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:"Do not to your neighbor what you would take ill from him." ([[Pittacus of Mytilene|Pittacus]])

:"Do not to your neighbor what you would take ill from him." ([[Pittacus of Mytilene|Pittacus]])

:"Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing." ([[Thales]]) Diogenes Laërtius, "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers", I,36

:"Avoid doing what you would blame others for doing." ([[Thales]]) Diogenes Laërtius, "The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers", I,36

:"What you wish your neighbors to be to you, such be also to them." ([[Sextus]] the [[Pythagoreanism|Pythagorean]])[http://books.google.com/books?id=IPTlx3pEsPkC&pg=PA304&dq=%22What+you+wish+your+neighbors+to+be+to+you,+such+be+also+to+them.%22&ei=Bd_SR7W_K4aUzAS6hpCbAg Sextus, 406 B.C.]

:"What you wish your neighbors to be to you, such be also to them." ([[Sextus]] the [[Pythagoreanism|Pythagorean]])[https://books.google.com/books?id=IPTlx3pEsPkC&pg=PA304&dq=%22What+you+wish+your+neighbors+to+be+to+you,+such+be+also+to+them.%22&ei=Bd_SR7W_K4aUzAS6hpCbAg Sextus, 406 B.C.]

:"Do not do to others what would anger you if done to you by others." ([[Isocrates]])Isocrates, "Nicocles",6

:"Do not do to others what would anger you if done to you by others." ([[Isocrates]])Isocrates, "Nicocles",6

:"What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to impose on others." ([[Epictetus]]) Epictetus, "Encheiridion"

:"What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to impose on others." ([[Epictetus]]) Epictetus, "Encheiridion"

:"It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly (agreeing 'neither to harm nor be harmed'[http://books.google.com/books?id=ugI3eRmNJrcC&printsec=frontcover ''Epicurus on Freedom'']

:"It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly (agreeing 'neither to harm nor be harmed'[https://books.google.com/books?id=ugI3eRmNJrcC&printsec=frontcover ''Epicurus on Freedom'']

::and it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life." ([[Epicurus]])[http://classics.mit.edu/Epicurus/princdoc.html ''Epicurus Principal Doctrines''] tranls. by Robert Drew Hicks (1925)

::and it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life." ([[Epicurus]])[https://classics.mit.edu/Epicurus/princdoc.html ''Epicurus Principal Doctrines''] tranls. by Robert Drew Hicks (1925)

== Religion ==

== Religion ==

=== Global ethic ===

=== Global ethic ===

The "Declaration Toward a Global Ethic" [http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma/globalethic.html Towards a Global Ethic] urbandharma.org  from the [[Parliament of the World’s Religions]][http://www.cpwr.org/ The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.] (1993) proclaimed the Golden Rule (both in negative and positive form) as the common principle for many religions.[http://www.religioustolerance.org/parliame.htm] Towards a Global Ethic (An Initial Declaration) ReligiousTolerance.org The Initial Declaration was signed by 143 leaders from different faith traditions and spiritual communities.

The "Declaration Toward a Global Ethic" [https://www.urbandharma.org/udharma/globalethic.html Towards a Global Ethic] urbandharma.org  from the [[Parliament of the World’s Religions]][https://www.cpwr.org/ The Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions.] (1993) proclaimed the Golden Rule (both in negative and positive form) as the common principle for many religions.[https://www.religioustolerance.org/parliame.htm] Towards a Global Ethic (An Initial Declaration) ReligiousTolerance.org The Initial Declaration was signed by 143 leaders from different faith traditions and spiritual communities.

=== Buddhism ===

=== Buddhism ===

:Putting oneself in the place of another,  

:Putting oneself in the place of another,  

:one should not kill nor cause another to kill.[http://www.enabling.org/ia/vipassana/Archive/H/Harris/detachmentHarris.html Detachment and Compassion in Early Buddhism] by Elizabeth J. Harris (enabling.org)

:one should not kill nor cause another to kill.[https://www.enabling.org/ia/vipassana/Archive/H/Harris/detachmentHarris.html Detachment and Compassion in Early Buddhism] by Elizabeth J. Harris (enabling.org)

:One who, while himself seeking happiness, oppresses with violence other  

:One who, while himself seeking happiness, oppresses with violence other  

In addition, the [[Dalai Lama]] has stated:

In addition, the [[Dalai Lama]] has stated:

<blockquote>If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.  

<blockquote>If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.  

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. [http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/d/dalai_lama.html] </blockquote>

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. [https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/d/dalai_lama.html] </blockquote>

=== Baha'i Faith ===

=== Baha'i Faith ===

From the sacred scriptures of the Baha'i Faith:  

From the sacred scriptures of the Baha'i Faith:  

"Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which thou doest not." [[Baha'u'llah]].[http://www.cambridgebahais.org/node/97 Words of Wisdom]  

"Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which thou doest not." [[Baha'u'llah]].[https://www.cambridgebahais.org/node/97 Words of Wisdom]  

"Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before himself." Baha'u'llah;[http://www.bahainyc.org/presentations/goldenrule/golden-rule10.html]  

"Blessed is he who preferreth his brother before himself." Baha'u'llah;[https://www.bahainyc.org/presentations/goldenrule/golden-rule10.html]  

"And if thine eyes be turned towards justice, choose thou for thy neighbour that which thou choosest for thyself." Baha'u'llah.[http://info.bahai.org/article-1-3-2-9.html]]  

"And if thine eyes be turned towards justice, choose thou for thy neighbour that which thou choosest for thyself." Baha'u'llah.[https://info.bahai.org/article-1-3-2-9.html]]  

=== Christianity ===

=== Christianity ===

The Golden rule appears in the [[Mahabharata]], where [[Brihaspati]] says:

The Golden rule appears in the [[Mahabharata]], where [[Brihaspati]] says:

<blockquote> "One should never do that to another which one regards as injurious to one’s own self. This, in brief, is the rule of dharma. Other behavior is due to selfish desires." (Mahabharata, (Anusasana Parva, Section CXIII, verse 8 [http://www.mahabharataonline.com/translation/mahabharata_13b078.php Mahabharata Book 13]</blockquote>

<blockquote> "One should never do that to another which one regards as injurious to one’s own self. This, in brief, is the rule of dharma. Other behavior is due to selfish desires." (Mahabharata, (Anusasana Parva, Section CXIII, verse 8 [https://www.mahabharataonline.com/translation/mahabharata_13b078.php Mahabharata Book 13]</blockquote>

In addition to the law of [[karma]], the [[Bhagavad Gita]] contains a dialogue between [[Krishna]] and [[Arjuna]] with the statement:

In addition to the law of [[karma]], the [[Bhagavad Gita]] contains a dialogue between [[Krishna]] and [[Arjuna]] with the statement:

<blockquote>That one I love who is incapable of ill will,

<blockquote>That one I love who is incapable of ill will,

And returns love for hatred. [http://www.bhagavad-gita.org/Gita/verse-12-15.html Bhagavad-Gita: Chapter 12, Verse 18,19]</blockquote>  

And returns love for hatred. [https://www.bhagavad-gita.org/Gita/verse-12-15.html Bhagavad-Gita: Chapter 12, Verse 18,19]</blockquote>  

As portrayed by Swami Vivekanand- Do good and forget, don't expect any reward

As portrayed by Swami Vivekanand- Do good and forget, don't expect any reward

"Nothing which breathes, which exists, which lives, or which has essence or potential of life, should be destroyed or ruled over, or subjugated, or harmed, or denied of its essence or potential."

"Nothing which breathes, which exists, which lives, or which has essence or potential of life, should be destroyed or ruled over, or subjugated, or harmed, or denied of its essence or potential."

In support of this Truth, I ask you a question - "Is sorrow or pain desirable to you ?" If you say "yes it is", it would be a lie. If you say, "No, It is not" you will be expressing the truth. Just as sorrow or pain is not desirable to you, so it is to all which breathe, exist, live or have any essence of life. To you and all, it is undesirable, and painful, and repugnant. [http://www.sacred-texts.com/jai/sbe22/index.htm] Sutra 155-6

In support of this Truth, I ask you a question - "Is sorrow or pain desirable to you ?" If you say "yes it is", it would be a lie. If you say, "No, It is not" you will be expressing the truth. Just as sorrow or pain is not desirable to you, so it is to all which breathe, exist, live or have any essence of life. To you and all, it is undesirable, and painful, and repugnant. [https://www.sacred-texts.com/jai/sbe22/index.htm] Sutra 155-6

* [[Saman Suttam]] of Jinendra Varni gives further insight into this percepts:-

* [[Saman Suttam]] of Jinendra Varni gives further insight into this percepts:-

== Criticisms ==

== Criticisms ==

Many people have criticized the golden rule; George Bernard Shaw once said that "The golden rule is that there are no golden rules". Shaw also criticized the golden rule, "Do not do unto others as you would expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same." (Maxims for Revolutionists).  "The golden rule is a good standard which is further improved by doing unto others, wherever possible, as ''they'' want to be done by." [[Karl Popper]] [http://lorenrosson.blogspot.com/2006/02/platinum-rule.html] Philosophers, such as [[Immanuel Kant]], [[Friedrich Nietzsche]], and [[Bertrand Russell]], have objected to the rule on a variety of grounds. [http://onlyagame.typepad.com/only_a_game/2007/05/the_golden_rule.html]  The most serious among these is its application. How does one know how others want to be treated? The obvious way is to ask them, but this cannot be done if one assumes they have not reached a particular and relevant understanding.

Many people have criticized the golden rule; George Bernard Shaw once said that "The golden rule is that there are no golden rules". Shaw also criticized the golden rule, "Do not do unto others as you would expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same." (Maxims for Revolutionists).  "The golden rule is a good standard which is further improved by doing unto others, wherever possible, as ''they'' want to be done by." [[Karl Popper]] [https://lorenrosson.blogspot.com/2006/02/platinum-rule.html] Philosophers, such as [[Immanuel Kant]], [[Friedrich Nietzsche]], and [[Bertrand Russell]], have objected to the rule on a variety of grounds. [https://onlyagame.typepad.com/only_a_game/2007/05/the_golden_rule.html]  The most serious among these is its application. How does one know how others want to be treated? The obvious way is to ask them, but this cannot be done if one assumes they have not reached a particular and relevant understanding.

=== Differences in values or interests ===

=== Differences in values or interests ===

Shaw's comment about differing tastes suggests that if your [[value]]s are not shared with others, the way you want to be treated will not be the way they want to be treated. For example, it has been said that a sadist is just a masochist who follows the golden rule. Another often used example of this inconsistency is that of the man walking into a bar looking for a fight. [http://web.inter.nl.net/users/Paul.Treanor/golden.rule.html] How would you feel, if a million Soviet troops stormed your Reich Capital? It could also be used by a seducer to suggest that he should kiss an object of his affection because he wants that person to kiss him. Similar objections also apply to the so-called "platinum rule," for if a seducer wants a woman to kiss him, but she does not want him to, it follows from this rule that the seducer should not kiss her--but that she should kiss him.

Shaw's comment about differing tastes suggests that if your [[value]]s are not shared with others, the way you want to be treated will not be the way they want to be treated. For example, it has been said that a sadist is just a masochist who follows the golden rule. Another often used example of this inconsistency is that of the man walking into a bar looking for a fight. [https://web.inter.nl.net/users/Paul.Treanor/golden.rule.html] How would you feel, if a million Soviet troops stormed your Reich Capital? It could also be used by a seducer to suggest that he should kiss an object of his affection because he wants that person to kiss him. Similar objections also apply to the so-called "platinum rule," for if a seducer wants a woman to kiss him, but she does not want him to, it follows from this rule that the seducer should not kiss her--but that she should kiss him.

=== Differences in situations ===

=== Differences in situations ===

There has been research published arguing that some of fair play and the Golden Rule may be stated and rooted in terms of neuroscientific  principles.Pfaff, Donald W., "The Neuroscience of Fair Play: Why We (Usually) Follow the Golden Rule", Dana Press, The Dana Foundation, New York, 2007. ISBN 9781932594270

There has been research published arguing that some of fair play and the Golden Rule may be stated and rooted in terms of neuroscientific  principles.Pfaff, Donald W., "The Neuroscience of Fair Play: Why We (Usually) Follow the Golden Rule", Dana Press, The Dana Foundation, New York, 2007. ISBN 9781932594270

* [http://www.jcu.edu/philosophy/gensler/goldrule.htm A short essay on the Golden Rule]

* [https://www.jcu.edu/philosophy/gensler/goldrule.htm A short essay on the Golden Rule]

* [http://tralvex.com/pub/spiritual/index.htm#GR Golden Rule in a Nutshell, referencing at least 19 religions / belief systems]

* [https://tralvex.com/pub/spiritual/index.htm#GR Golden Rule in a Nutshell, referencing at least 19 religions / belief systems]

* [http://www.goldenruleradical.org Golden Rule Links and Articles]

* [https://www.goldenruleradical.org Golden Rule Links and Articles]

* [http://the_mystic_light.tripod.com/the_golden_rule.htm Rosicrucians: The Golden Rule]

* [https://the_mystic_light.tripod.com/the_golden_rule.htm Rosicrucians: The Golden Rule]

* [http://www.religioustolerance.org/reciproc.htm Shared belief in the Golden Rule]

* [https://www.religioustolerance.org/reciproc.htm Shared belief in the Golden Rule]

* [http://www.marburger-forum.de/mafo/heft2007-1/Bor_gol.htm The Golden Rule as a Global Ethos] by Josef Bordat

* [https://www.marburger-forum.de/mafo/heft2007-1/Bor_gol.htm The Golden Rule as a Global Ethos] by Josef Bordat

* [http://www.vexen.co.uk/notes/golden.html The Golden Rule, Ethic of Reciprocity, and the Wiccan Rede]

* [https://www.vexen.co.uk/notes/golden.html The Golden Rule, Ethic of Reciprocity, and the Wiccan Rede]

* [http://www.unification.net/ws/theme015.htm The Golden Rule in Religion]

* [https://www.unification.net/ws/theme015.htm The Golden Rule in Religion]

* [http://www.teachingvalues.com/goldenrule.html The Golden Rule in World Religions]

* [https://www.teachingvalues.com/goldenrule.html The Golden Rule in World Religions]

* [http://www.projectworldview/wvtheme16.htm The Golden Rule, Village Ethic of Mutual Help] from Project Worldview

* [https://www.projectworldview/wvtheme16.htm The Golden Rule, Village Ethic of Mutual Help] from Project Worldview

* [http://19.org/index.php?id=73,67,0,0,1,0 The Rules of the Game]

* [https://19.org/index.php?id=73,67,0,0,1,0 The Rules of the Game]

* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/arch/lewis/abolition3.htm The Abolition of Man] E-text of the [[C. S. Lewis]] book [[The Abolition of Man]], which includes a comparative appendix.

* [https://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/arch/lewis/abolition3.htm The Abolition of Man] E-text of the [[C. S. Lewis]] book [[The Abolition of Man]], which includes a comparative appendix.

== References ==

== References ==

#The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh -- Part II

#The Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh -- Part II

#Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p30

#Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p30

#[http://www.mahabharataonline.com/translation/mahabharata_13b078.php Mahabharata Book 13]

#[https://www.mahabharataonline.com/translation/mahabharata_13b078.php Mahabharata Book 13]

#Bhagavad-Gita: Chapter 12, Verse 18,19

#Bhagavad-Gita: Chapter 12, Verse 18,19

#Jeffrey Wattles, The Golden Rule (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996) 4, 191-192, Questia, 24 July 2007

#Jeffrey Wattles, The Golden Rule (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996) 4, 191-192, Questia, 24 July 2007

#An-Nawawi's Forty Hadith 13 (p. 56) Wattles (191) Rost (100)

#An-Nawawi's Forty Hadith 13 (p. 56) Wattles (191) Rost (100)

#Sukhanan-i-Muhammad (Teheran, 1938) [English Title: Conversations of Muhammad] Wattles (192) Rost (100) Donaldson Dwight M. 1963. Studies in Muslim Ethics, p.82. London: S.P.C.K

#Sukhanan-i-Muhammad (Teheran, 1938) [English Title: Conversations of Muhammad] Wattles (192) Rost (100) Donaldson Dwight M. 1963. Studies in Muslim Ethics, p.82. London: S.P.C.K

#Jacobi, Hermann (1884). Ācāranga Sūtra, Jain Sutras Part I, Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 22.. http://www.sacred-texts.com/jai/sbe22/index.htm.  Sutra 155-6

#Jacobi, Hermann (1884). Ācāranga Sūtra, Jain Sutras Part I, Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 22.. https://www.sacred-texts.com/jai/sbe22/index.htm.  Sutra 155-6

#Varni, Jinendra; Ed. Prof. Sagarmal Jain, Translated Justice T.K. Tukol and Dr. K.K. Dixit (1993). Samaṇ Suttaṁ. New Delhi: Bhagwan Mahavir memorial Samiti.  

#Varni, Jinendra; Ed. Prof. Sagarmal Jain, Translated Justice T.K. Tukol and Dr. K.K. Dixit (1993). Samaṇ Suttaṁ. New Delhi: Bhagwan Mahavir memorial Samiti.  

#New JPS Hebrew/English Tanakh

#New JPS Hebrew/English Tanakh