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Prophetic Words

Apartment building in Tajikistan with a quote from the Prophet Zoroaster in Cyrillic alphabet: "Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds". Photo by Helene Thibault. 100 Afarin Abgosht!

02-Jan-2011
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Veiled Prophet of Khorasan

Thank you Siavash

by Veiled Prophet of Khorasan on

Thank you for your kind words. You are a great and very patriotic Iranian. I am honored to call you a friend. I definitely consider Shahnameh modern Persian. It is not Farsi (it has very few Arabic words and only when it made sense by the context). But it is Modern Persian. I would say it is the definitive source for Modern Persian.    I have done a little study of Avestan. It is a beautiful language but from what I know it was abandoned before the Sassanids period. It would be an interesting discussion. We should start a blog on it.

siavash1000

The basic of all religions

by siavash1000 on

That is the basic of all religions. Whatever the others tried to say for many centuries, Zartosht summurized in 3 statements. Good Deed. Good thought and Good speech. Thanks VPK. you're a great Iranian and we are proud of you.

 BTW, Even though Shahnameh has been written in 997 A.D,  it can be classified as a "modern literature" because Ferdowsi uses name Siavash in the same format as we are using these days. Not Saiyavakhsh (the Avestaian version).  


afyoun

What happened to the "hossein" thread here?

by afyoun on

Is this a kind of self-censorship or pro-regime goons have shown their concerns through flagging?

They are censoring you right in the cradle of "freedom of speech".

Meanwhile they use this very website and the "freedom of speech" in
order to publish their backward and inhuman thoughts and nobody here
ever tags them as an abusive. You know why? Because "we are a
compassionate nation" towards our enemies!! We would like to teach them"what love and kindness is" and punish them with Persian wine and
poems. We even censor ourselves to not to slightly insult
their rotten believes! And you know what? each time in power, they hit
us harder than the previous.


Veiled Prophet of Khorasan

Zoroastrian

by Veiled Prophet of Khorasan on

The Zartoshti religion is an amazing light for all of humanity. I have studied it for a long time. I found it to be the most enlightened religion and philosophy I have ever known.

It gives you a recipe for happiness which really works. One of its most sacred prayers "Ashem Vohu" does not even mention "God". Instead it tells us the secret of happiness.

It is so different from other religions which as all about submission.

Instead of fear it uses reason to teach the path to happiness.

The original prayer is in Avestan a language which stopped being used over 2000 years ago. So you need to read the translation. There are many translations available on the web. One must be careful as the meaning changes based on how you translate "Ashem".

I prefer the translation righteousness as it makes more sense.

Here is the whole prayer with translation originally by James Darmesteter

  • Ashem - righteousness
  • Vohu - good
  • Vashistem - the best
  • asti - is

Righteousness is the best good.

  • Ushtã - happiness (root Ashti meaning making peace)
  • asti -is

It is happiness

  • Ushtã - happiness
  • ahmãi - to him
  • Hyat - who
  • ashãi - righteous
  • Vahishtã - for the sake of the best
  • ashem. - righteousness

Happiness to him who is righteous for the sake of best righteousness.

VPK's commentary:

Note the lack of fire and brimstone. The lack of self humiliation and kissing up to god. Note this is more a reminder to us on how to behave. Not groveling at God's feet! God does not our praises.


Nader Vanaki

آقا ما بگیم

Nader Vanaki


نوشته بر پدر و مادر هر کسی لعنت که در این مکان آشغال بریزه


Rea

Good thoughts, good words, good deeds

by Rea on

and good Zoroastrian vibes.

Thx VPK and Maziar for replying. I read and write Cyrillic but was stuck with translation.

Maziar, no conspiracy, sometimes curiosity kills the cat. ;o) 

 


maziar 58

Rea

by maziar 58 on

Ay Bad jens!!

If you can read tajik (persian)in cyrilic Good deeds,good taughts and good....

you shouldn't mention the conspiracy .          

P.S As I was posting it and walking to the kitchen back and forth to make sure my koo-koo is ot burning VPK khan beat me on that so I leave it at like is.      Maziar


Veiled Prophet of Khorasan

Meaning

by Veiled Prophet of Khorasan on

It is Persian written in Cyrillic. It is the tenets of the Zoroastrian faith. The Tajik version of Persian is slightly different from Iranian version. I have the Tajik; Iranian and English version of each word.

 

  • Pindor - Pendar - thought
  • Gufror - Goftar - speech
  • Kridor -Kerdar - deeds
  • Nek - Nik - good 
In other words: Good thoughts; Good words; Good deeds.

 


Rea

I'd like to know the meaning of the Russian prophecy

by Rea on

Is it related to the crusaders? Shall I run for cover? ;o)


Rea

Pindori nek, Guftori nek, Kirdori nek

by Rea on

Meaning what ?

PS. is this Russian transcription of Farsi ? 


maziar 58

abgosht

by maziar 58 on

afarin .

I hope the tajiks are converting to "zartoshti" rather than claiming the prophet was from there later on.            Maziar


abgosht

i think it says...

by abgosht on

pendar-e nik, goftare-nik, kerdare nic.