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Pam
11-08-2003, 07:43 PM
BAHA'I
"Blessed are those who prefer others
before themselves."
-- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, 71

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

CHRISTIANITY
"Always treat others as you would like
them to treat you."
-- Jesus, Matthew 7:12

CONFUCIANISM
"Do not unto others what you would
not have them do unto you."
-- Analects 15:23

HINDUISM
"This is the sum of all duty: do not do
to others what would cause pain if
done to you."
-- Mahabharata 5:1517

ISLAM
"No one of you is a believer until
you desire for another that which
you desire for yourself"
-- Sunnah

JAINISM
"In happiness and suffering, in joy
and grief, regard all creatures as
you would regard your own self."
-- Lord Mahavir 24th Tirthankara

JUDAISM
"What is hateful to you, do not do
to your neighbor, That is the entire
Torah; all the rest is commentary."
-- Talmud, Shabbat 31a


NATIVE AMERICAN
"Respect for all life is the foundation"
-- The Great Law of Peace

SIKHISM
"Be not estranged from another for
God dwells in every heart."
-- Sri Guru Granth Sahib

ZOROASTRIANISM
"Human nature is good only when it
does not do unto another whatever
is no good for its own self."
-- Dadistan-i-Dinik, 94:5

WICCAN
"Everything you do, whether positive
or negative, is returned to you
threefold."
-- The Threefold Law


From the Council on Spiritual Practices

Gail
11-08-2003, 08:36 PM
If we could get everyone to follow that "Only Rule" , what a wonderful world we would live in.:daisy: :butterfly


Gail :)

marcia
11-08-2003, 08:49 PM
At the very least, I hope it's what we are all striving to achieve. :love:

Marcia

gibbits
11-09-2003, 12:08 AM
Imagine how different our world would be if all countries and all cultures embraced this simple concept!

czechchick3
11-09-2003, 12:29 AM
I understand the Only Rule. I always have. The real problem I have is that even though this rule is written in every religion I know of, there are so many wars "in the name of God"!

Antsmom
11-09-2003, 09:45 AM
Yes, I agree if we could treat others the way we would like to be treated. Also with that note, we have to learn to love ourselves.

Much Love,
Veronica