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"Clarify the truth thoroughly, eliminate the evil with righteous thoughts, save all beings, and safeguard the Fa with determination" (Dafa is Indestructible) A Fifty-Minute Special Falun Gong Program Airs on Korean TV
(Clearwisdom.net) At 10:10am on July 14, 2001, after more than two months
of planning and preparing, the Jingren TV Station in Korea finally broadcast a
50 minute special Falun Gong program.
Dafa practitioners who waited for a long time for this program to air were
all very excited and immediately spread this good news to fellow practitioners
at work. After the Falun Gong program was broadcast, the phone line to Jingren
TV Station suddenly became a "hot line." There were phone calls from
everywhere in Korea inquiring about learning Falun Gong. The director and
executives of the TV station who were previously under great pressure about the
decision to broadcast this special program were encouraged and excited.
Practitioners from the Falun Gong Association who were involved in producing
this special program could not hold back their joyous tears.
Two months ago, when contacting some people working at the TV station, a
practitioner used that special occasion to promote Dafa to them and gave them
Dafa books and materials. After repeated talks with people from the TV station,
the TV station brass decided to produce and broadcast a special, rich Falun Gong
feature program containing many truths, including the history of Falun Gong and
the worldwide spreading of Dafa. Unfortunately, because it experienced a lot of
pressure from many sources, the TV station halted the making of this special
program. Why should such a good, spiritual practice like Falun Gong, which has
benefited the health, mind, and spirit of tens of millions of people not be
broadcast on TV? Is there after all a way to introduce Falun Gong? After
thinking it over or a long time, the director of the department of Special
Topics finally stepped forward to boldly assume the task. While facing the risk
of being fired, he decided to produce this special Falun Gong program. Of
course, there were still many difficulties and obstacles to overcome. But the
director's forthright attitude influenced many people around him and affected
practitioners from the Falun Gong Association as well.
The special Falun Gong program was thus resurrected. This time it focused on
introducing the five sets of exercises. Although many previously planned ideas
could not be included in the program, it was really the first time that a
50-minute Falun Gong program had aired in Korea. In addition, even though the
Jingren TV Station is not an affiliate of the three other national TV stations,
it still has a large share of the audience; it broadcasts baseball games and it
is the only cable TV station among local TV stations in Korea. Its audience
rating is only second to other national TV stations.
After a consensus between Jingren TV station and the Falun Dafa Association,
the Association arranged for some practitioners to get involved with the making
of the special program. With other practitioners' help, the primary practitioner
and five additional practitioners overcame all kinds of difficulties and
successfully finished the task to make this special program of Dafa.
Many immediate comments were heard from all over the country at the
conclusion of the program. Someone said, "Falun Gong is very good. I
learned how to practice while I was watching TV. Please tell me where to learn
Falun Gong." Someone else said, "What I have been seeking my entire
life is Falun Gong." Some others thought that the Jingren TV Station had
waited too long in their decision to broadcast this program and commented,
"Such a good Falun Gong; why is it broadcast only now and never
before?"
On July 12, seventy Korean Dafa practitioners staged a demonstration in front
of the Chinese Embassy, objecting to the atrocities that occurred in the Wanjia
Labor Camp. Although reporters from more than ten newspapers came and got the
news, no articles were published about this activity. Even under this kind of
circumstance, Jingren TV station still resolutely decided to broadcast the
50-minute special program of Falun Gong. We are hereby expressing our gratitude
to the executives and to the respected director of the Jingren TV station.
Korea's Jingren TV Station's nationwide broadcast of a fifty minute Falun
Gong program is a memorable event in the history of spreading Dafa. This is a
good start for widely spreading Dafa in Korea and is another manifestation of
Dafa's great virtue in the human world.
Posting date: 7/27/2001 |