In all Religions there is one 'Golden Rule' and although expressed slightly differently in each, it represents common ground and understanding between them. If only the practitioners of the world's religions would focus on their similarities rather than fight over their differences, the world would be a much more peaceful place.



DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU


You shall love your neighbour as yourself. Judaism and Christianity Leviticus 19.18

Whatever you wish that men would do to you,do so to them. Christianity Matthew 7.12

Not one of you is a believer until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself. Islam Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi 13

A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would be treated. Jainism Sutrakritanga 1.11.33

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. Confucianism Mencius VII.A.4

One should not behave towards others in a way which is disagreeable to oneself. This is the essence of morality. All other activities are due to selfish desire. Hinduism. Mahabharata, Anusasana Parva.113.8

One going to take a pointed stick to pinch a baby bird should first try it on himself to feel how it hurts.
African Traditional Religions, Yoruba Proverb (Nigeria)

The Ariyan disciple thus reflects, Here am I, fond of my life, not wanting to die, fond of pleasure and averse from pain. Suppose someone should rob me of my life...if would not be a thing pleasing and delightful to me. If I, in my turn, should rob of his life one fond of his life, not wanting to die, one fond of pleasure and averse from pain, it would not be a thing pleasing and delightful to him. For a state that is not pleasant and delightful to me must also be to him also; and a state that is is not pleasing or delightful to me, how could I inflict that upon another?

As a result of such reflection he himself abstains from taking the life of creatures and he
encourages others to so abstain, and speaks in praise of abstaining. Buddhism Samyutta Nikaya v.353

A certain heathen came to Shammai and said to him, "Make me a proselyte, on condition that you teach me the whole Torah while I stand on one foot". Thereupon he repulsed him with the rod which was in his hand. When he went to Hillel, he said to him, "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour: that is the whole Torah; all the rest of it is commentary; go and learn". Judaism. Talmud, Shabbat 31a