Message of Gathas lts Relevance
Gathas are the divine songs composed by prophet Zarathushtra, more than 3,000 years ago. Gathic verses reflect the communion which the Prophet received from Ahura Mazda, the Supreme Being. The Gathic verses are collected in 17 chapters, each called a Haiti, incorporated into a ritual text, the Yasna. Ahura Mazda as the sole creator and protector of the universe. The Avestan Ahura means 'lord of life', and Mazda means 'all knowing, omniscient'. The Zoroastrian religion is based on the immutable and eternal law of Asha which signifies truth, order, discipline and progress. Asha is the Eternal Truth, the One Reality, the mainspring of all manifestation and of all evolution. It is the Great Law, the Divine Plan of God, according to which the universe is fashioned. Tennyson's words describe it best: "That God who always lives and loves,/ One God, One Law One Element./ And one far-off divine Event,/To which the whole Creation moves." Zarathushtra formulated a religion free from dogmas, commandments, and compulsions. Man is endowed with reason, with freedom of thought, word and deed. He is free to choose between good and evil. But with the gift of Vohu Manah, the Good Mind, he can be encouraged to adhere to the righteous path, the Law of Asha. Zarathushtra urged that each person should accept only those beliefs that he himself concluded to be true after independent observation, after hearing from gurus and after self-instruction about the nature of the universe: "Do you listen with your own ears,/ Do you look with the best inspiring divine intelligence,/ At the creed of your own choice, each man for himself./ In order to instruct himself through our sages/ Before the magnific event" (Yasna ha 30.2). goes hand in hand with responsibility for the consequences of such actions. Zarathustra’s main emphasis is on the here and now life on earth. At centre stage is the mind of man, which can create either a virtual heaven or hell. Each conformance to the Law of Asha, through good thoughts, good words, good deeds, is a bit of heaven. Each deviation from the Law of Asha is a bit of hell. It is a cardinal Zoroastrian faith that the world is indeed getting better and that man's role through good thoughts, good words, good deeds-is to leave it a little more perfect than when he entered it. Law of Asha resembles the law of cause and effect, the laws of Karma. Zarathushtra reiterates: "As you sow. so hall you reap." With this law of Asha is tied up th conception of happiness and misery, heaven and hell. Those who follow the law of Asha, walk on the path of truth, righteousness and goodness, out of which happiness comes. Samuel Laing described the Zoroastrian reli gion thus: "It is evident that this simple and sublime religion is one to which, by whatever name we may call it, the best modern thought is fast approximat ing. Men of science like Hux ley, philosophers like Herbert Spencer, poets like Tennyson, might all subscribe to it; and might all subscribe to it; and even enlightened Christian divines like Dr Temple, are divines like Dr Temple, are It is good to always remember to follow the principle of righteousness (Ashoi) in our daily lives because: "If there is Righteousness in the heart,/ there will be Beauty in character,/ If there is beauty in character,/ there will be Harmony in the home,/ If there is harmony in the home,/there will be Order in the nation,/ and if there is order in the nation,/ there will be Peace in the world.
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Courtesy: BH Antila Speaking Tree,Times of India
Message of Gathas lts Relevance
Gathas are the divine songs composed by prophet Zarathushtra, more than 3,000 years ago. Gathic verses reflect the communion which the Prophet received from Ahura Mazda, the Supreme Being. The Gathic verses are collected in 17 chapters, each called a Haiti, incorporated into a ritual text, the Yasna. Ahura Mazda as the sole creator and protector of the universe. The Avestan Ahura means 'lord of life', and Mazda means 'all knowing, omniscient'. The Zoroastrian religion is based on the immutable and eternal law of Asha which signifies truth, order, discipline and progress. Asha is the Eternal Truth, the One Reality, the mainspring of all manifestation and of all evolution. It is the Great Law, the Divine Plan of God, according to which the universe is fashioned. Tennyson's words describe it best: "That God who always lives and loves,/ One God, One Law One Element./ And one far-off divine Event,/To which the whole Creation moves." Zarathushtra formulated a religion free from dogmas, commandments, and compulsions. Man is endowed with reason, with freedom of thought, word and deed. He is free to choose between good and evil. But with the gift of Vohu Manah, the Good Mind, he can be encouraged to adhere to the righteous path, the Law of Asha. Zarathushtra urged that each person should accept only those beliefs that he himself concluded to be true after independent observation, after hearing from gurus and after self-instruction about the nature of the universe: "Do you listen with your own ears,/ Do you look with the best inspiring divine intelligence,/ At the creed of your own choice, each man for himself./ In order to instruct himself through our sages/ Before the magnific event" (Yasna ha 30.2). goes hand in hand with responsibility for the consequences of such actions. Zarathustra’s main emphasis is on the here and now life on earth. At centre stage is the mind of man, which can create either a virtual heaven or hell. Each conformance to the Law of Asha, through good thoughts, good words, good deeds, is a bit of heaven. Each deviation from the Law of Asha is a bit of hell. It is a cardinal Zoroastrian faith that the world is indeed getting better and that man's role through good thoughts, good words, good deeds-is to leave it a little more perfect than when he entered it. Law of Asha resembles the law of cause and effect, the laws of Karma. Zarathushtra reiterates: "As you sow. so hall you reap." With this law of Asha is tied up th conception of happiness and misery, heaven and hell. Those who follow the law of Asha, walk on the path of truth, righteousness and goodness, out of which happiness comes. Samuel Laing described the Zoroastrian reli gion thus: "It is evident that this simple and sublime religion is one to which, by whatever name we may call it, the best modern thought is fast approximat ing. Men of science like Hux ley, philosophers like Herbert Spencer, poets like Tennyson, might all subscribe to it; and might all subscribe to it; and even enlightened Christian divines like Dr Temple, are divines like Dr Temple, are It is good to always remember to follow the principle of righteousness (Ashoi) in our daily lives because: "If there is Righteousness in the heart,/ there will be Beauty in character,/ If there is beauty in character,/ there will be Harmony in the home,/ If there is harmony in the home,/there will be Order in the nation,/ and if there is order in the nation,/ there will be Peace in the world.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are BH Antila views and kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy: BH Antila Speaking Tree,Times of India