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(Please note: the following is a post from a chat forum)

Here I will write some small things I have learned about Falun Gong. I hope those who have doubts about Falun Gong and those who have never come in contact with Falun Gong will read what I have to say.

I have been registered at this website for only a month and at first I felt great fear, because like everyone else, I didn't know what Falun Gong is truly about. As soon as I would hear anything about Falun Gong, what came to mind was the propaganda from Chinese television: that Falun Gong is something that goes against society and humanity. I think people are usually influenced by whatever they hear first. In the past I used to visit websites related to Falun Gong, but every time I opened the site I closed it out of misunderstanding. My parents felt it was unjust for people to be "persecuted to death" and also felt pity for those people who were being deceived by the lies. But we never knew the truth because we never came into contact with Falun Gong.

One day, I thought, I should not always believe in what I hear first because it might not be the truth. I should try to find out the real truth and since I didn't know it, I shouldn't make any judgments. At the time, I didn't have much interest in reading the Falun Gong books. The reason I registered at this site was because the friends I made at this site were very warm hearted and kind. No matter what, it was worth it to me to make friends with these people.

Because of this, I started to read Zhuan Falun. I read through it the first time very quickly and my impression was that the things it talks about are quite correct, but I didn't really analyze it in depth. After finishing the book, I still only half believed and half doubted the teachings.

One day, I downloaded the Dalian City lecture tapes that Teacher Li recorded. Speaking from the point of view of a non-practitioner, I strongly advise people who have misunderstandings or biases against Falun Gong to please download these tapes. I think that listening to the tapes is better than reading the written material because it can leave a deeper impression and avoid misunderstandings in the written language.

For example, people often are confused about the passage in Zhuan Falun which says "if you heal illnesses, you are not my Dafa practitioners..." [note: This is a direct translation]. This can be easily misunderstood by people. Actually, if you listen to the tape, you will know that what it means is "Falun Dafa practitioners are not allowed to use Gong to heal illnesses." This is the first benefit from listening to the lecture tapes. The second benefit is that listening to tapes is not as tiring as reading text. Master Li has a good sense of humor when giving the lectures and he gives great examples. I was often laughing while listening and I could hear the applause in the tapes during the lecture.

I still haven't finished listening to all the tapes but the more I listen the more I want to see an end to the injustices against Falun Gong. I felt anger and resentment towards the government, which deliberately made up so many lies and propaganda about Falun Gong. At the same time, I understood why this website was established. The webmasters not only want to eliminate the injustice against Falun Gong and let more people know the truth, but they also want to benefit people by telling them about the practice. They are unselfishly doing something that will benefit people for the rest of their lives! As soon as you know the truth about Falun Gong, you have already gained something!

I truly hope that one day China will recognize Falun Gong.

I am not a Falun Dafa practitioner, but I hope that those who are not practitioners can listen to Master Li's lecture tapes from Dalian City. I believe that after you listen to the tapes, you will have the same feelings as me. Please believe me, I would not harm you and neither would anyone else here at this website. They are sincerely doing kind things for people.

April 29, 2003