The Golden Rule : Positive form of Golden Rule: One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself.
Negative form of Golden Rule: One should not treat others in ways that one would not like to be treated.
Although some claims the rule originated from the Old Testament(Leviticus 19:18) as a form of rule, the rule is found almost every religious texts on earth. The importance of this rule is massive. From personal level to family-work place- business- politics- state governing- and even to international politics. What we can see is - if the rule is followed the earth becomes Heaven.
We have religious institutions all over the world. Unfortunately, all of these religions and religious institutions are a great failure. The reason of failure is not religion itself but the exploitation of religion to gain political advantages. To exploit the religion, the religious teachers omitted the core of religion- which is the Golden Rule from their preaching. The states has failed to incorporate this rule in the syllabi of primary education. In Bangladesh the scenario is devastating. We have more religious parties than Universities. From the personal level to the national politics, the assertiveness of personal gain is too high with too little co operations among us. This resulted in an abnormal competitive environment where every one trying to beat other- no matter even if it is immoral.
The golden rule and its application can uproot this sick tendency among us. The Golden rule upheld the interest of others in place of oneself. The golden rule teaches us to act the way we want others to act to us or refrain to act such way that we do not want others to do to us. Where are the religious teachers, Institutes and parties who can talk more and more of the Golden Rule?
Religion teaches us two major thing- "The Do s" and "The Be s" . The Do part is too easy. It is very easy to pray 5 times, fast for a month or label others as Non Believers and feel happy about it. But the Do part is designed to achieve "The Be" part. Unfortunately, religion has failed because we are too concerned about the easy part- The do and completely ignored the ultimate part -The Be. We do all religious acts but failed to be a true religious person.
True religious person follows The Golden Rule.Look at the life of Our Prophet Muhammad(SW). His life is an example of the combination of "The Do"and "The Be" of religion. He was the follower of The golden rule and wanted us to follow the same. The evidence is in the Hadis- A Bedouin came to the prophet, grabbed the stirrup of his camel and said: O the messenger of God! Teach me something to go to heaven with it. Prophet said: “As you would have people do to you, do to them; and what you dislike to be done to you, don't do to them. Now let the stirrup go! [This maxim is enough for you; go and act in accordance with it!]” —Kitab al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 146 “None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.” —An-Nawawi's Forty Hadith 13 (p. 56) “Seek for mankind that of which you are desirous for yourself, that you may be a believer.” —Sukhanan-i-Muhammad (Teheran, 1938)
Allah In the Quran implicitly stated Golden Rule in The following Sura- 24:22,83:1-4,4:8&9. In Christianity The Golden rule is found in Mathews 7:12, Luke 6:31. In Judaism Deuteronomy6:5,LEviticus 19:18 & 34. In Buddhaism: SuttaNipa 705, Udanavarga 5:18 In Confucianism XV.24 Thus we can see -if there is one thing is common among all the religions, that is the Golden rule.
Please think about it, spread it among your associates and try to make a beautiful Earth.
-Syed Uddin 2014
Negative form of Golden Rule: One should not treat others in ways that one would not like to be treated.
Although some claims the rule originated from the Old Testament(Leviticus 19:18) as a form of rule, the rule is found almost every religious texts on earth. The importance of this rule is massive. From personal level to family-work place- business- politics- state governing- and even to international politics. What we can see is - if the rule is followed the earth becomes Heaven.
We have religious institutions all over the world. Unfortunately, all of these religions and religious institutions are a great failure. The reason of failure is not religion itself but the exploitation of religion to gain political advantages. To exploit the religion, the religious teachers omitted the core of religion- which is the Golden Rule from their preaching. The states has failed to incorporate this rule in the syllabi of primary education. In Bangladesh the scenario is devastating. We have more religious parties than Universities. From the personal level to the national politics, the assertiveness of personal gain is too high with too little co operations among us. This resulted in an abnormal competitive environment where every one trying to beat other- no matter even if it is immoral.
The golden rule and its application can uproot this sick tendency among us. The Golden rule upheld the interest of others in place of oneself. The golden rule teaches us to act the way we want others to act to us or refrain to act such way that we do not want others to do to us. Where are the religious teachers, Institutes and parties who can talk more and more of the Golden Rule?
Religion teaches us two major thing- "The Do s" and "The Be s" . The Do part is too easy. It is very easy to pray 5 times, fast for a month or label others as Non Believers and feel happy about it. But the Do part is designed to achieve "The Be" part. Unfortunately, religion has failed because we are too concerned about the easy part- The do and completely ignored the ultimate part -The Be. We do all religious acts but failed to be a true religious person.
True religious person follows The Golden Rule.Look at the life of Our Prophet Muhammad(SW). His life is an example of the combination of "The Do"and "The Be" of religion. He was the follower of The golden rule and wanted us to follow the same. The evidence is in the Hadis- A Bedouin came to the prophet, grabbed the stirrup of his camel and said: O the messenger of God! Teach me something to go to heaven with it. Prophet said: “As you would have people do to you, do to them; and what you dislike to be done to you, don't do to them. Now let the stirrup go! [This maxim is enough for you; go and act in accordance with it!]” —Kitab al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 146 “None of you [truly] believes until he wishes for his brother what he wishes for himself.” —An-Nawawi's Forty Hadith 13 (p. 56) “Seek for mankind that of which you are desirous for yourself, that you may be a believer.” —Sukhanan-i-Muhammad (Teheran, 1938)
Allah In the Quran implicitly stated Golden Rule in The following Sura- 24:22,83:1-4,4:8&9. In Christianity The Golden rule is found in Mathews 7:12, Luke 6:31. In Judaism Deuteronomy6:5,LEviticus 19:18 & 34. In Buddhaism: SuttaNipa 705, Udanavarga 5:18 In Confucianism XV.24 Thus we can see -if there is one thing is common among all the religions, that is the Golden rule.
Please think about it, spread it among your associates and try to make a beautiful Earth.
-Syed Uddin 2014
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