(Clearwisdom.net) During the 2005 European Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference in London, practitioners from Eastern Europe could be seen all over the place, no matter whether it was in the parade, along the Great Wall of Courage, at the various small information points in London or in the pouring rain in Chinatown. Many of them had to overcome economic or other difficulties before they were able to attend the activities in London.
  Czech Falun Gong practitioners practicing sitting meditation |
  Eastern European practitioners join the training of the waist drum team for the parade |
One characteristic of Europe is the existence of many countries, nations and languages. Many practitioners from Eastern Europe made speeches about their cultivation experiences in this year's conference. Simultaneous translations were also provided into Czech, Polish and Russian. More than thirty practitioners traveled to London from the Czech Republic and Slovakia alone. Many of them started to practice Falun Gong quite recently.
Peter, who comes from Slovakia, obtained the Fa five years ago. He found Dafa
on the Internet. He downloaded the main text Zhuan Falun from the website
and began to study the Fa by himself. Nowadays, he often participates in
activities to promote Falun Gong and expose the persecution with fellow
practitioners. He mentioned that most of the Czech and Slovak people are not
infected by the rumors spread by the Chinese Government and that many know Falun
Dafa is good. Since they used to live under the tyranny of the Communist Party,
they know well how oppressive it can be.
Kamic, from the Czech Republic, obtained the Fa two years ago. He said there is
no significant language barrier between the Czech and Slovakian practitioners so
they often hold joint activities. Along with several major gatherings annually,
they held their first experience sharing conference last year. They also get
together every week at the tourist spots of major cities to raise awareness of
the persecution, followed by group Fa study. Many new practitioners have been
able to understand the meaning of Fa-rectification and step forward to validate
Falun Gong. In the Czech Republic, some government officials and congressmen
also support Falun Gong. They log onto the websites frequently.
A Chinese practitioner from Romania said a lot of new Romanian practitioners joined in truth clarification activities in 2002 and 2003. At present, group exercise practice, poster board exhibitions and leaflet distribution are held in the parks of several major Romanian cities three days per week. The practitioners then get together for group Fa-study and experience sharing after the activities, which are coordinated by local Romanian practitioners.
Source: http://clearharmony.net/articles/200501/24517.html
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