The Search for Peace in Times of Chaos—Volume about things related to cultivation, they immediately get interested and want to learn In contrast, a person with a lot of the black matter makes it impossible for him to accept good things The black matter will make him doubt good things when he encounters them Basic Worship Service Falun Gong is not a worship service but a traditional Chinese spiritual discipline that is Buddhist in nature It consists of moral teachings, a meditation, and five gentle exercises, which involve meditation and slow movements that resemble (a type of martial arts that is practiced for defense training or health benefits) Through consistent and dedicated practice, the student of Falun Gong comes to achieve a state of selflessness, greater insight and awareness, inner purity, and balance—the inner workings of what might be called true health Ultimately, he or she approaches what in the Asian tradition is known as enlightenment or attaining the (or the “way”) Local assistants and veteran practitioners teach the exercises, always free of charge, at practice sites in cities and towns around the world All books, lectures, and a complete library of audio and visual materials to help you learn the practice are available for free download on the Internet “Falun Gong has five sets of movements They are the following exercises: Buddha Stretching a Thousand Arms, Falun Standing Stance, Coursing Between the Two Poles, Falun Cosmic Orbit, and Reinforcing Supernatural Powers.”12 ͳǤ The core of Buddha Stretching a Thousand Arms is stretching to open up all energy channels This exercise is done as the foundational exercise of Falun Gong, and it is usually done first ʹǤ Ǥ This is the second Falun Gong exercise Falun Standing increases wisdom, raises a person’s level, and strengthens supernatural powers ͵Ǥ ǤThe purpose of this exercise is to mix and merge the universe’s energy with the energy inside the body ~ ~