Welcome, Sikhism
“I am a stranger to no one; and no one is a stranger to me. Indeed, I am a friend to all.”
— Guru Granth Sahib, p.1299
Sikhism’s radical equality — no strangers, no castes, no hierarchy of souls — is the social consequence of the Golden Rule applied universally. The Ultimate Law’s framework agrees: every agent has the same rights, the same boundaries, the same claim to justice. Sikh concepts of seva (selfless service) and langar (feeding all equally) demonstrate what voluntary cooperation looks like without coercion.
The Ultimate Law
Logic is the ultimate law.
Do not do to others what they would not want to be done to them, or you will be punished regardless of your will.
The purpose of punishment is to erase guilt, via retribution and restitution.
That is the entire law; it cannot be changed, all the rest is commentary.