Mr. Li Hongzhi is the founder of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong. The practice combines meditation and gentle exercises with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. After Mr. Li introduced the practice to the public in China in the early 1990s, an estimated 100 million people started practicing. Since […]
Roy Campbell got to know Falun Gong from a different perspective: Shen Yun, a top classical Chinese dance and music show. He loves Chinese people and culture. To him, Chinese people are peaceful and loving, different from the Chinese communist regime. Over the past eight years, he has seen Shen Yun four times, with the latest in Bentonville, […]
John Babin, a retired engineer from Minnesota, recently came across NTD article “How Humankind Came To Be,” by Mr. Li Hongzhi. He said it stood out to him and resonated very much with his own mindset and beliefs of being good and kind. John is a practicing Christian who was raised a Catholic. He says […]
Learning about Falun Gong’s teachings encouraged Wendy Klappenbach to be grateful for each day and remain positive. “[Falun Gong is] a deep religion [with] very simple values, which is a basis of life that we should all go by,” she told NTD after reading “How Humankind Came To Be,” an article published by Falun Gong founder […]
Wayne Krill, a business owner based in California, believes goodness comes from within, but needs to be awakened and empowered. Upon reading “How Humankind Came To Be,” an article Falun Gong founder Mr. Li Hongzhi published in The Epoch Times in January, he found concepts and values that are universal among religions and belief systems. “The principles that Li […]
Denise Kalm’s encounter with Falun Gong, a spiritual practice rooted in ancient Chinese culture, began many years ago. Although she initially got a negative opinion about the practice from mainstream media articles, her view changed in the last few years after she got an Epoch Times subscription. Then, she attended Shen Yun, a top classical Chinese […]
Wood sculptor Mike Sorge, who studies spiritual or religious philosophies for an hour every single morning, spoke with The Epoch Times after reading “How Humankind Came To Be,” an article written by the founder of Falun Gong, Li Hongzhi, which was published in the newspaper last month. “Often I get carried away and it ends […]
Donna Showalter, a nurse who just retired in December, said she got “a sense of God” and “great hope” from Falun Gong founder Mr. Li Hongzhi’s recent article “How Humankind Came To Be.” She added that by “great hope,” she meant the “hope of faith,” “hope that God is real and that God is what […]
Barbara Jordan, a retired hospitality manager currently living in South Carolina, said she had “tears of joy” and saw a spiritual path guiding her to stay good, true, and kind after she finished reading the article “How Humankind Came To Be” by Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi. To her, two things stood out: the danger that […]
Eileen Guss is a retired Elementary School Teacher. While she was raised a Catholic, she has also belonged to other denominations in the course of her life, namely the Episcopalian and Baptist Churches. Guss’s husband is Jewish. Over time, she learned more about the Jewish faith, but was still left with lots of unanswered questions. […]
When writer Nicky Viard read “How Humankind Came To Be,” an article by Falun Gong founder Mr. Li Hongzhi that was published by NTD last month, she felt the piece encourages people to look inward and evaluate themselves. “I think that if articles like this got around more, then people would consider the consequences of […]
After reading the article “How Humankind Came To Be” by founder of Falun Gong Mr. Li Hongzhi, registered dietitian Karen Kramser says it has changed her outlook on how she approaches challenges. She says she now understands she is working through her karma and that the good she can bring during challenging situations is what […]
After Jim Smith read “How Humankind Came To Be” by Mr. Li Hongzhi, the English translation of which is now published on The Epoch Times’ website, he had what felt like “a semi-conscious dream.” In it, he was grabbing onto a “lifeline” to heaven. “If you do something wrong, or you sin, you lose your grip,” […]
When Robert Ranck first read “How Humankind Came To Be” by Mr. Li Hongzhi, published by The Epoch Times, he was in shock. So much so that he spent the next 10 minutes sitting in still silence, turning over in his head what he had just read. The article had articulated so much of what […]
When Dr. Ananias Diokno saw the article “How Humankind Came To Be” by Mr. Li Hongzhi, published by The Epoch Times, he was curious as to what answer the author would supply. “I think I know,” Dr. Diokno thought. “It is by evolution or by Creation, which is a discussion that has been going on.” But […]
Peter Larson, an entrepreneur of two wood businesses, had been on a long spiritual journey before coming across “How Humankind Came To Be,” an article published last month in The Epoch Times by Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong. Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is an ancient Chinese spiritual practice consisting […]
Kelly Kinkade, a Stoic who believes in acquiring virtue and embracing difficulties in life as a means to personal growth, found many similarities between his moral philosophy and the teachings of the spiritual practice Falun Gong. Truth, compassion, and tolerance—the core tenets of Falun Gong—are akin to Stoic virtue and its four facets—justice, temperance, wisdom, […]
Mary Rose Martin, an elementary school teacher, sees life as a test and agrees that the purpose of life is to pave the way to heaven. Upon reading “How Humankind Came To Be,” an article Falun Gong founder Li Hongzhi published in The Epoch Times last month, she wrote to the newspaper: “Living in the […]
In the past, when Chinese people wondered about the meaning of life, they looked to the Confucian classics or brought their questions to monasteries and temples. But this tradition has been decimated, a result of the Communist Party’s decadeslong campaign to eradicate traditional beliefs and replace them with Marxist-Lenninist ideologies of materialism and atheism. Nowadays, […]
Frank James Cellucci, an engineer from Santa Cruz, California, shared his understanding with The Epoch Times on Feb. 3, after reading the article “How Humankind Came To Be” by Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong, which was published just before the Chinese New Year. “I appreciate this article very much. The first time […]
NEW YORK—A time for renewal and reflection emerged as key themes for adherents of the spiritual practice Falun Gong who participated in Flushing’s Lunar New Year parade on Jan. 21 to usher in the year of the rabbit. Hundreds of Falun Gong practitioners formed several segments of a thousands-strong parade that marched through the heart […]
