Full Text of HR0366 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa,
is a | 3 | | discipline of personal beliefs that incorporates exercise, | 4 | | meditation, and principles based on truthfulness,
compassion, | 5 | | and forbearance; its millions of practitioners
work to attain | 6 | | inner peace, good health, and better skills to
deal with the | 7 | | stress and conflict in life; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Since 1992, over one hundred million people | 9 | | worldwide have become healthier, happier, and more
altruistic | 10 | | through their practice of Falun Dafa; on May
13, 2017, | 11 | | thousands of people across the country will celebrate World | 12 | | Falun Dafa Day, marking the 25th
anniversary of the | 13 | | introduction of one of the world's most popular meditation and | 14 | | cultivation practices; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Rooted in ancient Chinese spiritual tradition, | 16 | | Falun Gong was first taught publicly in China in
1992 by Li | 17 | | Hongzhi, the founder of the practice; it spread quickly as tens | 18 | | of
millions of Chinese citizens found greater health and | 19 | | spiritual well-being through the practice; today,
Falun Gong is | 20 | | practiced in over 80 countries worldwide by people of all ages | 21 | | and backgrounds; it is
always taught free of charge by | 22 | | volunteers, and can be practiced individually or in groups; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Falun Dafa practitioners across the United States | 2 | | dedicate countless hours to their communities in
organizing | 3 | | free meditation classes, Chinese cultural productions of music | 4 | | and dance, and participating in
local events; they are also | 5 | | actively working to bring about a peaceful resolution to the | 6 | | persecution of
Falun Gong in China, and improve the future of | 7 | | the world's most populous country; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 | | declare the week of May 7-13, 2017 as "World Falun Dafa Week" | 11 | | in the State of Illinois, which will cumulate in worldwide | 12 | | celebration on May 13, 2017.
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