Baha'i Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before him. [Baha'u'llah Tablets] |
Brahmanism This is the sum of duty: do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you. [Mahabharata 5,1517] |
Buddhism 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 of the prophets. [Matthew 7:12] |
Christian "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and mind and strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these." [Mark 12: 30-31 NIV] |
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] |
Hindu Whoso looks upon all beings in the same way as himself and sees likeness in all, he is deemed the supreme yogin. [The Bhagavad-Gita, Chapter 6:32] |
Islam No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself. [Sunnah] |
Jain A man should treat all creatures in the world as he himself would like to be treated. [The Jain Spiritual Tradition] |
Judaism What is hateful to you, do not to your fellowmen. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary. [Talmud Shabbat 31a] |
Native Peace is at the heart of everything and is shown in the sharing and caring of nature and all people. [Native Spiritual Tradition] |
Sikh The worldly way is to return good for good, but the Guru's way is to return good for evil. [Bhai Gurdas, Var 28:11:6] |
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 Process As you give, so shall you receive |
Unitarian We covenant to affirm the worth and dignity of every person. [Principles of the Unitarian Church] |
Wicca An' it harm none, do as ye will. [Rede]
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Zoroastrianism That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself. [Dadistan-i-dinik 94-5] |
And... George Bernard Shaw Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. [1903] |