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Falun Gong belongs in the area of well-being music along with Tai Chi, Shiatsu and other Eastern philosophies on spiritual and physical balance and health.
What makes Falun Gong extraordinary is that for some obscure reason the Chinese Government sees it as a major threat! In the last few years, since Falun Gong re-emerged in China in the early 90’s the government there has done everything to suppress the growth of this practise, having exponents beaten, thrown in prison and in extreme cases executed. Despite this there are now estimated to be at least 70 million devotees within the Chinese Republic.
Since the purpose of Falun Gong is purely to attain a level of spiritual well being coupled with a healthy body through exercise and meditation with no political or commercial aims (check their web-sites) it makes you wonder what the politicians are so frightened of! Perhaps a healthy mind encourages freedom of thought. Now that could be frightening for a totalitarian regime!
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