EPISODE 7: The King's Conversion
Finding Refuge at Last (Age 42) "I AM come from the court of King Vishtaspa." — Zarathustra, finally finding refuge For 12 Years, Zarathustra Had No Power Then one king believed. Within a decade, an empire followed. The Divine Instruction (Age 42) After 12 years of wandering— After 12 years of rejection— After 12 years of crying out "Whither shall I go?"— Finally, the answer came. Later, in the same chapter, he gives the answer of the god who sends him to preach his vision in the land of the king Vishtaspa.
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Finding Refuge at Last (Age 42) "I AM come from the court of King Vishtaspa." — Zarathustra, finally finding refuge For 12 Years, Zarathustra Had No Power Then one king believed. Within a decade, an empire followed. The Divine Instruction (Age 42) After 12 years of wandering— After 12 years of rejection— After 12 years of crying out "Whither shall I go?"— Finally, the answer came. Later, in the same chapter, he gives the answer of the god who sends him to preach his vision in the land of the king Vishtaspa. "Go to Vishtaspa." Not a great empire. Not a wealthy kingdom. Not a famous ruler. Just a king in Bactria—modern Afghanistan and eastern Iran region. King Vishtaspa ruled a relatively modest kingdom in Bactria or Chorasmia (regions that are now part of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan). But this king— this one man's belief—would change everything.
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