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A THOUGHT A DAY, TO PRACTICE, SAY AND PRAY (205th Day of 3742 ZRE)

19 Mehr 3742 ZRE = 10 October 2004 CE
19th Day of Autumn - 205th Day of 3742 & the Solar Year

Read it day after day,
and feel a fresh sway
to live and help live
in a new way.

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Spenta Mainyu Gatha

Song Fif****

COMMUNION WITH GOD

Transliterated Text (Form I):

ýê mãthrâ vâcem mazdâ baraitî
urvathô ashâ nemanghâ zarathushtrô
dâtâ xratêush hizvô raithîm stôi
mahyâ râzêñg vohû sâhît mananghâ.

Transliterated Text (Form II):

yay maanthraa vaachem mazdaa baraitee
urvatho ashaa nemanghaa zarathushtro
daataa khrateush hizvo raitheem stoi
mahyaa raazayng vohoo saaheet mananghaa.

Translated Text:

Wise One, I, Zarathushtra, am, through righteousness,
his friend who carries this thought-provoking message.
May the Creator of Intelligence fix the course of his tongue
so that he teaches my doctrine through good mind.
(Gatha: Song 15.6)

Summary Substance: Prepared to spread his Divine Thought-provoking Message,
Zarathushtra declares that he is that person's friend who joins him in
spreading the message. He prays that the Mazda, the Creator of Intelligence,
guide that person's speech so that he teaches, through his good mind, only the
Divine Doctrine taught by Zarathushtra.

Pondering Points: Teach and preach only Zarathushtra's words, the Gathas. No
adultration!

(from "The Gathas, Our Guide," translated and annotated by Ali A. Jafarey,
Cypress, California, USA, 1989)

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