Falun Dafa Followers Hold Local Practice
A persecuted Chinese self-improvement practice finds home in Montville
Every Saturday morning a handful of residents meet in front of Montville High School. The group, sometimes three strong, sometimes five or seven, gather with their mats at 7 a.m. and stand in a circle around a small radio, preparing for their morning Falun Dafa exercises. Falun Dafa, or Falun Gong, is a meditation and gentle exercise practice introduced in China in 1992 meant to cultivate the three principles of truthfulness, compassion and forbearance within each practitioner. News of the Falun Dafa and its self-improvement teachings spread throughout the country, and by 1999 there were over 100 million followers. "It's a very good form of exercise," said Fang Fang, one of the volunteer organizers for the Montville group. She began …
