I attended this performance expecting an amazing Chinese cultural extravaganza, with a sprinkling of political messaging  about the persecution of the Falun Dafa (aka Falun Gong) religion in China. After all, this program is sponsored by Falun Dafa. I came away feeling that I’d just witnessed an overhyped, entertaining, colorful, charming, naive, heavy handed religious…

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Back in 2006 I wrote this series of articles. If you’ve been following the news, you will understand that the time has come to revisit it. Pluto Demoted I feel compelled to depart for a moment from my current popular theme, i.e. my exciting coming concert tour of the USA, to cast new light on…

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In 1972 I first heard, ‘I’ve Seen All Good People’, by Yes on the radio, and I fell in love. Their music subsequently served as a critical source of inspiration for me, not just musically but spiritually. I owe these wonderful musicians a huge depth of gratitude for the immense joy and the many extraordinary…

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