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The Chinese Government Never Officially "Banned" Falun Gong, Part 1
2010-07-24
After July 20, 1999, media and even scholarly works outside of China have often used the words, "The Chinese government has banned Falun Gong since July of 1999." It is my belief that the Chinese Communist Party has never had a legal basis for its eleven-year persecution of Falun Gong, because the Chinese government never officially banned Falun Gong. -
France: A Few Stories about Nicolas's Cultivation in Falun Dafa
2010-06-03
Nicolas is a 32-year-old Frenchman. He works for a French company and has been practising Falun Gong for almost five years. How did this young man, educated in the Western culture since childhood, start to practise Falun Gong, and what motivated him to continue? -
What Do Falun Dafa and World Falun Dafa Day Mean to You? (Part 1)
2010-05-13May 13 is World Falun Dafa Day, a special day for all Falun Dafa practitioners that we each honour and celebrate in our own ways. In big cities around the world, grand parades and colourful displays in honour of this auspicious day will be great opportunities for more people to learn about this peaceful practice. Countless people have benefited in so many different ways, so we thought we'd take this opportunity to ask a few fellow Western practitioners to share a few words of their understandings with you as well. -
What Do Falun Dafa and World Falun Dafa Day Mean to You? (Part 2)
2010-05-13"For 11 years Falun Dafa practitioners have been treated in the most unfair and even brutal ways possible by the regime in China. For 11 years and around the globe the millions upon millions of Falun Gong practitioners have not shown any violence or even hatred in return. Their efforts resisting the persecution have instead been rational, peaceful, and also very effective. It is the greatest act of nonviolent resistance in history." -
An "April 25 Appeal" in Paris
2010-04-26
Mr. Cheng and his siblings owned several jewellery stores in Paris. However, money could not guarantee physical wellbeing. His nephew had a serious disease for which no cure has yet been found. They had been looking for a good Qigong Master to save the child. Upon hearing about Master Li's upcoming lectures in 1995, Mr. Cheng and his family attended them in Paris. Mr. Cheng's stubborn back pain disappeared after he started cultivating Falun Dafa. -
The Truth About the April 25 Appeal -- Deceptive Propaganda Twists Peaceful Protest into "Justification" for Violent Repression
2010-04-25
In the morning of April 25, 1999, over 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners began to gather in neat order outside the State Appeals Office in Beijing, close to Zhongnanhai, the CCP's central government compound. They sought a return of the open environment to practise Falun Gong that they had enjoyed for years, and more specifically, the release of dozens of practitioners who had recently been arrested in nearby Tianjin City. -
Interview with a Participant of the April 25 Appeal
2010-04-25On April 25, 1999, more than ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners went to Beijing to peacefully appeal. Several months later, former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) head Jiang Zemin, using this event as a pretext, launched the persecution of Falun Gong. This brutal persecution is still going on in China. Falun Gong practitioner Guoping Deng and his wife participated in the appeal on April 25, 1999. The following is an excerpt of an interview with him. -
The April 25 Appeal Was an Attempt to Prevent the Persecution
2010-04-25On April 25, 1999, tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners appealed for justice in Beijing. The appeal was an opportunity for the Chinese regime to get to know Falun Gong, what kind of people the practitioners were, and what they wanted. Far from being a cause for persecution, the appeal was an attempt to prevent the persecution from taking place. The practitioners initiated this large-scale event spontaneously, without any organization. -
Falun Gong Saved My Life
2010-02-17Over the past year, Teacher Li helped purify my body dozens of times, and I documented them all. Friends, if you truly learn Falun Dafa and follow the universal principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, you will be reborn like me. I can now eat whatever I want to and can do chores just like everyone else. In closing, I would like to tell everyone, "Falun Dafa is good." -
My Good Friend Recovered from Cancer through Falun Dafa Practice
2009-12-11Since she obtained the Fa, she has been persistent and diligent in her practice and Fa study. Before practicing Falun Dafa, it was very difficult for her to climb up and downstairs. After she started practicing, however, she lived according to Master's words, "'When it's difficult to endure, you can endure it. When it's impossible to do, you can do it.'"(Zhuan Falun) -
Poor Farmer Overcomes Throat Cancer Practicing Falun Dafa
2009-11-26I started practicing Falun Dafa. Gradually I became healthy and was able to do some work at home as well as in the fields. Nobody who saw me could believe that I was once at the edge of death. I have been practicing Falun Dafa now for two years and I am very healthy. -
One's Appearance Is a Reflection of What Is in One's Heart
2009-11-15The elderly man, who had seen it all, was astounded by the artwork in the exhibition. When he learned that all the artists were Falun Gong practitioners, Mr. Suhl said, "To be sure, without a pure heart these artists will not have been able to produce such work. These works could not have been created by an ordinary person." -
"Communist Party Members Are Not Welcome Overseas"
2009-11-02The practitioner told him with a smile: "I can help you to make the announcement to quit if you agree. We absolutely don't need it's approval. What the CCP says does not count. Let me give you a name. How about we use this name to quit the CCP?" He immediately agreed and was very happy. He said he wholeheartedly agreed. -
Two Stories of the Miraculousness of Falun Dafa
2009-09-08Having to deal with my son's alcoholism, I gradually developed many illnesses. I had a low appetite, and suffered from heart disease, insomnia, loss of hearing, and cataracts. I thought about suicide many times. A relative visited me and told me about Falun Dafa. Because I am illiterate, he gave me Teacher Li's lectures on CD. I listened to them repeatedly. Soon after, my mood and hearing improved and I no longer felt distressed. -
I Am Fortunate to Practice Falun Gong
2009-08-18I have continuously practiced the exercises for years and while practicing, I feel great. After finishing the exercises, I feel light and energetic. Before, I was tired all the time but now I am energetic even when I don't take a nap. Although I am already sixty years old, I feel younger than before I started the practice.
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