Asha joins truth, righteousness and cosmic order in Zoroastrian thought.
Imported citation, not independently checked: Yasna 30; M. Boyce, Zoroastrians (1979)
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What Does Asha Mean?
What Does Asha Mean?
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In Zoroastrian thought, every honest thought, word, and deed strengthens the order; every lie feeds the unraveling.
Imported citation, not independently checked: Yasna 30; M. Boyce, Zoroastrians (1979)
In Yasna 30, two primal spirits stand at the beginning of things and choose, one takes asha, the other takes druj.
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Zoroastrian good thought, good word and good deed make ethical action participation in cosmic order.
Imported citation, not independently checked: Yasna 30; M. Boyce, Zoroastrians (1979)
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