When Robert Ranck first read “How Humankind Came To Be” by Mr. Li Hongzhi, published by The Epoch Times, he was in shock. So much so that he spent the next 10 minutes sitting in still silence, turning over in his head what he had just read. The article had articulated so much of what he believed throughout his life, whether through intuition or experience, but had been unable to organize, verbalize, or share with others.
“Is it just me?” he thought. After reading the article, Mr. Ranck, who works in mergers and acquisitions, realized he was not alone in the world. Far from it, as Falun Gong, the spiritual discipline founded by Mr. Li, has been spread to more than 100 countries around the world since it was made public in the 1990s….