The Unison Ten Relations: From Simple Judgements to Relationship Analysis
Unison Philosophy · Theory and Practice
Examine the relationship before the verdict
A road can provide access while also creating noise or a direct approach. Support can encourage growth while creating dependence. An immediate good-or-bad verdict hides these conditions. The Ten Relations ask who interacts with whom, through what influence and structure, and for how long.
The terms are 生、帮、克、泄、耗、刑、冲、合、破、穿. This article follows Master You's published relational framework. Applying it to families or organisations is a methodological extension that must still be examined against specific records.
Five forms of influence
生 concerns generation, nourishment and strengthening; 帮 support, cooperation and reinforcement; 克 restraint, suppression and constraint; 泄 release, outflow and output; 耗 continuing consumption of resources or capacity. These describe relationships, not automatic moral judgements.
A reasonable limit may protect a boundary, while continuous support may reduce independence. Sharing knowledge may strengthen a team while using the teacher's time. Record both giver and recipient; one participant's benefit is not necessarily the whole system's benefit.
Five structural relationships
刑 concerns structural pressure, cutting or incompatibility; 冲 a direct directional influence; 合 connection and aggregation; 破 damage to integrity; 穿 a relationship that passes through. Observation moves from points to lines, surfaces, routes and the whole structure.
To assess a directly approaching road, examine direction, distance, relative levels, traffic and the part of the home it faces. A straight line on a plan is incomplete evidence. A through-route also needs examination of privacy, stopping places and everyday use.
Five questions for a grounded analysis
Identify the subject and object. Describe direction and pathway. Record strength, frequency and duration. Compare local and overall effects. Look for an alternative explanation or counterexample. A relationship may act differently when conditions change.
In a teaching example, parents organise every activity for a child. Support is present, but so may be reduced rest or independence. If the family gives the child more choice, it should compare actual changes rather than assume the label explains everything.
From analysis to practical change
The Ten Relations sit at the Unison layer: distinct people enter relationships, receive feedback and may change. Cooperation can create a larger whole and collective capacity. Strong relationships are not automatically healthy, and collective power still requires a purpose.
In life transformation, the method helps describe a problem precisely and choose a relevant adjustment. It is not a fortune score or a shortcut around investigation. A useful method lets observers compare conditions and revise a judgement when the result calls for it.
For readers in New Zealand: begin with the actual occupants, property conditions and practical decision you face. Consider the household's needs and the local setting rather than applying a single layout to every home.
Continue the series
Research edition: 11 October 2026. This evolving philosophical and methodological series distinguishes traditional hypotheses from observable mechanisms. Teaching examples are illustrative, not reported client cases.
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