| Christianity | All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye so to them; for this is the law and the prophets. Matthew 7:1 |
| Confucianism | Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no resentment against you, either in the family or in the state. Analects 12:2 |
| Buddhism | Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. Udana-Varga 5,1 |
| Hinduism | This is the sum of duty; do naught onto others what you would not have them do unto 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 |
| Judaism | What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellowman. This is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary. Talmud, Shabbat 3id |
| Taoism | Regard your neighbor’s gain as your gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss. Tai Shang Kan Yin P’ien |
| Zoroastrianism | That nature alone is good which refrains from doing another whatsoever is not good for itself. Dadisten-I-dinik, 94,5 And thanks, Cynical, for the reminder. |
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I guess that boils it down, doesn’t it. We are all one in this.
Interesting, yes? The parallels?
I had that poster in my church school classroom a few years ago! I LOVE this poster!
I’ve always felt that the Golden Rule should be the single focus for all and nothing more should be added to religion until we’ve mastered it.
Problem is, living the Golden Rule is hard, because I want to be treated like I’m really, really special.
Well then, you must practice this on your friends!
Crap. Now I have to go out and make some friends, she tells me…
An impressive Rule!
Wicca
“That it harm none, do as ye will”
I love his rule:)