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They talk about the fact that we now live in a modern era; the (post) modern society. The old society we are leaving beyond us, for now living in a new modern world; modern humans we are. Philosophers from all corner of the world talk and write books about this new era.
We have got new sophisticated technology; Internet, so we now live in a "global village". We can communicate with each other, if you live in USA or Sweden does now longer have no meaning. We all sitting in "same room". We meet new cultures; we in west meet east and east meet west. We meet new friends which we sharing same interest with in the "global village".
On this way I began searching articles about Zarathushtra and Zoroastrianism. I have met many good friends, both Zoroastrians and Non-Zoroastrians from all corner of the world. I wrote this article on my computer in Sweden, and after that I send this to a website, and all people can read what I wrote in Sweden.
We can share ideas and thoughts so simple now, in this new world. But this article, I should not spoke about how we can sharing ideas, I shall talk about how Zoroastrianism are a perfect religion for the (post)modern society. Even if Zarathushtra lived for over 3700 years ago, he can teach us how we should live in harmony with the mankind and the nature.
The Zoroastrians word Asha; which means justices, truth and comics order. So if we really understand Asha, we all are living in truth and righteousness. The Zoroastrians; a religious people which seeking after the ultimate truth. Zarathushtra talks about the right way in life are to be good in Words, Thoughts and Deeds. The ethical code for a Zoroastrian.
Zarathushtra doesn't talk about what really truth is, that are our meaning to found it out. To be Good in Words, Thoughts and Deeds are the best for us, we are happier when we are good people this Zarathushtra really understand, so he preaches that. And his voice still hears if we open our mind and heart when we read The Gathas, in a deep mediation.
In a deep mediation we worship Ahura Mazda "The Super Intelligent Being", and Ahura Mazda shall never turn his wisdom from us, so worship Ahura Mazda with a bright mind and file his wisdom in your mind and soul. With help of the knowledge we can choose right in our life, Ahura Mazda can not choose for us, we must choose for us self, but we can ask The Wise One for guiding and help before we choosing. With a bright mind and good intellect we can choose the right part of life which leads us to happiness and truth.
O, You Good mind, your being are a good for us,
We worship your for understand the wisdom of AhuraMazda
with help of Vohu Manah,
we understand
the meaning with the two mentalities,
which we must choose between.
We are free to make our own deeds in our life,
but we need a guide and help from,
both AhuraMazda and Spenta Mainyu
The messages of Zarathushtra is for all human being, we must show more people this sophisticate religions-philosophy which are perfect for the modern man in this(post)-modern society. Many Western philosophers have being inspired of Zarathushtra's philosophy, from Plato to Nietzsche. Nietzsche's own Zarathushtra which he wrote about in "Thus Spake Zarathustra".
Nietzsche really understands the philosophy of Zarathushtra. In his book "Ecce Homo" Nietzsche wrote about his relation with the original Zarathushtra, and Nietzsche call Zarathushtra "more truthful than any other thinker" from Mr. Pearlstein's article on vohuman.org.
And I think Nietzsche have right when he call Zarathushtra for true thinker, Zarathushtra was born to philosopher and a true seeker after the truth.
So for me, Zarathushtra are a true friend and teacher, who teach us the ultimate teaching which are perfect for us in the modern society.
That is one of many thoughts from me, why I think Zoroastrianism is good for the modern society. Even in this modern world, we need one belief, and Zoroastrianism is one of many religions.
But, why I think Zarathushtra is a prophet for this world. Zarathushtra was the first prophets who talk about democracy and justices between men and women. Long before democracy exist. The Zoroastrians word Khshathra; a pre-idea about democracy, both mental and physical, spiritual and
material.
The ideal government shall be chosen by the people who live in the country and the politics leader must work for all in the society. We must go together and fight for democracy all over the world. So all people of the world lived in freedom and peace side by side. Who, Wise One, moves best
within righteousness by his deeds? It is for this dominion that I am working for all of us now. Song 16.1
And Zarathushtra are our leader in the physic world and Ahura Mazda are our leader in the meta-physic world. They we have chosen because we need help and guiding for a good life in harmony with righteousness and truth.
Of course Zoroastrianism is a small religion in many countries, in Sweden I am not curing how many Zoroastrians lived, and many of them are born to a Zoroastrian. What is the really deferens between the post-modern era and modern era? That is much, so if I should wrote down this theory about the deferens between modern era and the post-modern era.
This should be a book. And we have already good writers which have written books about the post-modern era. So I leave that, and talk instead about Zoroastrianism and the post-modern era. The Zoroastrians word Khshathra I shall wrote more about, this are so big word, and not so simple to understand, for us which are new in Zarathushtra's philosophy. But if we using the ideal government, when we talk about Khshathra, we understand the word Khshathra.
The ideal government shall be chosen by the people who lived in the country, democracy is the best system of all system, democracy means to live in freedom and we have rights. In both Sweden and USA, we lived in democracy, but no one has given us the democracy, we have fight for our freedom and rights. We must defend our democratizations system, so one doesn't make a totalitarian state. And decide what we shall do and not do.
O, You lovely truth, we seeking after you.
With help of Vohu Manah, we ask The Wise One for
help to found the truth in life.
We all seeking after Truth, when should we
Found the absolute truth?
What will happen with them which live in untruth and for them?
Which live in truth?
I am Zarathushtra.
I am, as far as I can be, a true opponent of the wrongful,
and a strong supporter of the righteous Song 8.8
In this song, Zarathushtra say, he is as far he can a strong support of the righteous ideas. He doesn't say he is, but he will try to help the people with good thoughts and deeds. So now that are our meaning to teach other about the really Zarathushtra and what he really preaches to be a righteous person. He does not only say to us to be Good in Words, Thoughts and Deeds. He will teach us to love God and worship Ahura Mazda, "The Super Wisdom".
In Song 8.1 Zarathushtra say;
I pray for steadfast strength and courage
in order to uphold righteousness.
Grant me through serenity
the blessings of a rich life of good mind.
He will teach us to use our free will to uphold righteousness, with help of knowledge in the truth and the good mind. All humans are free to make they owns choice, Zarathushtra say to us, we shall choose the good way of life, because this give us true happiness and we all living in the house of good mind.
When we are happy and have a good mind and soul, we can help other to found happiness and truth. I think that are one of all meaning to found the ultimate truth and begin to practices the truth and when we have the knowledge in truth we must show other the right part of live are to live in truth and righteousness.
I think we shall do what Zarathushtra did for over 3700 years ago, spread his teaching from west to east and north to south. But I can doesn't help it, sometimes I think if we really need a religion for guidance for a life in truth and righteousness?
And my answers on my own questions are of course we need a guidance to found a life in truth and righteousness, we need a guide, we need help and we have chosen Zarathushtra's teaching for guiding in our own life, because WE want live in truth; Truth are the right part of life, and righteousness give us radiant happiness; Grant me through righteousness the blessings of both existences, the material and the mental, so that I lead my companions to happiness Song 1.2
Of course we need help other to found it to, if you are the only person who is happy and live in truth, you don't live in absolute truth, and we must sharing happiness and love to other, so they also can file happiness.
Zarathushtra walk from village to village, when he preaches the new doctrine, we do the same, but we use Internet for spreading his teaching around the world, so in which country you lived in have no meaning anymore; Zoroastrianism are a global religion for the modern man. Zarathushtra are for me a true fighter for democracy and righteousness. He teach us to spread love and peace, in many countries people have no food to eat or house to sleep on, and this must we fight for, so all people of the world have food and house.
In modern society we live in, we have sophisticate technology/medicine which can help many people of the world to a better life, but they have no chains to get this sophisticate technology/medicine, because this technology/medicine are for them who lived in the western world and we in west use around 80% of the worlds material and 20% of the worlds material we sale to them with no money, so we be more richer.
So spread the messages of Zarathushtra and help more people of the world in "The House of Song". If we do this to side by side, we should success with this. And more people should found Zoroastrianism, and found this religion perfect for them.