On this occasion there was an exhibition of Chinese paintings so we thought 10 minutes of free entry was better than standing in the cold. The exhibition turned out to be a collection of maybe thirty rather odd pictures, mostly if not all to do with the Falun Gong (http://www.falundafa.org/). That illustrated gives the general idea, although one of them did offer a fair amount of thigh. And another one appeared to be claiming that body parts are harvested from adherents without bothering with anaesthetics. No idea if this is true, but such harvesting would be a lot more bother than doing it having killed the donor first. So if true, it would suggest a scary degree of hate and a scary lack of ordinary human decency on the part of the harvesters.
Turning to their web site I learn that, for example, 'when a practitioners Xinxing and the strength of his Gong reach a certain height, he or she can attain an imperishable, adamantine body while still in the secular world. A person can also achieve the “unlocking of Gong,” enlightenment, and ascension of the whole person to higher planes. Those with great determination should study this upright teaching, strive to achieve their ultimate rank, elevate their Xinxing, and forsake their attachments. Only then is spiritual perfection possible'.
So, maybe not the sort of outfit that I would want to give quality time to, but one which appears to be trying to make better people of us and I do not understand why the Chinese authorities should have the hates for it, which they clearly do, even if they do not go in for that much harvesting. Don't they have more important things to do? Was it thought to be a cover for subversion? Or perhaps simply to be subversive?
I notice in the Wikipedia article that older women were heavily represented among Chinese adherents. Not the sort of new age, long hair, marugwana snuffling types which might be attracted here at all.
PS: well worth a look, but due to end in a week or so. Very keen attendants.
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