Falun Gong Li Hongzhi

falun gong practitioners performing meditation in sydney, australia.

li hongzhi introduced falun dafa, or great law of wheel of dharma, on 13 may 1992 (li s 41st birthday claimed) @ fifth middle school in changchun, jilin. 1992 1994 traveled throughout china, giving lectures , teaching falun gong exercises; following grew rapidly. li s success largely linked huge popularity enjoyed qigong in late 1980s , 1990s under deng xiaoping s social liberalization. differentiated falun gong prioritising accessibility public , moral content, away esoteric notions found in other qigong systems.

falun gong s teachings compiled li s lectures, , holds definitional power in falun gong belief system. li critical of alternative systems within qigong movement, stating rife false teachings , greedy , fraudulent masters , set out rectify it. li said falun gong part of centuries-old tradition of cultivation , , in texts attack taught incorrect, deviant, or heterodox ways . li differentiated falun gong other movements in qigong emphasizing moral values aimed purify 1 s heart , attain spiritual salvation . rather saw undue emphasis on physical health , development of supernatural powers.

ian johnson points out during greatest period of falun gong book sales in china, li hongzhi never received royalties because publications bootleg. li s success had large part people seeking effective alternative medicine treatments @ time when china s health care system struggling desperately meet demand. master of falun gong cultivation system, li claimed purify students bodies , unblock main , collateral channels , in doing remove root of disease , if ill. reputedly planted falun or law wheel in abdomen of each student, , other energy mechanisms in other parts of bodies. li described how law bodies protect each practitioner , how clear[s] students house , places of practice , put[s] covering of safety .

according falun gong groups, li s success recognized @ 1992 , 1993 beijing oriental health expos. @ first of these events, fair’s organizer remarked falun gong , li received praise [of qigong school] @ fair, , achieved therapeutic results . event helped cement li’s popularity in qigong world, , journalistic reports of falun gong’s healing powers spread. following year, li made member of organizing committee of beijing health expo, , won several awards , commendations @ event.

in era, li developed positive rapport ministry of public security (mps). in 1993, provided treatment 100 police officers had been injured on job, earning praise organization under mps. li gave lectures @ public security university in beijing in 1994, , contributed proceeds seminars foundation injured police officers. publishing ceremony li’s seminal book, zhuan falun, held in auditorium of ministry of public security in january 1995.