Dear Community Members
Keki Dadachanji and Adil Mistry would like to announce the formation of a Gāthā Study Group starting October 2019 to be held on the first Sunday of every month, same as the Sunday Religion Classes. The inspiration for starting this Study Group comes from the fact that the Gāthās, the original teachings
of Zarathustra, are often not well understood. Just as we are investing in our youth with the
Sunday Religion Classes, we felt that a program for adults will lead to a wide
based foundation of religious awareness and knowledge within our community. And there is no better platform than the study
of the Gāthās which embody the purest and most sublime truths of our ancient
religion.
Through ZAGNY and DMZT we have secured a meeting room for the study group. What this study group is not is a series of lectures, but it
is intended to be an interactive discussion. Keki will select the topics for each class
which will be distributed in advance so that members will have time for
pre-read. The topics will not require
extensive reading as the emphasis will be on depth and not speed. Each session should last about an hour,
occasionally longer, but not to exceed 90 minutes.
Prior knowledge is not necessary to join the group; however,
we do request that participants have consistency of attendance, and a commitment
to learn and participate, bringing with them their thoughts and questions.
We plan to use two Gāthā translations for added perspective:
(1) Translation by D. J. Irani, and (2) Translation by I. J. S. Taraporewala. Group members will have the choice to use hard
or digital copies, or both. We expect that this will be the only expense to the
extent that group members don’t already have these translations.
We are very excited to offer this program to the
community. If you have any questions on
the structure, content, or organization of the Gāthā Study Group please feel
free to reach out to either Keki Dadachanji at kekird@gmail.com, or Adil Mistry at afmistry@gmail.com.
If you would like to register for this program please sign-up by May 31st by filling out the form below.
