A criminal describes how the noble moral conduct of imprisoned Falun Dafa practitioners earned his respect and admiration, and washed away his previous hostility towards Falun Dafa induced by the lies spread by Jiang Zemin's evil regime.

"I am very grateful for what I have received from Falun Dafa. If for no other reason than it has made me a better person and given me a righteous path to follow and a way to make sense of the circumstances that surround me, and a more civilized way to react to them. More civilized than in the past when I would usually, with my ordinary mentality, react with hurt or frustration, or more likely, anger."

"Everyone who works at the CCTV station knows that if a piece of news about Falun Gong is to be broadcast the authorities first always find and coach an appropriate person and have him wait at the appointed place for the reporter. The interviewee simply recites his prepared lines and is then well rewarded. That is no secret at CCTV!"

"Revealing the truth is not a crime, and someone who dares to speak out the truth, even under suppression, deserves our continued respect."

A Swedish practitioner's letter to the Chinese people

Probably others have told you that once I was almost tortured to death when I was force-fed and spit out a lot of blood. Actually, there were many occasions that I was almost tortured to death, and some I have never mentioned to others. But, please don't worry; your son's life is strong and unyielding...Please take it easy, I am very rational and firm. I firmly believe that I will proudly reunite with you with integrity.

China has been famous for her long history of civilization. But today in this land, a government has been used to do these scoundrel-like things. It is truly the Chinese people's disaster. Wake up, everybody! Please do not be deceived by those lies and twisted stories any more! Please get together to support Falun Gong!

Jiang has Party power, military power and political power and has armed policemen and controls the media to defame Falun Gong. However, not one Falun Gong practitioner even owns a pocketknife and when Jiang tries to forcefully subdue them like this; it's obvious that Jiang is in the wrong.

I think that some of you don't know, yet some of you know but choose to ignore. Imagine that your mother, who regained her health after practising Falun Dafa, is now being beaten unconscious in Wanjia. Imagine your son, who became more diligent and earned "best student" awards after practising Falun Dafa, is now on his third week of hunger strike in Masanjia and is being force fed soy milk through the nose. Imagine your wife, who stopped fighting with you after she learned "tolerance," is now thrown naked into a male jail cell. These things happen every day.

Before I started practicing Falun Gong, with years of being tortured by illnesses, I had a very bad temper. I was so depressed, narrow-minded and doubtful; that I always thought that fate is unfair to me. I also used to point out others’ mistakes all the time. Ever since I practiced Falun Gong, I have been carefully reading [the main book of Falun Gong] and have awakened to the true purpose of human life. I am able to conduct myself according to the cultivators’ principle of ‘Truth-Compassion-Forbearance’.

he pointed at his shabby house and gave the waiting officers a lecture. "I joined the Party in the 50's and then worked as an official for decades. Take a look at my simple house and compare it with your fancy ones (Translator's note: the fancy houses were results of corruption). How do you have the gall to arrest me? If you don't feel like waiting then get out. I am a good citizen. I have been cultivating Zhen-Shan-Ren (Truthfulness-Benevolence-Forbearance). I do not commit crimes or violate any laws. I am not afraid of you. I will report to the village office myself tomorrow." The bunch of officers could not say anything in reply and left unwillingly.

Once, while speaking to my landlord about Falun Dafa, he suddenly asked, "How much money do you earn each month by doing your (Dafa) job? If I was given some money each month, I'd do as you."
At the beginning, I was surprised to hear such an unexpected question. I then smiled and told him, "Nobody has ever given us even a cent. All the money came from our own savings that we saved penny by penny."
That seemed unbelievable to him. In response, I told him two stories that I knew.

Falun Dafa is helping me to find the way back to the light in my heart. Falun Dafa is helping me to find and embrace the best and most valuable things about my self. I have found a strength I never could have imagined to posses. I feel like I am right at that spot I am supposed to be in and that makes me feel calm and safe. The anxiety is gone. As a bonus I do not have to wear glasses any more and the allergies I had have disappeared. I am astonished by all the positive changes that occur in my life.

Falun Gong is practised unhindered in over 40 countries around the world. No other nation besides China persecutes Falun Gong. No Falun Gong practitioner in any of those countries has ever taken his/her own life.

...The 36th item of the Constitution states, "Citizens have the freedom of belief"; the Constitution also clearly stipulates, "Citizens have the freedom to appeal." I also remember that the 98th item of the General Rule of the Civil Law states that "Citizens have the right to improve their health", etc. Therefore, according to the Constitution, all practitioners are innocent...

...her small protest was certainly not in vain as it has certainly caused at least 8 foreign adults to be more aware of both the Falun [Gong] and the brutal repression of it's members in China. I greatly admire that lady for her courage and bravery and pray for her safety.

A paper presented to "Morality in the 21st Century" at the University of Delaware

There was an old lady, she stood in front of the pictures showing the practitioners being tortured and brutally killed. She looked at the pictures one by one. Then she cried and signed her name. When I am disheartened by my fellow Chinese countrymen, I am at the same time comforted by the kindness of the Danish people.

Initially my family was suspicious when I told them that I was practising Falun Gong. Everything outside of the Greek Orthodox Christian Church is questioned. I was surprised about the intensity of their criticism against me. However, when my father read a Falun Gong flyer he told me that he thought that it was something good.

My older sister is a dedicated practitioner of Falun Dafa. Ever since July of 1999, she has been arrested and beaten on many different occasions.
My sister is such a good person, and she has done nothing wrong! To all family members of practitioners: aren't your family members who practise Falun Gong all kind people as well? If they are kind people, then why are you afraid to acknowledge it? Use your own judgment to distinguish the righteous from the evil, and also, don't be afraid of the suppression from those who hold power and let your family members suffer any further.

The terrorist attack reminded me of another issue, which is that nothing other than mankind's morality and the protection of God can help us or keep us from being harmed. Even in the U.S., a country with the most developed scientific technology and the most advanced military forces, a tragedy involving the loss of thousands of lives in a single day could still happen. How can anyone, in any country, still consider himself safe? In the face of such an unexpected tragedy, scientific technology, wealth, power, prosperity, and other pursuits in a human world built upon materialism, cannot be compared with the preciousness of the first cry of a newborn baby.

"Although I don't practise Falun Gong, I think those who do are purely good people. They act according to what their Teacher says, "Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance." Does our country fear too many good people? Is enduring, being kind, and telling the truth a bad thing? Therefore, here I want to say a few fair words: the country's ban on Falun Gong couldn't be more wrong."

Personal story of practising Falun Gong:
"..I expressed that only because of this practice I was able to look after my grandma with such kindness, patience and tirelessness and take this work as a wonderful opportunity to improve my character... My parents were proud of me."

The understandings and thoughts of practitioners taking part in the SOS rescue walks.

Personal story of how a young man overcame depression and other difficulties after practising Falun Gong

Personal cultivation story of how a young man came to practise Falun Gong

Personal cultivation story of how a young man turned away from a life of crime and embraced Falun Gong

Magazine article describing personal experience of practising Falun Gong