PHILADELPHIA, Pa.— “I find great benefit for the public (to learn) what Mr. Li has written here,” said Mark Thomas, assistant professor of Political Science at La Salle University. “The philosophy behind Falun Dafa, or Falun Gong, actually is very helpful. It brings a great value to society.”
Thomas told The Epoch Times his comments after reading the article “How Humankind Came to Be” by Mr. Li Hongzhi four or five times on March 15. He found it very interesting, with many correlations with both Christian religious teachings and philosophical thoughts over the past thousand years.
Mr. Li is the founder of Falun Gong, or Falun Dafa, a spiritual practice that teaches the universal principles of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. Since its introduction to the public in the 1990s, it has spread to more than 100 countries….