Fravahar _____ "I choose Good"

The word "Fravahar" actually is Pahlavi, or Middle Persian, and derives from ancient Iranian (Avestan) word Fravarane, which means, "I choose". The choice is that of the Good, or the Good Religion of Zarathushtra. Another related word is Fravarti or Fravashi, which may derive from an alternative meaning of "protect," implying the divine protection of the guardian spirit, the Fravashi. From these words come the later Middle Persian words Fravahr, Foruhar, or Fravahar.

Fravahar, the meaning and origin.
- The forward Pulling force. Symbol from Zoroastrian Heritage. Older man for wisdom of age.
- 3 rows of feather on the wing for good thought, good word, good deed: motive of flight and advancement.
- Lower wing: bad thought, bad word and bad deed, which cause misery for human being and should be put behind.
- Positive force and negative force: proceed toward the good and turn away from the bad.
- The middle ring: eternity of the universe and the eternal nature of the soul.
- Hand facing up: there is only one direction we should choose: Upwards.
- Holding a ring: Ring of covenant, royalty and faithfulness

Zoroastrianism is popularly known as the Parsi religion. Asho Spitaman Zarathushtra or Zoroaster, the Avestan Manthran (placed somewhere between 1300 and 660 B.C.) who lived in Eastern Iran, received Divine inspiration from Ahura Mazda (the wise Lord, God) Himself and taught his religion till the age of 77, when he was martyred by the Turanian invaders. He taught the religion of One God, as against the primitive animism and blood sacrifices. The essence of this religion is humata-manashni (good thoughts), hookhta-gavashni (good words) and havarashtra-kunashni (good deeds).

When Ahura Mazda revealed Himself to Zoroaster and gave him the teachings and the command, Zoroaster asked Him to give him a symbol. Fire was the symbol given since it burns away all evils and can never be made impure. This led to the development of the symbol "The Cauldron of Fire" which is manifest as a sacred fire maintained in Fire Temples called Atar-Beheram that is not allowed to be extinguished. Ash taken from this sacred fire is applied on the forehead by devout worshippers. Fire, to the Zoroastrians, represents God and typifies the divine spark within.

Ahura Mazda is often pictorially represented as an old man with a cap and a beard, as also wings. This winged symbol represents a fravashi (or fravahar or farohar) or guardian spirit. It represents the essence of God within people, as well as the 'spiritual self' or Ahura Mazda.

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[brono9398]

this is kurdish symbol and iranian to but kurdish still proud of it

[Zartosht777]

Dear friend, this Symbol belongs to all humanity, IF THEY CHOOSE So.

Choosing GOOD for sake of righteousness and happiness of all others.

The person who chooses Good mind and righteousness, finds strength, stability, and ultimately God.

[samioa]

It's not Kurdish, Kurdish people just steal everything and think it's theirs. This is the Symbol of Zoroastraism, but since the origin was Persian, Persian people use it as a sign of Persian pride.

[Zartosht777]

Dear friend, it is also Kurdish, as we know the religion of all the people in greater Iran before Arab invasion was Zoroastrianism.

This is some universal teaching and belong to all humanity, if they choose so.

But first of all This is the religion which belong to people which accept it and follow Zarathustra's teaching.

The same goes with Faravahar.

[carolusism]

I hope the Zoroastrian intellectual world will spread over the entire world...

[Zartosht777]

@INSONIASXPOWER :

And what is good?

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Mankind has been endowed with the freedom of thought, word and deed, and has a bright mind to discern between what is good and what is bad for human society.

-That means deep inside, people know what is good but some choose to use it some don't.

-What is good can best be understood by studying nature, advancing knowledge, harmonizing with all that is good and beneficial, and promoting the environment, our human society and the rest of the living world.

[WhiteWeasel420]

@Zartosht777 God bless brother.

[XerXes1502]

How stupid ! Kords or no kords. Persia was the greatest land on earth at that time, and Zartosht the religon. The most important is to hold hand and be one.

Good thoughts

Good dues

Good deeds

Reject Islam, and get our land back from them. Persians and Kords should live in peace.

[Saraswathiputra]

@ mishrik

You even taught a lesson by Arabs,but you people still not learned lesson!!

Your evil attitude only enemy to you people!

Brahmans still following their Aryan Vedas and culture with continuity but you people are real scums!

[ScradooH]

I'm Kurd from Dêrsim & i'm Mazdaist

zarathustra

[megasayajinsongoku99]

@Zartosht777 Hello , are you a Mazdaist ? Are you from Iran ?

[TheZagros3000]

Ahur= awr an ancient ahurami kurdish word, In kurdish the kurds don't speak out H infront of vowels AURE MEZINDE= the real name of god, kurdish. AUR,AGER,AZER= kurdish words for fire, but you persian say atash, how can you claim this GOD then?

Even in gramatical way, Ahura mazda is kurdish, ex Aura sura= the red fire, gula sura= the red flower.

[IanHunedoara8]

Sunni and 12Shi'a are now regrettably making the same fatal error made so many centuries earlier by Mozdok and Yazdegerd by transforming a faith into an instrument of invasive and brutal statist thuggery. God does not need Basiji nor does He need modesty police.

[mishrik]

@Zartosht777 PRABHUPADA is a Bramhinist Evil Puranic Scum Bag Racist.

[mishrik]

@IanHunedoara8 Barader, Vedas has no beginning nor end. So the very term Vedanta is a misnomer for mischief. (as Vedanta signifies the end of Vedas). Mehr Baba Sufi Daghestani, Naqshbandi, Bahai, Ahmedi Qadiani & Bektesi movements are soul searching movements. Puranas is rotten. RSS uses the rot. That supports Puranas & is very Bramhinical (evil) in nature. What i liked about your comment is the unifying aspect not the divisive aspect! against violence & Evil. Vid is the root of Wisdom.