(Clearwisdom.net) On July 5th and 6th, local practitioners in Turkey were invited to go to Antalya, a seaside city in the south, to raise awareness about Falun Gong and the persecution of the practice by the Chinese Communist Party.

Practitioners were invited to Antalya by a group of people who had visited the Turkish Falun Gong website. Some were attracted by the compelling stories of those who have become healthy through practicing Falun Gong, and others were drawn by the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, an essential teaching of Falun Gong. They all wanted to learn the Falun Gong exercises.

When they arrived at Antalya, the practitioners were warmly welcomed. They taught the the exercises during the day and in the evenings they shared their experiences about cultivation and answered questions.

Those who came to learn had a very positive experience. Several mentioned that they were not sure why, but they could not keep their eyes from brimming with tears. While learning the exercises, one held a practitioner's hand and said very seriously: "I feel that Falun Gong is so important to me."

Others kept on expressing their gratitude to the practitioners and said: "It was the right time for you to come to Antalya." When learning about the principle of practicing only one cultivation way, two people who had practiced other forms of qigong said that they would throw away all books about other qigong and only practice Falun Gong.

In the course of the two days, these people personally experienced the goodness and peacefulness of Falun Gong. They felt very sad about the fact that Falun Gong practitioners in mainland China are suffering from ill-treatment and inhuman torture. They also expressed their strong indignation at the persecution and they said that they would do what they could to support Falun Gong in order to end the evil persecution as soon as possible.

Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200808/45597.html