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Confidence
Belief overview
Good thoughts, good words, good deeds
The ethical formula summarizes the ideal of coherence between mind, speech, and conduct.
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Neutral
What it is: The maxim summarizes the demand for moral integrity in everyday life.
How the tradition understands it: The person should cultivate correct mind, true speech, and just action, without separating interior life and public practice.
Textual basis and context: The idea harmonizes with the asha axis and has become a widely recognized synthesis of Zoroastrian ethics.
Debates and variations: The condensed formulation has become especially popular in modern and pedagogical receptions.
Documentary evidence
Supportive
Traditional ethical formula
The ethical maxim summarizes the ideal of good thoughts, words, and deeds.
Reference: Later Zoroastrian ethical tradition and communal formulations.
Content: The maxim condenses the moral coherence expected of the faithful.
Use in debate: It is a very common summary of Zoroastrian ethics.
Neutral
Patet Pashemani
A penitential text linked to repentance and moral correction.
Reference: Patet Pashemani.
Content: The prayer expresses repentance and the desire to return to good moral order.
Use in debate: It is relevant to ethics, responsibility, and reparation.