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Para Maje Yaongho Ahmai ne Sazdyai Baodanto Paiti" (Song 3; paragraph 2)
"Hear with your ears the highest truth I preach And with illumined mind weigh them with care Before you choose which of the two paths to tread Each one for himself Before the great new age is ushered in" (Dr. US Taraporewalla)
My interpretation of the above passage of the Gathas is that since Ahura Mazda has given every human being a good mind, one must make use of it. When facing any situation, think with your illumined mind and decide
for yourself and act. Thereafter, take responsibility for your decision and its This responsibility is consequences, either good or bad. not only to advance oneself by living
Zarathushtra also knew that in an increasing fast paced world, his adherents
would have very little time to absorb his entire philosophy. So he left behind a righteous life, but in
a short prescription for daily life. He coined a triad of three words - HUMATA, doing so, to help advance HUKHTA, HUVARASHTA. Good thoughts, good words and good deeds: one's family, society, the
thought, speech and action, in that order. Unless you think well of an world and the universe
individual you will not speak well of him. And if you think and speak well of
an individual you will do something for him, you will help him. towards frashokereti, the final resurrection, when Zoroastrian Ethics all will be in a state of
Zarathushtra did not prescribe any code of conduct for mankind.
Zoroastrianism is not a prescriptive ethic based on obedience, fear, love, perfection and
repentance or submission. Rather, it propounds a simple philosophy that everlasting bliss. encourages responsibility of choice that an individual must exercise with a
clear mind to ascertain the truth and act in accordance with the principle of righteousness. This responsibility is not only to advance oneself by living a righteous life, but in doing so, to help advance one's family, society, the world and the universe towards frashokereti, the final resurrection, when all will be in a state of perfection and everlasting bliss.
Another maxim in Zoroastrian scripture states: AEVO PATHAO YO ASHAHE VISPAYE ANYAESHAM APANTAM (Yasna 72)
"There is only one path and that is the path of Asha - Righteousness All other paths are false."
What this maxim means is that there are many paths that lead to untruth, but there is only one path that leads to order and righteousness.
Our main mission in life should be to promote Ashem - Righteousness, for that will bring happiness to all and it will make this world a much better
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