TED Talks: Karen Armstrong - Let's Revive The Golden Rule

All religions are paths up the same mountain. At the base they all appear different and distinct, but as one climbs higher and delves deeper it all comes down to the same thing:

"One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him."  

- Plato's Socrates (Crito, 49c)

"One who, while himself seeking happiness, oppresses with violence other beings who also desire happiness, will not attain happiness hereafter." 

- Buddha, Dhammapada 

"Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them" 

- Jesus, Matthew 7:12 

"That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour."

- Rabbi Hilel  

"Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you."

- The Prophet Muhammad (AS), The Farewell Sermon

So forget the need to be right and care, respect, and love all those who cross your path in everything that you do. Karen Armstrong, religious historian, emphasizes the need to revive the Golden Rule among all people all over the world: