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Why Falun Dafa, a 'phenomenon' worthy of attention, is accepted universally
May 13th holds a special importance for people all over the world whose lives have been positively impacted and transformed by Falun Dafa, an ancient spiritual practice of mind and body. Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, was presented to the public in China in 1992 by Master Li Hongzhi. From a remote age, this practice has been passed down from a Master to a single disciple. Today, it is being followed by more than 10 crore people in over 120 countries. The main instructions of Falun Dafa are available in over 40 languages.
In addition to the teachings, Falun Dafa also offers a set of five simple meditative exercises based on slow, gentle movements and meditation that are easy to learn and are taught absolutely free of charge. The discipline has many beneficial effects and can help uplift one’s physical health, spiritual well-being, and moral character, not to mention its irrefutable positive influence on the community and populace as a whole.
In Falun Dafa, the exercises, though essential, are in fact subordinate to the “cultivation” of one's nature. Falun Dafa emphasizes the enhancement of one's ethical standard by adhering to the three values of “Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance.”
Many heart-warming and inspiring experiences have been shared by people who have experienced positive changes through the discipline.
Falun Dafa in India
Falun Dafa was introduced in India in 2000 and officially registered in 2004. Since then, the exercise and meditation practice has been presented in schools and colleges across the length and breadth of the country. Falun Dafa was well received by the Police academies in Delhi and Hyderabad. Falun Dafa adherents have been invited by several large corporations to present it to their senior executives. Interestingly, jail superintends have also requested an introduction of the exercise and meditation practice to prisoners.
Persecution in China
Ever since its inception in 1992 in China, Falun Gong achieved immense acceptance among the Chinese people because of the dramatic health benefits and upgradation in moral standards that people experienced. Within a few years, nearly 100 million Chinese people took to the practice fervently. Many high-ranking government and armed forces officials were among those who adopted the practice.
With growing popularity of Falun Gong in China, the mistrust of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) towards the discipline was increasing. On July 20th, 1999, Jiang Zemin who served as a General Secretary of the Communist Party of China at that time, prohibited Falun Gong in China and launched a brutal persecution of its adherents. Over the past eighteen years, Falun Gong practitioners in China have been subjected to a cruel and inhuman persecution as the Chinese Communist regime uses all kinds of persecution methods to force the practitioners into giving up their faith.
As May 13th approaches, commemorating the 26th anniversary of presentation of Falun Dafa to the populace, we note that people from more than 100 countries have happily adopted this ancient meditation discipline. Those cultivating themselves in this remarkable practice are singing its praises, and why wouldn't they? The benefits of Falun Dafa certainly bring much gain to a person. It's a wonderful “phenomenon” as described by Dr. Dong, worth appreciating.
In most countries political leaders join World Falun Dafa Day celebrations to support freedom of belief and value the practitioners' contributions to their communities. The amazing phenomenon of Falun Dafa is encapsulated in the words of Mark Palmer, former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and board member of the Freedom House: “Falun Gong is the greatest single spiritual movement in Asia today. There is nothing that begins to match with it in courage and importance.