah : Dedicated to Aredvi Sura Anahita : Water

VII KHORSHED YAST - Day 11 of the Sîrôzah : Dedicated to the Sun

VIII MAH YAST - Day 12 of the Sîrôzah : Dedicated to the Moon

IX TIR YAST - Day 13 of the Sîrôzah :Dedicated to the Stars (Sirius)

X GÔS YAST - Day 14 of the Sîrôzah :Dedicated to the soul of the Living Creation: Nature

XI MIHIR YAST - Day 16 of the Sîrôzah :Dedicated to Mithra

XII SROSH YAST - Day 17 of the Sîrôzah :Dedicated to Sraosha

XIII RASHN YAST - Day 18 of the Sîrôzah :Dedicated to Rashnu: Justice, Truth

XIV FARVARDIN YAST - Day 19 of the Sîrôzah :Dedicated to

XV RAM YAST - Day 21 of the Sîrôzah :Dedicated to Raman Hvastra: keeper of good homestead and pastures

XVI DIN YAST - Day 24 of the Sîrôzah :Dedicated to Daena: Religious Conscience

XVII ZAMYAD YAST - Day 28 of the Sîrôzah :Dedicated to Zamyad: Earth, Soil, Fertility

XVIII YAST XXI - Ahura Mazda reveals: what is the Most Worthy Invocation

XIX YAST XXII - Ahura Mazda reveals: what happens to the Soul of the Faithful in the Hereafter

XX VISTÂSP YAST - Zarathustra's blessing of King Hystaspes

For day 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 15, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29 and 30 the Sassanid Pseudo-Zend Avesta version contains NO Yast.

The five Gathas

as ordered and named in the Sassanid version of the Avesta; only the Zend text original corresponding with these parts is given here:

I Ahunavad (Yasna 28 - 34) (possessing the power of the Ahunavar);

II Ushtavad (Yasna 43 - 46) (possessing Divine Happiness and Joy);

III Spentomad (Yasna 47 - 50) (possessing devotion/piety);

IV Vohu Khshatra (Yasna 51) (possessing Good Power, in Peace !)

V Vahishtoist (Yasna 53) (possessing Best Spiritual Riches :Righteousness).

The Yasna

This part was most thoroughly edited by the Sassanid Priests, who needed it for their rituals; in many cases just tiny fragments of the original Avesta text were interspersed to make it look and sound more authentic, like the "real" inspired Avesta; the text given here is as ordered and named in the Sassanid version of the Avesta. Only the parts of the Zend text original which correspond with this Sassanid version are given here, and in the same order as the Sassanid version, for easy comparison: