Editing Confucianism (section)

====Ren====
{{Main|Ren (Confucianism)}}
''Ren (仁 )'' is the Confucian virtue denoting the good feeling a virtuous human experiences when being [[altruistic]]. Internally ''ren'' can mean "to look up" meaning "to aspire to higher Heavenly principles or ideals",  It is exemplified by a normal adult's protective feelings for children. It is considered the essence of the human being, endowed by Heaven, and at the same time the means by which someone may act according to the principle of Heaven and become one with it.{{sfnb|Tay|2010|p=102}}

[[Yan Hui (disciple of Confucius)|Yan Hui]], Confucius's most outstanding student, once asked his master to describe the rules of ''ren'' and Confucius replied, "one should see nothing improper, hear nothing improper, say nothing improper, do nothing improper."<ref>Analects 12:1</ref> Confucius also defined ''ren'' in the following way: "wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others."<ref>{{Cite book |chapter-url=http://ctext.org/analects/yong-ye/zh?en=on |chapter=Yong Ye |via=中國哲學書電子化計劃 (ctext.org) |title=論語 |language=zh,en |script-chapter=zh:雍也 }}</ref>

Another meaning of ''ren'' is "[[Golden Rule|not to do to others as you would not wish done to yourself]]."<ref>{{Cite book |chapter-url=http://ctext.org/analects/yan-yuan/zh?en=on |chapter=Yan Yuan |via=中國哲學書電子化計劃 (ctext.org) |title=論語 |language=zh,en |script-chapter=zh:顏淵}}</ref> Confucius also said, "''ren'' is not far off; he who seeks it has already found it." ''Ren'' is close to man and never leaves him.