The Golden Rule
January 31st, 2009 . by admin
“Desire not for anyone the things you would not desire for yourself.”
Baha’i Faith – Gleanings 66
“This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.”
Brahman – Mahabharata 5:1517
“Hurt not others in ways that you would find hurtful.”
Buddhist – Udana-Varga 5:18
“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.”
Christian – Matthew 7:12
“Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others what you would not have done unto you.”
Confucian – Analects 15:23
“No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.”
Islamic – Sunnah
“What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man.
That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary.”
Jewish -Talmud, Shabbat 31a