A1. Chinese Authorities Admit That Slanderous Report Was a Total Fabrication

Editor’s Note: [The slandering has gone to such an extent that recently communist authorities had to admit that a special report claiming “Zhang Zhi-wen committed suicide by burning herself and her daughter in protest of the government’s crack-down on Falun Gong”--a report reprinted by many Chinese newspapers--was a 100% fabrication. The following is a report by a journalist from Voice of America.]

Hai Tao, of Voice of America, reported from Los Angeles: Since the Chinese government started to crack down on Falun Gong in July 1999, all state-run media agencies have started to attack Falun Gong, its founder, and its key members. On November 28, a special report authored by Li Xin-gang was published in the newspaper Xi-an Worker. The article “reported” that Zhi-wen Zhang, who was a lady living in the Wei-nan region of Shan-xi Province, burned her six month-old daughter and then committed suicide by setting herself on fire, protesting the government’s crackdown on Falun Gong. This report made a stir in throughout country and it has been reprinted by many newspapers in Shen-zhen, Harbin, Shanghai and other places. Recently, the Hong Kong Information Center for Human Rights and Democratic Movements conducted an investigation and found out that the report was a total fabrication. The center said, by quoting Chinese officials, that the people, location, time and the story in that report were all fabricated. An official in the Wei-nan Communist Political and Law Committee of Shan-xi Province named Wu testified that there was absolutely no fire-suicide event and, moreover, there did not exist a lady named Zhi-wen Zhang at all. In addition, many news agencies in China called them for verification and got the same answer.

John Li, a Falun Gong practitioner at Caltech University, has explained that in China, a lot of alleged “news” about Falun Gong is in fact fabricated. When some Chinese Falun Gong practitioners asked the author of the Xi-an Worker article why he fabricated the “news,” the author’s reply was: “I was writing fiction.”

Senior journalist Mr. Wei-guo Zhang commented, “Since the Chinese news agencies are ‘pens’ for the Communist Party, they must speak for the party and the government. So it loses its journalistic function as a public monitor. Therefore, they are full of corruption, paid news, and fabricated news. It is very serious.”

A commentator of current events in the US, Mr. Chang-qin Cao, who was a former journalist in China, thought that it was not strange to have this type of news appear in China. The Chinese news media follows “one country, two polices.” Different news is published in party newspapers and small newspapers. Small newspapers accept free submissions. Because of the shortage of manpower, they have no way--nor do they want--to verify the authenticity of news. Meanwhile, in order to gain market and expand their circulation, small newspapers resort to all possible means to please the public with claptrap. Their first priority is to attract more readers, with no respect for facts and authenticity of news.

The problem here, however, is that newspapers such as Xi-an Worker and Harbin Metro Newspaper that published the article about “murdering a daughter and committing suicide,” are not typical small newspapers. Mr. Chang-qin Cao said: “This phenomenon indicates another problem. There are two kinds of news that the media dare not fabricate: first, they dare not fabricate articles with opinions differing from those of the government, nor dare they fabricate big economical or financial news. Otherwise, they would be punished by the government. Second, for those famous figures such as writers and high ranking officials, they dare not fabricate news about them because they would be sued.”

“Under these circumstances,” said Mr. Cao, “there is only one type of news that they dare to fabricate, namely, news about those figures disliked by the government, such as exiled dissidents or political criminals in jail. Obviously, the government will not find trouble with them if they do that.”

In addition, recently, somebody has posted on the Internet an article in the name of the founder of Falun Gong, saying that he would return to China to argue with the government, even at the risk of being jailed. John Li, a Ph.D. candidate at Caltech, testified that this is another piece of false news.

A2. The Truth Behind One of the 1,400 Cases

Editor’s note: [The death of Ma Jinxiu, according to the Chinese Government, is one of the “1,400 cases of death due to Falun Gong.” Her death “due to Falun Gong” has been publicized widely on China’s state-run television. Her daughter, Jin Youming, wrote an article to explain the truth behind her mother’s death. The following is an excerpt from her article.]

In 1981, when I went to middle school, my mother came down with diabetes. She got four “+”s in every medical checkup, indicating its severity. At the same time, my mother also was bothered by frequent heart palpitations. Believing that she might die very soon, she entrusted me to Aunt Hua, asking her to take care of my brother, my sister, and especially me, as I would be so young after she died.

For more than ten years my mother was plagued by her diseases. Although she took more than 30 prescription pills daily, her health became worse and worse. In 1994 and 1995, she suffered apoplexy twice each year, bringing about hemiplegia to her face. Her eyebrows were extremely uneven. Her eyes did not shine and her face looked dark. Her mouth corners were skewed, too. The second time she suffered apoplexy, the doctor said that it would be very difficult for her face to recover. He also indicated that should she suffer apoplexy one more time, she might lose her life. My mother was on the verge of death.

My mother’s health showed no improvement until she learned Falun Gong in 1996. After she watched Master Li Hongzhi’s videotape lectures, she thought that Falun Gong was so good that she wanted to practice cultivation of Falun Gong. Shortly, my mother’s health improved miraculously. She stopped taking medicine. She kept practicing the Falun Gong exercises, studying the books, and improving her xinxing (heart quality, mind nature, or moral character) Her face recovered quickly. In only two to three months, her eyebrows became almost even. Her eyes became bright for the first time in many years. Her skewed mouth corners also became straight, while her face became white. She could walk much faster than before, whereas before she would feel tired after a tiny bit of work. After she practiced Falun Gong, she felt at ease--even after working for half a day. My mother told everyone she met: “Falun Gong is so good. You see that my health now is so much better than in the past. I feel very healthy, and I got rid of diabetes.” Many of our relatives and friends--and even our neighbors--were very impressed with her.

My mother did not have any negative symptoms until the middle of 1997. My sister and I lived next door at that time. My mother looked very well when she stayed in my room. A minute later, she went to my sister’s room, and my sister started to cry that my mother’s arms could not move. We took her to the hospital very quickly. When she was in the hospital, the hospital issued a notice that my mother might die shortly. My mother stayed at the hospital for treatment for a few months before she died.

During 17 years when my mother suffered from diabetes, many diabetes patients that my mother knew died. Therefore, my mother said to me several times: “So-andso and so-and-so all died although they got diabetes later than I. Only I live so long. I’m really lucky to be able to learn Falun Dafa.”

Let’s think: if my mother had not practiced Falun Dafa, how long would she have survived after having diabetes for 17 years, getting four “+”s in every medical examination, and suffering two apoplexies twice in such a short time period?

When in 1997 she felt discomfort, she was sent to the hospital right away, without delay, and hence received adequate medical treatment. She took medicine, and she was given injections. No problem such as refusing medical treatment existed. And what about the outcome? She still died. We all know that a hospital can treat one’s illness, but it cannot save one’s life if one is to die.

A3. Falun Gong is Beyond the Scope of Modern Science

An Endorsement by Medical Doctors and Scientists

In October 1998, physicians of China Union Medical University did a large-scale survey among more than 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners in Beijing regarding their health status.(see A6, below) The results showed that 99.1% of Falun Gong practitioners improved their health after practicing Falun Gong. The rate of recovery from diseases for practitioners was 58.5%. The rate of mental health improvement for practitioners was 96.5%. The effects of Falun Gong practice cannot be explained by modern medicine. As medical scientists and practitioners of Falun Gong, we have experienced the profoundness, depth, and extraordinary abilities inherent to Falun Gong practice. As medical scientists, we would like to share our experiences and understanding of the principles of Falun Gong.

a. The Structure of the Human Body

Modern medicine’s understanding of the human body’s structure is based on anatomy. Classic gross anatomy dissects the human body with scalpels at the level of the naked eye, and recognizes that the human body consists of organ systems. Microscopic anatomy developed with the invention of the microscope and tissue sectioner. A tissue sectioner recognizes that organs consist of tissues, cells, and sub-cellular structures. With the advent of modern molecular biology, enzymes facilitate the extraction and annealing of genes from the DNA strand allowing man to directly investigate life activities at the molecular level. Modern molecular biology attempts to explain the fundamentals of life phenomenon through research of gene expression and regulation of DNA. Modern molecular biology is limited in its growth. Physics and cosmology has proved that the universe is composed of many dimensions. Furthermore, physics and cosmology has also proven that structures of the human body are connected to some extent to every dimension of the universe.

Modern physics has discovered the existence of microscopic elements smaller than the molecule. It believes that molecules form matter in the physical world, atoms form molecules, atom nuclei and electrons form atoms, protons and neutrons form atom nuclei, and protons contain neutrinos. Modern science illustrates the multi-dimensional feature of the universe in its theory. Then, why does it fail to reveal other dimensions? Mr. Li addresses this point in Zhuan Falun: “It is known that microscopic particles of matter include molecules, atoms, and protons. When investigating further to the end, if you can see the plane of each level instead of a point and see the plane of molecules, the plane of atoms, the plane of protons, as well as the plane of nuclei, then you will see the form of different dimensions exist. Any matter, including the human bodies, exists simultaneously and is connected with levels of dimensions in the universe. When our modern physics studies particles of matter, it only studies a microscopic particle through analysis and fission. After the nuclear fission, it will study its configuration. If there were such an instrument through which we could see such a level at which all atomic elements or molecule elements can be entirely displayed or if such a scene could be seen, you will reach beyond this dimension and witness the real scenes existing in other dimensions. The human body corresponds to the external dimensions, and they all have such existing forms.” After practicing Falun Gong, many practitioners have actually seen these scenes in other dimensions - the beautiful mountains and rivers, the rotating Falun (law wheel) and the real existing forms of the human body in different dimensions.

Indeed, the human body exists in different forms in different dimensions. Modern medicine only studies the molecules of the flesh body in this dimension. Yet below the level of molecules, there are forms of the body consisting of atoms, electrons, protons, neutrinos, quarks, and more microscopic elements. Different forms of the body consist of different elements existing simultaneously. Our current technology can only study the body at the level of molecules. Therefore, modern medicine only has a partial understanding of the human body structure. Falun Gong reveals the existing forms of the body at all microscopic dimensions.

b. The Etiology of Disease

Modern medicine believes that diseases are caused by biological factors (virus, bacteria, parasites, etc), physical and chemical factors (mechanics, radiation, toxins, etc.), genetic and psychological factors. These factors disturb the balance between injury and self-healing resulting in pathological changes of the body, such as endocrine and immunity disorders. They also cause mutations and cell death in tissues of this physical dimension that manifests as inflammations, abscesses, spurs, and tumors. In recent years with the development of molecular biology, people think that the etiology of any disease can be found at the molecular level. Scientists search for genes and chromosomes responsible for the expression of diseases. For example, genes have been identified for hypertension, diabetes, osteoporosis, and cancers. Gene regulation and expression at the molecular level has become the frontier of modern biomedical research. Disorder of life activity at the molecular level is thought to be directly related to the disorder of balanced interactions among various factors at the molecular level. Do the more microscopic elements below the level of molecules cause diseases as well? This question has not been addressed by modern life science.

In fact, what modern medicine has discovered is only the pathological change of human organs or cells in this physical dimension. Chinese traditional medicine perceives disease as a blockage of qi (energy and mai (energy channels) or congestion of qi and blood. Are there any disease sources at more microscopic levels? The answer is yes! Mr. Li addresses this question in Zhuan Falun, “Why do people get sick? The fundamental cause for one to be sick and to have all of his misfortunes is karma and the karmic field of the black substance. It is something negative and bad.” The roots of the disease are not in the body of this physical dimension, but in the body consisting of more microscopic elements below the molecular level. Insight into these greater microscopic levels is beyond the capability current scientific research technology. (Please refer to Zhuan Falun, the comprehensive cultivation guide written by Mr. Li, regarding the generation of karma and how one can eliminate it when one upgrades his xinxing [mind-nature, morality].)

Clinically, medicines for hypertension can maintain normal blood pressure. Nitroglycerin can relieve chest pain in heart attacks. Surgeries and radiation therapies can remove tumor tissue temporarily. Yet, they cannot eradicate the disease. This is because that all medicines are composed of molecules. They can only act on diseases in the body at molecular level, but not the karma in the body at more microscopic levels. Surgeries can only remove tissues in this dimension. Radiation cannot touch karma because of radiation’s large size and low energy. Modern science already knows that atoms possess more energy than molecules, protons possess more energy than atoms, and the smaller elements possess even more energy. Karma exists in a more microscopic dimension below the level of molecules; therefore, medicines formed by low-energy-molecules cannot affect karma. Before practicing Falun Gong, we worked in hospitals, pharmacies, and have had access to all kinds of advanced medical technology. We could not cure our own diseases. After practicing Falun Gong, our seemingly incurable diseases have been healed. Today, we are able to experience the happiness of being truly disease-free.

Here are some examples. Shuqing Feng is a physician at China People’s Liberation Army Hospital No. 304. Before practicing Falun Gong, she had hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke, diabetes, peripheral neuritis, irritable bowel syndrome, duodenal ulcer, neurasthenia and allergic dermatitis. She had been taking medicine for many years. After only half year of practice in 1994, all of her symptoms disappeared and have never recurred. She is now full of energy.

Jingzhu Zhang is a 60-year-old retired nurse from Tian Tan Hospital. In March 1994, she had Myasthenia gravis with dropping eyelids. She could not see and take care of herself. She saw all the specialists in different hospitals and received therapy for several years. The effect was minimal. Her eyelids could only open a slit. Her suffering was indescribable. In May of 1997, she started to practice Falun Gong. Within a year, her body changed miraculously. Her eyes opened gradually. Not only was the incurable Myasthenia Gravis miraculously cured, but also her chronic hypertension and CAD disappeared.

Xiuge Li is a 56-year-old physician at university hospital in Beijing University. She had CAD for two years and was hospitalized four times. Every hospitalization took more than one month. She often experienced angina. She could not exert herself and was virtually semi-retired during the two years. Her CAD was cured soon after she practiced Falun Gong. She went back to work and was full of energy. She also had cervical radiculitis and often had dizziness, numbness of her hands, and difficulty elevating her shoulders. Tylenol did not help. All these symptoms disappeared after Falun Gong practice.

Deping Li is 43-year-old nurse in The Metallurgy Hospital. She had multiple sclerosis in 1989. She developed right hemiparalysis after the treatment. A year later, she had severe complications resulting in bilateral femoral head aseptic necrosis and the deformity of her left hip. For three years, long and painful treatments and countless expenses had no effect. “Accidentally, I met Falun Gong. Every word of Mr. Li touched my heart. I want to cultivate.” “The night I read “China Falun Gong”, my body had a strong reaction. By the seventh day, I was healed! By the eighth day, I went to the practice site riding a bicycle. I could not speak fluently before. Now I can read Zhuan Falun aloud. The doctor ordered bed-rest for me, but now I am strong enough to ride my bicycle. My hip pain caused by bilateral femoral head aseptic necrosis has disappeared. The femoral heads become normal after X-ray examination. This condition is incurable no matter how much money one spends.

Yuqin Wang is a 60-year-old female. She was a Radiologist in Beijing Anhua Hospital. She developed incurable radiation-related diseases because of occupational radiation over-dose. Her body was severely damaged and her health was extremely debilitated. “As a physician, I had all kinds of therapy: hospitalization, physical therapy, various medications and herbs, as well as several Qi-gong methods. None of them helped. I was thin like a skeleton and could not straighten my back. My symptoms included whole body weakness, hair loss, dyspnea on exertion, vertigo, dizziness, stabbing headache, fever, diarrhea, mucosal bleed, blurred vision with intermittent blindness, frequent fractures, and mouth ulcers. I was like being soaked in bottles of medicines. My suffering was so painful that it cannot be described by words. My health was deteriorating day by day. I was struggling on the death line. In this despaired situation, I fortunately obtained Falun Gong. Falun Gong made me understand what a human being lives for. I required myself to meet the standard of Zhen-Shan-Ren (Truthfulness, Benevolence, Forbearance). I studied the law and practiced the exercise everyday. This changed my body upside down. My face turned pink. My skin became smooth. My hair is getting thicker and turning black. My vision became so sharp that I can read a book clearly. My body is so light it is as if I were being pushed by someone when I walk, ride a bicycle, or climb stairs. I now truly experience the taste of disease-free feeling. Since I practiced Falun Gong, I have not received a single injection or pill. I have been receiving bonus from work for not receiving medical compensation every year. From a nearly disabled person, I turned into a healthy and happy person who is striving to be good and better human being. This is a miracle from modern medicine’s point of view!”

Ruifen Tang is a 56-year-old female Internist at Medical Office of Xidan Shopping Center. She had right breast cancer in 1989 and received surgery and chemotherapy. In 1992, bone metastasis was diagnosed at Beijing University Hospital. She was started on a higher dose of chemotherapy. During these four years, she was hospitalized in five different hospitals and spent several thousand Chinese Yuan on medicine that had no effect. In July 1993, she was introduced to Falun Gong and started practice. She was fortunate enough to have her body tuned up by Mr. Li himself. In the next five years, she did not spend a penny on medicine, but has been healthier than ordinary people. She cooks three meals for six people in her family and takes care of her one-year-old grandson.

Examples like these are countless. Many practitioners have reached the disease-free status through cultivating Falun Gong. We have also seen cures of hypertension, CAD, diabetes, and even cancers. When these live facts are presented in front of us, we are forced to face these unprecedented and extraordinary abilities of Falun Gong with a scientific attitude.

c. Why Does Falun Gong Have Such Unique Effects?

The holistic alleviation of disease can only be obtained by practitioners through their cultivation under the guidance of the superior principles of Falun Gong. Falun Gong revealed the true etiology of disease. The practice of Falun Gong leads a practitioner to a way of life and being beyond the level of ordinary people.

When one is determined to cultivate, one’s Buddha’s nature comes out. “When one’s Buddha’s nature emerges, it will shake the world of ten directions.” Whoever sees it will come to help unconditionally. A practitioner wants to cultivate, return to his original true self, upgrade his moral standard to higher levels of Shan (Benevolence). Practitioners of Falun Gong cultivate their xinxing (moral character, mind-nature) according to the characteristics of the universe Zhen-Shan-Ren (Truthfulness, Benevolence, Forbearance). They discard a variety of bad attachments such as jealousy, the competitive mentality, the show-off mentality, and complacency. They become a good person, and drive themselves to become more noble and better people.

Falun Gong can also purify a person’s soul. This has also been manifested amongst practitioners in the medical field. After learning Falun gong, many medical personals understand that the meaning of life is not to get, but to give. Those who used to dislike their jobs, now enjoy their work. Those who had bad attitudes towards work and patients became responsible, patient, and warm-hearted. Facing some of the immoral trends in medical field, Falun Gong practitioners showed high morality.

For example, during the five years of practicing Falun Gong, ShiYue Chen, the Director of Orthopedics of The Metallurgy Hospital, rejected several thousand dollars of cash from patients, countless invitations for dinners, cigarettes, wine, clothes that were all worth several thousand dollars.

Suxiang Wang, a Neurologist at Tian-Tan Hospital, has been taking fame and benefit lightly since practicing Falun Gong. She rejected cash bonuses of hundreds of dollars several times amongst other things. When facing genuine gifts from patients’ family members, she tells them: “I am a Falun Gong practitioner.” I only give without asking anything in return. As a doctor, she never uses the names of her relatives to prescribe medicine in order to cheat the insurance companies. When her parents became sick, she paid for the medicine herself. Her parents require nasal-gastric tube and bladder catheters that need to be exchanged every month. Her colleagues told her to take some from the hospital, since this kind of medical equipment is so convenient to get. “I always keep in mind that I am a Falun Gong practitioner. I must judge myself against the standards of a Falun Gong cultivator.” Therefore, she insists buying them herself.

Yongwang Yong is a physician at the Surgery clinic in Beijing Worker’s Rehabilitation Center. Before practicing Falun Gong, he always thought that a good surgeon only needs to do more operations and knows how to operate well, and does not need to pay too much attention to the medical ethics of the patient-doctor relation-ship. Patients come to seek treatment, and as a result a surgeon can do whatever he wants. After studying Zhuan Falun, he learned that he put himself and his patients in a wrong position. If he is not considerate of his patients, he realized that a doctor could not be a good doctor no matter how good his technique. His Xinxing (mind-nature) upgraded. His view of life changed. No matter what kind of emergency he encounters at work even when he is sworn at by patients, he still serves patients calmly. When there is a shortage of doctors in the office and patients need to have medicine changed during weekends, he works voluntarily without compensation. Every time when patients want to present him with gifts, he refuses. Many people have witnessed his mental and physical change. He was honored as the “Best Member in the Hospital in 1998” and “ Super Worker in the Union.”

Chengtao Lin is an Assistant Researcher at Biochemistry Department in Union Medical University. After graduate studies, he worked there for five years since January 1995. He requires himself to follow “Zhen-Shan-Ren” of Falun Gong. He puts his heart into his research project and maintains his contract. Although he is not rich, he does not use this Department as a transit to go abroad. (This is common in China. People use all means to try to go abroad to study and do not care about the benefit of their work place and China.) When people around him could not understand and called him a fool, he said I do not refuse the opportunity to study abroad in the future. But I am a Falun Gong practitioner and I must require myself to meet the standard of “Zhen-Shan-Ren”. I cannot cause any damage to the laboratory and the country by violating the contract.

Huilin Yue, an editor in the People’s Health Publishing Co., rejects any extra “cash bonus” when reviewing articles. She is widely praised by the authors. Under her influence, many people started practicing Falun Gong.

Among Falun gong practitioners, good people and examples like these are countless.

Through studying the principles and cultivating xinxing, the moral standards of Falun Gong practitioners are always being raised. “Cultivation depends upon the individual himself while the transformation of Gong is up to the master.” When one wants to cultivate, Master Li will purify a student’s body using Gong consisting of high-energy, and clean up karma that causes disease as well as the elements that make bodies unhealthy. The Buddha’s School does not attach any condition to providing salvation to man. Practitioners understand the principles, suffer pain to eliminate karma, upgrade their xinxing, take fame and benefit lightly, maintain compassion and kindness, always consider other people first, and strive to reach the realm of unselfishness. As one upgrades his xinxing and practices, the karma in his body becomes less, his body forms in every dimension become purer and purer, the Gong developed in his body become more and more substantial, and disease leaves the body. All of the investigations in Guangzhou, Dalian, and Changchun concluded the same results as the one in Beijing. These all confirmed Falun Gong’s unique effect on physical and mental health.

d. Falun Gong is a Practice of Both Mind and Body

As a practitioner’s level of cultivating Falun Gong’s principles becomes increasingly greater, the cells in his body will be filled with high-energy matter gradually. As a result, his body will become younger. In the end, the body will be replaced by high-energy matter, and he will stay young forever. More than a 100 million people are practicing Falun Gong worldwide including many elders. Many elderly people have experienced a loss of wrinkles and increased energy. Their white hairs turned black and their skin becomes smooth. Many post-menopausal women have their periods again. All these are indications of a reversal in the aging process.

Modern medicine believes that the production, proliferation, growth, and death of cells are natural processes. The aging process is irreversible. These are unchangeable laws. Aging theory believes that when the human body is aging, there are disorders in multiple organ systems. Various factors induce genetic mutations that cause genes to express the wrong information and products. This disturbs the normal metabolic process, resulting in a vicious cycle that leads to aging. The phenomenon of the reversed aging process in Falun Gong has gone beyond any modern medical theory. However, it will not be hard to understand when we apply the principles of Falun Gong. Since the universe has different levels of time and dimensions, the universal characteristic Zhen-Shan-Ren has different manifestations at different levels and has developed different laws for each level. Aging is irreversible for ordinary people. When practitioners go beyond the level of ordinary people, they are controlled by the law of there level. Practitioners collect large amounts of high-energy matter from other dimensions through cultivation of the principles of Falun Gong. These high-energy matters become deposited in cells, suppress the aging factors at the molecular level, and delay the aging process. During cultivation, the mutated cells are eliminated, and normal cells are gradually replaced by Gong (high-energy matter), the aging processes are reversed, and practitioners will stay young forever. In Chinese history, many practitioners have left their flesh bodies that do not turn rotten for thousands of years. Some lamas in Tibet were able to demonstrate a phenomenon known as vaporization when they completed their Buddhist cultivation practice. During vaporization, their bodies would suddenly turn into a rainbow. This phenomenon has been well documented and widely reported in a variety of media; many medical scientists have investigated it and confirmed its actuality. For those Tibetan lamas who did not cultivate the principles of the universe well enough, they might leave some nails or hair, or their body might shrink into a flesh body of smaller size. This has been observed by many people in Tibet as well. People are always puzzled by it. The reason is actually that the bodies of these lamas were filled completely or mostly by the high-energy matter collected from other dimensions. Master Li Honzhi has discussed this matter at length.

Falun Gong can purify practitioners’ bodies to disease-free status and drive practitioners to higher levels of morality. Falun Gong tells us that one’s life is meant to go back to his original self, to assimilate with the characteristic of the universe, Zhen-Shan-Ren, and to return to his kind and benevolent nature. Through cultivation of the principles of Falun Gong, practitioners eventually achieve the realm of unselfishness. Only at this time, can they discover the truth of the universe and see the real existence of matters and lives in different dimensions. When one reaches this status through practicing cultivation, he actually becomes an enlightened person. An “enlightened person” is a “Buddha,” when translated into ancient Indian language.

Falun Gong practice sites and practitioners provide free teaching. Falun Gong only cultivates people’s hearts and has no organization. Falun Gong leads people to cultivate towards benevolence.

As one can see, Falun Gong is an upright cultivation way, a high-morality law, a supernormal science, and a blessing to our country and people. This is absolutely different from those fake qigong methods and evil ways that cheat people or are responsible for superstitions.

As medical scientists and direct people who have directly benefited from Falun Gong, we would like to sincerely tell all the people in the world: There is an upright Fa (Law, Principle, or Way) being propagated in this world! May you treasure this rare opportunity!

Authors:

Zengshou Kang, male, 59, Professor in Beijing Union Hospital
Lin Dan, female, 43, Associate Professor in Beijing Union Medical University
Ryang Pu, male, 40, Postdoctoral Fellow in Beijing Union Hospital
Caixi Li, female, 62, Researcher and Zhiyu Liu, female, 51, Associate Researcher in Xiyuang Hospital of Chinese Traditional Medicine Research Institute
Ying Lu, female, 58, retired physician from Beijing Hospital No.2
Xiuge Li, female, 56 and JiXian Wang, female, 59, physicians in the school hospital of Beijing University
Fujun Li, male, 35, Associate Professor in Henan Xinxiang Medical College (visiting Professor of Beijing Union Hospital)
Yingping Zhang, female, 44, Suxiang Wang, female, 38, and Shuhua Song, female, 54, physicians in Tian-Tan Hospital
Shiyu Chen, male, 51, physician in Orthopedics at The metallurgy Hospital
Yuanzhong Shao, male, 46, Vice President of Beijing Anhua Hospital
Jingzhu Zhang, female, 60, nurse in Tian-Tan Hospital
Deping Li, female, 43, retired nurse from The Metallurgy Hospital
Ruifen Tang, female, 56, retired Internist from the medical office of Beijing Xidan Shopping Center
Yuqin Wang, female, 60, retired Radiologist from Beijing Anhua Hospital
Chengtao Lin, male, 34, Assistant Researcher in China Union Medical University
Yongwang Yang, male, 29, physician at Surgery clinic in Beijing Worker’s Rehabilitation Center
Xiao Liu, male, 29, Assistant Professor in China Union Medical University

A4. Falun Gong Has Great Effects Improving Health Status

A Survey of Over 6,000 Practitioners in Dalian

Arecent survey of over 6,000 Falun Gong practitioners in Dalian, China reveals significant health improvements. Over 90% of the practitioners with one or more medical conditions reported “total disappearance” or “improvement” of symptoms and conditions, improved mental and physical functions, better quality of life, and a slowing down of the aging process.

In February, 1998, a health status survey was carried out, involving 6478 Falun Gong cultivators from the Dalian area of China. Among the surveyed population, 6192 (95.59%) of them suffered various diseases and medical conditions of the cardiovascular system, nervous system, digestive system, respiratory system, urogenital system, haemic and immune system, musculoskeletal system, etc.

The cultivators have practiced Falun Gong for an average of 1.8 years, about 2 hours a day.

Of the surveyed population, 92% reported total disappearance of symptoms, 9.74% observed moderate improvement, and only 0.14% saw no obvious improvement. The disease recovery rate shows no major difference among cultivators with multiple illness or single illness, which are 89.73% and 88.83% respectively. The study also noticed the recovery rate increases with the duration of practicing. The recovery rate for practitioners of 2, 3, 4 years are 91.24%, 92.45%, 95.96% respectively, which may suggest that the longer one practices, the better the result. It is very interesting to note that those who achieved the best results did not use any medical treatment--even alternative medicine, and neither did they take vitamin/mineral supplements or other natural health products. The practitioners regarded those as superfluous and a potential cause for disturbance to their systematic health improvement process.

Falun Gong practice can claim huge savings for practitioners and the government by dramatically reducing health-care utilization. According to the survey, the annual medical expense per person has dropped 2,408.83 yuan after practicing. When taking into account the factor that 62.1% of the population is at the age (from 50 to 71) when multiple diseases are prevalent, the potential saving figure could be much higher.

The majority of the practitioners reported obvious improvements in their overall physical and mental well being: increased physical vitality and mobility, less fatigue after physical activities, better memory, improved vision and hearing function, better appetite and sleep quality, higher self-perceived health, and virtually no signs of stress, anxiety or depression.

A5. Falun Gong Health Effects Survey of Ten Thousand in Beijing

Summary: To determine the health effects of Falun Gong, a group of professionals and researchers conducted a survey among some Falun Gong practitioner in five districts in Beijing, with 12,731 valid questionnaires.

According to the survey, out of 12,731 participants, 93.4% had ill conditions, and 49.8% had suffered from at least three diseases before they began practicing Falun Gong. Through learning and practicing Falun Gong, practitioners’ health conditions have improved in various degrees. The total effective cases reached 99.1%, among which the complete recovery rate was 58.5%. Comparing the changes of bodily conditions before and after Falun Gong practice, 80.3% of the participants improved their health. Among these people, the fraction of “very energetic” people increased to 55.3% after practicing from 3.5% before practicing. The facts demonstrate that Falun Gong is remarkably effective in curing diseases and improving health conditions. According to modern medical science, being healthy includes two aspects: a healthy body and a healthy mind. The survey shows that 12,287 people became psychologically healthier after practicing Falun Gong, and this accounts for 96.5% of the total participants in the survey.

The survey was conducted in October, 1998 by the following researchers:

Lin Dan, China Union Medical University, Basic Science College, Assistant Prof.
RiYang Pu, China Union Medical University Hospital, Post Doc. researcher
FuJun Li, China Union Medical University Hospital, Post Doc. researcher
NaiYuan Li, Beijing Medical University, (Oral-Maxillary Hospital), Attending Physician
Qi Wang, The Chinese People’s Police General Hospital, Attending Physician
Ying Lu, Beijing No.2 Hospital, Attending Physician
CaiXi Li, Chinese Traditional Medicine Research Institute, Xiyun Hospital, Researcher
ZhiYun Liu, Chinese Traditional Medicine Research Institute, Xiyun Hospital, Associate
Researcher ShuQing Feng, The Chinese People’s Military General No. 304 Hospital, Assistant Physician
ChengTao Lin, China Union Medical University, Basic Science College, Assistant
Researcher Xiao Liu, China Union Medical University, Basic Science College, Practical Researcher

For details of this survey, please refer to: http://minghui.ca/eng.html.

A6. A Plainclothes Policeman’s Thoughts After Approaching Falun Gong

Dear President Jiang,

I am a public security cadre. After the April 25 event, we were asked to carry out an all-out investigation into Falun Gong and take some restrictive measures against it. Here, I am presenting you some facts we have acquired for your decision making.

Just as the practitioners told us, Falun Gong has no formal organization. They do not charge any money. The teachings are absolutely free. There is no superior-subordinate relationship among the practitioners. Once there did exist such titles as Fuzeren (person who is responsible) or Fudaoyuan (person who offers assistance). However, these titles almost mean nothing. They don’t have any privileges but to voluntarily coordinate the practitioners to come together to study the books of Falun Gong and do group practice. They are merely enthusiasts who volunteer to provide service to others. All practitioners start the practice or quit it at their own will. No one forces them to do anything.

At the beginning of our investigation, I originally thought that they were strictly organized and had stringent guidelines. I had a hard time comprehending their ways of organization. However, after some days of further investigation, it turned out that things were not as we thought and I realized that I had that initial conclusion only because of lack of knowledge. It’s our pre-acquired knowledge that led to our wrong conclusion. We just couldn’t believe that there exists such a big group of people who pursue neither money nor fame and always consider others’ interests above their own. In dealing with people, they are always strict with themselves and generous to others. They guide their conduct with very high moral standards, which gives them a remarkable force of adherence. To a certain extent, they constitute a positive factor in stabilizing the society and developing socialist spiritual civilization.

The moral standards of Falun Gong practitioners are very high. They perform their daily tasks guided by moral principles, at work and at home, and have received good feedback from the society. They are, without a doubt, making irreplaceable contributions to improving social security and developing both spiritual and material civilizations in the society.

I am very happy that I have this chance to communicate directly with Falun Gong practitioners other than out of work needs. I am surprised as well as moved to find out that in a society where money and self-interest is upheld above all, there still exist so many good people. They are so kind and patient. Even in the face of our all types of picky requirements, they look within themselves to find reasons for problems, “We may have done something not good enough. Sorry for the inconvenience that has been caused.” Their attitude shows their incredible open-mindedness and selflessness. Can you believe that there exist such good people in the world? Even facing unfair treatments, they look at themselves to find the problem. What high moral character they must have in order to do that!!

One point is for sure: in our society, when people encounter problems or trouble, they always look outside and try to find fault with others. They depict themselves as flawless flowers and can never see any problems with themselves. On the contrary, Falun Gong practitioners always look inside when they encounter problems. They try to find reasons on their side and do better next time. This is what we public security people admire most.

On the one hand, executing orders from our superiors is our duty. On the other hand, we have also done many things that have hurt Falun Gong practitioners in the process. Now I am more and more reluctant to approach them in this capacity. They are so good, so perfect. Anything that’s not good or not good enough in me exposes its weaknesses before them. Compared with them, most people in modern society are so much behind in morality. They are truly the spiritual pioneers into the next century.

They do not gamble, smoke, drink, bribe, fight or curse. They take money and fame lightly. They are modest and willing to help. They are kind-hearted and law abiding. They are responsible to others and the society. They can never be seen in such violent places as nightclubs, pubs, or Karaoke bars.

In the morning, they get up early to do the exercises. In the evening, they come together in twos, threes, or a dozen to study the book “Zhuan Falun”. They discuss together as they read on to find out where they fall behind others. Some practitioners are sad or even shed tears because of a sentence that was not properly worded or a thing that was not properly done. If I had not seen that in person, I could not even believe it. What magic does the book “Zhuan Falun” possess to transform a person with degraded morality to a person of high moral principles in a short period of time? With such a question in mind, I read through the book myself. I have to admit that it is a very good book, a book that teaches how to become good people. No wonder there are so many people learning it. In a short span of a few years, it has become known all over the world, and the number of practitioners has exceeded 100 million. Imagine what will happen if everyone in the world studies “Zhuan Falun”. How beautiful the world will become--no wars, no cheating, and no selfishness. Everybody is taken care of by others and everybody takes care of others. Such a society is wonderful--a paradise in human society. As head of our country, what do you care about? Isn’t it that everybody lives a happy life?

Nowadays, the Chinese legal system is in the process of being completed and all kinds of laws are being formulated and promulgated. Nevertheless, crimes are not effectively curbed and crime rates keep climbing every year. Why? Because laws cannot bind people’s heart. When not seen, people still do wrong. Even if policemen keep watch on people on a one-to-one basis, they still perform misconduct. Not to say that some policemen are of very low quality and do wrong themselves. In order to change all this, you have to change their hearts first. Just as Master Li said, “Falun Gong possesses such extraordinary powers. It can correct people’s hearts.”

I cannot face them any more. Their hearts are so decent and noble while mine is so dirty in comparison. All of our thoughts, conduct, and measures against them are so pale and weak. What we have been doing is irrational, full of sin, unforgivable and against the wishes of the people. Although at this moment I cannot practice Falun Gong because of different kinds of pressures, I will learn it some day, because I also want to be a good person, a person with a high moral standard.

I am aware that I am running a risk in writing this letter, because I am familiar with the long history and the persistent way in which our nation handles things. In the not remote past, the Cultural Revolution testifies to my point. That’s why I am not handwriting this, I am not leaving my signature or even any traces. But what I am writing is fact and absolutely free of fallacies. I hope that you can take some time out of your busy schedule and get to understand Falun Gong with an objective attitude, an attitude that is responsible to the people and to the society. This way our unique national culture that’s embedded in Falun Gong can be promoted all over the world and benefit all of mankind. This is the wish of the whole society and all the people.

An ordinary public security cadre
June 3, 1999

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