Thursday, December 4, 2008

Irritation to understanding

"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." - Carl Jung

2 comments:

Vaibhav Bhandari said...

On the same line...

...tt is said in Jainism...
“A man should wander about treating all the creatures, as he himself wants to be treated”

...it is said in Buddhism...
"Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful."

...it is said in Islam...
"No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself."

...it is said in Zoroastrianism...
"Whatever is disagreeable to yourself do not do unto others."

...it is said in an African Traditional Religion...
"One going to take a pointed stick to pinch a baby bird should first try it on himself to feel how it hurts."

...it is said in Hinduism...
"One should not behave towards others in a way which is disagreeable to oneself. This is the essence of morality. All other activities are due to selfish desire."

...it is said in Confucianism...
"Tsekung asked, "Is there one word that can serve as a principle of conduct for life?" Confucius replied, "It is the word reciprocity: Do not do to others what you do not want them to do to you.""

Mayank Trivedi said...

Our understanding depends on our openness and more open we are to embarrass the knowledge