![]() ![]() All Zoroastrians would definitely know this prayer, and I'll recite it for you. Tim Desai: So Rachael, this prayer that I'm about to recite, everyone would know it, whether they come from Iran or they come from Pakistan or they come from India. Here's Tim reciting three prayers which speak of happiness to those who are righteous, praise the god Ahura Mazda, and recount the gifts of the Good Mind. Zarathustis, like the priest Tim Desai, are content to transmit the faith to the next generation. They aren't on a mission to convert the world, or to prove their superiority to other faiths. Some scholars believe Zarathustra was the first monotheist, but for his followers it's a moot point. Rachael Kohn: Ahura Mazda is the God of the Zoroastrians and Zarathustra was his prophet. Hello and welcome to The Spirit of Things, with me, Rachael Kohn, here on ABC Radio National. Rachael Kohn: What could be more elemental to the human condition than the battle between Good and Evil? That's from the Creation account of one of the world's oldest religions, Zoroastrianism. But the evil Ahriman, lay far, far away in deepest darkness. Ohrmazd, the wise lord, the strong and holy one, lived in highest heaven in endless light. In the beginning of time, good and evil existed without coming into conflict. ![]()
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