Love conquers fear—the arch-enemy of mankind.
Love makes it impossible to harm the thing loved, and universal love would make it impossible, for one experiencing it, to consciously bring the slightest pain to any living thing.
Therefore Jesus taught repeatedly the doctrine of love, and he made no new commandments other than this.
It has been said that inasmuch as Jesus laid greater emphasis upon this one great need than had any previous inspired teacher, he deserves greater honor.
Theologians whose purpose it is to promulgate the doctrine of Christianity as superior to others, use this argument in support of their contention that Jesus was the only true son of God.
But this view will be recognized as prejudiced, and lacking in the very essentials taught and practiced by the Christ.
In the light of Illumination, it will readily be perceived that all persons expressing any considerable degree of cosmic consciousness, have taught the same fundamental and simple truths, as witness the following:
Do as you would be done by.—Persian.
Do not that to a neighbor which you would take ill from him.—Grecian.
What you would not wish done to yourself, do not unto others.—Chinese.