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>>I am just curious abt their actions in China. What
>>makes them have this idea of burning themselves for
>>their religion.
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>Hi, I am melody,a student in Douglas college, B.C.
>Canada. After I read the core books of Falun
>Gong,Zhuan FaLun, I found it is questionable.please,
>give me a feedback after reading the argumentation
>below, thanks.Email Add.:panhongyan@hotmail.com
>
>"Qigong is not exclusively a product of our
>country(China). It exists in foreign countries as
>well,
>
>but they don’t call it Qigong. Western countries,
>such as the United States, Great Britain, etc.,
>
>call it magic. David Copperfield, a magician in the
>US, is a master of supernormal abilities who
>
>once performed the feat of walking through the Great
>Wall of China. When he was about to pass
>
>through the Wall, he used a white cloth as a cover,
>pressed himself against the Wall, and then
>
>proceeded to go through it. Why did he do that? Doing
>it that way would lead many people to
>
>consider it a magic show. It had to be done like that
>since he knew there are many people in
>
>China with great supernormal abilities. He was afraid
>of interference from them, so he covered
>
>himself before he went in." ------ Chapter I
>Introduction FALUN GONG by Li Hong zhi
>
> Wow, David Copperfield possesses supernormal
>abilities! Is that striking to you? No matter
>
>what, the paragraph is quoted exactly from the Book Fa
>Lun Gong, wrote by Mr. Li Hong Zhi,
>
>the founder of Fa Lun Gong. One may be wondering what
>Fa Lun Gong is? Based on its own
>
>definition, Fa Lun Gong (also called FaLun DaFa),
>founded in 1992 in China, is an ancient form
>
>of QiGong, the practice of refining the body and mind
>through special exercises and meditation.
>
>Like tai chi. It also claims that there are seven
>hundred thousand practitioners in China, and three
>
>hundred thousand oversea practitioners. Mr. Li Hong
>Zhi, the founder of Falun Gong , living in
>
>America, used to be an office clerk in China. He wrote
>two books as the core texts. One is Fa
>
>Lun Gong, the other is Zhuan Fa Lun. An article on
>Timesasis.com says,"Li's rambling
>
>dissertation, Zhuan Falun, has only added to
>accusations that Falun Gong is a cult. Li writes he
>
>can personally heal disease and that his followers can
>stop speeding cars using the powers of his
>
>teachings. He writes that the Falun Gong emblem exists
>in the bellies of practitioners, who can
>
>see through the celestial eyes in their foreheads. Li
>believes "humankind is degenerating and
>
>demons are everywhere"—extraterrestrials are
>everywhere, too—and he boasts there is a 2-
>
>billion-year-old nuclear reactor in Africa. He also
>says he can fly." Is Fa Lun Gong a cult? It is a
>
>super controversial topic. In order to answer this
>question, this essay will be focused on testing
>
>FaLun Gong's credibility by intensively analyzing
>lecture one to Seven of the book Zhuan Fa
>
>Lun.
>
> The origination of Fa Lun Gong
> On this topic, Mr, Li repeatedly emphasizes
>on the vast and profound history of FaLun
>
> Dafa. For example, in Characteristics of Falun Gong
>,lecture one, Mr. Li claims," Our Falun
>
>DaFa is one of the eighty four thousand cultivation
>ways in the Buddha school. During the
>
>historical period of this human civilization, it has
>never been made public. In a prehistoric
>
>period, however, it was once widely used to provide
>salvation to humankind. In this final period
>
>of last Havoc, I am making it public again. Therefore,
>it is extremely precious." In The Issue Of
>
>Pursuit, section 5, lecture two, Mr. Li further
>indicates, "It has taken us many generations, an
>
>extremely long period of time, and a frightening
>number of years to form this FaLun." Moreover,
>
>in Energy Field, lecture three, he repeats that a
>genuine cultivation way is always passed down
>
>from a prehistoric time. It has been preserved from
>quite a remote age and has successfully
>
>cultivated numerous great enlightened people. Such a
>thing can only take place in this Dharma-
>
>ending period of ours. These things have never
>occurred throughout the history.
>
> Arguments appear here. According to the
>passage above, Mr. Li carelessly makes two
>
>paradoxes. First of all, he says," FaLun DaFa has been
>used once broadly in a prehistoric period.
>
>However, latter, he says Fa Lun Da Fa never happens
>throughout history, and it can only take
>
>place in this Dharma-Ending Period. Secondly, he
>claims that FaLunDaFa can be derived from
>
>Buddha school, and in a prehistoric period, it used
>once. Can anything be used before being
>
>produced? In the prehistoric period, which at lease
>ten thousand years ago, FaLun Gong was
>
>used once, unfortunately, the historical Budda,
>Shakyamumi, was born twenty five hundred years
>
>ago in North Central India(Rob Nairn.3).
>
>The paranormal abilities of Mr. Li
> Based on the lecture one to lecture7 of the
>book Zhuan FaLun, Mr. Li not only saves
>
>mankind but also possesses large numbers of paranormal
>abilities, including flying, predicating
>
>with his celestial eyes, healing, making precognition
>and retrocognition appearing in enormous
>
>numbers of Fa Shen(A body made of paranormal power)
>ect.. In QiGong Is Cultivation Practice,
>
>lecture one, Mr. Li asserts that over ten thousand
>genuine supernormal abilities exist. In
>
>addition, in QiGong is prehistoric culture, lecture
>one, he seriously says," I made a careful
>
>investigation once and found that humankind has
>undergone complete annihilation eighty one
>
>times." Another example of his powerful abilities is
>the omnipotent Fa Shen. In Fa Shen, lecture
>
>five, Mr.Li explains that FaShen is born in one's
>Dantin area and is made of paranormal power.
>
>FaShen itself is also a complete, independent, and
>realistic individual life. He further states the
>
>capabilities of Fa Shen in Section 1, Lecture three,"
>My FaShen are so numerous that they are
>
>uncountable. Besides these practitioners, no matter
>how many more people there are, I am still
>
>able to take care of them." Furthermore, in section 8
>, lecture four, Mr. Li reveals, " Your illness
>
>will be cured directly by me. Those who practice at
>exercise sites will have my FaShen to cure
>
>their illness. Those who study Dafa by reading the
>book on their own will also have my FaShen
>
>to cure their illness." He adds, " As a practitioner,
>your path of life will be changed from now on.
>
>My FaShen will rearrange it for you." In the same
>section, he further states," We have told you
>
>here that I can do it because I have numerous FaShen
>who possess my mighty divine powers.
>
>They can demonstrate great supernatural powers." A
>further example of his abilities is flying.
>
>Take, Transcending The Five Elements and Three Realms,
>lecture two, for example. A
>
>practitioner wrote a report to Mr. Li that he has
>reached many levels of Heaven and seen some
>
>scenes. Mr. Li told him to climb up further. Mr. Li
>even confirms," He have found that some of
>
>those Qi Gong masters in the past had very high gong
>column that reached beyond the Milky
>
>Way; they far beyond the three realms."
>
> Arguments rise here again. If he had power to
>predict, how come he did not stop the tragedy
>
>on Sept. 11? If he had celestial eyes, how come he did
>not tell his protector, President Bush,
>
>where Bin Ladin is? If he had the ability of flying,
>if he had the numinous FaShen, how come he
>
>did not bring Bin Ladin back to justice. If he had
>ability of precognition, how come he did not
>
>change the result prior to FaLun Gong's being Banned
>by Chinese government in 1999 as an evil
>
>cult. If he could heal illness, how come 1,600 his
>followers were killed by driving them insane or
>
>telling them to reject medical help when practicing
>the FaLun Gong(cnn.com).
>
>Paranormal abilities of Fa Lun Da Fa
> Like Mr. Li, Fa lun Da Fa also possesses endless
>powerful paranormal abilities. For example,
>
>in lecture two, there are five basic paranormal
>abilities: celestial eye, clairvoyance, precognition,
>
>retrocognition. FaLunDaFa insists everyone practicing
>DaFa can have paranormal abilities. For
>
>example, in section 5 , lecture one, Mr. Li says,"
>Think about it, every one; one can develop
>
>supernormal abilities through cultivation practice."
>The practitioners can gain celestial eye,
>
>compound eye, and clairvoyance. For instant, Mr. Li
>writes about the celestial eye in section one,
>
>lecture two," we are opening the celestial eye for
>everyone here." In addition, he also explains,"
>
>the celestial Eye that we refer to is, in fact,
>located slightly above and between one's eyebrows,
>
>and it is connected to the pineal body." He also
>explains how normal eye works: the images are
>
>formed in the brain. That is what we see through the
>eyes is sent to the pineal body in the rear of
>
>the brain via the optic nerve and then reflected as
>images in that area. Namely, the actual
>
>reflected images are seen in the pineal body of the
>brain. Modern medication also recognizes
>
>this. Another paranormal ability Fa LunDaFa has is to
>prolong practitioners' life. In section 7,
>
>lecture one, Mr.Li says, " Yet some people have
>limited time left in their life, our FaLun DaFa
>
>can solve this problem and shorten the course of
>practice. With consistent practice, your life will
>
>be constantly prolonged." Mr. Li also says," Elderly
>women will regain menstrual period when
>
>practicing FaLUn DaFa, which is also a common
>phenomenon."
>
> Arguments boost here. First, what Mr. Li
>explains the function of pineal body shows he
>
>does not even have the basic medical knowledge. Based
>on the book Human Anatomy, Pineal
>
>body is a gland controlling a hormone called
>Melatonin, which helps control period of sexual
>
>maturation in male (Eldra Pearl Slomon, 141). Where
>the actual reflected images are formed on
>
>the retina, and then nerve impulses must be
>transmitted to the visual areas of the cerebral cortex
>
>(121). Furthermore, it 's abnormal for elderly women
>to regain menstrual period. In fact, most of
>
>women cease menstruation at about age 50(285). If Mr.
>Li could prolong practitioners' lives, how
>
>come he did not prolong the life of 12 year old
>practitioner who died from a suicidal arson with
>
>her mom and four other practitioners on Tian An Men
>Square in year 2000.
>
> Although the fakes exposed in this essay
>reflect just a tiny part of the huge iceberg, they
>
>manifest convincingly the evil nature of Fa LunGong
>and its founder, Mr.Li Hong Zhi. It is ease
>
>to draw an assured conclusion that Mr. Li Hong Zhi is
>an ignorant liar. FaLun DaFa is a sham Qi
>
>Gong Organization. On this vast world, the shams, like
>Mr.Li Hong Zhi, are enormous. How can
>
>one distinguish the wolf covered with the skin of
>sheep? Mr. Hans Christian Andersen, a famous
>
>author, has provided an answer in his meaningful story
>Emperor's New Clothes. In this live play,
>
>the Vain Emperor is played by the practitioner of
>FaLunGong; the Scoundrel Tailor is played by
>
>Mr. Li Hong Zhi. Dear readers, do you want to play the
>role of Outlookers to obey the falsehood,
>
>or play the role of the little Boy, a hero to smash
>the falsehood.
>
>
>
> Work Cited
>
>
> Li, Hong Zhi. FaLun Gong. 4th .
>www.falundafa.org
>
> Li, Hong Zhi. Zhuan FaLun . .www.falundafa.org
>
>To All Who Read This, Greetings,
You are trying to measure the Universe with a noodle. If you imagine that the instillation of angst is a fit response to a concept for which you possess no experience, then you're no more than a victim of the fanatical dogma that is obviously the structure of your own world of unrealistic and fear-based conditioning. You quote three works, themselves not provided with any credible peer review, and expect those who read your condemnatory diatribe to accept what you say as valid. You apply the acts of others and their life choices (self-immolation, etc.) as sufficient evidence for you to draw a conclusion regarding what constitutes an entire way of life and think that is reasonable,logical, ethical, moral or just. It is patently clear that you are little more than pawns in a greater game in which you are summarily moved about to create barricades and interference while having little or no effectively realistic influence within your own environment. I will tell you this: I have been a practitioner of the martial arts since the 60's. I have taught for the better part of my life. My career, now spanning some forty years, has been founded in the field of medicine with numerous concentrations ranging from forensic pathology to entomology, epidemiology, parasitology, virology, etc, etc. I have made it my life's pursuit to understand the elusive, unexplained essence of life in all its forms. Contrary to what most seem to believe, there exists no disparity between science and religion (in its broadest conceptual sense). But, those of you who require everything in black and white, or who are easily satisfied with a shallow, glib answer; you're never going to establish a grasp upon what it is that you think you seek. Your time would be better spent devoted to helping out people in your communities, building homes for Habitat America or some other useful endeavour. You'll never achieve any degree of satisfaction or self-actualization by resorting to passing judgment upon issues for which you are hopelessly ill-equipped to consider.
I have studied Qigong and Falun for a considerable amount of time now. I have found no reason to fear it. I have found no conflicts in the teachings. I have experienced no ill effects from its practice, nor have the numerous persons with whom I am associated who have derived personal benefit from it, as well as having been able to use it for the benefit of others, and by extension, the world.
It remains for each individual to consider all things, to hold on to that which, to them, is good and reject the rest. Just leave it alone if it bothers you that much. Stay indoors if you're afraid of the light, but don't make the mistake of thinking that you are somehow empowered or enabled to intrude into the worlds of others and judge them in any way, and to say that their light, because it is in contrast to your own ignorance and darkness has no right to exist. That is the foundation of hatred and bigotry and will ultimately prove your own undoing.
Your attempt at an analogy by the use of "The Emperor's New Clothes" is poorly applied and irrelevant in this case. Whoever you are, you obviously do not possess the education sufficient to even address this issue, much less understand the depths and intricacies of subjects that are clearly beyond your limited mental capacity. Your presumptuous and impetuous nature undoubtedly gets you into trouble, you have few friends, those who do know you find you ridiculous, petty and childish. You have to resort to entering the hidden arena where you believe you won't get caught and where you think you can represent yourself to be something you clearly are not. I don't mean to come down hard on you, except that you seem to think it appropriate to comment upon something in the manner in which you have, and have attempted to present yourself as being possessed of an acumen of knowledge and qualified experience you do not have.
I am not interested in any pithy response you may attempt in defense of your indefensible position, so don't bother.
> Nairn, Rob What Is Meditation.Shambhala.
>Boston.
>
> Solomom, Eldra Pearl. Introduction to Human
>Anatomy And Physiology. W.B. Saunders Company.
>
> Timesasia.com." Special Society Or Evil Cult?"
>Vol.157. No. 26.July 2.2001
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