The golden rule can be reversed and still makes as or more sense than the original.
Treat yourself as you wish others would treat you.
How can I treat myself with that kindness? That’s a life koan, and one that can be grounded in several different ways.
For instance, I can use a simple practice as a stepping stone. I can say to myself – or a contracted or suffering part of me – I wish you love, I wish you ease. Or I can use another form of Loving Kindness practice, or tonglen, ho’oponopono, holding satsang with it, or mentally placing myself in the heart flame.
Over time, this will transform how I relate to myself. And that will transform how I relate to others and the world.
In this way, applying and living the reverse of the conventional golden rule turns into applying and living the conventional golden rule itself.
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Golden rule
Treat myself as I wish others to treat me
Love, kindness, authenticity
Treat others as you would have them treat you