THE CONCEPTS OF FRAVASHI, GOOD AND EVIL WHEEL OF ZOROASTRIANISM ZAF PRAYER CLASS FEBRUARY 2015

FRAVASHI(AKA Intuition/ Farohar) Each and every thing that Ahura Mazda has created has a Fravashi or Guardian Angel The Fravashi is the pure spiritual idea of each thing or being that Ahura Mazda creates The Fravashi can be thought of as the hand of God in all of creation. The Fravashi represents the way Ahura Mazda would have created the universe if there were no evil The Fravashi of each person is pure and cannot be corrupted The Fravashi is an example to the Soul, it guides the Soul to be pure like itself The Fravashi is also referred to as the Divine Spark The Fravashi gives a person intuitive access to the moral and ethical laws of Asha, and allows a person to gain insights into the nature of creation through introspection. Asha denotes righteousness, justice, and the divine/natural law that governs the universe. It entails progress toward self-realization and perfection

BODY AND SOUL BODY This is the physical you. Ahura Mazda has given you a body so that you can act (good deeds). The body can sense the world around it, through the five senses and it can react and make things happen by the use of its nervous system and muscles. The body is the instrument of the soul. SOUL The Soul is the real you. It is the spiritual part of you which is responsible for the good and bad thoughts, words and deeds that you perform while living. It is the Soul that is judged after death and pays the consequences of evil deeds and gets the rewards of good deeds. E.G. If one compares the body to a car, then the soul is the driver of the car, making it go wherever the driver wishes

SPENTA MAINYU V/S ANGRA MAINYU A brilliant, positive, constructive, and beneficent spirit that seeks wisdom Spenta Mainyu enables a person to choose Asha, the path of goodness, and pursue his/her calling without expectation of reward. The archetype and embodiment of Spenta Mainyu is called Ratush, the righteous leader. ANGRA MAINYU A gloomy, negative, destructive, and harmful spirit that wishes to remain ignorant The archetype of Angra Mainyu is called Ahriman, the devil incarnate. Angra Mainyu leaves a person vulnerable to base ambitions. WE HAVE THE FUNDAMENTAL CHOICE TO CHOOSE THE PATH OF RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOOD THOUGHTS, GOOD WORDS AND GOOD DEEDS.

LET’S PLAY THE WHEEL OF ZOROASTRIANISM QUESTION # 1 WHAT IS THE INTUITIVE PART OF A ZOROASTRIAN CALLED? FRAVASHI QUESTION # 2 WHAT IS THE POSITIVE, BRILLIANT AND CREATIVE SPIRIT THAT SEEKS WISDOM CALLED? SPENTA MAINYU

WHEEL OF ZOROASTRIANISM QUESTION # 3 WHAT IS THE DIVINE SPARK ALSO CALLED? FRAVASHI QUESTION # 4 WHAT IS THE GLOOMY, NEGATIVE, DESTRUCTIVE SPIRIT CALLED? ANGRA MAINYU

WHEEL OF ZOROASTRIANISM QUESTION # 5 WHAT IS THE KUSTI MADE OF? LAMB’S WOOL QUESTION #6 HOW MANY PARTS DOES THE SUDREH HAVE? 9

WHEEL OF ZOROASTRIANISM QUESTION # 7 WHAT IS OUR HOLY BOOK CALLED? AVESTA QUESTION # 8 WHAT ARE THE SONGS OF ZARATHUSHTRA CALLED? GATHAS

WHEEL OF ZOROASTRIANISM QUESTION # 9 WHEN A YOUNG ZOROASTRIAN CHILD TURNS 7 OR 9 HE/SHE UNDERGOES A CEREMONY CALLED THE? NAVJOTE QUESTION #10 WHAT ARE 3 KUSTI PRAYERS EVERY ZOROASTRIAN CHILD SHOULD KNOW? KEM NA MAZDA, AHURA MAZDA KHODAE, JASA MAY AVANGAY MAZDA

WHEEL OF ZOROASTRIANISM QUESTION # 11 THE ZOROASTRIAN NEW YEAR IS CALLED? NAVROZE QUESTION # 12 WHAT DOES NAVROZE MEAN? NEW DAY

WHEEL OF ZOROASTRIANISM QUESTION # 13 THE PRAYER RECITED FOR GOOD HEALTH IS CALLED ? TANDOROOSTI QUESTION # 14 WHAT IS THE LANGUAGE USED BY ZARATHUSHTRA TO TEACH THE GATHAS? GATHIC

WHEEL OF ZOROASTRIANISM QUESTION # 15 WHAT ARE THE THREE PILLARS OF ZOROASTRINISM? GOOD THOUGHTS, GOOD WORDS , GOOD DEEDS QUESTION # 16 WHO IS THE WISE LORD? AHURA MAZDA

Hamā Zor, Hamā Asho Bēd May we be United, May we be United in Righteousness Any questions: hovess@aol.com