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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)
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