- (Minghui.org)
- Changes on "In Reference to a Prophecy"
- Changes on "Deciphering the Last Three Stanzas of the Plum Blossom Poem"
- Changes on "Fa-Lecture at the Conference in Florida, U.S.A."
- Changes on "We Are Not "Getting Political""
- About "Teaching the Fa at the Meeting with Asia-Pacific Students"
- In Regards to Whether Changing Words in Other Lectures
| 1. Changes on "In Reference to a Prophecy" |
Old:
As to the sentence "before and after Mars reigns...," it means to say that [Karl] Marx is ruling the world before and after the year 1999. Actually, not only communist societies are now practicing Marxism. The social welfare system and its kin adopted by the developed countries of the world are also communist things within capitalism. Those appear to be free societies, yet it seems that the whole world is in fact practicing communism. People who have come from communist states to the developed countries in the West share one impression: "It feels like communism here, except they don't advocate violent revolution."
With regard to the last part, "in the name of bringing people happiness," this refers to the communist idea of liberating all of humankind, as well as to Western society's sustaining social welfare through heavy taxation.
New:
As to the sentence "before and after Mars reigns," it means to say that [Karl] Marx is ruling the world before and after the year 1999. Actually, not only those societies ruled by the vile communist party are now practicing Marxism. The social welfare system and its kin adopted by the developed countries of the world are also wicked communist things within capitalism. Those appear to be free societies, yet it seems that the whole world is in fact practicing communism. People who come to the developed countries in the West from countries ruled by the evil communists share one impression: "It feels like communism here, except they don't advocate violent revolution."
With regard to the last part, "in the name of bringing people happiness," this refers to the vile communist party's idea of liberating all of humankind, as well as to Western society's sustaining social welfare through heavy taxation.
Note: 7 places changed, including 1 place of punctuation.
2. Changes on "Deciphering the Last Three Stanzas of the Plum Blossom Poem" |
Old:
Explanation: Things in the world have always been like a chess game, with the international alliance of communist countries as one side and free societies as the other side. Ten years ago, the game had already come to the point of defeat for the communist countries' side.
New:
Explanation: Things in the world have always been like a chess game, with the wicked international alliance of communist countries as one side and free societies as the other side. Ten years ago, the game had already come to the point of defeat for the side of the wicked communist regimes.
Note: 3 places changed.
Old:
Explanation: The international alliance of communist countries has completely disintegrated. Ninety percent of its countries abandoned communism. And that truly spelled imminent disaster for the Communist party.
New:
Explanation: The wicked international alliance of communist regimes has completely disintegrated. Ninety percent of its countries abandoned the evil communism. And that truly spelled imminent disaster for the evil Communist party.
Note: 4 places changed.
Old:
Explanation: The Soviet Union was like a leopard. The communist system has disintegrated, but on the surface its skin remains, and the Chinese government has inherited it. [You can say this] because today's Chinese people, too, no longer believe in communism, and it's merely that those in power in China want to use the form of communism to maintain their regime.
New:
Explanation: The Soviet Union was like a leopard. The malevolent communist system has disintegrated, but on the surface its skin remains, and the Chinese government has inherited it. [You can say this] because today's Chinese people, too, no longer believe in communism, and it's merely that those in power in China want to use the form of the malevolent communist party to maintain their regime.
Note: 3 places changed.
Old:
Explanation: China's current leaders themselves don't believe in the Communist party, either. Their specific purpose is to use the superficial form of the Communist party to keep hold of power. That's why they do everything possible to disguise the false, so-called "great situation." No matter how beautiful the "best autumn scenery" is (which is also the party's final moment), autumn scenery naturally doesn't last long. Chang'an2 also refers to China's capital, and here it refers to China in a general sense.
New:
Explanation: China's current leaders themselves don't believe in the CCP. Their specific purpose is to use the superficial form of the malevolent CCP to keep hold of power. That's why they do everything possible to disguise the false, so-called "great situation." No matter how beautiful the "best autumn scenery" is (which is also the party's final moment), autumn scenery naturally doesn't last long. Chang'an2 also refers to China's capital, and here it refers to China in a general sense.
Note: 2 places changed.
Old:
Explanation: In the lowest dimension of the heavens,4 China's Communist party manifests as an evil red dragon. This line alludes to the "June 4th" incident5 in which students and many others were massacred in Tiananmen Square after appealing to the government.
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Explanation: In the lowest dimension of the heavens,4 the malevolent CCP'manifests as an evil red dragon. This line alludes to the "June 4th" incident5 in which students and many others were massacred in Tiananmen Square after appealing to the government.
Note: 1 places changed.
Old:
6. Zhao Ziyang (jao zz-yahng)--the Premier and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, ousted after the "June 4th " incident.
New:
6. Zhao Ziyang (jao zz-yahng)--the Premier and General Secretary of the CCP, ousted after the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
Note: 2 places changed.
| 3. Changes on "Fa-Lecture at the Conference in Florida, U.S.A." |
Old:
It's hard to save today's people. Sometimes I jokingly say to you: when you tell them that Dafa is good, after you talk to them for quite a while, they say, "Yes, Dafa is good, I know. But the Communist Party gives me money, so I'm not against them, either." What they're implying is, "Even though you are good, I'm not against the Communist Party." This is caused by the evil's propaganda in its persecution of Dafa, and it is a means they've used often to deceive the people of the world. We've never said that we are against the Communist Party. It's the evil's chief wretch in the human world who spreads nonsense that "the Communist Party has to defeat Falun Gong"--he's misleading people.
New:
It's hard to save today's people. Sometimes I jokingly say to you: when you tell them that Dafa is good, after you talk to them for quite a while, they say, "Yes, Dafa is good, I know. But the X Party gives me money, so I'm not against them, either." What they're implying is, "Even though you are good, I'm not against the CCP." This is caused by the evil's propaganda in its persecution of Dafa, and it is a means they've used often to deceive the people of the world. We've never said that we are against the CCP. It's the evil's chief wretch in the human world who spreads nonsense that its party has to "defeat Falun Gong." He's misleading people.
Note: 5 places changed.
Old::
If you aren't against the Communist Party, that's fine, if you aren't against so and so, that's fine, but I'll tell you this: don't be against Dafa.
New:
If you aren't against the CCP, that's fine, if you aren't against so and so, that's fine, but I'll tell you this: don't be against Dafa.
Note: 1 place changed.
Old:
We're not interested in political power, and we don't want to overthrow your Communist Party. It's the evil's chief wretch in the human world who brought down the Communist Party itself while using the Communist Party in this persecution. Looking back, isn't that true? It wasn't us who was attacking it, it brought itself down. He is using the Communist Party, using the country, and using the government to persecute Falun Gong. Gods don't allow this. You said that "the Communist Party has to defeat Falun Gong." How could Gods allow that? How could the Communist Party defeat the Law of the cosmos?
New:
We're not interested in political power, and we don't want to overthrow your CCP. It's the evil's chief wretch in the human world who brought down the CCP itself while using the CCP in this persecution. Looking back, isn't that true? It wasn't us who was attacking it, it brought itself down. He is using the CCP, using the country, and using the government to persecute Falun Gong. Gods don't allow this. You said that that party has to defeat Falun Gong. But how could Gods allow that? How could the CCP defeat the Law of the cosmos?
Note: 7 places changed.
| 4. Changes on "We Are Not 'Getting Political'" |
Old:
With regard to the persecution of Falun Gong by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),
New:
With regard to the persecution of Falun Gong by the malevolent CCP,
Note: 1 places changed.
Old:
Under the influence of the Party's culture, whenever foreign countries are brought up, the basis of these people's thinking is "those capitalist countries that oppose the Communist Party."
New:
Under the influence of the Party's culture, whenever foreign countries are brought up, the basis of these people's thinking is "those capitalist countries that oppose the malevolent CCP."
Note: 1 places changed.
Old:
Yet when the Chinese people curse the CCP, their opposition to that party is still within the context of the consciousness created by that same party's culture, and they are in fact still viewing the Party from within the Party's culture. Some people even have the mentality of, "How could China exist without the CCP?" But over the 5000 years of Chinese history, which dynasty wasn't followed by a new one after its fall? And haven't the formerly Communist nations of Eastern Europe done just fine since their regimes collapsed?
New:
Yet when the Chinese people curse the malevolent CCP, their opposition to that party is still within the context of the consciousness created by that same party's culture, and they are in fact still viewing the Party from within the Party's culture. Some people even have the mentality of, "How could China exist without that X party?" But over the 5000 years of Chinese history, which dynasty wasn't followed by a new one after its fall? And haven't the countries of Eastern Europe done just fine since the malevolent party collapsed there?
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Old:
driven this confusion further so as to capitalize on and stir up the Chinese people's ardent patriotism and keep heightening patriotic sentiment, even mixing in ideas like "If there were no CCP there would be no China,"
New:
driven this confusion further so as to capitalize on and stir up the Chinese people's ardent patriotism and keep heightening patriotic sentiment, even mixing in ideas like "If there were no X Party there would be no China,"
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Old:
After The Epoch Times carried the "Nine Commentaries on the Chinese Communist Party," the CCP again started cooking up stories and telling lies, alleging that, "Falun Gong is getting political." The fact is, whoever has something to say about the Party will be called "getting political," and that is in turn used to deceive the Chinese people. Actually, the Chinese people are fearful of and attach a negative sense to "getting involved with politics" because of the very Party-culture that the Party has instilled in them. Anywhere but in a Communist nation being a "politician" would seem a rather elite designation.
New:
After The Epoch Times carried the Nine Commentaries on the X Party, the CCP again started cooking up stories and telling lies, alleging that, "Falun Gong is getting political." The fact is, whoever has something to say about the Party will be called "getting political," and that is in turn used to deceive the Chinese people. Actually, the Chinese people are fearful of and attach a negative sense to "getting involved with politics" because of the very Party-culture that the Party has instilled in them. Anywhere outside those nations ruled by the malevolent CCP, being a "politician" would seem a rather elite designation.
Note: 4 places changed.
Old:
then we might as well spell things out completely--like what Falun Gong is, what the CCP is, and why the CCP wants to persecute Falun Gong. As for what Falun Gong is, Dafa disciples have explained that to the world's people in their all-out efforts to clarify the facts, and people the world over have come to understand. Then what's left is to help the world's people see what the Communist Party is about and why it persecutes Falun Gong.
New:
then we might as well spell things out completely--like what Falun Gong is, what the malevolent CCP is, and why the malevolent CCP wants to persecute Falun Gong. As for what Falun Gong is, Dafa disciples have explained that to the world's people in their all-out efforts to clarify the facts, and people the world over have come to understand. Then what's left is to help the world's people see what the malevolent CCP is about and why it persecutes Falun Gong.
Note: 3 places changed.
Old:
In order to prevent misunderstandings by those who have lost their way in the Party's culture, I told Dafa disciples in Mainland China not to incorporate the "Nine Commentaries" as they clarify the truth. But the Fa-rectification is progressing rapidly and the circumstances in which Dafa disciples validate the Fa are changing. Recently the CCP's lies and propaganda have again been pushing fabrications such as the "self-immolation" and been spreading fake versions of the "Nine Commentaries" so as to further poison the minds of the world's people. This has created more obstacles for clarifying the truth and saving the world's people. And so, to have the world's people be aware of that vile party's nature and why it has persecuted Dafa disciples, it has become necessary for people to learn about the "Nine Commentaries."
New:
In order to prevent misunderstandings by those who have lost their way in the Party's culture, I told Dafa disciples in Mainland China not to incorporate the Nine Commentaries as they clarify the truth. But the Fa-rectification is progressing rapidly and the circumstances in which Dafa disciples validate the Fa are changing. Recently the CCP's lies and propaganda have again been pushing fabrications such as the "self-immolation" and been spreading fake versions of the Nine Commentaries so as to further poison the minds of the world's people. This has created more obstacles for clarifying the truth and saving the world's people. And so, to have the world's people be aware of that vile party's nature and why it has persecuted Dafa disciples, it has become necessary for people to learn about the Nine Commentaries.
Note: 6 places changed.
Old:
Actually, nowadays is there a single Chinese person who still believes in Communism? Even between that evil ringleader and the current Central Committee of the CCP you can't find a single person who really believes in the Communist Party. The moment the Party and that evil ringleader exclaimed that they wanted to "defeat Falun Gong," the gods gave the verdict that the Party must be dissolved and destroyed. At present the gods are comprehensively destroying all of the Party's factors. Who in their right mind would want to now, at this final juncture, be the scapegoat for all the crimes committed by the Communist Party over the last one-hundred-plus years? Well, somebody is about to end up bearing all the blame for the Communist Party's crimes, and [the fact that he risked this situation] must be the result of his having been intoxicated by political power. In reality, though, the exposing of the Communist evil spirit is not directed at certain people. The "Nine Commentaries" aim to save all beings whose minds have been poisoned by the evil, which includes Communist Party members, those in the CCP's most powerful organs, and the common people. The goal is to help beings from all walks of life see clearly the factors behind the Communist Party.
New:
Actually, nowadays is there a single Chinese person who still believes in Communism? Even between that evil ringleader and the current Central Committee of the CCP you can't find a single person who really believes in the malevolent CCP. The moment the Party and that evil ringleader exclaimed that they wanted to "defeat Falun Gong," the gods gave the verdict that the Party must be dissolved and destroyed. At present the gods are comprehensively destroying all of the Party's factors. Who in their right mind would want to now, at this final juncture, be the scapegoat for all the crimes committed by the malevolent Communist Party over the last one-hundred-plus years? Well, somebody is about to end up bearing all the blame for the malevolent Communist Party's crimes, and [the fact that he risked this situation] must be the result of his having been intoxicated by political power. In reality, though, the exposing of the Communist evil spirit is not directed at certain people. The Nine Commentaries aim to save all beings whose minds have been poisoned by the evil, which includes members of the malevolent CCP, those in the CCP's most powerful organs, and the common people. The goal is to help beings in all realms see clearly the factors behind the malevolent CCP.
Note: 8 places changed.
| 5. About "Teaching the Fa at the Meeting with Asia-Pacific Students" |
Old:
Back when Communism came along, weren't people fanatical about it for a while, and didn't a lot of people think it was society making progress?
No change.
| In Regards to Whether to Change Words in Other Lectures |
Other than the five lectures and articles mentioned above, official notification of whether and how to change words relating to the "Communist Party" will be given when that has been decided.
July 10, 2005
