Bill Text: NY J00715 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 715 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Commemorating the 22nd Annual World Falun Dafa Day Celebration, to be observed May 13, 2021

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-1)

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-04 - ADOPTED [J00715 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J00715-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 715

BY: Senator MARTUCCI

        COMMEMORATING the 22nd Annual World Falun Dafa Day
        Celebration, to be observed May 13, 2021

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body is justly proud to commemorate the
22nd Annual World Falun Dafa Day Celebration, to  be  observed  May  13,
2021;  in  addition,  2021  marks  the  29th  Anniversary  of the public
introduction of Falun Dafa; and

  WHEREAS, Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, is a self-improvement
practice rooted in ancient Chinese culture based on  refining  the  body
and mind through meditation and four gentle exercises; and

  WHEREAS,   Practitioners  of  Falun  Dafa  strive  to  live  by  the
principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance  to  improve  their
moral nature, and in turn, to experience remarkable health benefits; and

  WHEREAS,  The  practice  of  Falun  Dafa  goes beyond the pursuit of
health and fitness to the goal of greater wisdom and enlightenment; and

  WHEREAS, The Falun Dafa philosophy espouses the idea that  when  the
heart  is  pure,  the  mind balanced, and the body energized, health and
happiness are a natural outcome;  individuals  have  been  empowered  to
leave  behind  addictions  and  bad  habits;  families, to live in peace
together;  and  communities,   to   embrace   what   is   virtuous   and
life-affirming; and

  WHEREAS,  The  effectiveness  of  Falun Dafa in improving health, as
well as the principles upon which it  is  founded,  have  proven  to  be
immensely popular throughout the world; and

  WHEREAS,  Falun  Dafa  is a practice which has brought better health
and inner peace to millions around the world; and

  WHEREAS, Today, Falun Dafa is practiced and cherished by millions of
people in more than 90 countries with 41 languages and has received over
4,500 awards; and

  WHEREAS, May 13th observes the day Falun Dafa was  first  introduced
to  the  general public in 1992, in Changchun, China, by Mr. Li Hongzhi,
who then traveled around China lecturing to the public; and

  WHEREAS, The impact Mr. Li's lectures had  on  the  society  was  so
profound,  that the practice spread very rapidly by word of mouth alone;
by 1999, it was estimated that 100 million people were practicing  Falun
Dafa; and

  WHEREAS,  In  1996,  Falun  Dafa was introduced to New York, and has
since grown to include  hundreds  of  practitioners  who  can  be  found
throughout  the  tri-state  area  offering  workshops in senior centers,
corporate offices, health clubs, private residences and police  stations
at no cost to the participants; and

  WHEREAS,  World  Falun  Dafa Day Celebrations of all types have been
held in the State of New York and around the world each  year  to  honor
the  occasion,  to  celebrate the benefits of Falun Dafa in the lives of
practitioners, to introduce Falun Dafa  to  more  people  and  to  raise
awareness  about  persecution  faced  by  practitioners  in  China; now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  22nd  Annual  World  Falun Dafa Day Celebration, to be
observed May 13, 2021; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the Falun Dafa practitioners of New York State.