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Key Takeaway: Shu (恕, shù) is a Confucian term associated with reciprocity: using one’s own response as a measure for how to treat others.
Shu (恕, shù) is a Confucian term associated with reciprocity: using one’s own response as a measure for how to treat others. Shu is closely related to Ren but should not be treated as its synonym. • What you do not wish, do not do to others • The positive golden rule • Agreement is not the same as peace
As Confucius taught in the Analects and as the Confucian tradition of virtue and self-cultivation holds, Shu (恕, shù) is a Confucian term associated with reciprocity: using one’s own response as a measure for how to treat others.
— Oriens
Related Wisdom Cards
The Golden Rule
What you do not wish, do not do to others
Establish Others First
The positive golden rule
Harmony, Not Uniformity
Agreement is not the same as peace
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how to understand Shu
Shu (恕, shù) is a Confucian term associated with reciprocity: using one’s own response as a measure for how to treat others..