Utopia and the Home Without Marriage and Family

Utopia and the Home without marriage and Family

Xue Feng

It is human being’s general attribute to pursue an ideal realm, society,human life and living; which is also the everlasting resources of spiritualdriving force. The sages in history whose common wish is to lead human beingsinto an ideal society; no matter Plato’s Republic,Thomas More’s Utopia, Edward Bellamy’s LookingBackward, Confucius’Great Harmony, and Marxist- Leninist theoryabout communism, they all want to lead human beings in to an ideal society,In fact, when we study Laozi, Sakyamuni, Jesus and Mohammed’s aspiration,it is easy to find that they also want to bring human beings into an ideal society.

Human beings not only study ideal society in theory but also explore itin reality. From theTaiping Heavenly Kingdom,Brook Farm in America,Fruitlands, Shakers, Pullman’s capitalism utopia to collective farm inSoviet, people’s commune in China,Osho’s community, and kinds of Utopia in Japan,America and Canada,they all try to explore an ideal approach for human beings.

Unfortunately, the explorations above finally come to nothing in thesense of the practice. Yet it left us huge spiritual wealth though none of themworked it out. Maybe we cannot say they were because they helped us to move toa higher level from the beginning stage. Moreover, it is these explorationsthat made us able to get into the channel of Lifechanyuan and finally lay afoundation for human beings to get into Lifechanyuan.

A theory, doctrine or a creed won’t work in practice if it is not perfectand also can’t lead human beings into an ideal society. If you conduct thepractice with imperfect theory, doctrine or creed, the result is thateverything is lost. We will find out the defectiveness when we study thetheory, doctrine and creed in history; however we shouldn’t totally repudiatethem for their defectiveness but “discardthe dregs and select the essence”, inherit the essence of predecessors’thought, develop and bring forth new idea and finally lead human beings into anideal realm.

No matter what theory it is, it will be useless if you can’t put it intopractice; and no matter what practice it is, it will be walking in the darknesswithout the guidance of the theory.

So far as human beings’ attitudes toward ideal society, Lifechanyuanvalue is a relative perfect system, that is not the brag and boast but areality. Anyone who disagrees with this idea can compare your own theory,doctrine and creed to the values of Lifechanyuan; as long as you compare themcomprehensively, you have to acknowledge the values of Lifechanyuan.

If we make a summary of the theory, doctrine, creed and practiceof Utopia society in history, we can find there are eight major limitations:

1.  There isn’t a right concept ofuniverse and right recognition of the Greatest Creator, time and space; andthere isn’t a reliable belief system.

2.  There isn’t a right concept oflife and a full-scale understanding about the origin, development anddestination of life.

3.  There isn’t a right concept ofhuman life and a specific realization and definition to the values andsignificances of human life.

4.  Can’t escape the restraintsfrom the thinking of country and traditional family; and still turn over in thefield of the country and the traditional family.

5.  Overlook the indolence, decayand autocracy in human nature

6.  Short of systemic and explicittheory interpretation; use much more threatening and frightening tone, such as“Go to hell.”

7.  Short of the guidance of spiritand heart; either depress the love and sex or indulge the love and sex.

8.  Short of freedom; life is toodull; disciplines are too strict and impartial; human nature is suppressed.

The Home without marriage andFamily is the “continuation” of Utopiaand communism practice in history; it not only preserves the essence of thehuman intelligence but also develops a new visual field; not only avoids itsdefectiveness but also improves its theory and practice. Although many problemswill occur in the process of concrete practice, we believe that The Homewithout marriage and Family can act the leading role in the process of gettinginto Lifechanyuan era; as long as we think actively, act practically andrealistically, improve continuously and hold steadyof Lifechanyuan values.

There will be eight main features in the Home without marriage and Familyof Lifechanyuan:

1. Regard Lifechanyuan values as standard of living.

2. Work according to one’s ability; distribution according to one’s need.

3. Rid of the consciousness of family, religion, political party andcountry; no law and regulation, commandment and dharma.

4. Everything depends on the power of soul; act with one’s nature.

5. Freedom of love and sex; follow the life-style of celestial beings inthe Thousand-year World.

6. Collective activity and collective canteen.

7. No assignment, work as one’s own choice.

8. There are endless recreational activities and well-off in material.

What kind of people can get into Home without marriage and Family?

1. Fully comprehend the values of Lifechanyuan and willing to followthese values.

2. Willing to sacrifice to the happiness of humankind.

3. Mentally and physically healthy,love working.

4. Generally paid off worldly obligation, having no worldly attachments.

5. Regard yourself as one of the most civilized and excellent personamong human beings.

6. Enjoy entertainments; prefer to be clean and tidy.

7. Believe that you can bring happiness to others instead ofworries.  

8. Yearn for the lives of Lifechanyuan era, Celestial Islands Continent, Elysium world.

I would like to address the people who wish to get into The Home withoutmarriage and Family by quoting the words of an author: “In every greatrevolution era, there are some authentic idealists who had great sympathy tothe humankind and had fought for human beings’ freedom and liberationheroically as their magnificent career. For the purpose of the nationalbenefits, everyone is obligated to sacrifice himself; Where the Tao is, whereis heart to place. Though thousands of people reject it, I will still towardit..” Regardless of success or failure, despising the high position and greatwealth, they dedicate their precious youth, blood even life to fulfill thewonderful dream.

Such people are authentic lovable and respectable people and worth to beremembered and esteemed by humankind. What they have done liberate the humanbeings step by step, and make people gradually step into the kingdom offreedom. Their sacrifices opened up a bright future for the later generation.

Aug25, 2007