Falun Gong, Tai Chi and Meditation

Q. Falun Gong is a Tai Chi and meditation movement in combination with a spiritual teaching which I like (they practice the 3 principles of Truth, Compassion and Tolerance/Endurance).

The practitioners are still persecuted in China. Do you see an ending of this persecution in Mainland China? Especially since China is getting stronger and more powerful in the future, it does not look so good?! 

The leader of this movement, Li Hongzhi, is seen by his followers as a god. Since there are so many other spiritual groups which see their leader as a god, what do you see about him?! Is he sincere?
A.  When I first tune into Li Hongzhi, I see a man that genuinely wants to lead and share knowledge with people.  He began very humble, passionate and had a huge desire to share the knowledge he gained on his spiritual journey.  I still see he has those great qualities, but he gets clouded by ego.  I see one of his biggest struggles is balancing his very pure, good heart, with this internal fight of ego (or need for it).  He likes the popularity, fame and being seen as a god by his followers, and I get he occasionally gets lessons to force some humility to keep his personal self in balance (I see him being questioned and stumbling for an answer as if his words were twisted and he has to explain himself over and over rather than just have his words taken as truth- it starts to create doubt or self-reflection in his own self, which leads to an element of humility or humbleness.)  

Overall, I see him as a good man, trying to do good, fighting the human emotion or needing and wanting more in the name of ego. I see he works hard to stay in good karma and maintain balance- but the desire for fame is very strong within him. 

Q. Will China end the persecution?
A.  I don’t see China lifting this practice.  Falun Gong creates a sense of internal strength through empowerment, self confidence and good energy physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It creates less dependence on others because you can see the light for yourself.  Increased spirituality, which this practice promotes, provides insight and the ability to self-reflect and process.  You solve problems, feel like you are part of something bigger and allows an overall connectedness to universal energies.  All of those things are things that China does not want.  

China is working toward loyalty and creating fear based dependence from their people (I get this can be directly or indirectly).  They view them (the citizens) more as worker bees (I see a beehive) contributing to the queen bee rather than a situation conducive of personal independence and free thinking people.  

I do see that in general people are looking for something different and something more.  I see in that quest people are finding Falun Gong and it is spreading.  Not just because of Li Hongzhi, but because the idea of looking inward works.  Li may be the person people think of, but it is the philosophy or principles is what is important. 

In closing, I get that you don’t have to study Falun Gong to spiritually evolve, but if you have trouble, questions or want some insight, parts or all of this practice may resonate with you. This isn’t the only way to evolve, there are many techniques, and this is just one of those. The real secret that Falun Gong tries to awaken is that people really do have the power within their own being.

And that is all I have for this reading.  Thank you.  Narrated reading on YouTube.