Baba Wawa, Dawai Wama, Hawwy Weid, the Golden Wule Wadical and Democwacy

[omega minimo]

Wait wait wait-- that’s not a vewy nice way to stawt out a thwead about the Golden Wule!!!! I don’t want to scwew up my kawma!!


On Fwiday night, Baba Wawa asked the quwestiown “Whewe is Heaven: How Do We Awwive Thewe?”

She intewviewed, among othews, the Dawai Wama-- oops sowwy-- she interviewed the Dalai Lama, who spoke his abbweviated English and great giggles and boiled it down to “Loving-kindness, warm-heartedness........”

How we treat others. How we are who we are.

The disturbing part of the bwoadcast was the toothy Fundy MegaChurch Televangelist Tony Robbins-wannabe talking about how being Saved is the “only way” to reach Heaven. There is no way in Hell that the Christ, Jesus, would have interpreted his own teachings the way these feel-good charlatans do.

Anyone who is honest about the teachings of the Christ, “the Way” and “the Light,” is going to recognize that Universal Christ Spirit in the many manifestations of “the Way” and “the Light.”

Watching the smiling, smarmy, megamillionaire, megachurch, mealy-mouthed, control-freak snake oil salesman, who is infamous for leading his megaflock in prayer in the pursuit of “promotions and stocks and bonds and raises and $$$$$$$$...” was unbelievably sad, tawdry, manipulative-- the opposite of anything that the Christ was about......

....brings to mind the Universality of the Golden Rule.

http://www.goldenruleradical.org/blog_the_way_they_treated_me.htm

"The Way They Treated Me"

In a recent interview posted to Bob Geiger's blog, the US incoming Senate Majority leader, Harry Reid, commented: "I think first of all you have to apply a very simple principle: It's called the Golden Rule. I will not treat them like they treated me."

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Reid now finds himself in a role that would make it very easy to engage in tit-for-tat thinking. He could indulge in the same obstructionist activities that he believes were employed against him.

Instead, Senator Reid's Golden Rule comment was framed in terms that clearly identified it as his chosen alternative to the temptation to play partisan politics.

If he is able to follow through on his statement, he will provide a valuable example of Golden Rule thinking.

Let's hope that more of those in positions of influence make the effort to live out the underlying principle of the Golden Rule.

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http://www.jcu.edu/philosophy/gensler/goldrule.htm



http://www.goldenruleradical.org/expressions.htm
Golden Rule Expressions

Native Spirituality - We are as much alive as we keep the earth alive. Chief Dan George

Baha'i - Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for anyone the things you would not desire for yourself. Baha'u'llah, Gleanings

Buddhism - Treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. The Buddha, Udana-Varga 5.1

Christianity - In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets. Jesus, Matthew 7:12

Confucianism - One word which sums up the basis of all good conduct....loving-kindness. Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself. Confucius, Analects 15.23

Hinduism - This is the sum of duty: do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you. Mahabharata 5:1517

Islam - Not one of you truly believes until you wish for others what you wish for yourself. The Prophet Muhammad, 13th of the 40 Hadiths of Nawawi

Jainism - One should treat all creatures in the world as one would like to be treated. Mahavira, Sutrakritanga

Judaism - What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour. This is the whole Torah; all the rest is commentary. Go and learn it.  Hillel, Talmud, Shabbath 31a

Sikhism - I am a stranger to no one; and no one is a stranger to me. Indeed, I am a friend to all. Guru Granth Sahib, pg. 1299

Taoism - Regard your neighbour's gain as your own gain and your neighbour's loss
as your own loss. Lao Tzu, T'ai Shang Kan Ying P'ien, 213-218

Unitarianism - We affirm and promote respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.  Unitarian principle

Zoroastrianism - Do not do unto others whatever is injurious to yourself. Shayast-na-Shayast 13.29

The preceding thirteen  Expressions of the Golden Rule were originally compiled by the Interfaith Office of Scarboro Missions for use on the Golden Rule Poster shown here.

Wicca - An it harm none, do what you will

Ancient Egyptian - Do for one who may do for you, that you may cause him thus to do. The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant

Humanism - Humanists acknowledge human interdependence, the need for mutual respect and the kinship of all humanity. "Principles of Humanism," Humanist Association of Canada
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http://www.goldenruleradical.org/goldenrule_statements.htm

Seven Statements of Golden Rule Living

The Golden Rule is a universal principle that can help us coexist in a pluralistic world. Here are seven statements that can help expand our understanding of this ancient, yet ever relevant, concept.

1. There are underlying universal principles common to all human communities. The closest we have come to discerning these principles is embodied in the Golden Rule, which can be recognized in all life-affirming faiths and secular moral codes.
 
2. The essential nature of the Golden Rule is embodied in relationships - with individuals, groups, and Creation. Therefore the practice of the Golden Rule is not concerned with sacrifice, but with self worth.
 
3. The practice of the Golden Rule does not require the practice of any faith or secular tradition. Nor does it preclude or discourage such practice except where that tradition is antagonistic toward or dismissive of other experiences of the Divine.
 
4. The universal presence of the Golden Rule suggests the presence of the Divine. It therefore encourages religious pluralism and interfaith dialogue.
 
5. The Golden Rule implies that all people, without qualification, have intrinsic value and worth. By extension, so too do all aspects of Creation.
 
6. To act in harmony with the Golden Rule we must seek first to understand those that we would interact with. This effort enhances our ability to relate to others in accordance with the principle of the Golden Rule.
 
7. The spirit of the Golden Rule compels us to act to address injustice, inequity and exploitation, whether of individuals, groups, or Creation.
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http://www.goldenruleradical.org/

Golden Rule Conversation

I've remarked previously on the growing number of references to the Golden Rule in daily life. More and more people are identifying it as the principle that speaks to the core of their spirituality.

I thought that it might be interesting to collect a few of these references and offer them for review. The following handful of links, which have appeared online over the last two weeks, are in no particular order. They have only one thing in common. The Golden Rule.

A Letter to the Editor - Aberdeen News - Dec. 10, 2006
political commentary
from Secure Destruction Business magazine - November 2006
the Golden Rule applied to document shredding
Homeless Detroit Man Proves Golden Rule - BNN - Dec. 6, 2006
homeless man returns bonds found in dumpster
Marketing Ethics and Social Resonsibility -
Cayman Islands  Net News November 27, 2006
From the Teacher's Desk -
column in the Southern Gazette Newspaper - November. 28, 2006
the Golden Rule and Driving
from the Tips for Life blog, November 2006
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http://www.unification.net/ws/theme015.htm

-------Thank you DU, much wove, thank you for evewything..............

[butch1227]

1. Barb and the Dali Lama

So.............. bad people come back as dogs, huh...??? I guess I'm correct in assuming, that all of the darn dogs in my neighborhood, are ex-republicans, being punished for following their moronic leader, who, is SURE to go to doogie hell himself.....!!!! LOL.............!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL...............!!!!!!!!!!

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

2. Mewwy Kwistmas To You Too And A Wappy New Yeawr.

Though I have no idea what we're supposed to be discussing in the OP, Merry Christmas to you too as well, Butch, and welcome to DU!

[omega minimo]

3. All "warm-hearted" dog go to heaven!

:spray:

[Tinksrival]

4. If you where a twee.....

What twee would you be?

[omega minimo]

5. .

:rofl: :spray: :rofl:

[omega minimo]

6. Instant Karma--- One thing leads to another...

"One Thing Leads To Another"

The deception with tact
Just what are you trying to say
You've got a blank face, which irritates
Communicate, pull out your party piece
You see dimensions in two
State your case with black or white
But when one little cross
Leads to shots, grit your teeth
You run for cover so discreet
Why don't they

Do what they say, say what you mean
Oh well, one thing leads to another
You told me something wrong
I know I listen too long
But then one thing leads to another

The impression that you sell
Passes in and out like a scent
But the long face that you see
Comes from living close to your fears
If this is up, then I'm up
But you're running out of sight
You've seen your name on the walls
And when one little bump
Leads to shock miss a beat
You run for cover and there's heat
Why don't they

Do what they say, say what they mean
One thing leads to another
You told me something wrong
I know I listen too long
But then one thing leads to another
Yeah, yeah, yeah

One thing leads to another

Then it's easy to believe
Somebody's been lying to me
But when the wrong word goes in the right ear
I know you've been lying to me
It's getting rough, off the cuff
I've got to say enough's enough
Bigger the harder he falls
But when the wrong antidote
Is like a bulge on the throat
You run for cover in the heat
Why don't they

Do what they say, say what they mean
One thing leads to another
You told me something wrong
I know I listen too long
But then one thing leads to another
Yeah, yeah

One thing leads to another...

[bvar22]

7. FIRST....Undo the damage done to America by Republicans since Carter!

Run the Republican crooks out of DC and in to prisons with pitchforks, tar & feathers.....THEN
apply the Golden Rule.

The Democrats tried nice when Clinton won in '92. They should have hounded ALL the Reagan and Bush War profiteers, drug traders, and corporate criminals to justice. Instead they joined hands with the crooks in a spirit of bipartisanship.

NOW, all the same criminals are back.
FUCK THAT!

I'll apply the Golden Rule after the criminals are behind bars.
The same applies to criminals in the Democratic Party.
It is interesting to watch the ones who are NOW calling for bipartisanship and The Golden Rule.

The Democratic Party is a BIG TENT, but there is NO ROOM for those
who advance the agenda of THE RICH (Corporate Owners) at the EXPENSE of LABOR and the POOR.