HEAVEN AND HELL ARE WITHIN OUR POWER (A Re-post) We have the power to create heaven or hell right now, wherever we are. As Humanity we are all interconnected, we are One Consciousness, and so what we do for others we are actually doing for ourselves. This is the golden rule and it is found in all the ancient scriptures of our Planet. The Golden rule is TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM TREAT YOU This is the sum of duty; do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you. (The Mahabharata) Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. (Udana-Varga 5:18) Surely it is the maxim of loving kindness; do not do unto others what you would not have them do unto you. (Analects 15:23) Regard your neighbors gain as your own gain, and your neighbors loss as your own loss. (Tai Shang Kan Ying Pien) That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself. (Dadistan-I-dinik 94:5) What is hateful to you do not to your fellowman. That is the entire law, the rest is commentary. (Talmud, Shabbat 31a) All things whatsoever ye would that man should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. ( Matthew 7:12) No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself. ( Sunnah) The teachings of the Golden rule reminded me of the PARABLE OF THE SPOONS. The Parable goes like this: A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like. The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew which smelled delicious and made the holy mans mouth water. The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful, but because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering. The Lord said, You have seen Hell. They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy mans mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, I dont understand. It is simple said the Lord, it requires but one skill. You see, they have learned to feed each other. The people who created the place called heaven understood the concept of Oneness and learnt to treat others as they would themselves like to be treated. Let us choose to treat one another with respect and kindness and create Heaven on Earth. Blessings! ~Premlatha Rajkumar
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 15:37:26 +0000
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