Wednesday 27 September 2017

The 8 Confucian Virtues



 
From the Perfect Book of Emperor Guan's Enlightenment. Other teachings from Chinese culture provide similar guidance on conducting ourselves. Taoism talks about the Five Beauties [of the human character]: Kindness; Proper Conduct; Propriety; Wisdom, Trustworthiness.
 
1- Filial Piety - 孝 (xiào):  Reverence and loving care of our parents – teachers – elders.
 
2- Harmony -  和 (hé):  Sibling Harmony, respect for your brothers, to live at peace as brothers and sisters, respectful of others.
 
3- Loyalty -  忠 (zhōng): Unswerving allegiance in everything you do, dedication, faithfulness, commitment.
 
4- Trust -  信 (xìn): Trustworthiness, keeping promises, integrity, sincerity, honesty.
 
5- Propriety -   仁 (rén) :  Courtesy, etiquette, politeness, manners.
 
6- Righteousness - 義 (yì):  The moral disposition to do good, justice.
 
7- Integrity - 信 (lian):  Being non-corrupt, incorruptible, taking only what you deserve, having earned it.
 
8- Shame -  恥/耻  (chǐ ): Judge and sense of right and wrong, sense of shame, shamefulness, conscientious, cognizant of shameful action and avoiding it.

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