Open Discussion
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Police Officers That Know the Truth about Falun Dafa Pray for a Practitioner
2004-06-04The police asked Hanmei: "Did you know that man?" Hanmei said that she did not know him. The police asked again: "If you did not know him, why did you give him money?" She said: "As a practitioner, if someone has difficulty, we will help him out." Hanmei continued to say to the police: "Whatever we do, it is for people to know the truth of Dafa. We gave up a lot of things, but it is for more people not to be cheated by the lies." After listening to her, some of the policemen's hearts were touched. Two of the police said: "We do not understand why we are sending such a good person like you to jail." -
Where Does the Money Come From?
2004-05-31Some people wonder about where the money comes from for Falun Gong activities. They often ask us how we are able to print materials to clarify the truth, hold activities, and host big events. They wonder, "Where does the money come from to cover your expenses?" Then, not knowing the facts, they wrongly speculate that Falun Gong must have political supporters or donors. In fact, nobody has been able to provide evidence to support this conclusion because it doesn't exist. -
Stories From Mainland China: People of China Come to Know the Truth
2004-05-29After listening to Master Li's lectures, she excitedly said: "It's great what Master Li talks about! Falun Dafa teaches people to be good, to be compassionate, and helps people heal illnesses and keep fit. But the government's crackdown on Falun Gong is incomprehensible." She then began the cultivation of Falun Dafa. When she meets acquaintances, she tells them the truth about Falun Dafa. She always talks very reasonably, so after many people understand the truth, they say: "We know that the people who practice Falun Dafa are good people. The self-immolation incident and other propaganda broadcast on TV are all fabrications." -
Falun Gong Gave My Sister a Second Life
2004-05-26My sister heard that Falun Gong had amazing healing abilities, and she wanted to give it a try since there was nothing to loose, given the fact that it was free to learn. In this way she followed one class after another of watching video recordings of Master's lectures till she finished watching the nine lectures. At the end of it, she said, "I am really dumbfounded. I now know the meaning of life, which I had always wanted to understand but failed to. I also know why a person comes to this world, what a person is living for and why there are illnesses." -
The Stories of Two Remarkable Young People in China
2004-05-25She said to me: "Auntie, I want to donate some money for practitioners to validate Dafa too, may I?" I said: "It is good enough that you have such a heart. I am proud of you. But you are too young to make any money." She stuck her hand out and opened her palm with five yuan in it, in small bills. It was snack money that she had saved up. Later I donated this precious five yuan and the money her mother had given to the Dafa information site. -
Local Villager Suggests Best Places to Post Truth-clarifying Flyers
2004-05-25It was around midnight when we arrived at the second village. When we were posting the flyers there, an elderly villager appeared in front of us and asked curiously, "What are you doing?" We told him, "We are Falun Gong practitioners, we are posting our truth-clarifying flyers." The villager asked us for some materials. Unfortunately we did not have any with us other than the homemade flyers. When we told him this, he said, "Can I have a flyer, then?" -
Special Report: Enduring Tribulations and Celebrating the Principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance
2004-05-24On May 13, the world welcomed the fifth annual World Falun Dafa Day. This day was founded at the requests of Falun Gong, also called Falun Dafa, practitioners around the world and gives all people an opportunity to appreciate Falun Dafa and the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance. -
Terminal Liver Disease Disappears after a Few Months of Practicing Falun Gong
2004-05-23During my time of almost complete despair, one of my relatives introduced Falun Gong to me. It was December 2002. I learned the Falun Gong exercises, and my health began to get better and better. With the support and encouragement of my family, I practiced Falun Gong cultivation very diligently. The illness miraculously disappeared after only a few months of the practice! During this time I spent no money at all on my illness. I am so lucky to practice Falun Gong. -
Some Party Officials and Magistrates No Longer Willing to Participate in the Persecution of Falun Dafa
2004-05-22Now, because the authorities are seeing the handling of Falun Gong cases as more problematic, the police are sending the practitioners back to their home counties' police stations. When a family member went to the police station with a blanket for the practitioner, the police at the detention centre told him, "We really don't know what to do. Our Party Committee and magistrates don't want to handle these affairs anymore. They are afraid that they'll handle it incorrectly and face the consequences in the future." -
Despite the Ups and Downs Falun Gong Practitioners Still Stand Firm After Their Twelve Year Journey of Safeguarding Dafa
2004-05-21A free environment is required for Falun Gong practice, so practitioners can go to parks to practice in the morning, and study the Fa in the evening. Moreover, they often share experiences with each other, and Falun Gong books must be published freely. All they need is such an environment without official propaganda that instigates hatred. It is not a high requirement because practitioners do not require the government to spend any money or human resources. Instead, they only request the government not spread hate propaganda. -
A Story about a Teacher Who Practises Falun Gong in Taiwan
2004-05-20Another student often complained to me that her younger brother with poor heath and a bad temper was the problem of her family. Since she learned that practising Falun Gong can improve health and upgrade morality she asked me if I could teach her younger brother the exercises. Therefore, she took her younger brother from a kindergarten nearby after school to learn the exercises. Soon after that, this student told me that “Falun Gong is very effective” and that not only was her younger brother’s health back to normal, but his temper also became good. -
The Suffering of Children in the Persecution of Falun Gong -- Part 2
2004-05-18students were forced to write the so-called "Guarantee Statements," declaring that they were remorseful for practicing Falun Gong, guaranteeing not to practice Falun Gong again, and promising not to go to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong, or to ever again associate with any Falun Dafa practitioners. Several days later Ai Dan was very upset, and the more she thought about the incident she thought to herself "There is nothing wrong with following Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance to be a good person. Nor is it wrong when I hope that my classmates and teachers care about morality and are kind and good people. How could I make a guarantee not to be a good person'" -
Police Officer: "You Do Not Have to Leave Home, We Won't Bother You Anymore"
2004-05-18When I met the municipal Party Committee clerk, I said, "You were there yesterday and claimed that the banner was hung up by me, the flyers were distributed by me, but where is the evidence' If you do not have the evidence, your actions were in violation of the law." I continued, "You have come to search my house and not just on one occasion. Why is it that you are ransacking the home of a Dafa practitioner' I have come today to get a statement from you stating that you ransacked my house, and then I will go to Beijing to file a complaint against you." -
A German Citizen Supports the Lawsuit Against Jiang
2004-05-14Later on, my husband told me, “I am sure these men were dispatched by the Chinese government. Not only are they persecuting Falun Gong practitioners in China, they are extending the persecution to our country. In the past, I could not understand why Falun Gong practitioners wanted to file a lawsuit against Jiang. I wondered why you wanted to sue Jiang even though he has not persecuted Falun Gong in this country. Now, I have witnessed it myself!. You ought to sue him. Your lawsuit against him is perfectly right! -
Charlotte, North Carolina: Artist Practitioner Clarifies the Truth on TV Channel 21
2004-05-14As an amateur artist, Ms. Xia said that her painting skill was inborn. Before practicing Falun Gong, she painted just to please everyone. Seven years ago, she started to practice Falun Gong and her painting style changed to a serene, steady and joyful one. Ms. Xia said, "Since beginning the practice of Falun Gong, my inner self has changed. I started to feel very tranquil, pure and comfortable in my heart. I wanted to express that feeling for others to see. When I see practitioners practicing the exercises, I can feel their peace and comfort.