Shen Du is a Chinese character, and its pinyin is shèn dú, which means that if you live alone without supervision, you must be cautious and consciously abide by various moral standards. Cautious independence is an important concept of Confucianism. Cautious and independent attention to the cultivation of personal moral level and the integrity of personal conduct are the highest realm of personal demeanor. Zheng Xuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty noticed the cloud of "cautious independence" in The Doctrine of the Mean: "cautious independence."

People generally understand it as "when you are alone and no one is paying attention, you should be careful in your behavior", "farewell to the sea", or "be careful when you are alone" and "etymology".

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The Application of Prudence and Independence in Confucianism

Cautious independence is the highest realm of Confucian practice, which is a deep example. You might as well look at the world with wisdom. Everyone was silent, neither crying nor laughing, nor feeling sad. That's why I sat next to this man for the first time. There is nothing extraordinary about this person, but this person emits a magnetic field and is healthy and upright. The oppressed people are out of breath, and only by taking the lead in breaking the atmosphere can they be solved.

Who is this? It must be a collection of "Confucianism, benevolence, propriety, wisdom, holiness, sincerity in China, appearance outside, self-cultivation inside and outside".

The Confucian interpretation of cautious independence is: "Being able to be one, many words can be one; People who take many as one can say that five can be one. " "Be cautious, be cautious. You have one person and then one, one is one, five is one, and then you get it. " "Benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom" is the most important in Confucian style, commonly known as "Five Elements of Confucian Style".

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