"The Golden Rule"

Religions vary greatly across the world, and we have many differences. Some of these differences cause loads of problems to put in mildly. But we seem to all have a variation of the "Golden Rule".

• Bahá’í Faith: 
  • "Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not
    have ascribed to thee, and say not that which thou doest not." "Blessed
    is he who preferreth his brother before himself."
    Baha’u'llah
  • "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, King James Version.
  • "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to
    them likewise." Luke 6:31, King James Version.
  • "…and don’t do what
    you hate…", Gospel of Thomas 6. The Gospel of Thomas is one of about
    40 gospels that were widely accepted among early Christians, but which
    never made it into the Christian Scriptures (New Testament).
• 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
• Ancient Egyptian:
  • "Do for one who may do for you, that you may cause him thus
    to do." The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant, 109 – 110 Translated
    by R.B. Parkinson. The original dates to 1970 to 1640
    BCE and may be the earliest version ever
    written.
• Hinduism: 
  • This is the sum of duty: do not do to others what would cause pain
    if done to you. Mahabharata 5:1517
• Humanism:
  • "(5) Humanists acknowledge human interdependence, the need for
    mutual respect and the kinship of all humanity."
  • "(11) Humanists affirm that individual and social problems can
    only be resolved by means of human reason, intelligent effort,
    critical thinking joined with compassion and a spirit of empathy for
    all living beings. "
  • "Don’t do things you wouldn’t want to have done to you,
    British Humanist Society.
• Islam: "None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for
  his brother what he wishes for himself." Number 13 of Imam "Al-Nawawi’s
  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
• 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.
• Roman Pagan Religion: "The law imprinted on the hearts of all
  men is to love the members of society as themselves."
• 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
  • "Don’t 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
• Sufism: "The basis of Sufism is consideration of the hearts
  and feelings of others. If you haven’t the will to gladden someone’s heart, then at least
  beware lest you hurt someone’s heart, for on our path, no sin exists but this." Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, Master of the Nimatullahi Sufi Order.
• Taoism:
  • "Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain, and your
    neighbor’s loss as your own loss." T’ai Shang Kan Ying P’ien.
  • "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
• Unitarian:

"The inherent worth and dignity of every person;"
"Justice, equity and compassion in human relations…. "
"The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;"
"We affirm and promote respect for the
interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part." Unitarian
principles.

• Wicca: "An it harm no one, do what thou wilt" (i.e. do what
  ever you will, as long as it harms nobody, including yourself). One’s will is to
  be carefully thought out in advance of action. This is called the
  Wiccan Rede
• Yoruba: (Nigeria): "One going to take a pointed stick to pinch
  a baby bird should first try it on himself to feel how it hurts."
• 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
  
  
  
  
  We may all be different but some big things make us similar. We all are human's, we all bleed, love, and grieve. It is important that we all try to learn from each other, and sometimes looking at our similarities instead of our differences is the first step to understanding!
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  "A Person's a Person no matter how small" Dr. Suess
  
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