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Background: Falun
Gong was introduced in 1992
by Hongzhi Li as a higher
form of Qigong, a breathing
technique meant to bring
peace and spiritual support
to the one practicing. He
traveled for the next 2
years giving public lectures.
In the following years,
there was a rapid growth
of Falun Gong and the followers
swelled to one hundred million.
Sacred Book: There
is none, but the words of
Mr. Li continuously adds
new elements to his teachings.
The Nature of God:
They believe that there
are different gods and heavens
in different dimensions
in the universe. If you
follow a certain system,
you may end up in a higher
or lower universe. There
are many systems with some
benefit, but Falun Gong
is the highest cultivation
system.
Human Condition:
Mr. Li teaches that live
was originally formed at
a higher level (and different
dimension) in the Universe.
Because of sin, that live
has fallen down to a lower
dimension. Once reaching
earth, a person accumulates
"karma" - debt
and his/her virtue is decreased.
Eternity: Each person
can follow one of many systems
or gods to reach that heaven.
Each heaven is segregated,
and different races are
not to be intermingled.
What is Salvation?
The purpose of life is to
return to our original starting
point in the universe where
we will not be a human,
but god.
How is a person saved?
Restoration to a god is
achieved by choosing a cultivation
system to increase one's
virtue and deal with the
karma problem.
Notes: Mr. Li says
that the Christianity is
good and the Bible contains
truth, but the time for
Christianity has passed.
He says that because of
the new world situation,
Christianity is outdated.
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