Li Hongzhi quotes

“In the West, the spirit is separate from the body. In the East these are things that are very real and concrete.”
-- Li Hongzhi

Source : Interview with William Dowell, content.time.com. May 10, 1999.

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“Mankind has many things that it never knew before. What I can tell you is that human moral values are no longer good.”
-- Li Hongzhi

Source : Interview with William Dowell, content.time.com. May 10, 1999.

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“The Chinese government knows that what I am teaching is good and that I am teaching people to have high moral values.”
-- Li Hongzhi

Source : Interview with William Dowell, content.time.com. May 10, 1999.

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“The biggest cause of society's change today is that people no longer believe in orthodox religion. They go to church, but they no longer believe in God.”
-- Li Hongzhi

Source : Interview with William Dowell, content.time.com. May 10, 1999.

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“We teach that a person must practice only one cultivation way. No matter how you practice cultivation, you should not mess up your cultivation by adding other things.”
-- Li Hongzhi

Source : Li Hongzhi, Hongzhi Li (2001). “Zhuan Falun: The Complete Teachings of Falun Gong”, Fair Winds Press

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“If human beings are able to take a fresh look at themselves as well as the universe and change their rigid mentalities, humankind will make a leap forward.”
-- Li Hongzhi

Source : "Falun Gong (English Version)". Book by Li Hongzhi, 2002.

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“Anything that seriously disturbs human society is absolutely not allowed to exist.”
-- Li Hongzhi

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“A loud noise will get your fight-or-flight response going. This, over the years, can cause real cardiovascular damage.”

“Of course, the advantage is that, being in this business, you get to learn a lot, experience a lot of new things, and you can become real successful. The disadvantage is, of course the negative media. People may try to manipulate you and control you, and those are the things you have to avoid. But if you maintain strong family values and you believe in God, you can be successful. So, it's been tough, but I've gotten through it because I stuck with my family and my deep belief in God.”

“A visual understanding of great composition and how to use a camera and expensive lenses can be learned, but drive and a real hunger for making photos and telling stories... I don't think that part can be learned. You either have that inside, or you don't.”

“The future belongs to you. Should anyone insult you, tell yourself this: I am a child of destiny who will unite East and West and change the world.”

“Slowly, very slowly, like two unhurried compass needles, the feet turned towards the right; north, north-east, east, south-east, south, south-south-west; then paused, and after a few seconds, turned as unhurriedly back towards the left. South-south-west, south, south-east, east...”

“For me, growing up in Harlem and then migrating down to SoHo and the Lower East Side and chillin' down there and making that my stomping ground... That was a big thing, because I'm from Harlem, and downtown is more artsy and also more open-minded. So I got the best of both worlds.”

“Mithridates, he died old. Housman's passage is based on the belief of the ancients that Mithridates the Great [c. 135-63 B.C.] had so saturated his body with poisons that none could injure him. When captured by the Romans he tried in vain to poison himself, then ordered a Gallic mercenary to kill him.”

“You are not a body. You have a body. You are a soul.”

“A lot of my life is about will - having the will to prove what my body can do.”

“The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body's normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.”