EPISODE 4: The Vision That Changed Everything
The Divine Revelation (Age 30) "When he emerged, he received a vision of Vohu Manah. This vision radically transformed his view of the world." — Zoroastrian Tradition One Morning By a River, Zarathustra Received the Idea That Would Become Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Western Ethics "You are free. You choose. You are responsible." The Festival (Age 30, Spring) At the age of 30, he attended the festival of the Rites of Spring (almost certainly the Nowruz Festival celebrating the New Year).
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The Divine Revelation (Age 30) "When he emerged, he received a vision of Vohu Manah. This vision radically transformed his view of the world." — Zoroastrian Tradition One Morning By a River, Zarathustra Received the Idea That Would Become Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Western Ethics "You are free. You choose. You are responsible." The Festival (Age 30, Spring) At the age of 30, he attended the festival of the Rites of Spring (almost certainly the Nowruz Festival celebrating the New Year). After 10 years of solitude, Zarathustra had come down from the mountain. Not because he'd found the answer. Because it was time to rejoin humanity and see if the answer would find him. He attended the spring festival as a member of his family, and one of his duties was to draw water from the deepest and purest part of the stream for the morning ceremony. A Haoma ceremony —the old religion's ritual.