Resumo de A Journey To Enlightenment

Health Benefits: Byproduct of the Practice -- With the
promise of having a physician knowledgeable about both Chinese and Western medicine
traditions, and secure with her three-month supply of medications and herbal formulas,
and, believe it or not, 20 cartons of Chinese cigarettes, Mrs. Song made the trip
with her husband (who also a smoker!) to Minnesota
for a three-month visit. As you can imagine, her son and daughter-in-law's
apartment soon filled with the smell of smoke. Mrs. Song's son and
daughter-in-law both practice Falun Gong. Each day, they read a chapter from
the book Zhuan Falun aloud to their parents. One morning they read Chapter 7,
which contains two paragraphs about how smoking negatively affects the practice
of cultivation. Mr. Li wrote, "I advise everyone that if you truly want to
practice cultivation you should quit smoking from now on, and it is guaranteed
that you can quit...When you smoke a cigarette again, it will not taste right.
If you read this lecture in the book, it will also have this effect. "Upon
hearing this, Mrs. Song became excited and really wanted to practice Falun Gong,
but she did not expect immediate effects. However, after lunch, she lit a
cigarette, totally forgetting what she had earlier heard that morning. Her son
and daughter-in-law noticed, but said nothing. After several deep drags, Mrs.
Song suddenly dropped the cigarette and rushed to the bathroom. She almost
vomited. However, she did not give up her skepticism and continued testing
herself by putting an unlit cigarette under her nose and smelling it. Each time
she did so, the smell made her sick. She has not smoked ever since then.Such
health benefits are common to practitioners of Falun Gong. However, if you ask
Falun Gong practitioners if health is the goal of their practice, their answer
may surprise you: "No, health benefits are only the byproduct of our practice."

Medical Perspectives: Scratching the Surface of Mind/Body
Relationships -- From practicing Falun Gong, the following are common: Greater
feeling of relaxation, mental clarity, and freedom from stress; Increased
quantity and quality of personal energy; Ability to give up smoking and other
undesirable habits; Improved relationships, especially through learning to
handle interpersonal conflicts better; Improved physical health and physical
fitness; Increased understanding about what constitutes one's "true
self"; Understanding about fundamental natural laws and principles;
Understanding why tribulations enter our lives and how they can be useful;
Insight into the relationship between mind and matter; Opportunity to work on
self-improvement while spending time with a group of compassionate, accepting,
and committed people. In 1995, the United States
had an estimated 61 million smokers; of these, 4.5 million were adolescents.
Each year, 170,000 new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed, resulting in some
150,000 deaths; 80-90% of all lung cancers occurs among smokers. In China
today, there are 300 million smokers. Poor diet, lack of exercise, and
depression also lead to higher risk of heart disease. Despite modern technology
and health education, 400,000-500,000 people die from coronary artery disease
each year.

Cultivation Practice: Spiritual Renewal -- When you first
see people practicing Falun Gong, you may find the movements graceful and
soothing. However, you may not find the practice particularly different from
other forms of Qigong, Yoga, or Taichi. Why has Falun Gong attracted such a
large population within such a short time? Why do its practitioners claim such
wonderful, sometimes miraculous, healing effects?

The book contains articles of Inside Falun Dafa: Some
Personal Views on the Practice; Falun Dafa - A Science of Body, Mind and Spirit;
A Wellspring of Self Improvement, Knowledge, and Understanding; From a
Competitive Person to a Compassionate Person; My Cultivation Experience withFalun Dafa; My Experience With Falun Dafa; My Experiences on the Path of Falun
Dafa; The Most Precious Gift; Leaving the Mountains to Cultivate Maximally in
Society; A Therapist by Profession, a Falun Gong Practitioner at Heart; My
Cultivation in Falun Dafa; Falun Dafa Helped Me to Better Understand
Christianity; My Personal Experience Story; My Experiences Practicing Falun
Dafa; Experiences with Falun Dafa; Three Little Veteran Practitioners' Story; Living
a True Life with Falun Dafa.

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