Category: Mind & Body

In the Nov. 16, 2001 issue of Proceedings of the American Academy of Sciences, scientists published a study concluding that meditation can enhance brain activity, significantly affecting the areas of the brain responsible for regulating emotions and happiness, allowing one to be more responsive. A good way to regulate the body both physically and mentally, meditation grows in popularity as this subject is studied by both Chinese and Western medical communities to improve health.

In our daily hustle and bustle of striving to get things done, our neurons seem to be firing non-stop. With thousands of thoughts being processed each day, it seems nearly impossible to quiet the mind, especially when our body is at rest.

Many people have wondered why Falun Dafa has such miraculous healing power. Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of the practice, has explained the reason clearly in his teachings from the angles of Chinese medicine, Western medicine, and purification of the physical body.

“The virus made me extremely weak. I had never had such a high fever before – 41°C (106°F) – and my cough was worse than my husband and son, who were also infected. I tried to get up and walk around, only to find myself falling down again immediately.” These are the words of Silke Wagner referring to the time when she was infected with the Delta variant of Covid-19 in mid-November 2021.

The tall and robust Martins Rubenis is a sports celebrity in Latvia. The master of the luge program has won many awards in international competitions — first place in the 1998 World Youth Championship, two more silver medals in 2003, bronze medals in the 2004 World Championships, and bronze medals in the 2005 World Cup.

In ancient times, dedicated “qigong” practitioners of mind-body cultivation ways would withdraw from society and go into the mountains and forests to secretly learn the teachings from their masters. Away from the distractions of society, they could develop powerful “gong” or “cultivation energy” and refine themselves physically, mentally and spiritually.

On July 4, 2019, the annual Independence Day parade was held in Redwood City in San Francisco’s Bay Area. As in previous years, local practitioners of Falun Gong, an ancient Chinese spiritual and meditation practice, were also invited to participate in the parade. Leading the Falun Dafa parade was none other than the world-renowned martial arts expert and professor Tao Zhongxian. Professor Tao is the founder of Jing Quan Dao (a type of martial arts), and champion of several martial arts competitions — China’s Martial Arts Eight Routines, Free Style Martial Arts, and Martial Arts Qigong.

Pooja Mor is an Indian model working in New York who balances daily life between numerous advertising gigs and spending a good Bollywood night with friends. What keeps her balanced is her practice of the Buddha School system known as Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong), which she credits to have brought peace into her life.