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[主要內(nèi)容] 法輪功組織的發(fā)展演變有沒有一個相對清晰的過程？答案應(yīng)是肯定的。筆者認(rèn)為，這個組織的發(fā)展演變可以歸納為四個階段。但是，在第二、第三階段的時間化分上，以及第二、第三階段的表述上，各位同仁尚有不同的觀點。筆者拋磚，權(quán)作一管之見。
[關(guān)鍵詞] 法輪功 組織 演變
法輪功的理論，前后論述并不統(tǒng)一，存在著諸多明顯的錯誤和邏輯矛盾。對法輪功組織及法輪功理論的代表作進(jìn)行全面分析，可以明顯看出，從《中國法輪功》（含《中國法輪功》修訂本），到《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》，到《走向圓滿》、《忍無可忍》、《去掉最后的執(zhí)著》、《嚴(yán)肅的教誨》、《北美巡回講法》，再到《九評共產(chǎn)黨》和《再論政治》，法輪功組織歷經(jīng)了“氣功組織階段”、“邪教組織形成階段”、“非法組織階段”、“反動政治組織”等四個階段。
一、氣功組織階段（1992年—1994年），借傳授氣功之名，行聚斂錢財之實。
法輪功組織起初并非是邪教組織。法輪功的創(chuàng)始人李洪志，曾跟隨氣功師李衛(wèi)東、于光生學(xué)練“禪密功”和“九宮八卦功”，法輪功的初創(chuàng)乃是依托氣功，用李洪志自己的話講，他傳的就是“氣功”，是所謂層次較高的“佛家氣功”。1992—1993年，法輪功在“中國氣功科學(xué)研究會”進(jìn)行了注冊登記，并作為“中國氣功科學(xué)研究會”的直屬功派。
1992年，李洪志開始傳功時，請了長春的幾個人幫他搞了一本名叫《法輪功》的小冊子，內(nèi)容包括法輪功簡介、基本功法和心性修煉三個部分，共15頁，約6000字。1992年9月，李洪志又在《法輪功》的基礎(chǔ)上，增加了一些內(nèi)容，取名《中國法輪功》，還是一本小冊子，約13000字。 1993年4月，李洪志對《中國法輪功》作了較大改動后，交“軍事譯文出版社”正式出版，全書分為四章，達(dá)80000余字。1993年12月，此書再由“軍事譯文出版社”出版，稱作《中國法輪功》（修訂本），內(nèi)容達(dá)84000余字，按李洪志自己的話說：只是“對內(nèi)容作了一些修訂，還撤掉了《法輪功章程》和《神功效果事例選登》，增加了《答疑》”等內(nèi)容，并將《法輪旋轉(zhuǎn)新天地——李洪志先生和他所創(chuàng)立的法輪功》，改為《介紹李洪志先生和他所創(chuàng)立的法輪功》。從書名的變化以及法輪功組織初期的作為，人們不難看出，李洪志這時還是著重于傳“功”，只是他不承認(rèn)自己所傳的是一般的氣功，而是取了一個好聽的名字——“佛家氣功”，自說自話為高層次的“功”。
《中國法輪功》（修訂本）共分五章，第一章：概論。主要論述：所謂氣功是史前文化，“不是我們這茬人類發(fā)明的東西”；功力是“靠‘德’這種物質(zhì)轉(zhuǎn)化來的，靠心性修出來的”；修煉可以“開天目”，一旦“天目”打開，就有“遙視”功能；氣功治病是“從根本上去掉病的原因”，較之醫(yī)院治病更勝一籌；“佛家氣功”與佛教沒有關(guān)系，“走的不是一條路，不是一個法門”；旁門左道、武術(shù)氣功、返修與借功、宇宙語、信息附體等。第二章：法輪功。主要論說：所謂“法輪”是“宇宙的縮影”，“法輪功是佛家功”，法輪功是“高層次修煉”，法輪功的修煉特點（“法煉人”、“修煉主意識”、“煉功不講方位、時間”、“性命雙修”、“不帶意念”）等。第三章：修煉心性。主要說明：“心性的內(nèi)涵”，“失與得”，“‘真、善、忍’同修”，去掉“嫉妒心”和“執(zhí)著心”，“業(yè)力”與“消業(yè)”，“煉功招魔”，“根基”與“悟性”，“清靜心”等。第四章：法輪功法。主要講解五套功法動作要領(lǐng)與口訣。第一套，佛展千手法，口訣：身神合一，動靜隨機(jī)；頂天獨尊，千手佛立。第二套，法輪樁法，口訣：生慧增力，融心輕體；似妙似悟，法輪初起。第三套，貫通兩極法，口訣：凈化本體，法開頂?shù)?；心慈意猛，通天徹地。第四套，法輪周天法，口訣：旋法至虛，心清似玉；返本歸真，悠悠似起。第五套，神通加持法，口訣：有意無意，印隨機(jī)起；似空非空，動靜如意。前四套屬“動功”，第五套屬“靜功”。第五章：答疑。主要回答法輪功學(xué)員提出的各種問題，諸如“法輪是啥樣的”、“打雷能不能煉功”、“什么是大根器之人”、“天目開了是否在釋放能量”、“怎樣對待磨難”、“最初的人類是從哪里來的”等。從《中國法輪功》（修訂本）的內(nèi)容分布上來看，這時的法輪功還是在講解“功法”與“功理”，法輪功組織的工作重點放在“傳功”上。
李洪志為什么要搞法輪功？我們上述已有交代，即當(dāng)時氣功熱的時代背景，以及賺了大把銀子的“氣功大師”，還有李洪志家庭的經(jīng)濟(jì)拮據(jù)。這個問題，人們只要看看李洪志1998年《在新加坡法會上講法》，就再清楚不過了：“過去我在中國傳法的時候，中國正好處于改革開放時期。我有一個感覺：人的思想在向經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展這種狀態(tài)轉(zhuǎn)化，那么就在這個時候我把這個東西講出來?！边@段話其一講出了時代背景，即中國正處于改革開放時期；其二講出了當(dāng)時人們（自然也包括李洪志本人啦）的思想現(xiàn)狀，即思想向經(jīng)濟(jì)方面轉(zhuǎn)化，一切向錢看的現(xiàn)狀；其三講出了他講出一個“東西”，即法輪功這個東西，或者說這個東西就叫法輪功！從這三點可以明顯看出，在改革開放和氣功熱的時代背景下，在一切以經(jīng)濟(jì)為中心、一切向錢看的催化下，李洪志難耐寂寞和銀子的誘惑，終于想出并拋出了一個東西——法輪功！這在從前他是根本沒想起來的！
然而李洪志在他的《中國法輪功》（修訂本）“作者的話”中，卻非要給自己一個“體面”的包裝：“我出山的目的主要是想把多年練功不長功的人往高層次上帶一帶，讓他們盡快開悟開慧，整體提高到高層次；同時也想把目前在氣功界存在的一些不好的現(xiàn)象以及從另外空間來的不好的東西給以協(xié)助澄清，使正法得到弘揚，使氣功事業(yè)沿著正確的道路健康發(fā)展?！笨上О?，假如李洪志傳出這個“東西”（就是法輪功）不能賺錢的話，我想他早就不會再講、再傳啦！
這里大家也要客觀地分析一下李洪志本人在一些說法上的前后變化。李洪志在《中國法輪功》（修訂本）第一章的“概論”中說：“氣功在我國源遠(yuǎn)流長，有著悠久的歷史……作為正法修煉的佛道兩大家氣功，已經(jīng)公開了許多秘傳大法。道家的修煉方法是很獨特的；佛家也有自己的修煉方法。法輪功就是佛家氣功的高層次修煉大法”。這里要注意兩點：第一，李洪志肯定佛、道兩大家氣功是“正法修煉”；第二，李洪志肯定法輪功是“佛家氣功的高層次修煉大法”。然而，李洪志在日后的《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》中，又否認(rèn)了自己的說法。即使黑紙白字，李洪志也經(jīng)常轉(zhuǎn)臉變卦、矢口否認(rèn)。
在《中國法輪功》（修訂本）后面，以“法輪功研究會”名義撰寫的“附錄：介紹李洪志先生和他所創(chuàng)立的法輪功”中道：“他（李洪志）為法輪功的創(chuàng)編確定了以下原則：第一，大法應(yīng)該是無私的；第二，大法具有超自然的力量；第三，大法應(yīng)該符合真、善、忍的特性；第四，大法應(yīng)當(dāng)絕對保證安全……他總結(jié)了氣功發(fā)展史上的各門派之優(yōu)劣，然后取其精華，將其揉合到法輪功里”。法輪功的“無私”、“超自然力量”、“真、善、忍特性”、“絕對保證安全”等，這些早已被事實證明是一派謊言。需要強(qiáng)調(diào)的是，李洪志前面說法輪功是所謂高層次上的“佛家氣功”，這里又說“揉合了”氣功各門派的“精華”，且不論其中的矛盾，有一點應(yīng)當(dāng)肯定，李洪志承認(rèn)他的法輪功是一種氣功，而且還是“揉合了”氣功各門派的“精華”的“雜功”！而且還想通過貶低其他氣功，來抬高自己的法輪功。李洪志在后來《精進(jìn)要旨》的“驚醒”一文中承認(rèn)：“而《中國法輪功》包括修訂本，那只是一開始以氣功的方式叫人們認(rèn)識的一個過程中的東西”。顯然，他十分清楚《中國法輪功》（修訂本）與后來的《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》有著本質(zhì)的不同，他要逐步借以掃除法輪功信徒的疑惑。
總之，從法輪功產(chǎn)生的歷史背景，從《中國法輪功》（修訂本）的主要內(nèi)容，從李洪志本人的一些說法來看，都清楚表明法輪功在這一階段，還屬于氣功，法輪功組織，還屬于氣功組織。盡管李洪志給自己的法輪功套上了“佛家氣功的高層次修煉大法”這么動聽的名字，但其作為氣功的一種——“佛家氣功”的本質(zhì)沒有變。而且，當(dāng)初李洪志傳授的重點也在“功法”與“功理”上，盡管他打出了“性命雙修”的旗號，也談到“提高心性”的問題，但重心還是在“佛家氣功”的“練功”與“修命”上。
二、邪教組織形成階段（1995年—1996年），借氣功傳播邪法，行邪教控制手段。
1994年12月，李洪志的《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》由中國廣播電視出版社公開出版發(fā)行，全書約19萬字?！掇D(zhuǎn)法輪》的內(nèi)容，對《中國法輪功》（修訂本）作了較大幅度的增加、刪減、改動。最值得注意的變化是增加了開篇的“論語”和尾部的“小傳”?？梢哉f，以《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》的“論語”和“小傳”的問世為標(biāo)志，《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》至此帶上一股妖氣，法輪功從此變?yōu)樾胺?，法輪功組織從此蛻變?yōu)樾敖探M織。
《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》正文共分九講，將《中國法輪功》（修訂本）中的“真正往高層次上帶人”、“不同層次有不同層次的法”、“真、善、忍是衡量好壞人的唯一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)”提到了《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》的第一講中，突出了李洪志的所謂“傳法度人”的目的和“真、善、忍是宇宙根本特性”的謬說。而《中國法輪功》（修訂本）第一章的內(nèi)容，在《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》中被擴(kuò)充為前三講?！吨袊ㄝ喒Α罚ㄐ抻啽荆┑诙碌膬?nèi)容，除“法輪功的修煉層次”被改動置入第一講外，其余內(nèi)容擴(kuò)充為《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》的第五講，并增加了“奇門功法”、“開光”、“祝由科”等新內(nèi)容?！吨袊ㄝ喒Α罚ㄐ抻啽荆┑牡谌聝?nèi)容，加上第一章的“武術(shù)氣功”、“氣功治病與醫(yī)院治病”等，和第二章的“意念”、“法輪周天”等，經(jīng)擴(kuò)充變成了《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》的第四、第六、第七、第八、第九講。這五講中新增加的內(nèi)容較多，如“灌頂”、“玄關(guān)設(shè)位”、“男女雙修”、“顯示心理”、“歡喜心”、“殺生問題”、“吃肉問題”、“辟谷”、“偷氣”、“采氣”、“氣功與體育”等，都是《中國法輪功》（修訂本）中所沒有的。
如果從《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》尾部“小傳”上細(xì)細(xì)分析，這時的李洪志已不能稱其為人了，完全是個“非人”。如果從《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》“論語”的內(nèi)容上去看，李洪志盜用孔子《論語》之名，一改《中國轉(zhuǎn)法輪》（修訂本）對法輪功冠以“佛家氣功”的做法，改稱法輪功為“佛法”，文中說：“‘佛法’是精深的，他是世界是上一切學(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。他是宇宙特性‘真、善、忍’在不同層次的不同的論述，也就是道家所謂的‘道’，佛家所說的‘法’……‘佛法’可以為人類洞徹?zé)o量無際的世界。千古以來能夠把人類、物質(zhì)存在說清的唯有‘佛法’”。李洪志在諸多場合，貶低佛教，抬高《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》，他“論語”中又稱：“其實‘佛法’不只是經(jīng)書中的那一點，那只是‘佛法’初級層次的法”?！掇D(zhuǎn)法輪》中說：“佛教中的法只是佛法中的一小部分”。在《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》（卷二）中，李洪志誹謗和低貶佛教的內(nèi)容更多，如：“佛教的論述是佛法中最弱小的一部分”，《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》（卷二）中的“佛教中的教訓(xùn)”、“禪宗是極端的”等文還赤裸裸地對佛教進(jìn)行誹謗、貶損。李洪志還將他的“講法”匯編取名為《法輪佛法經(jīng)文》，其中也有許多誹謗和貶低佛教的文章，如“佛法與佛教”中說：“佛教代表不了佛法的全部……是偉大的佛法造就了佛，而不是釋迦牟尼造就了佛法，是釋迦牟尼悟到了佛法，證悟了自己的果位……現(xiàn)代佛教與后期的婆羅門教還相差多少？”李洪志自己也多次說過，后期婆羅門教已經(jīng)邪變了，他這里將現(xiàn)代佛教與后期婆羅門教相提并論，就是明明白白告訴人們：現(xiàn)代佛教也邪變了。
其實，李洪志自己所了解的佛教，也并非是真正意義上的佛教，而是盧勝彥的“靈仙真佛宗”。盧勝彥法名蓮生，自稱“活佛”、“宗主”，臺灣人，早年修習(xí)道教，后來改信基督教，之后又改信佛教，尤重密教，1971年始創(chuàng)“靈仙真佛宗”，二十世紀(jì)80年代移居美國西雅圖，著有《靈仙真佛宗》、《靈的世界》、《第三只眼世界》、《靈仙飛虹法》、《大手印指歸》、《靈魂的超覺》等100多種書?！办`仙真佛宗”在美、加、英、日、荷、印、新、泰、臺、港等世界各地設(shè)分堂300多處，據(jù)說信徒有200多萬之眾。李洪志在前往泰國探望妹妹李萍時，接觸了“靈仙真佛宗”，對其中許多內(nèi)容予以吸收，法輪功的“天目”、“大手印”等，都能在“靈仙真佛宗”中找到影子。其實，“靈仙真佛宗”并非正宗的佛教，許多佛教界人士視其為“旁門左道”。李洪志自己承認(rèn)他“不讀佛經(jīng)，不讀藏密”，照理沒權(quán)力對佛教說三道四，然而，他卻偏要信口開河、亂發(fā)議論。其實，李洪志對佛教的貶低、損毀，目的在于抬高他的“法輪佛法”。李洪志在《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》中說：“在國內(nèi)外，真正往高層次上傳功，目前只有我一個人在做”。又稱：“目前全世界只有我一個人在公開傳正法，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”。還說：“我揭示了一個千古之謎，絕對不能講的秘中之秘，把歷代修煉的各種修煉方法的根底都揭示出來了……我要度不了你，誰也度不了你”。
李洪志在《精進(jìn)要旨一》中的“佛法與佛教”一文中還說：“當(dāng)今我再一次來世間傳法，而且是直接傳宇宙的根本大法”；在“大法不可竊”一文中又說：“弟子們呀！我一再講大法傳給人已經(jīng)是對人的最大慈悲了。這是億萬年從未有過的事呀！”在《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》（卷二）的“佛教的論述是佛法最弱小的一部分”一文中說：“法輪大法是把宇宙的特性（佛法）萬古以來第一次留給了人，等于給人留下了一部上天的階梯”。李洪志《在悉尼講法》中說：“我做了前人沒有做的事，我開了一扇大門，我做了一件更大的事，就是我把所有修煉的道理、圓滿的因素都講出來了，而且講得很系統(tǒng)。這就是為什么很高的神講：你給人留下了一部上天的梯子——《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》。”李洪志在后來各地的“講法”，如長春、新加坡、歐洲、美國、瑞士、悉尼等，干脆全都冠以“法輪佛法”，只字不提“佛家氣功”了。
從李洪志對法輪功的稱謂變化上，人們不難看出以下軌跡：法輪功—→中國法輪功—→轉(zhuǎn)法輪—→大圓滿法—→法輪大法—→法輪佛法—→宇宙大法。真是越吹越大了！
這個時期的李洪志，腰包漸鼓，逐步嘗到了“傳功”帶來的巨額利潤。因此，要想繼續(xù)獲取更豐厚的利益，他就必須牢牢控制一幫或更多地控制一群信眾，成為他忠實的走卒，淪為他個人利益的來源和利潤榨取的對象！那么，怎樣才能做到控制住這群信徒呢？最簡便的方法之一，就是通過吹噓和神化自我，持續(xù)不斷地向信徒灌輸一些理念，同時排斥其他信息、漸漸封閉自我、喪失比較能力，逐步改變信徒的正常認(rèn)知，讓信徒形成他李洪志個人所需要的思維定勢和認(rèn)知模式，也就是形成法輪功式思維，使信徒成為他李洪志的傳聲筒和代言人，變成他李洪志的嘴、手、腿，從而完成操控步驟，達(dá)到操控信徒為他所用的目的。因此，吹噓和神化自我倒不是李洪志的真實目的，而是為他達(dá)到操控信徒、實施精神控制目的的一種手段。所以，李洪志在他的“講法”中，就多次、反復(fù)、喋喋不休、不厭其煩地向信徒們強(qiáng)調(diào)學(xué)習(xí)《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》的重要性。
——“要把學(xué)法看書作為每天必修之課?！保?994年4月20日《對法輪大法輔導(dǎo)站的要求》）
——“這段時間我在家里，一直在長春，所以對長春的情況掌握得比較多一些，你比如說，現(xiàn)在長春掀起一個學(xué)法熱，怎么個學(xué)法熱呢？現(xiàn)在在其它地區(qū)，把煉動作當(dāng)做是很重要的。當(dāng)然它是很重要的，性命雙修的功法，當(dāng)然是必不可少的?？墒窃陂L春，他們把這個法擺到更重要的位置上去學(xué)。所以他們堅持每天煉完功之后，坐在那兒就開始念書、開始學(xué)法。學(xué)完了之后大家還要討論，逐段的討論。后來呢，他們又發(fā)展成背書，他們覺得這樣好的東西（當(dāng)然這是學(xué)員講的話，這不是我講的），過去有許多經(jīng)書沒有談得很明確，都是談得很含糊，人們都把它背下來了。當(dāng)然還講了其他的說法。我就說這個意思，說這樣好的東西我們?yōu)槭裁床话阉诚聛砟?？時時刻刻要求我們在常人中能做個好人，能提高，你背下來不就更好嗎？時時刻刻都有對照。這樣一來就掀起了一個背書熱。
現(xiàn)在長春能有上萬人在背書，他們現(xiàn)在學(xué)法形成一個什么情況呢？就是坐在那兒開始學(xué)，不用書，他從頭開始背書，停下，另一個接著背，一點都不會差的，一個字不錯的接著背。然后你背一段，他背一段，這樣接著背。后來又發(fā)展成抄書。如果抄錯一個字，就全部重來，全部重新抄。目地是什么呢？就是加深對法的理解和認(rèn)識，這樣對學(xué)員的提高非常有好處。因為他已經(jīng)在思想當(dāng)中有那么深的印象了，他在行動中每當(dāng)做什么事情的時候，他都能夠用煉功人的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)來要求自己，真是不一樣。
以前我沒有這樣要求我們學(xué)員。就是剛才講了，在各地都總結(jié)了一些其它經(jīng)驗都很好。我也跟長春輔導(dǎo)站講，我說你們的經(jīng)驗應(yīng)該向全國推廣。這些學(xué)員自從這樣學(xué)法以后提高得非?？?，層次提高得也非?？?，那是必然的?？赡芪覀兒枚嗳?，因為我們煉功嘛，在座的大家都是輔導(dǎo)員，我可以深談一談，都沒關(guān)系的。我的書中每一個字，在淺層次上看是一個法輪；在深層次上看那就是我的法身，連偏旁部首都是單個的，經(jīng)過你的嘴念出來的時候，那也是不一樣的。好多人已經(jīng)修煉出很不錯的功，念出的字都是有形象的，嘴里出來的都是法輪。就是說這本書不是一般的書，當(dāng)然層次不夠的還是不行。能夠使你念書學(xué)法的本身就是在提高，因為我們重在心性修煉，從理性上認(rèn)識他本身也是提高。”（1994《在北京法輪大法輔導(dǎo)員會議上的建議》）[注意：李洪志對法輪功信徒如何看書學(xué)法的要求是進(jìn)一步明確了，對《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》的神化更離奇了]
——“希望大家在今后能夠掀起一個學(xué)法熱。不要把每天煉功看得比學(xué)法還重要，我們每天煉功要堅持，每天學(xué)法也同樣要堅持。真正掌握好這個法，才能夠指導(dǎo)你修煉的?！保?994《在北京法輪大法輔導(dǎo)員會議上的建議》）
——“我們有個別地區(qū)的負(fù)責(zé)人，不看書不學(xué)法，而且說一看法就頭痛，這不是明擺著有魔干擾而自己又不想擺脫控制嗎？”（《精進(jìn)要旨一》“猛擊一掌”）[注意：不看書、不學(xué)法、說看法頭疼的，都是受魔干擾和受魔控制的。你要不想受魔的干擾和控制，就趕快拼命看書學(xué)法吧。尤其要記住，看書學(xué)法千萬不能說自己頭疼，否則你就不是什么東西了]
——“有的人是抱著各種各樣目地進(jìn)來的，經(jīng)過學(xué)法大部分人能改變初期的學(xué)法目地?！保ā毒M(jìn)要旨一》“和時間對話”）[注意，經(jīng)過學(xué)法確實有人改變了正常思維，逐步形成法輪功思維，這正是李洪志所需要的。在這他是不打自招了]
——“不需要在集體學(xué)法時占用大量時間討論了，那么就應(yīng)該用大量的時間來學(xué)法，盡快提高，思想中裝的越多變化越快?！保ā毒M(jìn)要旨一》“溶于法中”）[注意：大腦中法輪功的東西裝得越多，正常人的東西自然就裝得越少，形成法輪功的思維定勢自然就越快]
——“一定要把心用在學(xué)法上，看書學(xué)法，看書學(xué)法。我?guī)缀踉诿看沃v法中我都在不厭其煩的在叫你們看書、看書、看書。你們只要看書，你們就會得到你們想像不到更好的東西?！保?998《在歐洲法會上講法》）
——“看書學(xué)法這是第一位的，這是從本質(zhì)上真正能夠改變你的保證，能夠升華的根本原因所在。煉功是圓滿的輔助手段。你不要把煉功變成第一位的看書變成第二位的，這不行，絕對的不行，你達(dá)不到那個境界?！保?998《在新加坡法會上講法》）
——有法輪功學(xué)員問：“我們每周組織三次通讀《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》，沒時間切磋，這樣好不好？”李洪志答：“可以，占用那么多時間切磋什么呀？通讀，時間都用在學(xué)法上?！保?998《在新加坡法會上講法》）
——有法輪功學(xué)員問：“有人認(rèn)為少討論多學(xué)法，就是連續(xù)朗讀《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》等，我覺得這是片面的理解。”李洪志答：“其實就應(yīng)該多讀多看法。那么我們讀累了，大家停下來休息休息也談?wù)勛约旱氖斋@，這是沒有關(guān)系的。但是我告訴大家，你不能談?wù)摲ê门c不好。那么更多的時間不要浪費在談你自己，要多看法，多看書，是不是這樣啊？一個人就像一個容器，裝進(jìn)去什么就是什么，你裝進(jìn)的法，就同化了法；你裝進(jìn)了土，那就是土?！保?998《在新加坡法會上講法》）[注意，不能談?wù)摲ê门c不好，就是不能對法輪功進(jìn)行評價和質(zhì)疑。當(dāng)人們的大腦對事物喪失了質(zhì)疑的批判精神后，那腦袋可真成了容器了，裝進(jìn)去什么就是什么，裝進(jìn)去垃圾就是垃圾桶，裝進(jìn)去邪教就是邪教徒]
——“通讀是主要的。我們不要學(xué)一段，停下來，開始大家議論議論，再來一段，再議論議論，這不好。要大量的通讀。在談自己、談?wù)J識的時候要不能多于讀法，學(xué)法是最主要的。”（1998《在長春輔導(dǎo)員法會上講法》）
——有法輪功學(xué)員問：“在家通讀《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》的進(jìn)度和集體學(xué)法時學(xué)的進(jìn)度不同，對修煉有影響嗎？”李洪志答：“認(rèn)真學(xué)都不影響。我告訴大家，你們看《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》，你就從頭到尾這樣看。說你今天沒看完明天接著這地方再往下看，再沒看完接著這個地方下一次再往下看，就這樣看，不要挑著看。最忌諱的就是第一次看《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》的人，抱著人的觀念衡量法：噢，這個地方講得好，那個地方好象是我有點懷疑。那么整本書他都會白看，什么都得不到，這太可惜了！因為法是嚴(yán)肅的一本天法，人，他都不知道他有多大的業(yè)力，他都不知道他的思想從哪里來。他在用人的思想衡量這么一部法，所以他就什么都看不到。什么觀念都沒有，就拿起這本書去看，看完了之后你再去衡量他怎么樣，你不要在看的過程中你去衡量他好和壞。（1999《在美國東部法會上講法》）[注意：李洪志要求大家在看《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》的時候，就是要解除思想武裝，做到囫圇吞棗，不挑、不揀、不思考，更別說什么分析、判斷和推理了]
——“大家知道我在任何一個地方和學(xué)員見面呢，都要講一個問題，就是叫大家要多看書，多學(xué)法。”（1999《在澳大利亞法會上講法》）
——“再艱苦的環(huán)境、再忙的情況下，都不能忘了學(xué)法，一定要學(xué)法，因為那是你們提高最根本最根本的保證?！保?001《在美國佛羅里達(dá)法會上的講法》）
——“我告訴大家多學(xué)法、學(xué)法、學(xué)法、學(xué)法呀?！保?004《芝加哥法會講法》）
可以看出，李洪志強(qiáng)調(diào)“學(xué)法”的重要性是多么不厭其煩?。‘?dāng)然，上面列出的只是李洪志“講法”中的一部分，更多重復(fù)的內(nèi)容這里已作刪減。自《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》出版后，李洪志就一再強(qiáng)調(diào)“學(xué)法”的重要性，將其與提高“心性”、“層次”、“圓滿”等掛上鉤，目的就是要通過不斷地、反復(fù)地、大劑量地、無批判地“學(xué)法”，將法輪功信徒的正常認(rèn)知改變，逐步置換成法輪功式思維，為日后完成精神控制做好前期鋪墊。因此，這度時期的法輪功，傳播的就是邪法教義，行事目的從聚斂錢財轉(zhuǎn)向精神控制，這個組織已是名副其實的邪教組織了。
三、非法組織階段（1997年—1999年），借精神控制手段，行擴(kuò)張邪教之勢力。
客觀地說，早在1996年，法輪功組織就已經(jīng)是非法組織了，法輪功的出版物，就已經(jīng)是非法出版物了。理由如下：
第一，1996年下半年，中國氣功科學(xué)研究會作出決定，將中國氣功科學(xué)研究會法輪功分會，開除出中國氣功研究會。但是，早在中國氣功科學(xué)研究會作出開除“中國氣功科學(xué)研究會法輪功分會”的決定前，法輪功組織未經(jīng)任何批準(zhǔn)、未經(jīng)履行任何手續(xù)，就已經(jīng)以“法輪大法研究會”的名義四處張揚活動了。而在“中國氣功科學(xué)研究會法輪功分會”被開除后，法輪功組織不僅沒有自行解散，反而繼續(xù)以未經(jīng)依法登記注冊的“法輪大法研究會”的名義發(fā)號司令、四處招搖！也就是說，至少從1996年起，“法輪大法研究會”的任何活動就已經(jīng)是非法的了！直到國家取締法輪功前，“法輪大法研究會”還是沒有履行合法的登記注冊手續(xù)。這在1998年12月25日，李洪志寫給《北京老學(xué)員》的一封信中，也明確無誤地表明了這個問題：“如果不能夠獨立注冊，那就還象原來一樣?！?br>
第二，1996年下半年，中華人民共和國新聞出版署作出了查禁法輪功有關(guān)書籍的決定。1996年7月24日，中華人民共和國新聞出版署發(fā)出了《關(guān)于立即收繳封存〈中國法輪功〉等五種書的通知》，決定對《中國法輪功》（軍事誼文出版社出版）、《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》（中國廣播電視出版社出版）、《轉(zhuǎn)法輪（卷二）》（中國世界語出版社出版）、《法輪大法義解》（長春出版社出版）、《神通大法——李洪志和中國法輪功》（沈陽出版社出版）等書立即予以收繳、封存，不得繼續(xù)銷售。1996年8月16日，中華人民共和國新聞出版署決定，對華齡出版社出版的繁體豎排16開精裝本《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》予以收繳查處。1998年6月5日，中華人民共和國新聞出版署同意廣東省新聞出版局對花城出版社出版的《法輪佛法》進(jìn)行查禁處理。1999年5月10日，中華人民共和國新聞出版署對吉林教育音像出版社出版的《李洪志濟(jì)南講法》錄音帶、錄像帶，黑龍江音像出版社出版的《大圓滿法——功法教學(xué)》等音像制品、電子出版物作出了查禁處理。1999年6月1日，中華人民共和國新聞出版署同意青海省新聞出版局對青海人民出版社出賣書號、違規(guī)出版的《轉(zhuǎn)法輪法解》、《法輪佛法——在悉尼講法》、《法輪佛法——在歐洲法會上講法》、《法輪佛法——在北美首屆法會上講法》等書進(jìn)行查禁處理。
雖然李洪志在1994年底1995年初就已經(jīng)跑到美國，暫且拋開法輪功理論的正確與否問題不談，退一萬步來講，就是在法輪功組織登記注冊和法輪功出版物刊印發(fā)行等問題上，李洪志永遠(yuǎn)也是難脫其咎的！
在這個階段里，李洪志要求弟子們做的主要任務(wù)就是“學(xué)法”與“弘法”。這里我們試舉幾例，看看李洪志對法輪功信徒的“弘法”要求：
——“說到弘揚，現(xiàn)在有一個錯誤的認(rèn)識。有人說：老師講了要抓緊實修，那么他就理解成了什么都不干了，他就抓緊實修?！饕窃谖覀兎ǖ暮霌P上你們沒有重視起來，你們得到了法，還有沒得到法的人哪。……所以，弘法的重要性大家也要認(rèn)識到。這個問題我就講這么多。”（《在北美首屆法會上講法》，1998年3月29、30日于紐約）。
——“交流會對我們學(xué)員的提高和促進(jìn)作用是能夠有很大好處的，同時也能弘法，這種形式非常好。……法會能起弘法和促進(jìn)作用，也確有人通過法會得法的。”（《在北美首屆法會上講法》，1998年3月29、30日于紐約）
——“弘法就是度人?！保ā对趶V州講法答疑》）
——“我當(dāng)年傳法的時候，我在辦學(xué)習(xí)班，其實就是在培養(yǎng)大法的精英。今天這件事情都是你們在做，在常人中證實大法，甚至我們新學(xué)員也變成了老學(xué)員，也都在做弘法的事情，叫更多的人得法?！保ā对谛挛魈m法會上講法》1999年5月8日）
——“我們總講弘法弘法，叫更多人得法。你們想過沒有，我們眾多人的煉功場面就是最好的弘法。你為什么不去支持它一下呢？圓容它一下呢？”（《在新加坡法會上講法》1998年8月22、23日）
——“大法弘傳的方式可是主流就兩種方式：一個是我們書店里有書，有煉功點兒，法身帶著他去找；一個是通過法會和我們學(xué)員自己的感受講給親人。主要是這兩種方式來的人比較多，質(zhì)量高。那么至于采取其他方式，不管是東方、西方的，我看主要就是這兩種方式。我們初期在許多地區(qū)人們對法輪功還沒有認(rèn)識，那么我們把他介紹給別人，采取報紙或者雜志之類的，寫一篇文章這樣做，當(dāng)然也是在弘法，這一點是肯定的了?！保ā对谌鹗糠〞现v法》1998年9月4、5日于日內(nèi)瓦）
——“弘法對你來說就那么不想做嗎？大家知道，大家在修煉中修善，看見人在難中就想幫其得法，這是你們修煉中逐漸要具備的東西。給別人什么東西都不如給人法好?！晕矣X得把法介紹給別人那本身就是弘法，就是好事。”（《在美國西部法會上講法》1999年2月21、22日于洛杉磯）
如此看來，這個時期的李洪志是迫切地希望弟子們大力“弘法”的了。如果僅僅從經(jīng)濟(jì)角度考慮，此時的李洪志并不缺錢，何況還會有人繼續(xù)為他“贊助”呢？那么，另一個動因就是為了擴(kuò)張勢力了。只要弟子們不停地“弘法”，來學(xué)練法輪功的就會越多，李洪志就完全可以借助精神控制手段，使一批人身陷其中；等到相信和癡迷法輪功的人越來越多了，李洪志再振臂一呼，那感覺、那形態(tài)、那情勢，就絕不會等同過去了！可以說，這個時期，恰恰是李洪志借精神控制的手段，行擴(kuò)張邪教勢力的時期。
四、反動政治組織階段（2000年至今），借“講清真相”之名，行推翻政權(quán)之實。
1999年7月，中國政府依法取締了法輪功非法組織。從此，法輪功的邪教本性愈加暴露無疑！直至完全、徹底地撕下了“不參與政治”的遮羞面紗！
1999年7月，中國政府依法對法輪功非法組織予以取締，后來又根據(jù)法輪功的種種行為表現(xiàn)，認(rèn)定其為邪教。應(yīng)該說，這完全出乎法輪功組織和李洪志之流的預(yù)料，給了他們一個悶棍！李洪志在沉默了近半年的時間后，終于緩過神來，又迫不及待地跳到臺前“講法”了。但是，李洪志這時講的內(nèi)容，就與以前大不相同了！從2000年6月16日的《走向圓滿》，到2000年8月12日的《去掉最后的執(zhí)著》，后到2000年9月26日的《嚴(yán)肅的教誨》（2000年9月27日作了修改），再到2001年1月1日的《忍無可忍》，李洪志的“講法”在一步一步地加碼，“講法”的中心話題在一步一步地加快轉(zhuǎn)移。到2001年底，李洪志提出了所謂的“三件事”：即“學(xué)法”、“講真相”、“發(fā)正念”。
第一，提出“三件事”。
李洪志系統(tǒng)地提出“三件事”，主要是在2001年12月29日《在美國佛羅里達(dá)法會上的講法》上：“我想呢，就講這么三件事。一個是大家學(xué)法的問題，一個是發(fā)正念的事，再有呢就是講清真相這件事情是極其重要的”。在這之前，“三件事”的問題都是分開講的，到這里時則集中起來講了。而且最為關(guān)鍵的就是這個所謂的“講清真相”。前邊我們已經(jīng)提到，“學(xué)法”自《轉(zhuǎn)法輪》出來后，李洪志一直在強(qiáng)調(diào)，從未間斷?！爸v清真相”最早始于1998年7月6日的《挖根》，其中講到：“集體向誰反映事實情況”，是“法給予最低層次人類無數(shù)的生存方式中的一種”，認(rèn)為“大法弟子在一個特殊的情況下，采用一下法在最低層次的這種方式”，是在“圓融法在人類這一層次的行為”，值得肯定。1999年6月13日，李洪志在《安定》中又講：“學(xué)員可根據(jù)所掌握的有關(guān)地區(qū)、有關(guān)部門直接或變相干擾破壞法輪功事件，把廣大人民與政府對立起來，從中撈取政治資本的情況，可通過正常渠道向各級政府或國家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人反映?！边@其實就是對各地法輪功組織非法圍攻當(dāng)?shù)卣?、媒體，甚至圍攻中央政府的違法行為的支持與肯定。
2000年8月，李洪志在《理性》中要求法輪功信徒要“用理智證實法、用智慧去講清真相、用慈悲去洪法與救渡世人”。2000年9月李洪志在《嚴(yán)肅的教誨》中用十分嚴(yán)厲的口吻要求“大法弟子”必須“走出來”，“到北京證實法”，“向人民講清真相”。2000年10月，李洪志又在《窒息邪惡》中說：“所有今天為證實大法講清真相的學(xué)員做得非常好，我對這個是做了充分肯定的，他們做得絕對得對，這是無疑義的”。2000年12月，李洪志又《在北美大湖區(qū)法會上的講法》說：“不論是你走到天安門去，你在其它環(huán)境向世人講清真相，還是在國外所做的洪法、揭露邪惡的真相，都是偉大的，因為你們是一個整體”。
“發(fā)正念”是2001年才出現(xiàn)的。是年元旦，李洪志發(fā)表了《忍無可忍》，其中說：“除盡邪惡是為了正法，而不是個人修煉問題”。2001年4月24日，李洪志發(fā)表了《大法弟子的正念是有威力的》，其中說：“作為一名大法弟子，為什么在承受迫害時怕邪惡之徒呢？關(guān)鍵是有執(zhí)著心，否則就不要消極承受，時刻用正念正視惡人……其實大法弟子每個人都是有能力的，只是沒在表面空間表現(xiàn)出來，就認(rèn)為沒有功能。但是無論能否在表面空間表現(xiàn)出來，動真念時都是威力強(qiáng)大的”。這是李洪志最早提到“發(fā)正念”的一篇經(jīng)文。隨后“明慧網(wǎng)”連續(xù)發(fā)表《發(fā)正念》、《再發(fā)正念》、《三發(fā)正念，根除邪惡》等文，對“發(fā)正念”抬轎敲鑼，推波助瀾。許多法輪功信徒紛紛詢問“發(fā)正念”的手勢，是否要分男女，是否是蓮花掌，結(jié)束時是否需要結(jié)印或合十。于是，經(jīng)李洪志同意，“明慧網(wǎng)”專門刊登了李洪志“發(fā)正念”的照片，并附文說明：單手立掌統(tǒng)一用右手，不分男女；是否蓮花掌均可；結(jié)束時不需要結(jié)印或合十。李洪志還要求從這一年的6月10日起，“全世界大法弟子將每周一次，在固定時間內(nèi)共同發(fā)正念清除三界內(nèi)破壞大法的邪惡”。固定的時間是每周日上午5點、6點、7點，每次5分鐘。這一年的7月16日，李洪志再次發(fā)表經(jīng)文《正念的作用》，捏造事實，編造謊言，對法輪功人員“發(fā)正念”搖旗吶喊，鼓勁打氣，他在經(jīng)文中說：“目前邪惡所能干壞事的地方是還沒有被正法洪大的巨變所觸及的地方，在這里正是大法弟子用正念起作用的地方”，“大家在正念除惡中確實起到了很大的作用，大量的邪惡生命被清除掉，也有的被部分清除掉，使邪惡大傷元氣，在很多正法還未到的空間鏟除了邪惡，對惡人也起到了消除和震懾的作用”。
2002年4月，李洪志拋出了《北美巡回講法》，他系統(tǒng)地對“三件事”問題，進(jìn)行了一番論述。其在“內(nèi)容摘要”中聲稱：“當(dāng)前三大任務(wù)：一要重視學(xué)法，為認(rèn)識法和正法奠定基礎(chǔ)。二要講清真相。講真相是使眾生擺正對‘大法’的態(tài)度，實質(zhì)上是在救度更多的甚至更大的其它的龐大天體與那天體中的生命。三要發(fā)正念，在正念中清除邪惡。正法之事不能由師父包辦，必須由大法弟子去破除舊的法”。在正文中，李洪志強(qiáng)調(diào)：這次講法，“主要講三件事情。第一個是大家要重視學(xué)法”，“第二件事情，就是我們要重視講清真相”，“第三件事，就是你們發(fā)正念的問題”。李洪志說：“學(xué)好法對每個大法弟子是至關(guān)重要”。他一改以前“學(xué)法”只是為了提高“心性”、“層次”、“圓滿”的說法，而將“學(xué)法”與修煉者“所代表的天體”及其中的“救度無數(shù)眾生”聯(lián)系起來，從這里開始，李洪志完成了他的把“學(xué)法”所代表的“個人圓滿”轉(zhuǎn)向“救渡眾生”轉(zhuǎn)換。在《北美巡回講法》中，李洪志還特別強(qiáng)調(diào)了“講清真相”，他說：“大家要清楚講清真相對大法弟子太重要了。你不只是個人修煉問題。你個人的修煉是在救渡著你自己所代表的龐大天體中的生命。你在講清真相中，你在救渡著更多的甚至更大的其它龐大天體與那天體中的生命，因為這是大法和歷史賦予你們的責(zé)任”。李洪志同樣將“講真相”作了修改，把它與“救渡眾生”也掛上了鉤。文中他還具體地講了如何“講真相”的方式，他說：“發(fā)傳單哪，打電話，利用電腦網(wǎng)，上領(lǐng)館哪，還有的通過各種媒體形式在向世人講述著大法的真相，揭露邪惡的迫害”。
總之，在法輪功的“三件事”中，除了“學(xué)法”是李洪志一直在強(qiáng)調(diào)的外，“講真相”和“發(fā)正念”都是李洪志后來加進(jìn)來的。而“發(fā)正念”則是人們見到的最古老又最新鮮的說法（說它古老是人們在我們祖先的巫術(shù)中時時可以耳聞到，說它新鮮是因為時下人們早已將它淡忘了）。而且“學(xué)法”與“講真相”的內(nèi)涵較之過去，也有了根本性的轉(zhuǎn)變，它們不再是法輪功信徒個人“圓滿”的責(zé)任，倒成了“救渡眾生”的義務(wù)了。
第二，拋出政治綱領(lǐng)。
李洪志表面上講“不參與政治”，但實際上法輪功是越來越深地參與政治，越來越暴露其反動政治本質(zhì)。從對新聞媒體、各級政府的圍攻，到赤裸裸地叫罵，都充分說明了這一點。2000年以來，李洪志發(fā)表了一系列“經(jīng)文”，公然向中共叫板。2000年6月28日李洪志在《預(yù)言參考》中說：“中共中央幾個別有用心的人利用手中的權(quán)利對大法與大法弟子開始全面的邪惡鎮(zhèn)壓，抓人、打人、勞教、判刑、毀書、利用軍、警、特務(wù)、外交及所有的電臺、電視臺、報紙，采用流氓手段鋪天蓋地的造謠迫害，大有天塌之勢，其邪惡程度覆蓋了全世界”。后來，李洪志又在《走向圓滿》、《去掉最后的執(zhí)著》、《嚴(yán)肅的教誨》、《除惡》、《在美國西部法輪大法修煉心得交流會上的演講》、《在北美大湖區(qū)法會上的講法》等文中，公然煽動法輪功信要“頂著壓力”從“放下生死”中走出來，與中國共產(chǎn)黨及其政權(quán)對抗，也就是所謂的“揭露邪惡”、“抑制邪惡”、“除盡邪惡”。李洪志在2001年1月1日的《忍無可忍》中說：“如果邪惡已經(jīng)到了無可救無可要的地步，那就可以采用不同層次的各種方法制止、鏟除”。
同時，李洪志還為法輪功參與政治進(jìn)行狡辯，2001年6月4日李洪志在《不政治》中說：“那些反對邪惡政權(quán)禍國殃民的正義反抗者”，不是在搞政治，而是“救度世人”、“挽救眾生”。也就是說，李洪志不認(rèn)為法輪功所從事的反動政治活動是“參與政治”！
如果說法輪功以前的政治本質(zhì)還是“猶抱琵琶半遮面”，那么到2001年7月4日《解梅花詩后三段》的出籠，李洪志就干脆撕下了面紗。在這篇“經(jīng)文”中，李洪志對偽稱是宋代哲學(xué)家邵雍所作的《梅花詩》進(jìn)行曲解附會，說什么“十年前對共產(chǎn)國家一方來講，就已經(jīng)是殘局一盤了”，“百分之九十的國家放棄共產(chǎn)主義，這對共產(chǎn)黨來講真是大難臨頭”，“共產(chǎn)黨體系解體了，但是表面卻象留了一張皮一樣被中國政府繼承”，“只不過是中國當(dāng)權(quán)者想利用共產(chǎn)黨形式維持政權(quán)而已”，“即使最佳秋色（也是黨的最后時刻）再好，秋色自然不會長久”，“中國共產(chǎn)黨在天上的最低空間中以紅色惡龍為表現(xiàn)形式”。在《圣經(jīng)》中，“紅色惡龍”又稱“大紅龍”，就是魔鬼撒旦。顯然，李洪志已經(jīng)喪心病狂地赤膊上陣了。2001年12月29日，李洪志《在美國佛羅里達(dá)講法》中說：“你說共產(chǎn)黨要戰(zhàn)勝法輪功，那神怎么能干呢？共產(chǎn)黨怎么能戰(zhàn)勝宇宙的法呢？你要跟他斗，那你就必垮”。2002年4月27日李洪志《在波士頓法會上的講法》更加肆無忌憚：“那么強(qiáng)大的一部國家宣傳機(jī)器，在全世界到處都設(shè)有領(lǐng)館，有那么大的軍隊，我們面對的是這么一個要鎮(zhèn)壓我們的邪惡的流氓政治集團(tuán)”。2003年6月22日李洪志《在美中法會上的講法》更是無所顧忌：“XX黨從來沒有向人民認(rèn)過錯”，“這政府不可怕嗎？難道不需要鏟除嗎？”李洪志甚至還利用歷史問題做文章：“中國人有一大半被XX黨迫害過。在XX黨政權(quán)建立之前，大家知道，有很多有錢人哪，被抄了家、分了財產(chǎn)，甚至被槍斃、坐牢?！?zhèn)反’、‘三反五反’、‘肅反’、‘文化大革命’，許許多多運動中，都迫害了人數(shù)眾多的中國人，所以總體上加起來呀，中國人有一半以上受過各種迫害?！弊詈?，李洪志明目張膽、惡狠狠地對法輪功信徒煽動說：“XX黨政權(quán)還有存在的必要嗎？你們在正法過程中如何通過自己的努力去鏟除這一邪惡舊勢力呢？”“我們要維護(hù)常人層次上的法，就要鏟除XX黨政權(quán)這個舊勢力的總代表”。
2004年11月18日至12月4日，在美國的法輪功報刊《大紀(jì)元》發(fā)表了系列社論《九評共產(chǎn)黨》。這是法輪功組織迄今為止拋出的最為系統(tǒng)的反動政治言論，更加充分地暴露了法輪功的反動政治本質(zhì)。《大紀(jì)元》在它的“公告”中表示，《九評共產(chǎn)黨》是“給為禍人間一個多世紀(jì)的國際共產(chǎn)主義運動，特別是中國共產(chǎn)黨蓋棺定論”。文中毫不掩飾地說：“世界共產(chǎn)主義運動早已被全世界所唾棄，中國共產(chǎn)黨走入墳?zāi)挂仓皇且粋€時間問題”。文中甚至將中國共產(chǎn)黨稱之為“邪教”，蠱惑說：“我們有必要全面反思和揭露這個集古今中外邪惡之大全的最大邪教組織，讓仍舊被共產(chǎn)黨政權(quán)欺騙的人們認(rèn)清它十惡俱全的本質(zhì)，從精神上肅清共產(chǎn)黨的流毒，從心理上擺脫共產(chǎn)邪靈的控制，跳出恐懼的枷鎖，放棄對共產(chǎn)黨的一切幻想”?！毒旁u共產(chǎn)黨》通過歪曲事實真相、篡改歷史真實、利用歷史問題等各種手段，企圖從所謂歷史的角度全面否定共產(chǎn)黨、全盤否定共產(chǎn)主義運動，否定新中國成立以來的歷史成就。最后，還惡毒地提出了反動政治口號及政治綱領(lǐng)：“沒有了中國共產(chǎn)黨，才能有新中國；沒有了中國共產(chǎn)黨，中國才會有希望；沒有了中國共產(chǎn)黨，正義善良的中國人民一定會重塑歷史的輝煌”。《大紀(jì)元》還在“公告”中表示，要發(fā)表《九評共產(chǎn)黨》的續(xù)集，及所謂的“五評”，并與境外法輪功組織的其他媒體如“博大新聞網(wǎng)”等聯(lián)合舉辦《九評共產(chǎn)黨》全球有獎?wù)魑拇筚悺?br>
從《預(yù)言參考》到《九評共產(chǎn)黨》，我們看到李洪志及其法輪功組織早已不再是“不參與政治”，而是從為其參與政治進(jìn)行所謂的“不政治”狡辯，發(fā)展到赤裸裸地打出反動政治旗子，徹底撕毀了用以遮羞的“不政治”面紗，政治叫罵不斷升級，甚至從零星叫罵過渡到系統(tǒng)的反動政治綱領(lǐng)。這里不難看出，法輪功正是借助“講清真相”之名，打著“不參與政治”、“不政治”的幌子，干著推翻中國政府和中國共產(chǎn)黨的勾當(dāng)！
2007年2月21日，李洪志的《再論政治》又浮出水面：“如果‘政治’能夠揭露迫害，‘政治’能夠制止迫害，‘政治’能夠幫助講清真相，‘政治’能夠救度眾生，那這所謂的‘政治’有如此的好處，何樂而不為之呢？”“那就堂堂正正的利用這‘政治’揭露迫害、救度眾生吧！”從這里人們不難看出，李洪志及其法輪功組織搞所謂的“修煉”已經(jīng)膩煩了，現(xiàn)在他們要利用“政治”，大搞特搞他們的邪教政治了！估計今后他們連邪教也沒興趣搞了，就該直接搞政治了！
Evolution and outlook of Falun Gong
Here is the article "Evolution and outlook of Falun Gong" written by Shi Chuan. It tells the readers about Falun Gong's yesterday, today and tomorrow.
1. Falun Gong followers in Mainland China and their current activities
Since the Chinese government declared banning on Falun Gong on July 22, 1999, Falun Gong practitioners suddenly disappeared from our eyesight, while reverberation from the Internet has been overwhelming. As I am curious about its truth, I manage to get in touch with many Falun Gong practitioners. At the same time, I pay more attention to reaction from Falun Gong media such as Epoch Times, NTDTV, Minghui Net and Boxun News. After a careful study on activities of Falun Gong and articles and lections written by Li Hongzhi, I get some idea about Falun Gong followers in Mainland China.
What are Falun Gong followers in Mainland China?
It is observed that many of the Falun Gong followers in Mainland China were from the vulnerable groups who were critical to the enlarged social gap between the poor and the rich and the unfair social allocation. Since they were weak, they needed to make themselves strong, and some of them practiced Falun Gong for believing that Falun Gong could cure diseases without much cost. A few of the Falun Gong followers were of other motivations. When Chinese government proclaimed that Falun Gong was a cult organization against the government and against human, most practitioners abandoned Falun Gong voluntarily and some stopped practicing reluctantly because of the high-handed policy in Mainland China since the banning on Falun Gong. Nowadays there are few Falun Gong followers who still insist on practicing, most of which have been dissatisfied with the government and the society, or have been punished (including legal punishment and administrative punishment) by Chinese authority. That is to say, they are hostile to Chinese government. I have also found that those who still obsess in Falun Gong but have no resentment to Chinese government are mostly mentally disordered. Therefore in Mainland China, there are few Falun Gong followers still practicing Falun Gong.
State of cult Falun Gong since July 1999:
After 7 years "fighting" against Falun Gong since its banning, Falun Gong is already in a state of disunity now. Falun Gong followers in Mainland China seem to have ceased their activities as there are only occasional reports about Falun Gong followers being arrested by Chinese government for illegal propaganda in certain places. It is generally believed that Falun Gong has no influence in Mainland China. From media report I've learnt that Falun Gong has transferred its focus of action from Mainland China to abroad, especially USA, Canada and Australian. Falun Gong has also hired many vagabonds overseas to move around the Chinese diplomatic missions and disturb the diplomatic activities of Chinese government or to circulate Falun Gong propaganda material in the public places. Falun Gong followers overseas have used a strategy of "promoting domestic development with overseas efforts" to act against Chinese government, by shipping much anti-government propaganda material to Mainland China, directing Falun Gong followers in China to have illegal activities with remote control and modern propaganda means. Activities such as telling the truth and propagandizing "nine comments" and quitting Communist Party conducted by Mainland Falun Gong followers in light of overseas instructions are just a passive response to the abroad action. As Falun Gong followers in Mainland China are in disadvantageous condition, their actions are very covert and limited. Even Li Hongzhi has indicated for many times in his lection that it was the last chance for spreading Falun Gong, and that Falun Gong disciples should be brave enough to come out to tell the truth, it is of little effect. Therefore, Falun Gong followers in Mainland China are seldom seen active in the society.
On the contrary, overseas Falun Gong followers were very active. Under the command of Falun Gong headquarters, they have done many things such as concocting rumors one by one and compiling articles against Chinese government, organizing overseas retroactive forces including "democratic movement activists" and other separatists to smear and demonize Chinese government and trying to interfere the foreign affaires of Chinese government. A farce occurred on the south lawn of the White House is quite typical of such deeds. In order to cadge money for their activities, they have connived or even forced Falun Gong followers in Mainland China to confront Chinese government by seducing them with consummation without caring their lives. As Falun Gong followers in Mainland China are very clear about their own condition, and clearly know that their master Li Hongzhi can do anything he wants as he has his shelter. They know that if they act against Chinese government, they are doing nothing but endangering themselves or their families. In this sense, they could only act covertly. Falun Gong followers overseas are in collusion with various anti-China forces. In order to get their financing, Falun Gong followers overseas have already become a tool of these groups. They conduct their anti-China propagandizing by plotting rumors; they hire hobos to interfere foreign affairs of Chinese government; they smear Chinese official out of thin air. In this sense, Falun Gong has already become leader of the organizations hostile to Chinese government.
How does Falun Gong gradually evolve into a tool of the western anti-China political forces? What is the outlook for Falun Gong? Such questions are not only concerned by Falun Gong followers but also concerned by Chinese government. I've found through my study that the evolution of Falun Gong into a cult organization is clearly a gradual process without a clear timetable.
2. Falun Gong is catalyzed by greed for money
In the mid of 1980's, "Qigong" and "special competence" became a popular pursuit in Mainland China. It was said that Qigong could cure any disease, and that it could cure disease, especially chronics from a thousand kilometers away. It was said that people with special competence could do many things even better than supernatural beings, such as seeing objects through walls, penetrating walls and taking objects out of bottles without opening the cover. Some media and scholars echoed such overstatements saying that such phenomena deserved to be studied. To the commonners, it seemed as if "Qigong" and "special competence" were real. In a time when China carried out its Reform and Opening up policy and its economy developed rapidly, life of people in China improved greatly, so did their demand for better life and health. Qigong, as a traditional Chinese cultural heritage, is a kind of exquisite exercising method. Since Qigong is easy to learn and to exercise, it is suitable for anyone. Therefore, Qigong is widely accepted by various social groups especially the senior and weak ones. Among the vulnerable groups, their illness led to their poverty. For those people who could not afford to seeing doctors, Qigong should be very appealing as it was boosted that practicing it could cure disease. Under such social background, some Qigong masters made profit by training others practicing Qigong, publishing books on Qigong and other means related to Qigong. At that time, Qigong training courses mushroomed around China. People like Li Hongzhi who has little knowledge about Qigong sensed chances of profiting in the "Qigong fanatic" and "special competence fanatic". They crowded in this field, making money in the way of cheating.
Li Hongzhi began to amass money in the name of Qigong in 1988. In order to set up a kind of Gong of his own, he learnt "Chanmi Gong"("Tibetan Qigong") from Qigong master Li Weidong in Changchun and "Jiugong Bagua Gong" from Qigong master Yu Guangsheng. In order to make the kind of Qigong he "created" different from others, he learnt several folk dancing movements in Thailand as he visited his relatives there and developed a set of Qigong movements along with his gangster brothers in Changchun. In order to make his Gong appealing, Li learnt so called "special competence" magic which was popular in the society. With these techniques, Li Hongzhi decided to propagate his ideas of Falun Gong. At first, he earned money by teaching people ways of practicing Falun Gong free of charge but in the way of alms. He alleged that he taught Falun Gong practicing and treated the sickness free of charge and he was for merits and virtues. Many people were beguiled by such tricks, and the influence of Falun Gong got greater and greater.
Since in Qigong market there was little market share left, Li Hongzhi realized it would be difficult for him - a new comer in the Qigong market - to compete with his seniors and masters, not to mention to increase his market share. In order to amass money more effectively, Li decided to repack Falun Gong. Since he was clear about the appealing of religion in the civil society, and as a matter of fact, there is profound relationship between Qigong and religion, Li Hongzhi decided to package Falun Gong with religion. In February 1992, Li Hongzhi named his "ways of practicing" as "Falun" (Wheel of Law) -a term of Budhism. In the mean time, he compiled a booklet "Falun Gong" to link his ways of practicing with Buddhism. The 15 pages booklet "Falun Gong" is about 6000 words, including three parts, namely introduction of Falun Gong, Basic ways of practicing and spiritual cultivation. In September 1992, Li Hongzhi added some more material to the booklet and renamed it to "Chinese Falun Gong". In April 1993, Li Hongzhi published his "Chinese Falun Gong". The book is over 80,000 words and is divided into four chapters. In December 1993, the book was republished with the name of "Chinese Falun Gong (revised)" and of over 84,000 words. In the book, Li Hongzhi depreciated Qigong masters, saying, "What they (Qigong masters) taught is only things about keeping fit and away from disease." "They didn't teach anything higher than that."
Li Hongzhi argued that, "around the world, Only I am teaching Gong upon the top grade." Falun Gong coated with religion captivates many people as it seems that practicing Falun Gong can not only making oneself stronger, but also help to achieve consummation. In competing with other kinds of Qigong, Falun Gong won them all and became outstanding in Changchun area. By teaching Falun Gong in Changchun area as well as around China, by publishing the books "Falun Gong" and "Chinese Falun Gong", Li Hongzhi strengthened not only the Falun Gong organization, but made for himself a lot of money.
3. Falun Gong was simply an organization practicing Qi Gong before 1994
The reason for Chinese government to have banned Falun Gong is that Falun Gong is a cult organization. At first many Falun Gong practitioners thought it was baseless for Chinese government to proclaim Falun Gong to be cult. In my opinion, in the time when Chinese government banned on Falun Gong, it had already evolved into an arrant cult organization, therefore it is proper for Chinese government to have banned it. At that time, frequently happened cases of Falun Gong killing innocents as well as Falun Gong followers' unruly attacking government offices and other organizations had already endangered safety of people as well as the ruling of Chinese government, and thus uncovered the cult nature of Falun Gong. Therefore it is justified for Chinese government to take actions against it. During my investigation on the evolution of Falun Gong, I've found, however, that Falun Gong was not totally cult at its initial stages (before 1994).
Before 1994, Falun Gong was a common organization of Qigong, especially at its initial stages. In 1992, Mr. Li Hongzhi compiled "Chinese Falun Gong". It could be observed from the expression in his book "Chinese Falun Gong" that the focus of Li Hongzhi at that time was on spreading Gong. In order to promote Falun Gong and took a share in the Qigong market, Li Hongzhi tried to boast Falun Gong, arguing that Falun Gong was "Buddhist Qigong" and "Gong" of the higher grade. Li Hongzhi's Propagation of Falun Gong at that time was on explaining "ways of practicing" and "theory of Falun Gong" and on teaching Falun Gong. When Falun Gong was landed in Beijing, Li Hongzhi also believed it to be a kind of Qigong organization so as to get a legal status. Consequently Falun Gong was approved by the civil administration department and directly registered as one of the schools of "China Qi Gong Scientific Research Association". In article Enlightening in the booklet "Keys to Vigor", Li Hongzhi said, "'Chinese Falun Gong' and its revised edition are only something helping people to understand things with Qigong". In this sense, activities of Falun Gong were only for Qigong spreading. From May 1992 to 1994, when Li Hongzhi frequently traveled around China to teach Gong and teach Fa, Falun Gong gradually evolved from a Qigong organization into a cult organization. By the time "Rotating Wheel of Law" was published in December 1994, the cult theory of Falun Gong was formed. Publishing of "Rotating Wheel of Law" is the watershed for the evolution of Falun Gong. Since then, Falun Gong replaced its original parlance "Buddhist Qigong" with "Buddhism of Rotating Wheel", turn it from a "Qigong" organization to a religion organization (and gradually evolved into a real cult organization). It is an essential conversion for Li Hongzhi to have published "Rotating Wheel of Law". From then on, Li Hongzhi didn't ever acknowledge Falun Gong to be a kind of Qigong organization and never mentioned the book "Chinese Falun Gong" and its contents.
4. Falun Gong gradually evolved from a Qigong organization into a cult organization from 1994 to 1996
People in Changchun Qigong circle knew everything of Li Hongzhi, including his knowing about Qigong. Li Hongzhi surely was aware of the hardness for him, who was insufficiently skilled in Qigong, to compete with the Qigong seniors and masters. In order to win the Qigong market to make money, Li racked his brains to fabricate tricks. As he knew that religion, especially Buddhism and Taoism is of great influence in the civil society, he sanctified himself by both Buddhism and Taoism, saying that: when he was four years old, Master Quan Jue, the tenth successor of Buddhist Great Fa, had gave him secret instructions on how to reach the top stage of "truthfulness, Benevolence and forbearance"; when he was eight years old, his training was completed, he acquired great power and near his canthus suddenly emerged three Chinese characters- "truthfulness, Benevolence and forbearance"; when he was 12 years old, the Taoist Master Baji Zhenren (Eight-Pole Immortal) taught him Taoist practices; In 1972, he received Taoist instructions from Master Zhendaozi (True Taoist), a great Taoist different fro both general Buddhist and Taoist and; in 1974, he received further training in Buddhist cultivation from a Buddhist female master, and then his merits reached a top grade beyond imagination of common people, boasting him as a sovereign god. In the meantime, he made up Falun Gong with doxy from both Buddhism and Taoism. Falun Gong therefore has been featured in a cult organization.
In order to amass money, Li Hongzhi even depreciated the Qigong masters who had instructed him. He said in "Chinese Falun Gong (revised edition)" that, "I come to the public to improve the overall effect of practicing by helping those who have practiced for several years without progress to a higher grade and having them enlightened as soon as possible and; to help clarify bad phenomena in the Qigong community as well as things bad from another space, so that the orthodox Fa can be carried forward, Qigong can develop healthily along with the correct route. " By saying so, Li Hongzhi indicated that Qigong of the masters is of no effect. In this way, Falun Gong, which is coated with religion finally defeated other Qigong categories. The success of Falun Gong in Changchun area brought a lot of profit to Li Hongzhi.
Driven by the greed for more money, Li Hongzhi decided to have Falun Gong spread around China. In the spring of 1992, Li transferred his headquarter to Beijing. In order to have a legal status, Falun Gong was directly registered as one of the schools of "China Qi Gong Scientific Research Association" in 1992-1993. Li Hongzhi promoted Falun Gong in ways such as giving lectures, demonstrating "special competence" and "curing disease with Qigong". He managed to participate and had a successful performance in "Oriental Health Expo" held in Beijing, where he was awarded Special Gold Award, "Most Popular Qigong Master" and Award for Advancement in Marginal Science. Li Hongzhi made efforts to promote Falun Gong everywhere, even entering into the office area of the Ministry of Public Security. Enlarged influence of Li Hongzhi and Falun Gong in Beijing gave birth to Li's ambition of becoming a hierarch.
In order to have Falun Gong spread around China, Li Hongzhi organized and held Falun Gong training courses all over China under the flag of "Falun Dafa Research Society". In the one and a half years' time from May 1992 to late 1994, "Falun Dafa Research Society" and Li Hongzhi held some 53 terms Falun Gong training course around China, which trained thousands of direct backbones for the Falun Gong organization. In order to enlarge his influence as a Falun Gong hierarch, in 1995, Li Hongzhi also rushed about in countries such as Sweden, USA, Australia, Canada, Germany, Singapore and Switzerland to give lectures on Fa. In order to enhance his control over the Falun Gong organization, Li Hongzhi stated in chapter six of "Requirements for Falun Dafa Teaching Station" that, "Conducts that violate connotation of Dafa should be firmly denounced. No disciple can share his lower level understanding and feeling with others, even it is for Benevolence, because it is not the Fa but words for good without any supernatural power. Anyone who preaches with his own experience and personal feeling shall be regarded as violate the great Fa. When quote my words, must use the term 'Li Hongzhi said' ……" It means that explanation for the alleged doxy of Falun Gong is attributed to Li Hongzhi.
In the training courses, Li Hongzhi tried to set his image as a hierarch by boasting himself as a god of limitless supernatural power superior than any other gods. On the training course held in Guangzhou, Li Hongzhi said, "Any Falun Gong disciple who has not get instruction from the master himself cannot take the post higher than assistant. " Until the end of 1994, from the top to the grass root branches, Falun Gong had already evolved into a nationwide cult organization leaded by its headquarters "Beijing Falun Dafa Research Society" with Li Hongzhi as its head (in 1996, the South Commanding Center of Falun Gong was set up in Wuhan Falun Gong General Teaching Station). Li Hongzhi's hierarch status in the Falun Gong cult organization was established.
5.Falun Gong evolved into a cult organization gradually through spiritual control over its followers
In late 1994 when his hierarch status in the Falun Gong cult organization was established, Li Hongzhi began to have spiritual control over his followers in the way of other cult organizations to stabilize his status as a hierarch.
Li Hongzhi demanded all Falun Gong practitioners to learn "Rotating the Wheel" and took learning "Fa" as their priority. In the way of holding training courses for Falun Gong practitioners' forum, He continuously and repeatedly indoctrinated the notion of learning "Fa", calling for the practitioners locking themselves off to reject information from the outside world. This resulted in the practitioners' obsessing and becoming Li Hongzhi's tamed tools by disabling their distinguishing of good and bad, blocking their common cognition and thinking, and consequently Falun Gong was evolved into a cult organization. Li Hongzhi strengthened in training courses around China that Falun Gong practitioners should learn "Fa" by reading and reciting "Rotating the Wheel". He said in "Requirements for Falun Dafa Teaching Station" , "reading books of 'Fa' should be taken as a compulsory daily course. "
In Proposals Made on Beijing Falun Dafa Assistants' Meeting, Li Hongzhi said, "Hope you can bring about a surging in learning 'Fa'. Daily practicing should not be taken more important than learning 'Fa'. We should not only keep practicing everyday, but also keep learning 'Fa' everyday. Only if 'Fa' is well mastered can your practicing be guided. "
In "Keys to Vigor" number one, Li Hongzhi said, "Some of our regional guiders didn't read books to learn 'Fa', say that they feel headachy when read. Obviously there is devil interfering while they themselves don't want to cast away from its control…Those who don't want to read books and learn 'Fa' but complaining headachy are all interfered and controlled by devil. The only way of casting away from its control is trying hard to read and learn 'Fa'. It should be clearly noted not to complain about headache during reading, otherwise you are nothing but coward… Some people come here with their own purpose, but after learning 'Fa' most people can change their initial purpose…The more knowledge about Falun Gong your have, the less nature you will have of average people and the sooner you will form a stereotyped thought on Falun Gong." In Explaining "Fa" on European Falun Meeting, Li Hongzhi said, "Your must devoting yourself to reading books on Falun Gong. Every time in explaining 'Fa', I would stress on reading, reading and reading. As long as you read, your will get things better than you ever expected."
In Explaining "Fa" on Singapore Falun Meeting, Li Hongzhi said, "It is primary to read books on Falun Gong, which ensures your changing and consummation, while practicing is a complementary way for consummation. You cannot put practicing to a primary status while reading secondary. If you do like that, you can never reach such a top grade." When answering a question raised by a Falun Gong practitioner, "Is it good for us not to share our experience since we have been organized for three times each week to read through 'Rotating the Wheel'?", Li Hongzhi answered, "Yes, it is good. What do you spare so much time to share for? Just read through the book, just devote yourself to learning 'Fa'."
In Explaining 'Fa' on Eastern America Falun Meeting, Li Hongzhi said, "It is worse of all for those who read 'Rotating Wheel of Law' for the first time to comment on 'Fa' with concept of human being by saying 'well, it is great here, I have some doubt over there'. In that way, they will read the whole book in vain. What a pity! As 'Rotating Wheel of Law' is a serious book from heaven, when people, who are not clear about where their thoughts are from comment on such a book with conception of human being certainly can get nothing. Read the book without the interference of any preconditioned conception, and evaluate it after your read it through. Remember not to comment on the book while you are reading."
According to Li Hongzhi, when the practitioners are reading "Rotating wheel of Law", they should "disarm the mental arming and read through the book without selecting, choosing or thinking, not to mention analyzing, judging or reasoning. " In Explaining "Fa" on Florida Falun Meeting, he said, "no matter how difficult it is, no matter how busy you are, don't forget to learn 'Fa'. You must learn 'Fa', because it is the ultimate guarantee for your promotion."
Li Hongzhi asked Falun Gong practitioners to spend more time learning "Fa", stressing it is best to recite "Rotating Wheel of Fa". He repeated the importance of learning "Fa", requiring Falun Gong practitioners learning "Fa" with no intrusion of other thoughts or their own common cognition. He even boasted learning "Fa" to be the precondition for "promotion" and "consummation" pursued by the Falun Gong practitioners. Through learning "Fa", Falun Gong practitioners were gradually lost in the spiritual control of Falun Gong, obsessed in it and manipulated by Li Hongzhi, and Falun Gong gradually evolved into a real cult organization.
6. Forces of cult Falun Gong expanded and their political ambition emerged gradually from 1997 to 1999
In 1996, Chinese government got aware of the Falun Gong's cult nature. In late 1996, China Qi Gong Scientific Research Association made a decision to expel Falun Gong from China Qi Gong Scientific Research Association. But Li Hongzhi ignored Chinese government's policy as well as decision of China Qi Gong Scientific Research Association, kept on his activities in the name of "Falun Dafa Research Society" which was established in 1994 but was not registered according to the law. "Falun Dafa Research Society" held many group leaders' meetings of Falun Gong to give command to the Falun Gong organizations all over China. Key members of "Falun Dafa Research Society" were active around China to give command to the Falun Gong organizations all over China as commissioners of Li Hongzhi.
Since "Falun Dafa Research Society" belonged to an unlawful organization, it would certainly be rejected by Chinese government. Li Hongzhi, on the other hand, still went his own way. In the letter to Beijing Falun Gong practitioners on December 25, 1998, Li Hongzhi clearly stated, "If not independently registered, just do as before." That was to act against Chinese government. In 1996-1998, due to the strong trickish promotion and instigation, the Falun Gong organization expanded rapidly around China. For instance, in Shanghai, Li Hongzhi told leaders of the Falun Gong organization there that he wouldn't go to Shanghai to teach 'Fa' until the Falun Gong organization there developed to certain size. In 1996, Wang Zhiwen, the leader of Beijing Falun Dafa Research Society criticize Shanghai Falun Gong organization through telephone call, saying, "In such a large city like Shanghai, number of Falun Gong practitioners is not comparable to that of a county. " In order to develop Falun Gong organization in Shanghai, Ji Liewu, the member of Beijing Falun Dafa Research Society, went to Shanghai for three times in 1996-1998 to coordinate and guide the leadership of Shanghai Falun Gong organization. As the secondary center of Falun Gong in the south, Wuhan Falun Gong General Teaching Station gave much more guidance and instruction to the Falun Gong organization in Shanghai. With the promotion of Falun Dafa Research Society and Wuhan Falun Gong General Teaching Station, the Falun Gong organization in Shanghai published a journal "Falun Dafa in Shanghai" to help spreading Falun Gong in Shanghai. It also planed a "Dafa" promotion activity of over ten thousand people (in Shanghai Stadium). Since it has not been carried out because the Shanghai police has detected its plan, nevertheless it brought about certain social impact. Although Shanghai police has greatly deterred the Shanghai Falun Gong organization, its size still enlarged for several times in the period of 1996-1999.
Falun Gong's rapid development around China has resulted in the inflation of Li Hongzhi's political ambition, who thought that forces of Falun Gong was strong enough to act against Chinese government. On June 17, 1996, Guangming Daily pointed that "Rotating Wheel of Law" is pseudoscience that spread superstition. Later Falun Gong besieged Guangming Daily and asked it to deliver public apology. Until 1997, Falun Gong got more and more arrogant. Any organization or individual who denounced Falun Gong, would be challenged by Li Hongzhi and Falun Gong in laying a siege and attacking, including school, individual family, media or Party and government department compounds.
On April 19, 1999, "Teenager Science-Technology Outlook", a Tianjin Normal University magazine, contained an article entitled "I'm Opposed To Qigong Practice By Teenagers" by Professor He Zuoxiu of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. On April 22, 1999, Li Hongzhi organized Falun Gong practitioners to besiege the university. Falun Gong took offense at the article saying that He Zuoxiu was devil and threatened to get rid of him. On April 25,1999, Li Hongzhi organized more than 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners gathered outside Zhongnanhai to challenge Chinese government face to face. Through this, Li Hongzhi's political ambition was full revealed.
7. Li Hongzhi created an exile headquarter of Cult Falun Gong by throwing himself into the lap of the western anti-China forces
Li Hongzhi was clear about the consequence of acting against the powerful Chinese government. From late 1994 to early 1995, he managed to apply American visas for him and his family with the money he amassed. As a precaution, he settled his family in America. When Falun Gong practitioners were besieging Zhongnanhai in April 1999, Li Hongzhi himself fled abroad to give remote control and observe its evolution. When he observed that Chinese government would take real action on the Falun Gong organization for have besieging Zhongnanhai, he denied for having organized the incident and fled to his home in America that he had arranged in advance, claiming that he was an U.S citizen, Chinese government could do nothing to him. Since Chinese government's banning on Falun Gong, organizing structure of the Falun Gong organization in Mainland China was collapsed. With revealing the cult nature of Falun Gong organization and the government's persistent persuasion, most Falun Gong practitioners quitted Falun Gong, only a few backbone members and practitioners who had been punished by Chinese government still insisted on their position about Falun Gong. Under the strong policy of Chinese government on banning Falun Gong, activities of Falun Gong in Mainland China have almost vanished.
From July 1999 to 2000, Li Hongzhi hid in America without any public activity. According to the Falun Gong organization, Li was peacefully observing evolution of the society. In fact Li Hongzhi was busy with two kinds of activities during that time. First, since Fanlun Gong organization in Mainland China was destroyed by Chinese government, he would re-establish the exile headquarters for the Falun Gong organization; second, since the exiled Falun Gong organization overseas was in very bad financial state, it would need financing from the western anti-China forces. Chinese government's abrupt banning on Falun Gong led to a ceasing period for Falun Gong as its activities had to be paused before Li Hongzhi's new boss needed time to review and accede to his wish of seeking refuge.
With the help of its western boss, the Falun Gong organization got revived in 2000. In order to gain the cognition of Falun Gong followers, Li Hongzhi asked his followers to curse Chinese government and its leaders by "Fazhengnian", a kind of ridiculous witchery used by wizards and witches. In 2001, on the Falun Gong Meeting held in Canada, Li Hongzhi instigated Falun Gong practitioners to collectively "Fazhengnian" upon Chinese government, saying that as long as Falun Gong practitioners collectively recited "Fa conquers the universe and the evil perishes", "Fa dominates the world and revenge takes effect", "devilish" Chinese government would be destroyed and turned into bloody water. Minghui Net also claimed on May 27, 2001 to have turned He Zuoxiu into poisonous bloody water when "Fazhengnian". On October 13, 2002, Li Hongzhi called for worldwide Falun Gong practitioners to "Fanzhengnina" at the same time everyday, saying that their "Nian" force( will power) should be focused and strong with their mind be clear and focused, that they should have the vigor of demolishing any evil force in the universe, and that they should finish the pithy formula with the word "Mie" (die) with strong "Nian" force gathered. How much hatred Li Hongzhi must have towards Chinese government!
From 2000 to 2005, Li Hongzhi established abroad his new commanding center for Falun Gong and rallied again since he cast himself to his western boss. Falun Gong actively coordinated the west to denounce our human right status and attempted to get international sympathy by spreading that Chinese authority treated a civil organization with the state mechanism. Since its overseas headquarter was established, Falun Gong actively developed its organization by gathering overseas Falun Gong followers and supporters (including democratic activists) to promote its overseas influence. With the financing of western anti-China forces, Falun Gong gradually set up propagating facilities including network, press and publication system to propagate among overseas Chinese with fabricated rumors and anti-China Communist publications to get their sympathy. They attempted to restore its underground organization in Mainland China by means of penetration and forced Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China to "tell the truth" with a strategy of "promoting domestic development with overseas efforts". They threatened to propagate Falun Gong in Mainland China by means of overwhelming propagating material, IP calls and attacking satellite. Efforts of Falun Gong organization have resulted in certain rebounding of Falun Gong activities in certain area of Mainland China, disrupting public orders in some areas and seriously disturbed Chinese government's efforts of helping and saving Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China.
8. Cult Falun Gong evolved into a core of the anti-China organizations controlled by the western anti-China forces from 2005 to 2007
Since banning, the Falun Gong organization gradually diminished and died out in the society because of Chinese government's long lasting alerting and strict punishment. With a few exiles hostile to Chinese government, overseas Falun Gong organization is very weak no matter how active it is. The most foreigners looked down upon these Chinese practicing "refugee exercise", only a few were believing Falun Gong. Falun Gong has been marginalized and its days is getting harder and harder. What the western anti-China forces regard as important is Falun Gong's social foundation in China, and they just want to have Falun Gong organization to act as the banner holder of the anti-China organizations under its control. In order to get support from the western anti-China forces, Falun Gong gets more and more accustomed to the master-servant relationship between them under the consensus of anti-China. Therefore, Falun Gong gradually gave up themselves to their masters to gather together various overseas hostile forces and actively mingled with the anti-China forces in and out of China, and gradually evolved into a core of the anti-China organizations controlled by the western anti-China forces.
In "Rotating Wheel of Law", Li Hongzhi argued, "Power of Buddha is manifested in everything, from particle to molecule to the universe. It perceives every mystery without missing. It is the different expressions of Truthfulness, Benevolence and Forbearance in different grade. It is Tao in the term of Taoism and 'Fa'(Law) in the term of Buddhism." By such an argument, Li Hongzhi explained clearly that Falun Gong was a religion. By 2006, however, Li Hongzhi changed his altitude and tried to deny the religious nature of Falun Gong aiming to casting away Chinese government's assertion that Falun Gong is a cult religion.
On February 2006, on Falun Gong Meeting in Los Angeles, Li Hongzhi said, "By the way, all of you must not answer the question of whether we are religion or not. It doesn't matter how others think of us. Do you understand? In China, religion is clearly defined. For religion there must exist temple, prayers and rituals such as baptism. It is quite clear that you must take part in religious functions since you are its followers. Otherwise you cannot say that you are its followers. While in the western society, things are quite different. In this sense, if someone ask whether you are religious or not, you must not give any answer. If the government authorities, social communities and parliament members indicate that you are religious, you should not deny it. If legal issues are involved, you may address with articles related to religion. Remember that under such occasions, especially when legal issues are involved, you may admit that you are religious. This is the difference between the east and the west, which doesn't offend the Law if mentioned. As I have already indicated in 'Key to Vigor', we are not religion, while people may take us as religion. Every one of you should be aware of this point. " Here Li Hongzhi clearly explained that Falun Gong was not a religion. In order to deny its image as a cult, when responding to question "whether it was necessary to see doctor of illness", Li Hongzhi said that he had never asked Falun Gong practitioners not to see the doctor.
In the meantime, Falun Gong has gradually evolved into an anti-communist political organization. For example, Falun Gong intentionally fabricated rumors such as "Sujiatun Rumors", " Harvesting Falun Gong practitioners' organs alive" to deceive the public; to defame Chinese government's human right status by means of abusing lawsuits against Chinese officials; to interfere the foreign activities of Chinese government and to blemish the international overall profile of Chinese government…These all prove that Falun Gong has evolved into an anti-China, an-Communist political organization.
In the initial time when Falun Gong organization fled abroad, it pretended to be lofty, claiming that it was Law of the universe and Li Hongzhi was the sovereign god to save people on the earth. Therefore anti-China forces including democratic movement activists looked down upon the Falun Gong organization. But with the intervening of its western anti-China masters, Falun Gong began to gather together various overseas hostile forces against China and actively mingled with the anti-China forces in 2006. It improved its coordination with Taiwan independence force. Wang Wenyi, a Falun Gong practitioner who had interrupted the White House ceremony, worked closely with the Taiwan independence force by organizing Falun Gong followers in Taiwan to give support to "Three Quits" one by another. The articles "Nine Comments" were compiled by and published on Epoch Times which was adminstered by the democratic movement activists, in order to serve as core the anti-China forces, Li Hongzhi also let down his dignity as a hierarch and changed his rigid rule of "Falun Gong practitioners in the mainland China should not take part in propagating 'Nine Comments'", asking his followers to spread "Nine Comments" and taking the activity of spreading "Nine Comments" as essential part of Falun Gong's "telling the truth". Later, Li Hongzhi worked even more closely with the democratic movement activists in spreading "Disaggregating Culture of the Communist Party" complied by Epoch Times. Contents of its "telling the truth" also shifted from the initial propagating of its alleged persecution of Chinese government upon Falun Gong to human rights and democracy, aiming to demolish or even overthrow Chinese government. In this course, Falun Gong modified its original cult image. Li Hongzhi argued for his cult words and deeds in many occasions. Now he doesn't instigate Falun Gong to have self-immolation or insist on not to see doctor for illness. In this sense, the fanatic and unreasonable cult nature of Falun Gong changed a little. It is, indeed, evolving from a cult organization to a political organization and core of the anti-China organizations under the control of the western anti-China forces. Future of Falun Gong is of great concern to every one.
9. Where will Falun Gong go in the future?
Chinese government maintained a sustainable, speedy and stable economic development and Chinese comprehensive power is greatly enhanced. Such achievement made the western anti-China forces worried, and "Chinese deterrence arguments" emerged once and once again. Anxiety of its masters also agitates Falun Gong as well. Since Falun Gong has become the core of anti-China organizations, its cult nature of anti-reason, anti-science and anti-human has changed a little. But on the other hand, it has got more and more politicized and gradually become a political tool of the western anti-China forces, and thus posing a great threat to the Chinese government.
Before 2006, although Li Hongzhi had some political ambition, he dared not to say he played politics. On September 3, 1996, Li Hongzhi said, "Practicing is not political"… "Some practitioners are critical to the society and the government. They learned our 'Fa' without giving up their strong hatred and even wishing to make use of 'Fa' for their politic ambition. These are dirty psychological behavior that violates Buddhism and 'Fa'. They will not consummate if they don't give up such thought. "
On September 7, 1996, Li Hongzhi promised in the book "Dafa Lasts Forever" that Falun Gong "will never involved in politics, never interferes the state affairs. By real practicing and pursuing benevolence, keep purity of 'Dafa', and it will last forever."
On June 4, 2001, in the article "No Politics", Li Hongzhi alleged Falun Gong to be "the force to strive for justice that acts against the evil regimes", saying that Falun Gong was not politicized but "to save people". In those days, Li Hongzhi didn't admit the kind of retroactive political activities to be "involved in politics". Although Falun Gong was involved in politics at that time, but they dared not to say so openly.
By February 21, 2007 (the fourth day of the new year under Chinese Lunar calendar), however, Li Hongzhi eagerly published the book "Reflection on Politics". In "Reflection on Politics", Li Hongzhi said, "Since 'politics' can reveal facts about persecution and stop persecution, can help to tell the truth and save people, why can't we make use of politics? Falun Gong disciples shall get involved in politics to fight against Chinese government". He held up the flag of politicization by further instigating Falun Gong practitioners to get fully involved in politics and overthrowing Chinese government. Currently Falun Gong has completely mingled with the anti-China organizations and served as the pioneer of the western anti-China forces.
By creating Falun Gong, Li Hongzhi wishes to be the Number one hierarch in the world. He had meant to develop Falun Gong by making use of the influence of religion among people. After several years' promotion, however, he felt that other religions hindered the development of Falun Gong. In particular it was every difficult to spread Falun Gong in religions such as Christian, Islam, Buddhism and Taoism because followers of these religions are very devout to their respective belief. Li Hongzhi was very hostile to these religions as they have hindered him from realizing his dream of becoming No. one hierarch in the world, hindered him from realizing his goal of enlarging Falun Gong and serving as pioneer of the western anti-China forces. Such hatred bursted out on February 28 when Li Hongzhi published an article "Comprehensively Disaggregate the Psudo-gods Interfering the Orthodox Law", declaring war against religious followers in the world. He said, "the so called gods that dominate the major religions…at present they try to prevent the followers from understanding the truth, having billions of followers lose such a outstanding chance; they put the common people at such a risk as to be washed out and; even directly interfere the orthodox law. In order to save the common people, Falun Gong followers must comprehensively disaggregate the Psudo-gods that prevent the commonners from being saved from understanding the truth. Comprehensively disaggregate and clear out them, disregarding what forms they have, whether they are tangible or intangible and how lofty they are." Li Hongzhi's act on impulse has betrayed his intention of becoming No. one hierarch in the world.
Based on Falun Gong's evolution, its latest actions and analysis of the two lections of Li Hongzhi, I estimate that the political tendency of Falun Gong would be as follows:
Falun Gong will continue to serve as the core of anti-China, anti-Communist organizations under control of the western anti-China forces. Taking its overseas headquarters as a centre, it will coordinate the anti-China and anti-Communist propagating efforts of the western anti-China forces; interrupt foreign activities of Chinese government, blemish Chinese government's international images; it will try to prop up Mainland China activists under the camouflage of human rights, freedom and democracy, and to coordinate the western anti-China forces with their efforts of peaceful evolution against China, including having color revolution. Toppling down Chinese government is the ultimate goal of Falun Gong.
In the future, priority of Falun Gong organization will still be: serving as the anti-China political tool of the western anti-China forces; trying whatever they can to promote influence of Falun Gong and develop its forces; denouncing belief of Chinese government as "exotic culture" that are antipathetic to traditional Chinese culture by fabricating articles like "Nine Comments on the Communist party", "Disaggregating Culture of the Communist Party"; By fabricating rumors and rootless propagating of "Sujiatun Rumors", "Harvesting Falun Gong practitioners' organs alive" and "Three quits" to deceive the compassionate public, including overseas Chinese and friends of China and; disrupting public orders by instigating Falun Gong practitioners in Mainland China to have illegal activities such as telling the truth.