(Clearwisdom.net) From May 8th to May 17th, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners in Ankara organized a nine day Falun Gong introductory class again. Each day they studied one chapter of "Zhuan Falun" and practiced the first four sets of Falun Gong exercises.

Some new practitioners were introduced to the class by practitioners who attended the classes before, while others learned the news from leaflets received from practitioners in the street.

During the class, a veteran practitioner described to new practitioners the Chinese Communist regime's persecution of Falun Gong and the recently exposed atrocities of the organ harvesting for profit from live Falun Gong practitioners that the Chinese Communist regime committed.

A new practitioner said: "This is Turkey -- a democratic country. We welcome Falun Dafa. What the Chinese Communist regime has been doing can only bring great losses to the Chinese people. It shows its ignorance. The regime has no conscience and no human nature."

Another said, "I watched the program aired on SHOW TV station. It is really heart-breaking to see Falun Gong practitioners brutally persecuted in China. The host called on the Turkish government and people to help stop the persecution occurring in China."

Practitioners reading Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Dafa

New practitioners learning the exercises

On May 13th, the birthday of our respected Teacher, all practitioners spent an extra hour to share their cultivation experiences and their understanding of the Falun Gong principles and thanked Master Li for giving them the opportunity to improve themselves. Practitioners said: "We wish our respected Teacher a happy birthday. We are eagerly waiting the moment that our Teacher comes to Turkey."

During the nine day class, new practitioners learned what virtue is and the principle of improving one's xinxing in daily life. They learned how to be tolerant of people who don't understand them, and that if one does bad things, one will lose virtue.

One practitioner described in the first day of the fifth Falun Gong Introductory session, how she no longer needs the glasses she had worn for over ten years. When fifteen practitioners started to read Falun Gong teachings, everyone read one paragraph in turn. When it was her turn, she said she forgot to bring her glasses with her and couldn't see clearly. A veteran practitioner said, "In this class if you want to see properly, just read the book. Please try it and you won't need your glasses. We have many such examples among veteran practitioners in other countries." This practitioner said immediately, "Yes, I believe it!" She then started reading and she could see very clearly all the words in the book. When it was her turn again, she said, "It's true! I can read the book without my glasses! Falun Gong is really amazing."

From that moment on, she has never worn her glasses. She told everyone her experience and told people "Falun Dafa is great and wonderful". She is an actress and needs a healthy and beautiful face. She said that after practicing Falun Gong for four months, her facial skin tightened up and looked much younger.

On the first day of the class, they briefly showed practitioners a video of Teacher's lecturing in person. They learned why it is good for them to read Zhuan Falun daily. When a new practitioner saw the Teacher make the big Lotus Flower Hand gestures, he said: "Our Teacher is saying that he brought Falun Gong to the human world, and we must treasure it!"

Source: http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200605/33247.html