Interfaith Inquiry: Love Your Neighbor

How do the different Faiths say others should be treated?

What are the similarities?

What are the differences?

How well do we (as individuals, groups, and society) live up to our own teachings?

How can we do better at living up to our own teachings?

Why is there war and conflict in the worlds, given these teachings?

What can we, as individuals, do to help the world be better for our neighbors?

Why can’t we all just get along?

Zoroastrian
That nature is only good when it shall not do unto another whatever is not good for its own self. 
“Whatever is disagreeable to yourself do not do unto others.” 

Jainism
“A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would be treated.”   
“One should treat all beings as he himself would be treated.”

Taoism
Regard your Neighbour’s gain as your own gain and your neighbour’s loss as your own loss. 

Confucianism
“Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no resentment against you, either in the family or in the state.” 
“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.” 
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.” 

Sikh
Treat others as thou wouldst be treated by thyself. (Adi Grandth)

American Shawnees Indians: “Do not kill or injure your neighbor, for it is not him that you injure, you injure yourself. But do good to him, therefore add to his days of happiness as you add to your own. Do not wrong or hate your neighbor, for it is not him that you wrong, you wrong yourself. But love him, for Moneto loves him also as he loves you.”

Buddhism
“…a state that is not pleasing or delightful to me, how could I inflict that upon another?” 
“Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.” 

"Just as a mother would protect her only child at the risk of her own life, even so, cultivate a boundless heart towards all beings. Let your thoughts of boundless love pervade the whole world."9

Judaism	
One day a gentile came to Shammai and said to him: “Convert me (to Judaism) on the condition that you teach me the whole Torah while I stand on one foot.”…. Hillel converted him, saying: “That which is despicable to you, do not do to your fellow, this is the whole Torah, and the rest is commentary, go and learn it.”

Love your neighbor as yourself: I am Adonai."
    
Christianity
One of the scribes, when he came forward and heard them disputing and saw how well he had answered them, asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?” Jesus replied, “The first is this: ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” 

"Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. And why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? 

"Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."18
Islam
“No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.” 

“Serve God, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbors who are near, neighbors who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess [the slave]: For God loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious” 

Bahá’í Faith
"Lay not on any soul a load which ye would not wish to be laid on you, and desire not for any one the things ye would not desire for yourselves."

"Choose for thy neighbor that which thou choosest for thyself."

"Wherefore, O my loving friends! Consort with all the peoples, kindreds and religions of the world with the utmost truthfulness, uprightness, faithfulness, kindliness, good-will and friendliness….