[CarrotAndStick]

"Persia was the home of the Magi, the biblical Three Kings who greeted the infant Jesus but who, Parsis say, actually came in search of a Zoroastrian Messiah. "

[jocon307]

Very interesting post!

[GVnana]

Thanks for the story. Wish we knew more of our shared history with the ME. Maybe if we succeed in getting rid of the facsists that now rule that part of the world, a new era of exchange and understanding can come about. I pray it's true.

I understand there is an ancient "cult of Mary" existing in Afghanistan and India. Anyone know something about that?

[Machkas]

They didn't come with bombs, either. Guess that came a couple of thousand years later. (Sigh.)

Very interesting post.

[Cool Guy]

BUMP!

[blam]

Cool post, thanks.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[VOA]

DE SAM LAZARO: Persia was the home of the Magi, the biblical Three Kings who
greeted the infant Jesus but who, Parsis say, actually came in search of a
Zoroastrian Messiah.

Maybe, maybe not.
There is also speculation that the Magi were influenced by the Jews in Babylon
(e.g., Daniel) and thus were pre-loaded with the idea of a great figure to be born
in Israel...only awaiting some astrological sign to send them on their trip.

[Netizen]

DE SAM LAZARO: Temporary until the day of resurrection and judgment. Heaven can be attained if one's good thoughts and deeds outnumber the bad.

This is similar to the ancient Egyptians and the feather of Maat (truth). After death your heart is placed on a scale and the feather is placed on the other side of the scale. If your heart weighs more than the feather then your bad deeds outweighed your good.

[Cronos]

Another interesting point is that Zoroaster is supposed to have been born near what is now Herat in Afghanistan. However, like most things about the prophet, there is proof both for and against this.

[BBell]

Famous Zoroastrian

Freddy Mercury

[Eva]

The former president of the company, that my husband works for, sent out an email, last year, sayint that he was going to New Mexico to meditate Zarusthian style. He was from the mountainous regions of Spain, where he said his family had lived for generations.