Uncompromising Courage

It has been reported today that Mr. Guo Guoding has safely arrived in Canada and he was invited to give a speech at an international conference.

Mr.Guo is one of the top ten lawyers in China, and he is also well known for his courage to defend Falun Gong practitoners and political dissidents.

In early February, his law license was suspended by the governemt, and soon he was detained. He was later released and placed under house arrest.

Lawyers and congressmen from Canada were calling for help on his behalf. Under the watchful eyes of media in China and abroad, Mr. Guo was released from house arrest at the end of March.

During this period, Mr. Guo was recognized for his uncompromising courage and his moral standards as well as his achivements as a lawyer.

How true it is! It takes extreme circustances to bring forth one's true character.

Letter to Eutelsat Chairman

May 19, 2005

Mr. Giuliano Berretta Chairman and CEO Eutelsat S.A. 70, rue
Balard F-75502 Paris Cedex 15 France

Dear Mr. Beretta

My name is Kevin Koo I am a 17 year old Canadian citizen who is
deeply sadden to hear that Eutelsat is considering ending
transmissions of NTDTV into China. I have been following this
issue very closely because I feel that my fellow brothers and
sisters in China and all around the world deserve to hear the
truth about the world. Is it wrong that a station wants to
broadcast the truth into China? Truth something that China has
been lacking since the rise of the Chinese Communist Party, with
NTDTV there were new hopes of brining back truth to the country
and its people. China wishes to end the transmission because they
are scared, scared that the truth will ruin their corrupt regime.


From what I learned in history class is that within the deep
history of France there was the period of the French Revolution.
As you know during this period, it was a time or reform and
change. During this time the Third Estate was demanding equality
in France, however, they were locked out of the meeting hall by
King Louis XVI. These people of the third estate vowed to meet
until France had a constitution. The National Assembly was formed
and the Tennis Court Oath was put in place, these people from the
Third Estate agreed to meet until a Constitution was passed. One
of the requests written in the "Cahier de Doleances" was asking
for freedom of speech and freedom of press. When the "Declaration
of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen" was passed in 1791 one
of the articles written was the freedom of communication. It
stated:

The free communication of ideas and opinions is one of the most
precious of the right of man. Every citizen may, accordingly,
speak, write, and print with freedom…

Today, I am writing to you to ask that you help in the cause of
continuing with this amendment. The people in China deserve the
same rights and freedoms, they also deserve to hear the truth
just as France and the rest of the world does. With the end of
the transmissions of NTDTV it will end their right to freedom,
and shatter their hopes of being a free country. I am asking you
to please do not deprive these people of this right, they deserve
to hear the truth, and they deserve to see what goes outside the
high walls and blockades set by the Chinese Communist Party.
Please continue broadcasting NTDTV in to China for the sake of
letting people know the truth

Thank you for taking your time to read my thoughts


Sincerely,


Kevin Koo

Life Benefits of Falun Gong

People report their experiences often when they become a Falun Gong practitioner. It never ceases to amaze me how much people benefit from this.

The benefit that I wish to report is ABSOLUTE HARMONY in my life. Only when I cultivate and do the exercises do I notice that my entire day fits perfectly. Everything that happens is synchronized and falls right into place. Nothing is accidental or random. Nothing is a struggle.

It is almost more than my brain can comprehend, so I simply accept that this is the effortless way of life as a practitioner and I continue with my predestined day. Even if I wanted to believe that I am ultimately in control of my outcomes, my life unfolds in front of me in ways that I could not have imagined and leaves me thinking about what other forces are at work.

Let it happen. Let life unfold. Continue your work in Falun Gong and keep your eyes open for your own possibilities.

Letter to Eutelsat's Chairman

May 19, 2005


Mr. Giuliano Berretta Chairman & CEO Eutelsat, S.A.

Dear Mr. Berretta

My name is Michael Mahonen and I am writing to ask that you
provide support for the fair renewal of the contract between
Eutelsat and New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV). If the
NTDTV beam is stopped this will cut off a source of outside
information that is of vital importance to the welfare of
tens of millions of people in China.

NTDTV is the only Chinese language station that is broadcast
uncensored into China. They have been reporting truthfully
about China regarding human rights, freedoms and other
information deemed “sensitive” by the CCP, information that
many people in China otherwise have no way of knowing due to
the fact that all media in China is controlled by the state.


This is the only source of truthful information that the
Chinese people have been able to receive on television in
regards to the situation in their own country as well as
around the world. This is precisely why the Chinese
government has been pressuring Eutelsat to cut off the NTDTV
beam into China.

The CCP has been buying up satellite contracts
internationally in order to effectively control the global
satellite system and prevent NTDTV from securing a satellite
beam into China. As reported by international media
watchdog, “Reporters Without Borders: “CCTV (China state TV)
is available in more than 30 satellite multichannel
packages although six would suffice to reach 99 per cent of
the world’s population. This massive presence enables the
Chinese government to blackmail satellite operators.”
(Reporters Without Borders Article)
This is why the Eutelsat contract is of vital
importance. Please do not allow Eutelsat to ignore the
plight of tens of millions of Chinese citizens.

The information broadcast by NTDTV is vital to the Chinese
people and has the capacity to help save lives through
truthful information. Issues such as the persecution of
Falun Gong practitioners have been so warped and falsely
reported by the CCP propaganda, that citizens in China have
been turning in their neighbors who practice Falun Gong,
resulting in state sanctioned torture and murder of Falun
Gong practitioners. This is very similar to the situation in
Germany during the time of the Nazis. These atrocities have
been investigated, verified and condemned by Human Rights
groups such as Amnesty International. Please do not allow
Eutelsat to work in league with the CCP’s totalitarian
regime, which has the blood of so many citizens of China on
its hands.

This is not merely a matter of television broadcasts and
contracts, or even politics. This is a matter of basic human
rights. It is a matter of maintaining a lifeline of truthful
information for people who otherwise live in a world where
they are completely saturated with and controlled by state
propaganda while they are prevented from knowing what is
truly happening even within their own country. Propaganda
exists in all countries to varying degrees, but the
situation in China is extreme, severe and of great harm to
the people of China. Over the past year of broadcasts via
Eutelsat, NTDTV has been the only source of truth for
millions of people in China. It is vital that the NTDTV
broadcast continue.

All people have the basic human responsibility to not
knowingly cause harm to their fellow human beings. Eutelsat
is aware of the consequence, on the most basic level of
morality, of cutting off this lifeline of information into
China. Eutelsat is also aware that the CCP is doing all in
its power to cut off the Eutelsat broadcast of NTDTV in
order to support the CCP’s absolute control over the
thoughts of the people in China. I ask Eutelsat to please
not support the CCP’s extremely harmful and deceitful
propaganda by cutting off the broadcast of NTDTV and
preventing Chinese people from receiving their only source
of televised truth.

Wishing you the best in all regards,



Michael Mahonen
mahonen@patmedia.net
908-285-3619



Information regarding my knowledge of and concern for this
situation:

I have written and directed a multi-award winning movie
called “Sandstorm” that documents the brutal persecution of
everyday people in China who engage in the mind/body
practice of Falun Gong (www.SandstormMovie.com). In my
extensive research, I have learned much about the Chinese
Communist Party's (CCP) well oiled propaganda machine and
their infamous information blockade, including the enormous
"Fire Wall of China" which is a massive undertaking to block
information on the internet and prevent Chinese people from
seeing what the CCP does not want them to see, and this
includes all information from outside China that shows
objective perspectives of China and the CCP. The CCP has
always exercised an absolute form of thought control in an
attempt to remain in power at any cost. This in itself is an
enormous crime against the people of China among the CCP’s
numerous other ongoing, extensive and barbaric Human Rights
violations against the Chinese people.

Letter to Eutelsat's CFO

May 19, 2005


Mr. Giuliano Berretta Chairman & CEO Eutelsat, S.A.

Dear Mr. Berretta

My name is Michael Mahonen and I am writing to ask that you
provide support for the fair renewal of the contract between
Eutelsat and New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV). If the NTDTV
beam is stopped this will cut off a source of outside information
that is of vital importance to the welfare of tens of millions of
people in China.

NTDTV is the only Chinese language station that is broadcast
uncensored into China. They have been reporting truthfully about
China regarding human rights, freedoms and other information
deemed "sensitive" by the CCP, information that many people in
China otherwise have no way of knowing due to the fact that all
media in China is controlled by the state.

This is the only source of truthful information that the Chinese
people have been able to receive on television in regards to the
situation in their own country as well as around the world. This
is precisely why the Chinese government has been pressuring
Eutelsat to cut off the NTDTV beam into China.

The CCP has been buying up satellite contracts internationally in
order to effectively control the global satellite system and
prevent NTDTV from securing a satellite beam into China. As
reported by international media watchdog, "Reporters Without
Borders: "CCTV (China state TV) is available in more than 30
satellite multichannel packages although six would suffice to
reach 99 per cent of the world's population. This massive
presence enables the Chinese government to blackmail satellite
operators." (Reporters Without Borders Article)
This is why the Eutelsat contract is of vital importance. Please
do not allow Eutelsat to ignore the plight of tens of millions of
Chinese citizens.

The information broadcast by NTDTV is vital to the Chinese people
and has the capacity to help save lives through truthful
information. Issues such as the persecution of Falun Gong
practitioners have been so warped and falsely reported by the CCP
propaganda, that citizens in China have been turning in their
neighbors who practice Falun Gong, resulting in state sanctioned
torture and murder of Falun Gong practitioners. This is very
similar to the situation in Germany during the time of the Nazis.
These atrocities have been investigated, verified and condemned
by Human Rights groups such as Amnesty International. Please do
not allow Eutelsat to work in league with the CCP's totalitarian
regime, which has the blood of so many citizens of China on its
hands.

This is not merely a matter of television broadcasts and
contracts, or even politics. This is a matter of basic human
rights. It is a matter of maintaining a lifeline of truthful
information for people who otherwise live in a world where they
are completely saturated with and controlled by state propaganda
while they are prevented from knowing what is truly happening
even within their own country. Propaganda exists in all countries
to varying degrees, but the situation in China is extreme, severe
and of great harm to the people of China. Over the past year of
broadcasts via Eutelsat, NTDTV has been the only source of truth
for millions of people in China. It is vital that the NTDTV
broadcast continue.

All people have the basic human responsibility to not knowingly
cause harm to their fellow human beings. Eutelsat is aware of the
consequence, on the most basic level of morality, of cutting off
this lifeline of information into China. Eutelsat is also aware
that the CCP is doing all in its power to cut off the Eutelsat
broadcast of NTDTV in order to support the CCP's absolute control
over the thoughts of the people in China. I ask Eutelsat to
please not support the CCP's extremely harmful and deceitful
propaganda by cutting off the broadcast of NTDTV and preventing
Chinese people from receiving their only source of televised
truth.

Wishing you the best in all regards,



Michael Mahonen
mahonen@patmedia.net
908-285-3619



Information regarding my knowledge of and concern for this
situation:

I have written and directed a multi-award winning movie called
"Sandstorm" that documents the brutal persecution of everyday
people in China who engage in the mind/body practice of Falun
Gong (www.SandstormMovie.com). In my extensive research, I have
learned much about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) well oiled
propaganda machine and their infamous information blockade,
including the enormous "Fire Wall of China" which is a massive
undertaking to block information on the internet and prevent
Chinese people from seeing what the CCP does not want them to
see, and this includes all information from outside China that
shows objective perspectives of China and the CCP. The CCP has
always exercised an absolute form of thought control in an
attempt to remain in power at any cost. This in itself is an
enormous crime against the people of China among the CCP's
numerous other ongoing, extensive and barbaric Human Rights
violations against the Chinese people.

Dear Senator Clinton

May 17, 2005

The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton
United States Senate
476 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Clinton

My name is Michael Mahonen and I am writing with a request that you provide support to New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV), a non-profit Chinese language TV station based in New York. NTDTV’s satellite broadcast to Mainland China will be terminated this coming Saturday if breakthroughs are not made in negotiations with their satellite broadcaster who has been pressured by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to end their broadcast of NTDTV programming into China. This will cut off a source of outside information that is of vital importance to tens of millions of people in China. It is also a blatant violation of freedom expression, free commerce and free flow of information.

NTDTV is the only Chinese language station that is broadcast uncensored into China. They have been reporting truthfully about China regarding human rights, freedoms and other information deemed “sensitive” by the CCP, information that the people in China otherwise have no way of knowing due to the fact that all media in China is controlled by the state.

This is the only source of truthful information that the Chinese people have been able to receive on television in regards to the situation in their own country as well as around the world. This is why the Chinese government has been strongly pressuring and enticing Eutelsat, the satellite company that has been beaming NTDTV into China.

The CCP has been buying up satellite contracts internationally in order to effectively control the global satellite system and prevent NTDTV from securing a satellite beam into China. As reported by international media watchdog, “Reporters Without Borders: “CCTV (China state TV) is available in more than 30 satellite multichannel packages although six would suffice to reach 99 per cent of the world’s population. This massive presence enables the Chinese government to blackmail satellite operators.”
(Reporters Without Borders Article)

The information broadcast by NTDTV is vital to the Chinese people and has the capacity to help save lives through truthful information. Issues such as the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners have been so warped and falsely reported by the CCP propaganda, that citizens in China have been turning in their neighbors who practice Falun Gong, resulting in state sanctioned torture and murder of Falun Gong practitioners. This is very similar to the situation in Germany during the time of the Nazis.

This is not merely a matter of television broadcasts and contracts, or even politics. This is a matter of basic human rights. It is a matter of maintaining a lifeline of truthful information for people who otherwise live in a world where they are completely saturated with and controlled by state propaganda while they are prevented from knowing what is truly happening even within their own country. Propaganda exists in all countries to varying degrees, but the situation in China is extreme, severe and of great harm to the people of China. Over the past year of broadcasts via Eutelsat, NTDTV has been the only source of truth for millions of people in China. It is vital that this broadcast continue.

It was reported by the Wall Street Journal on April 13, 2005 that Eutelsat had actually intended from the outset to use NTDTV as a pawn to lure the CCP into buying off Eutelsat with lucrative contracts in exchange for Eutelsat dropping NTDTV. After starting the NTDTV satellite broadcast into China, Eutelsat did indeed sign what they announced as a “historic partnership agreement” with the same agency of the Chinese Government that initially instructed Eutelsat to remove NTDTV from their satellite beam. After signing this agreement with the Chinese government, Eutelsat later informed NTDTV that they would discontinue their contract with NTDTV. However, since that time, Eutelsat has agreed to negotiate with NTDTV due to great pressure put on Eutelsat by the international community to continue its broadcast of NTDTV. I have heard that the negotiations do not look promising due to Eutelsat’s requests to have NTDTV relinquish numerous standard broadcasting protections. The Eutelsat broadcast of NTDTV is scheduled to end this Saturday.
Wall Street Journal article

The Pentagon has extensive contracts with Eutelsat, being one of their largest clients. If Eutelsat shuts down the NTDTV broadcast into China and the United States government continues to supply Eutelsat with lucrative business, it would undermine the fundamental principles of Human Rights that the United States has struggled to uphold through the many twists, turns and challenging periods throughout its history.

Senator Sam Brownback from Kansas has written a letter to President Bush on this issue and will be requesting support from fellow Senators. I ask that you please sign your name to his letter to show your support.

Wishing you the best in all regards,

Michael Mahonen
mahonen@patmedia.net
908-285-3619

Information regarding my knowledge of and concern for this situation:

I have written and directed a multi-award winning movie called “Sandstorm” that documents the brutal persecution of everyday people in China who engage in the mind/body practice of Falun Gong (www.SandstormMovie.com). In my extensive research, I have learned much about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) well oiled propaganda machine and their infamous information blockade, including the enormous "Fire Wall of China" which is a massive undertaking to block information on the internet and prevent Chinese people from seeing what the CCP does not want them to see, and this includes all information from outside China that shows objective perspectives of China and the CCP. The CCP has always exercised an absolute form of thought control in an attempt to remain in power at any cost. This in itself is an enormous crime against the people of China among the CCP’s numerous other ongoing, extensive and barbaric Human Rights violations against the Chinese people.

Letter to Mr. Giuliano Berretta - Eutelsat CEO

Mr. Giuliano Berretta

Chairman and CEO

Eutelsat S.A.

70, rue Balard

F-75502 Paris Cedex 15

France

Mr. Chairman,

My name is Diana. I am writing from Richmond, British
Columbia, Canada.

As a viewer of NTDTV in Canada, I am much concerned about
the issue that you may terminate the contract with NTDTV on
21 May, 2005, that means about 300 million Chinese can't see
the uncensored news anymore, which is the worst news to
people worldwide who value the freedom of expression and
press.

It is well-known that, during the 56-year governing by
Chinese communist party(CCP), Chinese people could never
obtain the true information from the state controlled media
in China. But last year, Eutelsat's transmission of NTDTV
to Asia and China gave great hope of the viewers of NTDTV in
China. This is historic to Chinese people who never had the
chance to listen and see the different voices and true
information. The Chinese communities outside of China are so
happy to know that our families can also enjoy true news,
for the free information is like the light in the darkness,
like the sunshine to the blind.

People living in free countries must understand how precious
the free information is to human. Chinese people should have
the basic rights to obtain the true information, like SARS
crisis, HK Article 23 issue, and mass human rights violation
in China( Internation human rights lawyers in 22 countries
are suing former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin for genocide
crime against Falun Gong group, persecution on home churches
etc.) , different opinions on economy and politics and
everything happened in this world.

What CCP fears most is the truth, since lies and violence
are its arms to brainwash and govern Chinese people. Last
November, the largest newspaper the Epoch times published
nine commentaries (9ping) on Communist Party, which led to
the big wave of withdrawal from CCP in China(over 1.5
million quit CCP until now). NTDTV made the documentary of
9ping, which the oversea Chinese communities thought to be
the important reason why CCP tried to block NTDTV's
transmission into China. Now the whole world is watching the
great change in China, the huge crisis that CCP ever
encountered in history. Currently there is one person
quitting from CCP per 5 seconds and nearly 640,000 people
quit from CCP until now. It is believed that there will be
larger wave in the near future. The Berlin wall in China is
breaking down. The whole world is looking forward to seeing
CCP quit the stage of history like other communist parties
in Europe, so that one fifth of the world's population could
enjoy the democracy, freedom and human rights like us.

The whole world is watching this historic moment and also
watching you, Eutelsat. Will you bend to the CCP which will
soon be washed out by the historic wheel or stand by the
side of the righteousness. Just imagine what you would do in
the second world war, would you help the dictator and
genocide criminal Hitler to hide his crime or would you be
the historic hero to help the world know the truth?

I believe, as the big satellite company in the civilized
country, you must have the wisdom to make the right choice
when facing the temporary "benefit" and good fame in the
long run. You must have the courage to stand up for the
bright future of human being.

We look forward to hearing good news from you.

Sincerely Yours,

Diana Chu

Richmond BC, Canada

Gabon Open Air Nuclear Reactor

Felix requested that this article be reposted
originally from [Clearwisdom.net]

NASA Publishes Image of Two-Billion-Year-Old Gabon Nuclear Reactor Oklo: Ancient African Nuclear Reactors (Clearwisdom.net) Explanation: The remnants of nuclear reactors nearly two billion years old were found in the 1970s in Africa. Pictured above is Fossil Reactor 15, located in Oklo, Gabon. Uranium oxide remains are visible as the yellowish rock. Oklo by-products are being used today to probe the stability of the fundamental constants over cosmological time-scales and to develop more effective means for disposing of human-manufactured nuclear waste. Of the seventeen known fossil reactors, 9 have been completely mined out. Reactor zone 15 is the only reactor which is accessible underground through a tunnel bored into the existing mine pit. The remains of fossil reactor 15 are clearly visible in this pictures as the light grey/yellow colored rock (which is mostly uranium oxide) being pointed to by the geologist. The light colored streaks in the rocks above the reactor are quartz which has been crystallized from the (hot) underground waters circulating around during and after the reactor's operating lifetime. There are also many minor fractures and veins run through the rocks. Use of isotopic fingerprinting techniques show that all of there were also present 2000 million years ago when the reactors were operating. Despite these highly undesirable geological features and circumstances (from a geological rad waste repository point of view) the reactors still retained a remarkable amount of the fission products inside the reactor zones themselves. The fractures were important for the operation of the reactors as the water circulating around and through the reactors would have helped to keep the reactors cool and chemically and physically stable.

My Search For The Truth

I am a Falun Dafa practitioner. Maybe you’ve heard about the persecution of Falun Dafa (or Falun Gong) practitioners in China. Over the past year, many people have been committed to mental institutions, tortured, detained, imprisoned, and even killed, simply for refusing to give up this practice. Unfortunately, most Americans don’t know about this situation, or they’ve been given a negative impression, and so the persecution goes on. My intention is to give my impression of Falun Dafa, and hopefully, bring an awareness of this situation to the people of this country--a country that was founded on the basis of religious and spiritual freedom.

All of my life, I have been searching for answers to all of life’s most fundamental questions: Why am I here? What is the purpose of life? Why do bad things happen to good people? Who is God? Why does He allow all of this?

As a child and again as a teenager, I searched for the answers in Christianity, and even though I sensed wisdom and truth in the teachings of Jesus--being honest, loving thy neighbor, turning the other cheek--there seemed to be something missing. Maybe something got lost in the translation.

I didn’t have a problem with not understanding everything about God’s actions--I mean He is God after all, and so how can I expect to understand Him? However, I did feel that I had some legitimate questions about justice. For instance, why do really bad things happen to seemingly good people? Why are babies born with deformities? How could this person’s life of ninety years be equal to that person’s life of 25 years? If all you have to do to go to heaven is believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins, then what kind of a place would heaven be? I mean, I know a lot of people who believe that, and I’m not really sure that heaven would be better than earth if that were the case. Also, what happens to people who have never been exposed to Christianity or believe in some other god or religion? Obviously, I had a lot of questions that could not be answered within the framework of contemporary Christian religions. Consequently, I gave up the search--at least for the time being.

When I was twenty-three years old, I became ill. Over the next few years, I became unable to work, and I was eventually diagnosed with lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and vasculitis.

I had problems with every joint in my body; I couldn’t stand, sit, or use my hands for any length of time; I had no stamina and slept for about twelve hours every day; I often had acute pain that came and went for apparently no reason and chronic pain that could last for hours; I often could not get comfortable enough to go to sleep; because of the amount and kind of medication that I took, I developed a lot of digestive problems; and I often ran a low-grade fever for days, and sometimes, weeks at a time.

Over the last two years, the vasculitis had become quite bad. I would often break out in large hives all over my body, and would get large spontaneous ‘bruises’ on my legs and arms that were not the result of any trauma and which took an unusual length of time to heal. I knew that this could not go on indefinitely, and so I had come to accept the fact that the length of my life was severely limited.

I thought that I would just try to live what was left of my life the best that I could, but I still longed for the answers to those age-old questions. Even though I believed I would receive the answers when I died, I decided that I would ask for them while I still lived. So, one day, I imagined myself crying out to the universe for help.

I remembered reading in a book that if you ever have a question; you should go to the library. Even if they don’t have the answer, they can probably help you find it or where to go to get it. So, I went to the library to look for the answer.

In the foyer, there is a bulletin board with flyers, announcements, etc., and shelves beneath. I looked all over the bulletin board, all over the shelves, and on the bottom shelf, underneath something else, there was a brochure. It was a bright blue brochure with oriental characters on it. As soon as I saw it, I knew it was the answer. It was a Falun Dafa pamphlet, and inside was a contact name and number. That was February 6th of 2000.

I started practicing Falun Dafa within days. Within weeks, I was able to stop taking all of my medication, I became free of my illnesses, and I was eventually able to go back to work. These things were really just fringe benefits to me--after all, I was just looking for answers, not healing--but I became well just the same!

The practice of Falun Dafa is very simple. It consists of five exercises--four standing, and one sitting meditation--and a set of three principles, which we believe to be the universal characteristic: Zhen (truthfulness), Shan (compassion), and Ren (forbearance).

The exercises are gentle and relaxing, as well as energizing. The practice of implementing the principles--Zhen Shan Ren--is simple, and yet amazingly powerful. You may notice that they are the same basic principles that Jesus taught, as well. At the very base level, Falun Dafa is learning how to be a better person in every aspect of life: at home, at work, and socially. At a higher level, the goal is the same as other practices: wisdom and enlightenment. Falun Dafa is not a religion: we don’t worship any particular God, although we do recognize the existence of great enlightened beings throughout history such as Jesus, Sakyamuni, Lao Zi, Boddhidarma, etc.; we don’t have temples; we don’t have any type of administration; we don’t have any rituals; there are no requirements; there is no membership; and we absolutely do not involve ourselves with money. If you want to learn about Falun Dafa, any practitioner can and will teach you the exercises for free, all the books can be downloaded from the Internet for free, and we do not even accept donations. It’s a pace-yourself kind of course--you practice when you want to, how often you want to, and for how long you want to. It is completely up to you whether you practice or not.

Falun Dafa may very well be the largest spiritual movement in the history of the world. Right now, there is an estimated 100 million practitioners worldwide, with practitioners in about 40 countries, including the United States and China. All we want is to be good people and be able to practice our beliefs--our cultivation--without persecution.

Speaking of those answers: I did find them, as well. I also found a peace of mind and a sense of being that I never could have imagined. My goal is still to live my life the best that I can, but I also want to share what I have found with others who may be able to benefit as well. I would also like to inform those who believe that we all have a basic human right to practice our beliefs without being persecuted about the situation for millions of Falun Dafa practitioners in China.

Barbara Phillips

Breaking away from China's Communist Party

I was just reading Clearwisdom.net and
I came across two very interesting stories.

This one is about peoples' declarations of
breaking away from the Chinese C0mmunist
Party showing up publicly in Dalian City.

The second one is a touching story of a young
woman who decides on her own to leave the
Communist Youth League.

I think this is the beginning of the end for the
Chinese C0mmunist Party.

You may want to read the 9 commentaries
which exposes the awful nature of the Chinese
Communist Party.

Dave

Who Should Read the Nine Commentaries on the Chinese Communist Party

I have just finished reading the nine commentaires on the Chinese Communist Party for the second time.

It's not easy to digest all the facts and events that happened in China. I gave it some thought about who should read these nine articles. I believe these four groups of people should read these articles:

1. People who live in China -- to gain a full understanding of what the Chinese Communist Party really is and not harbor any hope it would change for the better someday in the future.
2. People who live outside China-- to understand what the Chinese Communist Party is and not be fooled by it.
3. People who are insterested in politics -- to fully appreciate your own political system. If it's not perfect, you can do something to improve it.
4. People who are not interested in politics-- to know what the Chinese Communist Party is and not unwittingly become a supporter.

In essence, everyone should read the nine commentaries, even if you were a hermit. In that case, you should move fast and far away from such a political system, so your right to be a hermit will not be forfeited.

Dear Mr. Giuliano Berretta .......

Dear Mr. Giuliano Berretta and all other board members of Eutelsat Inc.,

I am very disturbered by your planning on terminating transmitting signals of NTDTV to China this Friday (May 21st.).

Right now, inside of China, medias are completely controlled by the Communist government. RFA, VOA, BBC, CNN are all blocked. Recently, the Communist regime even shutdown most Internet connections with the outside world.

Countless innocent Chinese people have risked their lives and blood for freedom of expression and human rights. NTDTV is the major free flow of ideas and thoughts for people inside of China. The flow of such independent programming, including news and important cultural and entertainment content, helps promote democracy and freedom which is very important for the future of China.


Please think about it: By doing your normal business with NTDTV, you are help 1.3 billions Chinese people's future! You will be remembered by all Chinese people and the world! However, bowed to the dying Communist government of China's pressure / bribery, and help the evil will definitely bring a bad future for you and your company.

Please read a series of articles called " Nine Commentaries on Communist Party " at: http://english.epochtimes.com/jiuping.asp or http://french.epochtimes.com . By broadcasting the series articles, NTDTV has be more well welcomed by all Chinese people and over 1.60 millions of Chinese people have declared their withdrawal from the evil Communist Party of China.

The ending period of Communist government of China is coming, please choice your future wisely! Please follow the internationally guaranteed rights of free expression and universal free flow of information.

Thank you for your attention. I look forward to hearing right decision from your company.


Sincerely,

Linda

My Experience on World Falun Dafa Day

This was my first time participating in World Falun Dafa Day. I had already requested the day off work since my mother (also a practitioner) was planning to be in town visiting me. We set up our posters at the park and began to send out our righteous thoughts. The moment we finished, my car alarm had been set off. I went to the parking lot to see two people drive off after hitting my car. I instantly called the police without even thinking about what my next step would be. Seven people all saw the incident, noticed that it looked as though a young woman was getting a driving lesson and when she hit my car, she panicked, got out of the car, and then switched places with the man who was with her and he drove away. These people gave me the story, the description of the people, a description of the car, and a license plate number.

As the police were on their way, I realized that the damage to my car was absolutely minimal, and if the people hadn't driven away, I wouldn't have even made the call. I began to wish that none of this was even in process.

Once the police officer came to the park, I was told that the license plate number wasn't valid. The man who gave it to me couldn't seem to remember any combination of letters and numbers that registered as an accurate license plate. I made the decision to refuse my right to file the report and the rest of the afternoon continued with truth clarification. This felt to be exactly the thing to do, even though others may have handled the situation differently.

Being a Falun Gong practitioner has shown me that my life works in certain ways, every single minute of the day. When I am truly cultivating, with my mind and body, everything harmonizes--my schedule, my plans, my purpose, my health, my thoughts, and my actions. Nothing is random or accidental.

I am still finding my role in the efforts to end the persecution in China. For all of us who are continuing to push ourselves to be active, we can still find ways, no matter how large or small to contribute our efforts. If certain actions are not comfortable, perhaps we can find alternative methods. There are many, many ways to reach others and to clarify the truth. We have the luxury of practicing Falun Gong in this country. We can work toward justice in the world.

You have the freedom of choice. You have the freedom of belief. If your choice and your belief is to make change happen, then keep Mahatma Gandhi's words close to you and "Be the change you want to see in the world." Do not lose hope or faith that your efforts are in vain.

- Mona