It is itself a way of living - a way that moves beyond the destructive sides of modernity into the constructive sides of a postmodern world. This philosophy is now waiting to be born in the hearts and minds of people all over the world. It will be a philosophy that sees feeling in energy and energy in feeling. It will remind us that the trees have voices, too. This philosophy will remind them that all living being - all of them - have value worthy of respect and care. We may simultaneously seek some kind of philosophy, some outlook on life, by which we can affirm the wisdom of their own bodies, the wisdom of animals, the wisdom of the sages, the wisdom of the stars. We will befriend one another even as they befriend the earth. At night, after a day's work, we may drink a glass of local wine, and tell stories, and laugh. With these sensibilities in mind, we can then reclaim a healthy balance between the vibrancy of urban life and the profound dignity of rural life, including the dignity of farming. We will know the bright but cleave to the dark. And he will be resurrected only if, and when, amid their remembrance, they learn to live lightly on the earth and gently with one another, avoiding the twin evils of the modern era: rootless consumerism on the one hand and religious fundamentalism on the other.Įven as they - we - might strive to believe in certain truths, we will hold convictions with a relaxed grasp, knowing that the brightness of the daytime world is nested within the nourishing darkness of the Way of the universe. Tao Yuanming will be resurrected only if, and when, significant numbers of people in China and other parts of the world remember that they are small but included in a much larger whole - a whole that includes the hills and rifers, the trees and stars. "Tao Yuanming's (365-427) philosophy of "knowing the bright but cleaving to the dark," his abandon, aloofness, and serenity, his romantic resignation to Nature's transformation, his returning to Nature his pure and simple tianyuan, and his honest poverty, ease, and idling - could all of these inspire people today?.Will Tao be resurrected?" (Shuyuan Lu) Another important reason is we will not fight with our friends or because of misunderstanding of each other’s culture, right? We call ourselves Sunshine International Eco-village and we do believe that global could be a village, better eco-village : ) We do receive a lot of foreign families from both Europe and East Asia and share a lot of wonderful moments together in our valley. A fact we are facing is our children will not be living alone in our own country all the time. To learn more about other countries' culture or even languages become quite important for all our children. Watching this second generation for future eco-village, we cannot help asking: What kind of eco-village will be if it is built by children? We are really curious and would like to give it a try! We can give our children an opportunity to start their eco-village now. From our sight, children have different eyes and words, they are more natural and direct to the essence of the world. When we are building our village, they are quite active and offered a lot of brilliant ideas and inspired us. We believe the Eco-village is one of the best solutions to practice global sustainable development. In Sunshine Eco-village, we have 10 children from 6 moths to 14 years old and we have a green school. Our emphases are on Ecology, Localized Economy, Community, and Culture (Chinese traditional culture including Taoism, Tea Art, Chin, Bow and Arrow Art, Traditional Chinese Medicine, International culture exchanging and communicating. We combine Chinese traditional lifestyle wisdom and culture with the international eco-village building theory and try to find a good way to regenerate 100 eco-villages in China in future. "As a certificated Eco-village and a member of GEN (Global Eco-village Network ), Sunshine Eco-village Network ( SEN ) has been building the first base in Xuling Hangzhou for 1.5 years as a Chinese local eco-village. We focus on three essentials: lifestyle, ecology and life. We practice how to build a real eco-village from four aspects of Ecology, Economy, Community and Culture under the EDE (Eco-village Design Education ) system of GEN and Gaia Education. The Sunshine Eco-Village in its own Words:
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