The Golden Rule: Part of Every Spiritual Tradition

Posted by DrShaler on February 13, 2011 Add comments

This page is borrowed from our other site at Sow Peace™ which we invite you to visit and enjoy the blog there. Sow Peace is dedicated to helping you to sow peace in every relationship, circumstance, condition and situation and to communicate in ways that are totally kind and totally honest at the same time.

The Sow Peace™ Golden Rule is “Give only what you are willing to receive in life.”

Many thanks to Dave at www.SunCoastCentral.com for sharing this comprehensive illustrated copy below with us – so we can also share it with you.

	Baha’i Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for anyone the things you would not desire for yourself. Bahauullah, Gleanings
	Buddhism Treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. The Buddha, Udana-Varga 5.18
	Christianity In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets. Jesus, Matthew 7:12
	Confucianism One word which sums up the basis of all good conduct… loving-kindness. Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself. Confucius, Analects 15.23
	Hinduism This is the sum of duty; do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you. Mahabharata 5:1517
	Islam Not one of you truly believes until you wish for others what you wish for yourself. The Prophet Muhammad, Hadith
	Jainism One should treat all creatures in the world as one would like to be treated. Mahavira, Sutrakritanga
	Judaism What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour. This is the whole Torha; all the rest is commentary. Go and learn it. Hillel, Talmud, Shabbath 31a
	Native Spirituality We are as much alive as we keep the earth alive. Chief Dan George
	Sikhism I am a stranger to no one; and no one is a stranger to me. Indeed, I am a friend to all. Guru Granth Sahib, p. 1299
	Taoism Regard your neighbour’s gain as your own gain and your neighbour’s loss as your own loss. Lao Tzu, T’ai Shang Kan Ying P’ien, 213-218
	Unitarianism We affirm and promote respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part. Unitarian principle
	Zoroastrianism Do not do unto others whatever is injurious to yourself. Shayast-na-Shayast 13.29
	Shinto The heart of the person before you is a mirror. See there your own form. Shinto Saying
	Humanism Don’t do things you wouldn’t want to have done to you. British Humanist Society
	Plato May I do to others as I would that they should do unto me. Greek Philosopher
	Socrates Do not do to others that which would anger you if others did it to you. Greek Philosopher
	Kant Act as if the maxim of thy action were to become by thy will a universal law of nature. Immanuel Kant, Categorical Imperative

We truly are all One. Let’s choose to behave that way and sow peace now!

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Rhoberta Shaler, PhD, is a peace catalyst. Founder of Sow Peace™ International and Spiritual Living Network™, she is the creator of Relationship Re-Mediation™: Renewing Stability with Civility. Her work focuses on empowering individuals, couples, leaders and teams with the insights and solutions to get to the heart of communication, conflict and conscious collaboration. Dr. Shaler leads clients to align their daily lives and work with their vision, values, beliefs and purpose to sow peace within, at home & at work. An acclaimed and popular keynote speaker, she has shared her light-hearted approach and value-packed content with audiences, teams and readers for more than twenty-five years. A life-long student of practical approaches to spiritual living, Dr. Shaler is deeply inspired and instructed by the writings of Joel S. Goldsmith every day and has been for many years. Author of over two dozen books and audio programs, including Wrestling Rhinos: Conquering Conflict in the Wilds of Work , What You Pay Attention to Expands and Soul Solitude: Taking Time for Our Souls to Catch Up co-authored with G. Charles Andersen, MA, Dr. Shaler helps people communicate in ways that are totally kind and totally honest at the same time. That sows peace. SowPeace.com Join her on Facebook: Facebook/SowPeace