Thursday, March 11, 2010

Lessons on how to treat one another

Brahmanism:
This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you. Mahabharata 5:1517

Christianity:
All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. Matthew 7:12

Islam:
No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself. Sunnah

Buddhism:
Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. Udana Varga 5:18

Judaism:
What is hateful to you, do not to your fellowmen. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary. Talmud, Shabbat 31:a

Confucianism:
Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you. Analects 15:23

Taoism:
Regard your neighbor's gain as your own gain, and your neighbor's loss as your own loss. T'ai Shag Kan Ying P'ien

Zoroastrianism:
That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good: for itself. Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5

The above came from an email from Information Clearing House. This are a great news service, and the writer throws in quotes of wisdom too.... all free.

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