(Minghui.org) Practitioners in Sydney held a grand parade to celebrate the 24th Anniversary of World Falun Dafa Day and the 31st Anniversary of Falun Dafa’s introduction and to also wish Falun Dafa’s founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, a happy birthday. Many spectators expressed their admiration for Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance and said the parade was beautiful.
Locals and tourists alike were impressed by the parade. Many thanked practitioners for sharing Chinese traditional culture, which they said should be respected and supported. Some people said they could sense pure energy. They said that the world would be a better place when practitioners promoted Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to more people.
Practitioners began the day’s events by doing the Falun Dafa exercises in Wynyard Park in the center of the city on May 9.
Sydney Falun Dafa practitioners wish Master Li Hongzhi a Happy Birthday!
The parade started at One Farrer Place in the city center at noon, wound its way along several main streets, and finished in Belmore Park.
The parade consisted of three sections. The first section, “Falun Dafa Is Good,” was followed by “End the Persecution” and “Support the 400 Million Chinese People Who Quit the CCP and Its Affiliated Organizations.”
Falun Dafa practitioners held a grand parade to display the beauty of “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.” Many people expressed their admiration.
Energetic drummers
The parade, which was several hundred meters long, was led by the Tian Guo Marching Band. Young ladies in traditional Chinese costumes with lotus flowers in their hands represented heavenly maidens. The energetic waist drum team played at the very end of the parade. They were celebrating the more than 400 million Chinese people who have withdrawn from the CCP and its affiliated organizations.
People talked with practitioners and called for an end to the persecution.
“The Falun Dafa Parade Is Beautiful and Wonderful”
Sangeega Lobes admired the parade, saying it was “beautiful and wonderful.” She thanked the practitioners for sharing traditional Chinese culture and suggested that they promote their activities more widely because they should be respected and supported and that Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance was definitely good.
Sangeega Lobes (right)and Robyn Turnbull left their office to come see the parade.
Sangeega said that the parade let people know about Falun Dafa and that it sent out a “sacred and pure energy” that she said she could feel. She sensed the strong positive energy as she left her building. She said that this energy could change the world and that the world needed Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. She thought the world would become a better place as practitioners promoted Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, that people needed positive thoughts and hope at this time.
She hoped that the future would be better after the Falun Dafa parade. She sent her best wishes to the practitioners on the occasion of World Falun Dafa Day.
Organ Harvesting Should Never Happen
Robyn Turnbull said she’d has seen the parade every year for five years, and she felt the peace and love. She often sees practitioners doing the exercises in her community. She said that the CCP’s organ harvesting from living Falun Dafa practitioners should never happen and it is evil. She said that the families who lost their loved ones must feel helpless and heartbroken. She hopes that the CCP will stop the organ harvesting and the sales of organs and that the persecution must end as soon as possible. She also hopes that human beings return to being kind, caring for each other, and nurturing their interpersonal relationships.
Maria Silba said that organ harvesting from living people is evil. She often sees practitioners doing the exercises in parks and can feel the peaceful and positive energy. She said the world needs Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and she would tell her friends about Falun Dafa.
Han Blakdh said that organ harvesting from living people is murder and against God’s will and should be stopped immediately. He thought the parade was wonderful and the energy was powerful and that it would help people know the situation and come together to stop the organ harvesting in China.
Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Has a Huge Impact on Society
Brendan Worker said that Falun Dafa is a beautiful cultivation way and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance has a huge and important impact on society. He was happy to see the beautiful parade in such beautiful weather. Everyone was joyful and happy. He wishes practitioners all the best on World Falun Dafa Day.
Demiana Sannak said that when she learned that Falun Dafa is a mind and body cultivation way and elevates a person’s morality, it was what she was searching for. She plans to go to the local practice site to learn the Falun Dafa exercises. She believes that Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance can awaken people. She said that people should learn from each other using the criteria of the universal values of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and respect different cultures with open minds.
She was happy to see such a colorful parade.
Wishing Master Happy Birthday and Thanking Him for His Benevolent Salvation
Roberto Tranarin did the Falun Dafa exercises a few times in the Chinese community where he lived near Kogarah. He feels it’s quite good and relaxing. He didn’t agree with the persecution. He said that people should be free to express themselves.
Roberto Tranarin wishes Master a happy birthday.
He believes that Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is the basis of life and said, “We need to be compassionate. We need to accept and tolerate everybody. Everybody is different. Everybody has something to share and the biggest thing is that we grow inside through understanding and comprehending other people’s beliefs and habits.
“The parade is beautiful.” he said, “I love the color. I love the people. They are all smiling. They are all gentle and polite. Beautiful people I can see.”
Some Chinese people who watched the parade said that Falun Dafa displayed beautiful Chinese culture; they were very peaceful and friendly unlike what the CCP claims. Some also said the purpose of the CCP’s persecution is to prevent Chinese people from returning to their traditional beliefs.
Caroline Harrison owns a business in Sydney. She also meditates and helps people with energy awakening and energy healing. She said that energy flow connects everyone, and she could feel and see practitioners’ energy.
Caroline Harrison wishes Master a happy birthday and thanks him for helping people communicate and grow.
As soon as she got off the bus, she came straight to the practice site. She said, “When I look at everyone, as a whole, I can see the energy coming from practitioners, and everyone was connected. It’s positive and just keeps flowing.”
She said, “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is beautiful. I think it comes through the practice. We could all do with that in our everyday lives. If we all came from those standpoints, before we interact with others, before we make a judgment, before we do anything, I think it’s a good place to come from. Because then we’d be a bit more understanding of each other. We’d understand ourselves more and we’d grow.”
She believes in reincarnation. “I believe that we are here to grow and we’re here to learn and we’re here to build. And we’re here to help the universe to develop and grow as well.”
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