TAIPEI, Taiwan—The National Taiwan University Sports Center was packed on Nov. 26, with more than 7,500 people from all walks of life, hailing from a dozen countries and regions. They had gathered together not because of a sporting event, but rather to learn from each other how to be a better person, and how to better tell others about the persecution of their faith in mainland China.
The gathering was an annual experience sharing conference for adherents of Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa. A traditional Chinese spiritual discipline that was introduced to the public in China in 1992, Falun Dafa has slow meditative exercises and moral teachings based on the principles of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance. Tens of millions of people in more than 70 countries practice the spiritual faith, according to the official press office for Falun Gong, the Falun Dafa Information Center.
