The Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL)

FOWPAL is an international peace organization.  Established in 2000 in the United States by Dr. Hong Tao-Tze, it promotes the idea of “How One Good Thought can Improve the World”.  It aims to promote world peace and love through various activities such as hosting world summits of love and peace, holding the ceremonies of ringing the “Bell of World Peace and Love,” and conducting cultural exchanges. Its members come from 95 nations.  Over the past 10 plus years, FOWOAL has inspired world leaders in all circles to make a commitment to world peace and use their influence to put that into practice.  That in turn has led to peaceful resolution of conflicts in Central America and Africa.  To date, 263 world leaders and prominent figures in all circles from 87 nations have rung the “Bell of World Peace and Love,” including 27 heads of state and heads of government agencies, 7 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, UN ambassadors, and leaders in various fields.

The Association of World Citizens (AWC)

The concept of “world citizen” was formed very early.  In 1975, the 30th anniversary of the United Nations, the first World Citizens Assembly (WCA) was held in San Francisco, and AWC was officially established.  Expanding into more than 50 nations around the world, the AWC has been associated with UN/DPI and has the consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).  The AWC is an objective nongovernmental peace organization, transcending national interests.  In 1988, it was instrumental in the nuclear arms reduction resolutions made between the U.S. and Soviet Union.  The 2001 WCA held in Taipei was listed as one of the major conferences of the year by the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).  The resolutions of the 2001 WCA were made into the Peace Declaration, and a global endorsement campaign for the declaration was launched afterwards. The declaration pointed out that global solidarity was imperative and urgently needed and we should strive for a new century of peace in the 21st century.  In 2004, the AWC began an online global endorsement campaign for the Declaration of Human Rights for World Citizens and Peace. After collecting endorsement from 2 million people from 158 nations, it submitted the results to the United Nations. World Summit on Human Rights for World Citizens was organized in 2010 and over 250,000 articles from 196 countries have been contributed to this event. For the past decades, the AWC has keenly observed world affairs and provided precious suggestions to relevant countries.

Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy (TJM)

Tai Ji Men is an ancient menpai (similar to school) of qigong, martial arts and self-cultivation. Tai Ji Men is a treasure trove of traditional Chinese culture and holds the key to unlock the origin of wisdom. The culture of Tai Ji Men is deeply rooted in Tao wisdom, inheriting one of the highest philosophies of mankind, which has been passed down and practiced in a cloistered tradition since ancient times. The contemporary Zhang-men-ren (grandmaster) of Tai Ji Men, Dr. Hong Tao Tze, established Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy in 1966 in response to a calling to bring both physical and spiritual health to modern society. Dr. Hong teaches his dizi (apprentices) the philosophy and wisdom of life; guiding them to cultivate moral character and purify hearts while strengthening physical, mental and spiritual health. Through different qigong practice techniques and self-cultivation, Tai Ji Men dizi learn to reach the highest state of unity between heart and qi, harmony between heaven and man, finding the true self and returning to original purity.

Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy is an international non-profit cultural organization. The central doctrine of Tai Ji Men is “Nurturing the positive energy from the universe, following the good examples of sages from all times.” The aim of Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy is to promote the traditional essence of Chinese culture, and to advance the physical, mental, and spiritual health of world citizens. Tai Ji Men dizi are located around the world and come from all kinds of professional fields. Guided by the Zhang-men-ren, the dizi hold in esteem the spirit of universal brotherhood, inherit traditional cultures of human relationships, etiquette, and conscience, and spread the seeds of love and peace to wherever they touch around the Earth.

Over the years, Dr. Hong and his dizi have visited over 200 cities in more than 60 countries, devoting more than 2 million man-hours in cultural performances around the world to promote international friendship and spread the beauty of the Chinese culture across the world. Over 300 on-campus educational seminars on love, peace and human rights have been held in internationally. Tai Ji Men launched the Movement of An Era of Conscience, generating positive commitments and actions from people and organizations in 196 countries. More than 20,000 symposiums for public welfare have been held to share the wisdom of yin and yang. Over 10,000 articles about Tai Ji Men dizi’s life stories have been published in various media to encourage and inspire people. Tai Ji Men also has produced more than 900 episodes of the TV program “Energy Family” which have been broadcast in media worldwide and on the Tai Ji Men website with more than 50 million visits. Tai Ji Men dizi devote tremendous personal effort to share the good experiences they have learned with the world, wishing that everybody can enjoy health, wealth, wisdom, happiness, and wellbeing in their lives.