Zoroaster seems to consider spirit, holy spirit he might say, to be intelligent energy focused on truth. What a great man in good mind. The good mind may approach truth. The good mind, Z might say, may divine and discriminate the false, the less true, the more true, and approach reality. The Spirit, the Supreme Being, Mazda, is considered as the father of good thought, creator of truth and right.
It looks to me that Zoroaster believed that truth is helpful and beneficial to all who live. Good mind instructs one to love the truth. Truth leads to wisdom and to that which is best. I think that Zoroaster taught that the good mind moved on toward the blessings of reality.
The closest one can get to the exact words of Z may be through he Gathas, the Yasna of the Avesta in which the Supreme Being is called Ahura Mazda.
Sraosha was a name for hearkening, for hearing the truth, and acting in accord with the truth, and came to be considered a messenger of God. It seems that in teaching his disciples, Zoroaster said that the Sraosha came to him with the good mind. Thus he claims to be bringing them the best of the good mind with the help of God. What a good man!
I believe that Zoroaster asked his disciples to be responsible for their belief and for the truth in their lives. For himself and for them he asked for a good mind based in reality. He asked for action based in order and justice. He asked that they ponder well over things and to weigh his words with care and clear thought.
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