 | Bahá'í World Faith:
 | "Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to
thee, and say not that which thou doest not." "Blessed is he who
preferreth his brother before himself." Baha'u'llah |
| "And if thine eyes be turned towards justice, choose thou for thy
neighbour that which thou choosest for thyself." Epistle to the Son of
the Wolf |
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| Brahmanism: "This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others
which would cause you pain if done to you". Mahabharata, 5:1517 |
| Buddhism:
| "...a state that is not pleasing or delightful to me, how could I
inflict that upon another?" Samyutta NIkaya v. 353 |
| Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful."
Udana-Varga 5:18 |
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| Christianity:
| "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." Matthew
7:12, King James Version. |
| "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them
likewise." Luke 6:31, King James Version. |
| "...and don't do what you hate...", Gospel of Thomas 6. |
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| Confucianism:
| "Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you"
Analects 15:23 |
| "Tse-kung asked, 'Is there one word that can serve as a principle of
conduct for life?' Confucius replied, 'It is the word 'shu' -- reciprocity.
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.'" Doctrine of
the Mean 13.3 |
| "Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated
yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence."
Mencius VII.A.4 |
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| Ancient Egyptian:
| "Do for one who may do for you, that you may cause him thus to do."
The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant, 109 - 110 Translated by R.B. Parkinson.
The original dates to 1970 to 1640 BC and may be the earliest version ever
written. 9 |
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| Hinduism:
| "One should not behave towards others in a way which is disagreeable
to oneself." Mencius Vii.A.4 |
| "This is the sum of the Dharma [duty]: do naught unto others which
would cause you pain if done to you." Mahabharata 5:1517 |
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| Humanism:
| "(5) Humanists acknowledge human interdependence, the need for mutual
respect and the kinship of all humanity." |
| "(11) Humanists affirm that individual and social problems can only
be resolved by means of human reason, intelligent effort, critical thinking
joined with compassion and a spirit of empathy for all living beings. "
5 |
| "Don't do things you wouldn't want to have done to you, British
Humanist Society. 9 |
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| Islam: "None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his
brother what he wishes for himself." Number 13 of Imam "Al-Nawawi's
Forty Hadiths." 6 |
| Jainism:
| "Therefore, neither does he [a sage] cause violence to others nor
does he make others do so." Acarangasutra 5.101-2. |
| "In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all
creatures as we regard our own self." Lord Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara |
| "A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would
be treated. "Sutrakritanga 1.11.33 |
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| Judaism:
| "...thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.", Leviticus 19:18 |
| "What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man. This is the law:
all the rest is commentary." Talmud, Shabbat 31a. |
| "And what you hate, do not do to any one." Tobit 4:15
8 |
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| Native American Spirituality:
| "Respect for all life is the foundation." The Great Law of
Peace. |
| "All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to
ourselves. All is really One." Black Elk |
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| Roman Pagan Religion: "The law imprinted on the
hearts of all men is to love the members of society as themselves." |
| Shinto: "The heart of the person before you is a mirror. See
there your own form" |
| Sikhism:
| Compassion-mercy and religion are the support of the entire world".
Japji Sahib |
| "Don't create enmity with anyone as God is within everyone." Guru
Arjan Devji 259 |
| "No one is my enemy, none a stranger and everyone is my friend."
Guru Arjan Dev : AG 1299 |
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| Sufism: "The basis of Sufism is consideration of the
hearts and feelings of others. If you haven't the will to gladden someone's
heart, then at least beware lest you hurt someone's heart, for on our path, no
sin exists but this." Dr. Javad Nurbakhsh, Master of the Nimatullahi Sufi
Order. |
| 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 sage has no interest of his own, but takes the interests of the
people as his own. He is kind to the kind; he is also kind to the unkind:
for Virtue is kind. He is faithful to the faithful; he is also faithful to
the unfaithful: for Virtue is faithful." Tao Teh Ching, Chapter 49
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| Unitarian: "We affirm and promote respect for the interdependent
of all existence of which we are a part." Unitarian principles. |
| Wicca: "An it harm no one, do what thou wilt" (i.e. do what
ever you will, as long as it harms nobody, including yourself). One's will is
to be carefully thought out in advance of action. This is called the Wiccan
Rede. |
| Yoruba: (Nigeria): "One going to take a pointed stick
to pinch a baby bird should first try it on himself to feel how it hurts." |
| Zoroastrianism:
| "That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another
whatsoever is not good for itself". Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5 |
| "Whatever is disagreeable to yourself do not do unto others."
Shayast-na-Shayast 13:29 |
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