“
Truth is best (of all that is) good. As desired, what is being desired is truth for him who (represents) the best truth.
— Zoroaster
Truth is best (of all that is) good. As desired, what is being desired is truth for him who (represents) the best truth.
Unto Thee, O Lord, the Soul of Creation cried:Command for me then the blessings of a settled, peaceful life."
Thus to the Lord doth Asha, the Truth, reply:None who knows what moves and works Thy lofty plans."
Hearken with your ears to these best counsels,Let each one choose his creed with that freedom of choice each must have at great events.
In the beginning there were two primal spirits,These are the Good and the Evil, in thought, and in word, and in deed.
For a thinking man is where Wisdom is at home.
By Thy perfect Intelligence, O MazdaThus leaving us free to choose our faith at our own will.
He who upholds Truth with all the might of his power,He, indeed, is Thy most valued helper, O Mazda Ahura!
He who abhors and shuns the light of the Sun,An enemy of my faith, a destroyer of Thy principles is he, O Lord!
A reflective, contented mind is the best possession.
The resolute one who moved by the principles of Thy FaithThy Good Mind has promised in Thy Kingdom of Heaven.
A righteous government is of all the most to be wished for,To effect this I shall work now and ever more.
Satisfaction linked with dishonor or with harm to others is a prison for the seeker.
