The inviolable Law of Evolution – the Natural Judgement echoback on any planetary civilization, now becomes visible to all – a Common Sense JUDGEMENT quite independent of any religious philosopy as Truth confronts the “Book of Lies” in a simple mathematical sum of 2+2=4.
STUPIDITY IN A SPECIE IS THE ONLY UNFORGIVABLE SIN …. and it applies to all of us…. for we are ONE PLANET – ONE PEOPLE.
Enlightened Beings have expressed this simple concept in many ways – all of which support this law of happiness in both the material dimensions and in worlds yet to come …
Bahá’í Faith: “Choose thou for thy neighbour that which thou choosest for thyself.”
“Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire We test thegold, and with gold We test Our servants.” Baha’u'llah
Brahmanism: “This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you”. Mahabharata, 5:1517
Buddhism: “…a state that is not pleasing or delightful to me, how could I inflict that upon another?” Samyutta NIkaya v. 353
Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.” Udana-Varga 5:18
“None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.” [Number 13 of Imam "Al-Nawawi's Forty Hadiths."]
The same hadith is reported by Bukhari 1.2.12
“The Prophet said, “None of you will have faith till he wishes for his (Muslim) brother what he likes for himself.”
Christianity: “Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” Matthew 7:12, King James Version.
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.” Luke 6:31, King James Version.
“…and don’t do what you hate…”, Gospel of Thomas 6.
“Love God and love your neighbour as yourself.” and to the rich man who said he had kept all of the observances .. “Sell all your worldy goods to feed the poor” – Jesus Christ … and the rich man tuned away sorrowing..
“Faith, hope and charity – but the greatest of these is charity….” St. Paul.
Confucianism: “Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you” Analects 15:23
“Ze-Gong asked, ‘Is there one word that can serve as a principle of conduct for life?’ Confucius replied, ‘It is the word ‘xu’ — reciprocity. Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.’” Doctrine of the Mean 13.3
“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.” Mencius VII.A.4
Ancient Egyptian: “Do for one who may do for you, that you may cause him thus to do.” The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant, 109 – 110 Translated by R.B. Parkinson. The original dates to 1970 to 1640 BCE and may be the earliest version ever written.
Hinduism: “One should not behave towards others in a way which is disagreeable to oneself.” Mencius Vii.A.4
“This is the sum of the Dharma [duty]: do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you.” Mahabharata 5:1517
Humanism: “(5) Humanists acknowledge human interdependence, the need for mutual respect and the kinship of all humanity.”
“Don’t do things you wouldn’t want to have done to you, British Humanist Society.
Jainism: “In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self.” Lord Mahavira, 24th Tirthankara
“A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would be treated. “Sutrakritanga 1.11.33
Judaism: “…thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”, Leviticus 19:18
“What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow man. This is the law: all the rest is commentary.” Talmud, Shabbat 31a.
“And what you hate, do not do to any one.” Tobit 4:15
Native American Spirituality:
“All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One.” Black Elk
Roman Pagan Religion: “The law imprinted on the hearts of all men is to love the members of society as themselves.”
Shinto: “The heart of the person before you is a mirror. See there your own form”
Sikhism: “Don’t create enmity with anyone as God is within everyone.” Guru Arjan Devji 259
Taoism: “Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.” T’ai Shang Kan Ying P’ien.
Wicca: “An it harm no one, do what thou wilt” (i.e. do what ever you will, as long as it harms nobody, including yourself). One’s will is to be carefully thought out in advance of action. This is called the Wiccan Rede
Yoruba: ( Nigeria ): “One going to take a pointed stick to pinch a baby bird should first try it on himself to feel how it hurts.”
Zoroastrianism: “That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself”. Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5
“Whatever is disagreeable to yourself do not do unto others.” Shayast-na-Shayast 13:29
THE GOLDEN RULE encompasses the Philosophical, Scientific, Religious and Psychological Foundzation of our METAPHYICAL quest…. the “Philosophical Mirror Reflect adds depth and colour to this life saving imagery.
“The voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust
“Sit down before facts as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and whatever abysses Nature leads, or you will learn nothing.” Thomas Huxley
“We have become aware that in the great game that is being played. We
are the players as well as being the cards, and the stakes…What
disconcerts the modern world at its very root is not being sure… that
there is an outcome – a suitable outcome to evolution.” PierreTeilhard
de Chardin – “The Phenomenon of Man.”:
Epictetus: “What you would avoid suffering yourself, seek not to impose on others.” (circa 100 CE)
Plato: “May I do to others as I would that they should do unto me.” ( Greece ; 4th century BCE)
Socrates: “Do not do to others that which would anger you if others did it to you.” ( Greece ; 5th century BCE)
Seneca: “Treat your inferiors as you would be treated by your superiors,” Epistle 47:11 ( Rome ; 1st century CE)
(source: http://www.religioustolerance.org/reciproc.htm)
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Such is our reflection on the “Children of The One.” Next, by exploring the philosophy of the “Children of Belial”
we can make our black and white choice – between living in the best of all worlds, finite and infinite, or succumbing to the Law of Sin and Death… Our present planetary survival odds are 20 to 1….
Winifred G. Barton – January 3 2006
