User talk:Dilip r



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Falun Gong
Thank you for your comment on the nine lectures. I do have a friend who practices Falun Gong and I have respect for its approach towards spiritual cultivation, but I personally gain more from the western approaches to spiritual practice. Also practices such as Veganism are essential to my spiritual view, this is something I have not found to be the case with Falun Gong. Tolerance and equality towards all peoples and ways of life is also key for me, and I must say I have found some of Hongzhi Li's views on race and homosexuality a little problematic, but thank you for the suggestion. Best wishes - Solar 16:19, 23 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Dear Dilip r, thanks again for your comments, but a friend of mine is a very active Falun Gong practitioner and teacher and I am very familiar with Li Hongzhi's opinions, including the lectures. I wish you success with your cultivation, but Falun Gong is simply not for me.


 * IMHO race is simply a set of physical and cultural traits dependant upon what part of the world our ancestors settled in, I do not believe that mixing races is a bad thing or that it has only happened in this age. Li Hongzhi is quite explicit that he views racial mixing as a negative thing; my spiritual experiences and teachings focus on equality, tolerance and compassion towards all peoples (and forms of life for that matter).


 * As far as Li Hongzhi's views on the gay community, I can only say this again is a form of intolerance, which in my view stems from fear and a lake of compassion and understanding. Many of the scriptures of many of the religions advocate various types of intolerance, in the form of violence, racism homophobia and sexism, in my view this does not make them right it means that we have moved forward by viewing these ideas as out of line with modern experience.


 * Having said all this, I do admire many aspects of Falun Gong and its practitioners and believe that everyone must explore their own views and experience of the world for themselves, it is not for me to judge, I am simply offering reasons for why the practice is not compatible with my understandings and practice. I hope you can understand my position. Best wishes - Solar 09:45, 26 August 2006 (UTC)