The Golden Rule

The Universal Life Church sent this to me. I thought it would be appropriate to share.

The Golden Rule:

bahaiBaha’i Faith: “He should not wish for others that which he doth not wish for himself, nor promise that which he doth not fulfill.”

Gleanings from the Writings of  Baha’u’llah, p. 266


buddhistBuddhism: “Hurt not others in ways you find hurtful.”

Tripitaka, Udnana-varga 5.18


christianChristianity: “Therefore all things whatsoever you desire that men should do to you, do you evenso unto  them; for this is the Law and the Prophets.”

Matt. 7:12


ConfusicianConfucianism: “Tzu-Kung asked: “Is there one principle upon which one’s whole life may proceed?”  The Master replied, “Is not Reciprocity such a principle?….what you do not yourself desire, do not put before others.” “

Analects of Confucius, Book XV, Chapter XXIIl (Legge Translation 1861)


ConfuciousConfucianism: “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


HinduismHinduism: “This is the sum of the Dharma: do not unto others that which would cause pain if done to you.”

Mahabharata 5:1517


IslamIslam: “Not one of you is a believer unless he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.”

Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi 13


JudaismJudaism: “What is hurtful to yourself do not to your fellow man.  That is the whole of the Torah and the remainder is but commentary.”

Talmud, Shabbat 31a


JainismJainism: “A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would be treated.”

Sutrakritanga 1.11.33


Native AmericanNative American: “All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One.”

Black Elk


TaoTaoist: “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 trans. by John C. H. Wu


WiccaWiccan: “An it harms none, do as ye will.”


ZorastrianZorastrian:
“That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself.”

Zend Avesta, Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5