Messages of Gathas in Kusty Prayers
The North American Mobeds Council (NAMC) is a consortium of Mobeds of North America is dedicated to serving the Religious and Spiritual needs of the North American Zoroastrian community.
NAMC Institute of Zoroastrian Studies (NAMC-IZS) is the educational arm of the NAMC, with an objective to train Mobeds and impart knowledge of Zoroastrianism to fellow Zoroastrians and to the public at large.
NAMC-IZS invited Dr. Karishma Koka to give this talk on ‘Messages of the Gathas in Kusti Prayers’.
Ervad Tehemton Mirza, the President of the North American Mobeds Council (NAMC) who had invited Dr. Karishma Koka to give this talk, said it was “well presented, well attended and well participated. All of us learned a lot.”
Ervad Pervez Patel (Sampoorna Head Priest ZAGNY) wrote “Your presentation this afternoon “Messages of Gatha in Kushti Prayers” was Superb, Scholarly, Well Researched and very interesting to old and young. You are a gift from God for our small Zarthushti community for deciphering the message of Zarathushtra Saheb (I loved your addressing our prophet the way you do) in word by word referring authoratively to Dr. Taraporewala and Kangaji’s interpretations.”
The audience comprised Senior Mobeds and scholars among the many participants devoted to the Zarathushti Daena. Several senior Mobeds expressed their appreciation of the depth and simplicity of the explanations that revealed the most beautiful messages of enlightenment given by the Prophet Asho Zarathushtra and their links to the Kusti ritual.
In this talk Dr. Karishma Koka refers among other concepts to:
-the Zarathushti Daena and its role in the World today – to build a more peaceful and happy world for the good of all.
-the great importance of the Gathic messages and the Kusti Prayers inspiring us to ‘Transform the mind and Transform the World’
-each of the relevant messages of the Gathas that are seen in the Kusti Prayers.
-the purpose of life of a Zoroastrian as is reflected in the Kusti Prayers and related to the Gathas.
-the links between the Aatarsh Niayesh, the Kusti Prayers and the Gathas.
-important role of the Kusti Prayers in daily modern life, the links to the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals
-the key links between the Amesha Spentas, the Gathas and the Kusti ritual as well as their links to the Jashan Ceremony and the important role of our Mobed Sahebs.
-the relevance of the meanings of words in the Kusti ritual to modern day life of the Youth and adults, families and enterprises and to the renovation of the World – indeed links to FRASHOKERETI itself.
