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Ancient Wisdom for Modern
Predicaments: The Truth, Deceit, and Issues Surrounding Falun Gong
Frank Tian Xie, Ph.D.
Tracey Zhu, M.D.
Editor's Note: This paper is a revised version of a presentation given at AFF's
conference in Enfield, Connecticut, October 17-18, 2003. It includes an
appendix, a statement by Mr. Gang Chen, also presented at the conference. It is
part of an ongoing print dialogue concerning Falun Gong and the Chinese
government. Other articles on this subject include: Rosedale (2002), Langone
(2003), Luo (2003), Rahn (2003), Robbins (2003), and Rosedale (2003). On April
23, 2004 AFF's directors approved a statement clarifying the organization's
position on Falun Gong and the Chinese government.
Abstract
This paper presents the point of views of two practitioners in Falun Gong. The
authors intend to give their personal accounts of the issues, explain what Falun
Gong really is and is not, discuss the deceit of the Chinese government, explain
the motivations behind the persecution of Falun Gong in China, and respond to
the issues and questions raised at previous American Family Foundation (AFF)
conferences and publications. In addition, the authors offer a caveat to
scholars in the field about the limitation of conducting research on qigong and
cultivation under the auspices of empiricism and positivism.
Key words: Falun Dafa, Falun Gong, cultivation, China, persecution, qigong
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