At first he wandered the globe, visiting international environmental protection groups. Then he ended up in Hualien County. He set up a "Pure Land" home of his own in Yanliao Village to provide a simpler alternative to the materialistic, consumerist, profit-seeking lifestyle of the big city.
他先是雲遊四海，參訪世界各地環保團體，而後落腳花蓮創立「鹽寮淨土」，提倡不同於現代都會強調物質、消費、功利取向的另一種簡樸生活方式。