09-16-2006, 02:30 AM
Bismillah:
Quote:Love thy enemy, feed the poor, meekness is valued... sounds very similar to many eastern religions that are much older than Christianity.
Quote:Really? Please enlighten me.
<b>EXAMPLES:</b>
"Hatreds never cease through hatred in this world; <b>through love alone they cease</b>. This is an eternal law"
<b>Buddhism. Dhammapada 3-5</b>
"What kind of love is this that to another can shift? Says Nanak, <b>True lovers are those who are forever absorbed in the Beloved. Whoever discriminates between treatment held good or bad, Is not a true lover</b>--he rather is caught in calculations".
<b>Sikhism. Adi Granth, Asa-ki-Var, M.2, p. 474</b>
"The sage has no fixed [personal] ideas. He regards the people's ideas as his own.
I treat those who are good with goodness, And I also treat those who are not good with goodness.
Thus goodness is attained.
I am honest with those who are honest, And I am also honest with those who are dishonest.
Thus honesty is attained".
<b>Taoism. Tao Te Ching 49</b>
"<b>Do good to him who has done you an injury</b>".
<b>10.Taoism. Tao Te Ching 63</b>
"<b>Conquer anger by love. Conquer evil by good. Conquer the stingy by giving. Conquer the liar by truth</b>".
<b>Buddhism. Dhammapada 223</b>
"Man should subvert anger by forgiveness, subdue pride by modesty, overcome hypocrisy with simplicity, and greed by contentment".
<b>Jainism. Samanasuttam 136</b>
"May <b>generosity triumph over niggardliness</b>,
May <b>love triumph over contempt</b>,
May <b>the true-spoken word triumph over the false-spoken word</b>,
May <b>truth triumph over falsehood</b>".
<b>Zoroastrianism. Yasna 60.5</b>
"<b>A superior being does not render evil for evil</b>; this is a maxim one should observe; the ornament of virtuous persons is their conduct. <b>One should never harm the wicked or the good or even criminals meriting death.</b> <b>A noble soul will ever exercise compassion even towards those who enjoy injuring others or those of cruel deeds when they are actually committing them--for who is without fault</b>?"
<b>Hinduism. Ramayana, Yuddha Kanda 115</b>
Salam
Wael.