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CONTENTS
Lunyu ............................................................................................................................1
Chapter I Introduction................................................................................................1
1. The Origins of Qigong...............................................................................................1
2. Qi and Gong...............................................................................................................3
3. Gong Potency and Supernormal Abilities..................................................................3
4. The Third Eye............................................................................................................6
5. Qigong Treatments and Hospital Treatments...........................................................10
6. Buddha School Qigong and Buddhism....................................................................12
7. Righteous Cultivation Ways and Evil Ways.............................................................14
Chapter II Falun Gong..............................................................................................
1. The Faluns Function...............................................................................................19
2. The Faluns Configuration.......................................................................................20
3. Characteristics of Falun Gong Cultivation...............................................................21
4. Cultivation of Both Mind and Body........................................................................23
5. Mind-Intent..............................................................................................................26
6. Levels of Cultivation in Falun Gong........................................................................27
On Dafa
(Lunyu)
Dafa is the wisdom of the Creator. It is the bedrock of creation, what the heavens, earth, and
universe are built upon. It encompasses all things, from the utmost minuscule to the vastest of the
vast, while manifesting differently at each of the cosmic bodys planes of existence. Out of the
depths of the cosmic body, the tiniest of particles first appear, with layers upon layers of countless
particles following, ranging in size from small to great, reaching all the way to the outer planes
that humankind knowsthose of atoms, molecules, planets, and galaxiesand beyond, to what is
still larger. Particles of varying sizes make up lives of varying sizes as well as the worlds of
varying sizes that permeate the cosmic body. Lives at any of the various planes of particles
perceive the particles of the next larger plane to be planets in their skies, and this is true at each
and every plane. To the lives at each plane of the universe, it seems to go on infinitely. It was
Dafa that created time and space, the multitude of lives and species, and all of creation; all that
exists owes to it, with nothing outside of it. All of these are the tangible expressions, at different
planes, of Dafas qualities: Zhen, Shan, and Ren.*
However advanced peoples means of exploring space and probing life may be, the knowledge
gained is limited to certain parts of this one dimension, where human beings reside, at a low plane
of the universe. Other planets were explored before by humans during civilizations predating
history. Yet for all the heights and distances achieved, humankind has never managed to depart
from the dimension in which it exists. The true picture of the universe will forever elude
humankind. If a human being is to understand the mysteries of the universe, space-time, and the
human body, he must take up cultivation of a true Way and achieve true enlightenment, raising his
plane of being. Through cultivation his moral character will elevate, and once he has learned to
discern what is truly good from evil, and virtue from vice, and he goes beyond the human plane,
he will see and gain access to the realities of the universe as well as the lives of other planes and
dimensions.
While people often claim that their scientific pursuits are to improve quality of life, it is
technological competition that drives them. And in most cases they have come about only after
people have pushed out the divine and abandoned moral codes meant to ensure self-restraint. It
was for these reasons that civilizations of the past many times met with destruction. Peoples
explorations are necessarily limited to this material world, and the methods are such that only
what has been recognized is studied. Meanwhile, things that are intangible or invisible in the
human dimension, but that do objectively exist and do reveal themselves in real ways in this
immediate worldsuch as spirituality, faith, divine word, and miraclesare treated as taboo, for
people have cast out the divine.
If the human race is able to improve its character, conduct, and thinking by grounding these in
moral values, it will be possible for civilization to endure and even for miracles to occur again in
the human world. Many times in the past, cultures that were as divine as they were human have
appeared in this world and helped people to arrive at a truer understanding of life and the
universe. When people show the appropriate respect and reverence toward Dafa as it manifests
here in this world, they, their race, or their nation will enjoy blessings or honor. It was Dafathe
Great Way of the universethat created the cosmic body, the universe, life, and all of creation.
Any life that turns away from Dafa is truly corrupt. Any person who can align with Dafa is truly a
good person, and will be rewarded and blessed with health and happiness. And any cultivator who
is able to become one with Dafa is an enlightened onedivine.
Li
Hongzhi
Chapter I Introduction
In our country, [China], qigong1 has a long history, as it dates back to ancient times.
Our people thus have a natural advantage in practicing qigong. The two upright
schools of qigong cultivation practice, the Buddha School and the Dao School, have
already made public many great cultivation methods previously taught in private. The
Dao Schools ways of cultivation are quite unique, while the Buddha School has its
own cultivation methods. Falun Gong2 is an advanced cultivation method of the
Buddha School. In this lecture series, I will first adjust your body to a state suitable
for advanced cultivation and then install a Falun 3 and energy mechanisms (qiji) in
your body. I will also teach you our exercises. In addition to all of these things, I have
1 qigong (chee-gong)a general name for certain practices that cultivate the human
body. In recent decades, qigong exercises have been incredibly popular in China.
2 Falun Gong (fah-lun gong)Law Wheel Qigong. The names Falun Gong and
Falun Dafa are both used to refer to this practice.
Law Bodies (fashen) who will protect you. But your having only these things is
inadequate, as they cant achieve the goal of developing gong4its necessary that
you also understand the principles for cultivation at high levels. That is what this book
will address.
I am teaching the practice system at high levels, so I wont discuss cultivation of
any particular meridian,5 acupuncture point, or energy passage. I am teaching a great
cultivation way, the great way for true cultivation to high levels. Initially it might
sound inconceivable. But as long as those who are dedicated to practicing qigong
carefully explore and experience the practice, they will find all the wonders and
intricacies within it.
The Great Cultivation Way of Dao. It had other names, such as Nine-fold Internal
Alchemy, The Way of Arhat,8 The Dhyana of Vajra,9 etc. We now call it qigong so that
it better suits our modern thinking and is more easily popularized in society. Qigong is
actually something existing in China for the sole purpose of cultivating the human
body.
Qigong is not something invented by this civilization. It has a fairly long history
that dates back to distant years. So, when did qigong come into being? Some say that
qigong has a history of three thousand years, and became quite popular during the
Tang Dynasty.10 Some say it has a history of five thousand years and is as old as
Chinese civilization. Some say that, judging from archaeological findings, it has a
history of seven thousand years thus far. I regard qigong as something not invented by
modern humankindit is from prehistoric culture. According to investigation by
people with supernormal abilities, the universe we live in is an entity that was remade
after being exploded nine times. The planet we dwell on has been destroyed many
times. Each time the planet was remade, humankind again began to multiply. At
present, we have already discovered that there are many things on the earth that
surpass our present civilization. According to Darwins theory of evolution, humans
evolved from apes, and civilization is no more than ten thousand years old. Yet
archaeological findings have revealed that in the caves of the European Alps there
exist 250-thousand-year-old frescoes that exhibit a very high level of artistryone far
beyond the abilities of modern people. In the museum of the National University of
Peru, there is a large rock on which is an engraved figure who holds a telescope and is
observing the stars. This figure is more than thirty thousand years old. As we know,
Galileo invented a 30X astronomical telescope in 1609, just over three hundred years
ago. How could there have been a telescope thirty thousand years ago? There is an
iron pillar in India whose iron content is over ninety-nine percent. Even modern
smelting technology cannot produce iron with such high purity; it had already
surpassed the level of modern technology. Who created those civilizations? How
could human beingswho would have been microorganisms in those timeshave
created these things? These discoveries have caught the attention of scientists
worldwide. They are considered to be from prehistoric culture since they prove
inexplicable.
The level of scientific achievement was different in each time period. In some
time periods it was quite high, surpassing that of our modern humankind. But those
civilizations were destroyed. Therefore, I say that qigong wasnt invented or created
by modern people, but discovered and perfected by modern people. It is from
prehistoric culture.
Qigong is not exclusively a product of our country. It exists in foreign countries as
well, but they dont call it qigong. Western countries, such as the United States, Great
8 Arhatenlightened being with Attainment Status in the Buddha School who is
beyond the Triple World but lower than Bodhisattva.
9 Dhyana of VajraDhyana translates as Meditation, while Vajra can be
translated as Thunderbolt, Diamond, or Indestructible.
10 Tang (tahng) Dynastyone of the most prosperous periods in Chinese history
(618 - 907 A.D.).
Britain, etc., call it magic. David Copperfield, a magician in the US, is a master of
supernormal abilities who once performed the feat of walking through the Great Wall
of China. When he was about to pass through the Wall, he used a white cloth as a
cover, pressed himself against the Wall, and then proceeded to go through it. Why did
he do that? Doing it that way would lead many people to consider it a magic show. It
had to be done like that since he knew there are many people in China with great
supernormal abilities. He was afraid of interference from them, so he covered himself
before he went in. When coming out, he raised the cloth with one hand and walked
out. As the saying goes, Experts watch for tricks while laymen watch for
excitement. With it done this way the audience thought it was a magic performance.
These supernormal abilities are called magic because they arent used for cultivating
the human body, but for stage performances in order to display unusual things and to
entertain. From a low-level perspective, qigong can change the condition of ones
body, achieving the goals of healing and health. From a high-level perspective,
qigong refers to the cultivation of ones original-body (benti).
2. Qi and Gong
The qi11 we now talk about was called chee12 by ancient people. They are essentially
the same, as both refer to the qi of the universea shapeless, invisible kind of
substance existing throughout the universe. Qi does not refer to air. The energy of this
substance is activated in the human body through practicing cultivation. Its activation
changes the bodys physical condition and can have the effect of producing healing
and health. Yet qi is merely qiyou have qi, he has qi, and one persons qi cannot
have a restraining effect on anothers qi. Some say that qi can cure illnesses, or that
you can emit qi towards someone to cure his or her illness. These remarks are rather
unscientific, as qi cannot cure illness in the least. When a practitioners body still
contains qi, it means that his or her body is not yet a Milk-White Body. That is, the
practitioner still carries illness.
A person who obtains advanced abilities through cultivation does not emit qi.
Instead, he or she emits a cluster of high energy. It is a high-energy substance that
manifests in the form of light, and its particles are fine and its density is high. This is
gong. Only this can have a restraining effect on everyday people, and only with this
can one treat sicknesses for others. There is a saying, A Buddhas light shines
everywhere and rectifies all abnormalities. It means that those who practice true
cultivation carry immense energy in their bodies. Wherever these persons go, any
abnormal condition within the area covered by their energy can be corrected and
restored to normal. For instance, sickness in ones body is truly an abnormal bodily
state, and the sickness will disappear after this state is corrected. More simply put,
11 qi (chee)in Chinese thought, this substance/energy is said to assume many
forms in the body and the environment. Usually translated as vital energy, this
qi is thought to determine a persons health.
12 This term uses a different Chinese character than qi, but is pronounced the
same way. 17 xinxing (shin-shing)mind nature or heart nature; moral
character.
gong is energy. Gong has physical characteristics, and practitioners can experience
and perceive its objective existence through practicing cultivation.
after birth. Falun Gong was developed based on the principles of the universe, so all
supernormal abilities that exist in the universe exist in Falun Gong. It all depends on
how a practitioner cultivates. The thought of acquiring some supernormal abilities
isnt considered wrong. Nevertheless, excessively intense pursuit is more than a
normal thought and will produce negative results. It is of little use for someone at a
low level to acquire supernormal abilities, save for trying to employ these to show off
his or her abilities in front of everyday people and hoping to become the stronger one
among them. If this is the case, it indicates precisely that the persons xinxing is not
high and that it is right not to give him or her supernormal abilities. Some
supernormal abilities can be used to commit wrongdoing if they are given to people
with poor xinxing. Because those peoples xinxing are not steady there is no guarantee
that they wont do something bad.
On the other hand, any supernormal abilities that can be demonstrated or
performed cannot change human society or alter normal social life. Real high-level
supernormal abilities are not allowed to be brought out for show, because the impact
and danger would be too great; for example, one would never perform the pulling
down of a large building. Great supernormal abilities are not allowed to be used
except by people with special missions, and neither can these abilities be revealed;
this is because high-level masters restrain them.
All the same, some everyday people insist on having qigong masters perform,
forcing them to display their supernormal abilities. People with supernormal abilities
are unwilling to use them for performance, since they are forbidden to reveal them;
displaying them would impact the entire state of society. People who genuinely
possess great virtue are not allowed to use their supernormal abilities in public. Some
qigong masters feel awful during performances and want to cry afterward. Dont force
them to perform! It is upsetting to them to reveal these things. A student brought a
magazine to me. I felt disgusted the moment I read it. It mentioned that an
international qigong conference was to be held. People with supernormal abilities
could participate in a contest, and the conference was open to whoever had great
supernormal abilities. After I read it I felt upset for days. Supernormal abilities are not
something that can be publicly displayed for competitiondemonstrating them in
public is regrettable. Everyday people focus on practical things in the mundane world,
but qigong masters need to have dignity.
Whats the motive behind wanting supernormal abilities? Wanting them reflects a
practitioners realm of mind and pursuits. A person with impure pursuits and an
unstable mind is unlikely to have great supernormal abilities. This is because before
you are fully enlightened, what you perceive to be good or bad is only based on the
standards of this world. You can see neither the true nature of things nor the karmic
relationships among them. Fighting, cursing, and mistreatment among people are
inherently caused by karmic relationships. You can only be more trouble than help if
you cant perceive them. The gratitude and resentment, right and wrong of everyday
people are governed by the laws of this world; practitioners shouldnt be concerned
with these things. Before you achieve full Enlightenment, what you see with your
eyes might not necessarily be the truth. When one person punches another, it might be
that they are settling their karmic debts. Your involvement might hamper the
settlement of the debt. Karma is a type of black substance that surrounds the human
body. It has physical existence in another dimension and can transform into sickness
or misfortune.
Supernormal abilities exist in everyone, and the idea is that they need to be
developed and strengthened through continued cultivation. If, as a practitioner, a
person only pursues supernormal abilities, he is shortsighted and impure in mind. No
matter what he wants supernormal abilities for, his pursuit contains elements of
selfishness that will definitely hinder cultivation. Consequently, he will never obtain
supernormal abilities.
(3) Handling Gong Potency
Some practitioners havent practiced for very long, yet they want to treat illnesses for
others to see how effective they are. When those of you without high gong potency
extend your hand and try, you absorb into your own body a great deal of black,
unhealthy, filthy qi that exists in the patients body. Since you dont have the ability to
resist unhealthy qi and your body also lacks a protective shield, you form one shared
field with the patient; you cant defend against unhealthy qi without high gong
potency. As a result, you will experience a great deal of discomfort. If no one looks
after you, over the course of time you will accumulate illness throughout your body.
So someone who lacks high gong potency shouldnt treat illnesses for others. Only a
person who has already developed supernormal abilities and who possesses a certain
level of gong potency can use qigong to treat illness. Even though some people have
developed supernormal abilities and are able to treat illnesses, they are, when at a
rather low level, in fact using their accumulated gong potencytheir own energyto
treat the illnesses. Since gong is both energy and an intelligent entity that isnt easily
accumulated, you are actually depleting yourself of gong when you emit it.
Accompanying your release of gong, the gong column above your head shortens and
depletes. That is not worth it at all. So I dont endorse treating illness for others when
your gong potency is not high. No matter how great the methods you used, you would
still consume your own energy.
All kinds of supernormal abilities will emerge when a persons gong potency
reaches a certain level. You need to be very cautious when using these supernormal
abilities. For instance, a person has to use his Third Eye once it has opened, as it will
close if he never uses it. Yet he shouldnt look through it frequently. Too much energy
will be discharged if he looks through it too often. So does this mean one should never
use it? Of course not. If we were to never use it, then what would be the use of our
practicing cultivation? The question is when to use it. You can use it only when you
have cultivated to a certain stage and possess the ability to replenish yourself. When a
cultivator of Falun Gong reaches a certain stage, the Falun can automatically
transform and replenish however much gong he or she releases. The Falun
automatically maintains a practitioners gong potency level, and his or her gong wont
decrease for even one moment. This is a characteristic of Falun Gong. Not until that
point may supernormal abilities be used.
The Third Eyes main passage is located between the middle of the forehead and the
Shangen15 point. The way everyday people see things with the naked eye works the
same way as a camera does: The size of the lens, or pupil, is adjusted according to the
distance of an object and the intensity of the light. Via the optic nerves, images then
form on the pineal gland, located at the back of the brain. The supernormal ability of
Penetrative Vision is simply the ability of the pineal gland to look directly out through
the Third Eye. An average persons Third Eye is closed, as his or her main passage is
narrow and dark. There is no quintessential qi inside, no illumination. Some people
cannot see, for their passages are blocked.
To open the Third Eye, we first use either outside force or self-cultivation to
unblock the passage. The shape of the passage varies with each individual, ranging
from oval to round, rhombic to triangular. The better you cultivate, the rounder the
passage will become. Second, the master gives you an eye. If you cultivate on your
own then you have to cultivate it yourself. Third, you need to have quintessential qi21
at the location of your Third Eye.
We usually see things with our two eyes, and it is exactly these two eyes that
block our channel to other dimensions. Since they function as a shield, we can only
see objects that exist in our physical dimension. Opening the Third Eye allows you to
see without using these two eyes. You can also cultivate to have a True Eye after you
reach a very high level. Then you can see with the True Eye of The Third Eye, or with
the True Eye at the Shangen point. According to the Buddha School, every pore of the
body is an eyethere are eyes all over the body. According to the Dao School, every
acupuncture point is an eye. The main passage is nonetheless located at the Third Eye,
and it has to be opened first. In class, I plant in everyone things that can open the
Third Eye. The results vary owing to differences in peoples physical qualities. Some
people see a dark hole similar to a deep well. This means the passage of the Third Eye
is dark. Others see a white tunnel. If objects can be seen in front, the Third Eye is
about to open. Some see objects revolving, which are what Master 16 has planted to
open the Third Eye. You will be able to see once the Third Eye is drilled open. Some
people can see a large eye through their Third Eye, and they think it is the Buddhas
eye. It is actually their own eye. These are usually people with relatively good inborn
quality.
According to our statistics, the Third Eye is opened for more than half of the
attendees each time we give a lecture series. A problem might arise after the Third
Eye is opened, wherein a person whose xinxing isnt high can easily use the Third Eye
to do bad things. To prevent this problem, I open your Third Eye directly to the level
of Wisdom Eyesightin other words, to an advanced level that allows you to directly
see scenes from other dimensions and to see things that appear during cultivation,
allowing you to believe them. This will reinforce your confidence in cultivation. The
xinxing of people who have just started practicing have not yet reached the level of
supernormal people. They are thus inclined to do wrong once they possess
15 Shangen (shahn-gun) pointacupuncture point located between ones
eyebrows and slightly below. 21 qi can also be used in a much broader sense to
describe substances that are invisible and amorphous, such as air, smell, anger, etc.
16 Masterthe Chinese term used here, shifu, is composed of two characters: one
meaning teacher, the other father.
supernormal things. Lets give a playful example: If you were to walk along the street
and come upon a lottery stand, you might be able to walk away with the first prize.
This wont be allowed to happenits just to illustrate the point. Another reason is
that we are opening the Third Eye for a large number of people. Suppose every
persons Third Eye was opened at a lower level: Just imagine if everyone could see
through the human body or see objects behind wallscould we still call this a human
society? Human society would be severely disrupted, so it is neither permissible nor
achievable. Furthermore, it wouldnt do practitioners any good and would only foster
their attachments. So we wont open the Third Eye for you at a low level. We will
instead open it directly at a high level.
(2) The Third Eyes Levels
The Third Eye has many different levels; at different levels it sees different
dimensions. According to Buddhism there are five levels: Flesh Eyesight, Celestial
Eyesight, Wisdom Eyesight, Law Eyesight, and Buddha Eyesight. Each level is
subdivided into upper, middle, and lower levels. Only our material world can be
observed when at or below the level of Celestial Eyesight. Only at or above the level
of Wisdom Eyesight will other dimensions be observable. Those who have the
supernormal ability of Penetrative Vision can see things accurately, with clarity better
than that of a CAT scan. But what they can see is still within this physical world and
doesnt exceed the dimension in which we exist; they arent considered to have
reached an advanced level of the Third Eye.
The level of a persons Third Eye is determined by the amount of his or her
quintessential qi, as well as the width, brightness, and degree of blockage of the main
passage. The internal, quintessential qi is critical in determining how thoroughly the
Third Eye will be able to open. It is particularly easy to open the Third Eye for
children under the age of six. I neednt even bother using my hand, as it opens once I
start talking. This is because children have received little negative influence from our
physical world and they havent committed any wrongdoing. Their quintessential qi is
well preserved. The Third Eye of a child over the age of six becomes increasingly
difficult to open, owing to the increase of external influences as they grow up. In
particular, unsound education, being spoiled, and turning immoral can all make the
quintessential qi dissipate. All of it will be gone after a certain point is reached. Those
people whose quintessential qi is completely lost can gradually recover it through
cultivation, but it takes a long period of time and arduous effort. So the quintessential
qi is extremely precious.
I dont recommend that a persons Third Eye be opened at the level of Celestial
Eyesight, because a practitioner with low gong potency will lose more energy looking
at objects than he accumulates through cultivation. The Third Eye might once again
close if too much of the essential energy is lost. Once it closes it wont be easy to
open again. So I usually open the Third Eye for people at the level of Wisdom
Eyesight. No matter how clear or unclear a cultivators vision is, he or she will be able
to see objects in other dimensions. Since people are affected by their innate qualities,
some see clearly, some see things intermittently, and others see unclearly. But at a
minimum, you will be able to see light. This will help a cultivator progress toward
high levels. Those who cant see clearly will be able to remedy this through
cultivation.
People who have less quintessential qi only see images in black and white through
the Third Eye. The Third Eye of a person who has relatively more quintessential qi
will be able to see scenes in color and in clearer form. The more the quintessential qi,
the better the clarity. But every individual is different. Some people are born with the
Third Eye open, while for others it might be tightly clogged. When the Third Eye is
opening, the image is similar to the blooming of a flower, opening layer after layer.
You will initially discover during the seated meditation that there is illumination in the
area of the Third Eye. At the beginning the illumination isnt so bright, while later it
turns red. The Third Eye of some people is tightly closed, so their initial physical
reactions might be quite strong. These people will feel the muscles around the primary
passage and the Shangen point tightening, as if they were being pressed and squeezed
inward. Their temples and foreheads will start to feel like they are swelling and
aching. All of these are symptoms of the Third Eye opening. A person whose Third
Eye opens easily can occasionally see certain things. During my classes, some people
unwittingly see my Law Bodies. They disappear when they intentionally try to look,
as these people are then actually using their physical eyes. When you see some things
with your eyes closed, try to remain in that state of seeing and you will gradually see
things more clearly. If you want to watch more closely, you will actually switch to
your own eyes and use the optic nerves. You will then be unable to see anything.
The dimensions perceived by the Third Eye differ in accordance with the level of
a persons Third Eye. Some scientific research departments fail to understand this
principle, preventing some qigong experiments from reaching their expected
outcomes. Occasionally, some experiments even reach opposite conclusions. For
example, an institute designed a method to test supernormal abilities. They asked
qigong masters to see the contents of a sealed box. Because those masters Third Eye
levels are different, their answers are different. The research staff then regarded the
Third Eye as false and as a misleading concept. Someone with a lower-level Third
Eye will usually achieve better results in this kind of experiment, because his Third
Eye is opened at the level of the Celestial Eyesighta level suitable only for
observing objects in this physical dimension. So people who dont understand the
Third Eye think that these people have the greatest supernormal abilities. All objects,
organic or inorganic, appear in different shapes and forms in different dimensions. For
example, as soon as a glass is manufactured, in a different dimension an intelligent
entity comes into existence. Moreover, prior to existing as this entity it might have
been something else. When the Third Eye is at its lowest level, one will see the glass.
At a high level one will see the entity that exists in the other dimension. At an even
higher level one will see the material form prior to the existence of that intelligent
entity.
(3) Remote Viewing
After opening the Third Eye, the supernormal ability of Remote Viewing emerges for
some people, and they are able to see objects thousands of miles away. Each
individual occupies dimensions of his own. In those dimensions he is as big as a
universe. Within a certain particular dimension, he has a mirror in front of his
forehead, though it is invisible in our dimension. Everyone has this mirror, but the
mirror of a nonpractitioner faces inward. For practitioners, this mirror slowly turns
over. Once it turns over, the mirror can reflect what the practitioner wants to see. In
his particular dimension he is rather large. Since his body is fairly large, so too is his
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mirror. Whatever the cultivator wants to see can be reflected onto the mirror.
Although the image has been captured, he still cant see, as the image needs to stay on
the mirror for a second. The mirror turns over and allows him to see the objects it
reflects. Then it turns back, flipping back over quickly, and flipping back and forth
ceaselessly. Cinematic film moves at twenty-four frames per second to produce
continuous movement. The speed at which the mirror flips is much faster than that,
and so the images appear continuous and clear. This is Remote Viewingthe
principle of Remote Viewing is this simple. This used to be very secret, yet I have
revealed it in just a few lines.
(4) Dimensions
From our perspective, dimensions are quite complicated. Humankind knows only the
dimension in which humans currently exist, while other dimensions havent yet been
explored or detected. When it comes to other dimensions, we qigong masters have
already seen dozens of levels of dimensions. These, too, can be explained
theoretically, though they remain unproven by science. Even though some people
dont admit the existence of certain things, they have actually reflected into our
dimension. For example, there is a place called the Bermuda Triangle (the Devils
Triangle). Some ships and planes have disappeared in that area, only to reemerge
years later. No one can explain why, as no one has gone beyond the confines of
human thoughts and theories. In fact, the Triangle is a gateway to another dimension.
Unlike our regular doors that have definite positions, it remains in an unpredictable
state. The ship can easily enter the other dimension if it passes through when the door
happens to be open. Humans cannot sense the differences between the dimensions,
and they enter into the other dimension instantly. The space-time difference between
that dimension and our dimension cannot be expressed in milesa distance of
thousands of miles might be contained in one point here, that is, they might exist in
the same place and at the same time. The ship swings in for a moment and comes
back out again by accident. Yet decades have passed in this world, since time is
different in these two dimensions. There are also unitary worlds existing in each
dimension. There is a similarity here to our models of atomic structures wherein one
ball is connected to another by a string, involving many balls and strings; it is very
complex.
A British pilot was carrying out a mission four years prior to World War II. In the
middle of his flight he ran into a heavy thunderstorm. By drawing on past experience,
he was able to find an abandoned airport. The moment the airport appeared before his
eyes, a completely different picture came into view: All of a sudden it was sunny and
cloudless, as if he had just emerged from another world. The airplanes at the airport
were colored in yellow, and people were busy doing things on the ground. He thought
this was so weird! No one acknowledged him after he touched down; even the control
tower didnt contact him. The pilot then decided to leave since the sky had cleared up.
He flew again, and when he was at the same distance at which he had seen the airport
moments ago, he again plunged into a thunderstorm. He eventually managed to get
back. He reported the situation and even wrote it down in the flight record. But his
superiors didnt believe him. Four years later World War II broke out, and he was
transferred to that abandoned airport. He immediately recalled that it was exactly the
same scene he had seen four years before. All of us qigong masters know how to
explain it. He did in advance what he would do four years later. Before the first action
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had begun, he had gone there and played his role in advance. Things then returned to
being in the right order.
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relapse. The truth is that the black qi is not the cause of the illnessthe existence of
black qi only makes the patient feel uncomfortable. The root cause of the patients
illness is an intelligent entity that exists in another dimension. Many qigong masters
dont know this. Since that intelligent entity is mighty, average people are not able
touch it, nor would they dare to. Falun Gongs way of treatment focuses on and starts
with that intelligent entity, removing the root cause of the illness. Moreover, a shield
is installed in that area so that the illness will be unable to invade again.
Qigong can heal illness but it cant interfere with the conditions of human society.
It would interfere with the conditions of everyday peoples society if it were applied
on a large scale, and that is not allowed; its healing effects wouldnt be good either. As
you may know, some people have opened qigong diagnostic clinics, qigong hospitals,
and qigong rehabilitation centers. Their treatments might have been quite effective
before they opened these businesses. Once they open a business to treat illnesses, the
effectiveness plummets. This means that people are prohibited from using
supernatural methods to fulfill the functions of everyday peoples society. Doing so
certainly reduces their effectiveness to a level as low as the methods of everyday
peoples society.
A person can use supernormal abilities to observe the inside of a human body
layer by layer, similar to how medical cross sectioning is done. Soft tissues and any
other part of the body can be seen. Though the current CAT scan is able to see clearly,
the use of a machine is still required; it is really time consuming, uses a great deal of
film, and is quite slow and costly. It is not as convenient or accurate as human
supernormal abilities. By closing their eyes to do a quick scan, qigong masters are
able to see any part of the patient directly and clearly. Isnt this high tech? This is even
more advanced than what is considered high tech today. Yet this kind of skill already
existed in ancient Chinait was the high tech of ancient times. Hua Tuo discovered
a tumor on Cao Caos19 brain and wanted to perform surgery on him. Cao Cao had
Hua Tuo arrested, because he couldnt believe it and mistook it as a way to harm him.
Cao Cao eventually died as a result of the brain tumor. Many great Chinese doctors in
history really possessed supernormal abilities. It is just that people in this modern
society zealously pursue practical things and have forgotten the ancient traditions.
Our high-level qigong cultivation should reexamine traditional things, inherit and
develop them through our practice, and reuse them to benefit human society.
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practice at higher levels. The word itself doesnt have any superstitious overtones.
Some people cant tolerate hearing the word Buddha, and claim that we propagate
superstition. It is not so. Buddha began as a Sanskrit term that originated in India. It
was translated into Chinese according to its pronunciation and called Fo Tuo. 20 People
omitted the word Tuo and kept the Fo. Translated into Chinese it means
Enlightened Onea person who is enlightened. (Refer to the Ci Hai21 dictionary.)
(1) Buddha School Qigong
At present, two types of Buddha School qigong have been made public. One
separated from Buddhism and has produced many distinguished monks throughout its
thousands of years of development. When its practitioners have cultivated to quite an
advanced level, high-level masters will come to teach them something so that they
will receive genuine instruction from even higher levels. All of the things in
Buddhism used to be passed down to one individual at a time. Only when he was near
the end of his life would a distinguished monk pass these down to one disciple, who
would cultivate according to Buddhist doctrines, improving holistically. This type of
qigong seemed closely connected to Buddhism. Monks were driven out of the temples
later, namely, during the time of the Great Cultural Revolution. 22 These exercises then
spread to the general public where they developed in number.
Another type of qigong is also of the Buddha School. Over the ages, this type has
never been a part of Buddhism. It has always been practiced quietly, either among the
populace or deep in the mountains. These kinds of practices have their uniqueness.
They need to choose a good disciplesomeone with tremendous virtue who is truly
capable of cultivating to an advanced level. This kind of person appears in this world
only once in many, many years. These practices cannot be made public, as they
require rather high xinxing and their gong develops rapidly. These sorts of practices
are not few. The same applies to the Dao School. Daoist qigong, while all belonging
to the Dao School, are further divided into Kunlung, Emei, Wudang, etc. There are
different subdivisions within each group, and the subdivisions are quite different from
one another. They cannot be mixed and practiced together.
(2) Buddhism
Buddhism is a system of cultivation practice that Sakyamuni 23 enlightened to on his
own in India more than two thousand years ago, and it is based on his original
20 Fo Tuo (foah-toah)Buddha.
21 Ci Hai (tsz high)the name of an authoritative Chinese dictionary.
22 Great Cultural Revolutiona communist political movement in China that
denounced traditional values and culture (1966-1976).
23 SakyamuniBuddha Sakyamuni, or the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama.
Popularly known as the founder of Buddhism, he lived in ancient India around the
5th century B.C.
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Tantrism (this disappeared after Buddhism was suppressed during the years of
Huichang31). Another branch in India evolved into yoga.
No exercises are taught in Buddhism and qigong is not practiced. This is to
preserve the traditional method of Buddhist cultivation. It is also an important reason
why Buddhism has lasted more than two thousand years without waning. It has
naturally maintained its own tradition precisely because it hasnt accepted into it
anything foreign. In Buddhism there are different ways to cultivate. Theravada
Buddhism focuses on self-salvation and self-cultivation; Mahayana Buddhism has
evolved to offer salvation to both self and otherssalvation of all sentient beings.
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the masters flows as if through a pipeline. Some people dont even know where the
gong comes from. This is reverse cultivation.
Another type is called gong borrowing, and this isnt restricted in terms of age.
A human being has an Assistant Consciousness (fu yishi) along with a Main
Consciousness (zhu yishi), and it is generally at a higher level than the Main
Consciousness. The Assistant Consciousnesses of some people have reached such
high levels that they can communicate with enlightened beings. When these kinds of
people want to cultivate, their Assistant Consciousnesses also want to improve their
levels and will immediately get in touch with those enlightened beings to borrow
gong from them. After the gong is loaned this person will get it overnight. After
obtaining the gong, he or she will be able to treat people to ease their pains. The
person will usually employ the method of forming an energy field. He or she will also
be able to give energy to people individually and to teach some techniques.
People like this usually start out being pretty good. Because they possess gong,
they become well known and acquire both fame and personal gain. Attachments to
renown and to personal gain come to occupy a substantial portion of their thinking
more than cultivation does. From that point on their gong starts to diminish, becoming
smaller and smaller until finally it is all gone.
(4) Cosmic Language
Some people are suddenly able to speak a certain type of language. It sounds fairly
fluent when it is uttered, yet its not the language of any human society. Whats it
called? It is referred to as celestial language. This thing called cosmic language is in
fact merely the language of those entities that are not so high. This phenomenon is
occurring right now for quite a few qigong practitioners around the country; some of
them can even speak several different languages. Of course, the languages of our
humankind are also sophisticated and there are more than a thousand varieties. Is
cosmic language considered a supernormal ability? I would say that it doesnt count
as one. It isnt a supernormal ability that comes from you, and neither is it a kind of
ability thats given to you from the outside. Rather, it is manipulation by foreign
entities. These entities originate at a somewhat higher levelat least higher than that
of humankind. It is one of them who does the talking, as the person who speaks
cosmic language only serves as a medium. Most people do not even know themselves
what they are saying. Only those who have mind-reading abilities can get a general
sense of what the words mean. It is not a supernormal ability, but many people who
have spoken these languages feel superior and elated since they think it is a
supernormal ability. In fact, someone with a high-level Third Eye can definitely
observe that a living entity is speaking from diagonally above, through the persons
mouth.
That entity teaches the person to speak a cosmic language while passing on to him
or her some of its energy. Yet thereafter this person will be under its control, so this is
not a righteous cultivation way. Even though that entity is in a slightly higher
dimension, it is not cultivating a righteous way. It therefore doesnt know how to
teach cultivators to stay healthy or heal illnesses. Consequently, it utilizes this method
of sending out energy through speech. Because it is dispersed, this energy has little
power. It is effective in treating minor sicknesses but fails with serious diseases.
Buddhism speaks of how those above cannot cultivate since they lack suffering and
discord; moreover, they cannot temper themselves and are unable to improve their
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levels. So they look for ways to help people gain better health and thereby elevate
themselves. This is what speaking cosmic language is all about. It is neither a
supernormal ability nor qigong.
(5) Spirit Possession
The most injurious type of spirit possession (futi) is that by a low-level entity. This is
caused by cultivating an evil way. It is really harmful to people, and the consequences
of people being possessed are frightening. Not long after beginning to practice, some
people become obsessed with treating patients and becoming rich; they think of these
things all the time. These people might have originally been pretty decent or already
had a master looking after them. Nevertheless, things turn sour when they start to
contemplate giving treatments and getting rich. They then attract this type of entity.
Even though its not in our physical dimension it really exists.
This kind of practitioner suddenly feels that the Third Eye has opened and that he
or she now has gong, but it is actually that the possessing spirit has control of his or
her brain. It reflects onto this persons brain the images that it sees, making him or her
feel that the Third Eye has opened. The persons Third Eye has not in fact opened
whatsoever. Why does the possessing spirit or animal want to give this person gong?
Why does it want to help him or her? Its because in our universe animals are
forbidden to cultivate. Animals are not allowed to obtain a righteous cultivation way
since they know nothing about xinxing and cant improve themselves. As a result, they
want to attach themselves to human bodies and acquire the human essence. There is
also another rule in this universe, namely: no loss, no gain. So they want to satisfy
your desire for fame and personal gain. They will make you rich and famous, but they
will not help you for nothing. They also want to gain something: your essence. You
will have nothing left by the time they leave you and you will have turned very weak
or become a vegetable. This is caused by your degenerate xinxing. One right mind
will subdue a hundred evils. When you are righteous you will not attract evil. In other
words, be a noble practitioner, turn away from all nonsense, and practice only a
righteous cultivation way.
(6) A Righteous Practice Can Become a Wicked Cultivation Way
Although the practice systems some people learn come from righteous cultivation
ways, people can actually practice wicked ways inadvertently due to their inability to
impose strict self-requirements, to their failure to cultivate xinxing, and to their
entertaining negative thoughts while performing their exercises. For example, when a
person is performing the exercises there in either the standing stance or the seated
meditation, his thoughts are actually on money, becoming well known, personal gain,
or hes wronged me, and Ill fix him after I acquire supernormal abilities. Or he is
thinking of this or that supernormal ability, adding something very bad to his practice
and actually practicing a wicked way. This is quite dangerous since it might attract
some rather negative things, like low-level entities. Perhaps the person doesnt even
know he has invited them. His attachment is strong; it is unacceptable to purposefully
practice cultivation to fulfill ones desires. He isnt righteous, and even his master will
be unable to protect him. So practitioners must maintain their xinxing strictly, keeping
a righteous mind and craving nothing. Doing otherwise might incur problems.
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powerful. Cultivators who have acquired it are halfway through their cultivation. The
only thing that remains is for you to improve your xinxing, and quite an advanced
level awaits you. Of course, people who are not predestined might stop after
cultivating for a little while, and then the Falun in them will cease to exist.
Falun Gong is of the Buddha School, but it far exceeds the scope of the Buddha
School: Falun Gong cultivates according to the entire universe. In the past, cultivation
in the Buddha School only mentioned principles of the Buddha School, while
cultivation in the Dao School only addressed principles of the Dao School. Neither
thoroughly explained the universe at its fundamental level. The universe is similar to
human beings in that it has its own nature, along with its material composition. This
nature can be summarized in three words: Zhen-Shan-Ren. Dao School cultivation
focuses its understanding on Zhen: telling the truth, doing honest deeds, returning to
the origin and ones true self, and finally becoming a true person. Buddha School
cultivation focuses on Shan: developing great compassion, and offering salvation to
all beings. Our cultivation way cultivates Zhen, Shan, and Ren simultaneously,
directly cultivating according to the fundamental nature of the universe and eventually
assimilating practitioners to the universe.
Falun Gong is a cultivation system of both mind and body; when a practitioners
gong potency and xinxing have reached a certain level, he or she is bound to attain in
this world both Enlightenment (the state of Unlocking Gong (kaigong)) and an
indestructible body. In general, Falun Gong is divided into In-Triple-World-Law and
Beyond-Triple-World-Law, which include many levels. I hope that all devoted
practitioners will cultivate diligently and continually improve their xinxing so that
they can reach Consummation.
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see the whole image of the Falun, which is extraordinarily beautiful and brilliant, and
this encourages practitioners to cultivate more diligently and make faster progress.
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be that many people who practiced dan-method qigong tried to lift their dan. It
couldnt be lifted out once it was raised to the Niwan Palace, 37 and so these people got
stuck here. Some people wanted to deliberately burst it but they had no way of doing
so. There were some cases like this: A persons grandfather didnt succeed in
cultivation, so at the end of his lifetime he spat the dan out and passed it on to this
persons father; his father didnt succeed in cultivation, so at the end of his lifetime he
spat it out and passed it on to this person. To this day the person still hasnt achieved
much. Its really difficult! Of course, there are many decent cultivation methods. Its
not so bad if you can receive genuine teaching from someone, but chances are he or
she wont teach you high-level things.
(2) Cultivating the Main Consciousness
Everyone has a Main Consciousness. One usually relies on ones Main Consciousness
in order to act and think. In addition to the Main Consciousness, one also has one or
more Assistant Consciousnesses and inherited spirits from ones ancestors. The
Assistant Consciousness(es) has the same name as the Main Consciousness, but in
general it is more capable and of a higher level. It doesnt become deluded by our
human society and it can see its own particular dimension. Many cultivation methods
take the route of cultivating the Assistant Consciousness, whereby ones flesh body
and Main Consciousness only function as a vehicle. These practitioners generally
dont know about these things, and they even feel good about themselves. It is
incredibly difficult for one to break with practical things while living in society,
particularly the things that a person is attached to. Therefore, many cultivation
methods emphasize performing exercises while in a state of trancean absolute state
of trance. When transformation occurs during a state of trance, the Assistant
Consciousness in fact gets transformed in a different society and improved through
this process. One day the Assistant Consciousness will complete its cultivation and
take away your gong. Nothing is left for your Main Consciousness and your
originalbody, and your lifelong cultivation falls short of success. Thats a great pity.
Some well-known qigong masters command great supernormal abilities of all kinds,
and along with these come prestige and respect. Yet they still dont know that their
gong has not actually grown on their own bodies.
Our Falun Gong directly cultivates the Main Consciousness; we ensure that gong
actually grows on your body. The Assistant Consciousness will of course also get a
share; it also improves, while in the secondary position. Our cultivation method has
strict xinxing criteria that allow you to temper your xinxing and improve while in
human society, under the most complicated circumstanceslike the lotus flower
emerging out of mud. Because of this you can succeed in your cultivation. This is why
Falun Gong is so precious: It is precious because it is you, yourself, who obtains
gong. But it is also quite difficult. The difficulty lies in the fact that you have chosen a
path which will temper and test you in the most complicated environment.
The Main Consciousness must always be used to direct ones cultivation, since the
goal of our practice is to cultivate the Main Consciousness. The Main Consciousness
should make decisions, rather than turning them over to the Assistant Consciousness.
Otherwise, there would come a day when the Assistant Consciousness would
complete its cultivation at a higher level and take your gong with it, while your
37 Niwan (nee-wahn) Palacea Daoist term for the pineal gland.
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original-body and Main Consciousness would have nothing left. When you are
cultivating to high levels, your Main Consciousness shouldnt become unaware of
what you are doing, as if it were asleep. You need to be clear that you are the one
performing the exercises, ascending through cultivation, and improving your xinxing
only then will you be in control and able to acquire gong. Sometimes when you are
absentminded you might accomplish something without even knowing how it was
done. It is actually your Assistant Consciousness that is taking effect; your Assistant
Consciousness is in command. If you open your eyes to look about while you are
sitting there in meditation and you see that there is another you across from you, then
that is your Assistant Consciousness. If you are sitting there in meditation facing
north, but all of a sudden you find that you are sitting on the north side, wondering,
How did I get out?, then this is your true self that has come out. What sits there is
your flesh body and Assistant Consciousness. These can be distinguished.
You shouldnt become completely unaware of yourself when you perform the
exercises of Falun Gong. Doing so is not in line with the great way of Falun Gong
cultivation. You have to keep your mind clear when doing the exercises. Deviation
wont occur during the practice if your Main Consciousness is strong, as nothing will
really be able to harm you. Some things might come onto the body if the Main
Consciousness is weak.
(3) Doing the Exercises Regardless of Direction and Time
Many cultivation methods are particular about at what time and toward which
direction its best to perform their exercises. We are not concerned with these things in
the least. Falun Gong cultivation is done according to the nature of the universe and
the principles of the universes evolution. So direction and time are not important. We
are, in effect, situated in the Falun while doing the exercises, which is omnidirectional
and always rotating. Our Falun is synchronized with the universe. The universe is in
motion, the Milky Way is in motion, the nine planets are revolving around the sun,
and Earth itself is rotating. Which way is north, east, south or west? People living on
the earth devised these directions. So you will be facing all directions no matter which
direction you face.
Some people say that its best to do the exercises at midnight, while some say that
noon or another time is best. We arent concerned with this, either, because the Falun
cultivates you when you are not performing the exercises. The Falun is helping you
cultivate at every momentthe Fa refines the practitioner. In dan-method qigong,
people cultivate dan; in Falun Gong, it is the Fa that cultivates people. Do the
exercises more when you have time, and do them less when you have less time. It is
quite flexible.
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of cultivation methods that cultivate both mind and body are: prolonging life,
deterring aging, and lengthening peoples life expectancy.
(2) The Falun Heavenly Circuit
Our human body is a small universe. The energy of the human body circles around the
body, and this is called the circulation of the small universe, or the heavenly
circulation. Speaking in terms of levels, connecting the two meridians of Ren and
Du39 is only a superficial heavenly circuit. It doesnt have the effect of cultivating the
body. The Small Heavenly Circuit, in its true sense, circulates inside the body from
the Niwan Palace to the dantian. Through this internal circulation, all of a persons
meridians are opened up and expanded from the inside of the body to its outside. Our
Falun Gong calls for all meridians to be open at the outset.
The Great Heavenly Circuit is the movement of the eight Extra Meridians, 40 and it
goes around the entire body to complete one cycle. If the Great Heavenly Circuit is
opened, it will bring about a state in which a person can levitate off the ground. This
is what is meant by ascending in broad daylight, as mentioned in Scripture of Dan
Cultivation. Nevertheless, an area in your body will usually be locked so that you will
be unable to fly. Yet it will bring you to this state: You will walk quickly and
effortlessly, and when you walk uphill you will feel as if someone were pushing you
from behind. The opening of the Great Heavenly Circuit can also bring about a type
of supernormal ability. It can enable the qi that exists in different organs of the body
to exchange positions. The qi of the heart will move to the stomach, the qi of the
stomach will travel to the intestines, and so on. As ones gong potency strengthens, if
this ability is released outside the human body it will become the supernormal ability
of telekinesis. This kind of heavenly circuit is also called the Meridian Heavenly
Circuit, or the Heaven and Earth Heavenly Circuit. But its movement still wont
achieve the goal of transforming the body. There has to be another corresponding
heavenly circuit, called the Borderline Heavenly Circuit. Here is how the Borderline
Heavenly Circuit moves: It emerges from either the Huiyin point 41 or the Baihui
point42 and travels along the sides of the body, where yin borders yang.43
The heavenly circuit in Falun Gong is much greater than the movement of the
eight Extra Meridians that are discussed in regular cultivation methods. It is the
39 Ren and Duthe Du channel, or Governing Vessel, begins in the pelvic
cavity and travels upward along the middle of the back. The Ren channel, or
Conception Vessel, travels upward from the pelvic cavity along the middle of
the bodys front side.
40 eight Extra Meridiansin Chinese Medicine, these are meridians that exist in
addition to the twelve Regular Meridians. Most of the eight Extra intersect with
the acupuncture points of the twelve Regular, and so they are not considered
independent or major meridians.
41 Huiyin (hway-yin) pointthe acupuncture point in the center of the perineum.
42 Baihui (bye-hway) pointthe acupuncture point located at the crown of ones
head.
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movement of all the crisscrossing meridians located throughout the entire body. All
meridians of the entire body need to be thoroughly opened at once, and they all have
to move together. These things are already embedded in our Falun Gong, so you dont
need to deliberately do them or guide them with your thoughts. You will go awry if
you do it that way. During the lecture series, I install energy mechanisms outside your
body that circulate automatically. The energy mechanisms are something unique to
high-level cultivation, and they are part of what makes our exercises automatic. Just
like the Falun, they revolve ceaselessly, leading all internal meridians into rotating
motion. Even if you havent worked on the heavenly circuit, those meridians have in
fact already been driven into motion, and deep inside and outside they are all moving
together. We use our exercises to strengthen the energy mechanisms that exist outside
the body.
(3) Opening the Meridians
The objective of opening the meridians is to allow energy to circulate and to change
the molecular composition of cells, transforming them into high-energy matter. The
meridians of nonpractitioners are congested and narrow. The meridians of
practitioners gradually brighten and have their congested areas cleared. The meridians
of veteran practitioners widen, and they will widen even further during cultivation at
higher levels. Some people have meridians as wide as a finger. Yet the opening up of
meridians itself reflects neither ones cultivation level nor the height of ones gong.
The meridians will be brightened and widened through performing the exercises, and
eventually connect to become one large piece. At that point, this person will have no
meridians or acupuncture points. Put another way, his or her entire body will be
meridians and acupuncture points. Even this condition doesnt mean that this person
has attained the Dao. It is only the manifestation of one level during the process of
Falun Gong cultivation. Arrival at this stage signifies that this person has reached the
end of In-Triple-World-Law cultivation. At the same time, this brings about a state
quite noticeable from its outer appearance: Three Flowers Gathered Atop the Head
(sanhua juding). The gong column will be rather high then and a great deal of
supernormal abilities will have been developed, all of which possesses a shape and
form. The three flowers appear on the crown of the head, with one resembling a
chrysanthemum and another a lotus. The three flowers spin individually while
revolving around each other at the same time. Each flower has an extremely tall pole
on top of it that reaches to the sky. These three poles also rotate and spin along with
the flowers. The person will feel that his or her head has grown heavy. At this point
the person will only have taken the last step of In-Triple-World-Law cultivation.
43 yin (yin) and yang (yahng)the Dao School believes that everything contains
opposite forces of yin and yang which are mutually exclusive, yet interdependent,
e.g. female (yin) vs. male (yang), front of the body (yin) vs. back of the body
(yang).
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5. Mind-Intent
Falun Gong cultivation involves no use of mind-intent. A persons mind-intent doesnt
accomplish anything by itself, though it can send out commands. What is really at
work are supernormal abilities, which have the capacity of an intelligent being to
think and can receive commands from the brains signals. Yet many people,
particularly those in qigong circles, have many different theories about it. They think
that mind-intent can accomplish many things. Some talk about using mind-intent to
develop supernormal abilities, using it to open the Third Eye, to heal illnesses, to
perform telekinesis, etc. This is an incorrect understanding. At lower levels, everyday
people use mind-intent to direct their sensory organs and four limbs. At higher levels,
a cultivators mind-intent elevates a notch and directs abilities around. In other words,
supernormal abilities are dictated by mind-intent. This is how we look at mind-intent.
Sometimes we see a qigong master giving treatments to others. Before the master
moves a finger, the patients already acknowledge that they have become well, and
they think that the healing is done through the masters mind-intent. In fact, that
master releases a type of supernormal ability and dictates it to give the treatment or to
do something else. Since supernormal abilities travel in another dimension, everyday
people cant see them with their eyes. Those who dont know think that it is
mindintent that does the healing. Some people believe that mind-intent can be used to
heal illnesses, and this has misled people. This view has to be clarified.
Human thoughts are a type of message, a type of energy, and a form of material
existence. When a person thinks, the brain produces a frequency. Sometimes it is quite
effective to chant a mantra. Why? Its because the universe has its own vibrational
frequency, and an effect will be produced when the frequency of your mantra
coincides with that of the universe. For it to be effective, it certainly has to be of a
benign nature since evil things are not allowed to exist in the universe. Mindintent is
also a specific kind of thought. The Law Bodies of a high-level qigong grand master
are controlled and dictated by the thoughts of his main body. A Law Body also has his
own thoughts and his own independent ability to solve problems and carry out tasks.
He is an entirely independent self. At the same time, Law Bodies know the thoughts
of the qigong masters main body and will carry out tasks according to those thoughts.
For example, if the qigong master wants to treat a particular persons illness, Law
Bodies will go there. Without that thought they will not go. When they see an
extremely good thing to do they will do it on their own. Some masters havent
achieved Enlightenment, and there are things that they still dont know but that their
Law Bodies already know.
Mind-intent also has another meaning, namely, inspiration. Inspiration doesnt
come from ones Main Consciousness. The knowledge base of the Main
Consciousness is quite limited. It wont work if you depend solely on the Main
Consciousness to come up with something that doesnt yet exist in this society.
Inspiration comes from the Assistant Consciousness. When some people engaged in
creative work or scientific research get stuck after exhausting all of their brainpower,
they put things aside, rest for a while, or take a walk outside. Inspiration then comes
suddenly without their thinking. They immediately start to write everything down
quickly, thereby creating something. This is because when the Main Consciousness is
strong, it controls the brain and nothing will come forth, despite its effort. Once the
Main Consciousness relaxes, the Assistant Consciousness starts to function and
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control the brain. The Assistant Consciousness is able to create new things, as it
belongs to another dimension and is unrestrained by this one. Yet the Assistant
Consciousness cant surpass or interfere with the state of human society; it isnt
allowed to affect the process of societys development.
Inspiration comes from two sources. One is the Assistant Consciousness. The
Assistant Consciousness isnt deluded by this world and can produce inspiration. The
other source is the command and guidance from high-level beings. When guided by
high-level beings, peoples minds are expanded and able to create groundbreaking
things. The entire development of society and the universe follow their own specific
laws. Nothing happens by chance.
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They can talk to one another. There is a great deal of energy stored in those intelligent
beings, and this is used to change ones original-body.
At a certain advanced level in Falun Gong cultivation, Cultivated Infants (yinghai)
sometimes appear all throughout a practitioners body. They are mischievous, enjoy
playing, and are kindhearted. Another kind of body can also be produced: the
Immortal Infant (yuanying). He or she sits on a lotus flower throne that is very
beautiful. The Immortal Infant generated through cultivation is created by the merging
of yin and yang within the human body. Both male and female cultivators are able to
cultivate an Immortal Infant. At the beginning the Immortal Infant is very small. He
gradually grows larger and ultimately grows to be the cultivators size. He looks
exactly like the cultivator and is indeed present there in the cultivators body. When
people with supernormal abilities look at him or her, they will say that this person has
two bodies. Actually, this person has succeeded in cultivating his or her true body.
Many Law Bodies can also be developed through cultivation. In short, all
supernormal abilities that can be developed in the universe can be developed in Falun
Gong; supernormal abilities developed in other cultivation methods are also all
included in Falun Gong.
(3) Beyond-Triple-World-Law Cultivation
By performing Falun Gong exercises, practitioners can make their meridians wider
and wider, connecting them to become one piece. That is, a person cultivates to a state
in which there are no meridians or acupuncture points, or conversely, meridians and
acupuncture points exist everywhere. This still doesnt mean that he or she has
attained the Daoit is only one type of manifestation in the process of Falun Gong
cultivation and the reflection of one level. When this stage is reached, the person is at
the end of In-Triple-World-Law cultivation. The gong he or she has developed will
already be quite powerful and will have finished taking shape. Also, this persons
gong column will be really high and the three flowers will appear atop his or her head.
By that time this person will have merely taken the last step of In-Triple-World-Law
cultivation.
When another step forward is taken, there will be nothing left. All of the persons
supernormal abilities will be pressed into the bodys deepest dimension. He or she
will enter the Pure-White Body state, wherein the body is transparent. With one more
step forward, this person will enter into Beyond-Triple-World-Law cultivation, also
known as cultivation of a Buddhas body. The supernormal abilities developed at
this stage belong to the category of divine powers. The practitioner will have
unlimited powers at this point and will have become incredibly mighty. Upon
reaching higher realms, he or she will cultivate to become a great enlightened being.
All of this depends on how you cultivate your xinxing. Whichever level you cultivate
to is the level of your Attainment Status. Dedicated cultivators find a righteous
cultivation way and achieve Righteous Attainmentthis is Consummation.
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The struggles in this world test your xinxing at every moment. When confronted with
indescribable humiliation, when your vested interests are infringed upon, when faced
with money and lust, when in a power struggle, when rage and jealousy emerge in
conflicts, when various types of discord in society and in the family take place, and
when all kinds of suffering occur, can you always handle yourself in accordance with
the strict xinxing criteria? Of course, if you can handle everything you are already an
enlightened being. Most practitioners start as everyday people after all, and cultivation
of xinxing is gradual; it moves upward little by little. Determined cultivators will
eventually gain Righteous Attainment if they are prepared to endure great hardships
and to face difficulties with a firm mind. I hope that each of you cultivators maintains
your xinxing well and improves your gong potency rapidly!
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emotional tensions. The goal is to enable you to improve your xinxing. These things
usually happen suddenly and seem extremely intense. If you encounter something that
is very tricky, embarrassing for you, that makes you lose face, or puts you in an
awkward position, how are you going to handle it at that point? If you stay calm and
unruffledif youre able to do thatyour xinxing will be improved through the
tribulation and your gong will develop proportionately. If you can achieve a little, you
will gain a little. However much you expend is however much you gain. Typically,
when we are in the middle of a tribulation we might not be able to realize this, yet we
have to try. We shouldnt regard ourselves as everyday people. We should hold
ourselves to higher standards when discord arises. Our xinxing will be tempered
among everyday people since we cultivate amidst them. We are bound to make some
mistakes and to learn something from these. Its impossible for your gong to develop
while you are comfortable and not encountering any problems.
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your difficulties with them? How could the black substance be transformed into the
white substance during suffering? How could you develop your gong? It is very
difficult when you are in the midst of a tribulation, yet you must exercise self-restraint
at that point. The tribulations will get continually stronger as your gong potency
increases. Everything depends on whether you can improve your xinxing. That
tribulation might be upsetting to you at the beginning and make you unbearably angry
so angry that your veins bulge. Yet you dont erupt and you are able to contain your
angerthats good. You have started to forbear, to intentionally forbear. You will then
gradually and continuously improve your xinxing, truly taking these things lightly;
that is an even greater improvement. Everyday people take insignificant friction and
minor problems really seriously. They live for their ego and tolerate nothing. They
will dare to do anything when they are angered to an unbearable point. Yet as a
practitioner you will find the things that people take seriously to be very, very trivial
even too trivialbecause your goal is extremely long-term and far-reaching. You
will live as long as this universe. Then think about those things again: It doesnt
matter if you have them or not. You can put them all behind you when you think from
a broader perspective.
4. Eliminating Jealousy
Jealousy is a huge obstacle in cultivation and one that has a large impact on
practitioners. It directly impacts a practitioners gong potency, harms fellow
cultivators, and seriously interferes with our ascension in cultivation. As a
practitioner, you have to eliminate it one hundred percent. Some people have yet to
forgo jealousy even though they have cultivated to a certain level. Moreover, the
harder it is to abandon, the easier it is for jealousy to grow stronger. The negative
effects of this attachment make the improved parts of ones xinxing vulnerable. Why
is jealousy being singled out for discussion? Its because jealousy is the strongest,
most prominent thing that manifests among Chinese people; it weighs most heavily in
peoples thinking. Many people are nonetheless unaware of it. Called Oriental
jealousy, or Asian jealousy, it is characteristic of the East. The Chinese people are
quite introverted, reserved, and dont express themselves openly. All of this easily
leads to jealousy. Everything has two sides. Accordingly, an introverted personality
has its pros and cons. Westerners are relatively extroverted. For example, a child who
scored a one hundred in school might happily call out on his way home, I got a
hundred! Neighbors would open their doors and windows to congratulate him,
Congratulations, Tom! All of them would be happy for him. If this happened in
Chinathink about itpeople would feel disgusted once they heard it: He scored a
hundred. So what? Whats there to show off about? The reaction is completely
different when one has a jealous mentality.
Jealous types look down upon others and dont allow others to surpass them.
When they see someone more capable than they, their minds lose all perspective, they
find it unbearable, and they deny the fact. They want to get pay raises when others do,
get equal bonuses, and share the same burden when something goes wrong. They get
green-eyed and jealous when they see others making more money. At any rate, they
find it unacceptable if others do better than they. Some people are afraid of accepting
a bonus when they have made certain achievements in their scientific research; they
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are afraid of others becoming jealous. Some people who have been awarded certain
honors dont dare reveal them for fear of jealousy and sarcasm. Some qigong masters
cant stand to see other qigong masters teach, so they go make trouble for them. This
is a xinxing problem. Suppose that in a group that does qigong exercises together,
some people who started later are nonetheless the first persons to develop
supernormal abilities. There are people who would then say: Whats he got to brag
about? Ive practiced for so many years and have a huge pile of certificates. How
could he develop supernormal abilities before me? His jealousy would then emerge.
Cultivation focuses inward, and a cultivator should cultivate him or herself and look
within to find the source of problems. You should work hard on yourself and try to
improve in the areas you havent done enough with. If you look hard at others to find
the source of friction, others will succeed in cultivation and ascend, while you will be
the only one left here. Wont you have wasted all of your time? Cultivation is for
cultivating oneself!
Jealousy also harms fellow cultivators, such as when ones badmouthing makes it
hard for others to enter tranquility. When this type of person has supernormal abilities,
he or she might use them out of jealousy to harm fellow cultivators. For example, a
person sits there meditating, and he has been cultivating fairly well. He sits there like
a mountain since he has gong. Then two beings float by, one of who used to be a
monk but who, due to jealousy, didnt achieve Enlightenment; even though he
possesses a certain gong potency, he has not reached Consummation. When they
arrive at where the person is meditating, one says, So-and-so is meditating here.
Lets go around him. Yet the other says, In the past, I chopped off a corner of Mount
Tai. He then tries to strike the practitioner. But when he raises his hand he cant bring
it down. That being is unable to strike the practitioner because he is cultivating in a
righteous practice and has a protective shield. He wants to harm someone who
cultivates a righteous way, so it becomes a serious matter and he will be punished.
People who are jealous harm themselves as well as others.
5. Eliminating Attachments
Having attachments refers to the relentless, zealous pursuit of a particular object or
goal by those practitioners who are unable to liberate themselves or too stubborn to
heed any advice. Some people pursue supernormal abilities in this world, and this will
certainly impact their cultivating to high levels. The stronger the feelings, the more
difficult they are to abandon. Their minds will become ever more unbalanced and
unstable. Later on these people will feel that they have gained nothing, and they will
even start to doubt the things that they have been learning. Attachments stem from
human desires. The characteristics of attachments are that their targets or goals are
obviously limited, fairly clear and particular, and frequently the person might be
unaware of the attachments. An everyday person has many attachments. He might use
any means necessary in order to pursue something and obtain it. A cultivators
attachments manifest differently, such as in his pursuing a particular supernormal
ability, his indulging in a certain vision, his obsessing over a certain phenomenon, and
so on. No matter what you, a practitioner, pursue, it is incorrectpursuit has to be
abandoned. The Dao School teaches nothingness. The Buddha School teaches
emptiness and how to enter the gate of emptiness. We ultimately want to achieve the
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state of nothingness and emptiness, letting go of every attachment. Anything that you
cannot let go of has to be discarded. The pursuit of supernormal abilities is an
example: If you pursue them it means you want to use them. In reality, that is going
against the nature of our universe. It is actually still an issue of xinxing. You want to
have them; you just want to flaunt them and show them off in front of others. Those
abilities arent something to showcase for others viewing. Even if the purposes of
your using them were innocent and you just wanted to use them to do some good
deeds, the good deeds that you did could turn out to be not so good. Its not
necessarily a good idea to handle matters of everyday people using supernormal
means. After some people hear me remark that seventy percent of the class has had
the Third Eye opened, they start to wonder, Why cant I sense anything? Their
attention focuses on the Third Eye when they return home and do the exerciseseven
to the point of getting a headache. They still cant see anything in the end. This is an
attachment. Individuals differ in physical state of being and inborn quality. It isnt
possible that all of them come to see through the Third Eye at the same time, and
neither can each persons Third Eye be at the same level. Some people might be able
to see and some might not. It is all normal.
Attachments can bring the development of a cultivators gong potency to a
grinding halt. In more serious cases they might even result in practitioners taking a
wicked path. In particular, certain supernormal abilities might be used by people with
inferior xinxing to do bad things. There have been cases in which a persons unreliable
xinxing has resulted in supernormal abilities being used to commit bad deeds.
Somewhere there was a male college student who developed the supernormal ability
of mind control. With this he could use his own thoughts to manipulate the thoughts
and conduct of others, and he used his ability to do bad things. Some people might
witness visions appearing when they do the exercises. They always want to have a
clear look and full understanding. This is also a form of attachment. A certain hobby
might become an addiction for some, and they are unable to shake it. That, too, is a
form of attachment. Because of differences in inborn quality and intentions, some
people cultivate in order to reach the highest level while some cultivate just to gain
certain things. The latter mentality surely limits the goal of ones cultivation. If a
person doesnt eliminate this kind of attachment, his or her gong wont develop even
through practicing. So practitioners should take all material gains lightly, pursue
nothing, and let everything unfold naturally, thus avoiding the emergence of new
attachments. Whether this can be done depends upon a practitioners xinxing. One
cannot succeed in cultivation if ones xinxing isnt fundamentally changed or if any
attachments remain.
6. Karma
(1) The Origin of Karma
Karma is a type of black substance that is the opposite of virtue. In Buddhism it is
called sinful karma, while here we call it karma. So doing bad things is called
producing karma. Karma is produced by a persons doing wrong in this life or in past
lives. For instance, killing, taking advantage of others, infringing upon others
interests, gossiping about someone behind his or her back, being unfriendly to
someone, and so on can all create karma. In addition, some karma is passed on from
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ancestors, family and relatives, or close friends. When one throws punches at
someone else, one also throws ones white substance over to the other person, and the
vacated area in ones body is then filled with the black substance. Killing is the worst
evildoingit is a wrongdoing and will generate heavy karma. Karma is the primary
factor causing sickness in people. Of course, it doesnt always manifest itself in the
form of sicknessit can also manifest as encountering some difficulties and the like.
All of these things are karma at work. So practitioners must not do anything bad. Any
misconduct will produce negative influences that will seriously impact your
cultivation.
Some people encourage collecting the qi of plants. When they teach their
exercises they also teach how to collect qi from plants; they discuss with intense
interest which trees have better qi and the colors of different trees qi. There were
some people in a park in our northeastern region who practiced a kind of so-called
qigong in which they would roll all over the ground. After getting up, they would
circle around the pine trees to collect their qi. Within half a year the grove of pine
trees had withered and turned yellow. This was a karma-generating act! It too was
killing! Collecting qi from plants is not right, whether its viewed in light of our
countrys greening, the maintenance of ecological balance, or from a high-level
perspective. The universe is vast and boundless, with qi available everywhere for you
to collect. Knock yourself out and go collect itwhy abuse these plants? If you are a
practitioner, where is your heart of mercy and compassion?
Everything has intelligence. Modern science already recognizes that plants have
not only life, but also intelligence, thoughts, feelings, and even super-sensory
functions. When your Third Eye reaches the level of Law Eyesight, you will discover
that the world is a totally different place. When you go outside, rocks, walls, and even
trees will talk to you. All objects have life. No sooner does an object form than a life
enters it. It is people living on Earth who categorize substances as organic and
inorganic. People living in temples get upset when they break a bowl, for the moment
it is destroyed, its living entity is released. It hasnt finished its life journey, so it will
have nowhere to go. It will therefore have extreme hatred towards the person who
ended its life. The angrier it gets, the more karma the person will accrue. Some
qigong masters even go hunting. Where did their benevolence and compassion go?
The Buddha and Dao Schools dont do things that violate heavens principles. When
one does these things, it is an act of killing.
Some people say that in the past they produced a lot of karma, for example, by
killing fish or chickens, by fishing, etc. Does this mean that they can no longer
cultivate? No, it does not. Back then, you did it without knowing the consequences, so
it wouldnt have created extra karma. Just dont do it anymore in the future, and that
should be fine. If you do it again you will be knowingly violating the principles, and
that is not permitted. Some of our practitioners have this kind of karma. Your
attendance at our seminar means that you have a predestined relationship, and that
you can cultivate upward. Shall we swat flies or mosquitoes when they come inside?
As to your handling of this at your present level, it isnt considered wrong if you swat
and kill them. If you cannot drive them out, then killing them is no big deal. When the
time has come for something to die, naturally it will die. Once, when Sakyamuni was
still alive, he wanted to take a bath and asked his disciple to clean the bathtub. The
disciple discovered many bugs in the bathtub, so he returned and asked what he
should do. Sakyamuni said it again, It is the bathtub that I want you to clean. The
disciple understood, and he went back and cleaned the bathtub. You shouldnt take
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certain things too seriously. We dont intend to make you an overly cautious person.
In a complicated environment it is not right, I think, if you are nervous at every
moment and afraid of doing something wrong. It would be a form of attachmentfear
itself is an attachment.
We should have a compassionate and merciful heart. When we handle things with
a compassionate and merciful heart we are less likely to cause problems. Take
selfinterest lightly and be kindhearted, and your compassionate heart will keep you
from doing wrong. Believe it or not, you will discover that if you always hold a
spiteful attitude and always want to fight and contend, you will even turn good things
into bad ones. I often see some people who, when right, wont let others be; when this
type of person is right he has finally found some grounds for mistreating others.
Similarly, we shouldnt stir up conflict if we disagree with certain things. The things
you dislike might at times not necessarily be wrong. When you continuously raise
your level as a practitioner, every sentence you say will carry energy. You shouldnt
speak as you please, since you will be able to restrain everyday people. It is
particularly easy for you to commit wrongdoing and create karma when you arent
able to see the truth of problems and their karmic causes.
(2) Eliminating Karma
The principles in this world are the same as those in heaven: Eventually you have to
pay what you owe others. Even everyday people have to pay what they owe others.
All the hardships and problems you encounter throughout your life result from karma.
You have to pay. The path of life for us genuine cultivators will be altered. A new path
that suits your cultivation will be arranged. Your master will reduce some of your
karma, and what remains will be used to improve your xinxing. You exchange and pay
for your karma through performing the exercises and through cultivating your
xinxing. From now on, the problems you confront wont happen by chance. So please
be mentally prepared. By enduring some tribulations, you will come to let go of all
the things an everyday person cant release. You will run into many troubles.
Problems will arise within the family, socially, and from other sources, or you might
suddenly encounter disaster; it could even be that you will get blamed for what is
actually someone elses fault, and so on and so forth. Practitioners arent supposed to
get sick, yet you might suddenly come down with a serious sickness. The sickness
could come on with intense force, causing you to suffer to the point where you are no
longer able to bear it. Even hospital exams might yield no diagnosis. Yet for an
unknown reason the sickness might later disappear without any treatment. In fact,
your debts are paid in this manner. Perhaps one day your spouse will lose his or her
temper and start a fight with you for no reason at all; even insignificant incidents
might trigger big arguments. Afterwards, your spouse too will feel confused over his
or her loss of temper. As you are a practitioner, you should be clear as to why this
kind of incident takes place: Its because that thing came, and it was asking you to
pay for your karma. To resolve these sorts of incidents, you have to keep yourself
under control during those moments and watch your xinxing. Be appreciative and
thankful that your spouse has helped you pay for your karma.
The legs will start to ache after one sits in meditation for a long while, and
sometimes the pain is excruciating. People with a high-level Third Eye can see the
following: When one is in great pain, there is a large chunk of the black substance
both inside and outside of the bodycoming down and being eliminated. The pain
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every problem you overcome. The development of your gong will come to a standstill
if you are unable to overcome a problem. Small tests lead to small improvements; big
tests lead to big improvements. I hope that every practitioner is prepared to endure
great suffering and will have the determination and willpower to embrace hardships.
You wont acquire real gong without expending effort. There is no principle in
existence that will let you gain gong comfortably without any suffering or effort. You
will never cultivate to become an enlightened being if your xinxing doesnt become
fundamentally better and you still harbor personal attachments!
7. Demonic Interference
Demonic interference refers to the manifestations or visions that appear during the
cultivation process and that interfere with a persons practice. Their goal is to prevent
practitioners from cultivating to high levels. In other words, demons come to collect
debts.
The problem of demonic interference will surely arise when a person is cultivating
to high levels. Its impossible that one has not committed wrongdoing in ones
lifetime, just as ones ancestors must have in their lives; this is called karma. Whether
a persons inborn quality is good or not reflects how much karma this person carries
with him or her. Even if he or she is a rather good person it is still impossible to be
free of karma. You cant sense it because you dont practice cultivation. Demons
wont care if your practice is only for healing and improving health. But they will
bother you once you begin cultivating to high levels. They can disturb you using
many different methods, the goal of which is to prevent you from cultivating to high
levels and to make you fail in your practice. Demons manifest themselves in a variety
of ways. Some manifest themselves as daily life happenings, while others take the
form of phenomena from other dimensions. They command things to interfere with
you every time you sit down to meditate, making it impossible for you to enter
tranquility and, therefore, to cultivate to high levels. Sometimes the moment you sit
down to meditate you will begin to doze off or will have all kinds of thoughts going
through your mind, and you become unable to enter into a cultivation state. At other
times, the moment you start to perform the exercises, your once-quiet surroundings
will suddenly be filled with the noise of footsteps, doors slamming, cars honking,
telephones ringing, and a variety of other forms of interference, making it impossible
for you to become tranquil.
Another kind of demon is sexual lust. A beautiful woman or handsome man might
appear in front of a practitioner during his or her meditation or dreams. That person
will entice you and seduce you by making stimulating gestures that evoke your
attachment to sexual lust. If you cant overcome this the first time, it will gradually
escalate and continue to seduce you until you abandon the idea of cultivating to a high
level. This is a difficult test to pass, and quite a few practitioners have failed because
of this. I hope you are mentally prepared for it. If someone doesnt guard his or her
xinxing well enough and fails the first time, he or she should truly learn a lesson from
it. It will come again and interfere many times until you truly maintain your xinxing
and completely break that attachment. This is a big hurdle that you must overcome, or
you will be unable to attain the Dao and succeed in cultivation.
There is another kind of demon that also presents itself during ones performance
of the exercises or in ones dreams. Some people suddenly see some horrifying faces
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that are ugly and real, or figures that are holding knives and threatening to kill. But
they can only scare people. If they were to really stab, they wouldnt be able to touch
the practitioner since Master has installed a protective shield around the practitioners
body to keep him or her unharmed. They try to scare the person off so that he or she
will stop cultivating. These only appear at a certain level or during a certain period of
time and will pass quicklyin a few days, a week, or a few weeks. It all depends on
how high your xinxing is and how you treat this matter.
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The bodies of practitioners are purified. They wont contract illness after gong
develops, because the presence of this high-energy substance in the body no longer
permits the presence of the black substance. Yet some people just refuse to believe
this and always think that they are sick. They complain, Why am I so
uncomfortable? We say that what you have gained is gong. How can you not have
discomfort when youve gained such a good thing? In cultivation one has to give
things up in an exchange. In fact, all of the discomfort is on the surface and has no
impact whatsoever on your body. It appears to be sickness but its certainly notit all
depends on whether you can awaken to this. Practitioners not only need to be able to
bear the worst suffering, but they also need to have good enlightenment quality. Some
people dont even try to comprehend things when they are confronted with troubles.
They still treat themselves as everyday people despite my teaching them at a high
level and showing them how to measure themselves with higher criteria. They cant
even bring themselves to practice cultivation as genuine practitioners. Neither can
they believe that they will be at a high level.
The enlightenment discussed at high levels refers to becoming enlightened, and it
is categorized into Sudden Enlightenment and Gradual Enlightenment. Sudden
Enlightenment refers to having the entire process of cultivation take place in a locked
mode. At the last moment after you have completed the entire cultivation process and
your xinxing has reached a high level, all of your supernormal abilities will be
unlocked at once, your Third Eye will instantly open to its highest level, and your
mind will be able to communicate with high-level beings in other dimensions. You
will instantly be able to see the reality of the entire cosmos and its different
dimensions and unitary paradises, and you will then be able to communicate with
them. You will also be able to use your great divine powers. The path of sudden
Enlightenment is the most difficult one to take. Throughout history, only people with
superb inborn quality have been selected to become disciples; it has been passed on
privately and individually. Average people would find it unbearable! The path I took
was that of Sudden Enlightenment.
The things I am imparting to you belong to the path of Gradual Enlightenment.
Supernormal abilities will develop in due time during your cultivation process. But
the supernormal abilities that emerge will not necessarily be available for you to use,
as it is easy for you to commit wrongdoing when you have not raised your xinxing to
a certain level and are still unable to handle yourself properly. You wont be able to
use these supernormal abilities for the time being, though they will eventually be
made available to you. Through practicing cultivation you will gradually improve
your level and come to understand the truth of this universe. Just as with Sudden
Enlightenment, you will eventually reach Consummation. The path of Gradual
Enlightenment is a little easier and takes no risks. Whats difficult about it is that you
can see the entire cultivation process. So the demands you place upon yourself should
be even stricter.
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when I perform qigong exercises? Can you teach me a method or technique so that I
can become tranquil when I sit in meditation? I ask, how can you become tranquil?!
You still couldnt become tranquil even if a deity were to come teach you a method.
Why? The reason is that your own mind isnt clear and pure. Because you live amid
this society, things such as various emotions and desires, self-interest, personal
matters, and even the affairs of your friends and family come to occupy your mind too
much and assume a high priority. How could you become tranquil when seated in
meditation? Even if you intentionally suppress them, they will still surface by
themselves.
Buddhisms cultivation teaches precept, samadhi, and wisdom. Precepts are for
letting go of the things that you are attached to. Some Buddhists adopt the approach of
chanting a Buddhas name, which requires concentrated chanting in order to achieve
the state of one thought replacing thousands of others. Yet its not simply an
approach, but a type of ability. You can try chanting if you dont believe it. I can
promise you that other things will arise in your mind when you use your mouth to
chant a Buddhas name. It was Tibetan Tantrism that first taught people how to chant a
Buddhas name; one had to chant a Buddhas name hundreds of thousands of times
each day for a week. They would chant until they got dizzy and then there would
finally be nothing left in their minds. That one thought had replaced all others. That is
a type of skill that you might not be able to perform. There are also some other
methods that teach you how to focus your mind on your dantian, how to count, how
to fixate your eyes on objects, and so on. In actuality, none of these methods can make
you enter into complete tranquility. Practitioners have to attain a clear and pure mind,
discard their preoccupation with self-interest, and let go of the greed in their hearts.
Whether you can enter stillness and tranquility is in fact a reflection of your ability
and level. Being able to enter tranquility the moment you sit down indicates a high
level. Its all right if for the time being you cant become tranquilyou can slowly
accomplish this through cultivation. Your xinxing improves gradually, as does your
gong. Your gong will never develop unless you attach little importance to self-interest
and your own desires.
Practitioners should hold themselves to higher standards at all times. Practitioners
are continuously interfered with by all kinds of complicated social phenomena, many
vulgar and unhealthy things, and various emotions and desires. The things that are
encouraged on television, in the movies, and in literature teach you to become a
stronger and more practical person among everyday people. If you cant go beyond
these things you will be even further away from a cultivators xinxing and state of
mind, and you will acquire less gong. Practitioners should have little to no dealings
with those vulgar and unhealthy things. They should turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to
them, being unmoved by people and things. I often say that the minds of everyday
people cannot move me. I wont become happy when someone praises me, nor will I
get upset when someone insults me. I remain unaffected no matter how serious the
disruptions to xinxing among everyday people may be. Practitioners should take all
personal gain lightly and not even care about it. Only then can your intention to
become enlightened be considered mature. If you can be without strong pursuit of
renown and personal gain, and even regard them as something inconsequential, you
wont become frustrated or upset and your heart will always remain calm. Once you
are able to let go of everything, you will naturally become clear and pure-minded.
I have taught you Dafa and all five sets of exercises. I have adjusted your bodies
and installed Falun and energy mechanisms in them. My Law Bodies will protect you.
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All of what should be given to you has been given. During the class its all up to me.
From this point on, its all up to you. The master leads you through the door of
cultivation, but its up to you to continue cultivating. As long as you learn Dafa
thoroughly, attentively experience and comprehend it, watch your xinxing at every
moment, cultivate diligently, endure the worst sufferings of all, and forbear the
hardships of all hardships, I believe you will surely succeed in your cultivation.
The path for cultivating gong lies in ones heart
The boat to sail the boundless Dafa rides on hardships
will feel warm, and experience a unique sensation of there being a very strong energy
field. This is caused by stretching and opening all the energy channels in the entire
body. Its purpose is to break through areas where the energy is blocked, to enable
energy to circulate freely and smoothly, to mobilize the energy within the body and
under the skin, circulating it vigorously, and to absorb a great amount of energy from
the universe. At the same time, it enables the practitioner to quickly enter the state of
having a Qigong energy field. This exercise is practiced as the basic exercise of Falun
Gong and is usually done first. It is one of the methods to strengthen cultivation.
Kou Jue (Verse recited once right before the exercise)
Shen Shen He Yi, Dong Jing Sui Ji
Ding Tian Du Zun Qian Shou Fo Li
Preparation:
Relax the entire body but not too loose. Stand naturally with feet shoulder-width
apart. Bend the knees slightly. Keep the knees and hips relaxed. Pull your chin in
slightly. The tip of the tongue touches the upper palate. Leave a little space between
the teeth. Close the lips and gently shut the eyes. Maintain a serene expression on the
face. During the practice you will have the feeling that you are very big and tall.
Liang Shou Jieyin (Conjoin the Hands)
Raise both hands with palms facing up. The thumb tips slightly touch each other. Join
the other four fingers and overlap them on top of each other. For males, the left hand
is on top; for females the right hand is on top. The hands form an oval shape and are
held at the lower abdomen area. Keep both upper arms slightly forward, with the
elbows suspended, so the underarms are open (as shown in Fig. 1-1).
Begin with Jieyin (conjoining hands posture). While raising the conjoined hands,
straighten both legs gradually. When the hands reach the front of the face, separate
them and turn both palms upward gradually. Once the hands are above the top of the
head, the palms face up and the fingers of both hands point to each other at a distance
of 20-25 cm (8-10 inches) (as shown in Fig. 1-2). At the same time, push the head
upward and press the feet downward on the ground. Press up hard with the base of
both palms and stretch the body for about 2 to 3 seconds. Then immediately release
the whole body, particularly the knees and hips should return to the relaxed state.
Ru Lai Guan Ding (Tathagata Filling Energy into the Top of the Head)
Follow the above posture. Turn both palms outward 140 degrees to both sides
simultaneously, so that the inside of the wrists face each other, forming the shape of a
"funnel". Flex the wrists and move them downward (as shown in Fig. 1-3).
When the hands reach the front of the chest, the palms face the chest at a distance of
about 10 cm (4 inches). Continue moving both hands down to the lower abdomen (as
shown in Fig. 1-4).
Shuang Shou He Shi (Press the Hands Together in front of the chest)
When reaching the lower abdomen area, immediately lift the hands up to the chest and
He Shi (Figure 1-5). When doing Heshi, fingers and the base of the palms are pressed
against each other, with a hollow space between the palms. Hold the elbows up, with
the forearms forming a straight line. (Keep hands in the lotus posture, except doing
Heshi and Jieyin, this is the same for the following exercises).
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Begin with the posture of Heshi. Separate the two hands 2-3 cm (1 inch) apart and at
the same time, start to turn them. Males turn the left hand (female the right hand)
towards the chest and turn the right hand outwards, so that the left hand is on top and
the right hand is at the bottom. Both hands are in a straight line with the forearms (as
shown in Fig. 1-6).
Then, stretch the left forearm diagonally to the upper left, with the palm facing down
until the hand reaches the head level. The right hand is still at the chest with the palm
facing up. As the left hand is extended, stretch the entire body gradually, push the
head upward and press the feet downward. Stretch the left hand upward in the upper
left direction, while the right hand that is in front of the chest stretches outward
together with the upper arm (as shown in Fig. 1-7). Stretch for about 2 to 3 seconds,
and then immediately release the entire body. Move the left hand to the front of the
chest and Heshi (as shown in Fig. 1-5).
Then turn the palms again. The right hand (female the left hand) is on top and the left
hand is at the bottom (as shown in Fig. 1-8).
The right hand repeats the previous movements of the left hand, that is, extend the
right forearm diagonally upward with the palm facing down until the hand has
reached as high as the head. The left hand is still at chest with the palm facing
upward. After stretching (as shown in Fig. 1-9), immediately release the entire body.
Move the hand to Heshi in front of the chest (as shown in Fig. 1-5).
Jin Hou Fen Shen (Golden Monkey Splitting Its Body)
Begin with the posture of Heshi. Separate the hands at the chest and extend them
toward the sides of the body forming a straight line with the shoulders. Gradually
stretch the entire body. Push the head upward, press the feet downward, straighten the
two hands forcefully at the sides and stretch out in four directions (as Fig. 1-10) for 23
seconds. Immediately release the entire body and Heshi (as shown in Fig. 1-5).
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Shuang Long Xia Hai (Two Dragons Diving into the Sea)
From Heshi, separate hands and extend them down towards the lower front. When the
two arms are parallel and straight, they should form an angle of about 30 degrees with
the legs (as Fig. 1-11). Stretch the entire body. Push the head upward and press the
feet downward. Stretch for about 2-3 seconds. Release the entire body instantly. Draw
back the two hands and Heshi.
Pu Sa Fu Lian (Bodhisattva Placing Hands on Lotus)
From Heshi, separate both hands and extend them diagonally to the sides of the body,
with the angle between the arms and the legs at about 30 degrees (as shown in Fig.
112). Stretch the whole body gradually and the fingertips stretch out downward with a
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little force. Then, release the entire body immediately. Move the hands to the chest
and Heshi.
Luo Han Bei Shan (Arhat Carrying a Mountain on His Back)
Begin with Heshi. Separate the hands and extend them to the back of the body. At the
same time, turn both palms facing back. When the hands are passing the sides of the
body, flex the wrists slowly. When the hands reach behind the body, the angle
between the wrists and the body is 45 degrees (as shown in Fig. 1-13). Stretch the
entire body gradually. After the two hands reach the proper position, push the head
upward and press the feet downward. Keep the body upright, and stretch for about 2-3
seconds. Release the entire body immediately. Draw back the hands and return to
Heshi.
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Die Kou Xiao Fu (Overlap the Hands in front of the Lower Abdomen)
Begin with Heshi. Slowly move the hands downward, turning the palms to face the
abdomen area. When the hands reach the lower abdomen area, overlap the hands. For
males, the left hand is inside, for female, the right hand is inside. The palm of one
hand faces the back of the other. Keep a distance of 3 cm (1 inch) between the two
hands and between the inner hand and the lower abdomen. It is usual to overlap the
hands for 40 to 100 seconds (as Fig. 1-15). Finish the exercise with Liang Shou Jieyin
(as shown in Fig. 1-16).
Tou Qian Bao Lun (Holding the Wheel in front of the Head)
Start from Jieyin (conjoined hand posture). Slowly raise both hands from the lower
abdomen while separating them. When the hands have reached the front of the head,
the palms are facing the face at the eyebrow level. The fingertips of both hands point
to each other at a distance of 15 cm (5 inches). The two arms form a circle and the
entire body is relaxed (as shown in Fig. 2-2).
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Die Kou Xiao Fu (Overlap the Hands in front of the Lower Abdomen)
Slowly move both hands down from the previous position to the lower abdomen.
Overlap the hands (as shown in Fig. 2-6).
Finish the exercise with Liang Shou Jieyin (conjoined the hands) (as shown in Fig.
27).
energy is brought back into the body. Turn Falun clockwise (viewed from the front) at
the lower abdomen four times to spin the energy that is outside back into the body.
Conjoin both hands to end the exercise, but not the practice.
Kou Jue (Verse recited once right before the exercise)
Jing Hua Ben Ti Fa Kai Ding Di;
Xin Ci Yi Meng Tong Tian Che Di
Preparation:
Relax the entire body but not too loose. Stand naturally with feet shoulder-width
apart. Bend the knees slightly. Keep the knees and hips relaxed. Pull your chin in
slightly. The tip of the tongue touches the upper palate. Leave a little space between
the teeth. Close the lips and gently shut the eyes. Assume a serene expression on the
face. Shuang Shou Jieyin (conjoin the hands) (Fig. 3-1) and Heshi (put them together)
(as shown in Fig. 3-2) in front of the chest.
Dan Shou Chong Guan (Single-Hand movement)
From Heshi, start the single-hand movement. The hands move slowly along with the
Qiji (energy mechanism) outside of the body. Following the movements of hands, the
energy inside of the body flows up and down continuously. For males, lift the left
hand upward first; for females, lift the right hand upward first (as shown in Fig. 3-3).
Slowly lift the hand passing along the front-side of the face and extend beyond the top
of the head. At the same time, slowly lower the right hand (the left hand for female).
Keep the two hands moving alternately in this way (as Fig. 3-4). Keep both palms
facing the body at a distance of 10 cm (4 inches). In doing the exercise, keep the
entire body relaxed. One up-and-down movement of the hand is counted as one time.
Repeat for a total of nine times.
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Shuang Shou Tui Dong Falun (Turning Falun with Two Hands)
After completing the double-hand movements, move both hands downward past the
face and over the chest until they reach the location of the lower abdomen. Now turn
Falun at the lower abdomen (as shown in Fig. 3-7, 3-8 and 3-9) with the left hand
inside for males and the right hand inside for females. Keep a distance of 3 cm (1
inch) between the two hands and between the inner hand and the lower abdomen.
Turn Falun clockwise (viewed from the front) four times to spin the energy from the
outside back into the inside of the body. While turning the Falun, keep the movements
of the two hands within the area of the lower abdomen.
Liang Shou Jieyin (as shown in Fig. 3-10)
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Relax the entire body but not too loose. Stand naturally with feet shoulder-width
apart. Bend the knees slightly. Keep the knees and hips relaxed. Pull your chin in
slightly. The tip of the tongue touches the upper palate. Leave a little space between
the teeth. Close the lips and gently shut the eyes. Maintain a serene expression on the
face.
Shuang Shou Jieyin (conjoin the hands) (as shown in Fig. 4-1) and then Heshi (put
them together) in front of the chest(as shown in Fig. 4-2).
Separate the two hands from the Heshi position. Move them down toward the lower
abdomen while turning both palms to face the body. Keep a distance of about 10 cm
(4 inches) between the hands and the body. After the hands have passed along the
lower abdomen, stretch them further downward along the inner sides of the two legs.
At the same time, bend at the waist and squat down (as shown in Fig. 4-3).
When the fingertips are close to the ground, slide the hands along the outside of both
feet to draw a circle from the front of each foot to the outside of the heel (as shown in
Fig. 4-4).
Then bend both wrists slightly and lift the hands up along the back of the legs (as
shown in Fig. 4-5).
Straighten the spine while lifting the hands up along the back (as shown in Fig. 4-6).
During the exercise, do not let the two hands touch any part of the body; otherwise,
the energy on both hands will be taken back into the body.
When the hands can not be lifted any higher, make hollow fists (as shown in Fig. 47),
then pull the hands forward passing through the underarms.
Cross the two arms in front of the chest; (There is no special requirement for which
arm is above or which arm is below. It depends on ones habit. This is the same for
both males and females) (as shown in Fig. 4-8).
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Open the hollow fists and place the two hands over the shoulders (leaving a gap).
Move both hands along the Yang side (the outside) of the arms. When reaching the
wrists, turn the hands so palms face each other at a distance of 3-4 cm (1 inch). That
is, the outer thumb is now turned to be on top and the inner thumb is below. At this
time, the hands and the arms form a "straight line" (as shown in Fig. 4-9).
Turn both palms as if holding a ball, that is, the outside hand turns inside and the
inside hand turns outside. As both hands push along the Yin sides (the inside) of the
lower and upper arms, raise them up and over the back of the head. The hands remain
in a crossed position at the back of the head (as shown in Fig. 4-10).
Then, continue to move the hands further down toward the backbone (as shown in
Fig. 4-11).
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Separate the two hands, with fingertips pointing downward, and connect with the
energy of the back. Then move both hands in parallel over the top of the head to the
front of the chest (as Fig. 4-12). Thus, a heavenly circuit is completed. Repeat the
movements nine times. After completing the exercise, move the two hands down
along the chest to the lower abdomen.
Die Kou Xiao Fu (overlap the two hands in front of the lower abdomen) (as shown in
Fig. 4-13), and Shuang Shou Jieyin (conjoin the two hands) (as shown in Fig. 4-14).
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exercise is and the faster the energy grows. When doing this exercise, (Do not think of
anything. There is no mind intent) ease into tranquillity. Gradually enter into the state
of Ding (deep tranquillity) from the dynamic state which is seemingly tranquil but not
Ding. However, your main consciousness must be aware that you are practicing.
Kou Jue (Verse recited once right before the exercise)
You Yi Wu Yi Yin Sui Ji Qi
Si Kong Fei Kong Dong Jing Ru Yi
Liang Shou Jieyin (Conjoin the Hands)
Sit with legs crossed in lotus position. Relax the entire body, but not too loose. Keep
the waist and neck upright. Draw the lower jaw in slightly. The tip of tongue touches
the upper palate. Leave a space between teeth. Close the lips. Gently shut the eyes.
The heart fills with compassion. Assume a peaceful and serene expression on the face.
Jieyin at the lower abdomen, and gradually ease into tranquillity (as shown in Fig. 51).
First Hand-Gesture
When the hand movements start, the heart follows the movement of the thoughts.
Movements should follow the Qiji (energy mechanism) installed by the master. They
should be carried out unhurriedly, slowly and smooth. Slowly raise both hands in the
state of "Jieyin" until reaching the front of the head. Then, gradually turn the palms to
face upward. When the palms are face-up, the hands have also reached the highest
point (as shown in Fig. 5-2).
Then, separating the two hands, draw an arc over the head, rotating toward the sides
until reaching the front side of the head (as shown in Fig. 5-3).
Immediately after, slowly drop both hands. Try to hold the elbows inward, with palms
facing up and fingers pointing toward the front (as shown in Fig. 5-4).
Next, flex both wrists and cross them in front of the chest. For males, the left hand
travels outside, for females, the right hand travels outside (as shown in Fig. 5-5).
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When a "straight line" is formed by the arms and hands, the wrist of the hand on the
outside rotates outwardly, with the palm turned to face upward. Draw a semicircle,
and turn the palm to face up with fingers pointing toward the back. The hand uses a
little force. The palm of the hand that is inside, after crossing over in front of the
chest, turns to face downward. Straighten the arm. Rotate the arm and hand so the
palm faces outward. The hands and arms in the lower front of the body should form
an angle of 30 degrees with the body (as shown in Fig. 5-6).
Second Hand-Gesture
Following the previous position (as shown in Fig. 5-6), the left hand (the upper hand)
moves to the inside. The palm of the right hand turns toward the body as the right
hand moves up. The movement is the same as in the first gesture with the left and
right hands switched. Hand positions are exactly opposite (as shown in Fig. 5-7).
Third Hand-Gesture
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Straighten the right wrist for males (left for females) with the palm facing the body.
After the right hand moves across in front of the chest, turn the palm to face down and
move down till the lower front where the shin is located. Keep the arm straight. The
left wrist for males (right for females) turns while moving up and crossing the right
hand so the palm faces the body. At the same time, move the palm toward the left
(right for females) shoulder. When the hand has reached its position, the palm faces
up and the fingers point to the front (as shown in Fig. 5-8).
Fourth Hand-Gesture
It is the same gesture as shown above with hand positions switched. The left hand for
males (right for females) moves on the inside, and the right hand (left for females)
moves on the outside. The movements are just alternating the left with the right hand.
The hand positions are opposite (as shown in Fig. 5-9). All four hand-gestures are
done continuously and without stopping.
up. When both forearms have reached the chest area forming a straight line (as shown
in Fig. 5-10), pull the hands apart toward the sides (as shown in Fig. 5-11) while
turning the palms to face downward.
When both hands reach above the outside of the knees, keep the hands at the level of
the waist. The forearms and the wrists are at the same level. Relax both arms (as
shown in Fig. 5-12). This position is to draw the internal supernormal powers out into
the hands to be strengthened. They are the sphere-shaped supernormal powers. When
strengthening the supernormal powers, the palms will feel warm, heavy and numb, as
if holding a weight. But do not pursue these sensations intentionally. Let it happen
naturally. The longer the position is held, the better, until one feels too tired to endure
it.
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From the previous position, the upper hand draws a semicircle down to the lower
abdomen area. Liangshou Jieyin (as shown in Fig. 5-15), and start the tranquil
cultivation. Stay in Ding (tranquil yet conscious state of mind); the longer the better.
Ending Position
Heshi (as shown in Fig. 5-16). Come out of Ding and end the cross-legged sitting.
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6. Everytime when you are finished practicing, you end the movements but not the
Gong. You only need to Jieyin (conjoin the hands). The end of Jieyin means the end
of the movements. Do not put an end to the Gong using intention because Falun can
never stop rotating.
7. Those who are weak or chronically ill may practice according to their conditions.
They may practice less or choose to do any of the five sets. For those who cannot
perform movements, they may practice the sitting in the lotus position instead.
However, you should continue to practice.
8. There are no special requirements in terms of the location, time or direction during
practice. However, a clean site and quiet surroundings are recommended.
9. These exercises are practiced without using any mindwill. You will never go deviant.
But, do not mix Falun Gong with any other system of cultivation. Otherwise, the
Falun will become deformed.
10. When you find it really impossible to enter into tranquillity during practice, you may
chant the name of the master. As time passes, you will be able to gradually enter into
the state of tranquillity.
11. Some tribulations may come up during practice. That is one way of paying off the
karma. Everybody has karma. When you sense discomfort in your body, do not think
of it as an illness. In order to eliminate karma and to pave the way for cultivation,
some tribulations may come sooner and earlier.
12. If you cannot cross your legs for the sitting exercise, you may first practice this set by
sitting on the edge of a chair. The same effectiveness can also be achieved this way.
But as a practitioner, you must be able to do the lotus position. As time progresses,
you shall certainly be able to do it.
13. In doing the tranquil exercise, should you see any pictures or scenes, pay no attention
to them, and go on with your practice. If you are interfered with by some terrifying
scenes or feel threatened, you should immediately remember, "I am protected by the
master of Falun Gong. I am not afraid of anything." Alternatively, you may also call
out the name of Master Li, and continue on with your practice.
bright red. The background of the outer circle is orange. There are two red-and-black
Taichi (Yin-Yang) symbols, which belong to the Tao School. There are also two other
red-and-blue Taichi symbols, which belong to the Great Pre-Taoism School. These are
two different schools. The swastika symbol " " is golden yellow. People with
Tianmu (third eye) of a lower level see the Falun rotate similar to an electric fan. If
one can see it clearly, it is very beautiful and can inspire the practitioner to cultivate
even harder and strive forward vigorously.
Q: Where is Falun located initially? Where is it located later?
A: I really only gave you one Falun. It is located at the lower abdomen, the
same location where the Dan (energy cluster) we talked about is cultivated and kept.
Its position does not change. Some people can see many Falun spinning. Those are
used externally by my Fashen (law body) to adjust your body.
Q: Can Falun be developed through practice and cultivation? How many of
them can be developed? Is there any difference between these and the one given by
master?
A: Falun can be developed through practice and cultivation. As your energy
potency continues to strengthen, more and more Falun will be developed. All Falun
are the same. The only thing is that the Falun located at the lower abdomen area does
not move around, because it is the root.
Q: How can one feel and observe the presence and rotation of the Falun?
A: There is no need to feel or observe it. Some people are very sensitive, and
will feel the rotation of Falun. During the initial period after Falun is installed, you
may feel a little unused to it being in your body, you may have abdominal pain, or feel
like something is moving and have the sense of warmth, etc. After you have adapted
to it, you will not have any sensation. But, people with supernormal capabilities can
see it. It is just the same with the stomach; you do not feel the movement of your
stomach.
Q: The direction in which the Falun rotates on the Falun emblem is not the
same as the one on the student pass (referring to the first and second seminars). The
Falun printed on the student pass for the seminar rotates counterclockwise. Why?
A: The goal is to give you something good. Its outward emission of energy
adjusts everyones body, so it does not rotate clockwise. You can see it rotating.
Q: At what time does master install the Falun in the students?
A: We want to discuss this with all of you here. We have some students who
have practiced many different practices. The difficulty lies in the fact that we have to
get rid of all the messy and disorderly things that exist in the body, keeping the good
and throwing away the bad. Therefore, this is an additional step. After that, Falun may
be installed. According to the level of his cultivation, the size of Falun installed
varies. Some have never practiced Qigong before. Through readjustment and with
good inborn quality, some people may have their sicknesses eliminated in my class,
leaving the level of Qi and entering into the state of "Milky White Body". Under those
circumstances, Falun can also be installed. Many people have poor health. They are
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A: Rectification does not entirely rely on the Falun. The master also uses
many other methods for rectification.
Q: What is the prehistoric background of the creation of Falun Gong?
A: I think this is too broad of a question and too high of a level too. It
surpasses what we are entitled to know given the level we are in. I cannot discuss it
here. But, there is one thing you must understand. This is not Qigong of Buddhism; it
is Qigong of the Buddha School. It is not Buddhism. However, we have the same goal
as Buddhism. It is just that we are two different cultivation methods, taking two
different paths. Our goal is the same.
Q: How long is the history of Falun Gong?
A: The practice system I practiced is a little different than the system I made
public. The Falun I cultivated is more powerful than what is being taught and passed
on. In addition, Gong (cultivation energy) developed faster than what is permitted
under this system. In spite of that, the practice system I introduced to the public still
permits rapid growth of Gong, so the requirement on the cultivators Xinxing is
stricter and higher. The things I introduced to the public have been rearranged with a
less strict requirement, but are still stricter than an average cultivation way. Since it is
different from what it originally was, I am called the founder. Relative to the length of
the history of Falun Gong, not counting the years when it was not public, you can say
it started from last May (1992) when I began teaching it in the Northeast.
Q: As we listen to your lectures, what does master give us?
A: I give everyone Falun. There is a Falun for cultivation and there are Falun
for adjusting the body. At the same time, my Fashen (law body) is taking care of you,
every one of you, as long as you cultivate Falun Gong. If you do not cultivate, the
Fashen naturally will not look after you. He would not go even if he were told to. My
Fashen knows clearly and exactly what you are thinking about.
Q: Can Falun Gong allow me to cultivate the Righteous Attainment?
A: Dafa (Great Law) has no limits. Even if you have cultivated to the level of
"Tathagata", it is still not the end. We are a righteous Fa. Go ahead and cultivate. What
you will get is the Righteous Attainment.
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you will get nothing. Whether or not you believe in Buddhas is determined by your
enlightenment quality and inborn quality. If a Buddha appeared here, who could be
seen clearly with human eyes, then everyone would go to study Buddha. Therefore,
the issue of turning around your thinking would not exist. You have to believe first,
and then you will be able to see.
Q: Some people want to invite master and masters disciples to treat illnesses.
Is it acceptable?
A: I did not come to public to treat illnesses. Where there are people, there
should be illnesses. Some people simply do not understand the words I have said, but
I will not give more explanation. Practice systems of the Buddha School are to save
all sentient beings. It is acceptable to treat illnesses. Our treating others is organized
and is promotional in nature. Because I have just come to public and am not well
known, others do not recognize me, and perhaps no one would attend my lectures.
Through curing illnesses during consultations, we let everyone see Falun Gong. The
results of this promotion were very good. Therefore, we did not do it entirely for the
purpose of treating illnesses. It is not permissible to use powerful Gong to treat
illnesses professionally, nor is it allowed to replace the laws of this world with laws
that surpass this world. Otherwise, the results of curing illnesses would not be good.
In order to be responsible to cultivation students, we must adjust your bodies to the
state where there is no more illness. Only then can you cultivate toward a higher level.
If you always worry about your illness and actually do not want to cultivate at all,
even though you do not say anything, my Fashen (law body) knows your thoughts
clearly, and you will eventually get nothing. During our class, we have already made
adjustments to your bodies. Of course, you must first be a person who cultivates. I
will not start to treat illnesses for you and ask for more money in the middle of a class
session. We will not do that kind of thing. If your illness has not been cured, that is
still an issue of your enlightenment quality. Certainly we do not exclude the cases in
which some individuals are very sick. The reaction may not be apparent in your body,
but actually it is very strong. Perhaps a one-time adjustment is not enough, but we
have already done our best. It is not that we are not responsible; it is because the
illness is indeed too big. When you go home and cultivate, we will continue to treat
you until you are fully cured. These cases are very few.
Q: How do we enter tranquillity during practice? Is it considered an
attachment when we think about the problems in our work while practicing the
exercises?
A: Take matters related to personal interests lightly, and keep a clear and clean
mind at all times. If you are prepared, and know when tribulations will come and what
they will be, then they would no longer be tribulations. Mostly, tribulations suddenly
come out of nowhere. You will for sure pass if you are absolutely committed. Thus
can the level of your Xinxing (mind-nature) be shown. Once your attachment is gone,
your Xinxing improved, your contention and fights with others, as well as your
animosity and grudges let go of, and your thoughts cleared up, then you can talk about
the ability to become tranquil. If you still cannot become tranquil, then imagine
yourself to be a different person and regard these thoughts as not yours. However
diverse your thoughts are, you should step out of them, letting them wander freely.
There are also some people who suggest chanting the Buddhas name or counting
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numbers. These are all kinds of methods used in practices. When we practice, we are
not required to focus our thoughts on something. However, you have to know that you
are practicing. The problems that come up in your work do not belong to personal
interests. Those are not attachments, and are of good nature. I know a monk who
understands this aspect. He is the abbot of a temple and has many tasks. But when he
sits down there, he separates himself from these things. It is guaranteed that he does
not think about these. This is also Gong. In fact, when you truly cultivate, there is
nothing on your mind, not the slightest trace of personal thoughts or ideas. If you do
not mix personal things with those of work, you will still do well.
Q: What should we do when bad thoughts appear during the practice?
A: Many bad things may appear at times during practice. You have just started
cultivating, and it is impossible to reach a very high level at the outset. For now we
will not impose very high requirements on you, either. It is impractical to ask you not
to let any bad thoughts appear in your mind. This has to be accomplished gradually.
At the beginning it is all right, but do not let your thoughts run freely. As time goes by,
your thoughts will start to ascend rapidly, and you should hold yourself to higher
standards because you are cultivating the Dafa (Great Law). After you finish this
class, you are no longer an ordinary person. The things you now bring with you are so
unique that you have to impose strict requirements on your Xinxing (mind-nature).
Q: When I practice, I feel my head and abdomen spinning, and discomfort in
the chest area.
A: This is an initial stage caused by the rotation of Falun. You may not have
this symptom in the future.
Q: What should we do when attracting small animals during practice?
A: Any kind of cultivation you do will attract small animals. Ignore them.
Thats all. Because it is a positive energy field, particularly with the Buddha School,
Gong contains things that are helpful to all living beings. When our Falun revolves
clockwise, it helps us; when it revolves counterclockwise, it helps others. Then, it
rotates back and starts over again. Therefore everything around us benefits.
Q: In the exercise of "Penetrating the Two Cosmic Extremes", is it counted as
one time when the hand moves up and down once? When doing "Buddha Showing A
Thousand Hands", should I imagine myself to be very big and tall before I extend my
hands?
A: It is counted as one time after each hand moves up and down once. When
doing "Buddha Showing A Thousand Hands", do not think about yourself. You will
naturally feel big and tall. You only need to have a feeling that you are the largest
between the heaven and the earth. Just standing there will be enough. Do not always
intentionally pursue that feeling. That would be an attachment.
Q: When practicing the sitting meditation, what if I cannot cross my legs into
the lotus position?
A: If you cannot cross your legs, you can practice by sitting on the edge of a
chair. The effectiveness is the same. But since you are a cultivator, you must exercise
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your two legs, and must be able to cross them. Sit on the edge of a chair while
exercising to cross your legs. You should eventually be able to cross your legs.
Q: If family members conduct themselves improperly and do not follow
"ZhenShan-Ren" (truthfulness, benevolence, forbearance), what should we do?
A: If your family members do not practice Falun Gong, this is not a problem.
The main issue is to cultivate yourself. Cultivate yourself and do not think too much.
You also have to be a little easygoing. Spend more effort on yourself.
Q: In daily life, sometimes I do wrong things and regret it afterwards, but then
it happens again. Is it because my Xinxing (mind-nature) is too low?
A: Since you can write about it, it proves that you have already improved your
Xinxing and are able to acknowledge it. Ordinary people do not know when they have
done something wrong. This means you have already surpassed ordinary people. You
did wrong the first time and did not guard your Xinxing. It is a process. Next time
when you encounter a problem, try to improve again.
Q: Can people in their forties or fifties reach the state of "three flowers
gathering above ones head"?
A: Because we cultivate both mind and body, age does not matter. As long as
you focus on cultivation and can follow the guidelines of Xinxing as I illustrated, the
phenomena of prolonging ones life will appear as you cultivate. Does not that give
you enough time to cultivate? However, there is one thing pertaining to exercises that
cultivate both mind and body. When your life is extended, if there is a problem with
your Xinxing, your life will be immediately in danger. Because your life is prolonged
for the purpose of cultivation, once your Xinxing deviates, your life will be in danger
immediately.
Q: How should we handle the issue of strength to achieve the effect of "strong
yet gentle"?
A: This has to be explored by yourself. For example, when we do big hand
gestures, the hands look very soft, but actually the gestures are done with strength.
The force is quite strong between the forearm and wrist and among the fingers. But,
they all appear very soft at the same time. This is "strength within gentleness". When I
did hand gestures for you all, I already gave it to you. Gradually observe and feel
during your practice.
Q: Is it true that sexual relations between men and women are not necessary?
Should young people divorce?
A: The issue of sexual lust was discussed previously. At your current level,
you are not asked to become a monk or a nun. You are asking yourself to be one. The
key is to ask you to let go of that attachment. You have to put down all the
attachments that you do not want to put down. To an ordinary person, this is one kind
of desire. To us cultivators, we have to be able to let it go and take it lightly. Some
people actually pursue this, and their minds are filled with these things. It would be
too much desire even for ordinary people. It would be even more inappropriate for
cultivators. Because you cultivate and family members do not, it is permissible to lead
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a normal life at the current stage. When reaching a higher level, you will know for
yourself what to do.
Q: Is it all right to fall asleep when sitting in meditation? How should I handle
it? At times I pass out as long as 3 minutes, and I do not know what is going on.
A: No, it is not all right to fall asleep. How can you sleep when you practice?
Sleeping in meditation is also a form of demonic interference. The occurrence of
passing out should not happen. Could it be that you did not express your question
clearly in writing? Losing awareness for three minutes does not mean anything has
gone wrong. The state of losing awareness frequently happens to people with a
superior ability to attain Ding (motionless state). However, it will be problematic if it
goes on for a long time.
Q: Is it true that anyone who is determined to attain the Righteous Attainment
via cultivation can attain it? What if their inborn quality is inferior?
A: It all depends on what kind of determination you have. The critical factor is
how determined you are. Also for people with inferior inborn quality, it still depends
on your determination and enlightenment quality.
Q: Can I practice when I have a cold or fever?
A: I will say that after you are finished with this class, you will never get sick.
You may not believe it. Why do my students sometimes have symptoms similar to
having a cold or a fever? That is the passing of a tribulation and hardship, and implies
that an improvement onto another level is due. They all understand that they do not
need to pay attention to it, and it will pass.
Q: Can pregnant women practice Falun Gong?
A: It is not a problem because Falun is installed in another dimension. There
are no vigorous movements in our practice system that could have a bad impact on
pregnant women. It is actually beneficial to them.
Q: When master is away from us, will there be any spatial distance?
A: Many people have this kind of thought, "Master is not in Beijing. What
should we do?" It is the same when you practice other types of exercises. Masters
cannot watch over you everyday, either. Fa (law) has been taught to you; principles
have been taught to you. This set of exercises has been taught to you; a complete set
of things has been given to you. It is all up to you how to cultivate. You cannot say
that you will have a guarantee if you are by my side, and do not if you are not. Lets
use an example. Those Buddhists, more than two thousand years since Sakyamuni
passed away, are still continuing with their cultivation without a second thought. So,
whether or not you cultivate is a personal issue.
Q: Will practicing Falun Gong result in Bigu (live on no food and drink)?
A: No, it will not because Bigu is a Great Pre-Taoism way of cultivation,
which existed before Buddhism or Taoism. It existed prior to the establishment of
religions. Frequently, this method belongs to solitary cultivation. Since at that time
there was no monk or temple system, they had to cultivate halfway up the mountains,
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where no one could supply them with food. When they had to cultivate in seclusion,
which required remaining still for six months to one year, they adopted this approach.
Today, our cultivation does not need it because it is a method that is used under
special circumstances. It is certainly not a supernormal capability. Some teach this
method. I say that if all the people in the whole world did not need to eat, it would
disrupt the social conditions of ordinary people. Therefore, it would be a problem. If
no one ate, would that be a human society? That is not right, and is not the case.
Q: To which level can these five sets of exercises lead us?
A: These five sets will allow you to cultivate to an extremely high level.
Certainly, you will know which level you want to cultivate to when the time comes.
Since there is no limit to Gong (cultivation energy), you will have another predestined
relationship when you have reached that point, and obtain the Dafa (Great Law) at an
even higher level.
Q: The Fa (law) refines the practitioner. Does it mean that since Falun rotates
at all times, we do not need to practice?
A: Practicing is different from cultivation in temples. In fact, when you
cultivate in a temple, you actually have to sit in meditation too. That is an ability that
needs to be practiced. You cannot say you only want to develop your Gong and have it
grow on the top of your head without doing any practice. I say these are not
cultivators, are they? Every school has its own set of inherited things that need to be
developed via practice.
Q: Practitioners of other cultivation systems claim, "Practices without
intention are not cultivation." Is this correct?
A: There are so many different remarks, but no one has disclosed the Dafa
(Great Law) to you the way I have. The Buddha School believes that the level of Fa
with intentional actions cannot be too high. Fa with intentional actions does not refer
to movements. Their meditation and Jieyin (conjoin hands) are also movements.
Therefore, the size and number of movements are not of concern. The intention or
non-intention refers to your mindwill. In the aspect of pursuit, if you pursue and have
intentions, those are attachments. That is what it means.
Q: Xinxing (mind-nature) is not equivalent to De (virtues). You say De
determines levels; but you then say that the level of Xinxing determines the level of
Gong (cultivation energy). Are these statements contradictory?
A: You may not have heard it clearly. Xinxing covers a broad area, with De
being a part of it. It also includes Ren (forbearance), the ability to bear sufferings,
enlightenment quality, how you deal with conflicts, etc. All of these are issues of
Xinxing that also include the transformation of Gong and De. This is a broad matter.
How much De you have does not indicate how much Gong you possess. Instead, it
refers to how much your Gong can develop in the future. Only through the
improvement of Xinxing can De be transformed into Gong.
Q: Each family member practices a different type of Qigong. Will they
interfere with each other?
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A: No, not with Falun Gong. But, I do not know whether other practice
systems will interfere with each other. As for our Falun Gong, no one is able to
interfere with it. Furthermore, you will be beneficial to them because we cultivate
righteous Fa (law) and will not go deviant.
Q: There many different sayings prevailing in the society, such as chain
letters. How are we supposed to deal with them?
A: I tell you that these things are pure deceit. Do not return his letter. How
pathetic it is. You do not have to deal with it. You can discover whether or not this is
righteous by just taking a look at it. Our Fa has strict requirements for Xinxing
cultivation. I call some of the Qigong masters "Qigong dealers", who use Qigong as a
form of merchandise, turning it into an asset in exchange for money. These kinds of
people do not have anything real to teach. If they possess a little bit of something, it
will not be of a high level. Some of it may even be evil.
Q: If Falun Gong students have been formally converted to Buddhism in
temples, what should they do? Should they withdraw?
A: This has little to do with us. Although you have already been formally
converted to Buddhism, that is only a formality.
Q: There are several of us whose heads have been feeling swollen and dizzy
since we began our study.
A: This may be because you are new students whose bodies have not been
fully adjusted. The energy I emit is very powerful. When the ill Qi comes out, it will
make your head feel bloated. That happens when we are treating the illness in your
head, and is a good thing. However, the quicker the illness goes away, the stronger
your reaction will be. When we held seven-day seminars, some people could not take
it. Problems may arise if the time is shortened even more. The energy emitted is very
powerful, and the reaction is very strong with the head feeling intolerably bloated. It
seems that a ten-day seminar is safer. People who came in late may react a little
stronger.
Q: Can we smoke cigarettes or drink during cultivation? What if we have to
drink due to the nature of our work?
A: This is how I view this subject. Our Qigong of the Buddha School prohibits
drinking. After a while without drinking, you may want to drink again. Quit gradually,
but do not take too long; otherwise you will be punished. As to smoking, I think it is
an issue of willpower. As long as you want to quit, you can. Ordinary people often
think, "I will quit smoking today." Several days later, they cannot adhere to it. Then,
after a couple of days, they pick up this thought again and try to quit one more time.
This way, they have never been able to quit smoking. Ordinary people live in this
world, and having social dealings when in contact with others is unavoidable. But,
having already started cultivating, you should no longer consider yourself an ordinary
person. As long as you have the will, you will achieve your goal. Of course, some of
my students still smoke cigarettes. He can quit on his own, but when someone else
hands him one, he is too polite to refuse. He wants to smoke and feels uncomfortable
when not smoking for a couple of days. But if he smokes again, he will also feel
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uncomfortable. You must exercise control over yourself. Some people are in the
business of public relations, which demands them to frequently wine and dine guests.
This is a difficult problem to solve. Do your best to drink as little as possible. Or, you
think of another way to solve this problem.
Q: When we still cannot see Falun spinning, if we think of it spinning
clockwise, will we affect the Falun that happens to be spinning counterclockwise?
A: Falun spins automatically. It does not need the guidance of your mindwill. I
want to emphasize it one more time: Do not use your intention. Intentions actually
cannot control it anyway. Do not think that you can use your intention to control it to
rotate in the opposite direction. The Falun located in the lower abdomen is not
controlled by intention. The Falun that are used externally to adjust your body may
accept your intention if you wish to let them rotate in a particular way. You may sense
that. I tell you: Do not do this. You cannot practice with any intention. Wont practice
with intention turn into "the practitioner refining the Gong"? It should be the Falun or
Fa (law) that refines the practitioner. Why is it that you can never loosen your grip on
your intention? Any cultivation that has reached a higher level, even Taoist
cultivation, is not guided by intention.
Q: What is the best time, location or direction to practice Falun Gong so the
best results can be achieved? How many times a day is considered appropriate? Does
it matter if it is practiced before or after meals?
A: Because Falun is round and a miniature of this universe, it cultivates the
principles of the universe. Moreover, the universe is in motion. Therefore, it is the Fa
(law) that refines the practitioner. When you are not cultivating, it cultivates you,
which is different from any other cultivation principle or theory that has been made
public. Mine is the only system where "the Fa refines the practitioner". All other
cultivation methods take the path of "Dan" (energy cluster) which intentionally
cultivates Gong and maintains a "Dan", unlike ours. Our system can be practiced
anytime, for when you do not practice, the Gong cultivates you. There is no need to
pick a time. Practice as much as you can, depending on how much time you have. Our
exercises do not have a very strict requirement on this, but we do have strict
requirements on Xinxing (mind-nature). Our exercises are not concerned with
direction either. Whichever direction you choose to face is all right because the
universe is revolving and in motion. If you face the west, it is not necessarily the real
west. If you face the east, it is not necessarily the real east. I have asked my students
to face west when practicing just to show respect. It, in fact, does not have any
impact. You can exercise at any location, inside or outside of the home. But, I still feel
that we should find a place with relatively good ground, surroundings and air.
Particularly, it should be far away from dirty things such as garbage cans or toilets.
Nothing else really matters. Cultivation of the Dafa is not concerned with time,
location or direction. You can exercise before or after meals, but if you are too full, it
will be uncomfortable to practice right away. It is better to rest a little while. When
you are so hungry that your stomach is rumbling, it will also be hard for you to
become tranquil. You should manage this based on your own situation.
Q: Is there any requirement after the exercises are finished, such as rubbing
the face?
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A: We do not worry about cold water or other things after the exercises, nor do
we need to rub the face or hands. These are all intended to open the channels and
acupuncture points within human bodies at the initial stage. We cultivate the Dafa,
which does not involve these things. Right now you are not in the state where your
body has just been adjusted. It seems very, very difficult for an ordinary person to
start becoming a cultivator. In addition, some exercises cannot directly change human
bodies. To them, some requirements are very complicated. We do not have those here,
nor do we have those kinds of concepts. Do not bother with what I have not talked
about; just keep on cultivating. Since we cultivate Dafa, the initial state in which your
body is afraid of this and that, or is in the process of needing this or that requirement,
passes within a matter of days. I would not make the statement that it is equivalent to
a few years of practice with other cultivation methods, but it is almost the same. I do
not talk about things at lower levels, such as this direction, that channel, etc. We only
discuss things of a higher level. The cultivation of Dafa is true cultivation. It is
cultivation, not exercises.
Q: Can we use the bathroom right after we are finished with our exercises?
There are lots of bubbles in my urine. Is Qi leaking out?
A: That is not a problem. Since we cultivate at a higher level, our urine or
excrement does indeed contain energy. Nevertheless, it has only a very small amount,
and does not impact anything. Cultivating Dafa also means the salvation of all
sentient beings. This little leakage is no big deal. What we gain back is much more. In
teaching this class, the energy I discharged was immensely powerful, and was left all
over the walls.
Q: Can we spread and promote Falun Gong? Can we teach it to people who
did not attend the class? Can people who have not attended the class practice at the
assistance center? Is it all right to mail audio tapes and books to relatives or friends
living out of town?
A: One will not go deviant when promoting our cultivation system and letting
more people benefit from it. I have lectured to you on many Fa (laws), letting you
know the Fa of a higher level, letting you understand and see things of a higher level.
I have told you all these in advance because I am afraid that if I wait, you would not
understand when you see or encounter these. You can teach other people to practice,
but you are not able to install Falun. What should you do? I have said that my Fashen
(law body) will leave you if you cultivate on and off and do not really practice. If you
truly cultivate, the Fashen will look after you. So when you teach someone, you bring
the information I taught to you, which carries the Falun-forming Qiji (energy
mechanism). If the person you teach puts an effort into practicing, Falun will be
formed. If he is predestined and has good inborn quality, he can get Falun right on the
spot. Our book is very detailed. Good cultivation can still take place without being
taught by someone directly.
Q: Is Falun Gong concerned with breathing? How do we regulate the
breaths?
A: You do not need to regulate your breath when cultivating Falun Gong. We
are not concerned with breathing. That is what one would learn at an entry level. We
do not need it here because regulating and controlling breathing is to cultivate the Dan
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(energy cluster), to add air and feed the fire. Breathing in an upstream or downstream
style or swallowing saliva are all for the purpose of cultivating Dan. We do not
cultivate that way. Everything you need is accomplished by the Falun. The more
difficult and higher level things are done by masters Fashen (law body). Actually any
cultivation method, even including the Taoist school in which cultivation of Dan is
discussed in more detail, is not accomplished by means of intention. As a matter of
fact, it is the grand master of that particular school who helps one cultivate and
transform those things without his knowledge. You cannot possibly accomplish it on
your own deliberately, unless you have reached enlightenment. Only the enlightened
can do it.
Q: Do we need to use intention when practicing? Where does the intention of
these exercises lie?
A: We do not use intention here. I have been telling everyone not to use
intention and to give up attachments. Do not pursue any intention. In the third set
where the two palms carry Qi to penetrate the two cosmic extremes, all that is needed
is one quick thought. Do not think about anything else.
Q: Is collecting energy the same as collecting Qi?
A: What do we collect Qi for? What we cultivate is Dafa. In the future, you
will not even be able to emit Qi. What we cultivate is not Qi, which is at a lower level.
We emit light instead. The collection of energy is done by the Falun, not by ourselves.
But, for instance, the exercise of Penetrating the Two Cosmic Extremes is actually
used to open up your body. It can also function to collect energy, but that is not the
main purpose. How to collect Qi? Since you cultivate Dafa, with a simple wave of
your hand, you will feel a heaviness above your head, a great deal of Qi has come.
But what do you need it for? Energy does not need to be collected deliberately.
Q: Does Falun Gong cover "building a foundation within 100 days" and "fetal
breathing"?
A: Those are all practices of lower levels, which we do not cultivate. We have
long passed that unstable entry-level stage.
Q: Is Falun Gong concerned with the balance of Yin and Yang?
A: These are all at the level of cultivating Qi, things of a lower level. When
you go beyond that level, the issue of balance between Yin and Yang does not exist in
your body anymore. It does not matter which system you cultivate, as long as you
receive genuine teaching from the master, you are guaranteed to depart from the lower
level. You will have to completely discard everything you have learned in the past,
keeping nothing. A new set of things will be cultivated at the new level. After passing
this new level, another new set of things will be cultivated again. It is like this.
Q: Can we practice when it thunders? Do practitioners of Falun Gong fear
sound?
A: Let me give you an example. I once taught students in a courtyard of a big
building in Beijing. It was going to rain, and the thunder was extremely intense. At
that time, they were practicing exercises that were taught only to disciples, which
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required doing a walking moving-stance on Falun. I saw the rain coming, yet they
were not finished with the exercise. But, the heavy rain could not manage to fall. The
clouds were sitting very low, rolling over the top of the building. With the thunder
crashing and booming, it was very dark. During that time, a thunderbolt struck the
edge of the Falun, but we were not harmed, not even a hair. We could see clearly how
the thunderbolt struck the ground and still left us unharmed. This means that our Gong
gives us protection. Usually, when I practice, I do not care what the weather is.
Whenever I think of practicing, I will practice. As long as there is time, I will practice.
I am not afraid of sound, either. Other methods fear sound, because when you are
very, very tranquil and suddenly hear a very loud sound, you will have a feeling as if
the Qi all over your body was going to explode, flickering and running outside the
body. But do not worry, our cultivation does not go deviant. Of course, do your best to
find a quiet place to practice.
Q: Should we visualize masters image?
A: There is no need to visualize. When your Tianmu (third eye) is opened, you
will see my Fashen (law body) next to you.
Q: Is there any requirement when practicing these five sets of exercises? Must
they be practiced all together? Can we count silently when practicing those that
require nine repetitions? Will it be counterproductive if we do more than nine
repetitions or remember certain movements incorrectly?
A: You can practice any set among the five sets of exercises. I think it is best
to practice the first set prior to doing the others because the first set opens up the
entire body. You should practice that once. After you body is fully opened up, then go
on to other sets. That would be more effective. Practice as much as you can,
depending on the time you have available. Or, you can select a particular set to
practice. The movements in the third and fourth sets should be repeated nine times
respectively, and it is written in the book that you can count silently. You can go home
and try asking your child to stand nearby and count while you practice. When you are
finished doing the nine repetitions, you will no longer find the Qiji (energy
mechanism) to continue the repetition because that is how my things work. At the
beginning, you need to think about it, but once you have gotten into the habit, you
will naturally stop. If you remember some movements incorrectly or do too many or
too few repetitions, correct them and it should be fine.
Q: Why is the end of the movements not the end of the practice?
A: Falun revolves automatically. It instantly knows you have stopped
practicing. It contains a tremendous amount of energy and can instantly take back
what it emitted, much better than what you can intentionally do to take it back. This is
not the end of Gong; rather it is taking back the energy. Other cultivation methods
actually do end the minute the exercises are over. Our system is being practiced at all
times, even when the movements are stopped. Therefore, the Gong cannot be
terminated. Even if you want to stop Falun from revolving, you will not be able to. If I
discuss it at a deeper level, you will not understand. If you could stop it from rotating,
I would have to stop, too. Will you be able to stop me?
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Q: Can we practice Jieyin (conjoin hands) and Shuang Shou Heshi (press the
hands together) as a standing stance exercise?
A: The first set "Buddha Showing A Thousand Hands" can not be practiced
as a standing stance exercise. When you use too much strength to stretch, you will
encounter problems.
Q: Is it required that the underarms should be kept hollow during practice?
When practicing the first set, my underarms feel very tense. What happened?
A: Do you have an illness? During the initial stage, when adjustments are
being made to your body, you may discover various phenomena. You will have some
symptoms, but they are not brought out by the exercises.
Q: Can people who did not attend Master Lis class practice together with
other students in parks?
A: Yes. Any student can teach others how to practice. When students teach the
exercises to others, it is not like how I have been teaching you here. I directly make
adjustments to your bodies. But there are still people who acquire Falun as soon as
they start practicing, because behind every student exists my Fashen who can directly
handle these matters. This all depends on their predestined relationship. When their
predestined relationship is strong, they can get Falun right on the spot; if their
predestined relationship is not as strong, through long term practice, you can develop
the revolving mechanism yourself. Through more practice, you will be able to
develop the revolving mechanism into a Falun.
Q: What is the meaning of the hand gestures in the tranquil exercise
"Strengthening Divine Powers"?
A: Our language cannot explain it. Each gesture embodies a wealth of
meaning. In general, it says, "I will start practicing the movements and practicing the
Buddhas Fa. I will adjust my body and enter into the state of cultivation."
Q: When we reach the state of "Milky White Body" through cultivation, is it
true that all sweat pores have been opened up to form body-breathing?
A: Try to feel it everyone, you have already passed this level. Because in order
to adjust your bodies to the state of "Milky White Body", I had to lecture on Fa for
more than 10 hours, and no less. We instantly bring you to the stage that you would
reach after decades or longer of practicing other cultivation methods. Because this
step does not require Xinxing (mind-nature) standards, it is done according to the
ability of the master. Before you have even felt it, the level has already gone by.
Perhaps it had only been a few hours. One day, you feel very sensitive, but in a short
while, you are not as sensitive. In fact, a major level had just been passed. However,
you would remain in this state for a year or more with other cultivation methods.
Those actually are at a lower level.
Q: Is it all right if we think about all the movements of Falun Gong while
riding the bus or waiting in line?
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A: Our exercises do not require intentions, nor the length of time for which
they must be practiced everyday. Without a doubt, the longer you practice the better.
When you do not practice, it refines you instead. But during the initial stage, it is
better to practice more to strengthen it. It happens to some students that when they go
on business trips for a couple of months, they have no time to practice, but there is no
impact at all. Falun still revolves after they get back because it never stops. As long as
you consider yourself a cultivator in your mind and guard your Xinxing well, it will
continue to function. But there is one thing, if you do not practice and you mix
yourself with ordinary people, it will dissolve.
Q: Can Falun Gong and Tantrism be practiced together?
A: Tantrism also uses a Falun, but it cannot be practiced together with our
cultivation method. If you have cultivated Tantrism and its Falun has already been
formed, you can continue to cultivate Tantrism because Tantrism is also a righteous
law. However, they cannot be practiced at the same time. The Falun of Tantrism
cultivates the middle channel and revolves horizontally. Its Falun differs from ours,
and has mantras on the wheel. Our Falun is placed vertically on the lower abdomen
with the flat side facing out. With the limited space on the lower abdomen, my Falun
alone completely covers the area. If one more is placed there, things will be messed
up.
Q: Can we practice other Buddha School cultivation systems while practicing
Falun Gong? Can we listen to audio tapes that chant Bodhisattva Avalokitesvaras
name? Can lay Buddhists who live at home chant scriptures after they have learned
Falun Gong? Can we practice other exercises at the same time?
A: I think not. Every method is a way of cultivation. You must cultivate only
one way if you truly want to cultivate and not just cure diseases or improve health.
This is a serious matter. Cultivating toward higher levels requires one to keep
cultivating in one cultivation way. This is an absolute truth. Even the cultivation ways
within the Buddha School cannot be mixed. The cultivation we talk about is of a
higher level and descended from many, many ages ago. Depending on your feelings
will not work. Looking from a different dimension, the transformation process is
extremely profound and complex. Just like a precision instrument, if you take off one
of its components and replace it with something else, it will immediately break down.
The same goes for cultivation; nothing should be mixed into it. It is bound to go
wrong if you mix it up. It is the same with all cultivation ways. If you want to
cultivate, you must focus on only one way. You will not be able to cultivate at all if
you do not. The saying of "gathering the best of every cultivation way" is only
applicable to the level of curing diseases and improving health. It will not bring you to
a higher level.
Q: Will we interfere with each other when practicing with people who practice
other cultivation ways?
A: Regardless of what kind of cultivation way he practices, from the Tao
School, supernormal practice or Buddha School, as long as it is righteous, it has no
impact on us at all. You will not interfere with him either. It is beneficial to him if he
practices near you. Because Falun is an intelligent being and does not cultivate Dan
(energy cluster), it will automatically help.
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Q: Can we ask other Qigong masters to adjust our bodies? Will it have any
impact if we listen to lectures by other Qigong masters?
A: I believe that after this class, you will feel what state your body has
reached. After a while, it is not permissible for you to have diseases. When problems
do come again, they may feel like having a cold or a stomachache, but actually they
are not the same anymore. They are instead tribulations and tests. If you look for other
Qigong masters, it means you do not comprehend or believe what I said. With the
mentality for pursuit, you will attract evil messages, which will interfere with your
cultivation. If the Gong of that Qigong master comes from Futi (message possession),
you may also end up attracting those beings. The same thing goes for listening to the
lectures, doesnt "the desire to listen" mean you pursue something? You will have to
comprehend this problem on your own. This is an issue of Xinxing (mind-nature). I
am not going to deal with it. If he talks about very high-level principles, or issues of
Xinxing, it may be all right. You attended my class, and your body has been adjusted
through great effort. Originally, the messages from other practices in your body were
very mixed up, messing up the body. Now everything has been adjusted to the best
state with the bad removed and the good retained. Of course, I do not object to you
learning other cultivation methods. If you feel Falun Gong is not good, you can learn
other cultivation methods. But I believe if you learn too many different things, it is not
good for you either. You have already cultivated the Dafa and the Fashen (law body)
is right by your side. You have acquired things of a higher level and now you want to
go back and search again!
Q: Can we study other practices if we practice Falun Gong, such as massage,
self-defense, Single-Finger Zen, Taichi, etc.? If we do not practice these but just read
related books, will it have any impact?
A: It is all right to study massage and self-defense, but when cruelty comes to
you, you will feel uncomfortable. Single-Finger Zen and Taichi are classified as
Qigong. If you practice those, you will be adding things, making my substance that
exists in your body impure. If you read the books that talk about Xinxing, it is all
right. But some authors draw conclusions even before they have figured it all out
themselves. It will confuse your thoughts.
Q: When doing "Holding the Wheel in Front of the Head", my hands will
touch at times. Is it all right?
A: Do not let the hands touch. We require you to keep a small gap. If the hands
touch, the energy on the hands will return back to the body.
Q: When practicing the second set, if we cannot hold the arms anymore, can
we put them down and then continue with the practice?
A: Cultivation is very bitter. It is not effective if the minute you feel sore you
bring it down. The guideline is: The longer the better. However, you should go
according to your own ability.
Q: Why is the left leg underneath the right one for females in the full lotus
position?
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A: Because our cultivation takes into consideration one essential factor. The
female body is different from the male body, therefore it should match the female
physique if she wants to use her Benti (true being) to transform herself. For women, it
is usually the left leg that supports the right, conforming to her own situation. Men are
the opposite. The essential character is different.
Q: Is listening to tapes or music or reciting verbal formulas acceptable when
practicing?
A: If it is decent Buddha School music, you can listen. But cultivation in the
true sense needs no music because it requires the ability to enter tranquillity. Listening
to music is an attempt to replace various thoughts with just one.
Q: When practicing "Penetrating the Two Cosmic Extremes", should we relax
or use strength?
A: Penetrating the Two Cosmic Extremes requires standing naturally and
relaxed, unlike the first set. All of the rest require that you relax, which is different
from the first set.
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you are not at fault for a particular incident and that it is the other person who has
upset you. In fact, you dont really know why. You will say, "I know. It is just about
something trivial." What I say is a different principle, which cannot be seen in this
material dimension. Just to say a joke, perhaps you owed others in your previous life.
How could you judge its right or wrong? We have to forbear. How could you upset
and offend others first and then forbear? To those people who have really upset you,
you should not only forbear, but also be grateful to them. If he yells at you and then
blames you for it in front of the teacher, accusing you of yelling at him, you should
say thank you in your heart. You say, "Wouldnt I turn into Ah Q (a foolish character
in a Chinese novel)?" That is your opinion. In this incident, if you do not deal with it
the same way he does, you have improved your Xinxing. He gains in this material
dimension, but he gives things away to you in the other dimension, doesnt he? Your
Xinxing has been improved and the black substance transformed. You have gained in
three ways. Why not be thankful to him? It is not easy to understand from the
standpoint of ordinary people, but I am not lecturing to ordinary people. I am
lecturing to cultivators.
Q: People without Futi (message possession) can improve Xinxing to avoid
having Futi. What if one already has Futi? How can he get rid of it?
A: One righteous mind will suppress a hundred evils. You received the Dafa
today. From now on, even if the Futi brings you benefits, you should not accept it.
When it brings you money, fame and personal gain, you feel very happy inside your
heart, thinking "See how capable I am," and you show off in front of people. When
you do feel uncomfortable, you dont want to live with it and look for master to treat
you. Then, how did you behave when it kept giving you good things? We cannot take
care of it for you because you have accepted all the benefits it has brought you. It is
not acceptable if all you want to have is the benefit. Only when you dont want it,
even the good things it brings, and continue to cultivate according to the method
taught by master, and when you have become righteous and your mind is firm, will it
then become fearful. If you further reject it when it tries to give you some benefits,
then it is time for it to leave. If it stays on, it will be committing a wrong deed. At that
point, I can deal with it. It will disappear with a simple wave of my hands. But it
wont work if you want to have the benefit it brings you.
Q: Will people acquire Futi by practicing in the park?
A: I have explained it to you many times. We cultivate righteous Fa (law). If
your mind is righteous, all kinds of evil things will be suppressed. In cultivation of a
righteous Fa, the mind is very pure and upright, so nothing can approach him. Falun is
something incredible. Not only are evil things unable to attach themselves to you,
they fear it when they are near you. If you dont believe it, you can practice at other
places. They all fear you. If I tell you the number of Futi, you will all be scared. Many
people have Futi. After they have reached the goal of curing diseases and improving
health, they continue to practice. What do you want? When your mind is not
righteous, these problems will occur. Nevertheless, blame should not be placed on
these people as they dont understand the principles. One of the goals of my going
public is to help correct these wrong things for you.
Q: What supernormal capabilities will be developed in the future?
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A: I dont want to talk about it. Because each individual has his own set of
conditions, it is very difficult to say. Different supernormal capabilities will be
developed at different levels. The critical factor is your Xinxing at each level. If
attachments have been removed in a certain aspect, a supernormal capability may be
developed in that aspect. However, the supernormal capability has to be at its early
stage and will not be very powerful. When your Xinxing has not reached a very high
level, it is impossible to have supernormal capabilities. However, in our class some
individuals have pretty good inborn quality. They have developed a supernormal
walking ability that shields them from rain. Some have also developed the
supernormal capability of teleportation.
Q: Does cultivating Xinxing (mind-nature) or getting rid of all attachments
refer to the Buddha Schools "emptiness" and the Tao Schools "nothingness"?
A: The Xinxing or De (virtues) we talk about is not contained in the emptiness
from the Buddha School or the nothingness from the Tao School. On the contrary, the
emptiness from the Buddha School or the nothingness from the Tao School are
included in our Xinxing.
Q: Will a Buddha always remain as a Buddha?
A: After you have reached enlightenment through cultivation, you are an
enlightened being, in other words, a being of higher levels. But there is no guarantee
that you will never misbehave. Of course, normally you wont commit wrongdoing at
that level because you have seen the truth. But if you have handled yourself poorly,
you will drop down without exception. If you always do good things, you will stay up
there forever.
Q: What is a person with great inborn quality?
A: This is determined by a few factors: 1. Good inborn quality. 2. Outstanding
enlightenment quality. 3. Excellent ability of forbearance. 4. Few attachments while
taking the matters of this world lightly. These are people with great inborn quality,
who are very hard to find.
Q: Can people without good inborn quality develop Gong if they practice
Falun Gong?
A: People without good inborn quality can also develop Gong because
everyone carries some amount of De. It is impossible not to have any De. There is no
one like that. If you dont have the white substance on you, you still have the black
substance. Through cultivation, the black substance can be transformed into the white
substance, which is just one extra step. When you have suffered during cultivation,
improved your Xinxing and made sacrifices, you have developed Gong. Cultivation is
the prerequisite. It is the masters Fashen (law body) who transforms it into Gong.
Q: When one is born, his entire life has already been arranged. Does hard
work make any difference?
A: Of course it does. Your hard work is also something that has been arranged,
so you cant help but work hard. You are an ordinary person. However, things of a
large scale can not be changed.
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Q: When the Tianmu (third eye) has not been opened, how do we tell whether
the messages we receive are good or bad?
A: It is difficult to do so on your own. Throughout your cultivation process
exist many problems that put your Xinxing to the test. The protection extended to you
by the Fashen (law body) is to prevent endangerment to your life. He, however, may
not take care of certain problems that need to be overcome, resolved and
comprehended by you. Sometimes when evil messages come, they may tell you what
the lotto numbers are, but the numbers may be right or may be wrong. Or, it could
also tell you other things. It is all up to you. When your mind is upright, evil things
can not invade. As long as you guard your Xinxing well, there should not be any
problem.
Q: Can we practice when we feel emotionally upset?
A: When you are in a bad mood, it is difficult for you to sit down and become
tranquil. You will have thoughts of bad things running wild in your mind. Messages
exist in cultivation. When bad thoughts are on your mind, these things will go into
your cultivation, turning it into the purposeful cultivation of an evil way. The
exercises you practice may have been taught to you by Yan Xing, or by some other
master, or by a living Buddha of Tantrism. But if you didnt strictly follow their
Xinxing requirement, what you practiced was not their cultivation way even though
they were the ones who taught you. Lets all think about it, if you are practicing the
standing stance and feeling very tired, but your mind is still very active, thinking,
"Why is so-and-so in my company so nasty? Why did he report me? What can I do to
get a raise? Prices have gone up. I should do more shopping." Then, arent you
purposefully, subconsciously and unknowingly cultivating evil law? Therefore, if you
are experiencing emotional downturn, it is best not to practice.
Q: What is the standard for "extremely high Xinxing"?
A: Xinxing comes through cultivation and doesnt have any set standards. It is
all left for you to comprehend. If you insist that Xinxing has standards, then it is that
when you encounter incidents, you should try to think, "If it was an enlightened
person who was faced with this, what would he do?" Exemplary people are, of course,
outstanding but they are still models for ordinary people.
Q: We shouldnt hold a suspicious attitude toward talks or speeches delivered
by other Qigong masters. But when we run into con-artists who deceive people for
money, what should we do?
A: That doesnt have to be the case. First you should take a look at what they
discuss, then judge on your own whether it is deceitful. To judge whether a Qigong
master is decent or not, you can look at his Xinxing. Gong is always as high as
Xinxing.
Q: How do we eliminate karma or, as Buddhism calls it, karmic debt?
A: Cultivation itself is a form of eliminating karma. The best way is to
improve your Xinxing, which enables the transformation of the black substance into
the white substance, the substance of De. De is then transformed into Gong.
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In spite of being asked to do good deeds, one may not be able to acquire advanced
things. He may only be able to sense or feel it. It doesnt do much harm to the normal
social development if the person only uses minor supernormal capabilities. If he
wants to change certain things, he has to make things happen on a very large scale. In
terms of whether or not he is needed for that, what he says doesnt count because the
development of the society doesnt go according to peoples will. He may want to
achieve certain things, but the final decision is up to him.
Q: How does ones consciousness go in and out of the body?
A: The consciousness we talk about usually goes out through the crown of the
head. Of course, it is not limited to that way. He can go out through any spot, unlike
what is emphasized in other cultivation schools that he has to go out through the
crown of the head. He can leave the body at any location. It is the same when he
enters the body.
Q: There is red light in the area of Tianmu with a black hole in the middle. It
blooms rapidly. Is Tianmu being opened? Sometimes it is also accompanied by
starlight and lightning.
A: When you see starlight, the Tianmu is close to being opened. When you see
lightning, it is almost entirely opened.
Q: I saw red and green colored halos on masters head and body. But when I
closed my eyes, I couldnt see anything. Did I see with peripheral vision?
A: You didnt use peripheral vision. You just didnt know how to see with your
eyes closed, so you could only do it with your eyes opened. Frequently people dont
know how to use their already-opened Tianmu. Sometimes they see things with their
eyes open by accident. But when you want to take a really good look at them, you
actually start to use your eyes; therefore, things disappear again. When you are not
paying attention, you will see them again.
Q: My daughter sees some circles in the sky, but she cant explain it clearly.
We asked her to take a look at the Falun emblem, and she says thats what it is. Is her
Tianmu really open?
A: Children under the age of six can have their Tianmu opened with just one
glance at our Falun emblem. However, you shouldnt do it. Children can see it.
Q: I dont know how to use the already-opened Tianmu. Would master please
explain?
A: When the Tianmu is completely opened up, people will know how to use it
even if they didnt before. When it is very bright and easy to use, people will know
how to use it even if they previously didnt. Vision through the Tianmu takes place
unintentionally. When you want to take a more careful look, youve inadvertently
switched to your eyes and used the optic nerve. Therefore, you cannot see it anymore.
Q: When the Tianmu is open, do we get to see the entire universe?
A: There are levels when it comes to opening Tianmu. In other words, how
much truth you will see depends on your level. The opening of your Tianmu doesnt
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mean you will be able to see everything in the universe. You, however, will gradually
improve your level through further cultivation until you reach enlightenment. Then,
you will be able to see more levels. But even then, it is not guaranteed that what you
see is the truth of the entire universe. Because when Sakyamuni was preaching during
his lifetime, he was also improving himself continuously; every time that he reached a
new level, he discovered that what he lectured on previously was not definite, and it
changed again at an even higher level. That was why he finally said, "There is no
Dharma that is definitive." There is one principle for each level. It was even
impossible for him to envision the truth of the entire universe. From the standpoint of
our average people, it becomes inconceivable that someone in this world can cultivate
to the level of Tathagata because they only know of the level of Tathagata. They dont
know that there are levels higher than that, so they can no longer know or accept
things of a higher nature. Tathagata is a very minor level of Buddha Fa (law). This is
what it refers to by saying, "The great Fa is boundless".
Q: Do the things that we see on your body really exist?
A: Of course they really exist. All dimensions are composed of matter. Only
its structure is different from ours.
Q: My premonitions about the future frequently come true.
A: This is the supernormal capability of prediction that we talked about. In
fact, it is the lower level of Suming Tong (precognition and retrocognition). The Gong
we cultivate takes place in a different dimension where there is no concept of time. It
remains the same regardless how far away it is; there is no concept of distance at all.
Q: Why do colorful people, sky and images appear during practice?
A: Your Tianmu has been opened, and what you saw belongs to another
dimension. That dimension is layered, so you might have seen one of the levels. It is
this beautiful.
Q: I heard a loud sound during practice, and felt as if my body had been
cracked open. All of a sudden, I understood many things. Why?
A: It is easier for some to experience this, which is the process of a part of the
body being exploded and opened up. You reached enlightenment in some aspects.
This is classified as gradual enlightenment. When you are finished with one of your
cultivation levels, a portion of it will be exploded and opened up. This is all very
normal.
Q: At times, I feel that I cant move. Why is that?
A: During the initial stage of cultivation, you may feel that all of a sudden you
cant move your hand or a particular part of your body. Why is that? Because you
have acquired this supernormal capability of Ding (freeze) Gong. This is one of your
intrinsic capabilities, and is very powerful. When someone has committed
wrongdoing and is running away, you can say "Ding" and he will instantly be frozen
still.
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long as your mind is righteous and the things you do meet our requirements, there will
be no problem with your Xinxing.
Q: How do we experience the development of our supernormal capabilities?
A: During the initial stage of cultivation, if you have developed supernormal
capabilities, you will be able to feel it. If you have not yet, but your body is sensitive,
you may be able to feel it. If neither is happening, there is no way for you to tell. The
only thing you can do is to continue to cultivate in the dark. There are 60 to 70 percent
of our students who have their Tianmu opened. I know they can see. Though you
dont say anything, you observe with your eyes wide open. Why do I ask you to
practice together? I want you to exchange and discuss internally within your groups.
But to be responsible to this cultivation method, you should not talk without restraint
outside of the groups. Internal exchange and improving each other is acceptable.
Q: What does the Fashen (law body) look like? Do I have Fashen?
A: Fashen looks the same as the person does. You dont have Fashen now.
When your cultivation has reached a certain level, you will be finished with ShiJianFa (In-Triple-World-Fa) and enter into an extremely high level. Only then will
you develop Fashen.
Q: After the class is finished, how long will masters Fashen follow us?
A: When a student suddenly starts to cultivate things of a higher level, to him,
this represents a big turning point. It doesnt refer to the change of your thinking, but
of your entire person. Because when an ordinary person gets what he is not supposed
to get as an ordinary person, it becomes dangerous. His life will be threatened. My
Fashen must provide him with protection. If I couldnt do this, yet still spread the Fa
(law), it would be the same as harming people. Many Qigong masters are afraid of
doing it and teaching cultivation because they could not take the responsibility. My
Fashen will protect you all the time until you have reached enlightenment. If you stop
halfway, the Fashen will simply leave you on his own.
Q: Master says, "Average people cultivate not through exercises, but through
Xinxing." Is it correct to say that one can reach enlightenment as long as he has very
high Xinxing and that exercises are really not necessary?
A: Theoretically it is correct. As long as you cultivate your Xinxing, De
(virtues) can be transformed into Gong. But, you must regard yourself as a cultivator.
If you dont, the only thing you can achieve is to keep accumulating De. You may be
able to accumulate a great deal of it, and be persistent in being a righteous person and
accumulating De. You wouldnt be able to go further even if you regarded yourself as
a cultivator, as you havent learned Fa of higher levels. As you all know, I have
disclosed many things. Without masters protection, it is very hard to cultivate to a
higher level. It would be impossible for you to cultivate at a higher level even for one
day. Therefore, it is not that easy to reach enlightenment. But after Xinxing has been
improved, you can assimilate to the universal characteristic.
Q: What is the principle behind remote treatment?
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5. Tribulations
Q: Are tribulations tests arranged by master for the students?
A: You can say that. These are planned to improve your Xinxing (mindnature).
Suppose your Xinxing has not reached that level, will you be allowed to reach
enlightenment and complete your cultivation? Does it work if we send an elementary
school student to college? I dont think so! If we let you cultivate to a higher level
when your Xinxing has not been improved in the true sense and you still cannot
lighten you view on anything or let go of anything, you might argue with the
enlightened ones over trivial things. That would not be right! This is why we put so
much emphasis on Xinxing.
Q: What is the difference between tribulations of cultivators and those of
ordinary people?
A: We cultivators are not much different from ordinary people. Your
tribulations are arranged based on your path as a cultivator. Since ordinary people are
paying off karma of ordinary people, they all have tribulations. It doesnt mean that
since you are a cultivator, you will have tribulations, and that since you are an
ordinary person, you dont. It is the same in both regards. It is just that your
tribulations are orchestrated for the purpose of improving your Xinxing; whereas his
tribulations have been orchestrated to pay off his karmic debt. The truth of the matter
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is that tribulations are your own karma that I utilized to improve the disciples
Xinxing.
Q: Are tribulations similar to those 81 hardships that occurred on the Journey
to the West to get the scriptures (a cultivation story from the Chinese classical book
Journey to the West) ?
A: There is a little similarity. The lives of cultivators have been prearranged.
You wont have too many or too little hardships, but it is not necessarily 81 of them.
This depends on how high you can cultivate to with your inborn quality. It has been
planned according to the level you may achieve. Cultivators will experience the
process of letting go of everything that ordinary people have but cultivators shouldnt
have. It is indeed tough. We will think of ways that will make you give up all the
things that you find hard to give up, and therefore improve your Xinxing through
tribulations.
Q: What if when we practice, there are people who try to sabotage it?
A: Falun Gong is not afraid of sabotage by other people. At the initial stage,
you have my Fashen protecting you, but it is not absolute that you wont encounter
anything. It is impossible to develop Gong by sitting on a couch drinking tea all day.
Sometimes when you encounter tribulations, you call out my name and will see me
right in front of you. I may not assist you, because that is what you need to overcome.
But when you are truly in danger, I will help you. However, normally, real danger
doesnt exist because your path has been changed and nothing accidental is allowed to
intervene.
Q: How should we deal with tribulations?
A: I have emphasized it repeatedly: Guard your Xinxing! If you dont think
that the things you have done are bad, then it is good. Particularly when others have
invaded your interest for certain reasons, if you fight back like an ordinary person,
you will have become an ordinary person, too. Because you are a cultivator, you
should not handle things that way. The Xinxing-interfering things that you run into are
to improve your Xinxing. It all depends on how you deal with them and whether you
maintain and improve your Xinxing from this matter.
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