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There is a story about a king who reigned at the time of the Buddha. One day he was standing on a balcony with his chief queen. He asked her, "In all the world, whom do you love the most?" She was thoughtful for a while, then answered, "You know, I think in all the world, I love myself the most, what about you?" The king thought about that for a while, then said, "Hmm, actually that's true. When it comes down to it, in all the world, I love myself the most." Then he went to the Buddha and related this discussion to him. "What do you think?" he asked. The Buddha answered, "That's true. Each being is the most dear to itself. And because of that, we should neither harm, nor cause harm."
(Source: Reflections on A Mountain Lake by Tenzin Palmo, 2002)