The guqin is a plucked seven-string musical instrument. It has a long history and profound cultural meaning. Ancient literati and officialdom used it to express their willingness for self-improvement, family harmony, benefiting the people, and seeking peace for society. Thus, the guqin became symbolic for intellectuals. Confucius once said, "Develop sentiment with Shijing [an ancient collection of poems], act according to ethical standards, and reach maturity in harmony with music."

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The 13th of May 2007 is world Falun Dafa Day. As a way of showing our appreciation towards the practice we published this song. We want with this song pay homage to the core principles of Falun Gong Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. By following these principles millions and millions of people have raised their morality, regained better health and uplifted their spirits.

Zi Xia (507 B.C. - 420 B.C.) was a student of Confucius and a famous educator. Marquis Wen of Wei once asked Zi Xia, "When I wear my court clothes and listen to ancient music, I quickly lie down and fall asleep. But when I listen to music from the Zheng or Wei Kingdoms, I never feel tired. Please tell me why the ancient music tires people and the new music appeals to people?"

Mostly the choristers practise in their own home. In each country there are periodical meetings for group training. In addition, the choristers gather in Germany and Sweden for monthly training. Before each significant performance, all the choristers from all parts of Europe spend their own money gathering in one place for intensive training.

He knows that he is wasting away his life every day by drinking and that he has to find a solution to his problem. He thinks of freeing himself and going to a mountain to pursue Taoist cultivation practise with the purpose of completing the cultivation of dan and attaining godhood and a worry-free existence in paradise. He does not care if ordinary people can understand or approve of his choice or not. It does not even matter to him if some people choose to laugh at his choice! “Let them be!” the poet commented.

Take Chen Caoan for an example. He was a Han that rose to the post of Deputy Prime Minister. Even a Deputy Prime Minister experienced the pain of discrimination, let alone common Han civilians and peasants. Chen Caoan expressed his misery using sarcasm and black humour, but the humour in the poem made the poet’s sadness become more apparent. Readers are likely to find the poem mildly amusing but feel terribly sad for the poet.

In sharp contrast with Tang Dynasty Poetry and Song Dynasty Lyric Verse, Yuan Dynasty Songs are full of life and their language is very animated. They also allow richer and more colourful expressions. Moreover, they are distinctly more beautiful when recited or sung because of their more perfected rhyming. When they first become acquainted with Yuan Dynasty Songs, readers who are used to reading Tang Dynasty Poetry and Song Dynasty Lyric Verse often find Yuan Dynasty Songs very refreshing.

He learnt from the Bible that one should be thankful for everything and be tolerant at all times, that one should offer one’s right side of the face when someone hits the left side, and that one should not hate people who bully him and should be thankful to them. He knew their superficial meanings, but he found it impossible to follow these doctrines. After he started practising Falun Gong, he realised that there was no such a thing as a coincidence and that the law of cause and effect applies to everyone and everything.

After I read the editorials by The Epoch Times about the crimes of the CCP - Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party - I wrote the text to this song to give support the Chinese people. It's the first time that the history and the crimes of the party have been so comprehensively and systematically revealed. - Download We Want Freedom For the People for free by clicking here.

From the titles of the songs it's obvious that the inspiration came from both the mystical aspects of oriental spiritual practices, which are so very present in Falun Gong, as well as the perseverance and endurance of Falun Gong practitioners that manifest in their struggle to stop the persecution they are suffering in China.

Sandstorm was made to help reveal the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners currently occurring in China. The persecution is well-documented by Human Rights organisations and various governments around the world, but it is very difficult to get information out of China, as there are extensive methods utilised to block information from getting to the outside world and to the citizens within China.

Sweden was one of the first countries where Falun Gong was established. Sweden is in fact the first country outside China where Master Li personally taught the exercises and gave lectures in a seven-day seminar. This happened in April 1995, ten years ago.This happened in April 1995, ten years ago. A practice group was started after the course in a quiet park on a hill in Eastern Gothenburg, where practitioners have gathered every Sunday since then to do the Falun Gong exercises together. Today Falun Gong has spread to sixty countries. To celebrate this, I want to give this song to you today - a song of gratitude, encouragement and joy.

It does not matter that legs hurt for a while,
Tiredness of hands can be tolerated.
Practising the exercises and enduring hardship increases wisdom,
Being healthy in both mind and body is good fortune.