Bill Text: NY J02278 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 23rd Annual World Falun Dafa Day Celebration, to be observed May 13, 2022

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)

Status: (Passed) 2022-04-26 - ADOPTED [J02278 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J02278-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2278

BY: Senator MARTUCCI

        COMMEMORATING the 23rd Annual World Falun Dafa Day
        Celebration, to be observed May 9-14, 2022

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body is justly proud to commemorate the
23rd Annual World Falun Dafa Day Celebration, to be observed  May  9-14,
2022; 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 special exercises and meditation; and

  WHEREAS, This special event observes the day Falun  Dafa  was  first
introduced to the general public in May of 1992, in Changchun, China, by
Mr.  Li  Hongzhi; he then traveled around China lecturing to the public;
and

  WHEREAS, The impact his lectures had on the society was so profound,
that the practice spread very rapidly by word of mouth alone;  by  1998,
it  was  estimated  that 100 million people had taken up the practice in
China; and

  WHEREAS, The practice of Falun Dafa is simple; it consists primarily
of two components, self-improvement through study and  the  practice  of
five gentle exercises; and

  WHEREAS,   Practitioners  of  Falun  Dafa  strive  to  live  by  the
principles of Truthfulness,  Compassion  and  Forbearance  in  order  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 have attracted people in more
than 114 countries; and

  WHEREAS,  To  the  people  of China, Falun Dafa provides a source of
strength in the face of oppression; although the practice is  banned  in
the  land of its origin, practitioners persevere in the pursuit of their
spiritual beliefs, risking imprisonment or worse; 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, Today, Falun Dafa is practiced and cherished by millions of
people and has received over 3,000 awards; and

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

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  23rd  Annual  World  Falun Dafa Day Celebration, to be
observed May 9-14, 2022; and be it further

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