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| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethic_of_reciprocity
Hinduism
"One should not behave towards others in a way which is disagreeable to oneself. This is the essence of morality....." - Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva, 18:113:8
Sikhism
"As you see yourself, see others as well; only then will you become a partner in heaven." Bhagat Kabir GGS 480
Buddhism
"Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful." (Udana-Varga 5:18)
Judaism
"Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD." Leviticus 19:18
Christianity
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 7:1
Islam
"No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself." (Sunnah. Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi 13)
"Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you." — Muhammad, The Farewell Sermon.
Confucianism
"What you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others."
-- Analects of Confucius, Chapter 15, Verse 23
Bahá'í
“The seeker should not wish for others that which he does not wish for himself, ........” Baha’u’llah Kitab-i-Iqan 194, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah 125.266
Philosophers
"You should always ask yourself what would happen if everyone did what you are doing." (Jean-Paul Sartre)
One should be "contented with so much liberty against other men, as he would allow against himself." (Thomas Hobbes)
"May I do to others as I would that they should do unto me." (Plato)
And my favorite - the Categorical Imperative of Imamnuel Kant:
"Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law."
**************************Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. C.S.Lewis |
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| | that's interesting to see the common thread through all the different religions or belief systems. i always tend to think that religions are drastically different (which they are in many ways, that's why there's so many types!) but am always intriuged by the similarities. thanks serena! |
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