The 5th IAK Moon Festival Annual Gathering

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第五届 IAK 中秋年会

From 25 to 27 September 2026, the 5th IAK Moon Festival Annual Gathering and Life Science Annual Forum took place at Walensee, Switzerland.

IAK holds its annual gathering each year during the Moon Festival (Mid-Autumn Festival). This year, old friends and new gathered once again by the lake for three days of learning, practice, and life together.

Being Human.

Living with Others.

Humanity and the Cosmos.

2026年9月25日至27日，第五届 IAK 中秋年会暨 Life Science Annual Forum 在瑞士 Walensee 举行。

IAK 的年会，每年都在中秋举行。今年，新朋故友再次相聚湖畔，共度三天，学习、实践，也共同生活。

人。人与人。人与天地。

Day One | Gathering

第一天｜相聚

Everyone gradually arrived at Walensee. Once settled in, IAK members held an internal meeting to reflect on the past year and exchange thoughts on the direction ahead.

Beyond the meeting, old friends reunited and new friendships began. We prepared dinner together, gathered around the table, and our three days together quietly began.

大家陆续抵达 Walensee。安顿之后，IAK 成员举行内部会议，回顾过去一年的工作，交流未来的发展方向。

会议之外，是久别重逢，也是新的相识。大家一起准备晚餐，围桌而坐，三天的相聚就此开始。

Day Two | Learning and Practice

第二天｜学习与实践

The morning began with Baduanjin, followed by the Life Science Annual Forum under the theme Health and Happiness.

From life science presentations and discussions to meditation and quiet practice, traditional approaches to cultivating life met modern science as we explored the body, breath, consciousness, and life itself.

In the afternoon, the rhythm slowed: tea, guqin, and calligraphy.

Amid the fragrance of tea, the sound of the qin, and brush and ink, without any prior plan, we found ourselves writing four Chinese characters:

清风明月 — Clear Breeze, Bright Moon.

清晨从八段锦开始，随后进入以 Health and Happiness 为主题的生命科学论坛。

从生命科学的分享与讨论，到禅修与静修，传统生命实践与现代科学在这里相遇，共同认识身体、呼吸、意识与生命。

下午，品茶、听琴、挥毫。

茶香、琴声与笔墨之间，没有事先安排，我们自然写下四个字：

清风明月。

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5th IAK Moon Festival Annual Gathering

Day Three | Returning Inward

第三天｜回归内在

The third day began again with Baduanjin, followed by meditation and quiet practice.

Fewer words, more stillness. We returned to the body, to the breath, and to the inner self.

Self-cultivation does not exist apart from everyday life. It is found in how we settle ourselves, how we live with others, and how we attend to what is before us.

Throughout the three days, we stayed together, cooked together, and shared our meals. Many conversations unfolded naturally in moments that never appeared on the programme.

Knowledge and practice, culture and life, do not have to be separate.

Philosophy is not only something to discuss. Philosophy is something to live.

第三天，依然从八段锦开始，随后进入禅修与静修。

少一些言语，多一些安静。回到身体，回到呼吸，也回到自己的内心。

修养不在生活之外，而在于怎样安顿自己、怎样与人相处，以及怎样做好眼前的每一件事。

三天里，大家住在一起，也一起做饭、吃饭。许多交流，就在这些没有写进日程表的时间里自然发生。

知识与实践，文化与生活，并没有清晰的边界。

哲学，不只是用来讨论的。哲学是活出来的。