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The Armor You Wear Under Your Clothes

Sudreh and Kushti: The Sacred Garments of Zoroastrianism — 72 Threads, a Pocket of Good Deeds, and the Oldest Spiritual Uniform on Earth The Inner Fire — Part 3 Underneath their regular clothes — their suits, their jeans, their saris, their scrubs — initiated Zoroastrians around the world are wearing a sacred uniform that most people will never see. A white cotton undershirt with a small pocket over the heart. A cord of lamb's wool wound three times around the waist and tied with four knots.

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Sudreh and Kushti: The Sacred Garments of Zoroastrianism — 72 Threads, a Pocket of Good Deeds, and the Oldest Spiritual Uniform on Earth The Inner Fire — Part 3 Underneath their regular clothes — their suits, their jeans, their saris, their scrubs — initiated Zoroastrians around the world are wearing a sacred uniform that most people will never see. A white cotton undershirt with a small pocket over the heart. A cord of lamb's wool wound three times around the waist and tied with four knots. They wear these garments from the day of their initiation until the day they die. They sleep in them. They work in them. They take them off only to bathe and put them back on immediately after.

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