Shu-Ha-Ri
Shu-Ha-Ri or Shuhari is the idea that we will change our behaviour as we become more expert. The closest related western concept seems to be that of Apprentice-Journeyman-Master. Shu is to obey, to follow the rules as they are presented to us so that we understand the rules and why the rules exist. Ha is to detach or digress, to understand how to adapt the rules as the context we are working in changes. Ri is to leave or separate, to move outside the rules or create new rules for ourselves.
In A Nutshell
Shu-Ha-Ri is closely related to the idea of empiricism - that we learn best by our experience and our observation.
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