The Golden Rule Buddhism: “Hurt not others with that which pains yourself.” (From the Udanavarga 5.18 Christianity: “In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.”(Matthew 7:12 – NRSV) Hinduism: “Do naught to others which if done to thee would cause thee pain.”(From the Mahabharata 5.1517 Islam: “No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.” (Sunnab Jainism: “In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self.”Lord Mahavir 24th Tirthankara) Judaism: “What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow human beings. That is the law; all the rest is commentary.”(Talmud, Shabbat 3 l a) Confucianism: “Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself. “(Analects XV.24) Native Spiritual Traditions: “Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. (Chief Seattle) Shintoism: “Be Charitable to all beings, love is the representation of god.”(KO-JI-KI Hachiman Kasuga) Sikhism: “Don’t create enmity with anyone as God is within everyone.”(Guru Arjan Devji 259. Guru Granth Sahib) Taoism: “Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain; and regard your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.” (Tai Shang Kan Ying P’ien) WE ARE ALL ONE. TODAY I AM WEARING TO THE SHOPPING MALL MY BURQA, WHICH IS SAFFRON IN COLOUR, MY CROSS AROUND MY NECK, CARRYING MY WORRY BEADS, AND MY TIBETAN SINGING BOWL, CHANTING .. IN HEELS... WHO CARES WHAT SOMEONE IS WEARING, ITS WHAT IS YOUR HEART THAT MATTERS
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 02:07:30 +0000
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