Bahá'í
World Faith:
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"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 |
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"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 |
Brahmanism:
"This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause
you pain if done to you". Mahabharata, 5:1517
Buddhism:
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"...a
state that is not pleasing or delightful to me, how could I inflict
that upon another?"
Samyutta NIkaya v. 353 |
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Hurt
not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful."
Udana-Varga 5:18 |
Christianity:
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"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. |
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"And
as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise."
Luke 6:31, King James Version. |
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"...and
don't do what you hate...", Gospel of Thomas 6. |
Confucianism:
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"Do
not do to others what you do not want them to do to you"
Analects 15:23 |
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"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 |
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"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 |
Ancient
Egyptian:
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"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 BCE and may be the
earliest version ever written. |
Hinduism:
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"One
should not behave towards others in a way which is disagreeable to
oneself."
Mencius Vii.A.4 |
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"This
is the sum of the Dharma [duty]: do naught unto others which would
cause you pain if done to you."
Mahabharata 5:1517 |
Humanism:
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"(5)
Humanists acknowledge human interdependence, the need for mutual
respect and the kinship of all humanity." |
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"(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. " |
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"Don't
do things you wouldn't want to have done to you, British
Humanist Society. |
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."
Jainism:
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"Therefore,
neither does he [a sage] cause violence to others nor does he make
others do so."
Acarangasutra 5.101-2. |
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"In
happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all
creatures as we regard our own self." Lord Mahavira, 24th
Tirthankara |
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"A
man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would
be treated. "Sutrakritanga 1.11.33 |
Judaism:
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"...thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.",
Leviticus 19:18 |
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"What
is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man. This is the law: all
the rest is commentary."
Talmud, Shabbat 31a. |
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"And
what you hate, do not do to any one." Tobit 4:15 |
Native
American Spirituality:
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"Respect
for all life is the foundation." The Great Law of Peace. |
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"All
things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to
ourselves. All is really One." Black Elk |
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:
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Compassion-mercy
and religion are the support of the entire world".
Japji Sahib |
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"Don't
create enmity with anyone as God is within everyone."
Guru Arjan Devji 259 |
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"No
one is my enemy, none a stranger and everyone is my friend."
Guru Arjan Dev : AG 1299 |
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:
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"Regard
your neighbor's gain as your own gain, and your neighbor's loss as
your own loss."
T'ai |
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"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 |
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:
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Zoroastrianism:
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"That
nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another
whatsoever is not good for itself".
Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5 |
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"Whatever
is disagreeable to yourself do not do unto others."
Shayast-na-Shayast 13:29 |