How Can We Bring Healing and Unity? | by Jerry Zehr
Many essential truths that help deepen and expand our minds and spirits are present in many religions. One example is the teaching of the Golden Rule. This essential spiritual truth is at the heart of many of our faith traditions: Baháʼí : " He should not wish for others that which he doth not wish for himself, nor promise that which he doth not fulfill." (Bahá'u'lláh, Kitab-I-Iqan, p. 194 Buddhism: "Treat not others in ways that you would find hurtful." (Udana-Varga , 5:18 Christianity: "In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you for this is the law and the prophets." (Matthew 7:12) Hinduism: "This is the sum of duty: do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you". (Mahabharata 5:1517) Islam: "Not one of you truly believes until you wish for others what you wish for yourself." (The Prophet Muhammad, Hadith) Jainism: "One should treat all creatures in the world as one would like to be tr