(Clearwisdom.net) During the Sucot Holiday many Israelis travel around the country on trips for recreation. One of the most popular venues is the Beresheet Festival, which takes place every year for three days on the shores of Kineret Lake.

The festival organisers approached Falun Gong practitioners and asked them to hold activities throughout the festival. The practitioners accepted the invitation and arrived at the location a day early to set up in an area large enough to hold over forty people; several activities could be held in different corners. The practitioners decorated the place with Chinese lanterns, paper lotus flowers and banners. Around the edges were tables with different booklets from which one could learn about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. The Falun Gong area stood out among the different booths in the festival and attracted the attention of passers by. Many of the organisers of the other booths, and even the organisers of the festival, came to the Falun Gong area and expressed their admiration.

At almost every hour of the day one could see people learning the Falun Gong exercises inside the booth.

Throughout the festival the Falun Gong booth was open from morning till evening and held activities continuously. Many people came and learned about Falun Dafa and the persecution in China. One young woman arrived at 2am and asked one of the practitioners, "What is this place? During daytime I'm working in another booth and can't leave, but every time I pass near your booth I see light coming from within, and I slow down my pace to enjoy the wonderful atmosphere. Can you tell me what this practice is?" At almost every hour of the day one could see people learning the Falun Gong exercises inside the booth.

Falun Dafa practitioners gave workshops where people learned to fold paper lotus flowers and at the same time they could learn about Falun Gong and the persecution in China. Some kept coming back even though they already knew how to make paper flowers very well. These people kept on teaching others, so that even when Falun Dafa practitioners were engaged in other activities, one could see people seated and making lotus flowers.

Some were learning the five sets of Falun Gong exercises, others were discussing the persecution, some sat down and were reading Falun Gong books while others were making lotus flowers.

After one day of activities, people told their friends about our stall and they began to arrive especially to learn Falun Gong. There were many people who were engaged in a variety of activities. Some were learning the five sets of Falun Gong exercises, others were discussing the persecution, some sat down and were reading Falun Gong books while others were making lotus flowers. There were people who would return every day to do the exercises and study. There were copies of the books Falun Gong [the introductory text of Falun Dafa] and Zhuan Falun [Falun Dafa's main text] in the booth, and some people managed to almost finish them during the festival.

On the second day of the festival, the organisers asked Falun Gong practitioners to hold an exercise class in the main meditation square. The practitioners agreed and for an hour they gave a class to teach the exercises which was attended by dozens of people. At the end of the class practitioners told those attending about the practice and the persecution in China, and invited them to the booth to get a better impression and continue learning.

The practitioners decorated the place with Chinese lanterns, paper lotus flowers and banners. Around the edges were tables with different booklets from which one could learn about Falun Gong and the persecution in China.

Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200410/22456.html

Category: April 25 Events