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The Facts about Falun Gong: Healing and Fitness Effectiveness as High as 97.9
Percent (Photos)
December 13, 2010
http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2010/12/13/121924.html
(Clearwisdom.net)
Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) is a cultivation way that
was introduced to the public by Mr. Li Hongzhi in 1992. Based on the principles of
Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, it cultivates both mind and body. Simply put,
it uses Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to guide practitioners' daily life,
promote their moral character, and simultaneously make their body stronger and
healthier through the five sets of exercises. Falun Gong has spread widely since its
introduction. The positive effects of its various aspects are remarkable, and the
practice is welcomed throughout the world.
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Wu Shaozhu, director of the State Sports Committee, came to Changchun City to
investigate the situation of Falun Gong in May 1998.
In May of 1998, the Chinese State Council required combining qigong and science
research under the control of the State Sports Bureau. As a result, the State Sports
Bureau issued a series of special reports documenting their investigation of Falun
Gong.
In order to assist with this investigation, the author, other doctors with different
specialties, and professors of medicine comprised an investigation group. Starting in
September of 1998, we surveyed 12,553 Falun Gong practitioners living in
Guangzhou, Foshan, Zhongshan, Zhaoqing, Shantou, Meizhou, Chaozhou, Jieyang,
Qingyuan, and Shaoguan, asking them to provide details about their physical and
mental condition.
Among the surveyed practitioners, 27.9 % were male and 72.1% were female; 48.4 %
were younger than 50 years of age and 51.6 % were older. A total of 10,475
practitioners reported having more than one illness, accounting for 83.4 % of the
total number, but the majority of conditions improved greatly between 2-3 months
and 2-3 years of practice. The effectiveness of healing was remarkable, with complete
recovery rate of 77.5 %. People with improved but not yet completely recovered
health conditions accounted for 20.4 %. Therefore, the total rate of healing and
fitness improvement was found to be 97.9 %.
About 7,170 people reported annual savings related to medical costs since starting to
practice Falun Gong. A total of 12,650,000
yuan
per year in medical costs was saved.
On average, each person saved more than 1,700 yuan per year in medical expenses.
The surveyed practitioners also reported enormous improvement in their
psychological and mental state, with 89.4 % reporting that their temperament also
improved and their moral standard rose after practicing Falun Gong. Only 129
surveyed people reported no change, accounting for only 1 percent of all surveyed
participants. That also included some who were fully healthy before starting the
practice.
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During the investigation, we also discovered many unusual phenomena among the
Falun Gong practitioners. These phenomena were not isolated cases, but quite
common.
The superiority of Falun Gong over other qigong and fitness regiments mainly
manifested itself in the following aspects:
First, most practitioners experienced changes in their physical and mental condition
very rapidly. Some people reported that their sickness symptoms vanished and their
whole body felt light in just 3 to 5 days after they finished listening to Mr. Li's
lectures or read his books at home. Most people got rid of their sickness completely
or significantly improved in several months or in 1 to 2 years.
Among the 12,553 practitioners who completed the survey in 1998, less than one
third started practicing Falun Gong before 1996. Those who began to learn the
practice in 1997 and 1998 accounted for 72.3 %, and among them, 98 % reported that
their illnesses were cured or that they felt healthier. For many types of the reported
illnesses, experiencing a cure within such short a period of time is beyond
comprehension and could not be achieved by modern medical technology.
Secondly, many practitioners were chronically ill and took many medications before
they started to practice Falun Gong. Since they started the practice, however, they
reported not needing to take drugs or have injections because of improved physical
condition. Among these are some cancer patients who had been prescribed
chemotherapy and diabetics who had been informed by their doctor that they would
not survive without medical treatment. These phenomena cannot be explained from
the perspective of modern medicine.
Thirdly, some practitioners had stubborn or incurable illnesses, or cases that could
not be diagnosed by modern medical technology. Some of the patients were also
pronounced as terminally ill by hospitals. However, through practicing Falun Gong,
many of them miraculously recovered.
We also surveyed 21 cities in Guangdong Province. Each city had a portion of
practitioners who had once developed cancer or some other incurable illness, and
they didn't think they would ever recover from their condition. After practicing Falun
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Gong, however, their good health was restored. They then went to the hospital and
had re-examinations, upon which the doctors found that the cancer cells vanished
and the symptoms of the incurable illness all disappeared.
Finally, not only did many Falun Gong practitioners' illnesses vanish, but many
practitioners also appeared younger-looking compared to non-practitioners. The
older practitioners reported that their facial wrinkles were reduced as a result of the
practice, their hair grew darker, their face regained healthy coloring, and their skin
became smoother. Even more difficult to explain was the fact that many elderly
women regained their menstrual period, including an 88-year-old woman.
The above phenomena and the reported healing power of Falun Gong cannot be
explained with modern science. Why did Falun Gong practitioners' illnesses vanished
so easily when modern medicine had so much trouble curing them? For those of us
engaged in medical teaching and clinical work, it is truly hard to find the answer
from a modern medical perspective. We could only say that this is a unique, superior
scientific phenomenon.
Many Chinese have known for a long time that practicing qigong can heal illness,
maintain fitness, and prolong life, but they did not know that qigong could also make
people regain youthfulness. During the investigation, we discovered that most Falun
Gong practitioners appeared younger, and this was most obvious among the seniors.
In brief, these unusual phenomena seen among Falun Gong practitioners have far
surpassed what can be explained by modern medicine. Falun Gong is worth serious
consideration and discussion in our medical and scientific communities. Falun Gong
has a very positive effect on human health, and provides a brand-new direction for
science, which could enable civilization to progress.
A professor from a military medical university in China provided the original
manuscript for this article.