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Article: Tufts U. students meditate, practice Falun Gong
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- University Wire
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- April 6, 2001
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Lisa De Elizalde
University Wire
04-06-2001
(Tufts Daily) (U-WIRE) MEDFORD, Mass. -- Strike a pose; feet placed shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent, tongue touching upper palate, lips closed, eyes gently shut, and a serene expression. This is the stance Falun Gong practitioners for Fozban Quianshou Fa (the buddha showing a thousand hands) achieve. Though a traditional Chinese meditation practice, the calm has lifted for Falun Gong practitioners who have come under attack in their native country for practicing the outlawed exercise.
Students at Tufts University have been practicing Falun Gong as a group for the past three years. Now, in addition to meditating, they're helping ...