Attempts are being made to disseminate the message of the Prophet to the youth and to adults to make them aware of these injustices that are perpetrated in the name of religion. The interchange of Zoroastrian thought with Judaeo-Christian ideology first took place when Cyrus the Great defeated the Assyrians and released the Jews from Babylonian captivity. The Old Testament is replete with references to the Persian emperors Darius, Cyrus, and Xerxes, all of whom were Zoroastrians. Zoroastrian rituals and prayers are solemnized in the presence of a flame. Scrupulously tended with sandalwood and frankincense, a flame is kept burning in the inner sanctum of every Zoroastrian temple, and often in Zoroastrian homes.
Fire is revered as a visible symbol of the inner light that burns within each person.
It is a physical representation of the Illumined Mind, Light, and Truth, all highly regarded in the Zoroastrian doctrine. Despite its prehistoric origins, Zoroastrianism has vehemently denounced idolatry in any shape or form. The Fravashi or Farohar is the presence of Ahura Mazda in every human being. It is the Divinity in Humanity. It is the conscience.