GOLDEN RULE

(See also Empathy; Love)

comparison with Decalogue: w61 283

comparison with Psalm 15: g65 1/22 6

Confucius’ negative principle: w60 39; rm 215-216; g50 3/22 21

discussion: g76 5/22 3-4; g66 6/8 7-8; w63 707-708

important for happiness: g77 7/8 7-9

neighbor love: w79 3/1 6; g79 4/22 14; km 9/76 3; w74 676; w72 69; w64 292, 420

not God’s only requirement: g61 11/22 3; w56 452-454

parallels in Jewish and Gentile sources: w78 11/1 23

positive: w78 11/1 23

precludes any act that devastates another person (quote): w76 743