ZARATHUSHTRA'S WORK: The Gathas - Song 3

Each stanza of this song contains the translation in italics, a brief commentary, and a closing thought to ponder.  

Try reading on stanza each day and pondering upon its meaning.

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Of Beneficence and Harmfulness (Good and Evil)

Song 3.1 (Yasna 30.1)

Now I shall speak to those who wish to hear of the two principles, which are of importance even to the wise. I shall also, with reverence for good mind and the good consideration of righteousness, have praises for the Lord, so that you may see brilliant happiness.              

Zarathushtra opens a new chapter in his Divine Doctrine—Good and Evil, two important principles that have even perplexed the wise. To understand the problem he keeps in view 1) good mind and 2) the approach to the problem through the Universal Law of Righteousness of precision—two important points for problem solution. 

And as usual, he has his praises for God, the guide who leads us by means of our good mind and righteousness to radiant happiness.

The perplexing duality of Good and Evil—the two ever-posing choices in life—can be realized by understanding the Universal Law of Righteousness that governs precise regulation of all matters physical and spiritual.

Contemplate deeply each stanza over the next week.

Adjusted Reality

Imagination is more important than knowledge.  Knowledge is limited.  Imagination encircles the world.   –– Albert Einstein 

The introduction to the book Adjusted Reality by Dr. Sherry McAllister, a Doctor of Chiropractic, uses this quote by Albert Einstein to introduce the concepts of her book, which explores an adjusted reality made of elements that shape a unique and immersive adventure.

Says Dr. McAllister, “a remarkable journey awaits that unravels the tapestry of the past, weaves together the threads of imagination, and embarks on an odyssey to reshape the future. Picture a world where misconceptions crumble, trust is restored, and the key to robust health lies not in a pill bottle but in the embrace of a philosophy yet to be fully explored.”

Take Einstein’s quote for example.  The imagination of a child playing is unbounded by limitation.  Their imagination takes them to places yet undiscovered. “But imagination can also inspire fear of the unknown,” McAllister points out.  For many this fear developed as the lights went out at bed time.  Imagination for many worked overtime  envisioning monsters in all of the places that were thought to be safe and secure.  Many Americans are “faced with similar unknowns, ….  With no brighter, reasonable alternative, many revert to that chilling childhood place” of fear.  

ZARATHUSHTRA'S WORK: The Gathas - Song 2

Each stanza of this song contains the translation in italics, a brief commentary, and a closing thought to ponder.  

Try reading on stanza each day and pondering upon its meaning.

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ZARATHUSTRA’S SELECTION

Introductory commentary: The second song of the Gathas is a play. The play is not only the oldest Indo-Iranian play on record (approximately 3700 years old), but one can even go further to state that it is the oldest dramatic poem in the world which survives in the very words of the author—Zarathushtra Spitama [zara-THOO-stra spi-T'AH-mah].

While it is generally believed that "might makes right" in the living world, it SEEMS that the strong more regularly oppress the weak and deprive them of their legitimate rights. It seems that ours is a world of the survival of the strongest rather the most fit, or suitable. 

While this law is perhaps good for the jungle, man has outgrown being a mere animal. He is a creator now. He has discovered how to make fire. He has discovered metals and learned how to mold them into instruments. He has invented many articles. These discoveries have made him very powerful. He can make wonderful things and, equally, he can destroy wonderful things. His destructive aspect poses a great threat, not only to his own existence, but to life on the  Earth.

Explanation of Cosmic Energetics

By Dr Schavi M Ali | Source

The planet Earth — which was called “Geb” in ancient Kemet in the Medu Neter Language and which is known as “Prthivi” (“Vast One”) and also as “Bhumi” (“Land” or “Ground”) in the Vedic language of Sanskrit and as “Ard” in Arabic (“Ground”) and as “Gaia” (“Earth Goddess”) in Greek and as “Terra” (“Land”) in Latin — moves on a certain axis just as all planets do.  Since ancient times, it was taught that it turns at approximately “7.83” cycles per second [1] and that with the turning there is a slight wobble.   The wobbling is due to the inner core of Earth vibrating at a particular “frequency”, and there are times when this frequency reaches down to great depths within the tectonic plates and magnetite particles and other substances of the planet this depth is the “amplitude”.

ZARATHUSHTRA'S WORK: The Gathas - Song 1

Each stanza of this song contains the translation in italics, a brief commentary, and a closing thought to ponder.  

Try reading on stanza each day and pondering upon its meaning.

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HUMBLY I PRAY

Ideal are the thoughts, ideal the words, ideal the deeds

of the Righteous Zarathushtra.

Let the ever-living promulgators present the Gathas.

Homage to the righteous Gathas!              

This introductory salutation was, most probably, composed by an early reciter of the Gathas who was, himself/herself, a devout promulgator of the Sublime Songs and a preacher of the Divine Doctrine. 

There is only one path in life, and that is the path of Righteousness.

ZARATHUSTRA’S WORK: The Gathas - Yatha Ahu (Principle of Choice)

This second introductory passage, the Ahuna Vairya, commonly called by the two words in the beginning, the Yatha Ahu, is the Principle of Choice. 

It is the Zarathushtrian master formula for a spiritual and material policy making system in which one is free to choose a person as his or her lord and leader.

Both the lord and the leader are to be chosen

because of their righteousness.

These two appointments are made with good mind

so that acts of life are done for the Wise One,

and the dominion of the Lord is well established,

in which the chosen person becomes

the rehabilitator of the rightful who are oppressed.              

ZARATHUSTRA’S WORK: The Gathas - Ashem Vohu (Truth, Righteousness, Cosmic Order)

This second introductory installment of the Gathas establishes the main principle of Zarathustra’s teachings.  Ashem Vohu is the central concept representing truth, righteousness, cosmic order, and the right way to live.  

This portion of the Gathas is translated and presented as:

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.              

Righteousness is the universal law that stands for order, evolution, progress, and perfection as established by the Creator for creation. One becomes righteous by doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right place, and with the right means to obtain the right result. 

ZARATHUSTRA’S WORK: The Gathas (An Introduction)

Here we look at the introduction to Zarathushtra’s work.  The Gathas are a set of 17 philosophical songs, or poems, composed by Zarathushtra Spitama roughly 3,500 years ago, comprising 241 stanzas of roughly 5,500 words (or ~9,000 in English).  They encode large amounts of knowledge in each stanza inviting many different interpretations and nearly infinite applicability.  

These are the thoughts and teaching of Zarathustra woven into poetry in order to honor the divine and enlighten the listener.  For those of us who do not speak the "dead language" of Old Avestan, we, undoubtedly loose some of the nuance of the original, but there is enough scholarly work that we can "get close".  Which is what this series seeks to do. 

The Gathas were composed by one person, Zarathushtra Spitama. They have been translated by many – Zoroastrian and non-Zoroastrian priests, philologists, professors, litterateurs, “translators”, adventurers, and sheer admirers. The resulting translations are so diverse that one has to imagine as many Zarathushtras as there are translators of his songs.  

Rather than devise lengthy sermons or a list of prescriptions on how one should live their life, Zarathushtra decided to gift humanity with a guide to attaining the divine in oneself.  He trusted each person to actualize this desire according to their own understanding and circumstances.

ANCIENT WISDOM: A Brief History of Zoroastrianism

Gathic Era

Continued from Ancient Wisdom: Beginnins of Zarathushtra’s Mission

At over 40 years of age and with the full backing of a powerful chieftain, Zoroastrianism enters what is termed the Gathic Era.  This period, named for Zarathushtra's Gathas writing, spanned from c. 1500 to 1000 BC.  The Gathas, which we will review in future articles, is a set of 17 sacred hymns composed by Zarathushtra in Old Avestan (Ancient Iranian) language.

This period marked a radical religious revolution in the ancient Iranian world as polytheism transitions into one of the world's first documented monotheistic faiths.  

The Gathic Era emphasized human reason, free will, and the ethical responsibility of the individual in their choice between truth and falsehood.  Zarathushtra condemned the worship of the Old Iranian nature deities and gods of war.  He instead focused attention on the worship of the "Wise Lord" the singular, uncreated, supreme creator.  He encouraged his followers to act as "co-workers" of the Wise Lord by utilizing good thoughts, good words, and good deeds in their struggle to choose between two possibilities – Holy Spirit or Destructive Spirit.

ANCIENT WISDOM: Beginnings of Zarathustra's Mission

Around 1200 BC Zarathushtra was born into a spacious home of a local chieftain.  His father was Pourushāspa Spitama, a hot-headed and braggadocios man who was the lord of a village and its surrounding land, as well as a wealthy horse owner.  Zarathushtra's mother was Dughdova, a mysterious figure who seems to have had a significant impact on her son’s life.

Not Dughdova

Dughdova was known for having a bright and remarkable character, with legend even attributing to her a luminous glow that dazzled all around.  When she was young a serious of disaster in her home region caused the people to blame these events on her practicing witchcraft, and they informed the priests.

Seeking to preserve his daughter, but fearing reprisals from the priests and the people, her father sent her to a neighboring land to live in the house of Padiragtarāspa, a local chieftain.  It was here where she met, and eventually married, his son Pourushaspa, who fathered  Zarathushtra.

ANCIENT WISDOM: Zarathustra, (Zoroaster) and Zoroastrianism (An Introduction)

Many have often heard OF, but few know anything ABOUT this ancient philosophy/religion.  This series of articles begins to look at a very “high level” overview of this “religion of the Magi”, for the term magi refers to the hereditary, priestly caste of ancient Persia who served as the spiritual, ritual, and philosophical backbone of Zoroastrianism.

Zoroastrianism is an ancient religion based on the teachings of Zarathushtra (ZAH-raa-THOO-struh) Spitama (spih-TAH-muh) [Zarathushtra Spitama] as detailed in his written works the Gathas. The Gathas are the central texts of Zoroastrianism and are often attributed to Zarathushtra himself.  

Star Nations Visiting Earth with the 11-11 Laws

 

DSU Presentation - 3Jun2026

College:  1st,2nd,3rd, Extraterrestrial  Contact

“Star Nations Visiting Earth with the 11-11 Laws”

by David Allison

 

Don’t Miss the Point

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp-M--OU0-w

What IS the Point?

Seeing isn’t Believing… Believing is Seeing.

 Why?