A Zoroastrian Life  

I am a Zoroastrian.   What this word really means to be a Zoroastrian? To be good in words, deeds and thoughts? And take care of the nature and all the creations on earth, be nice to other religions and people who are not a Zoroastrian. A Zoroastrian pray to Mazda and listen to the wise voice, and have Zarathushtra to be a guiding light in life. A Zoroastrian must fight for freedom and spread happiness all over the world. We must be creative, and be free in our mind. A Zoroastrian must fight for democratizing in all country, we humans are free to make our own choice, but we must stand for our actions, bad or good. But a Zoroastrian have Zarathushtra and Mazda as good guiding light in life and Zarathushtra tells us to think before we do any deeds in our life.

God Wise grants wholeness, immortality, abundance of righteousness, independence in dominion, and a lasting good mind to him, who is friend in mind and action.

(Song 4.21) 

When a Zoroastrian uses the good mind, we have Zarathushtra supreme guiding in our life to make the right choice in life, but then some don’t have the same guiding light in life and they choose the wrong and live in darkness and lie. So a Zoroastrian must live in truth and light all the time, and have Zarathushtra as our guide in life, and we shall find a life in happiness and truth. Money and power does not make us any more happy, but a life in truth and right to do that does, so use your good mind and Zarathushtras good guiding light and you shall never live in untruth and darkness, with money or without money. Of course we must have food to eat and friends, but your friends do not choose you because you are rich, they are choosing you because you are good man. Good must a Zoroastrian be, and help other people in their life. And make other people happier.

But an important question is, how shall we tell other who we are?  Is that important to non-Zoroastrians who  do not know who we are?  Yes, I think that, this is an identity, I am a Zoroastrian or I am a Buddhist, this says something  about me to other people. I am Zoroastrian means not only I believe in God, but also, this is a lifestyle that I have chosen on my own way.

I am a Zoroastrian twenty four hours a day, even when I sleep I am a Zoroastrian. I have always Mazda in my mind, and shall pray to Mazda supreme guiding in my life.

Righteousness is the best good. It is radiant happiness. Radiant happiness comes to the person to whom righteousness is for the sake of the best righteousness alone.

This pray from “The Gathas, Our Guide” is one of my favorites praises. This gives me hope to a better world for all mankind, and not only to those with lot of money. A Zoroastrian must fight for spread of love and happiness to other people all over the world, and not only to the friends and family.

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