The Golden Rule

The Golden Rule

… a common theme in the religions of the world …

Baha'i: "Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before himself." 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: "All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,
do ye even so to them." 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 duty: do naught unto others which would
cause you pain if done to you." Mahabharata 5:1517

Islam: "No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother
that which he desires for himself". Sunnah

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

Judaism: "What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man.
That is the law: all the rest is commentary". Talmud, Shabbat 31a

Native American: "Respect for all life is the foundation."

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

Zoroastrianism: That nature only is good when it shall not do unto another
whatever is not good for its own self." Dadistan-i-Dinik, 94:5