By Dafa practitioners in Taiwan
(Clearwisdom.net) In order to celebrate the 12th Anniversary
of Falun Dafa's introduction to the public, about 3,000 Falun Dafa (Falun Gong)
practitioners in Taiwan gathered at the Kaohsiung Culture Center on May 9, 2004
to hold a series of celebration activities.
The "Journey of Falun Dafa" photo exhibit was held for
two days in the main hall of the Kaohsiung Culture Center. It
displayed 130 photos, attracting many people. Once they learned about
the truth of Falun Dafa, they took the initiative to request
introductory information and asked many questions about Falun Gong. The themes of the exhibit were as follows: The systematic and orderly arrangement of the photographs enabled
visitors to see clearly the irrational and ridiculous nature of the
brutal persecution that has occurred on the Mainland. An elderly man who was born in Sichuan Province carefully looked at
the contents of the photo display, and then sat on the stage with a
serious look. He said emotionally that he had been back to Sichuan
numerous times and he has four younger brothers and three younger
sisters there. Before, there were many people practicing Falun Gong,
but they do not have freedom to practice it right now. China is unlike
Taiwan where people have basic freedom of belief and human rights. The
persecution of Falun Gong reminded him of the catastrophes during the
Great Cultural Revolution. He said that Falun Gong is good for
people's physical and mental health, and that he noticed more and more
Taiwanese people practicing Falun Gong. He sincerely hoped that the
tragedy on the Mainland could be ended soon. He also said with a smile
that Falun Gong's activities are lively and full of meaning, and that
he would attend the concert that night. A large model of Falun Dafa's principal book, Zhuan Falun,
was displayed in the center. Many people curiously asked about the
contents of the book. After the practitioners' explanation, they
learned that Falun Gong is a cultivation way of both mind and body,
that takes Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance as the guiding
principle. Many people showed an interest and asked where they could
buy the book. A middle-aged woman said excitedly, "I have wanted to practice
the exercises, but didn't know how to find out where; it's so great
that I can come across this photo exhibit. You should hold more
similar activities." The practitioners explained the facts about
Falun Gong to her, such as, more than 300 thousand people in Taiwan
are practicing Falun Gong, millions of people from more than 60
countries are also practicing it, many Westerners also practice, the
book Zhuan Falun has been translated into more than 20
languages, and Falun Gong has won support and understanding in many
countries. After listening to the practitioners' explanation, the
woman said, "I'll come to practice the exercises tomorrow." Many people learned of Jiang's group's brutality from reading the
torture death cases of Falun Gong practitioners. They shook their
heads and said, "Inconceivable. People don't have freedom of
belief in Mainland China." An elderly man said with emotion,
"Jiang is so cruel, even crueler than the leaders of the Great
Cultural Revolution; he is so inhumane." As for the many global lawsuits against Jiang, Luo and their
accomplices on charges of torture, genocide and crimes against
humanity in the US, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Korea and Taiwan,
a young man said, "I admire your courage." He also expressed
concern about whether the lawsuits against Jiang would be successful.
The practitioner told him, "Falun Gong practitioners have been
resisting the persecution in a peaceful and rational manner for five
years. I believe Jiang has already been put on trial in the courts of
conscience and morality." The young man nodded in consent. One couple attended the activity along with their family members
who practice Falun Gong. They said with a smile that their family
members had become healthier after practicing Falun Gong, and the
atmosphere at home is accordingly better. After looking carefully at
those photos, they were clearer about Falun Gong's wonderfulness and
effectiveness in upgrading people's morality, so they decided to
practice Falun Gong. At a corner of the exhibition site, an engineer was learning from a
practitioner how to sit in the meditation position. He explained why
he and his wife had come to attend the activity: his wife began
practicing Falun Gong one year ago. She used to have heart disease and
would always have to rush to the hospital for emergency treatment if
the heart pains occurred. Now, she has become completely cured. He was
amazed at the miraculous effect of Falun Gong, so he too began to
learn. However, he had been afraid to fold his legs in the full lotus
position. After the practitioner's demonstration, he expressed that he
was confident enough to do well after returning home. During the two days of the exhibition, many people accepted truth
clarification flyers or bookmarks from Falun Gong practitioners. They
smiled and said happily, "Falun Dafa is good." More and more
people are learning the practice of Falun Gong, and thus have become
healthy both physically and mentally. In this way, the whole society
becomes harmonious. The Taiwanese people are indeed fortunate.
However, in Mainland China, Jiang and his followers have fabricated
lies and spread rumors in an unprecedented way. They have misled many
innocent people and have created misfortune for tens of thousands of
Falun Gong practitioners. What a contrast!
Posting date: 5/16/2004
Original article date: 5/15/2004
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2004/5/13/74553.html