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Please note that the answers to the most frequently asked questions presented here are only practitioners’ personal understanding. If you want to know the true teachings of Falun Dafa, please read Falun Gong or Zhuan Falun.
1. What's the difference between Falun Gong and Taichi? Since 2000 governments and human rights groups and media have reported on the massive crimes against humanity and hatred being used to eliminate Falun Gong and have called for the stop to the persecution of Falun Gong by the communist regime. Here are just a few.
Q1: What's the difference between Falun Gong and Taichi? A:
Tai Chi was originally a cultivation practice, which consisted of improving
one’s heart and mind nature (cultivation) as well as practising the Tai Chi
movements. Over time, the cultivation aspect was lost and only the exercise
movements remained. Falun Gong is a complete cultivation practice of the body,
mind, and spirit. Practitioners of Falun Dafa cultivate their hearts in
accordance with the principle of "Truth-Compassion-Tolerance" in order to not
only strengthen energy in the body but to also enlighten to fundamental
spiritual truths. Q2: Why did China ban Falun Gong? A: Falun Gong was introduced into China in 1992. The people who initially tried the practice not only found powerful healing effects, but also found answers to their deepest questions in life. As they continued to practice, their friends and family started to notice how they became healthier and better people overall. Back in 1992 the communist regime supported, endorsed and awarded Falun Gong all throughout China as the best Qigong practice. Thus, almost entirely by word-of-mouth, the numbers of enthusiasts just kept growing. Far and wide. It then spread into over 30 countries and attracted people from all walks of life and all cultural backgrounds to learn and practice. However, in China, the dictator at the time, Jiang Zemin, started to become uneasy due to the popularity of the practice and the fact that Falun Gong taught matters of the soul, spirit, or faith which lay outside of the Marxist ideologies of materialism and atheism and he ordered to harass practitioners through out China. Despite his efforts, the practice continued to gain in popularity. After an official investigation the Chinese leadership was shocked to discover that by early 1999 an estimated 70 to 100 million people all over China were practicing Falun Dafa. Orders were immediately given to the police to heighten the media campaign against Falun Gong and prevent them from practicing together. On April 25th 1999 Falun Gong practitioners in Tianjin went to a local magazine to protest a slanderous article that was published by a professor who had strong ties to the communist officials responsible for the harassment. The magazine called the police who were ordered to beat and arrest practitioners who dared to come forward to express their views. Practitioners around the country responded by asking their local government agencies to assist them—all to no avail. They were simply told that the orders had come from the central government. Thus, on April 25 about 10,000 people from across the country traveled to Beijing to appeal at the main appeals office. They were then escorted by police to circle the main government buildings in Beijing where they were told they would be able to present a request for a legal and non-hostile environment in which to practice. The gathering was peaceful, orderly, and lawful. After a few practitioners were able to meet with certain high-level government officials, everyone quietly went home. What practitioners did not know at the time was that Jiang Zemin and the
Communist Party were beginning to consider the practice a serious threat to
their power. In July the government banned Falun Gong. Police started ransacking
people's homes, confiscating books, and arresting hundreds of people whom they
considered to be Falun Dafa "organizers". Since then, tens of thousands of
practitioners have been arbitrarily detained and mistreated, and thousands have
been tortured to death, simply because they choose to peacefully protect their
rights to believe in their faith.
A: Falun Dafa has no affiliation to any political party or government. Practitioners are encouraged to conduct themselves with "Truth-Compassion-Tolerance" in all situations. The goal is to become enlightened to the truth of human life and to cultivate to higher levels. The focus is on an individual's self-examination and self-improvement rather than the development of an organization or a group. When the persecution of Falun Gong began in China Falun Gong practitioners peacefully and rationally appealed to the communist government for their constitutional right to believe in their chosen faith. The communist regime ignored their appeals and continued to heighten the violence and hate propaganda campaign against Falun Gong. The regime labelled Falun Gong “political” and “a cult” in order to sway public support for Falun Gong and to justify their attacks on the peaceful group. Today Falun Gong practitioners around the world continue to
use peaceful and rational means to expose the crimes against humanity that the
communist government is responsible for, not to over throw the government as the
communist’s hate campaign would like people to believe, but to stop the murder
and torture of our members in China that have absolutely no recourse or
protection from their own government elimination campaign.
A:
All practice sites offer free instruction, and everyone is welcome. To find a
site near your home, please visit
http://www.falundafa.ca
on the Internet. There are also instructional books and a video available from
bookstores. All materials can also be downloaded for free from the Internet.
Q5: How can I learn Falun Dafa? A: All practice sites offer free instruction, and everyone is welcome. To find a site near your home, please visit http://www.falundafa.ca on the Internet. There are also instructional books and a video available from bookstores. All materials can also be downloaded for free from the Internet.
Attending the 9-day session of Master Li’s video lectures is a good
way to systematically learn Falun Dafa, about 2 hours every day including
the 5 sets of exercise teaching. The local practitioners hold these 9-day
seminars regularly.
Q6: What does "Falun Dafa" mean?
A:
"Fa" means the law and principles of the universe. "Lun" means wheel. So "Falun"
can be translated as "The Law Wheel". The Falun emblem of Falun Dafa represents
the Law Wheel. "Da" means great. So "Dafa" means the Great Law.
Since 2000 governments and human rights groups and media have reported on the massive crimes against humanity and hatred being used to eliminate Falun Gong and have called for the stop to the persecution of Falun Gong by the communist regime. Here are just a few.
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