The Zartoshti Religion
When I think of a Zartoshti, I think of pride, I think of wisdom, I think of happiness and peace. The religion founded by Asho Zarathustra is one of the most unique and oldest monotheist religions of all time. Zoroastrianism teaches us to be honest and faithful. Ahura Mazda has taught us to think righteous thoughts, say good words, and perform good deeds.
Many people of other religions consider Zartoshtis as fire worshippers. Non- Zartoshtis are infact often intrigued by the veneration of fire in the Zartoshti religion. On the contrary I believe that fire is a very essential ingredient to life. I deem this to be true because light gave us the hours in a day, the calendar, and the warmth to feel fresh and new everyday. Fire helps us cook, and helped our ancestors cook. It lead them out of the dark in the night to a world of unimaginable importance. Zartoshtis are not fire worshippers as sometimes mistakenly called. We worship only one God, and that is Ahura Mazda, the supreme God. But if by ‘worship’ is meant an attitude of reverence, worthiness and respect, then indeed, Zartoshtis are fire worshippers, just as we show reverence to the other six creations as well.
In the religion founded by Asho Zartosht, the hyms or the teachings of Asho Zartosht are called the Gathas. The Holy Gathas are said to be His own utterances. Divinely inspired and revealed, the Gathas are in the form of exalted poetry, within which lies myriad of esoteric truths. The divine outpourings of Asho Zarathustra show the depth of His vision, His intellectual quest, His spiritual seeking and above all, his longing to understand the workings of the world from a specfic source whom He perceived to be the Lord of the Wisdom.
For the first time in human history, man was shown a new path – a path leading towards the recognition of the mind, and thereby a better understanding of oneself.
The most important duty of a Zartoshti is to learn to be happy and at peace within oneself, so that in turn, one can make others happy.
“Ushta ahmai, yahahmai, ushta kahmaichit”.