Paper Short Abstract:

To breathe life into the concept of sufficiency, this paper provides an auto-ethnographic illustration, weaving threads of ecological philosophy into the fabric of my everyday food practice, examining individual 'becoming sufficiency' as a transformative approach to envisioning climate futures.

Paper Abstract:

Sufficiency—not too little and not too much. In this paper, I explore the concept of 'sufficiency' from an ecological philosophy perspective, framing it as both a fundamental objective and a practical approach to achieving reduced consumption while attaining contentment with 'enough'. In ancient Chinese philosophy, 'sufficiency' generally emphasises an individual's self-cultivation of contentment attained through the moderation of desires, prioritisation of virtues over material wealth, and the practice of living with harmonious relationships for personal and societal well-being. In an attempt to breathe life into the concept of 'sufficiency', I provide an auto-ethnographic illustration, weaving threads of ancient Chinese ecological philosophy into the fabric of my everyday food practice. This examination of the living of 'becoming sufficiency' encompasses both individual self-cultivation and a transformative approach to envisioning climate futures.