Major Faiths of the world and their Sacred Writings:
Hinduism:
"Common be your prayer; Common be your end; Common be your purpose; Common be your deliberation; Common be your desires; Unified be your hearts; Unified be your intensions; Perfect be the union amongst you."
Rg. Veda X, 191-3,4
Judaism:
"And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore."
Isaiah 2:4
Zoroastrian Faith:
"The good religion which is of all things best, regards all men as God's children."
Zoroaster "Ushtavaiti Gatha"
Buddhism:
"Just as with her own life a mother shields from hurt her own, her only child, let all-embracing thoughts for all that live be thine, an all-embracing love for all the universe, in all its height and depth and breadth, unstinted love, unmarred by hate within, not rousing enmity."
Sutta-nipata, vv 149-150
Taoism:
"The Sage is described as one who perfects himself and benefits others in silent and selfless manner of the Tao itself. He is said to be benevolent and to accept the needs and interests of others as his own."
Tao Te Ching, Ch. 49
Christianity:
"A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another."
John 13:34-35
Islam:
"Lay not burdens on any but thyself; and stir up the faithful.... He who shall mediate between men for a good purpose shall be the gainer by it....If ye are greeted with a greeting, then greet ye with a better greeting, or at least return it; God taketh count of all things."
IV Sura: vv 86-88
Jainism:
"In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, one should regard all creatures as one regards oneself, and let us therefore refrain from inflicting upon others such injury as would appear undesirable to us, if inflicted upon ourselves."
Uttaradhyayana Sutra, volume XLV
Sikhism:
"No one is my enemy, none a stranger and everyone is my friend."
Guru Arjan Dev : AG 1299
Baha'i Faith:
"The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established."
Writings of Baha'u'llah
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