Bulgaria: Presenting Zhuan Falun at the Biggest National Book Fair in Sofia (Photos)

(Clearwisdom.net) Bulgarian Falun Gong practitioners presented the book, Zhuan Falun to the public at the biggest book forum in Bulgaria - Book Fair 2005. This main text of Falun Gong was published for the first time in the Bulgarian language on the 13th of May, World Falun Dafa Day.

On the 28th and 29th of May, the visitors at the fair had the opportunity to learn about Zhuan Falun in a special hall for the presentation of new books. During the presentation, the practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. Interested in the effect of the exercises and impressed by how easy they are to learn, some of the spectators stood up to try the exercises themselves. Later, one of them said that she felt refreshed and delighted from practicing the exercises.

A small exhibition was arranged, with photos showing the history of Falun Gong and some of the large-scale group practice scenes in Chinese cities where thousands of people met each morning to do the exercises before the persecution began. The photos also detailed the human rights abuses that the Chinese Communist Party has committed against Falun Gong practitioners under the initiation of former leader Jiang Zemin. Practitioners told people about the principles of Falun Gong, the human rights situation in China and the physical and spiritual benefits they have received from taking up the practice.

People came to find out more about Falun Gong

Falun Gong books and photo display

One practitioner told the visitors that Falun Gong has revealed to her unexpected things about life and the world. She said that Falun Gong gave her answers to questions she had asked herself but couldn't answer before about the universe, compassion, truth and the meaning of life.

Another practitioner explained about the history of Falun Gong and the ongoing brutal persecution, as well as the lawsuits filed in numerous countries around the world against the former leader of the Chinese Communist Party Jiang Zemin. A practitioner narrated in great detail about the labor camps in China and the international efforts to stop the brutal repression of innocent Falun Gong practitioners.

One of the participants asked why Falun Gong is banned, even though it improves morality and health, and is beneficial to society. Others asked how much time it takes to practice the exercises and to do the lotus position and how to achieve the right state of consciousness during meditation.

Many of those attending had read other Eastern philosophies and wanted to know about the main differences between Falun Gong and the rest of the cultivation methods like Buddhism and Yoga. Practitioners explained that Falun Gong acts on the mind and body simultaneously, that the practice leads to the development of cultivation energy and that this method can be practiced regardless of time, place, etc.

Some of the guests stated that the three main principles of Falun Gong, Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance, should be practiced not only by practitioners but also by everyone. Many of the visitors expressed the opinion that the world has become ever worse, with the morality sinking ever lower, and that something needs to happen to change the situation.

The book Zhuan Falun attracted people's interest. They reached out instinctively towards the book. Practitioners received invitations to present the practice of Falun Gong, show the photo exhibition and demonstrate the exercises by the Union of Disabled Persons, and by an organization sponsoring presentations from various cultivation practices in the City of Sofia.

Many people signed the petition calling for an end to the persecution. After the presentation, practitioners distributed thousands of flyers to people passing by in front of the National Palace of Culture in the center of the city.

Source http://clearharmony.net/articles/200506/26883.html

Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2005/6/3/103268.html

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