The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-27
HEATHENISM.
The Spiritual Commandments.

shi-Sabha, Lahore, India, under the
above title.
First-ThOu shalt search for
truth in every department of being
test, prove and try, if what thou
deemest is truth, and accept it as
the word of God.
Second-ThOp shalt continue the
search for truth all thy life, and
never cease TO test, prove and try
all that thou deemest to be the
truth.
Thild-Thou shalt search by every
obtainable means for the laws that
underlie all life and being. Thou
shalt strive to comprehend these
laws, live in harmony with them
aud make them the laws of thine
own life, thy rule and guide in all
thine actions.
FOurth-Thou shalt not follow the
example of any man Or set of men,
nor obey any teachings or accept of
any theory as thy rule of life that
is not in strict accordance with thy
highest sense of right.
Fifth-ThOu shalt remember that
a wrong done to the least Of thy fell
loW-creatures is a wrong done to
all; and thou shalt never commit a
wrong Wilfully and conscientiously
to any of thy telloW-men, nor con-
nive at wrong done by others with
out striving to prevent or protest
ing against it.
Sixth-Thou shalt acknowledge
all mems rights to do, think or
speak, to be exactly equal to thine
own; and all right whatsoever thou
dost demand, thou shalt ever accord
to others.
Seventh-Thou shalt not hold
thyself bound to love or associate
with those that are distasteful or
repulsive to thee; but thou shalt be
held bound to treat such objects of
dislike with gentleness, courtesy
and justice, and never suffer thy an
tipathies to make thee ungentle or
unjust to any living creature.
Eighth-Thou shalt ever regard
the rights, interests and welfare of
the many as superior to those of the
one or the few, and in cases where
thy welfare or that of thy friend is
to be balanced against that of so
ciety, thou shalt sacrifice thySelf OF
thy friend to- the welfare of the
many.
| Ninth-ThOu shalt be Obedient to
the laws of the land in which thou
dost reside, in all things which do
not conflict with thy highest sense
of right.
), Tenth-Thy first and last duty
upon earth, and through thy life
shall be to seek for the principles o.
right, and to live them out to thu
utmost Of thy power, and whateve
creed, precept or example conflict
r with those principles, thou shall
shun and reject, ever remem berin
that the laws Of right are in morals
Justice, in science, harmony, in reli
gion, the fatherhood of God, tn
brotherhood of man, the immortal
ity of the human soul, and comper
sation and retribution for the goo
or evil done on earth.
THE HEATHENs TEN RULES o
RIGHT.
First-Temperance in all thing.
whether physical, mental, affection
ate OF religious.
Second-Justice to all creature
b that be-justice being the exercis
Of precisely the same rules of life
conduct, thought or speech that W
would dislike to receive froI
: lOthers. .s-o.- s.-rs
4 Third-GentleneSs in speech an
act. Never tneedlessly woundin
the feelings Of others by harsh wore
or deeds; never hurting or DESTROY
ing aught that breathes, save for tt
d purposes Of sustenance or self d,
Tense.
Fourth-Truth in every word {
thought, spoken or acted, but rese
r. walton of harsh or unpleasing truth
where they would needlessly WouI
the feelings of Others, -or~-
Fifth = Charity. Charity
thought, trying to excuse the IA
ings of others; charity in deed
D. wherever, whenever and to WHOM
soever the opportunity offers.
Sixth-Almsgiving. Visiting Il
sick and comforting the afflicted
every shape that our means adm
y of, and the necessities of our fellO
creatures demand.
Seventh--Self sacrifice, whenev
the interests of others are to !
F benefited by our endurance.
Eighth-Temperate, yet firm
defense of our views of right, al
protest against wrong, whether
ourselves or others. 80 - - ~
Ninth = Industry. In folloWil
our calling we may be engaged in
IA deyoting some of our time, VIII,
- otherwise not obliged to do SO,
the services Of others.
IS Tenth-Love, above all al
beyond all seeking to cultivate in o
= own families, kindreds friends al
) amongst all mankind generally t
spirit of that true and tender 10
which can think, speak or act ]
wrong to any creature living, I
mem bering always that where 10
is. ali the other principles of rig
are fulfilled beneath its infiuen
/. and embodied in its monitor
~ From the THFosoPHIsT
Bombay, India.
II Change OF Mind