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What is Zarathustra?"Thus Spake Zarathustra" is an extravagant way of saying, "and so it begins," by using a slightly nonsensical allusion to the nineteenth century work by German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche. "I'm not looking forward to doing that project next week." Zarathustra - meme gifZarathustra - videoZarathustra - what is it?A philosophical novel by Friedrich Nietzsche written in the 19th century. In German it is titled: Also sprach Zarathustra. In English, it is also called "Thus Spoke Zarathustra". Thus Spake Zarathustra is a very good read. (whether you are Atheist or believer) Only the most intellectual of individuals are able to truly comprehend and understand it. Assholes and cowards despise and deride it; or are just too lazy or daft. The average individual may not understand the book. Many critics of Nietzsche disdainfully write it off as nonsense and drivel. The book is basically written in a fairy-tale storybook way, kind of like a poem or poetic prose. (similar to the gospel). What does "Zarathustra" mean?When Zarathustra arrived at the edge of the forest, he came upon a town. Many people had gathered there in the marketplace to see a tightrope walker who had promised a performance. The crowd, believing that Zarathustra was the ringmaster come to introduce the tightrope walker, gathered around to listen. And Zarathustra spoke to the people: Zarathustra has no idea how to do the hokey pokey. Zarathustra - what does it mean?Zarathustra was a Aryan prophet, he lived among the Indo-Aryans in the Eurasian steppes in 1450 BC, during a period known as the Bronze Age, where the the people worshiped pagan gods such as Mithra, the goddess of light. Then Zarathustra introduced a concept known Ahura Mazda, a Wise Being who live only according to his or her own wisdom and morality. Friedrich Nietzsche understood this introduced the Overman in Thus Spoke Zarathustra or "SuperHuman" in German, which is a person who breaks away from the herd mentality and lives by his or her "will to power". The SuperHuman is achieved through the six Amesha Spentas. We must understand Zarathustra was not a leader instead he was a guiding people to follow their own wisdom. Zarathustra was the pioneers of humanism but most of his true philosophy went into decline after the Greek invasion of Persia, and the introduction of personification of Greek gods to the Persians. Zarathustra" |
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