Universal Commandment Of Love Poem by Jordan Legaspi

Universal Commandment of Love

Buddhism
Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. (Udana- Varga 5,18)

Christianity
All things whatsoever you would that man should do to you, do you so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. (Mt. &,12)

Confucianism
Is there one maxim which aught to be acted upon throughout one’s whole life? Surely it is the maxim of loving- kindness: do not unto others what you would not have them do unto you. (Analects 15,23)

Hinduism
This is the sum of duty: do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you. (Mahabharata 5,1517)

Islam
No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself. (Sonnah)

Judaism
What is hateful to you; do not to your fellowman. That is the entire law; all the rest is commentary. (Talmud, Shabbat 3id)

Taoism
Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain, and your neighbor’s loss as your own loss. (Te Shang Kan Ying Pien)

Zoroastrianism
That nature is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good for itself. (Dadisten- i – dinik,94,5)




Note:
The above are the accounts of 'The Golden Rule' adopted from the book “World Religions: Belief Behind Today’s Headlines” by John T. Catoir.

The “Universal Commandment of Love” is to promote information among peoples of different walk of life, that the idea of love is anchored to “The Golden Rule”- the Philosophy, the Discipline, the Way of life we learn from our religion. However, not to be blinded by our prejudices, that the “The Golden Rule” has a common message in all of us, and that is love.