Tuesday spiritual literature post, from Oneness -Great Principles Shared By All Religions, by Jeffrey Moses:
Judge Not
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive and ye shall be forgiven. - Christianity
Judge not they neighbor till thou art in his place. - Judaism
Judge not thy neighbor. - Buddhism
Follow that which is revealed to thee, and persevere with patience until God shall judge; for he is the best judge. - Islam
All religions teach that we should love one another, that we should seek out our own shortcomings before we presume to condemn the faults of others... Who are we to judge? - Baha'i
Love Your Enemies
Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you. - Christianity
Do not say that if people do good to us, we will do good to them; and if people oppress us, we will oppress them; but determine that if people do you good, you will do good to them; and if they oppress you, you will not oppress them. - Islam
Confucious was asked, "What do you say of the remark, 'Repay enmity with kindness?' And he replied. "How then would you repay kindness? Repay kindness with kindness, and enmity with justice." - Confucianism
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink. - Judaism
Conquer a man who never gives gifts; subdue untruthful men by truthfulness; vanquish an angry man by gentleness; and overcome the evil man by goodness. - Hinduism
Subdue wrath by forgiveness... fraud by straightforwardness. - Jainism
Wisdom Is More Precious Than Riches
Riches are not from an abundance of worldly goods, but from a contented mind. - Islam
Lay not up yourselves treasures upon earth, there moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. - Christianity
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding than silver! - Judaism
The real treasure is laid up by a man or a woman through charity and piety, temperance and self-control... The treasure thus hid is secure, and does not pass away. - Buddhism
Knowledge is the best treasure that a man can secretly hoard in life. Learning is the revered of the revered. It is learning that enables a man to better the conditions od is friends and relations. Knowledge is the holiest of the holies, the god of gods, and commands respect of crowned heads; shorn of it man is but an animal. - Hinduism
Man Does Not Live By Bread Alone
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. - Christianity
Man lives not by natural material bread alone. - Hinduism
Make divine knowledge thy food. - Sikhism
Man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord. - Judaism
he superior man deliberates upon how he may walk in truth, not upon what he may eat. - Confucianism
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