Zarathushtra: The Transcendental Vision
The Zarathushtrians (or Zoroastrians) have handed down
scriptures which, among the revealed religions, are perhaps
the oldest in the world continuously in use. Their literature
is correspondingly among the most venerable in any Indo-European tongue. Ideas associated with Zarathushtrian-
ism, especially the monotheistic concept, influenced the
basic thinking of Judaism, Mahayana Buddhism, Christianity and Islam - which to say, they have influenced the psyche of over half the human race.
Zarathushtra's exact dates are uncertain, but he is known
to have lived in Ancient Iran between 1400 BC and 800 BC.
He experienced his first vision of Ahura-Mazda - Lord of
Life and Wisdom - when he was about thirty. His Gathas
('Songs'), expressed as a result of his communion with the
supreme deity, form the heart of the Avesta, the sacred
scriptures.
The author of this book, Phiroz Mehta, was born of Parsi
parents and brought up in the Zarathushtrian tradition. He
seeks here to convey the nature of the transcendental vision
of the Perfected Holy Ones, in particular as proclaimed by
Zarathushtra. His theme describes the mode and implications of holistic consciousness - the context of infinity and
eternity - wherein the finite and temporal may commingle
with the immortal, the divine. Through such inspiration,
man may realize fully-integrated perfection.
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