Sunday, November 9, 2008

Love is Eternal as Religions

Did you know that all religions teach the law of love ?








"Younger" religions dating back 2000 - 2500 years

Christianity







Always treat others as you would like them to treat you; that is the Law and the Prophets. Bible, Matthew 7:12.



Judaism


What is hurtful to yourself do not to your fellow man. That is the whole of the Torah and the remainder is but commentary. Go learn it.
Talmud.

Islam

No one of you is a believer until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself. Traditions.



Older religions dating back 20,000 - ? years

Buddhism


Hurt not others with that which pains yourself. Udanavarga 5.18.

Confucianism


Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you. Analects 15.23.


Hinduism

This is the sum of duty: Do nothing to others which if done to you, would cause you pain. Mahabharata 5.1517.



Jainism

In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self, and should therefore refrain from inflicting upon others such injury as would appear undesirable to us if inflicted upon ourselves. Yogashastra 2.20.

Sikhism

As you deem yourself so deem others. Then you will become a partner in partner to heaven. Kabir.

Taoism

Regard your neighbor's loss as your own loss. T'ai shang kan ying p'ien.



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