A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
Mahatma Gandhi
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A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
Mahatma Gandhi
'You should reach the limits of virtue, before you cross the border of death. '
'How glorious fall the valiant, sword in hand, in front of battle for their native land!'
'Rise up, warriors, take your stand at one another side, our feet set wide and rooted like oaks in the ground. '
'...learn to love death's ink-black shadow as much as you love the light of dawn. '
'Here is courage, mankind's finest possession, here is the noblest prize that a young man can endeavor to win.'
Some selected lines from the works of the Spartan poet Tyrtaeus, who was also a military man, his poems were sung to inspire his men.
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Zarathustra , also referred to as Zartosht , was an ancient Iranian prophet and religious poet. The hymns attributed to him, the Gathas, are at the liturgical core of Zoroastrianism.
The date of Zoroaster, the date of composition of the Old Avestan gathas, is unknown. Classical writers such as Plutarch proposed dates prior to 6000 BC. Dates proposed in scholarly literature diverge widely, between the 18th and the 6th centuries BC.
In the Gathas, Zoroaster sees the human condition as the mental struggle between aša (truth) and druj (lie). The cardinal concept of aša—which is highly nuanced and only vaguely translatable—is at the foundation of all Zoroastrian doctrine, including that of Ahura Mazda (who is aša), creation (that is aša), existence (that is aša) and as the condition for Free Will.
The purpose of humankind, like that of all other creation, is to sustain aša. For humankind, this occurs through active participation in life and the exercise of constructive thoughts, words and deeds.
Elements of Zoroastrian philosophy entered the West through their influence on Judaism and Middle Platonism and have been identified as one of the key early events in the development of philosophy. Among the classic Greek philosophers, Heraclitus is often referred to as inspired by Zoroaster's thinking.
Zarathustra Quotes
“Doing good to others is not a duty, it is a joy, for it increases our own health and happiness.”
“Let us be such as help the life of the future”
“Do not hold grain waiting for higher prices when people are hungry”
“Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed.”
“He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers”
“Form no covetous desire, so that the demon of greediness may not deceive thee, and the treasure of the world may not be tasteless to thee.”
“Suffer no anxiety, for he who is a sufferer of anxiety becomes regardless of enjoyment of the world and the spirit, and contraction happens to his body and soul.”
“Taking the first footstep with a good thought the second with a good word and the third with a good deed I entered Paradise”
You should read Zarathustra to know what he spoke and how he influenced the world and all other religions.
Zarathustra the first man (that we know) to have only one God, the very well known Ahura Mazda.
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Ahura Mazda on his Vimana
I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.
Dalai Lama
One may know how to gain a victory, and know not how to use it.
What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly.
Richard Bach
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For my father.
There are some memories in life that remain for a short time while and others stick with you forever. All the times I've spent with you are going to be sweet memories for the rest of my life. Let's raise a toast today and celebrate the beginning of yet another wonderful year in your life and cherish memories that we can have forever. Happy birthday.
Ric
“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”