THE GOLDEN RULE Ancient Egyptian: Do for one who may do for you, that you may cause him thus to do. The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant, (1970 to 1640 BC) Bahai Faith: Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which thou doest not. And if thine eyes be turned towards justice, choose thou for thy neighbour that which thou choosest for thyself. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf Brahmanism: This is the sum of Dharma [duty]: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you. Mahabharata, 5:1517 Buddhism: ...a state that is not pleasing or delightful to me, how could I inflict that upon another? Samyutta NIkaya v. 353 “Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. Udana-Varga 5:18 Christianity: Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Matthew 7:12 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. Luke 6:31, (Authorized Version). Confucianism: Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you Analects 15:23 Tse-kung asked, Is there one word that can serve as a principle of conduct for life? Confucius replied, It is the word shu -- reciprocity. Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. Doctrine of the Mean 13.3 Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence. Mencius VII.A.4 Hinduism: “This is the sum of duty: do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you.” Mahabharata 5:1517 Islam: None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself. Number 13 of Imam Al-Nawawis Forty Hadiths Jainism: Therefore, neither does he [a sage] cause violence to others nor does he make others do so. Acarangasutra 5.101-2. In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self. Lord Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would be treated. Sutrakritanga 1.11.33 Judaism: ...thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself., Leviticus 19:18 What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man. This is the law: all the rest is commentary. Talmud, Shabbat 31a. And what you hate, do not do to any one. Tobit 4:15 6 Native American Spirituality: Respect for all life is the foundation. The Great Law of Peace. All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One. Black Elk Do not wrong or hate your neighbor. For it is not he who you wrong, but yourself. Pima proverb. Shinto: The heart of the person before you is a mirror. See there your own form Be charitable to all beings, love is the representative of God. Ko-ji-ki Hachiman Kasuga Sikhism: Compassion-mercy and religion are the support of the entire world. Japji Sahib Dont create enmity with anyone as God is within everyone. Guru Arjan Devji 259 No one is my enemy, none a stranger and everyone is my friend. Guru Arjan Dev : AG 1299 Taoism: Regard your neighbors gain as your own gain, and your neighbors loss as your own loss. Tai Shang Kan Ying Pien. The sage has no interest of his own, but takes the interests of the people as his own. He is kind to the kind; he is also kind to the unkind: for Virtue is kind. He is faithful to the faithful; he is also faithful to the unfaithful: for Virtue is faithful. Tao Teh Ching, Chapter 49 Zoroastrianism: That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself. Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5 Whatever is disagreeable to yourself do not do unto others. Shayast-na-Shayast 13:29
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