以李洪志為首的“法輪功”組織，打著“氣功”旗號，披著“佛法”外衣，露骨地反對科學(xué)和文明，宣傳迷信和愚昧，制造和散布妖言邪說，宣揚(yáng)以李洪志個人崇拜為中心的一套新神學(xué)教義，妄圖把李洪志捧為一個在全世界至高無上的宗教和社會領(lǐng)袖；李洪志先后在許多大中城市舉行傳法報告會，非法建立和發(fā)展既非氣功團(tuán)體又非宗教團(tuán)體的非法傳法組織——“輔導(dǎo)總站”、“輔導(dǎo)站”，組織大量出版自己傳法的圖書、錄象帶、錄音帶、掛像等，影響所及已達(dá)數(shù)百萬人之眾，遍布全國，甚至傳至國外。李洪志和該組織帶有海外邪教組織的主要特征，與舊社會會道門組織性質(zhì)相近，嚴(yán)重干擾科教興國和社會主義精神文明建設(shè)，愚弄信眾，損害人們身心健康，成為影響社會穩(wěn)定的一大隱患。
一、李洪志的“法輪功”組織在社會上廣泛傳播以神化李洪志為中心的一套神學(xué)理論，反對科學(xué)和文明，毒害信眾，敗壞人的素質(zhì)
李洪志的“法輪佛法”也叫“法輪佛法大圓滿法”、“法輪大法”、“宇宙根本大法”等，最初在群眾中是以“氣功”面貌出現(xiàn)。但他反復(fù)聲明，他的“法輪佛法”不是低層次祛病健身一類的東西，重在修，要“度人”去“天國”。他在各地講法中、在他已經(jīng)出版的所有著作中，反復(fù)宣揚(yáng)他的一套神學(xué)理論。他認(rèn)為，世界的一切、大到宇宙、小到分子原子，都是神安排的，社會的發(fā)展也是神安排的，到處都存在著“佛道神”，人是神造出來的，是從天上一層一層掉下來的。他敵視科學(xué)，否定現(xiàn)在科學(xué)的一切成就。認(rèn)為人類現(xiàn)在的科學(xué)“是站在一個錯誤的基點上發(fā)展起來的，對宇宙、對人類、對生命的認(rèn)識都是錯誤的”，因而他“根本不承認(rèn)現(xiàn)在的科學(xué)”。
李洪志排斥和反對現(xiàn)行一切宗教，認(rèn)為他的“法輪佛法”是凌駕于一切宗教之上的“正法”；自己是唯一至高無上的“大智大覺”。他認(rèn)為，現(xiàn)在是末法時期，人類社會面臨毀滅，“覺者們”都撒手不管了，“全世界很多正教都不能度人了”。李洪志說：“目前全世界只有我一個人在傳正法，我做了一件前人從來沒有做過的事情，而且在末法時期開了這么一個大門。其實是千年不遇，萬年不遇的?！保ā掇D(zhuǎn)法輪》第90頁）
李洪志胡吹他所傳的“‘佛法’是最精深的，他是世界上一切學(xué)說中最玄奧、超常的科學(xué)。”“‘佛法’是從粒子、分子到宇宙，從更小至更大，一切奧秘的洞見，無所不包，無所遺漏?！薄扒Ч乓詠砟軌虬讶祟?、物質(zhì)存在的各個空間、生命及整個宇宙圓滿說清的唯有‘佛法’。”（《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》“論語”）“真、善、忍是佛法的最高體現(xiàn)，是最根本的佛法?！崩詈橹痉Q他的這個所謂“佛法”“是宇宙中最高的天機(jī)”，一切物質(zhì)中都存在這種特性。（《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》第12、334、335頁）李洪志把他的著作《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》吹噓成“是一本超常人知識的書”，“是一本天書”，是他給人留下的“一部上天的梯子”?！斑@些理論你無論翻遍世界上所有的書，你學(xué)了世界上所有的學(xué)科，你都學(xué)不到”。（《法輪佛法——在悉尼講法》第15至35頁）“浩瀚的宇宙，無數(shù)的佛、道、神，不同層次的主、天神都在學(xué)此法”。（《轉(zhuǎn)法輪法解》第26至27頁）
李洪志神化自己，他把自己吹捧為比釋迦牟尼、老子、孔子、耶穌還高明的至高無上的新的救世主，且稱他已修煉到“出世間法”相當(dāng)高的層次，產(chǎn)生了“法身”，他的“法身”可以保護(hù)他的信徒，“保護(hù)全人類”。他說：“人修煉到出世間法以外相當(dāng)高的一定層次上之后，就會產(chǎn)生法身。法身是在人的丹田部位產(chǎn)生的，由法和功構(gòu)成的，是在另外空間體現(xiàn)出來的。法身具備他本人很大的威力，但是法身的意識，法身的思想?yún)s受著主體的控制?？煞ㄉ碜约河质且粋€完整的、獨立的、實實在在的個體生命，所以又能夠自己獨立做任何事情。法身做的事情和人的主意識想要做的事情是一樣的，一模一樣的。”“法身”“可以變大和縮小的。有的時候他變得很大，大到看不到全法身的整個頭；有的時候會變得很小，小到比細(xì)胞還小?！保ā掇D(zhuǎn)法輪》第172至173頁）他自稱他有無數(shù)“法身”，他的“法身”無處不在。他說：“這本書（指《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》）里每個字都是我的法身，每個字都是我的法身形象。每個字都是佛的形象。我有無數(shù)的法身，我的法身不能用數(shù)字來計算?！薄岸嗌偃宋叶寄芄埽祟愇叶寄芄??！保ā斗ㄝ喎鸱ā谙つ嶂v法》第70至106頁）李洪志還通過他的“法輪功”組織大量非法出版發(fā)行他的身披袈裟的大幅彩色掛像，在“輔導(dǎo)站”、在信眾家中當(dāng)圣像供奉，樹立他個人的教主權(quán)威。
李洪志反復(fù)講“法輪佛法”的特點，就在于他能給信眾小腹部裝上一個“法輪”，“法輪”可以度已、度人。他說：“法輪是宇宙的縮影”，“法輪在順時針旋轉(zhuǎn)的時候，能自動吸取宇宙的能量；逆時針旋轉(zhuǎn)的時候，能發(fā)出能量。內(nèi)旋（順時針）度已，外旋（逆時針）度人，是我們這個功法的特點?！保ā掇D(zhuǎn)法輪》第158至159頁）李洪志說，一旦他給修煉的人下上這個“法輪”，就形成一種叫“法煉人”的形式，你不煉他也在長，你煉是在加強(qiáng)這個“機(jī)制和法輪”，它適合于現(xiàn)代人學(xué)煉，適合于不同階層、不同職業(yè)、不同年齡的人，不受地點、時間、方向、條件的限制。李洪志宣稱：“這個法輪極其珍貴，不能用價值來衡量。沒有緣分的人，你花多少多少億也買不來。”（《法輪佛法大圓滿法》第5頁）李洪志稱，只要聽他講法，看他講法的錄象帶，聽他講法的錄音帶，都可以得到他的“法輪”。
二、李洪志打著“氣功”旗號，披著“佛法”外衣，成立非法組織，大搞非法活動
李洪志在傳法初期，為了迷惑人，騙取人們的信任，以“氣功”面貌出現(xiàn)，被中國氣功科學(xué)研究會誤視為“氣功師”，并于1993年8月14日接納為直屬功派，同意成立“法輪功專業(yè)委員會”。1997年7月27日，遼寧省新聞出版局下發(fā)出版物查處通報，轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)了國家新聞出版署對李洪志著作的審查決定，收繳封存了《中國法輪功》、《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》、《轉(zhuǎn)法輪（卷二）》、《法輪大法義解》、《中國神通大法》等書，1998年，廣東省新聞出版局也查禁了《花城出版社》出版的《法輪佛法——在美國講法》。中國氣功科學(xué)研究會經(jīng)過調(diào)查，也發(fā)現(xiàn)李洪志在傳功過程中，“大肆神化自己，大肆宣傳封建迷信，大肆制造政治謠言”，于1996年12月28日，做出決定“將法輪功予以注銷”。1997年11月10日，重申了這一決定?？梢娎詈橹镜摹胺ㄝ喒Α辈⒉皇菤夤?，“法輪功”組織也不是合法的氣功團(tuán)體，李洪志的著作也不是合法出版物。但是，李洪志仍以“氣功師”的名義，到全國許多大中城市做傳法報告，宣傳他那一套荒謬?yán)碚?。并且在大中城市非法建立“輔導(dǎo)總站”、“輔導(dǎo)站”、“分站”以及“活動點”。并以“輔導(dǎo)站”為組織機(jī)構(gòu)和活動形式，利用城市公園、空地以及一些單位提供的場地非法進(jìn)行傳法活動。它已大大超越氣功法人的權(quán)限和活動范圍，非法出版、散布和宣傳以神化李洪志為中心的一套神學(xué)理論。且已經(jīng)形成以李洪志為教主，以“法輪大法研究會”為領(lǐng)導(dǎo)機(jī)構(gòu)，以各地“輔導(dǎo)總站”、“輔導(dǎo)站”為系統(tǒng)的、自上而下的、相對固定而又嚴(yán)密的組織機(jī)構(gòu)和“傳法”網(wǎng)絡(luò)。它有一套蒙騙、恐嚇、脅迫群眾的精神“緊箍咒”。從李洪志周游全國及世界各地傳法，從大量非法出版李洪志的著作等，種種跡象表明，李洪志和“法輪功”組織，不僅得到黨內(nèi)一些人的支持，而且有相當(dāng)復(fù)雜的社會背景，有相當(dāng)?shù)呢斄χС郑膊慌懦袊鴥?nèi)和海外敵對勢力的支持和援助。它是一個以神化李洪志為中心的新神學(xué)理論武裝起來的，極具盲目性、狂熱性和相當(dāng)能量的非法組織。當(dāng)然它的許多一般信徒則是被李洪志的一套謬論所蒙蔽、恐嚇和脅迫的直接受害者。
三、李洪志的“法輪佛法”嚴(yán)重?fù)p害人們的身心健康，甚至貽誤人命
李洪志認(rèn)為：“人生生世世都在造業(yè)，自己的業(yè)力促成了自己下一世、這一世的困難、痛苦、磨難、缺錢、多病。你只有償還業(yè)力之后，你才能夠得到幸福，才能度好。”（《法輪佛法——在美國講法》第10頁）人有病有難是“前世業(yè)債”造成的，人有病有難是在“還業(yè)”，（《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》“治病”、“醫(yī)院治病與氣功”）而吃藥是把業(yè)力壓了回去，就不能夠清理身體，因此也就不能治病。只有過了這一關(guān)，你就是一個超常人。（《法輪佛法——在美國講法》第14頁）在李洪志這種謬論蒙騙下，許多有病的“法輪功”練習(xí)者，不去醫(yī)院看病，不吃藥不打針，延誤治療，有的付出了生命的代價。杭州、北京、西安等地都有這類事件的公開報導(dǎo)。李洪志稱修煉“法輪佛法”可以“開天目”，看到常人看不到的景象。他說：“天目層次很高的人，他可以透過我們空間看到另外的時空，可以看到常人看不到的景象；層次不高的人可以有穿透力，隔墻看物，透視人體?！保ā掇D(zhuǎn)法輪》第44頁）許多法輪功練習(xí)者相信這套鬼話，企望經(jīng)過修煉，出現(xiàn)這樣的奇跡，結(jié)果精神錯亂、失常。據(jù)北京醫(yī)科大學(xué)第六醫(yī)院（精神病研究所）有關(guān)人員介紹1998年度收治的練功精神病人中有五分之一是因煉“法輪功”出偏所致。就是從“法輪功”北京輔導(dǎo)總站提供的所謂調(diào)查材料中也能看出這樣的精神病人。
四、組織、煽動群眾鬧事，反對、對抗新聞媒體正當(dāng)?shù)目茖W(xué)無神論宣傳和政府行政部門的依法管理，圍攻新聞出版機(jī)構(gòu)和有關(guān)單位
李洪志的非法“傳法”活動，引起了政府有關(guān)部門和中國佛教協(xié)會 、中國氣功科學(xué)研究會以及社會各方面的關(guān)注。公安部、國家新聞出版署、中國佛教協(xié)會、中國氣功科學(xué)研究會都對李洪志及“法輪佛法”做出過決定或批評。李洪志和“法輪功”組織根本無視這些決定和批評，仍然大量出版李洪志的著作，繼續(xù)進(jìn)行傳法活動。李洪志在其講法和著作中把所有對他的批評均視為“魔在干擾”，要練習(xí)者經(jīng)受住各種考驗，不信不傳，并借用信徒的話說“怕什么，頭掉了身子還在打坐?！保ā斗ㄝ喎鸱āM(jìn)要旨》第94頁）中國佛教協(xié)會在其內(nèi)部刊物《研究動態(tài)》和公開出版的《法音》雜志發(fā)表文章，揭露李洪志的“法輪佛法”是“附佛外道”，是“邪教”。一些地方刊物如《錢塘周末》等也進(jìn)行了揭露。宗教文化出版社出版了《佛教氣功與“法輪功”》。針對這些揭露，“法輪功”組織做了不少工作，有組織有計劃地組織練習(xí)者向政府有關(guān)部門、向趙樸初會長、向中央領(lǐng)導(dǎo)寫信告狀，并且把這些信在社會上廣為散發(fā)，向中國佛教協(xié)會、宗教文化出版社、向政府有關(guān)部門施加壓力。新聞出版署和公安部一局也就“法輪功”問題在內(nèi)部簡報和通知中或?qū)ζ浠顒忧闆r進(jìn)行反映，或請地方部門關(guān)注其活動，受到李洪志及其組織的反對，在國際互聯(lián)網(wǎng)上、在練習(xí)者中發(fā)布指示，聲言要追究這些部門的責(zé)任。一些地方的黨政組織因發(fā)現(xiàn)煉“法輪功”或宣揚(yáng)迷信，損害社會主義精神文明建設(shè)和人們的身心健康，或致使有的人精神失常，甚至致人死亡，出面干預(yù)其活動，都遭到他們的圍攻?！豆饷魅請蟆?、《北京日報》、《中國青年報》、《健康報》、《北京電視臺》等新聞媒體都因發(fā)表有關(guān)批評李洪志和“法輪佛法”的文章或消息，都遭到“法輪功”有組織的圍攻。今年，天津教育學(xué)院主辦的《青少年科技博覽》雜志發(fā)表何祚庥先生的一篇“青少年不宜煉氣功”的文章，其中點了“法輪功”。天津“法輪功”組織，先后動員天津及唐山、東北等地上數(shù)千名練習(xí)者，于4月17日至23日連續(xù)七天圍攻天津教育學(xué)院。23日晚被公安和武警干警勸離后，又有千余名練習(xí)者到天津市委騷擾。盡管他們提出的理由都站不住腳，但它卻能煽動起群眾來。這很值得我們注意。如果我們不及時采取措施，李洪志和“法輪功”組織有可能制造更大的事端。
以上可以看出，“法輪功”組織不是氣功團(tuán)體，不是宗教組織，它含有海外邪教組織的主要特征，李洪志妄圖做全世界至高無上的新的教主?！胺ㄝ喒Α边@類組織和活動所以得不到及時有效地制止，其中一個重要原因是處理這類組織和活動的政策法令不完善，政府主管部門職責(zé)不明確，查處、揭露和批判不力。我們建議，盡快組織政府有關(guān)部門對李洪志和“法輪功”組織及其活動進(jìn)行深入調(diào)查，查實其非法和違法犯罪事實，堅決予以查禁并明令取締。同時，對類似“法輪功”這類偽科學(xué)、偽氣功和封建迷信組織和活動制定相應(yīng)的政策法令，明確政府主管部門和相關(guān)部門的職責(zé)；支持理論界、科技界和新聞界，及時、徹底揭露這類組織和活動的荒誕性、欺騙性和危害性，加強(qiáng)科學(xué)無神論宣傳，促進(jìn)社會主義精神文明建設(shè)。
注：這篇文章定稿于1999年4月24日，是任繼愈、何祚庥、杜繼文、李申、郭正誼、段啟明署名寫給中央領(lǐng)導(dǎo)同志一封信的附件，主題由六人共同研究，段啟明執(zhí)筆起草。
Duan Qiming: The harm Li Hongzhi and Falun Gong organization brought to society
Under the guise of Qigong and Buddhism, Falun Gong, headed by Li Hongzhi, opposes science and culture, advocates superstition and ignorance, produces and preaches heresy. It also propagandizes a set of new theology tenets centered on Li Hongzhi personality cult, with every hope of extolling Li Hongzhi to the skies as a supreme religious and social leader in the whole world. Li Hongzhi himself holds numerous preaching lectures, setting up and developing his illegal organizations—general tutoring stations and tutoring stations, which are neither Qigong groups nor religious ones. With his illegal books, video, tapes, pictures and so on, Li Hongzhi has influenced millions of people both at home and abroad. With the main feature of cults and resemblance to Huidao Men organization in the old society, Li Hongzhi and his illegal organizations severely interfere with China's strategy of developing the country by relying on science and education, and socialist spiritual civilization construction. They deceive disciples and harm people's mental health, which make Li and his Falun Gong a threat to social stability.
I. Falun Gong propagandizes a set of theology tenets centered on apotheosizing Li Hongzhi, opposing science and culture, poisoning his disciples and the public
At the very beginning, Falun Fofa, also referred to as "Falun Fofa Da Yuanman Fa", "Falun Dafa" or "the most fundamental law in the universe", appeared as Qigong among the general public. But Li Hongzhi reiterated that his "'Falun Fofa' is not something just for curing diseases and body building; instead, it focuses on practicing, which could ferry people to heaven". He propagandized his theology repeatedly, both in his preaching lectures and his publications. According to his idea, everything in the world, no matter the universe, a molecule or an atom, is arranged by God. Buddha, Dao and God exist everywhere. Men, created by God, just fall from the sky one layer after another. He considers science as hostile and denies all scientific achievements. The current science, in his eyes, developed from a wrong starting point, therefore, all the knowledge about the universe, human beings and human lives is wrong. That is why he doesn't acknowledge the current science at all.
Li Hongzhi excludes and opposes all religions, regarding his "Falun Fofa" as the "true law" overriding all other religions, and himself as the sole and supreme wise man. In his opinion, it is declining time now and the human society is to be destroyed, "the wise man" just stands aside. "A great number of religions in today's world can not ferry people", as Li Hongzhi said, "I'm the only one in the world who is preaching the true law. I'm doing something nobody has done before. I just open a door during the declining period, which is really unprecedented." ("Zhuan Falun", P90)
Li Hongzhi boasted about his Fofa as "the most profound, mysterious and supernatural". "Fofa ranges from being infinitesimal to infinity. It can be as small as a particle or molecule, or as large as the universe. Fofa includes everything, and embodies the thorough understanding of all mysteries." ("Zhuan Falun", the Analects) "Truth, compassion and forbearance, the supreme embodiment of Fofa, are the most fundamental Fofa." Li Hongzhi referred to this so-called Fofa as "the most profound mystery of the nature", a feature which existed in all substances. ("Zhuan Falun", P12, 334,335) Li bragged his "Zhuan Falun" to be "a book beyond normal people's knowledge, a book of the heaven, and a book that leads you to the heaven". "You can learn the theories from nowhere else in the world, even if you have learnt all the subjects." ("Falun Fofa"—preaching in Sydney, P15-35) "The infinite universe, countless Buddha, Dao and God, Lord and the Deity of all levels are all learning this." ("The Interpretation of Zhuan Falun", P26-27)
Li Hongzhi apotheosized himself to be a new savior more supreme than Sakyamuni, Laozi, Confucius or even Jesus. Trained to be in a high level of "mundane Dharma", Li claimed to have "Dharma body", which enabled him to protect his disciples and even the human race. He said, "people, after being trained to be in a certain high level of mundane Dharma, will have Dharma body, which, consisting of Fa(or Dharma) and Gong, exits in diaphragm (dantian) and is embodied in outer space. Dharma body has its own strong power, but the consciousness and thought are still controlled by the subject. Nevertheless, Dharma body itself is a complete and independent life entity, therefore, it is capable of doing anything on its own. Things done by Dharma body are completely the same with what people's main consciousness wants to do. " "Dharma body can be enlarged and narrowed down. Sometimes it is so large that its head cannot be seen completely, and sometimes it is even smaller than a cell." ("Zhuan Falun", P172-173) He claimed to have numerous "Dharma bodies", which were ubiquitous. He said, "Every word of this book (i.e. 'Zhuan Falun') is my Dharma body. Every word is the image of my Dharma body, and the image of Buddha. I have too many Dharma bodies to be counted." "No matter how many people there are, I can manage them. I can manage the whole human race." ("Falun Fofa—preaching in Sydney", P70-106) Through his "Falun Gong" organization, Li Hongzhi published and distributed illegally his greatly enlarged picture with cassock on him for disciples to worship at home or tutoring stations, in order to establish his personal authority as a "bishop".
Li Hongzhi reiterated that the feature of "Falun Fofa" was that he could equip the disciples with a "Falun(or dharma wheel)" in their lower abdomen, which could ferry themselves and others. He said, "Falun(or dharma wheel) is the epitome of the universe. When turning in a clockwise direction, the Falun can automatically absorb the energy from the universe; while when turning counter-clockwise, the Falun will release energy. Turning clockwise can ferry oneself and turning counter-clockwise can ferry others is the main feature of our Falun Fofa." ("Zhuan Falun", P158-159) He also said that as long as he put a Falun into one's body, a mode of "Fa training people" would be generated. Even if you don't practice, the Falun will grow itself. Your practice will enhance "the mechanism and dharma wheel". Practicing Falun Gong applies to anyone of any social status, any profession or any age group, with no limit of time, place, direction or conditions. Li also claimed that "this Falun is too precious to be measured by value. If you are not destined to have it, no matter how much efforts you make, you still cannot get it." ("Falun Fofa Dayuanman Fa", P5) Li mentioned that as long as you listened to his preaching or tapes, or watched his video, you would get his "Falun".
II. Under the guise of "Qigong", with the coat of "Buddhism", Li Hongzhi set up illegal organizations and held illegal activities
At the initial stage of preaching, Li Hongzhi appeared as practicing Qigong in order to deceive people and win trust. It was a mistake for China Association of Qigong Science to take him as "Qigong master", and his faction was admitted as a subordinate faction on August 14, 1993. Meanwhile, "Falun Gong Professional Committee" was agreed to set up. On July 27, 1997, the Press and Publication Administration of Liaoning Province (PRAL) issued an announcement to investigate into Li`s publications. Forwarding the examination decision on Li's publications by General Administration of Press and Publication, PRAL confiscated and sealed off such books as "China's Falun Gong", "Zhuan Falun", "Zhuan Falun (Volume 2)", "The Interpretation of Falun Dafa" and "China's Shentong Dafa". In 1998, the Press and Publication Administration of Guangdong Province banned the book "Falun Fofa—preaching in the United States" published by Huacheng Publishing House of Guangdong Province. China Association of Qigong Science found out in the investigation that Li Hongzhi, during his preaching, "apotheosized himself without restraints, propagandized feudalism and superstition, and produced political rumors". Therefore, it was decided on December 28, 1996 that Falun Gong should be cancelled. This decision was reiterated on November 10, 1997. So neither Falun Gong is Qigong, nor Falun Gong organization a Qigong group. Li Hongzhi's publications are not legal, either. However, after that decision, Li Hongzhi still gave preaching reports as a Qigong master, propagandizing his absurd theory, in many large and media-sized cities, where he set up "general tutoring stations", "tutoring stations", "sub-stations" and "activity spots". In the form of tutoring stations, Li conducted preaching activities in parks, open spaces and places provided by some departments. Falun Gong already exceeded his authority and territory to publish, spread and propagandize theology tenets centered on apotheosizing Li Hongzhi. From the top down to the grass roots, a relatively stable and rigorous organization and preaching network came into being with Li Hongzhi as the "bishop", "the Research Institute of Falun Dafa" as the leading organization, and "general tutoring stations" and "tutoring stations" as the system. It had a set of mental shackles to deceive, threaten and intimidate people. No matter from his traveling and preaching around the world, or from Li's illegal publications, all signs showed that Li Hongzhi and his Falun Gong organization, with complicated social background, were not only supported by some people within the Communist Party, but also got considerable financial support. Surely support and assistance from hostile forces both at home and abroad could not be excluded. Falun Gong organization was a blind, crazy and illegal one armed with theology tenets centered on apotheosizing Li Hongzhi. Of course most of the disciples were direct victims of Li's deceit, threat and intimidation.
III. Li Hongzhi's "Falun Fofa" severely harmed people's physical and spiritual health, and even lives
In Li Hongzhi's idea, "people are practicing to increase their karmic forces all their life, and it is their karma that causes their pains, miseries, torment, illnesses and lack of money in this and the next incarnation. Only by paying your karma can you get happiness and ferry well." ("Falun Fofa—preaching in the United State", P10) "People's karmic debt causes illnesses and disasters, and suffering from illness and disasters is the way to reduce karma." ("Zhuan Falun" 'Treating Illnesses', 'Medical Treatment and Qigong') "Taking pills, which pushes karma back, cannot clear the body and therefore will not cure people. As long as you passed this, you would be s superman." ("Falun Fofa—preaching in the United States", P14) Some ill practitioners, deceived by Li's absurd theory, didn't go to hospitals, nor did they take pills or injections. Some of them died when it was too late for medical treatment. There were such reports in Hangzhou, Beijing, Xi'an, and so on. Li claimed that practicing Falun Gong would give people "heaven's eyes", "enabling them to see something others cannot see". He said that "people with a high level of heaven's eyes can penetrate our space to see the other space-time and something normal people cannot see; while people without a high level of heaven eyes can penetrate a wall and human's body." ("Zhuan Falun", P44) Many practitioners in hope of working miracles believed this, but they ended up mentally disordered or insane. According to the Sixth Hospital of Beijing Medical University (Mental Health Institute), in 1998, one fifth of practitioners with mental illness got ill because of practicing Falun Gong into frenzy. From the so-called investigation materials provided by Falun Gong general tutoring station of Beijing, we could also see this kind of people with mental illness.
IV. The mass of people were organized to stir up trouble, to oppose media's publicity of atheism and management of administrative departments of government in accordance with law, and to besiege the press and publication organizations and some other departments
Li Hongzhi's illegal preaching activities aroused attention of the relevant governmental departments, the Buddhist Association of China, China Association of Qigong Science and various organizations in the society. The Ministry of Public Security, General Administration of Press and Publication, the Buddhist Association of China, China Association of Qigong Science all made decisions or criticized Li Hongzhi and "Falun Fofa". However, Li Hongzhi and his Falun Gong organization, completely ignoring these decisions and criticisms, went on with the publication of Li's works and preaching activities. Li, regarding all these criticisms in his works and preaching as "demon is interfering", told his practitioners to stand various tests, and not to believe in or preach them. As the disciples said, "there is nothing to be afraid of. Even if we were beheaded, our body would still be meditating." ("Falun Fofa—the keynote for improvement", P94) The Buddhist Association of China published an article in both "Research Development", the internal publication, and "The Voice of Dharma", a publicly published magazine, defining Falun Gong as a cult attached to Buddhism. Some local publications, such as "Qiantang Weekend" also exposed its nature. The Religious Culture Publishing House published a book called "Qigong of Buddhism and 'Falun Gong'". In response to these publications, Falun Gong practitioners were systematically organized to complain in letters to relevant governmental departments, Buddhist Association Chairman Zhao Puchu, and to the leaders of the Central government. And these letters were handed out in the society, which brought pressure on the Buddhist Association of China, the Religious Culture Publishing House and other relevant governmental departments. General Administration of Press and Publication and the first Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security reported "Falun Gong" issue and their activities in internal briefing and announcement, or asked local departments to pay attention, both of which received strong opposition from Li Hongzhi and his organization. They issued directions in internet and among practitioners, claiming that relevant departments must take responsibilities. Some local departments of the Party and the government were besieged by practitioners for interfering with their activities after they found out that Falun Gong propagandized superstition, severely damaged the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and people's mental health, and even caused people's insanity or death. Guangming Daily, Beijing Daily, China Youth Daily, Health News, Beijing Television Station and other media organizations were also besieged by Falun Gong practitioners for publishing news or articles on criticizing Li Hongzhi and "Falun Fofa". This year, an article entitled "It's not Good for Teenagers to Practice Qigong" by He Zuoxiu in "Science Review for Juvenile", sponsored by Tianjin Normal University, criticized Falun Gong. Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners from Tianjin, Tangshan and the Northeast, encouraged by Tianjin Falun Gong organization, besieged Tianjin Normal University for seven days from April 17 to April 23. On the evening of April 23, after being persuaded to leave by policemen and armed police officers, about a thousand Falun Gong practitioners went to the headquarters of Tianjin Committee of the Party to make trouble. The excuses they put forward were groundless, but they could still instigate the mass, which was really worth notice. If we didn't take measures immediately, Li Hongzhi and his Falun Gong organization would create more serious trouble.
From above we can see that Falun Gong organization is neither a Qigong Group nor a religious one. It includes all the main features of overseas cult organization, and Li Hongzhi intends to be a new supreme bishop in the world. One of the important reasons why organizations or activities like "Falun Gong" could not be effectively and timely prohibited is that the relevant government departments did not have clear-cut responsibilities and did not do enough to investigate, expose, criticize and punish them. Therefore, we suggest that the relevant government departments should be organized as soon as possible to conduct an investigation into Li Hongzhi, his Falun Gong as well as their activities, which, if confirmed to be illegal, must be banned and put down. In the meantime, in order to deal with pseudo-scientific, pseudo-Qigong and feudal and superstitious organizations and activities, policies, rules and regulations should be stipulated to clarify the responsibilities of government departments in charge. We should support theoretical, scientific and technical as well as the press circles to timely and thoroughly expose the absurdity, deceit and harm of these organizations and activities, so as to promote the publicity of atheism and the construction of socialist spiritual civilization.
Note: this article, attachment of a letter Ren Jiyu, He Zuoxiu, Du Jiwen, Li Shen, Guo Zhengyi, Duan Qiming wrote to the leaders of the Central Committee, was finalized on April 24, 1999. The six people worked together on the theme, and it was Duan Qiming who drafted the article.
(Kaiwind, June 30, 2006)