The World Health Organization (WHO) was established on April 7 in the year 1948. Since then, April 7 is celebrated as World Health Day and it would be nice if each person on this planet pledges to contribute towards making the world a Healthier and Happier place to live in.  This day assumes greater significance since we are still coming to terms with the effects of the corona pandemic and the toll it has taken on different facets of our lives. We should be more aware and prepared for dealing with such unforeseen health setbacks in the future.

Even though 82.8 crore people are fully vaccinated in India, there is always the fear lurking of a new variants and yet another wave. According to health experts, your immunity is the only defense and remedy for diseases like corona. Since there are still restrictions on full scale outdoor activities, learning online meditation practices at home has become increasingly popular. Today, we would like to introduce to you a unique cultivation practice which is becoming very popular through online webinars and is effective in increasing immunity. Falun Dafa (or Falun Gong), is an advanced cultivation practice of mind and body.

In Falun Dafa five gentle and effective exercises are taught, but emphasis is given on cultivation of the mind or cultivation of moral character. These exercises help in opening up one’s energy channels, purifying the body, relieving stress and providing inner peace. Being a perfect practice of mind and body, people get amazing health benefits in a short span of time. Many people experience health improvements such as better sleep, less stress, increased energy, decreased irritability, improved digestion, etc. Many people have benefited from diseases like cancer, diabetes, hepatitis and heart disease. Several people have said that the practice has reduced their urge to smoke and have been able to give up tobacco and other addictions.

Effective in increasing immunity

According to research by Dr. Lili Feng, Professor of Immunology at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, Falun Dafa is effective in increasing immunity against diseases. Dr. Lili Feng investigated the life span and function of white blood cells (neutrophils), which found that the in vitro life span of Falun Dafa practitioners was 30 times longer than in control groups and they were functioning better. It shows immunity and health benefits for some diseases.  Falun Dafa was first made public in China in May 1992 by Mr. Li Hongzhi. Today Falun Dafa is popular among more than 100 million people in more than 90 countries. But it is unfortunate that Falun Dafa is being persecuted in China since 1999, which continues till today.

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Falun Dafa was first made public in China in May 1992 by Mr. Li Hongzhi. But the sad fact is that in China, the birthplace of Falun Dafa, this exercise and meditation practice is being repressed by the communist regime since 1999 which continues to this day. However, the practice is popular with more than 100 million people in more than 100 countries. In India also it is being practiced in all the major cities. Many people from Mumbai’s fashion and film industry are practicing Falun Dafa. In their hectic life, they have been able to achieve the goal of physical health and mental peace through this practice. Falun Dafa has also been taught in many schools, colleges, corporate offices, NGOs, police academies and prisons across the country.

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In today’s fast paced world we all aspire to have a body free of illnesses and a mind free of anxiety and tensions, but the more we try to achieve this goal, the further it slips away. There seems to be no end to family problems, job pressures, inter-personal conflicts and health concerns of our near and dear ones. So, is there really any way out for us?

Millions of people around the world have found their answers in the ancient meditation practice of Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong). Falun Dafa consists of 5 sets of gentle meditative exercises.  These exercises help to quickly open up one’s energy channels, purify the body, relieve stress and also provide inner peace. The movements are simple, effective, easy to learn and suitable for all age groups.

While Falun Dafa is being practiced around the world but unfortunately, it is being persecuted in its birthplace China by the Chinese communist party since 1999, similar to Tibetan Buddhists and other faiths in China. For last 22 years, its practitioners have been tirelessly speaking out about the truth of Falun Dafa and exposing the CCP’s crimes with a mission to end the persecution.

Falun Dafa is practiced in all major cities in India.  People find it a worthy and enjoyable investment of their time towards health and harmonious life. All that is required is a broad mind and a willing heart. You too can learn and discover more about this wonderful practice yourself.

 Five Exercises of Falun Dafa

1. Buddha Showing a Thousand Hands- Opens all the energy channels of the body so that the flow of energy in the body can be unrestricted

2. Falun Standing Stance Exercise- Done in standing meditative position with four postures. Builds up endurance and increases wisdom

3. Penetrating the Two Cosmic Extremes- Mixes and merges the universe’s energy with the energy inside the body, thereby purifying the body

4. Falun Cosmic Circuit-Enables the human body’s energy to circulate over large areas and rectifies all abnormal conditions in the human body

5. Strengthening Divine Powers- A high-level meditation practice which strengthens a person’s divine powers and energy potency

 You can check more details at www.FalunDafa.org.

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Sarnath is one of the four holy sites of ancient Indian Buddhism in northern India. It was here that Sakyamuni first passed his Dharma. Here, Chris runs a homestay. The small brick house, just behind the big stupa, is hidden in the green trees.

Germany’s Christian Elisabeth Teich loved nature and travel since childhood, traveling to 55 countries for decades. Her family calls her by name Chris. At the age of 21, Chris visited India for the first time. She was a student studying sculpture at the time. Surprisingly, this ancient Buddhist country had a wonderful predestined relationship with her.

While being a social worker, Chris worked as a volunteer for seven years during the Great Famine in Ethiopia, helping to set up schools and children’s homes; then went to South America to serve local communities. She constantly saw peoples’ suffering and death. These experiences shook her heart. She was eager to understand what is the true meaning of human existence and what are the root causes of misfortune?

Attracted to the meditation and spiritual practice of Falun Dafa:

In those days of wandering, Chris’s doubts had not been solved. On one occasion, at the women’s day event, she saw an American Chinese woman meditating. She was immediately attracted to the meditation and found out that it was the ancient spiritual practice of Falun Dafa.

Chris had seen all kinds of doctrines and practices of spiritual devotion, and this time she encountered Falun Dafa, after which she devoted herself to research. After a period of contemplating, she determined to practice Falun Dafa. After 15 years, Chris said: “This kind practice has completely changed me. I used to be sick and had a lot of illnesses. After the practice, my health greatly improved. For any kind of problem in everyday life, now I can handle it on the ground and in peace.”

After practicing Dafa, Chris was healthy and peaceful and wanted to share this good news with others. She went on the road again and introduced Falun Dafa throughout India. To date, she has visited more than 60 schools and traveled to Ladakh, northeast India, Utap Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Karnataka.

Falun Gong practitioners have been persecuted:

When Chris practiced with local teachers and students, she also talked about the sad things: “This peaceful cultivation practice is cruelly suppressed in its birthplace — mainland China. Because the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) promotes atheism. Since 1999, many innocent Falun Gong practitioners have been persecuted and killed. When I introduced the miraculous effects of Falun Dafa to Indian teachers and students, I also told them how the CCP persecutes these good people, while worldwide everyone has recognized and welcomed this spiritual cultivation method.”

Chris’s face radiates calmness and joy. When talking to her, you can feel her heartfelt happiness and touching appeal, as if she can melt the bitterness of life. Looking back on the past wandering and wondering, Chris said: “I traveled around the world, I got a lot of love and warmth — but the best harvest is the peace of the soul… The suffering of the world has not ended and I found the practice of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. I love to share it with everyone. It allows people to regain hope and to lead a better life.”

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Falun Dafa is being practiced in more than 100 countries around the world. It is regrettable though it is originated in China, it is  persecuted from July 20^th, 1999 till date. Falun Dafa practitioners around the world treat this day as “Protest Day” by holding peaceful demonstrations, rallies and candle-light vigils thereby making people aware about brutal persecution going on in China.

Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) is an ancient spiritual practice introduced to public in 1992 by Mr. Li Hongzhi in China. Falun Dafa and its founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, have received more than 3000 awards and proclamations from all over the globe. Mr. Li Hongzhi has also been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and the Sakharov Award for Independent thoughts.

Persecution in China

Due to its tremendous health benefits and spiritual teachings, Falun Gong became so popular in China that by 1999, about 7 to 10 Crore people started practicing it. The membership of the Chinese Communist Party was 6 Crores at that time. The then Chinese President Jiang Zemin considered Falun Gong a threat to his sovereignty and despite its peaceful nature, banned it on July 20, 1999. For the last 21 years, Falun Gong practitioners are facing torture, murder, brainwash, imprisonment, rape, forced labour, propaganda, condemnation, looting, and economic deprivation in China. The scope of torture is huge and the number of cases registered by human rights organizations is in tens of thousands.

Illegal human organ harvesting crime in China

It seems incredible, but for organ transplantation in China, the organs come not only from prisoners who received death penalty, but also from a large number of imprisoned Falun Gong practitioners. The yearly turnover of illegal human organ transplantation industry in China is more than $ 1 billion

It has been revealed by independent investigations that Chinese government, in collusion with government hospitals, is involved in the crime of illegal human organ harvesting. Thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have been killed in this inhuman act. According to the Kilgour and Matas report, about 41,500 organ transplants were performed in China between 2000 and 2005, where the source of the organs is unknown. According to independent investigator and China Specialist Ethan Gutmann’s book “The Slaughter”, 65,000 Falun Gong practitioners were killed in China between 2000 and 2008 for their organs. For more information, please see: www.endtransplantabuse.org

Why is it relevant to India?             

India will also observe “Protest Day” on 20th July. On this day, Falun Dafa practitioners around the world hold peaceful protests and candle-light vigil. As outdoor activities may not be possible due to lockdown, this year Indian practitioners are using print and social media to raise awareness about ongoing persecution in China. In India, Falun Dafa is being practiced in all major cities since the year 2000. For more information about Falun Dafa and free learning.

The relationship between India and China has been tense for some time now. To pressurize India, China has been using Masood Azhar issue, Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh border conflict etc. India’s tough stance on border issue followed by boycott of Chinese goods has given China a sense of India’s strength. But China itself is standing on crossroads today. On the one hand is the Chinese Communist Party, whose history is full of lying, cheating, deceit and frauds. On the other hand, the voices of democracy and secularism are rising.

Ideology and policies of the Chinese Communist Party contradict everything that represents an ancient culture and modern democracy like India. China has a lot to learn from India. India should take lead in condemning human rights abuses of Tibetan Buddhists, Uighur Muslims and Falun Gong in China. This thinking and stance can give India the status of a world leader.visit: www.falundafaindia.org

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The memories of childhood were that of simplicity and freedom, exactly like my hometown, Coonoor where I was brought up. It seemed to me that the eccentric of the people was a replication of the town itself … humble, honest and gentle. Seeing back, I recall how my mind over and over again wandered away into the hugeness of the mountains. I at all times had questioned from where all of life and presence came from! As time passed, I moved to a city for my studies and then a job; life was a complete contrast compared to the serene life I had earlier. Trying to adapt to new ways I longed for the peaceful surroundings that I once had. Looking for ways and methods to experience a calm, which is untiring was very tough to find, almost the whole thing I came across was superficial and narrow.

During 2017, I started practicing Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong, a traditional self-cultivation practice of both mind and body based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion and forbearance). Within a few weeks I was drawn to do exercises and meditation, from which I felt energetic, extremely conscious and connected to myself in many ways. Suggested by my friend who introduced the practice to me, I started reading the book, Zhuan Falun written by Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa. The book led me back to the question I asked all along. I employed the principles in my life to become a better person and my world has truly changed for ever. I understood that to change fundamentally I had to uplift my mind and body, it became something I couldn’t part ways with.

During one of my trips to New York, I met a girl from China, we spoke a little and I shared my experience of how I feel like a changed person after practicing Falun Gong.  I sensed her being a bit apprehensive when she heard that, all she told me was that it wasn’t good and not to practice it. I was taken aback as I benefited greatly from the practice, just like millions of other people around the world.I realised then that I knew very little about why Falun Gong is being oppressed in China.

Looking up for information, I found that the Chinese Communist regime had unleashed a nationwide campaign to eradicate the practice since July 1999. Falun Gong’s increasing popularity and independence threatened the Communist regime, which believed in opposing ideologies. Since then the state’s security started tracking down, arresting, and detaining practitioners. Hundreds of thousands have been detained in labour camps, prisons, and brainwashing centers.

While in detention, many have been routinely persecuted, facing numerous forms of traumatic abuse as part of the regime’s efforts to force practitioners into renouncing their faith. After watching the documentary ‘Human Harvest’, what came across to me as most horrifying is the killing of  Falun Gong practitioners for their organs ! It is beyond conception that how the Communist government has made a market and  earning profits through trading live organs. Many are been targeted through strong nationwide persecution for over 20 years and continued till date.

Today in China, Falun Gong remains a subject which is unspoken of. Many people still have faith in false propaganda and fake data spread by political party, that creates fear in them or or even act indifferent towards Falun Gong practitioners.

In an attempt to know the reality, I found the truth. It only felt rightful to clarify the facts and raise awareness on this issue of human rights abuse, to put an end to this inhumane persecution. So people can make informed decisions and not be misled by false propaganda.

The circumstances existing in China is a glaring disparity for most of us, especially for people like me having wonderful memories of my hometown, where they still live a life of peace and simplicity as they are free to have basic right to belief ! On the contrary I found answers to my quest through the wonderful practice of Falun Gong. Amidst troubled times I found the greatest gift … and through my experiences I came to realise, the truth can never change … even if our surroundings change ! More so in these times the world needs truthfulness Compassion and Forbearance.

Monica Tomas

(Monica Tomas is a successful fashion model from hill town of Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. She started her modelling career from Mumbai. Presently, she is in New York working with an international modelling agency).

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May 13th holds a special significance for people all over the world whose lives have been positively impacted and transformed by Falun Dafa, an ancient spiritual practice of mind and body. Falun dafa, also known as Falun Gong, was introduced to the public in China in 1992 by Master Li Hongzhi. From a remote age, this practice has been passed down from a Master to a single disciple. Today, it is being practiced by more than 10 crore people in over 120 countries.

In addition to the teachings, Falun dafa also offers a set of five simple meditative exercises  based on slow, gentle  movements and meditation that are easy to learn and are taught absolutely free of charge. The practice has many beneficial effects and can help uplift one’s physical health, spiritual well-being,  and moral character, not to mention its undeniable positive influence on the community and society as a whole.

Falun Gong and its founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, has received more than 1500 awards and proclamations from all over the world wide. Mr. Li Hongzhi has also been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and the Sakharov Award for Independent Thoughts.

Falun Dafa in India:

Falun Dafa was introduced in India in 2000 and officially registered in 2004. Since  then, the exercise and meditation  practice  has been introduced in schools and colleges across the length and breadth of the country. Falun dafa was well received by the Police academies in Delhi and Hyderabad. Falun dafa practitioners have been invited by several large organizations to introduce it to their senior executives. Interestingly, jail superintends have also requested an introduction of the exercise and meditation practice to inmates.

Persecution in China:

Due to its health benefits and spiritual teachings, Falun Gong became so popular in China that by 1999, 7 to 10 Crore people started practicing it. The membership of the Chinese Communist Party was 6 Crore at that time. The then Chinese premier Jiang Zemin considered Falun Gong a threat to his sovereignty and despite its peaceful nature, banned it on July 20, 1999. For the last 20 years, Falun Gong practitioners are facing brutal persecution in China which continues to this day.

World falun dafa Day will be celebrated on-line:

Falun dafa practitioners from all over the world celebrate this day by organizing rallies, exhibitions and conferences. As outdoor gatherings are not possible in this lock down phase, Falun dafa practitioners of India have decided on-line option to celebrate this day. On this occasion, Indian practitioners have organized an on-line video conference to share their experiences about the practice.

The amazing phenomenon of  Falun dafa is summarized in the words of Mark Palmer, former U.S. Ambassador to Hungary and board member of the Freedom House: “Falun Gong is the greatest single spiritual movement in Asia today. There is nothing that begins to contrast with it in guts and significance.”

If you are interested to learn Falun Dafa, you can find more information at www.falundafa.org or www.falundafaindia.org.

Rekha R.P-Coordinator

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During my 13-year long modelling career I got to travel to a lot of different places … some within the country and a few outside. However, during my travels abroad, one country I fell in love with at first sight was China! I really enjoyed every time I went to China! … from Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Xiamen, Ningbo, Chengdu to Zhangjiajie in Hunan province, where they shot the movie Avatar. I had travelled extensively throughout China and it’s one of the most beautiful places I have been … so beautiful that sometimes I wished to stay back in China!

 May be what drew me to China was because it was the first country I had travelled to outside India. Anyway, getting back to my first experience, I remember taking a China Eastern Flight from Mumbai and landing in Shanghai. My agency manager Jen* had come to pick me up from the airport. She had got a gift for me when she arrived at the airport. It was a goody bag. I must say it was quite a gift because the goody bag contained chicken feet, duck fat candy, some dried octopus and a lot of things that I had never seen in my life. Of course, I didn’t know anything that was given to me as everything was written in Mandarin. It was on the journey from the airport to the model apartment that she introduced everything with detailed description.

However, I was very pleased because my manager ensured that I was comfortable and Chinese people are good hosts and throughout my stay most people I met in China were extremely good, humble and hardworking. The agency owners would often take us to a nice restaurant and on off days try to arrange some recreation activities for us. I would be paid on time and they would always be around to help. Shanghai was really something that I had never envisioned. I had never seen infrastructure like that before. In the evenings the lights in the city would be dazzling and it was a totally new experience.

I vividly remember an incident during my initial stay. We were having dinner in the apartment. My friend Steve* from Miami was asking Jen about the persecution of Falun Gong (Falun Gong is a peaceful cultivation practice based on truthfulness, compassion and tolerance. It is banned in China and practitioners are being brutally persecuted by the CCP for their belief till today), Jen kept saying with a lot of fear that she doesn’t want to talk about it. I didn’t pay much attention to what Steve was talking about but what I was concerned about was the sudden change of expression on Jenny’s face, frightened as if somebody was keeping tabs on her.

We were in the confines of our apartment yet she wasn’t comfortable talking about something, out of fear that she would be grilled and has to bear severe consequences! It has been eleven years since that incident. I had gone back to China quite a few times after that first trip, but now I can understand why Jen was so scared to voice her opinion.

After returning to India from one of my trips to China, I was introduced to the wonderful practice of Falun Gong.Now it’s been six years since I have been practicing and all that I can ever imagine coming out of this tranquil practice is solely positive and utmost wonderful things… things that have definitely changed my life for the best!

In the recent outbreak of the Pandemic the entire world witnessed how citizen journalists, doctors, students and a lot of other people went missing, without a trace! However, that’s not something new in China! There have been numerous cases of mysterious disappearances. The Chinese Communist party will silence any voice of dissent.

It is not the first time that Wuhan has been the epicentre of breeding the Evil CCP Virus ; it started way back in 1999 when Jiang Zemin started the brutal suppression of  Falun Gong .The Organ Transplant Research Institute located in Wuhan is also infamously known for being the state authorised organ transplant centre for prisoners of conscience. For decades believers of Falun Gong, Tibetans , Muslim Uighurs and many others are being held against their will in prisons, detention centres ,labour camps as prisoners of conscience. They are tortured in the most horrific and brutal manner, brainwashed, kept in inhumane conditions, force fed , and a lot more than we can comprehend … all this just to give up their righteous belief . As the Government wants by force to instill the ideologies of atheism in the citizens.

My love towards the Chinese people did not diminish but there was an anguished plea towards the Chinese Communist government to right the wrongs done to so many innocent people. I no longer felt that it was safe for me to travel back to China. The initial trips that I had made I would be able to access my social media accounts and emails, but by the time I made my last trip it became more and more stifling. I couldn’t access any of my social media sites, my blog wouldn’t open and I could not write or share any experiences. Also, I personally felt that the environment was starting to look colder and somewhat hostile, it was there all along but i could feel it gradually becoming more severe. It was all about doing the shoots and shows; making money and doing the work more mechanically. Somehow, I couldn’t connect with the way I had felt earlier. I still do think about my days in Beijing … and all my friends that I had made during my earlier stay …

“The Autumn flowers have bloomed, beautiful ephemeral 

 Friends await in distant lands under dimmed lanterns 

Remembering the taste of mooncakes from the festival

Be strong and courageous 

… we meet on completion, our journey to the west!”

I might be lucky to be born in this country as I have my basic rights to believe. I can walk to the seaside or the park and practice Falun Gong unharmed!  I have the right to express myself and not be in constant fear that speaking the truth will end my life or that I might mysteriously disappear to a remotely located detention center or a forced labour camp … I do not fear my blood samples will be drawn forcefully so that I can be on a hospital or prison bed yielding to the heartless devils who would pull out my organs. However, deep inside I have a sense of urgency, a sense of regret that before being a citizen of my country …

“I am a temporary dweller of this world, boundaries there might be many but they are invisible … the only thing that’s visible are the bonds of sentient beings … living with faith and belief !”

If the nations of the world don’t act out quickly against this brutal regime called CCP, maybe the next pandemic will lead us to a point of no return. From my personal experiences of traveling to China, I had met nice and kind people. People who always looked forward to helping others in every possible situation, they were warm and hospitable. Looking at the current state in China I often wonder about Jen and many others like her … and wish someday there will be a better world for them for me and for all of us … #worldpeace … #freetobelieve … #freetomeditate !!! 

Adhiraj Chakrabarti,Mumbai

 *names have been changed in order to protect identity

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Falun Dafa (or Falun Gong) meditation is a high level spiritual practice of mind and body. Ever since olden times this practice has been agreed down from a solo master to a sole disciple. The practice teaches how to cultivate the heart towards Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance. Falun Dafa contains 5 mild and meditative workouts which help to open one’s energy channels swiftly, cleanse the body, dismiss stress and also give inner peace. Being a widespread practice of mind and body, individuals get wonderful health benefits in a less time.

According to research by According to Dr. Lili Feng, Professor of Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, Falun Dafa meditation is beneficial in growing immunity to fight against diseases. She has observed the life span and function of white blood cells, particularly neutrophils. Her primary outcomes disclosed that in-vitro life cycle of neutrophils of Falun Dafa practitioners was thirty times lengthier than that of control groups and they also worked well. This shows improved immunity and health benefits for some diseases.

Falun Dafa was introduced to public by Mr. Li Hongzhi in China in May 1992. Today it is being practiced by more than 100 million people in over 114 countries. Due to its health benefits and spiritual teachings, Falun Dafa became so popular in China that by 1999, 7 to 10 Crore people started practicing it. The membership of the Chinese Communist Party was 6 Crore at that time. Being of atheist ideology, Chinese Communist Party considered rising acceptance of Falun Dafa as contest to its power and banned it in the year 1999, 20th July and started heartless persecution which is followed till today.

For last three months, Wuhan has been the epicenter of the Corona virus epidemic where about 81,000 cases have been reported, of which around 3200 people have died. These are official statistics of Chinese government, but according to trustworthy sources the real death toll looks to be ten times more. In such tough situations, Falun Dafa practitioners at Wuhan have remained unaffected from the pandemic because of their greater immunity but reached out to the people of Wuhan in distress, spreading message of health benefits of Falun Dafa and its healing power, while risking their own lives.

To prevent the spread of the epidemic in India, the government has advised people to stay at home.Why not use this spare time in learning Falun Dafa practice and increase your immunity.You can read the health benefits of Falun Dafa in the book, “Life and Hope Renewed – The Healing Power of Falun Dafa” at http://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2005/4/3/59184.html. Falun Dafa is taught in almost all major cities in India.

Rekha R.P-Coordinator

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Pooja Mor grew up in Ahmedabad and took her first step in the modelling world after winning the “Clean and Clear Ahmedabad Times Fresh Face” event in 2012. After her foray into the Mumbai modelling world Pooja shifted to New York in 2016. She has modelled for luxury brands like Calvin Klein, Givenchy, Roberto Cavalli, Louis Vuitton and is considered one of India’s most successful models. Pooja received the “Model of the Year” award at the Vogue Beauty Awards 2016. In 2018, the fashion icon received “NEW WAVE: Creatives” award by the British Fashion Council. In 2019 she also gave a powerful talk at TEDx Talkson how adversity can be a good thing.

Pooja says that modelling profession is very challenging physically and mentally. To maintain her health and self-control, Pooja has been practicing Falun Dafa system of mind and body for the last four years. She says, “I practice Falun Dafa every morning. This is the time when I can connect with myself – look inside myself. “At the Vogue Women of the Year 2019 Awards held in Mumbai on 19 October last year, Pooja was given the “Young Achiever of the Year” award among international and Bollywood celebrities. The award ceremony sparked sensation when Pooja, in her acceptance speech, spoke about the brutal persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners in China.

Pooja said in her speech, “Falun Dafa is a meditation practice based on truth-compassion-tolerance, whose values have made me a better person. The Chinese Communist Party is persecuting Falun Dafa practitioners in China, they are imprisoned in torture camps and their organs are forcibly removed and sold illegally for organ transplantation.”

Pooja further said, “I can’t sit and watch millions of innocent people being wrongfully persecuted and their organs being taken without consent and without anaesthesia. I have to stand up for it—it’s my cause, and that is, to me, being a voice for the voiceless.”In the ceremony, people appreciated Pooja’s statement and her interviews were published in many magazines and newspapers.

While India maintains a policy of non-interference in China’s internal affairs, China does not refrain from raising the Kashmir issue in the UN Security Council on the instigation of Pakistan. China has been using issues like Masood Azhar support, Arunachal Pradesh, Doklam, etc. to pressure India. China can be exposed only by raising awarenessabout the brutal human rights crimes being perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party on Tibetan Buddhists, Uighur Muslims and Falun Dafa practitioners. In this context, the above statement of Pooja Mor becomes significant.While today’s Bollywood stars are busy promoting Chinese mobile phones and products ignoring countries interests, Pooja Mor’s courage surely deserves appreciation. Undoubtedly, Pooja is a role model for today’s young generation.

Talking about Falun Dafa, it is an ancient cultivation practice of mind and body which is based on the principles of truth-compassion-tolerance. It also includes five gentle and effective exercises that help purify one’s body, relieve stress and provide inner peace. Falun Dafa is being practiced today by more than 100 million people in more than 114 countries worldwide. But the sad thing is that Falun Dafa is being suppressedin China, which is its birthplace.

For more information about this, see: www.falundafa.org or www.falundafaindia.org. 

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Falun Dafa : Celebrity hairstylist Gabriel Georgiou’s  ‘secret’ of inspiration! When asked what keeps him grounded after all the success, he said it is daily meditation practice of Falun Dafa.

Gabriel Georgiou’s, hairstylist for Celebrities of Hollywood and Bollywood stars like Anushka Sharma, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Jessica Alba, Kareena Kapoor, Robert Downey Jr and more. This “up for an adventure” stylist credited his boundless cause of energy and inspiration to a passive meditation practice, which he performs daily.

Gabriel Georgiou flourished for himself in the sphere of glitz and glamour. From being bestowed as the “Best Hairstylist” by Vogue India, to summoning up the stunning red carpet looks of stars, and not to remark the gorgeous hairdos that Deepika Padukone displays, this fervent artist has embraced it all. The current quill in his crown is the fragile hairdo that Anushka Sharma carried at her marriage.

Childhood of Georgiou was mainly in Australia and Greece. He completed graduation from the Toni & Guy Academy of Hair in London. He mastered makeup, costume, wigs, and hair at Flagstaff college of TAFE, Melbourne. From Australia to Athens, London to L.A., he lastly intrude in the fashionable Indian city, Mumbai, 2008. The hair styling industry in India certainly astonishment to Georgiou. “I felt that I stepped back in time with the aesthetics and hairstyles that seemed to be stuck in the 80’s,” he says, “textured hair were never seen in magazines or on celebrities for instance. The younger actresses wanted to be more experimental and wanted to look like the Hollywood stars.”

Over the years, one thing led to the other, he started off with magazine shoots with celebrities, who then started booking him for advertisements, which in turn led to films. He troupe his awe-inspiring spell on all Bollywood splendour he operated. His iconic work that combines texture and structure has made him one of the most sought-after hairstylists.

When being tested about the most stimulating side of the hair fashioning industry, he says, “It is to not be believed up by the triteness while existing in the glamour-bubble of illusion. Staying true to one self and not being deluded by the industry.” For person to be this audacious and passionate, and not to remark so positive and calm, there is certainly a “secret” that is frolicking out behind the acts. When asked what retains him grounded after all the achievement, he said that he owed it to everyday meditation repetition of Falun Dafa (Falun Gong).

Georgiou was familiarised to Falun Dafa in 2002, Australia. “I linked to the fact that it is a drill of both mind and body, that it is grounded on the widespread ideologies of Truth, Compassion, and Tolerance, and that it is for free. Goodness and information are given from the heart, you don’t pay for that, and I at all times knew that deep down inside. He  believed the proverb, ‘When student is ready the teacher will appear.’  Everything comes to us for a reason and I felt that I had to give it a try,” he adds. He says, He told as a person he has seen continuous improvement. He acknowledged that he has become extremely healthy, improved energy level and he feels positive. He is able to handle tough conditions lightly

Falun Dafa was introduced in China in 1992 and grew immensely popular due to its health benefits. Above 70-100 million people were working this system in China mainly. Nevertheless, the former leader of the Chinese communist rule, Jiang Zemin, being concerned by its rising fame, unlawfully barred this passive practice on July 20, 1999 and began ruthless persecution of its followers, which continues till today. On the other hand, Falun Dafa is being trained in above 114 countries about the globe as well India.

When Georgiou, first heard about the ongoing persecution in China he was shocked. He says, “I couldn’t understand how a government would persecute something so beautiful and beneficial to society and something that is rooted in traditional culture.”

Despite his ever so eventful agenda, Gabriel takes out time to explain Falun Dafa workouts to fascinated people. He also makes it a fact to tell them about the ruthless harassment being writhed by its supporters in China. No doubt, Gabriel is giving a sample of how to balance a prosperous career and holiness in today’s worldly life.

For details on  Falun Dafa:www.falaundafa.org or www.falundafaindia.org

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