Robyn Lebron Falun Gong is also known as Falun Dafa Falun Gong has claimed not to be an organized religion, and its texts speak of it as a practice rather than a religion But it does contain teachings about the spiritual world, and it has a closely connected membership.7 It has five sets of meditation exercises and teaches the principles truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance as set out in the main books and Ǥ The teachings deal with issues such as cultivation of virtue and character, moral standards for different levels, and salvation of all sentient beings “ ǣ The we talk about nowadays was called by ancient people They are essentially the same, as both refer to the qi of the universe—a shapeless, invisible kind of matter that permeates the universe.”8 The properties are said to be apart of all matter and life The basic premise is that “the body itself, in keeping with traditional Chinese thought, is understood to be a receptacle of subtle energies Such energies, when harnessed or refined, can be stored on a cellular level and utilized under certain, specific circumstances.”9 It means that people who truly cultivate carry immense energy in their bodies More simply put, is energy Gong has physical characteristics, and practitioners can experience and perceive its objective existence through cultivation Physical change in the body is predicated upon moral and cognitive change “Without an elevation of the latter, the former is limited If ordinarily ‘you are what you eat,’ in the psycho-physical realm of self-cultivation, you are what you think.” One hallmark of this process specific to Falun Gong is the importance granted to looking within Master Li teaches that the cultivation of seeking a pure character will simultaneously enlighten and allow you to develop supernatural gifts and skills in the process He also is adamant in the doctrine that if you pursue enlightenment just for the spiritual gifts and powers, your results will be hindered, and you will not progress because your motives are not of good character Some abilities that have been mentioned are third eye, clairaudience, telepathy, precognition, etc But not all of these abilities will appear as they vary with each individual People with abilities are reluctant to use them for show since people who really have great virtue are forbidden to use their abilities in public for recognition ~ ~