Bahá’i Faith

Sow not the seeds of discord among men, and REFRAIN FROM CONTENDING WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR.

~ Gleanings from the Writing of Bahá’u’lláh, CXXXIX, Pages 303-304

BE MOST LOVING ONE TO ANOTHER. Burn away, wholly for the sake of the Well-Beloved, the veil of self with the flame of the undying Fire, and WITH FACES JOYOUS AND BEAMING WITH LIGHT, ASSOCIATE WITH YOUR NEIGHBOR.

~ Gleanings from the Writing of Bahá’u’lláh, CXLVII, Page 316

YOUR BEHAVIOR TOWARDS YOUR NEIGHBOR SHOULD BE SUCH AS TO MANIFEST CLEARLY THE SIGNS OF THE ONE TRUE GOD, for ye are the first among men to be re-created by His Spirit, the first to adore and bow the knee before Him, the first to circle round His throne of glory.

~ Gleanings from the Writing of Bahá’u’lláh, CXLVII, Pages 316-317

Gird up the loins of thine endeavor, that haply thou mayest guide thy neighbor to the law of God, the Most Merciful. Such an act, verily, excelleth all other acts in the sight of God, the All-Possessing, the Most High.

~ Gleanings from the Writing of Bahá’u’lláh, CLXI, Page 339

Examine Our Cause, inquire into the things that have befallen Us, and decide justly between Us and Our enemies, and BE YE OF THEM THAT ACT EQUITABLY TOWARDS THEIR NEIGHBOR.

~ Gleanings from the Writing of Bahá’u’lláh, CXVIII, Page 252

Beware lest ye encroach upon the substance of your neighbor.

~ Gleanings from the Writing of Bahá’u’lláh, CXXVIII, Page 277

BE WORTHY OF THE TRUST OF THY NEIGHBOR, and look upon him with a bright and friendly face.

~ Gleanings from the Writing of Bahá’u’lláh, CXXX, Page 285

They who dwell within the tabernacle of God, and are established upon the seats of everlasting glory, will refuse, though they be dying of hunger, to stretch their hands and seize unlawfully the property of their neighbor.

~ Gleanings from the Writing of Bahá’u’lláh, CXXXVII, Pages 298-299

Beseech ye the one true God to grant that ye may taste the savor of such deeds as are performed in His path, and partake of the sweetness of such humility and submissiveness as are shown for His sake. Forget your own selves, and turn your eyes towards your neighbor.

~ Gleanings from the Writing of Bahá’u’lláh, V, Page 9

If thine eyes be turned towards justice, CHOOSE THOU FOR THY NEIGHBOR THAT WHICH THOU CHOOSEST FOR THYSELF.

~ Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, Page 30

Deal not treacherously with the substance of your neighbor.

~ Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, Page 54

THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOR, and thou shalt not vex thine enemy with enmity.

~ The Secret of Divine Civilization, Page 81

Essenes

THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBOR'S POSSESSIONS. The Law giveth unto thee much greater gifts, even the Earth and the Heavens, if thou keep the Commandments of the Lord thy God.

~ Essene Gospel of Peace, Book 2

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, nor thy neighbor's wife, nor anything that is thy neighbor's.

~ Essene Gospel of Peace, Book 2
http://www.essene.com/GospelOfPeace/peace2.html

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge

Against the children of thy people,

But thou shalt LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF

~ Essene Gospel of Peace, Book 3
http://www.essene.com/GospelOfPeace/peace3.html

Christianity
(http://www.o-bible.com/b5/int.html)

Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you.

~ Proverbs 3:29, Holy Bible

You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

~ Exodus 20:16, Holy Bible

You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant…or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

~ Exodus 20:17, Holy Bible

If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge, return it to him by sunset, because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body.

~ Exodus 22:26-27, Holy Bible

He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue, who DOES HIS NEIGHBOR NO WRONG and casts no slur on his fellowman….He who does these things will never be shaken.

~ Psalms 15:2-6, Holy Bible

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who is kind to the needy.

~ Proverbs 14:21, Holy Bible

Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, or use your lips to deceive.

~ Proverbs 24:28, Holy Bible

Whoever flatters his neighbor is spreading a net for his feet.

~ Proverbs 29:5, Holy Bible

EACH OF US SHOULD PLEASE HIS NEIGHBOR FOR HIS GOOD, to build him up.

~ Romans 15:2, Holy Bible

Each of you must put off falsehood and SPEAK TRUTHFULLY TO HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are all members of one body.

~ Ephesians 4:25, Holy Bible

Cao Đài

BE HUMBLE TOWARDS OUR NEIGHBORS

Make way for the old and the weak on narrow lanes.

Don’t get carried away with your speech in a crowded place

And ridicule others thoughtlessly.

~ Analysis of the Script-xure of Repentance, Repentance Sutta

Bà con chòm xóm ra vô khiêm nhường

Thấy già yếu, hẹp đường nhượng tránh

Đừng chỗ đông buông tánh quá vui

Cợt người ra dạ dể duôi

Sanh điều xích mích, đâu nguôi dạ hờn.

Sách: Tìm hiểu Kinh Sám Hối

Bài: Kinh Sám Hối

Confucianism

IT IS VIRTUOUS MANNERS WHICH CONSTITUTE THE EXCELLENCE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD.

~ The Confucian Analects, Li Ren 1

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

~ The Confucian Analects, Li Ren 25

Zi Gong asked, saying, “What qualities must a man possess to entitle him to be called an officer?” The Master said, “He who in his conduct of himself maintains a sense of shame, and when sent to any quarter will not disgrace his prince's commission, deserves to be called an officer.” Zi Gong pursued, “I venture to ask who may be placed in the next lower rank?” And he was told, “He whom the circle of his relatives pronounce to be filial, whom his fellow villagers and neighbors pronounce to be fraternal.”

~ The Confucian Analects, Zi Lu 20
http://chinese.dsturgeon.net/text.pl?node=3925&if=en&searchu=neighbor#n12219

If his words be not sincere and truthful, and his actions not honorable and careful, will he, with such conduct, be appreciated, even in his neighborhood?

~ The Confucian Analects, Wei Ling Gong 6

Hòa Hảo Buddhism

The young and elderly lead an honest life

LOVE ONE ANOTHER LIKE YOU LOVE YOURSELF

Throughout the village, in neighborhoods, all is in harmony

No one is afflicted by robbery, no families suffer injustice

~ Illuminating the Way, Light of Compassion

Trẻ già ăn ở thẳng ngay

Thương nhau như thể chân tay ruột rà

Đầu làng cuối xóm thuận hòa

Không ai mất của không nhà hàm oan

Sách: Hiển Đạo                     

Bài: Ánh sáng từ bi        

When there is a celebration, wedding, funeral or worship

When someone is ill or giving birth

We HELP EACH OTHER WILLINGLY and do not mind the trouble

If everyone is like that, there is nothing better

We CREATE A HARMONIOUS ATMOSPHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD,

Beautifying our culture and ennobling our society.

~ Illuminating the Way, The Path of Liberation

Khi có việc quan, hôn , tang, tế

Lúc ốm đau sanh đẻ bất kỳ

Sẵn lòng giúp chẳng nệ chi

Người nào cũng thế còn gì quí hơn

Tạo không khí thôn lân hòa nhã

Tô điểm nền văn hóa tốt lành.

Sách: Hiển Đạo                     

Bài: Đường giải thoát                      

Seeing suffering, we feel compassion

Seeing hunger, we share food and clothes

LIVE IN HARMONY WITH OUR NEIGHBORS

And uphold filial piety in the family.

~ Illuminating the Way, The Dharma-Ending Age

Nghe khổ người lòng biết xót thương,

Thấy đói biết chia cơm sẻ áo.

Ở chòm xóm lấy câu hòa hảo,

Trong gia đình gìn đạo hiếu than

Sách: Hiển Đạo                     

Bài: Đời mạt pháp         

We must BE HONEST WITH OUR NEIGHBORS

Although unacquainted, treat one another as friends

~ The Complete Book of Prophecy to Expound Poetry and Literature, Prophecy to Expound the Dharma, Book 3

Xóm giềng phải ở thật thà,

Dầu không quen biết cũng là như quen.

Sách: Sấm Giảng Thi Văn Toàn Bộ

Bài: Sấm giảng Giáo lý

KEEP YOUR SPEECH CORRECT AND COURTEOUS TOWARDS RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

~ The Complete Book of Prophecy to Expound Poetry and Literature, Discussion on the Three Karmas

Đối với bà con cô bác, với xóm chòm quen thuộc, lời nói phải đoan trang nghiêm chỉnh.

Sách: Sấm Giảng Thi Văn Toàn Bộ

Bài: Luận Về Tam Nghiệp

Islam

Do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbors who are near, neighbors who are strangers.

~ Holy Qur’an, 4:36
http://www.ishwar.com/islam/holy_quran/sura004.html

Judaism

Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors.

~ Habakkuk 2:15, Holy Neviim

Do not plot evil against your neighbor.

~ Zechariah 8:17, Holy Neviim

Do not defraud your neighbor or rob him.

~ Vayikra 19:13, Holy Torah

Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.

~ Vayikra 19:15, Holy Torah

Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor's life.

~ Vayikra 19:16, Holy Torah

Do not move your neighbor's boundary stone set up by your predecessors in the inheritance you receive in the land the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

~ Devarim 19:14, Holy Torah

Mormonism

THOU SHALT LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF.

~ Doctrine and Covenants 59:6

And ye shall also FORGIVE ONE ANOTHER YOUR TRESPASSES; for verily I say unto you, he that forgiveth not his neighbor's trespasses when he says that he repents, the same hath brought himself under condemnation.

~ Book of Mosiah 26:31

Sufism

The seeker of truth is a mirror for their neighbors.

~ Discourses of Rumi (Fihi ma Fihi)

The Toltec Teachings

TREAT WITH HUMANITY THOSE WHO SURROUND YOU. You might find them an old man, an old woman, a sick person, or a child. Therefore, you have no excuse.

~ The Gospel of the Toltecs: The Life and Teachings of Quetzalcoatl, The Teachings

The Universal White Brotherhood

Three things are important in your life: TO SERVE GOD, TO RESPECT YOURSELF AND TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR.

~ Absolute Purity

When Christ will be born in your soul, you will become useful both to yourself and to your neighbors. This is the so-called resurrection meaning the awakening of the human soul. When Christ will come to dwell in the human souls, all human beings will become alive, they will raise and join hands like brothers.

~ Awakening of the Human Soul

If you cannot think well of your neighbor, you cannot think well of God, in which case how do you expect to have love of God?

~ The Brother of the Smallest One

Good manifests itself in three ways: man can be good for himself, he can be good for his neighbor, but most ideally he should be good towards God.

~ The Little Blade of Grass

The consciousness that we should be like Him has to permeate us deeply. Then we will use our riches, strength, virtues for the elevation – of whom? – of our brethren, our neighbors.

~ Behold the Man!

Everyone must know their obligations and fulfill them most conscientiously FOR THE GOOD OF THE NEIGHBOR.

~ In Egypt

The grain of wheat shows us that we should strive for the One from Whom we originated – for God; that in order to strive for God, we should branch out, form branches, blossom, produce food for the world, that is “TO HELP AND TO SACRIFICE YOURSELVES FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS, AS I DO”.

~ The Grain of Wheat