By Falun Dafa practitioner in Finland
(Clearwisdom.net) On September 22, 2006, practitioners were invited to
introduce Falun Gong to the students in a class at a middle school in Helsinki,
Finland. A practitioner introduces Falun Gong to the middle-school
students This invitation was from a class teacher who saw a Falun Gong event during
the Eurasian Summit. The teacher decided to invite the practitioners to the
school and contacted them on-line. Twenty five students and another teacher who
was interested in Falun Gong welcomed the practitioners to the classroom. A Finnish practitioner started introducing Falun Gong after the teacher
introduced them. First of all, the practitioner asked students to raise their
hands if they had heard about Falun Gong before. Four to five students raised
their hands in the class. Thereafter the practitioner briefly introduced: "Falun
Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is a cultivation way in the Buddha School
introduced to the public by Mr. Li Hongzhi in May of 1992. Falun Gong
Practitioners follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, to
improve their character. Also the five simple sets of exercises can bring
healing and fitness, like Tai-ji and Yoga, but not the same. Now Falun Gong has
been spread to more than 80 countries worldwide, but Falun Gong practitioners
have been brutally persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in mainland
China since 1999. The CCP even has harvested organs from living practitioners to
make profits, then destroyed the evidence by cremating the murdered
bodies." Another practitioner demonstrated the five sets of exercises for
the students. After the demonstration the practitioner asked the students if they had any
questions. The first student asked, "What is Falun?" The practitioner herself explained, "Falun means Law Wheel. The turning
Law Wheel has the universe's nature and is the miniature of the universe. The
Law Wheel turning clockwise, saves oneself, taking in a huge energy from the
universe. The Law Wheel turning counter-clockwise, saves others, sending out
energy, saving all sentient beings, correcting negative status, thus other
people will benefit along with you." Afterwards, students became very interested in Falun Gong and raised their
hands to inquire: "How was Falun Gong spread to Finland?" "What supernormal abilities does Falun Gong have?" "Can we practice Falun Gong if we don't believe in anything?" "Is Falun Gong a religion?" "I know Falun Gong is good, but why is it persecuted in China?" Students were very active, and practitioners had too many questions to deal
with. The practitioners explained the persecution while answering questions. In
order to provide a clear understanding about the persecution, they recommended
that students read the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party
which exposes the CCP's evil essence, and also read the book Zhuan
Falun, which asks practitioners to cultivate
Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Simultaneously practitioners also gave
students some Falun Gong materials, to help them further to understand the
practice.
The allotted class time had soon passed, but the teacher knew students still had
questions to ask the practitioners, and promised to arrange such a discussion in
the future. After the lesson finished, students in the class went to take Falun
Gong materials in succession.
Posting date: 9/30/2006
Original article date: 9/30/2006
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/9/25/138645.html