Zhuan Falun provides a unique perspective on suffering, suggesting that misfortunes and illnesses are repayments of karmic debt. It advocates for Forbearance (Ren), or endurance, encouraging practitioners to accept hardship with a calm mind, thereby transforming black karma into white karma and accumulating de (virtue).

Zhuan Falun is intended as a guide to elevating a practitioner’s moral character—referred to as xinxing —and achieving spiritual enlightenment. It distinguishes itself from popular qigong practices of the era by focusing on "cultivation" (improving oneself) over just "practice" (physical exercises). Core Principles and Philosophical Teachings

A central tenet is the cultivation of a Falun (Law Wheel), an intelligent, rotating energy entity said to be embedded in the lower abdomen to cultivate energy (gong) even when the practitioner is not actively meditating. Structure of the Text