The Golden Rule
Excerpt: Nobody knows where this Golden Rule came from, but it is the one doctrine that runs through virtually every belief system and religion known to man.
The actual Bible quotation is, “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” This is mirrored in the Talmud, which says, “what is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour,” as well as the Hindu Mahabarata, which states, “Do not do to others what ye do not wish done to yourself.” The Muslim Hadith puts it, “No one of you is a believer until you desire for another, that which you desire for yourself,” and the Tibetan Buddhist Dhammapada states, “Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.”
Published on May 17, 2012 by Russell Razzaque, M.D. in Political Intelligence
