"Freedom of Sex" is Neither Exploitation Nor Crime

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"Freedom of Emotional Love and Sexual Love" in the Second Home of Lifechanyuan:
Neither Exploitation Nor Crime

Jiejing Celestial

July 4, 2025

（Edited by ChatGPT)

In recent years, the Chinese government has labeled “Lifechanyuan” as an illegal organization, and its advocacy of “Freedom of Emotional Love and Sexual Love” has been denounced as a form of “cult behavior.” It has even been misunderstood by public opinion as mere exploitation or criminal conduct. Faced with such accusations, I, as an ordinary member who has lived for more than two years at Lifechanyuan International Family Society Thailand Branch, would like to share my personal experience and rational reflections to present a truthful picture of a deeply misunderstood lifestyle.

1. The Second Home of Lifechanyuan Is Not a Place for Exploitation, but a Self-Sustaining Community Based on Value and Energy Exchange

At its core, exploitation refers to obtaining sexual resources without offering anything in return—often even against the other party’s will. This is not only a moral failing but also a legal violation. In my experience within the Second Home, such exploitation does not—and cannot—exist. There is no space for coercion or abuse.

In the Second Home, the fundamental requirement for survival and acceptance, as I see it, is whether you are willing to work, contribute, and share your abilities and goodwill. I am 36 years old. I experienced a broken marriage, lost both of my parents, one after the other, and have suffered from mental health issues and a rare form of breast disease called plasma cell mastitis. At one point, I was in the depths of despair. But I was not accepted into this community out of pity. I earned my place through real effort and the value I brought.

In Lifechanyuan International Family Society Thailand Branch, I actively participated in farm work, used a weed trimmer to maintain the grounds, helped translate  Lifechanyuan values, and engaged in outreach efforts for the Second Home. Everything I did was a response to the trust of the community through genuine labor. It is precisely this lifestyle—based on equality and contribution—that helped me gradually emerge from hardship, rebuild my confidence, and regain my dignity.

2. "Freedom of Emotional Love and Sexual Love" in the Second Home of Lifechanyuan Is Not Chaos or Indulgence, but a Connection Based on Willingness and Spirituality

In secular society, love and sexuality are often entangled with power, money, or marital contracts, and are frequently distorted into forms of exchange or oppression. But in the Second Home, the freedom of emotional love and sexual love I have come to understand and experience is an energy exchange rooted in mutual spiritual resonance, voluntary connection, and unity of body, mind, and soul.

There is no coercion, no promiscuity, and no showing off. I once struggled to form meaningful intimate relationships because of inner anger, resentment, dependency, and arrogance. Only when I began to truly cleanse my heart, return to nature, and devote myself to serving others, did I gradually experience the kind of intimacy and happiness that feels like a deep resonance between souls.

In this context, sex is not a tool, nor a manifestation of desire. It becomes a form of healing, a cycle of energy, an expression of gratitude and praise for the joy of LIFE and the Greatest Creator. It is fundamentally different from pornography or exploitative behavior.

3. If “Crime” Should Be Judged by Its Consequences, Then My Physical and Mental Recovery Is the Strongest Rebuttal

In the so-called “lawful” structures of conventional society, I was gradually pushed to the edge of collapse. Years of work-related stress and a broken marriage led to severe insomnia, forcing me to rely on medication just to get through daily life. I was repeatedly admitted to the psychiatric hospital, and my physical health deteriorated under long-term anxiety and internal conflict, eventually developing into plasma cell mastitis. Several doctors advised me to have both breasts removed as a preventive measure. My weight soared from 65 kg (about 143 lbs) to over 95 kg (about 209 lbs). I was mentally and physically exhausted—on the verge of breaking down.

However, after arriving at Lifechanyuan International Family Society Thailand Branch, my condition quietly began to change—thanks to a natural and orderly daily rhythm, regular routines, heartfelt spiritual communication, and relationship dynamics based on free will. Gradually, I was able to wean off multiple medications, my mental state stabilized, and my breast condition has not relapsed in over three years. My weight naturally returned to what it was 14 years ago—about 54 kg (roughly 120 lbs). I regained my health, my dignity, and my hope to live.

If such outcomes are still labeled as the result of something “illegal” or “criminal,” then I must ask: Should the standards of law and morality serve outward appearances—or the well-being and happiness of human life itself?

4. A Look at Reality: Traditional Marriage and Family Structures Are Systematically Collapsing

The growing issues within Chinese society are no longer new: young people are “lying flat,” rejecting marriage and parenthood; middle-aged individuals are cutting off family ties, feeling suppressed, and suffering from loneliness. Family relationships have become entangled in conflicts of interest, while intimate relationships are torn apart by economic pressure. Are these what we consider “normal”? Are these the only relationships deemed “legal”?

Against this societal backdrop, I believe that Lifechanyuan’s proposal of “Freedom of Emotional Love and Sexual Love” is not a form of moral decay, but rather an attempt to reconstruct relationships that have become imbalanced. Here, emotional connections are not based on status, money, or power, but instead on spiritual maturity and inner growth.

It is not an escape from reality, but an exploration of a more natural and purer way for human beings to coexist.

5. True Freedom Is the Harmony of Body, Mind, and Spirit in Alignment with Universal Laws

As Guide Xuefeng, the founder of Lifechanyuan, once said:

"Sex is a resource—not only a material one, but also a resource of the spirit and soul. Especially between men and women, it is a resource even more precious and meaningful than food.
This resource brings eight great blessings:
1)      It brings calm and serenity.
2)      It fosters contentment and fulfillment.
3)      It awakens love for life and the joy of living.
4)      It inspires hope and longing for the future.
5)      It enables the continuation of the human race.
6)      It brings pleasure and happiness.
7)      It nurtures a heart of gratitude.
8)      It allows one to experience a state of supreme bliss."

In my own lived experience, the “Freedom of Emotional Love and Sexual Love” in the Second Home is not chaos or moral decline. It is a state of deep harmony between people. Rather than destroying me, it became the key force that supported me in walking out of collapse, rebuilding myself, and returning to a more natural way of being.

Freedom is not indulgence. What I have experienced is that true freedom means allowing one’s life and soul to fully blossom—without harming others, and without violating the natural and social order.

6. A Reality Check: When the “Mainstream Order” Begins to Collapse, How Should We Define “Normal”?

Some people label Lifechanyuan as a “heretical group” or a “cult.” But let’s take a look at reality: extreme weather events are becoming more frequent; grassroots workers protest due to unpaid wages; young people face “unemployment upon graduation”; middle-aged employees are “optimized out” of the workforce. Homelessness is on the rise, mental health issues are surging, and social trust is collapsing.

Yet these problems are often deliberately ignored in domestic discourse, while they are frequently exposed on platforms like YouTube overseas. Is this what we consider a “normal society”?

When a system causes people to suffer, go numb, and feel suppressed—yet is still regarded as “legal”; and when a way of life that promotes healing, awakening, and mutual respect is instead labeled as “criminal”—then perhaps it’s time we re-examine our definitions:
What is morality?
What is true order?

7. Conclusion: I Am Simply Someone Who Came Back to Life—My Existence Is the Best Proof

If what is deemed “legal” under institutional authority leads people into depression, illness, loneliness, and psychological collapse, while what is labeled “illegal” actually helps someone gradually heal, reconnect with nature, rediscover self-worth, and achieve true freedom of body and mind—then shouldn’t we reconsider the ultimate purpose of law, systems, and morality?

The Second Home of Lifechanyuan is not perfect. But here, I was able to recover, to rebuild my trust in life, to regain a sense of hope, and to feel valued and needed. In my view, this experience is not a “crime,” but a profound and genuine rebirth.

I am simply someone who walked out of the abyss. The fact that I can now live peacefully and healthily is the most authentic and powerful proof of this way of life.