(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the exercises at Hyde Park in Sydney on Good Friday – the Easter holidays – to raise awareness of the persecution of Falun Gong in China.

Falun Gong practitioners demonstrated the exercises at Hyde Park in Sydney on April 19, 2019.

Tourist Appreciates Traditions and Healing during Easter

Kim Wells and children

Kim Wells stopped at the Falun Gong display with her daughter and son. She complimented the practitioners' peaceful efforts during Easter. She said that she appreciated seeing Falun Gong practitioners progressing in their cultivation by following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, as well as bringing peace to the rest of the world.

She shared that she believes in and supports cultivation and appreciates the thoughts of returning to oneself, as promulgated by ancient traditional cultivation methods.

Pedestrians visited the Falun Gong booth at Hyde Park in Sydney on April 19, 2019.

Barry was visiting Sydney from the Gold Coast, Queensland. He thanked practitioners for bringing the beauty of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to the public. He believes that the CCP is not only persecuting Falun Gong, but also harming Australians and people elsewhere.

Pedestrians visited the Falun Gong booth at Sydney's Hyde Park on April 19, 2019.

Eric was happy to see the Falun Gong practitioners. He shared that he knew about the communist persecution of practitioners from his mom who lives in Poland. He wished the persecution would end soon. “I will be learning the Falun Gong exercises tomorrow at the Darling Harbor.”

Hong Kong Resident: My Heart Goes Out to Practitioners

A Falun Gong practitioner (left) chatted with a woman from Hong Kong

With a practitioner's help, Ms. Shao from Hong Kong quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organizations. “It pains my heart to know that Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to forced organ harvesting,” she said with tears in her eyes. “I pray that the Chinese people can practice their beliefs. People who hold beliefs would know what should be done and what shouldn't be done.”

She said that she had observed Falun Gong for many years. “The practitioners in front of the Chinese embassy in Sydney have spread the facts of the persecution quietly and persistently. The practitioners at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong have to deal with harassment. I think the thugs are hired by the CCP. My heart goes out to the practitioners!”

“Many Chinese have lost morality and would do anything for money. For the persecution of Falun Gong, I feel guilty as a Chinese person.”