Chun tzu confucius teachings

Confucian Texts and Key Principles - Caroline Myss

Main Concepts of Confucianism: the twin concepts of jen
and li are often said to constitute the basis of Confucianism.A. Jen (wren): human heartedness; goodness; benevolence, man-to-man-ness; what makes man distinctively human (that which gives human beings their humanity).1.

The virtue of virtues; Confucius said he never really saw it full expressed. The other virtues follow from it. He never gives and defends a definition of it although he does characterize it.2.

Sacred Texts | Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology

It is dearer than life itself--the man of jen will sacrifice his life to preserve jen, and conversely it is what makes life worth living.3. Jen is a sense for the dignity of human life--a feeling of humanity towards others and self-esteem for yourself.a. Such feeling applies to all men--not just one nation or race.

It is the foundation of all human relati Junzi | Confucianism, Morality & Self-Cultivation | Britannica HILOJ