Peace

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Maybe we're more alike that we think...

The Golden Rule:

"Do unto others as you would have done unto you." This wisdom is represented in ancient teachings and religions throughout the world:

Hindu Faith "This is the sum of duty: do naught to others which if done to thee would cause thee pain." - The Mahabharata

Jewish Faith "What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow men. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary." - The Talmud

Zoroastrian Faith "Whatever is disagreeable to yourself do not do unto others." - Shayast-na-Shayast 13:29

Buddhist Faith "Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful." - Udana-Varga 5:18

Christian Faith "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." - The Gospel of Matthew Matt 7:12, Luke 6:31

Muslim Faith "No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself." - Hadith

Baha'i Faith "And if thine eyes be turned towards justice, choose thou for thy neighbor that which thou choosest for thyself." - Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, 30

TAOIST "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

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

CONFUCIAN "Surely it is the maxim of lovingkindness: Do not unto others what you would not have done unto you." - Analects 15:23

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

JAINISM "In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self" - Lord Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara

SIKHISM "Don't create enmity with anyone as God is within everyone." - Guru Arjan Devji 259, Guru Granth Sahib

And yet some other sources:

"Do not do unto others what angers you if done to you by others." Isocrates 436-338 BCE

"And it harm none, do what thou wilt." Wiccan Rede

"Tzu-kung asked, 'Is there a single word which can be a guide to conduct throughout one's life?' The Master said, 'It is perhaps the word "shu." Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.'" Analects, 15.24


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