Falun gong, analysis of falun gong leader li hongzhis speeches and writings, and a discussion of external sources. There is also a book for beginners by li hongzhi called falun gong. The falun, which they call a law wheel, or a miniature galaxy of spiraling energy from god, corresponds directly to the western idea of a living holy spirit presence within you. Since its inception, falun gong has been one of the fastest growing qigong pinyin. Music and images created by falun dafa practitioners duration. Falun gong is an advanced cultivation practice, meaning that one not only refines the body through qigong exercises, but also upgrades the heart and mind through selfcultivation in daily life. Dec 21, 2005 according to a falun gong website, falun dafa is a practice that has brought better health and inner peace to millions around the world. Banned in china in april of 1999, over 10,000 people suddenly appeared in the leadership compound of the chinese government in beijing. Positioning by kunlun zhang, by falun gong falun gong also known as falun dafa is an ancient practice for refining the body and mind through special exercises and meditation, and, more importantly, moral and spiritual elevation in accordance with the universal principles of truthfulness, compassion and forbearance. The practices most visible aspects are its five gentle exercises, including a meditation. Falun gong representatives claimed that thousands of practitioners had been sent to 36 concentration camps throughout the prc. Cultivating the main consciousness so that you get gong. Falun gong predstavuje jednu z cest kultivace osobnosti,vychazejici z tradic buddhismu.
Assistants at each site are available to introduce the exercises free of charge. The paper, started by practitioners of falun gong, has turned to the video platform for an advertising blitz. Zhuan falun is the core comprehensive book about falun gong and a bestselling book in china before it was banned. You cannot be in a trance or lose yourself when practicing the great way of spiritual perfection. I would encourage you to check it out and see for yourself im very very glad i did, and looked past the crap on the internet. Ultimately, i think each person must judge for him or herself what organizations such as falun gong represent. United to support falun gong practitioners freedom of belief. Li hongzhi introduced the teachings of falun gong to the public in changchun, china in 1992. Falun gong 7th translation edition, 2016 falun gong 6th translation edition, 2014 printed version. Jednoduse popisuje tuto prastarou kultivacni metodu. For details that can not be found at this page please call owen 02 4243 7679 leave a message practice sites read more.
Falun gong chapter 4 and 5 replaced by the great consummation way of falun dafa, april 2003 falun gong april 2001. Falun gong also known as falun dafa is a spiritual discipline from china with exercises similar to tai chi chuan. Practice sites falun dafa australia information centre. In the words of practitioners, falun gong works on multiple levels, going deeper than typical exercise programs or health protocols. Because it is a new eastern religion that disguises itself as exercise classes, nonreligious relaxation and mediation. Perhaps there was more in the qigong that i had yet to experience, but that was the extent of my encounter with falun gong, and the events that occurred in that room definitely dissuaded me from continuing. Falun gong also known as falun dafa led by chinese exile li hongzhi has been labeled an evil cult in china and it seems chinese american communities have increasingly become concerned about its adherents activities in the us. Despite the crackdown, falun gong adherents have continued to stage demonstrations and to defy authorities. It encompasses all things, from the utmost minuscule to the vastest of the vast, while. I had attended one of its meetings in the hopes of meeting likeminded people interested in furthering their experience in qigong practice. It encompasses all things, from the utmost minuscule to the vastest of the vast, while manifesting differently at each of the cosmic bodys planes of existence. But beijing sees it as the propaganda wing of the falun gong movement, and a threat to their rule and hounds the dancers from city to.
Nov 20, 2001 falun gong s founder, li hongzhi, who lives in exile somewhere in queens, n. Falun dafa cultivates a persons main consciousness. Dan jing tan ting, kniha elixiru, tez pismo kultivace danu. The traditional chinese dance troupe china doesnt want you. Nakupujte knihy online vo vasom oblubenom knihkupectve martinus. Vyucujem gong na vyssich urovniach, preto nebudem diskutovat o kultivacii nejakeho konkretneho kanala, akupunkturneho bodu, alebo energetickej pasaze. Vsechny ucebni materialy knihy, hudba a video jsou zdarma ke stazeni na strankach. It is characterized by a multifaceted propaganda campaign, a program of enforced ideological conversion and reeducation and a variety of extralegal coercive. Falun gong texts the main text of falun gong is li hongzhis book, zhuan falun turning the law wheel. Dec 21, 2005 falun gong texts the main text of falun gong is li hongzhis book, zhuan falun turning the law wheel. Falun gong also called falun dafa is an ancient cultivation way for improving mind and body. It is the bedrock of creation, what the heavens, earth, and universe are built upon. Falun gong, uvodni kniha falun gongu pro prvotni nahlednuti do podstaty qigongu, cinske tradice.
Oba nazvy falun gong a falun dafa sa pouzivaju na pomenovanie tejto praxe. Together, this dualcultivation of mind and body accounts for. The falun is given by a qualified spiritual teacher to a qualified student just as christ gave the spirit it his disciples on pentecost. An introduction to falun gong falun gong, also known as falun dafa, is a traditional chinese spiritual discipline that consists of moral teachings, meditation, and four gentle exercises that are known in chinese culture as qigong. Falun gong cviceni cchikung duchovni cviceni sebezdokonalovani zivotni harmonie vesmirna harmonie energeticky system cloveka uceni buddhismu uceni taoismu, pocet stran. The teachings cover a wide range of topics ranging from spiritual, scientific and moral to metaphysical. I had attended one of its meetings in the hopes of meeting likeminded people interested in. China and falun gong united states department of justice. Li hongzhi introduced falun dafa, or the great law of the wheel of dharma, on may 1992 lis 41st birthday as claimed at the fifth middle school in changchun, jilin from 1992 to 1994 he traveled throughout china, giving lectures and teaching falun gong exercises. This and all subsequent footnotes are the translators additions. Falun gong practitioners participate in adelaides australia day parade shen yun enthralls audiences in the u. Dec 12, 2017 falun gong sometimes called falun dafa is a spiritual movement that emerged out of the qigong boom in china in the early 90s an explosion of tai chilike practices that claimed to. The persecution of falun gong has attracted a large amount of international attention from governments and nongovernment organizations. Ucim velku cestu dafa 5 kultivacie, dafa pre pravu kultivaciu k vyssim urovniam.
Cultivators have to consciously cultivate their minds, abandon all of their attachments, and improve their character. They believe in truthfulness, compassion and forbearance, and they also believe that the falun gong. Falun gong emerged at the end of chinas qigong booma period which saw the proliferation of similar practices of meditation, slowmoving exercises and regulated breathing. V roku 1996 sa falun gong stal najrychlejsie rastucou duchovnou praxou v cine a mozno i vo svete. It takes up where falun gong leaves off, exploring in detail many of the same subjects. Li hongzhi, founder of the spiritual practice of falun gong, demonstrates the five sets of exercises. Tormented and targeted by beijing dirty tricks campaign, the gong bashes back with a pr push and a slew of lawsuits. The traditional chinese dance troupe china doesnt want. Zhuan falun is the core comprehensive book about falun gongand a bestselling book in china before it was banned. Qigong is a modern term that refers to a variety of practices involving slow movement, meditation, and regulated breathing. The names falun gong and falun dafa are both used to refer to this practice. Listing of falun gong books available in pdf and doc formats. I practiced falun gong falun dafa with a group of chinese and americans for about 2 years about 12 years ago. Falun gong 5th translation edition, july 2006 printed version.
These exercises are the actual religious ritual of this eastern religion. Tretia kniha pana li, cuan falun, sa ocitla na zozname najpredavanejsich knih v pekingu a hovorilo sa, ze falun gong praktizuju miliony ludi. Hongzhis followers have caused problems repeatedly during holiday celebrations, apparently using every opportunity to pass out tracts. Falun gong is most frequently identified with the qigong movement in china. The persecution of falun gong is the antireligious campaign initiated in 1999 by the communist party of china to eliminate the spiritual practice of falun gong in china, which maintains a doctrine of state atheism. My personal experience with the falun gong was very brief, beginning when the falun gong was first lauded as a very legitimate qigong organization in china. Considered an introductory exposition of the principles of falun gong and the concept of cultivation practice along with descriptions of the exercises of falun gong. I stopped practicing, and eventually developed health problems. Falun gong is the exercise component of falun dafa, a political and spiritual movement that has been banned by the chinese government at least partly because authorities are concerned that its. Qigonglike exercises have historically been practiced by buddhist monks, daoist martial artists, and confucian scholars as a means of spiritual, moral, and physical.
According to their allegations, at one such site in sujiatun, near the city of shenyang, a hospital has been used as a detention center for 6,000 falun gong prisoners, threefourths of whom are. You can read the pdf book falun gong introductory text to learn the basics, then zhuan falun main text. Li hongzhi began his public teachings of falun gong on may 1992 in changchun, and subsequently gave lectures and taught falun gong exercises across china. Falun gong simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It combines the practice of meditation and slowmoving qigong exercises with a. I discuss the competing versions of the facts about who li hongzhi is, why falun gong was banned, and human rights violations. Both the reading and doing the exercises significantly improved my feelings of wellbeing. People who follow falun gong do five exercises and read books written by li hongzhi, the movements founder.
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