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Always Aim for Balance and Growth. For when you reach for dynamic sustainability, It helps you achieve not just one but both. [full text below] Ep. 406 - The Inherently Happy Rule We begin as always  with the Happy Creed. We believe in Happy,  in Balance and Growth,  of being Mindful and Grateful, Compassionate and Understanding. Yowza Haha My Happy Friends! There's lots of rules out there describing good behavior and proper conduct, There's the Silver Rule, the Golden Rule and even the Platinum Rule too, But there's still exceptions to those rules--allow me to deconstruct: Let's start with the Golden Rule: Treat others as you want them to treat you. Sounds good--at first, but what if I don't want to be treated the same way that you do? Maybe you like brutal honesty, so you decide to attack someone while they're down, You're just following the Golden Rule--so how can that plan possibly fall through? It's because not everyone needs the same things, overwatering can make you drown. A cousin to that is the Silver Rule: Don't treat others how you don't want them to treat you. That's fine, right? Well, what if you hate it when people ask you for help when they need it?  So, you, in turn, never ask for help either, even when you could really use it too,  So, you just create a situation where nobody helps anybody and we all lose bit by bit. Then there's the Platinum Rule--well, that's got to be the best one, right? Treat others the way they want to be treated. What could go wrong with that? Well, what if they want to be mistreated because they feel they deserve spite, And the reason they feel bad is because they are bad--when they are not a doormat! The problem is--all those rules are relative, They depend on who likes to be treated how. Except one, of course, The Inherently Happy Rule: Always Aim for Balance and Growth. Now you could say that's relative too--Balance and Growth depends on what's happening now, But when you reach for dynamic sustainability it helps you achieve not just one but both. Let say you're overwhelmed, things are getting frantic and you're getting stressed, You want to give up, but you can't because you haven't finished your work yet, But if, instead, you stop trying to fight everything, which is only making you more obsessed, You'll see that treating things as connected challenges--not hardships may be your best bet. Haha Yowza

In this special series, I share some wishes of my own. Second in the series: To give better feedback, follow the Silver Rule: Don't give others what you don't want them to give you. By establishing your own feedback "to don't" list, you'll end up sharing the kind of feedback others want to receive.

“The sexual seven journalistic questions: The Sexual Who? The Sexual What? The Sexual When? The Sexual Which? The Sexual Where? The Sexual Why? The Sexual How?” -Antonio Myers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support

“What is Humanism? Humanism is a highly effective approach to human development. It is as concerned with personal development as it is with social responsibility. It is probably the most humane and holistic approach to ethical philosophy humanity has ever devised. One way to think of Humanism is that it is the practice of putting your reason and compassion into action. Humanist values are common human values. These are values humans all over the world share. People of every faith background and no faith background, generally agree that these values are important. This is what makes Humanism such a powerful approach to thinking about values in the workplace. It's a values based approach that is accessible to everyone. This value wheel from the American Humanist Association lists 10 Humanist commitments. These are commitments we make to ourselves as we try to live responsibly by our values. Empathy Critical Thinking Ethical Development Peace and Social Justice Service and Participation Altruism Humility Environmentalism Global Awareness Responsibility.” -Humanist Learning Systems. "I am a human rights for all, equal rights for all, equity for all, civil and political rights for all, and economic, social, and cultural rights for all, judge by the content of character, live and let live, and do no harm kind of principle individual." -Antonio Myers. “ I think houses of worship should be taxed to be fair to secularists, no “In God We Trust” on currency because forcing theism on everyone is theocracy, no “In God We Trust” on everyone's vehicles because not everyone is Christian, I think that everyone who is of faith (Christian and non-Christian religions should be equally protected), I think secularists should be equally protected, I don't think creationism should be forced on the youth in secular schools, I don't think that religious symbols should be on secular property, I don't think any kind of theology should be forced on kids in school, and I don't think that chaplains should be forced in secular schools.” -Antonio Myers. "I value empowerment of the individual to solve problems. I value the need for the government to solve problems. I value the role of government which should be to provide people the freedom necessary to pursue their own goals. I value the role of the government which should be to guarantee that no one is in need. I value the role of individuals which should be to guarantee that no one is in need. I value personal responsibility, individual liberty, strong national security, just right government (not too much government and not too little government), economic justice system markets, The Golden Rule, Silver Rule, and The Platinum Rule. I oppose corporate welfare and the military industrial complex. I like the Nordic Model, Democratic Socialism, and social democracy. I value the duty of the government to alleviate social ills and to protect civil liberties and individual and human rights. I value the duty of individuals to alleviate social ills, and for individuals to protect civil liberties and individuals and human rights. I value government action to achieve equal opportunity and equality for all. I value individual action to achieve equal opportunity and equality for all. I feel that there should be social justice-centered regulations on corporate governance. There should be a billionaire tax on billionaires. I am a Left-wing Progressive, Democrat, Liberal, and Green Party person. I value progressive liberal theology (no tribalism and no elitism); I reject traditional conservative theology (biblical orthodoxy.) For example, Jesus is of moral universalism and universal value. I am unconventional, unorthodox, maverick, nonconformist, and non-traditional. I am free-spirited, free-thinking, free-living, and free-loving. I also do have some Libertanism tendencies because I really do uphold liberty as a core value. I uphold freedom of choice, autonomy, and political freedom." Antonio Myers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support

The "Golden Rule" is considered by many to be the greatest ethical instruction in the history of mankind. Did you know that there is also a "Silver Rule" that is found in other religious traditions? What make's Christ's instruction superior to all others?

The "Golden Rule" is considered by many to be the greatest ethical instruction in the history of mankind. Did you know that there is also a "Silver Rule" that is found in other religious traditions? What make's Christ's instruction superior to all others?

The "Golden Rule" is considered by many to be the greatest ethical instruction in the history of mankind. Did you know that there is also a "Silver Rule" that is found in other religious traditions? What make's Christ's instruction superior to all others?

The “one job” of Christians is to proclaim the gospel wherever we go.  With this being the case, we must follow The Golden Rule (not the Silver Rule!) by living out Jesus' call to sacrificially serve others.  Churchofthelakes.org

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas' website.Why is this a “royal" law? It's the Law of the kingdom, law of king for his people.It's "Love your neighbor as yourself."James's readers / hearers are called to stop showing partiality.This is not mere suggestion, but a law! It's a law of love, the perfect law of freedom.It dictates the sort of people we are, and how we treat one another—not just outsiders, but fellow subjects of the king.Mercy flows out through us. We are embodying the attitudes / behaviors of Matt 5:21-48.Re: v.2:8:niversal human teaching? Usually it's the silver rule that prevails, not the golden rule. Rabbinic Judaism: “What you hate do not do to your neighbor. That is the essence of the Torah; the remainder is commentary” (Hillel, b. Shabbath 31a). Classical Buddhism: “Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.”— Udanavarga 5:18 [Silver Rule]. Confucius: “Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.” — Analects XV.24 [Silver Rule]. For more examples from among the religions and philosophies of the world, click here.Paul teaches the same in Gal 5:14 and Rom 13:8-10.Lev 19:18. Is this a uRe: v.9, the sin in question is favoritism.Re: vv.10-11:Deut 27:26.We are lawbreakers even if we break only one commandment. (Think of one crack/hole in the windshield.)Re Vv.12-13:Christians are judged by the supreme law, the law that sets us free: the law of love.A failure to love the poor makes us transgressors—showing favoritism to the rich—we are actively violating God's law.Here is an echo of Matt 5:7.Judgment without mercy!FinallyLooking into the mirror has not led to repentance—hence the severity of James's scathing rebuke. They have failed to live by the royal law in their Christian community.Nor was his rebuke given hypocritically. He was, after all, “James the Just” (widely respected by Jews and Christians alike for his compassionate care for the needy).Next: Cold Deeds with Warm Words 

“Jesus was tortured. This is easy to miss if the Passion Narratives are not read with attention to the issue of torture. In fact, the lengthy trial narratives of the four Gospel accounts are extremely valuable, albeit painful, accounts of torture and other abuses. Jesus was struck, spat upon, beaten, flogged, mocked, and finally plaited with a crown of thorns. Crucifixion itself was torture-execution, a slow, public mockery of a death intended to inflict the maximum emotional and physical suffering on the victim. Torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment was, is, and always will be a grave offense against human dignity and rights.” In regards to Jesus, maybe there's multiple ways to the one way. Maybe the ascension and the descending are about communing with us regardless of our moral deportment, not because we're just sin-stained rubbish and that's it. In sex, lovers should be protected and respected by each other in consequences, words/verbalizing, inquiries, by being high-quality hearted lovers (which makes them have high-quality genitalia and high-quality bodies), unconditional and unceasing empathetic/empathic love, doing what each other likes with glee each opportunity, liking what each other likes as much as one likes, necessary repetitions only, sex life interviews with one another, sensible concerns, thoughts, feelings, honoring the memorization of each other's sexual turn-ons and sexual turn-offs vocal tones, gestures, deeds, and body language.” -Antonio Myers.  “Definition of organized crime for the purpose of these Modules Organized crime is a continuing criminal enterprise that rationally works to profit from illicit activities that are often in great public demand. Its continuing existence is maintained through the corruption of public officials and the use of intimidation, threats or force to protect its operations.”  "In organized crime, I do remember that a handful of people had to speak through speech generator devices because violence robbed their speech ability, teeth were yanked out so they used dentures as replacements, freighthopping or train hopping, mob hits, professional hits, solved and unsolved crimes of all kinds, random crimes, systematic crimes, disappearances, hitchhiking, violently making people blind, violently making people deaf, violently making people mute, human nails were ripped out so replacement nails had to be surgically inserted, and sometimes the bodyguards “the killers” wouldn't always kill in front of me due to my sensitivities regarding that. Sometimes they did kill in front of me though, sometimes they didn't kill in front of me." -Antonio Myers  “The women of my college years (some) would behave as “ traditional wives” in terms of cooking for me, cleaning me, having me watch their television screens, date nights at restaurants, getaway trips, etc. I'm not completely ascetic and I am not overly promiscuous either.” -Antonio Myers. By the way, the human rights violating scriptures are demonically inspired and the human rights-honoring scriptures are divinely inspired. I would like to think that the Bible has more good than bad, but the disturbing passages strongly challenges that. Overall, I use all religious texts for intellectual purposes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/support

We continue in our study through the gospels - Which Is The Greatest Commandment?; Whose Son Is He? Reading: Matthew 22:34-46, Mark 12:28-37, Luke 20:41-44 Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:4-5, Leviticus 19:18, Romans 13:9-10, Galatians 5:14, James 2:8, Deuteronomy 4:35, 1 Samuel 15:22, Matthew 5:20, Psalm 110:1, Daniel 7 Oki Dokinotes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KEGhnMHrvYXoaVSjWae-VI2iQ99jYq2H/view?usp=sharing Hillel's Silver Rule: https://harpers.org/2009/10/hillels-silver-rule/

“The Golden Rule is the principle of treating others as one wants to be treated. Various expressions of this rule can be found in the tenets of most religions and creeds through the ages.[1] It can be considered an ethic of reciprocity in some religions, although different religions treat it differently. The maxim may appear as a positive or negative injunction governing conduct: Treat others as you would like others to treat you (positive or directive form)[1] Do not treat others in ways that you would not like to be treated (negative or prohibitive form) What you wish upon others, you wish upon yourself (empathetic or responsive form.)” I live by all of these wise sayings. I interpret all religious language figuratively from the standpoint of Oneness. Women, BIPOC, white folks, men, and LGBTQIA+ were all called derogatory names in organized crime and they were all body-shamed in graphic, but derogatory ways unnecessarily in organized crime as well. I was forced to party and dance with adults at the pubs and clubs. I was also forced to spend time in brothels, participate in brothel activities ( wild parties, and being sexually abused at sex parties,) spend time in drug dens/drug houses, and participate in drug den activities (wild parties, and being sexually abused at sex parties.) When it comes to sex and all areas of life, people should only and strictly apply the Golden Rule, The Platinum Rule, The Titanium Rule, The Silver Rule, and The Law of The Return. The Iron Rule is pure evil so it should never be applied. Noun. silver rule (plural silver rules) (ethics) The principle that one should not treat other people in the manner in which one would not want to be treated by them. The Titanium Rule says: “Treat others as it is in the highest and best good to treat them.” The Platinum Rule says: “Treat others as they want to be treated”. The Law of Return says: “You reap what you sow.” The Iron Rule says: “Might makes right.” If you're a faith-based believer, you do unto others as The Unitarian Universalist Jesus has done unto you and love as The Unitarian Universalist Jesus does (which means you don't live a legalistic, Pharisaical life.) I look forward to being an ethical example of a global porn legend/global porn veteran within mainstream porn and ethical porn. That means I work with companies who honor human rights laws. In organized crime, I had to hide my autism, my gender identity, and my sexual orientation to avoid being hate-crimed. I would act like a societally stereotypical man with gentleman traits so organized crime figures would think of me as heterosexual, cisgender, and neurotypical (which they did.) They assumed that I was the most heterosexual, most cisgender, most “manly”, the biggest “chick magnet” and most neurotypical person they knew because women liked me, I talk about women the most, and they glorified the sexual abuse the some women did to me, saying that I had “the most action” out of all of the guys they knew. I learned quickly so they thought of me as bright. I was considered “a man” by them because I was feared by the streets as a street kid who ran the streets. I was respected by men, but women the most. Women didn't fear me, but men did. I was adored by the queer community around that time. I had the late Bernie Mac's eyes and the late rapper DMX's voice at the age of five. I saw all of the types of ways to kill people due to the adult organized crime figures as a kid. Here is a wonderful example of someone who is into overcoming crime culture and drug dealing culture: https://www.amazon.com/Taco-Montana-Clanestine-Darryl-Andrews/dp/B09WRLTJ59. Darryl Andrews a.k.a. “Taco Montana” is not someone who is proud of being a “D.C. street legend”. He doesn't glorify being a “kingpin.” This article also shows how evil organized crime is: “https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1992/08/15/ne-neighborhoods-streets-turn-into-battlegrounds/90476944-6a16-40d0-935e-c6ee242a4e0c/.” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/support

If you are curious about how other people will treat you, the best way to start is by examining how you will treat others.

In this episode of Dubb's podcast, “Connection Loop”, Dubb's Founder, Ruben Dua (@rubendua) meets with Jay Skinner. My multi-faceted business of PDT Associates: 1) www.TheCEOextender.com and 2) www.ThePlasticPalletGuy.com along with my weekly broadcast called "The Buyers & Sellers Show".. Things that can help others be more successful and encouraged as they navigate the ups and downs of life. What do you do when you think there is no hope? What about business practices and principles of operating? My CEO Extender client #1 problem is mismanaged or non-existent Digital Marketing programs. My Plastic Pallet Clients Don't know what to use and how to get it? The paths to projects for most people are crooked and disjointed ending up in a mess a lot of the time. My solution is the PDT system and approach. 7-step approach to doing big projects.. multidisciplinary, collaborative, and successful compared to the "Shade Tree Mechanic Approach". The Silver Rule by The Jay Skinner is "DO UNTO YOUR VENDORS AS YOU WANT YOUR CUSTOMERS TO DO UNTO YOU!" The Green Rule by The Jay Skinner is "DO FOR YOURSELF WHAT YOU ARE ASKING OTHERS TO PAY YOU TO DO FOR THEM" You don't have a revenue problem. You have a “don't know how to sell” problem. Jay Skinner Don't let the VP of Sales become the VP of Excuses. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/connection-loop-dubb/message

The Sermon on the MountThe Sermon on the Mount is not an isolated speech.The whole sermon is Christ describing what life in the kingdom and allegiance to him looks like.Obedience to the Sermon on the Mount is a practice in imagination.Doubt is a consistent human experience. The thorny tension as you look at Jesus' descriptions of the Kingdom of God is that there are bad things happening constantly. On The Kingdom of God “Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand”– Matthew 4:17The moment these words are first uttered is fraught with political, cultural, and economic tension. Jesus defines the Kingdom of God as “your kingdom come, your will be done” (Matthew 6:10) The Kingdom of God is the space in which God's will is done. 23 And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. 24 So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them. 25 And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.– Matthew 4:23–25.A theme that emerges through the New Testament is that of Inaugurated eschatology or the “already, not yet”. It is this idea that the Kingdom of God has begun in Jesus, but will not be fully established until a later date. Jesus is offering us the invitation to live in the reality of the Kingdom– to experience the goodness of the Kingdom and to express that to all people.“Ask, and it will be given to you…”The essential foundation of Jesus' life and ministry is that “God is a loving father.”“But, for most of us, the problem is not that we are too eager to ask for the wrong things. The problem is that we are not eager enough to ask for the right things.” – NT Wright“[Prayer is] talking to God about the things we are working on together. It is a collaboration with God to accomplish the good purposes of His kingdom.” – Dallas Willard Our lives with God are deeply intertwined with our lives with others– these are not separate relationships. The Wooden Rule (Lex Talionis) – “Do unto others what they do to you.” The Silver Rule – "do not do unto others what you do not wish done unto you.”Golden Rule – “whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them” (v.12)To practice the golden rule requires that I abandon my privilege, distance, and safety in order to be empathetic and in proximate relationships. For Jesus the sum of the Law and the Prophets is to become a person of love, reflecting the love our God gives us. “a lawyer asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” – Matthew 22:34–40 (ESV)The baffling nature of the Gospel is that Jesus invites us into a Kingdom in which we, with God, push back evil with good.

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas' website.24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it” (Matthew 7:24-27).Key pointsIt's not enough to hear—we must also obey. See Ezek 33:30-33 and Jas 1:22-25.The master of parables drives home the point with a parable.The rock is bedrock. “Whoever comes to me, and hears my sayings and does them, I will show you what he is like: He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, but could not shake it” (Luke 6:47-49).Yet the foolish, lazy man simply builds on top of the dirt or sand, without any foundation. "Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain" (Ps 127:1).Which "words of mine"?Let's not rush, deflecting Jesus' powerful words with so-called practicals: "Build our financial portfolio," "build our marriage and family," "build our character." These are all good, but this is the conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount, not a conclusion for the Proverbs or the Song of Solomon. The words referred to in our passage include many things:We are blessed. Let's appreciate—and internalize—the beatitudes.We are salt and light. Let's live that way.We have to do better than modern-day Pharisees—all too many churchgoers and religious leaders.We are to deal seriously with anger and lust.We are to speak with integrity, whether in marriage vows or simply in being men and women of our word.We are to love our enemies—despite the resistance sure to come from society and from the majority of religious people.We must strive for maturity—perfection—reflecting our heavenly Father's own holiness.We are not to show off our religiosity, but conduct ourselves modestly and discreetly in our faith.Our true treasure is to be in heaven—not sunk in worldly treasures.We are not to judge hypocritically. Let's work on our own lives before telling others what to do.Jesus calls us to expect and believe that our God is a generous God!Let's live by the Golden Rule—not just the Silver Rule.And stay on the narrow road, resisting those who broaden the path by diluting God's commands.Always remember that the Lord expects obedience, not lip service.These are the specific areas in which we are to build—or, more accurately, we're truly building on the rock when we take all of Jesus' words to heart.StormsWe are quickly tempted to spiritualize the passage in a different way, equating the “storms” to financial troubles, relational disappointment, sickness or death, and so on… Certainly there are multiple valid applications. But the storms are whatever tests—and possibly undoes—what faith we have.The time of testing may not come during our lifetime; it may come after, at the judgment. But nothing tests the character of our faith like opposition, unpopularity, mockery, exclusion, and injustice.As in the Parable of the Soils (Matt 13:1-9, 18-23), one thing that clearly reveals the depth and quality of our faith is persecution.Alexandria Origen: “Long ago we heard the words of Jesus, and it has already been a great while since we became disciples of the gospel. And all of us have built ourselves a house. The present persecution will reveal whether we have built upon the rock by digging deep or upon the sand without a foundation. For winter has come bringing rains and floods and winds.” Exhortation to Martyrdom 48.How are we doing? How is our foundation?Are we digging deep into the Word?Do we have the character to build biblically—and especially to take seriously Jesus' words in this most famous of “sermons.”Finally, when we build on the rock by hearing and obeying Jesus teachings, it does not mean that we will be spared from these storms. Rather, it means we will be able to withstand them.Next: Wow!

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas' website.“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 7:12). CommentThis sentence sums up much of what Jesus has been teaching in the Sermon on the Mount, i.e. the ethical parts of Matt 5-6.God is good to us, a loving Father. We too should reflect his divine love.This verse is called the Golden Rule. Whereas the Golden rule says Do unto others…, the Silver rule only says Don't do unto others…Early Christians frequently paraphrase the Golden Rule both in the positive form and the negative form (e.g. Romans 13:10; Didache 1.2; Origen, Commentary on Romans 2.9.1.)While the Golden Rule implies the Silver Rule, the Silver Rule does not imply the Golden Rule.The Golden Rule embraces all of Jesus' teachings about loving our neighbor, and Jesus gave both positive commands and negative commands. For example, we are not to be angry or to insult others. We are not to lust or desire someone else's spouse. Nobody likes being physically, emotionally or verbally abused. No one wants to be slandered, cheated, assaulted, or robbed.To hurt others is hardly praiseworthy—it's the minimum standard of human decency!The Silver Rule is much easier to follow than the Golden Rule.The Silver Rule is already written in the hearts of all humans (Rom 2:15).Chrysostom: “Jesus signifies that morality is concise, easy, and readily known to all men.” Homilies on Matthew 23.6.Examples of the Silver & Golden Rules in the world's philosophies and religionsExamples of the Silver & Golden Rules in the world's philosophies and religions:Jainism: “A man should wander about treating all creatures as he himself would be treated.” — Sutrakritanga, 1.11.33 [Golden Rule]Seneca the Younger: "Treat your inferior as you would wish your superior to treat you.” [form of the Golden Rule]Islam: “A bedouin came to the prophet, grabbed the stirrup of his camel and said: O the messenger of God! Teach me something to go to heaven with it. The Prophet said: ‘As you would have people do to you, do to them; and what you dislike to be done to you, don't do to them. Now let the stirrup go!'" — Kitab al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 146. [Golden Rule and Silver Rules]. Although such sayings may be genuine, these hadith are not found in the Qur'an, which does not feature the Golden Rule.Buddhism: “Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.”— Udanavarga 5:18 [Silver Rule]Confucius: “Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.” — Analects XV.24 [Silver Rule]Zoroastrianism: “Do not do unto others whatever is injurious to yourself.” — Shayast-na-Shayast 13.29 [Silver Rule]Old Testament Apocrypha: “Do to no one what you yourself dislike.” — Tobit 4:15 [Silver Rule]Hillel: “What is hateful to you, do not to your neighbor: that is the whole Torah; the rest is commentary; go and learn it.” — Shabbat 31a (Babylonian Talmud) [Silver Rule]Sextus: "What you do not want to happen to you, do not do it yourself either. " — Sextus the Pythagorean. [Weak form of the Silver Rule]Mahabharata: One should never do that to another which one regards as injurious to one's own self. This, in brief, is the rule of dharma. Other behavior is due to selfish desires. — Mahābhārata, Shānti-Parva 167:9 [Silver Rule]The medical principle: “Do no harm.” [Silver Rule]Christianity: So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets (Matthew 7:12).A Proactive Rule:“Jesus' Golden Rule is unique in that it requires positive action. The Golden Rule not only requires us to refrain from doing to others what we would not have done to us, but also to proactively do to others what we would want done to us. It is not enough that we do not harm others. We also must actively be doing good things to our neighbor. Jesus not only calls on us to turn the other cheek, but also to be peacemakers and to love our enemies. We must pray for those who persecute us, give to the poor, and forgive others. All of these are the outworking of love.”—David BercotAs one commentator has pointed out, "The Golden Rule [is] just eleven words; by contrast, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the U.S. government's attempt to oblige ethical character into the financial statements of American corporations, has eleven titles (major sections). It is one of the most complicated pieces of legislation in the history of the American republic and, in the economies of scale, places a disproportionate burden on small companies which were not the cause of the adoption." (Richard David Ramsey, "Business Ethics in the Sermon on the Mount," Leaven: A Journal of Christian Ministry (Pepperdine University), vol.16, no.4, Fourth Quarter 2009. How convoluted are human attempts to exact honesty and fairness! How simple is the command Jesus gave us!In short, the Golden Rule is more easily repeated than followed.Next: Narrow 

Theguardian.com's, "According to his explanation, ubuntu means "I am, because you are". In fact, the word ubuntu is just part of the Zulu phrase "Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu", which literally means that a person is a person through other people. Ubuntu has its roots in humanist African philosophy, where the idea of community is one of the building blocks of society. Ubuntu is that nebulous concept of common humanity, oneness: humanity, you and me both. So what was Bill Clinton actually saying to the Labour conference? He was simply saying, "You and me, we're the same, really. The main modern proponent of ubuntu philosophy is Archbishop Desmond Tutu. In his book, No Future Without Forgiveness, he describes a person with ubuntu as "open and available to others, affirming of others ... has a proper self-assurance." The ubuntu this person possesses comes from being part of a greater whole." According to the culture trip's.com, "South Africa is a country that carries massive collective trauma. The political system of institutionalized racism, called apartheid, was devastating for the majority of the population. Yet, in spite of the painful, oppressive system, many of those most deeply affected by it rose up and remained resolute and united – with some crediting one philosophical concept, that of ubuntu, as a guiding ideal. Ubuntu embodied by Desmond Tutu In spite of its potential shortcomings and misuses, ubuntu is a term that has a demonstrated the ability to unite the country towards common good – with many choosing a definition that bests applies to their circumstances. Brand South Africa, an organisation mandated to develop and articulate the country’s national brand and identity, and to manage the country’s reputation, regularly uses the term in its messaging. In 2013, the government made the plea for South Africans to “live with ubuntu” – although as Brand South Africa points out, this has different meanings for different people. “Goodness Ncube, a shoe salesman in Killarney, Johannesburg, defines ubuntu as the ability to relate to each other. Tabitha Mahaka, a Zimbabwean expatriate, believes it is about feeling at home in a foreign country. And Ismail Bennet, a store manager, has not even heard of the term,” Brand South Africa reported on its website. But if there is one South African who can be credited with popularising, and embodying, the philosophical concept of ubuntu to its fullest, it’s Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu.  Tutu fought vehemently against apartheid, but also chaired the country’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, under the principal of restorative justice. As Metz points out, Tutu, who defined ubuntu as “I participate, I share”, drew on the principles of ubuntu to guide South Africa’s reconciliatory approach to apartheid-era crimes. “As is well known, Tutu maintained that, by ubuntu, democratic South Africa was right to deal with apartheid-era political crimes by seeking reconciliation or restorative justice,” Metz wrote in an article for The Conversation. Instead of emphasizing the differences between people within South Africa, Tutu was famous for celebrating them. “We are different so that we can know our need of one another, for no one is ultimately self-sufficient,” Tutu wrote in No Future Without Forgiveness (1999). “The completely self-sufficient person would be sub-human.” Sex workers are in the whole human race. I do both The Golden Rule and The Silver Rule. What you wish upon others, you wish upon yourself.  I like Faithful Christianity (Jesus), not American Christianity (consumerism). I am a member of the human race, my politics and my religion are love, compassion, justice, and empathy, and I am a live and let live kind of person. I live my positive life on my own terms. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/support

In our most compelling chapter on Good vs. Evil, Wolf and Sean discuss The Golden Rule, Silver Rule, The impact of intent, and is utopia even desirable; Can humans know what is good without the aspects of evil; Can humans grow without gravity? We thank you for joining us in these thoughtful discussions. We hope that they get your cognitive wheels turning and inspire you to philosophize more yourself!

My being secular is about Good Samaritanism, The Golden Rule, and The Silver Rule living and existing. I also value the concept of inextricable connection when it comes to all creations (according to our original design.) Wholesomeness is indeed a gift of goodness. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/support

My compassionate love-saturated body & soul IS the temple, that's why I don't GO to the temple. I don’t think deities write literature, I think godliness (inner beauty) is transcribed in our intrinsic natures. We are all inextricably interrelated! The Golden Rule alongside The Silver Rule is the message common in religions. Don’t fight over the messengers, embrace the message! Don’t battle over religions, enjoy the universality of integrity! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/support

This week has been insane! I was able to record a quick episode on the road from Salt Lake City. My apologies if the recording isn't all that great as I did it on my phone.

In this episode of True Wealth, Catholic evangelists Dave Basconi and Maria Smith discuss the book "Ten Universal Principles: A Brief Philosophy of the Life Issues," by Father Robert J. Spitzer in which he gives us the Silver Rule - the precursor to the Golden Rule: "Do not do unto others what you would not want them to do to you." This contrasts with the Platinum Rule (originating on college campuses): "Treat others the way they want to be treated." (July 6, 2020)

Leave others alone; tolerate their behavior and way of living! Learn more: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/02/20/the-golden-and-silver-rule-of-ethics-maximally-tolerant-society/ Mp4 video: https://videopress.com/v/wtTAllZn Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjyeHPimV2I

Gold School: Gold Standard"Treat others how you want to be treated.” This is, of course, the Golden Rule. We all have interpretations of what it means. Kindness. Thoughtfulness. Generosity. However in practice, we actually tend to live out the lesser known “Silver Rule,” which means don’t do to others what you wouldn’t want done to you. This negative form of the Golden Rule has been found in a variety of ancient religious texts, from rabbinic Judaism to Hinduism, Confucianism, and Buddhism to Greekand Roman ethical teachings. But it was Jesus who first put forward the positive form of the maxim.   On its surface, it seems like the same - but is it, really? Ostensibly, the Silver Rule could be perfectly practiced by simply doing nothing on behalf of others. By turning the command from the negative to the positive, Jesus takes this passive “live and let live” adage and blows the lid off it, transforming it into a far reaching demand for unselfish love in action. This Sunday we begin a brand new series, “Gold School: The Golden Rule in Our Tarnished World,” about how to look to Jesus for how to treat ourselves and those around us.

Persistence is always crucial – especially when obstacles appear. In addition to The Golden Rule, this episode addresses The Silver Rule – not what I want for myself but what others need from me. How leaders solve issues through partnership & engaging the team members ideas to gain buy-in is the leadership of invitation, not instruction, of teaching each other, not simply issuing orders. Always remember ask: What is the kind of care I want for my mother? And always take your work seriously but not yourself.

This morning Sam continued with Part 4 in our 12 part series of The Essentials: Cultivating a Missional Life.

This morning Sam continued with Part 4 in our 12 part series of The Essentials: Cultivating a Missional Life.

Reading from Saint Benedict of Nursia. Part of a series. This section deals with true servant leadership. Check out the new book on Amazon: The Way of Peace — A Guide for Living Well: Wisdom from St. Benedict of Nursia. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1976808693

You know the Golden Rule: do unto others as you would like have done unto you. Well, I think it needs an update for a modern era. Enter the Diamond Rule: do unto others as they would like done unto themselves.===I frequently throughout my youth heard about the Golden Rule. This universal dictum that said to do unto others as you would have done unto you. Of course, this adage, also known as the "ethic of reciprocity" dates back to the Ancient Babylonians and likely even before that. Over the years, I've found the Golden Rule (and it's sister, the Silver Rule) to be missing an element, perhaps lacking empathy. So, I've come up with what I've coined the Diamond Rule: do unto others as they would like done unto themselves.You see, in this day and age, it doesn't make sense to try and be so "me me me" about how to treat others. We can learn so much about others so quickly today. There's Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and, *gasp* asking the person how they'd like to actually be treated.One example of how I apply the Diamond Rule is by tracking how people with whom I interact actually want to be communicated. Want to know how I know? I ask them!It turns out that people appreciate not only being asked how best it is to communicate with them, but additionally when and how to best communicate certain types of information. For example, while I tend to write long email correspondence, I know that I best receive email messages in single-topic, bite-sized ones. If more people wanted to get responses from me, they would email me one email per topic. They'd make it easy for me to give a decision back to them with their question right at the beginning of the email. This way, I can be pondering what they want from me as I read through the supporting points in the email. How do you best like to be communicated, and when, and in what format? How can you be a better communicator by making it a practice to ask others? Where else can you apply the Diamond Rule?