Please understand the truth about Falun Gong and the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in China. Please do not believe the Chinese Communist Party's lies. Falun Dafa is Good. Falun Gong (Falun Dafa) teaches 'Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance', it teaches us to be a GOOD person, and it makes us HEALTHY.
And it is embraced in over 100 nations!
请了解法轮功和中共残酷迫害法轮功的真相。法轮大法（法轮功）好，114个国家都热爱她，请不要被中共的谎言欺骗。（http://falundafa.org）
Many police officers in Mexico, Canada, and India practice Falun Gong, a peaceful qigong, and Chinese police have been forced to arrest its practitioners in China under a persecution launched in 1999.
On Aug. 20, the Mexican federal police organized an event in support of the health movement among community groups. Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate in this activity at Alameda Central Park, Cuernavaca, according to Minghui News.
Falun Gong, or Falun Dafa, is a qigong practice consisting of five exercises, and teachings of the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Many people worldwide said that this practice had brought them good health and peace of mind.
“Falun Dafa is practiced and cherished by millions of people in more than 114 countries and has received more than 3,000 awards,” reported the New York Senate in its Resolution 1432 on the occasion of World Falun Dafa Day.
However, Falun Gong practitioners in China have been subjected to persecution, torture, forced labor, and are even killed for organ harvesting, according to investigators. This bloody crackdown comes from the jealousy of the former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang Zemin towards the practice, for its practitioners outnumbered the CCP’s members back in 1999.
Mexican practitioners published information about the persecution, and instructed attendees and police officers to practice Falun Gong at the event in Cuernavaca.
Mexican practitioners demonstrate Falun Gong exercises at the Cuernavaca Event on Aug. 20, 1977 | Photo: MinghuiA Mexican Falun Gong practitioner guides police officers to practice Falun Gong | Photo: Minghui
Juan Carlos Reyes, a member of the event organizers and commander of a police team, also learned Falun Gong with his colleagues.
Police officer Juan Carlos Reyes practices Falun Gong on Aug. 20, 2017 | Photo: Minghui
“Falun Gong is being persecuted in China. We are all by your side. We will invite you to participate in events held in other cities,” said Mr. Reyes to Mexican practitioners.
Police officer Juan Carlos Reyes and Falun Gong practitioners in Mexico | Photo: Minghui
Many participants also signed the petition, urging the Chinese government to stop the persecution of Falun Gong.
“Others teach people how to defend themselves. But you guys do not. Falun Gong teaches people how to be good people,” said a man after signing the petition.
Mexican citizens sign the petition to urge the Chinese government to end the persecution against Falun Gong | Photo: Minghui
The event in Cuernavaca was not the first one that Mexican police joined to learn Falun Gong. More than 600 police officers in the capital of Mexico attended a Falun Gong class between 18 and 22 July 2016 to gain “patience and a calm mind throughout the day.”
Hundreds of Mexican police officers practice Falun Gong | Photo: Samuel Alvarado Benítez / Epoch Times
Their colleagues in other countries, such as India and Canada, also practice this free qigong.
More than 1,000 students at the Police University in Delhi, India, practice Falun Gong | Photo: Minghui
One of them is Mark Tickner, a Canadian police officer.
Mark Tickner, Canadian police officer, doing Falun Dafa’s meditation exercise | Courtesy Mark Tickner
He said that his wife and two children also practice Falun Gong.
Mr. Tickner, his wife, Xiao, and two children at a World Falun Dafa Day event held outside the Vancouver Art Museum on May 4, 2014 | Courtesy Mark Tickner
His family can freely practice Falun Gong because the leaders and people in the country appreciate the practice.
“In Canada, we have the privilege to fully enjoy the values of a society based on openness and freedom; we recognize the significance of Falun Dafa principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance,” Canadian MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith wrote in his letter to the Toronto Falun Dafa Association on the occasion of World Falun Dafa Day 2017.
Chinese police beat up Falun Gong practitioners on Tiananmen Square in Beijing | Photo: Minghui
This fact is far different from China, his wife’s homeland, where police arrest people just because they follow a qigong practice based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.
“Tommy drove to the Helsinki airport to pick me up. Since it was summer, the sun was up 24 hours a day. It is called the “white night”. He planned on driving from north back to south so I could see all the scenery along the way. However, partway through the trip, my business partner gave me a call and told me that my mother had been arrested again.
It was 2008. A lot of people were arrested at the time, including lawyers, human rights activists, and Falun Gong practitioners, one of whom was my mother.”
From my childhood I struggled with a serious disease. Medication didn’t help and I was often in despair. This is the story of how I came across something very special that helped me surmount my obstacles to live a vibrant life full of hope and good health.
The author and his family, after recovering from his serious disease.
My School Days
When I was in grade 10, an eager student with a world of potential ahead of me, I received a diagnosis that would sentence me and my family to many years of anguish. I was diagnosed with acute Hepatitis B. My stomach swelled and my eyes and body turned very yellow.
My disease worsened to the extent that I often couldn’t eat for up to a week at a time. I cried in pain and hunger while my mother would comfort me as she held back her tears. I felt my mom’s sorrow and hated to burden her, but she was the only person who was able to console me when I was in such pain.
“I never thought I would have a happy family and have a cute son like this.”
The contagious nature of my disease made my fellow students nervous and, even though they treated me well, I always carried with me a social anxiety that hindered my ability to communicate effectively.
After seven years of treatment, my disease had not improved. I was still subject to all of the pain and bloating that came to characterize my daily life.
Struggling with Disease
The next big blow came when I went for a check up and was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. My knees felt weak and my heart thumped in my chest. Surely I had been given a death sentence.
“I was placed on expensive antiviral drugs which were essentially a poison that destroyed my body even as it slowed the cirrhosis.”
The doctor said cancer would be the likely outcome and all I could do was attempt to slow its progress.
I was placed on expensive antiviral drugs which were essentially a poison that destroyed my body even as it slowed the cirrhosis.
I didn’t tell my parents about my prognosis as I didn’t want to be a burden any longer. At home I closed my bedroom door and cried alone, blaming heaven for my fate.
I was treated as an outpatient for more than a year but I knew the cirrhosis was getting worse. My one ray of light was that my girlfriend agreed to marry me despite my hopeless situation. My mother eventually found out about my prognosis and she cried every night. All we could do as a family was hope for a miracle.
Sincerity and Faith Lead to Hope
My mother prayed every day in hope of finding a cure. One day her friend told her about a traditional practice from China called Falun Dafa. She explained that many Falun Dafa adherents had experienced miraculous healings and it might be worth a try.
“I told my mother about all of the strange goings-on in my body and she cheerfully said, ‘These are good signs. You should start reading Zhuan Falun.’”
My mother asked her to buy a copy of the book Zhuan Falun, the main teachings of Falun Dafa, and a video demonstrating the five sets of qigong exercises that are part of the practice. My mother began to practice and my father joined shortly afterwards. Word spread, and within a month there were 20 people who came to our house to practice together.
My parents and the other Falun Dafa practitioners all experienced positive changes in their health. My mother called me and excitedly said, “Falun Dafa is so good! I used to cough with any change in the weather, and your father had kidney stones, asthma, and heart problems, and now they are all gone. You should practice the Falun Dafa exercises and read the book—there might be hope for your disease.”
I was happy to hear that my parents were doing so well. I was working away from home at that time and I promised to learn the practice when I came home for the New Year.
A Miracle Appears
As soon as I returned to my hometown my mother taught me the five Falun Dafa exercises. After three sessions I sat down in a chair to rest and it felt like my body burning up. I felt sick and dizzy and uncomfortable. It felt as if my body was being cleansed from the inside. I wanted to sleep but I couldn’t.
Despite the lack of sleep I didn’t feel tired the next morning. I told my mother about all of the strange goings-on in my body and she cheerfully said, “These are good signs. You should start reading Zhuan Falun.”
The author doing the meditation exercise of Falun Dafa.
I took her advice, and it was as if each word in the book sparkled before my eyes. I was able to understand the answers to deep and profound questions that I had pondered since I was young, such as “Do Gods and Buddhas exist? Do we have a soul? Why do we suffer? Where do we go after death?”
Answers to many of the questions that science failed to explain were made clear to me. I came to realize that much of a person’s ability to understand the profoundness of life is directly related to the cultivation of one’s character. As Falun Dafa practitioners continually cultivate themselves according to the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, they are able to preserve their virtue and improve their moral character despite the declining moral standards of today’s society.
I now understand that cultivation in Falun Dafa can truly enable one to achieve great health. After all the years of pain and misery my symptoms began to disappear. I was suddenly able to eat a full meal without my stomach becoming bloated. This was truly amazing to me.
Achieving Health and Harmony
Being a Falun Dafa practitioner isn’t always easy and one needs to be disciplined and constantly improve. I had developed a very chauvinistic attitude in my youth and I was resentful when I had to do housework. As a man I thought it was my job to pay the bills and not do any chores.
By reading Zhuan Falun repeatedly and coming to really understand the teachings, I was able to gradually conduct myself following the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance and I was able to put myself in my wife’s shoes. I understood that she was tired just like me and I should put her first.
Now I am very happy to help my wife and I no longer have any resentment. When my wife became pregnant I encouraged her to quit work early on. I also did the shopping and made the meals. As such, we have a very happy and harmonious marriage.
Grateful for a Second Chance
After practising Falun Dafa for five months I went for my regular checkup and the result was a miracle. My disease had gone from type 3 to type 1. I was given a new lease on life.
It has now been three years that I have practiced Falun Dafa. In that time I have gone from being very sick with a rapidly degenerating disease to a healthy young man with a bright future. I no longer need to take any medication. By practicing the five sets of exercises and following the teachings, my mind and body have become healthy and my life harmonious.
When I was on the verge of death with no hope left, Falun Dafa gave me a new lease on life. I am eternally grateful.
Editor’s Note:
Falun Dafa is a cultivation practice of mind and body that teaches truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance as a way to improve health and moral character and attain spiritual wisdom.
For more information about the practice, visit www.falundafa.org. All books, exercise music, resources, and instructions are available free of charge.
Chinese police beat up Falun Gong practitioners on Tiananmen Square in Beijing | Photo: Minghui
