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The Golden Rule

God tells us that we should practice unconditional love by
treating people the way that we would like to be treated. In
other words, we should love our neighbor as we love ourselves.
This is called the “Golden Rule”.

We need to understand and follow the Golden Rule if we want to
evolve.

The Golden Rule is a foundation of all mainstream religions, and
it is the fundamental spiritual law of morality and ethics.

The Golden Rule requires us to consciously and constantly
evaluate our thoughts, words and actions. When we follow the
Golden Rule, for most of us it changes our natural instincts and
behavior.

The Golden Rule teaches us to love unconditionally. If we follow
the Golden Rule we will treat all of God’s creation kindly and with
respect, without the expectation of anything in return.

The way we treat others is important. The connection we share
with others is far deeper that most of us will ever truly
understand while we are anchored in the physical world. The
reality is that what we do to others we do to ourselves.

It does not matter if someone has never heard of the Golden Rule
as long as their behavior is consistent with it.

Built into the Golden Rule is the assumption that you love
yourself. What good would it be to treat others the way you
would like to be treated if you do not love yourself, or care how
you are treated?

The Golden Rule requires that we do not wait and see how
others treat us before we react to them. It requires action when
we see that our help is needed. If we withhold our love while we
wait to see if it will be returned, we are not practicing
unconditional love, and we are being judgmental. If everybody
withheld their love at first, where would we be? Nobody would
love to each other because we would all be waiting for the other
person to make the first move.

Treating others the way that you would like to be treated means
giving others the benefit of the doubt by always making the most
generous interpretation of their behavior.

The Golden rule is easy to understand, but it is not easy to
follow; it takes time and practice, and you need to be motivated.

The Golden Rule requires us to manage our ego, because on a
superficial basis, behaving with unconditional love provides no
clear benefit to ourselves. It might even appear to put us at a
disadvantage. You must put your self-image and importance
aside if you would like to learn to love unconditionally.

The Golden Rule is not called a “rule” for nothing. Rules are
requirements that should be followed or consequences will be
invoked. The consequences of not following the Golden Rule are
provided by karma. Karma stays with us until it is resolved. We
are eternal, so we cannot escape Karma through death.

The Golden Rule shows us how far we fall short of unconditional
love as individuals and societies. If we all followed the Golden
Rule, war, hunger and poverty would not exist.

When our bodies die and we return to the spiritual realms, we
will experience a review of our recent incarnation so that we may
learn from it. This is often referred to as a "Life Review". It will
show us the impact that our thoughts and actions had on other
souls, from their perspective. The Golden Rule represents the
standard by which our thoughts and actions are measured.

You shall love your neighbor as
yourself.
Judaism and Christianity. Bible,
Leviticus 19.18

Whatever you wish that men
would do to you, do so to them.
Christianity. Bible, Matthew 7.12

What is hateful to you do not do
to your neighbor. That is the
whole of the Torah. The rest is
commentary.
Hillel - From Talmud (complied
6th century) Shabbath

Not one of you is a believer until
he loves for his brother what he
loves for himself.
Islam. Forty Hadith of an-Nawawi
13

A man should wander about
treating all creatures as he
himself would be treated.
Jainism. Sutrakritanga 1.11.33

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.
Confucianism. Mencius VII.A.4

One should not behave towards
others in a way which is
disagreeable to oneself. This is
the essence of morality. All other
activities are due to selfish
desire.
Hinduism. Mahabharata,
Anusasana Parva 113.8

Tsekung asked, "Is there one
word that can serve as a
principle of conduct for life?"
Confucius replied, "It is the word
shu--reciprocity: Do not do to
others what you do not want
them to do to you."
Confucianism. Analects 15.23

Comparing oneself to others in
such terms as "Just as I am so are
they, just as they are so am I," he
should neither kill nor cause
others to kill.
Buddhism. Sutta Nipata 705

We have committed the Golden
Rule to memory; let us now
commit it to life.
Edwin Markham

Practicing the Golden Rule is not
a sacrifice; it is an investment.
Author Unknown

The Golden Rule is of no use to
you whatever unless you realize
that it is your move.
Frank Crane

The first person to promulgate
the Golden Rule, which was the
bedrock of this empathic
spirituality, was Confucius 500
years before Christ.
Karen Armstrong

Without feelings of self-love, the
love we feel for others is
counterfeit. We must love all
others as ourselves.
Betty Eadie

If your actions were to
boomerang back on you
instantly, would you still act the
same? Doing to others an act
you’d rather not have done to
you reveals a powerful internal
conflict.
Alexandra Katehakis

How I treat a brother or sister
from day to day, how I react to
the sin-scarred wino on the
street, how I respond to
interruptions from people I
dislike, how I deal with normal
people in their normal confusion
on a normal day may be a better
indication of my reverence for
life than the antiabortion sticker
on the bumper of my car.
Brennan Manning

We as humans tend to overlook
lesser beings and things, but we
should instead come to love and
respect them.
Sandranil Biswas

Hungry people should be fed. It
takes some people a long time to
figure this out.
Lemony Snicket, Shouldn't You Be
in School?

What you do not want done to
yourself, do not do to others.
Confucius

What does it matter what we
believe, as long as we treat
others the way we want to be
treated?
Jeffrey A. White

To do, as one would be done by,
and to love one's neighbor as
one's self, constitute the ideal
perfection of utilitarian morality.
John Stuart Mill

Above and beyond anything else, we must first learn to love actually
love all people and all things the same way.
Laurelynn Martin

The Golden Rule is the governing principle in the spirit world: do
unto others as you would have them do unto you. People who truly
practice the religion of love will find themselves in a universal
sphere where everyone understands that true religion is to love
others as ourselves.
Nora Spurgin

Golden Rule Living is the great simplifier. It places us in another
soul’s shoes, taking what can appear to be a complex decision that
involves another and streamlining it to a one-step process of
deciding, “If I wouldn’t like this done to me, then I shall not do it to
another."
Molly Friedenfeld, The Book of Simple Human Truths

We each have the power to give. It’s the most gratifying feeling
ever. By reaching out to help another human being you're sending
ripples of positive change.
Dana Arcuri

If you do not understand the Golden Rule, which is the most
important law in the universe, then you are in trouble. All other
rules in your holy books combined — are not as valuable as the ONE
Golden Rule. Take two minutes to learn the most crucial law in life.
Killing another human comes with the highest penalty, regardless of
how you justify it. All life is sacred.
Suzy Kassem,

Whoever, then, thinks that he understands the Holy Scriptures, or
any part of them, but puts such an interpretation upon them as does
not tend to build up this twofold love of God and our neighbor, does
not yet understand them as he ought.
Augustine of Hippo

My mother was a Bible student, and when I was a youngster, both my
mother and father would say, 'If people would only live by the Golden
Rule, there wouldn't be the problems that there are.' In other words,
'treat people the way you want to be treated.' If somebody mistreats
you, two wrongs won't make a right.
Monte Irvin

Doctrine, creed and race mean nothing in heaven. No matter what
we believed we were all God's children. The only rule is to do unto
others as you would have them do unto you.
May Eulitt

The first person to promulgate the Golden Rule, which was the
bedrock of this empathic spirituality, was Confucius 500 years
before Christ.
Karen Armstrong

I found thru my experience a "universality" that all religions and
religious beliefs are merely vain attempts to express a simple truth.
That the Golden Rule was the central rule in which to live our lives!
William Harris

If you contemplate the Golden Rule, it turns out to be an injunction
to live by grace rather than by what you think other people deserve.
Deepak Chopra - The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore