Lafayette resident Wes Carpenter agreed. I just had no desire. I felt healthier, more energetic. Carpenter believes Falun Gong is different than other spiritual practices in that one doesn't have to die to receive its benefits. According to founder Hongzhi, because the spirit and the body are a unified system, it is when one's moral character improves that his or her health does.
Any emotional distress is the key factor causing internal dysfunction in the body.
Thus, by acting in accordance with the principles of truthfulness, compassion and forbearance, practitioners cultivate their minds, bodies and spirits. The health found is what keeps practitioners fighting for the freedom to practice Falun Gong. That it is good to society. President Clinton also has criticized the behavior of the Chinese government. A troubling example is the detention by Chinese authorities of adherents of the Falun Gong movement.