On the 31st anniversary of its introduction to the public, Falun Dafa has been recognized by officials and elected bodies across the United States for its spiritual values and its adherents’ contributions to communities.
Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a spiritual practice involving meditative exercises and moral teachings rooted in traditional Chinese beliefs in body and mind improvement. It was introduced to the public by its founder, Li Hongzhi, on May 13, 1992, in northeast China and is now practiced in more than 100 countries.
Official proclamations in various U.S. states and locales credit the practice’s slow-moving exercises and core principles—truth, compassion, and forbearance—as the source of its contributions to society….