(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners participated in the Ezoteric Fest in Timișoara from November 7 to 9. During the event, practitioners demonstrated the exercises, and interested individuals joined in to learn them.
The Ezoteric Fest is an annual holistic lifestyle event held in Timișoara, Romania. It is one of the largest and oldest holistic healing, spiritual, and wellness exhibitions in the region and is considered an important platform for alternative medicine, spiritual culture, and naturopathy in Romania.
The Falun Dafa booth displayed the books Falun Gong and Zhuan Falun, which visitors could read and purchase. Some people were interested in obtaining information about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Dafa in China. Those who wished to show their solidarity signed the petition to the G7+7 countries calling for an end to the CCP’s state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting from Falun Dafa practitioners and other prisoners of conscience.
Festival attendees learn about Falun Dafa
A visitor learns the Falun Dafa exercises
Compared to previous years, more people knew about Falun Dafa and were interested in the exercises.
Waiting for a Long Time
Doina Dogaru, a massage therapist, listened to a practitioner’s explanation of Falun Dafa. When she opened one of the Falun Dafa books to the page with the Falun emblem—she paused for a moment and looked at it, then put her hand on it and began to cry. She said she felt it was a recognition she had been waiting for, for a long time.
Then she said, “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are the values for achieving the true way of life, true character, and true merging of the being with the spirit. The connection in its entirety [with the Creator] is based on Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.”
A practitioner who noticed her strong emotional reaction asked her about it. Dogaru said, “I had a unique experience and a reunion with this practice, with the people who are part of this practice. They are wonderful people, with whom I resonated, cried, and smiled. I enjoyed being reunited with them. When I looked at the Falun, I felt a very strong energy, a strong emotion, to the point of tears, and then I put my palm on it to savor the emotion, the energy.”
As she left, she said, “I’m glad I met you and I’m glad that something like this exists, I definitely want to practice it.”
A Longtime Supporter Purchases Falun Dafa Books
A gentleman in his 60s, a retiree, came to the booth and said that he knew about Falun Dafa from Ezoteric Fest festivals held in previous years. He always liked the Falun Dafa calendars and took them for his family members, children, and grandchildren. He wanted to pay for them, but practitioners said the materials on the table were free so that people could learn how good this practice is and about the persecution in China. Despite all the bad things happening to them, practitioners continue to practice and follow the three principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance.
The man was visibly moved and, with tears in his eyes, bowed his head. Then he left, but returned to the booth with a bag of apples, wanting to give something in return for the things he received. The next day he bought the two books—Zhuan Falun and Falun Gong. He said he wanted to start practicing.
A woman visiting the exhibition took pictures of the Falun Dafa booth and practitioners demonstrating the exercises, and posted the photos on Facebook.
Dragan knew about Falun Dafa and the persecution, and after the practitioner told him how he himself had benefited from the practice, he bought the introductory book Falun Gong.
A Six-Year-Old Girl Learns Falun Dafa
Maria, a 6-year-old girl, attended the Ezoteric Fest with her mother. She was very interested in the Falun Dafa exercises and did them with practitioners.
Maria learns the Falun Dafa exercises.
The next morning, her mother, Ramona, said that Maria told her she just wanted to go to the Falun Dafa booth to do the exercises. She waited impatiently for the practitioners and told them not to start practicing without her.
One practitioner said, “When we came to the booth on the last day, we noticed Maria running after us and she said, ‘Oh, I thought you started without me!’ She was very happy to be with the practitioners, and she did the exercises throughout the event. When we left, we said goodbye and she said, ‘I’m glad I met you.’ I told her to keep practicing, and she promised she would. It was a special encounter.”
After the festival, Ramona, Maria’s mother, contacted a practitioner in Timișoara and said she would come to the practice site with Maria. She also mentioned that her daughter did the exercises at home.
Festival Visitor Introduces Falun Dafa During Event
Maria and Liana were delighted to learn about Falun Dafa, took the informational materials, and obtained the contact information of the practitioner in Timișoara. Liana purchased the book, Falun Gong. The ladies said they wished to hold a presentation of the exercises at their association, where many people gather.
Thus, on Saturday, February 15, a practitioner was invited to their association, Generation for Generation Association (G4G). Other people who wanted to help vulnerable people during the winter holidays also attended the meeting. “After presenting information about Falun Dafa, I also shared information about the persecution that has been going on in China for over 26 years. Due to the effectiveness of this practice of following the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, people in China still practice it and continue to clarify the truth about the persecution. After the presentation, I showed them the first exercise, then handed out informational materials, flyers, and calendars,” the practitioner said.
“People were delighted to learn the exercises. The atmosphere was full of harmony. Liana said that she had long wanted to practice meditation and had already begun reading the book Falun Gong,” the practitioner added.
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