Three teachings

All the words and teachings which go into our various scriptures, like the Gathas, Avesta and Vendidad, can be summed up in three words — manashni, gavashni and kunashni. If a man religiously follows these three words in all things in his life, does he really require the multitude of teachings mentioned in the above books to lead a life as Zarathushtra wanted us to do? If our parents and priests just concentrated on this, instead of rituals and dogmas, nothing more would be needed to lead a Zoroastrian way of life.

Brig N. B. GRANT

Poona