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his father began to see to the distribution of wealth and property. At that time Jarthustra chose only one Kusti (sacred thread), one waist-belt only and refused to take all other things. He renunciated and left the house at the age of twenty.
He was extremely kind, and in times of scarcity or famine, he used to help the poor and the old, visiting those areas. He loved the animals and he opposed the cruel custom of sacrificing the animals in order to propitiate gods. Going to one mountain, he meditated for 10 years (ten years) on God. And he had the divine vision (darshan) of Ahurmazad and six ‘Ameshadpando' (God's great angels or powers incarnate). He realised that the true worship of God is not through leaving society, or resigning from life's functions, but by staying in the society and through social service.
He, therefore, leaving the stay in solitude on the mountain, returned to the society and he started doing the philanthrophic work, befitting a prophet or ‘Paigambar'. He initiated a campaign against the rigid orthodox ritualists of his times.
In the beginning from all sides, there were protest and opposition; but he faced firmly the opponents and propagated the religion of 'Jarthustee deen'.
Jarthustra was a compassionate, kind, loving, serviceable, loyal to God, a yogi or an ascetic. He was deadly against hypocricy, falsehood and immorality. He made huge efforts (purusharth) to bring an end, completely, of corruptions and improper acts in order to make loyalty, integrity fully victorious. He possessed undaunted domitable will power to fight the forces of sins ceaselessly.
Nowhere else you will find the same honourable status as is imparted to Zoroaster (Jarthustra) in Jarthushtri religion. In matters of spiritualism, none can compete Jarthustra, and his
