• No one will believe Falun Gong anymore
    2010-08-17

    The theroy of Falun Gong is a twisted combination of most conceptions of QI GONG (See Note) and the philosophy of Buddhism but it is developed to be more easy to understand and practise for common people rather than the orignial ones which had taken Monks life time to partly understand.

  • Falun Gong free in Hong Kong, but irks public
    2010-08-16

    After a spate of publicity stunts the Falun Gong group is beginning to get on people's nerves. Recent staged suicide attempts and a hunger strike, as well as a row within the fractious group over its leadership, are costing Falun Gong public sympathy, experts and commentators say.

  • A solemn statement again from abbot Shi Jianren
    2010-08-13

    Since the rumor that I were blind was published on the website of Falun Gong, my friends of Buddhist circle and disciples called me to ask whether I was healthy on and on, and some even came to the Wuzu Temple for me. During these months, I always explain it, which makes me fall in trouble.

  • The spiritual control used by Li Hongzhi
    2010-08-12

    Li's teachings were made in China for a Chinese audience. The teachings would therefore, I believe, have a special resonance for them. Whether Li was on the giving or receiving end of the Cultural Revolution's destruction, I'd like to suggests some possible linkage for further thought.

  • Politics add jarring note to Shen Yun Performing Arts concert
    2010-08-11

    Through a couple of politically charged numbers at Bass Hall, Shen Yun Performing Arts asked visitors to confront persecution and rally to their beliefs. The words of a song would reveal the push of propaganda. It felt forced to me, lessening the otherwise neat and friendly performance.

  • How can we believe Falun Gong?
    2010-08-11

    On July 28, 2010, a powerful explosion occurred at an abandoned plastics factory in Nanjing. After the incident occurred, it has been the premier tub-thumping for Falun Gong media, who have used lots of fake photos as usual.

  • Review of Shen Yun
    2010-08-10

    All in all the show was ok, not great, but feel a little cheated about the context – that they didn’t specify who the group was in more detail. This Guardian newspaper had a good review. I think I prefer the State Circus.

  • Frogs, fishes and the Falun Gong flip-flop
    2010-08-10

    Supporters of the Falun Gong movement have taken to frogs and fishes as they add fuel to the fire sparked by comments from Richard Fadden, Canada's top spymaster, who publically expressed his concerns about foreign entities influencing local politicians.

  • Re: Falun Gong - Impressions from Tianjin
    2010-08-09

    The Chinese government's attack on Li does look over-enthusiatic to many of us who live outside China. But the warrant on Li is not based on his spreading superstition.According to the Chinese government, Li's Falun Gong Society is an illegal organization because it was never registered.

  • Shen Yun
    2010-08-09

    As the evening progresses past the two-hour mark, the message continues to overtake the dance, leaving uninitiated audience members feeling manipulated by an attempt at spiritual and political conversion dressed up as dance performance.

  • How does Li Hongzhi control the followers?
    2010-08-09

    It is certainly an old one that has not only been used for hundred of years by many millennial groups to attract new follwers but to increase the intensity of participation for those who are already active followers.

  • Apology from a Falun Gong ex-member
    2010-08-06

    Frank Dodd (Tony) Smith, Jr. participated in Falun Gong in the 1990s, but later he realized that Li Hongzhi was seriously misrepresenting himself. Here he made an apology for his earlier criticism. He had posted an article before to explore Falun Gong and Li Hongzhi.

  • Falun Gong and the media (response)
    2010-08-06

    Belsky asks if there is "something that distinguishes their approach to the production of knowledge about Asia?" One thing to consider is the motivation behind their creation of news-media information.

  • Shen Yun performance unsuitable for young children
    2010-08-04

    Two residents from Menlo Park and Palo Alto talked about their feelings on the internet after watching Shen Yun performances with their children. They believe that Shen Yun performance is a purely propagandist piece, entirely unsuitable for young children.

  • Patsy Rahn: Falun Gong
    2010-08-03

    I'd like to suggest that it is important to try and understand the FLG event from a wider perspective, and I'll make several suggestions for doing this. The first perspective is human rights, another perspective is an understanding of the FLG itself.