(Clearwisdom.net) On August 2-10, 2004, a nine-day "Falun Dafa Study Camp for Teachers" was held in Fengtian Primary School in Taichung County. Director of the Education Bureau of Taichung County, Wang Mingyu, and Legislator Guo Junming came in person to make speeches. Between 70 and 100 teachers, students, and people from different walks of life including lawyers, bank clerks, personnel from police departments, company managers and civil servants, attended the study session.
Presentations from Supporters and Practitioners of Falun Gong
Director Wang expressed that current society has become more and more complicated amidst the so-called "Electronic Age." People are facing unprecedented pressures, and their health has become worse and worse. So a variety of practices have emerged to help improve people's health. Falun Gong is also a form of qigong, but Falun Gong includes cultivation of both body and mind in order to achieve both physical and mental health. It has quite a different effect from other practices that only emphasize physical exercise but don't concern themselves with inner cultivation. Therefore it is worthwhile to learn Falun Gong.
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Legislator Guo has been very supportive of Falun Gong activities, explaining that it promotes education in life and morality, helps release the pressures of the teaching profession and helps achieve physical and mental health. Falun Gong has made extraordinary contributions to people's physical and mental health. He has witnessed many Falun Gong practitioners' unselfish efforts, and he admired and began paying attention to Falun Gong. He explained that Falun Gong was first introduced to the public by Mr. Li Hongzhi in 1992 and has been spread to over 60 countries in over ten years. More than a hundred million people are practicing it. If it were not a practice that is conducive to people's physical and mental health, how could it achieve recognition from so many people?
As there were more than a hundred million practitioners in China, Jiang and his followers, out of Jiang's envy and resentment, initiated a large-scale suppression and persecution of innocent Falun Gong practitioners. Several Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners were illegally arrested and detained in Mainland China. This year, the Taiwan Legislative Yuan (the legislative body), first proposed to the government to request the authorities in Mainland China, through appropriate channels, to immediately release Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners unconditionally, and to stop this persecution of peoples' basic beliefs. The resolution was supported by 126 members from different parties, with 39 members co-sponsoring the resolution and 97 members jointly signing. Legislator Guo was one of them. This resolution was passed on June 8 by all legislators in the Legislative Yuan without objection and has been submitted to the Executive Yuan.
Fengtian Primary School Principal Chen Kunshui, who voluntarily offered the practice site and equipment and all other coordination work, mentioned that he traveled to China several years ago and saw countless people practicing Falun Gong. This year he also saw many Falun Gong activities in Singapore. It shows that Falun Gong has become a popular practice around the world. He was also moved by the efforts of Ms. Tang and Ms. Jiang who sponsored the activity.
Associate professor and Falun Gong practitioner Ay Chang Ruey from the Department of Business Administration of Chung Cheng University, talked about the issue of life. He said that there were a lot of areas in our lives that are not as good as one might wish, and a lot of questions left unanswered. But he found that all the answers could be found in the book, Zhuan Falun (1). He reminded everyone that one should not view things from one's old notions, as otherwise there would leave no room for change and improvement.
 Doctor Hu Naiwen from Shanghai Tongdetang (a renowned herbal pharmacy) gives a speech |
|  Professor Liu Chengyi from the Office of Student Affairs of National Chung Hsing University gives a speech |
 Associate professor Zhong Gulan from the Department of Economics of Dong Hai University gives a speech |
|  Zhang Fuzhang from the Institute for Chemical Research of National Taiwan University gives a speech |
Professor Liu Chengyi from the Office of Student Affairs in Chung Hsing University said that good physical and mental health is achievable. Practicing Falun Dafa to become a good person following the principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance," to be considerate of others and pay attention to the improvement of one's moral character, will ultimately lead to good physical and mental health. Professor Liu had once considered an operation to address his heart disease. After practicing Falun Gong, his heart disease was cured without taking any medicine.
Associate Professor Zhong Gulan from the Department of Economics of Dong Hai University began her speech with the sentence, "What do people live for?" leading the audience to think. What is the meaning of life? How can one have a clear knowledge of life? Her father died in a traffic accident, bringing her family a heavy blow. No matter how splendid a life is, something unexpected may happen any time. Now, her mother, brothers and sisters' families all practice Falun Gong and have experienced tremendous positive changes in their body and mind. Professor Zhong said she was very susceptible to cold before practicing Falun Gong, and she would wrap herself with layer upon layer of clothes to fight against the winter cold. She never imagined that she would be able to take a cold shower after practicing Falun Gong.
Zhang Fuzhang from the Institute of Chemical Research in National Taiwan University, currently working at China's Petroleum Company, stated that being a good person is a true science, because morality and kind thoughts are a kind of energy, and a science. So even the smartest person in China should develop a high level of morality.
Physician Ao Man-guan from the Department of Orthopedics of Cheng Hsing Hospital gave a speech on how to maintain health. He said falling ill is a warning. Modern people's morality is sliding down, scientific technology develops rapidly, and the environment is deteriorating, and as a result, people have gotten farther away from their true nature. On top of that, people's greediness and the pressures they create cause a variety of diseases, and both natural and man-made disasters. Actually, all these phenomena are a warning to human beings.
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One of the members of the Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice, lawyer Chu Wan-chi, described that she used to have a tumor, and within a few months after practicing Falun Dafa, she miraculously regained her health. Someone asked her how one acts according to "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." Ms. Chu said, with a kind thought in mind, she was always considering her clients and her opponents. When she appears at court, she would always be tolerant, calm and peaceful, presenting facts and speaking the truth; this has turned out to be very effective. Her opponents find that they want to become reconciled. It is really rare in a court situation, where the struggles are usually intense.
Shi Xue-jing from the Institute of Industrial Research was very shy before practicing Falun Gong, but he can now speak with assurance on the topic that many people are interested in: the mysteries of prehistoric civilization. With the help of compelling films, he introduced historic sites and relics from past civilizations, some of them even exceeded today's general scientific knowledge.
Director of the Graduate Institute of Journalism at National Taiwan University, Chang Jing-hua, was much like a graduate student herself, though she is in her 40s. Her youthful appearance enhanced attendees' confidence in practicing Falun Gong. She explained how her health was very poor before practicing Falun Gong; she was showing signs of aging, and she had tried a variety of ways to preserve her health but none had much effect. Now, when she has conflicts with family members or colleagues, she always conducts herself according to "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." On the surface, her tolerance made her lose many things in ordinary human society, but after passing the "tests," she felt what she gained was much more than what she lost. No loss, no gain!
Every day, attendees listened to Master Li's lectures and professors' sharing of their cultivation experiences, and then practiced the exercises. The five sets of exercises were so easy to learn. They felt the gentle stretching and were comfortable all over their body. But the "Holding the Wheel" movements were also a challenge to new practitioners. If they stayed in one position for a longer period of time, their arms would feel painful and ache, but after finishing the practice, they felt so comfortable, without a bit of tiredness. Sitting in the full lotus position to many new practitioners was also not easy, but everyone put in a great deal of effort and was able to do it.
 Everyone is attentively learning the exercises |
|  Practitioners Lin Xingjun and her son |
Attendees Shared Their Experiences and Understanding
Lin Hsing-jun from Dahua Middle School said, "I began practicing Falun Gong after attending a Falun Dafa Study Camp for Teachers two years ago, but in the past two years, I was not diligent enough. I could not get up early in the morning to do the exercises, and I could not often read Zhuan Falun, either. This time, attending this nine-day study camp, I feel I am a fortunate person to be able to hear the cultivation experiences from professors, doctors, lawyers and scientific researchers. They have higher education but they are not conceited, instead, they are more modest and diligent because of practicing the exercises and studying the Fa (2). In their professions, they follow the principle of ¡®Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance.' I will learn from them and I will be more steadfast in practicing Falun Dafa."
Retired teacher Chen Hsiu-ling expressed that the exercises were so good, that she would encourage her friends to come and learn.
Lin Tingting who was the first person registered for the study camp, was from Kunshan Primary School. She said that she has now discovered the place for her soul to stay, and she now knows how to live.
Lu Hsu-ben from Dahua Middle School used to practice other forms of qigong. He said he didn't feel anything when practicing other qigongs, but when he practiced Falun Gong, he could feel a current of heat and energy passing through his body.
After the nine-day study camp, attendees were grateful to Falun Gong for purifying their bodies. Some felt very good and invited their family members and friends to come and learn. The nine days passed quickly, and the attendees felt reluctant to leave. They warmly discussed their experiences with each other and they thanked the sponsor for providing such an opportunity where they could learn about such a great way to improve their physical and mental health. They have turned a new page in life.
Notes
(1) The book, Zhuan Falun, comprises the principal teachings of Falun Dafa.(2) Fa: Law and principles; the teachings of Falun Dafa.
