Sunday, December 12, 2010

The Oneness of the Human Family

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

Confuciansim:
"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."
          The Great Law of Peace

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

Merry Christmas to all.

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