Go to the source.

'I am the resurrection and the life.'

The body is raised imperishable and spiritual.

'Death will be no more.'

'Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.'

'Every soul will taste death... you will be paid in full on the Day of Resurrection.'

Every soul will taste death; life is a test.

Dust returns to earth, spirit returns to God.

'Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake.'

'This world is like a vestibule before the World to Come.'

'All Israel have a share in the World to Come.'

The Buddha's death and final instruction.

'All conditioned things are impermanent.'

Wandering through many births until the builder of the house is seen.

The self is never born and never dies.

As a person discards worn clothes, the self takes new bodies.

'For one who is born, death is certain.'

As one acts and desires, so one becomes.

Guru Tegh Bahadur on the transience of the world.

Hymns for the time of death: dying in remembrance of God is blessed.

'I have made death a messenger of joy to thee. Wherefore dost thou grieve?'

The soul after separation from the body continues to progress until it attains the presence of God.

All things return to their root; returning is stillness.

Zhuangzi on his wife's death as a passage between seasons.

Master Lai accepts death as part of transformation.

The underworld and Izanagi's purification.

Spirit or soul; the spirits of the dead.

Ancestral spirits honoured by their descendants.

God answers Job from the whirlwind without explaining his suffering.

Suffering produces endurance, character and hope.

'My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.'

'Blessed are those who mourn.'

'We will surely test you... give good tidings to the patient.'

'Indeed, with hardship will be ease.'

God does not burden a soul beyond what it can bear.

Job's plea and God's response.

'The Lord has given, and the Lord has taken away.'

God is close to the broken-hearted.

God's mercies are renewed every morning.

Rabbinic discussion of suffering and 'afflictions of love'.

The Four Noble Truths.

The two arrows: pain, and the suffering added to it.

Impermanence, suffering and not-self.

Pleasure and pain come and go; the wise bear them with equanimity.

Act without attachment to the fruits of action.

Fixing the mind on God, one crosses all obstacles.

'Suffering is the medicine, and pleasure the disease.'

All happens within Hukam, the divine order.

'My calamity is My providence... inwardly it is light and mercy.'

Adversity in God's path as a means of growth.

Favour and disgrace bring anxiety; the body brings trouble.

The hard and stiff are companions of death; the soft and yielding, of life.

Master Yu's illness and calm acceptance.

Light withdraws after violence; the kami restore it together.

Pollution, the opposite of purity.

Purification that removes defilement.

Love God; love your neighbour as yourself.

Do justice, love kindness, walk humbly with God.

Created for good works prepared beforehand.

'I did not create jinn and mankind except to worship Me.'

Humanity appointed as steward on earth.

Life and death created to test which of you is best in deeds.

'Love the Lord your God with all your heart.'

The world stands on Torah, service and kindness.

Justice, kindness, humility.

A light to the nations.

'To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, to purify one's mind.'

The Eightfold Path to the end of suffering.

Mind precedes all things.

Your right is to action alone, never to its fruits.

Worship God through one's own work.

'Tat tvam asi' — that thou art.

'This human body has been given to you. This is your chance to meet the Lord of the Universe.'

Becoming truthful by walking in Hukam.

'Created me to know Thee and to worship Thee.'

'All men have been created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization.'

'I loved thy creation, hence I created thee.'

The highest good is like water, benefiting all.

The Tao does nothing, yet nothing is left undone.

Free and easy wandering.

Life as the generative work of the kami.

Sincerity, a heart free of falsehood.

The generative power of birth and becoming.

'The end of the matter... Fear God, and keep his commandments.'

'I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.'

Losing one's life for Christ's sake to find it.

Those who reflect: 'Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly.'

Hearts find rest in the remembrance of Allah.

Created to worship God.

Whoever saves a single life is as if they saved an entire world.

Not yours to finish the work, nor free to desist from it.

'Choose life.'

The poisoned arrow: attend to suffering rather than speculation.

Mind is the forerunner of all states.

Cultivating boundless goodwill.

Nachiketa chooses knowledge of the self over worldly gifts.

Whatever you do, offer it to God.

Seeing the self in all beings and all beings in the self.

How to become truthful: by walking in Hukam.

'O Nanak, the whole world is suffering' — apart from the Name.

'Truth is higher than everything; but higher still is truthful living.'

'Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value.'

'I loved thy creation, hence I created thee.'

Created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization.

The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao.

In pursuing the Tao, one does less every day.

The relativity of perspectives.

The generation of the world and the kami.

Festival as participation in the life of the kami.

The generative power of life.

'God is spirit.'

'God is love.'

In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

The Word was God and became flesh.

'Say: He is Allah, One... nor is there to Him any equivalent.'

The Throne Verse: God's sovereignty and knowledge.

The names of God.

Vision cannot grasp Him; He grasps all vision.

'Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is one.'

'I am that I am.'

'I am the Lord, and there is none else.'

No other gods; no graven images.

'One is one's own refuge.'

Survey of views, including belief in a creator.

A monk questions Brahma about ultimate matters.

'Truth is one; the wise call it by many names.'

'Tat tvam asi.'

God pervades all beings yet is not contained by them.

'I am the Self seated in the hearts of all creatures.'

'Ik Onkar, Sat Naam, Karta Purakh...'

First God created the light; all beings come from that one light.

'I am neither Hindu nor Muslim... the One God is my Lord.'

'God, the unknowable Essence... is immensely exalted beyond every human attribute.'

The Manifestations as mirrors of God's attributes.

Progressive revelation and the unity of the Prophets.

The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth.

Something formless and complete, existing before heaven and earth.

The Tao gave birth to One; One to Two; Two to Three.

The first kami and the creation of the land.

Parallel account of the age of the kami.

Definitions of kami, including Motoori Norinaga's.

'Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.'

Do good to those who hate you; bless those who curse you.

Feed your enemy; overcome evil with good.

'Repel evil with what is better; the one who was your enemy will become as a devoted friend.'

God may put affection between you and those you hold as enemies.

Let not hatred of a people lead you to be unjust.

Fight those who fight you, but do not transgress.

Return your enemy's stray animal; help with its burden.

Do not hate in your heart; do not take vengeance.

'Do not rejoice when your enemy falls.'

Who is mighty? One who conquers his impulse.

'Hatred is never appeased by hatred... only by non-hatred.'

Goodwill toward all beings, without exception.

The simile of the saw: no hatred even under attack.

The Buddha declines to accept abuse.

One who hates no being, friendly and compassionate to all.

Equal-minded toward friends, enemies and the indifferent.

Non-violence, forgiveness and absence of malice among divine qualities.

'No one is my enemy, and no one is a stranger.'

Do not strike back; go peacefully home.

All beings come from the one light; who is good and who is bad?

'Consort with all religions with amity and concord.'

Against disputing idly and seeking to advance oneself over one's brother.

'Be fair to yourselves and to others, that the evidences of justice may be revealed.'

Requite injury with kindness.

The good fighter is not angry; the good conqueror does not engage.

Weapons are instruments of ill omen; victory is not to be gloried in.

'Harmony is to be valued.'

Purification as the restoration of harmony.

Love God with all your heart; love your neighbour as yourself.

'Love is patient; love is kind... it endures all things.'

'Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.'

'If you love Allah, then follow me; Allah will love you and forgive your sins.'

'And He is the All-Forgiving, All-Loving.'

God will bring a people 'who love Him and are loved by Him'.

'Love your fellow as yourself: I am GOD.'

Love God with all your heart, soul and might.

As a mother protects her only child, unfold a boundless heart to all.

Nothing is worth a sixteenth part of the heart's release by love.

Hatred is appeased only by non-hatred, 'a law eternal'.

The devotee dear to God is friendly and compassionate to all beings.

A leaf, flower, fruit or water offered with love is accepted.

'The devotees who worship Me with love reside in Me and I reside in them.'

'I would cut myself into pieces for the Blessed Vision of Your Darshan.'

A body without love of the Lord is a cremation ground.

'Do not break anyone's heart; these are all priceless jewels.'

'I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee.'

'Love Me, that I may love thee.'

Three treasures: gentleness (compassion), economy, and not taking precedence.

Like water, the highest excellence benefits all things without striving.

The sage is good to the good and to the not-good alike.

'The spirit of birth and becoming... the creating and harmonizing powers.'

The two deities greet each other as lovely and beloved and join to create.

The Ten Commandments: God speaks the law to Israel.

'Do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God.'

The law's requirements are 'written on their hearts'; conscience bears witness.

God commands justice, grace and generosity; forbids indecency, wickedness, aggression.

Stand firm for justice, even against yourselves or your parents.

God fashioned the soul and inspired it with knowledge of right and wrong.

The commandment is 'very close to you, in your mouth and in your heart'.

Be as careful with a light commandment as with a grave one.

Hillel: 'That which is hateful to you do not do to another.'

Know for yourselves what is skilful, blameless and leads to welfare.

Check each action: does it lead to hurting myself or others?

Mind precedes all; impure mind brings suffering, pure mind happiness.

Let the scriptures be your authority for what should and should not be done.

Better one's own dharma imperfectly than another's perfectly.

Perform your own prescribed duty, though tinged with faults.

'Truth is higher than everything; but higher still is truthful living.'

One who works for what he eats and shares 'knows the Path'.

Justice is 'the best beloved of all things'; see with your own eyes.

First duty: recognise God's Messenger and observe every ordinance.

'Observe My commandments, for the love of My beauty.'

When the Tao was lost, virtue, then benevolence, righteousness and propriety appeared.

When the great Tao ceased to be observed, benevolence and righteousness came into vogue.

'The more display there is of legislation, the more thieves and robbers there are.'

Sincerity, 'a heart free of falsehood', one of Shinto's cardinal virtues.

Pollution, the opposite of purity; distinguished from tsumi (transgression).

Purification of mind and body from accumulated sins and defilements.

'Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.'

Prayer with thanksgiving; 'the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding'.

'Come to me, all you who are weary... you will find rest for your souls.'

'In the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort.'

'Remember Me; I will remember you. And thank Me.'

'O tranquil soul! Return to your Lord, well pleased and well pleasing.'

God as shepherd, leading to places of repose; 'I fear no harm'.

'Desist! Realize that I am God!'

God guards the confident mind in safety, because it trusts in Him.

Living happily amid the hostile; Nibbana as the highest bliss and peace.

The middle way 'leads to peace, direct knowledge, awakening, and extinguishment'.

'Calm is his thought, calm his speech, and calm his deed.'

Freedom from attachment and aversion brings peace; without peace, no happiness.

The sage undisturbed like the ocean; giving up desire and ego 'attains perfect peace'.

The yogi who has conquered the mind remains peaceful amid dualities.

'No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying.'

'Your pain shall be sent far away, and peace shall come to your home.'

'Meditate... in remembrance of Him, and find peace. Worry and anguish shall be dispelled.'

'There is no peace for thee save by renouncing thyself and turning unto Me.'

No rest 'save in submission to Our command and humbleness before Our Face'.

'Remembrance of Me cleanseth all things from defilement.'

Attain vacancy, guard stillness; all things return to their root.

Fame or life, wealth or life — which is dearer? Contentment endures.

'No calamity greater than to be discontented'; the sufficiency of contentment.

Purifying mind and body of accumulated sins and defilements.

Ablutions that remove tsumi and kegare; origin in Izanagi's purification.

Izanagi purifies himself after leaving the 'polluted land' of the dead.

'Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.'

Do not grieve 'as others do who have no hope'; the dead will be raised with Jesus.

'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more.'

'Surely to Allah we belong and to Him we will all return.'

'Seek comfort in patience and prayer. Allah is truly with those who are patient.'

'Surely with hardship comes ease.'

'A time for weeping and a time for laughing'; a season for everything.

Weeping at nightfall, 'but at dawn there are shouts of joy'.

'GOD has given, and GOD has taken away; blessed be GOD's name.'

'Not by weeping and wailing will you find peace of heart'; pluck out the dart.

'All conditioned things are impermanent' — seeing this, one turns from suffering.

Reflect often: 'I must be parted and separated from all I hold dear.'

'The wise lament neither for the living nor for the dead'; the soul takes another body.

As one sheds worn-out clothes, the soul casts off a worn-out body.

'Death is certain for one who has been born... you should not lament over the inevitable.'

'By the Hukam of God's Command, we come and go.'

'Death would not be called bad... if one knew how to truly die'; all happens by His Will.

'Nothing lasts forever; the world is like a dream.'

'I have made death a messenger of joy to thee. Wherefore dost thou grieve?'

'My dominion perisheth not; wherefore fearest thou thy perishing?'

The soul after separation from the body continues to progress toward God.

Zhuangzi drums and sings after his wife's death; death as a change of seasons.

'He who dies and yet does not perish, has longevity.'

'Men come forth and live; they enter again and die.'

Pollution, including that of death and mourning, removed by purification.

Spirits of the dead receive memorial rites and become ancestral spirits.

Izanagi purifies himself after returning from the land of the dead.