In the story, a fisherman from Wuling in Hunan Province decided to row his boat up river. After a long while, he saw a huge peach grove with splendid blossoms. He was overwhelmed with such scenery and continued to row. He then saw a small mountain with a small cave in the middle of the mountain. He was so curious that he got off his boat and crawled into the cave. At the end of the cave, there appeared a broad, flat area. He kept walking and saw rows of houses neatly arranged with various crops growing in a fertile field.

About a year later, Chen Liangdong died from a sudden illness. Before he died, he told his wife, "I'm on my way to Li's family to pay back the debt I owe them." He died as soon as he said those words. At the same time, a cow in Li's family suddenly gave birth to a small ox. On the forehead of the ox, there appeared to be a few characters. The characters were quite illegible. A year later, the characters were legible, and they read, "Chen Liangdong."

After he woke up, he realised that he had experienced being both rich and poor, gain and loss. He wrote a poem to express his sentiment: "Life is like a dream until death when you awake. Why worry about gain and loss? You would suffer until you are out of shape."

Marquis Wen (44 -396 B.C.) was the first leader of the state of Wei in the Warring States Period in China. Because he treated others with honesty and conviction, he was esteemed by people from all walks of life. The state of Wei prospered quickly under his administration. [Note: He was one of the first leaders to implement professional training for his soldiers with the use of bells, drums, and gongs to control their maneuvers.]

Yan Zi immediately stood up and replied respectfully, "My wife is old and ugly now, but she was young and beautiful once and we have been together for a long time. When she was young and beautiful, she trusted me that we would be together until we died. She trusted me with her life, and I accepted her trust. Now you want to give me your daughter, but how can I violate her trust?" Yan Zi bowed to the king again and again to decline.

The scene in this painting is based on a true story about an American Falun Gong practitioner who traveled to China to appeal to the Chinese government to stop its persecution of Falun Gong. She was arrested, physically abused by police, and then was expelled from China.

Xia Yuanji was the Secretary of the Internal Ministry in the Ming Dynasty. He was a person with a tolerant mind. Once someone asked him: "Can one learn your tolerance?" He said: "When I was young, I was always very angry when someone upset me. Later I first tried to control myself and appeared calm on the outside, while I slowly calmed myself down within. Gradually I found that I was able to control myself well on all occasions."

Xu Shaoyu was from Qiantang. In early August of the third year of Guang Xu, he borrowed one hundred silver coins from Yi Zhai. They did not write a receipt. Instead, they orally agreed that the money would be returned one year later. In August of the next year, Xu Shaoyu was critically ill. In his last moment, he had been talking to himself while lying in bed, "It is almost time for me to return the money. What should I do if I die?"

This painting is based on a true story. A mother and son were arrested in China simply because they practice Falun Gong. Being beaten, the boy held back his tears asking: Why? Why did the policemen beat my mum and me?

If a person makes a promise, he should live by the principle of "Truthfulness" and fulfil his promise no matter what. It is a foundation of behaving virtuously. When I read stories about ancient people keeping their word, even at the cost of their lives, I felt great admiration for them from.

This painting was based on a true story of Mr. Liu Chengjun. Mr. Liu Chengjun was a Falun Gong practitioner from northern China. In March 2002, he was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his involvement in broadcasting programs that exposed the brutality of the persecution against Falun Gong on Chinese television. After 21 months in prison, he was tortured to death.

The true essence of education, therefore, is to guide the person to preserve and return to his original good nature. This approach educates a person to dedicate himself to nurturing and substantiating his moral character, so that in the face of the numerous dilemmas in his life, he will make the correct decision by following his kind nature. This ancient educational philosophy is at odds with what today's science-based society often advocates.

The woman in this painting practices the sitting meditation, the fifth exercise of Falun Gong. Lotus flowers blooming around her indicate the purifying effect of the meditation on both mind and body.

This painting captures multiple images of peaceful appeals to the Chinese government on Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Falun Gong practitioners carry signs that read "Falun Dafa is Good" while policemen and plain-clothed guards violently arrest them. Heavenly beings from Eastern and Western traditions are represented looking on.

The heavenly beings in this painting represent all races and cultures. There are practitioners of spiritual practice of Falun Gong in over 60 countries around the world, spanning all ages, ethnicity and status. Although Falun Gong originated in China, the search for truth and enlightenment is universal.

The idiom "Vicissitude" means that things in this world have changed a lot. It is originated from the book A Deity Passes on - Yuan Wang by Ge Hong from the Jing dynasty. Ma Gu said: "Since the reception, we have seen that the East China Sea has changed to a mulberry field three times."

"The day before Chen Zixiu died, her captors again demanded that she renounce her faith in Falun Dafa. Barely conscious after repeated jolts from a cattle prod, the 58-year-old stubbornly shook her head. Enraged, the local officials ordered Ms. Chen to run barefoot in the snow. Two days of torture had left her legs bruised and her short black hair matted with pus and blood..."

With some obstacles, Li Rongji was finally rescued and brought to shore. A-Gui was in tears as he helped Li remove his wet clothes. He took off his own uniform, which was made of black fox skin that was granted by the Emperor. A-Gui put the uniform on Li to warm him. After a long time, Li regained consciousness. A-Gui apologized to Li sincerely and then proceeded to report his failure and mistake to the government, recommending that Li Rongji fill his post.

The brother and sister in this painting are reading Zhuan Falun, the main book of the Falun Dafa teachings. The spinning, red light above is an expression of the book's enriching teachings. The book has been translated into more than twenty languages.

The old saying "Tian (heaven) Gao (high) Ting (listen) Bei (tiny things)" means that even though the Gods are far above us, they observe all good and evil deeds and will reward each with either fortune or retribution. Therefore, if a person says "yes" but means "no," he will only end up cheating people.

The officials told him to prepare a notebook and write down everything that he did during the day. If there was anything he said or did during the day that would be too shameful to record, then those were the words that he should not speak and actions he should not do. The underworld official also told him to meditate often to have longevity. He pointed out that no medicine in the human world is more effective than meditation, which doesn't have any bad side effects or cost.

Yan replied, "That's not the case. During the time I stayed at your home, when everyone went to bed, you still had a lot of things to do. You were very busy day and night and were anxious and restless. You were never satisfied with what you had. Now, I make a living as a fortuneteller. Every day I have some extra money to spare. Dust accumulates on the extra money, and I don't even know how to spend it. Isn't it the truth that I have extra money and you don't have enough?" After hearing this, Luo was ashamed.

The guard wasn't careful with the candle and Han Qi's hair caught on fire. Han Qi quickly wiped out the flame with his sleeve and continued to write as if nothing had happened. After a while, he noticed that the original guard had been replaced. Han Qi was afraid that the original guard was going to be punished. So he hurriedly told the supervising guard, "Don't replace him. Bring him back. He has already learnt how to hold a candle properly." Everyone in the army greatly admired Han Qi.

Just when everyone was vigorously discussing what to do, Zeng Shen returned home. Everyone was surprised. They asked Zeng, "Weren't you arrested because you killed someone? How have you manged to come here? Was it because you killed a bad guy so you weren't severely punished?"

Zhang Shuai sent his servant's ship home with three thousand pounds of rice. When the rice arrived home, only half of it was left. The servant told him that the birds and mice stole half of the rice. Zhang Shuai smiled, and said, "Those birds and mice are very capable!" Liu Gongquan and Zhang Shuai ceased looking for their lost property, which helped them to avoid conflicts and trouble, manifesting a great amount of tolerance.

"...People from far and near come to get what they need, and mountains always generously offer what they have. Mountains can also stir up winds and thunder and create clouds and rain to link heaven and earth and harmonise Yin and Yang energies, bringing rain to water all things on earth, so that they can grow and people can have food and clothes as a result. This is the reason why compassionate people enjoy to see mountains."

Fu Shuo suggested to Wu Ding, "A wise king should follow the way of the universe. The king should establish a country, select a capital city, and give the officials appropriate titles. Doing so is not for the king's convenience and comfort, but for the wellbeing of the people. The gods are the wisest, and they know everything. A wise king should manage the country the same way that gods treat humans. If the governor and officials follow the way of the universe, people can be easily managed."

Niti was very embarrassed and said, "Buddha is noble and esteemed. Your followers are all princes from noble classes. I belong to the very lowest caste. How could I be compared to them? How would I have the good fortune of being able to join the temple and to escape from the sea of the bitterness?"