A quick humble request for the religious and the non religious

Kabir's Song

The thing about religion is that we agree on a lot more than we know or bother to look into. If we look for agreements, we will find them. Let us please focus on aligning our behaviors to all the beliefs and philosophies we agree on first – maybe disagreements would seem minimal and negligible in comparison.

When we selflessly love our neighbors, we are expressing our love for God.

—Marvin Williams

Beautiful lives are these that bear
For other lives their burden of care;
Beautiful souls are those that show
The Spirit of Christ wherever they go.

—Abbott

Christ-like love is seen in good works.

The Psychology of Metta :

The Pali commentaries explain:

One loves all beings:

(a) by the non-harassment of all beings and thus avoids harassment;

(b) by being inoffensive (to all beings) and thus avoids offensiveness;

(c) by not torturing (all beings) and thus avoids torturing;

(d) by the non-destruction (of all life) and thus avoids destructiveness;

(e) by being non-vexing (to all beings) and thus avoids vexing;

(f) by projecting the thought, "May all beings be friendly and not hostile";

(g) by projecting the thought," May all beings be happy and not unhappy";

(h) by projecting the thought, "May all beings enjoy well-being and not be distressed."

In these eight ways one loves all beings; therefore, it is called universal love. And since one conceives (within) this quality (of love), it is of the mind. And since this mind is free from all thoughts of ill-will, the aggregate of love, mind and freedom is defined as universal love leading to freedom of mind.