When we are in doubt whether an action is good or bad, abstain from it.
ZOROASTERIn the beginning there were two primal spirits,Twins spontaneously active,These are the Good and the Evil, in thought, and in word, and in deed.
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Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves in vision as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action. Between these two the wise ones chose aright; the foolish not so.
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Your good thoughts, good words and good deeds alone will be your intercessors. Nothing more will be wanted. They alone will serve you as a safe pilot to the harbour of Heaven, as a safe guide to the gates of paradise.
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Satisfaction linked with dishonor or with harm to others is a prison for the seeker.
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Happiness comes to them who bring happiness to others.
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One need not scale the heights of the heavens, nor travel along the highways of the world to find Ahura Mazda. With purity of mind and holiness of heart one can find Him in one’s own heart.
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Turn yourself not away from three best things: Good Thought, Good Word, and Good Deed.
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Do not hold grain waiting for higher prices when people are hungry.
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Seek your happiness in the happiness of all.
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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.
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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.
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In doubt if an action is just, abstain.
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