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Comments on Li Hongzhi's New Scripture
"Toward All-round Fulfillment"

(I)

A new scripture, "Toward All-round Fulfillment" by Li Hongzhi appeared on the "Minghui," the special-topic website of "Falun Gong," on June 16, 2000. Reading it gave me the feeling that, far from being calm, Li Hongzhi is actually quite impulsive. To talk about "all-round fulfillment" in such a state of mind is quite ridiculous.

The main content of "Toward All-round Fulfillment" is asking his followers to abandon "ardency" in mortal life, for only in this way can they attain "all-round fulfillment."

However, at the very time that Li Hongzhi talks volubly of abandoning "ardency" in mortal life, he fully demonstrates his own "ardency." You don't believe me? Then let me make an analysis. What does Li Hongzhi mean by "ardency" in his new scripture? And what are "truthfulness, benevolence and tolerance"? Here Li Hongzhi gets caught in paradoxes and is unable to extricate himself. He defines "ardency" as "the perceptions formed in the mortal world which impel people to seek what they desire." Meanwhile, he emphasizes that "the so-called glorious aspirations and wishes" in the mortal world are "painful and ardent pursuits and aspirations that will never be realized." Those who practice "Falun Gong" should discard "ardency," for, if they are over-ardent, they will not achieve the spiritual state of an immortal. Then how is one to avoid being over-arduous and what is the true practice? Li Hongzhi's answer is quite simple: one with "truthfulness, benevolence and tolerance" is a true practitioner. Then let me identify the so-called truthfulness, benevolence and tolerance in his logic (using this word is not really suitable when talking about him). This should be interesting. Is "truthfulness, benevolence and tolerance" another kind of "ardency"? Li Hongzhi always says, "truthfulness, benevolence and tolerance" are the fundamental Great Law of the Universe and the glorious ideas and wishes. Then "truthfulness, benevolence and tolerance" are, logically, also a form of "ardency." And because they are glorious, "truthfulness, benevolence and tolerance" should be "painful and ardent pursuits and aspirations." In this way, "truthfulness, benevolence and tolerance" must undoubtedly be "ardent aspirations." Isn't Li Hongzhi too "ardent" then? How can one gain "all-round fulfillment" with such "ardency"?

(II)

Li Hongzhi's new scripture "All-round Fulfill-ment" contains passages such as the following:

"Some believe the Great Law (Dafa) accords with personal scientific knowledge; some believe it accords with personal beliefs; some feel it tallies with personal political discontent; some believe the Great Law can rescue the corruption of the human world; some believe it can cure personal diseases, and some feel that both the Great Law and the Master are upright, etc, etc."

These words only make people feel that Li Hongzhi is talking garrulously about the Great Law for no other purpose than of publicizing "Falun Dafa" and its benefits. His words seem like those of a vendor boasting of his wares! "Falun Dafa" becomes the all-powerful medicine. Where the "medicine" goes, all diseases will be cured. The vulgarity, utilitarian feelings and the ardent desire to sell out the articles of the vendors, or the mortal men's "ardency" in Li Hongzhi's words, are totally expressed here. As he is so eager for quick success and instant benefits, isn't "ardent" the right word to describe Li Hongzhi?

Li Hongzhi says, practitioners whose thinking is still that of mortal men have not "entered the law" and so "cannot be my disciples." In other words, they must follow only him. This again shows the "ardency" of Li Hongzhi as a mortal man. He continues, saying that those practitioners in China mainland who saw the error of their ways and abandoned "Falun Gong" were mortal people still possessed by "ardency." This only serves to tell us how "ardent" Li Hongzhi is.

(III)

In the last part of his new scripture, Li Hongzhi also talks of his "suffering from injustice." He claims that people are starting rumors about him and his "Dafa," and then concludes that this is a test of him and the "Dafa." (It can't be helped. How can such an upright person be without any trials!) His bizarre talk and mystification is simply to make people believe in him. Seeing that "Falun Dafa" was near its end, Li Hongzhi had to attend to the matter personally and make a final struggle so as to continue his hoax.

What is especially funny is that Li Hongzhi still asserts that " the evil force which tries to destroy the Dafa is only a minority." But according to the materials and statistics that I have read, I can make a detailed annotation on this so-called minority. See for yourself:

After "Falun Gong" was banned by the Chinese government, large numbers of non-governmental anti-"Falun Gong" websites have emerged which factually and theoretically analyze and verify the serious damage caused by "Falun Gong" and its absurdities. "Xinyusi" (www.xys.org) even conducted a survey on "Falun Gong" which was answered by 6,856 people in less than a week. Among those who voted, 61% believed Li Hongzhi was a swindler; when asked of their opinions on the illegal action of besieging Zhongnanhai, the seat of the Central Government, 60% believed that it was a premeditated political action; on the attacks on and harassment of those who opposed "Falun Gong," 86% of participants thought that these activities should be banned; and when asked for their opinions on the spreading of "Falun Gong" in public schools, 84% said that "this kind of activity should be forbidden summarily, since 'Falun Gong' would poison students' minds." The last question of the net questionnaire is "Would you be happy about your relatives or good friends spreading or practicing 'Falun Gong'?" and 79% of the respondents answered "of course not."

These statistics show what this "minority evil force" actually means. Aren't Li Hongzhi's lies yet another form of "ardency"? With such "ardency," how can Li Hongzhi talk about "all-round fulfillment"! How can such "all-round fulfillment" be genuine?

(Compiled by New Star Publishers, Aug., 2000)