Mazdaznan

Mazdaznan (from the Persian: Mazda + znan, translated as "master thought" by adherents) is a religious movement that was founded by Otoman Zar-Adusht Ha'nish and which places an emphasis on breath work and dietetics alongside elements of New Thought. It is sometimes described as neo-Zoroastrian (Mazdayasnian) or Mazdakism revivalist, though Ha'nish himself claimed the doctrines of his religion originated as sun worship several hundred thousand years ago, "an ancient cult" that "also includes the followers of Zoroaster and the old fire worshipers," and which Ha'nish had thoroughly revised to include concepts of vibratory waves, mind cure, and the like.