When one God dwells in all living beings, why do you hate others? Why do you use harsh words? Why do you exploit others? Why are you intolerant? Is this not the height of folly and ignorance?
Make others happy as you strive to make yourself happy.
Speak a helpful word. Give a cheering smile. Do a kind act. Serve a little. Wipe the tears of one who is in distress. Render smooth a rough place in another’s path. You will feel great joy.
Worship the poor, the downtrodden and the oppressed. These are your first gods. Regard your neighbour’s happiness as your own happiness, and your neighbour’s pain as your own pain.
Cultivate cosmic love. Include all. Recognize the worth of others. Let all life be sacred. Then this world will be a paradise of beauty, a heaven of peace and tranquillity.