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ZHUAN FALUN! I think it's really interesting worth understanding.
DaltheJigsaw
Mountain View Veteran
I think ZHUAN FALUN is one of the most interesting philosophies out there. Thoughts on this?
Nothing is as profound as BUDDHA LAW. Of all teachings in the world it is the most
wondrous and highest science. To open up this field, ordinary people have to
fundamentally change their way of thinking. Failing that, the reality of the universe will
forever remain something of a myth to mankind, and ordinary people will forever grope
around inside the box created by their own ignorance.
So just what exactly is BUDDHA LAW, then? Is it religion? Is it philosophy? That is
just how the “cutting edge” scholars of Buddhism see it. They merely study it on a
theoretical level, subjecting it to criticism and so-called research, as if it were philosophy.
The truth is, BUDDHA LAW is not limited to the little portion in scriptures, which is only
BUDDHA LAW’s initial-level Law. Instead, there is nothing that BUDDHA LAW cannot
explain—it thoroughly unravels all mysteries, from those of particles and molecules to
those of the universe, from small things to great things. It is a different discourse at
different levels on the nature of the universe—to be True, Good, and Endure—at different
levels, what Daoists call “the Dao,” or what Buddhists call “the Law.”
No matter how advanced the science of today’s human race may be, it can only account
for a portion of the universe’s mysteries. Once we mention specific phenomena of
BUDDHA LAW, there is always someone who says, “We’re in the electronic age now,
and science is so advanced. Spaceships have flown to other planets, and you still talk about
those naive old beliefs?” To tell it like it is, as advanced as computers may be, they can’t
compare to the human brain, which to this day is a mystery that baffles researchers.
Regardless of how far spaceships may travel, they still cannot fly beyond this material
dimension in which the human race exists. The knowledge mankind has today is extremely
shallow and nothing more than a small part of the whole—it is nowhere near a real
understanding of the Truth of the universe. Some people don’t even dare to face up to,
approach, or acknowledge the facts of phenomena that objectively exist, all because these
people are too narrow-minded and are unwilling to change their longstanding way of
thinking. Only BUDDHA LAW can completely unveil the mysteries of the universe, of
space-time, and of the human body. It can truly distinguish virtue from vice, and good
from evil, and it can put an end to wrong views while providing the right views.
The ideas that guide today’s science are only able to confine its development and
research to this material world, as a subject won’t be studied until it is known—it takes that
approach. As for phenomena that are intangible and invisible, but that objectively exist,
real manifestations of those things appear here in our material world, yet they are shunned
and considered unexplainable. Stubborn people simply insist, without supporting evidence,
that those are just “natural” phenomena. People with ulterior motives have acted against
their own consciences by dismissing all of it as “blind belief.” And people who don’t have
inquisitive minds have shied away from these matters with the excuse that science is not
yet advanced enough. Mankind will make a leap forward if it can take a fresh look at itself
and at the universe, changing its rigid way of thinking. BUDDHA LAW can allow people
to thoroughly understand immeasurable, boundless worlds. Throughout all the ages, only
one thing has been able to explain perfectly the human race, the many material dimensions
that exist, all life, and the entire universe: BUDDHA LAW.
Li Hongzhi
June 2, 1992
http://www.falundafa.org/book/eng/zflus.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teachings_of_Falun_Gong
http://www.amazon.com/Zhuan-Falun-Revolving-Law-Wheel/dp/9628143042
http://www.falundafa.org/eng/home.html
Nothing is as profound as BUDDHA LAW. Of all teachings in the world it is the most
wondrous and highest science. To open up this field, ordinary people have to
fundamentally change their way of thinking. Failing that, the reality of the universe will
forever remain something of a myth to mankind, and ordinary people will forever grope
around inside the box created by their own ignorance.
So just what exactly is BUDDHA LAW, then? Is it religion? Is it philosophy? That is
just how the “cutting edge” scholars of Buddhism see it. They merely study it on a
theoretical level, subjecting it to criticism and so-called research, as if it were philosophy.
The truth is, BUDDHA LAW is not limited to the little portion in scriptures, which is only
BUDDHA LAW’s initial-level Law. Instead, there is nothing that BUDDHA LAW cannot
explain—it thoroughly unravels all mysteries, from those of particles and molecules to
those of the universe, from small things to great things. It is a different discourse at
different levels on the nature of the universe—to be True, Good, and Endure—at different
levels, what Daoists call “the Dao,” or what Buddhists call “the Law.”
No matter how advanced the science of today’s human race may be, it can only account
for a portion of the universe’s mysteries. Once we mention specific phenomena of
BUDDHA LAW, there is always someone who says, “We’re in the electronic age now,
and science is so advanced. Spaceships have flown to other planets, and you still talk about
those naive old beliefs?” To tell it like it is, as advanced as computers may be, they can’t
compare to the human brain, which to this day is a mystery that baffles researchers.
Regardless of how far spaceships may travel, they still cannot fly beyond this material
dimension in which the human race exists. The knowledge mankind has today is extremely
shallow and nothing more than a small part of the whole—it is nowhere near a real
understanding of the Truth of the universe. Some people don’t even dare to face up to,
approach, or acknowledge the facts of phenomena that objectively exist, all because these
people are too narrow-minded and are unwilling to change their longstanding way of
thinking. Only BUDDHA LAW can completely unveil the mysteries of the universe, of
space-time, and of the human body. It can truly distinguish virtue from vice, and good
from evil, and it can put an end to wrong views while providing the right views.
The ideas that guide today’s science are only able to confine its development and
research to this material world, as a subject won’t be studied until it is known—it takes that
approach. As for phenomena that are intangible and invisible, but that objectively exist,
real manifestations of those things appear here in our material world, yet they are shunned
and considered unexplainable. Stubborn people simply insist, without supporting evidence,
that those are just “natural” phenomena. People with ulterior motives have acted against
their own consciences by dismissing all of it as “blind belief.” And people who don’t have
inquisitive minds have shied away from these matters with the excuse that science is not
yet advanced enough. Mankind will make a leap forward if it can take a fresh look at itself
and at the universe, changing its rigid way of thinking. BUDDHA LAW can allow people
to thoroughly understand immeasurable, boundless worlds. Throughout all the ages, only
one thing has been able to explain perfectly the human race, the many material dimensions
that exist, all life, and the entire universe: BUDDHA LAW.
Li Hongzhi
June 2, 1992
http://www.falundafa.org/book/eng/zflus.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teachings_of_Falun_Gong
http://www.amazon.com/Zhuan-Falun-Revolving-Law-Wheel/dp/9628143042
http://www.falundafa.org/eng/home.html
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Any time I try to read what this Li guy has to say, it makes my head hurt. His preaching incorporates just about every guru-speak doubletalk I've heard countless times from so many self-described Enlightened or Elevated or Transcended masters. He claims his relevation is a complete teaching from which Buddhism is only a degenerate, partial teaching, but that doesn't bother me. Heck, Buddhism itself has plenty of schools that claim they are the ones teaching the complete, authentic dharma.
Of course, in his case, he has a nasty streak of anti-science preaching incorporated into his lectures. He tells his people to ignore science and established knowledge as too limited, that the proper thing to do is believe the impossible because he says it is true. That's dangerous, but also common. Scientology holds the record for this way of establishing their credentials.
The biggest warning flag is, it's impossible to pin down exactly what his claims are. They are a mix of Buddhist, Taoist, and general metaphysical buzzwords mixed with scientific sounding terms used entirely inappropriately. He relies on the usual "As an ordinary person, you wouldn't understand" defense of the typical guru. In fact, I remember when I knew he was just another guru, nothing special, when I read his answer when someone asked him if he was an example of the transcended soul that he was teaching to others. After all, if he wasn't perfection, how could he teach it?
"I haven't said that I am a god or a Buddha. Ordinary people can take me to be just an average, common man."
Get that? He didn't say he was a god, but he didn't say he wasn't, either. "Ordinary people" can say he's just a man. So with a wink, he implies that "extra-ordinary people" (his followers) would know better.
He's also extremely jealous of allowing any of his followers or disciples to teach or claim any sort of authority to experience this perfect understanding of the universe. It's all about him, just like the Chinese nation was all about the Great Chairman Mao and people worshipped one man as perfection. I don't know if that centralized power structure is a uniquely Chinese attitude, but it's typical. When he dies, there will be the usual fight among his inner circle for control of the group.