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Zoroastrianism
"The Gathas are abstract sacred poetry, directed towards the worship of the One God, understanding of righteousness and cosmic order, promotion of social justice and individual choice between good and evil. The Gathas have a general and even universal vision.
"One school of thought promotes a cosmic dualism between: An all powerful God Ahura Mazda who is the only deity worthy of being worshipped, and an evil spirit of violence and death, Angra Mainyu (Ahriman), who opposes Ahura Mazda.
"The resulting cosmic conflict involves the entire universe, including humanity who is required to choose which to follow. Evil, and the Spirit of Evil, will be completely destroyed at the end of time. Dualism will come to an end and Goodness will be all in all.
"Another school of thought perceives the battle between Good and Evil as an ethical dualism, set within the human consciousness."
www.religioustolerance.org
Zoroastrian Practices:
-Their worship includes prayers and symbolic ceremonies.
-The rituals are conducted before a sacred fire. Some believe that they actually worship fire. This is not true. They regard fire as a symbol of their God.
-Zoroastrians do not generally accept converts. One has to be born into the religion. This belief is disputed by some members.
-The traditional wing of Zoroastrianism discourages and does not recognize inter-faith marriages.
-Members are dedicated to a three-fold path, as shown in their motto: "Good thoughts, good words, good deeds."
Also check this out www.efn.org
Interesting stuff, no?! Just wanted to post for general purpose learning.
*Please do not take this as an anti-Islam posting Thanks in advance.
"One school of thought promotes a cosmic dualism between: An all powerful God Ahura Mazda who is the only deity worthy of being worshipped, and an evil spirit of violence and death, Angra Mainyu (Ahriman), who opposes Ahura Mazda.
"The resulting cosmic conflict involves the entire universe, including humanity who is required to choose which to follow. Evil, and the Spirit of Evil, will be completely destroyed at the end of time. Dualism will come to an end and Goodness will be all in all.
"Another school of thought perceives the battle between Good and Evil as an ethical dualism, set within the human consciousness."
www.religioustolerance.org
Zoroastrian Practices:
-Their worship includes prayers and symbolic ceremonies.
-The rituals are conducted before a sacred fire. Some believe that they actually worship fire. This is not true. They regard fire as a symbol of their God.
-Zoroastrians do not generally accept converts. One has to be born into the religion. This belief is disputed by some members.
-The traditional wing of Zoroastrianism discourages and does not recognize inter-faith marriages.
-Members are dedicated to a three-fold path, as shown in their motto: "Good thoughts, good words, good deeds."
Also check this out www.efn.org
Interesting stuff, no?! Just wanted to post for general purpose learning.
*Please do not take this as an anti-Islam posting Thanks in advance.
Comments on this journal
I do find it interesting though that the basic tenets of the ancient Farsi faith/Zoroastrianism are quite in sync with the teachings of Islam. Obviously, the Zoroastrians are kafir (non-believers) and from a rational standpoint I hardly see the reasoning behind fire-worship; however, I do admire the emphasis on community contribution, stress on work ethic, and emphasis on doing good deeds as well as being a decent person. Not to be blasphemous (I certainly hope not as that is truly not my intent), I wonder if Islam absorbed some of the Zoroastrian teachings into our faith. Any comments/opinions/views on that?