Zoroastrianism and Free Will: The Soul’s Great Responsibility
By eFireTemple You Were Never a Slave to Fate In Zoroastrianism, there is no predestination. No original sin. No divine puppeteer deciding your future. Instead, there is choice —and with it, cosmic responsibility . The soul is not born broken or neutral. It is born powerful , capable of shaping reality through free will —the sacred gift from Ahura Mazda. You are not here to be saved. You are here to choose. 1. What Is Free Will in Zoroastrian Thought?
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By eFireTemple You Were Never a Slave to Fate In Zoroastrianism, there is no predestination. No original sin. No divine puppeteer deciding your future. Instead, there is choice —and with it, cosmic responsibility . The soul is not born broken or neutral. It is born powerful , capable of shaping reality through free will —the sacred gift from Ahura Mazda. You are not here to be saved. You are here to choose. 1. What Is Free Will in Zoroastrian Thought? Zoroastrianism is perhaps the oldest spiritual system to place total moral agency in human hands. This idea is central in the Gathas —the sacred songs of Zarathustra.
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Yasna · Gathas