(Clearwisdom.net) For the past 10 years, every morning I've been going out to do the exercises wherever I am, be it in Taiwan or outside of Taiwan. I have been to many neighborhood parks and playgrounds. Doing the exercises in public is also one of my ways to clarify the truth.
I wear clothing with Falun Dafa symbols and I have flyers and a cassette player with me all the time. I would like to share some of my experiences with everyone.
Back in 1999, before the persecution of Falun Gong started in China, the exercise music attracted the attention of some tennis players near where I practiced. Two ladies were playing tennis. They stopped and watched me. (I didn't know at that time.) After a while, they started to ask questions so I found out that they had been watching me for a while. They thought the music was great and the movements were easy and would like to have a copy of the tape. I didn't have any extra copies so I offered to lend them mine so they could make a copy. I also gave her a copy of the flyer about Falun Gong. On the following morning, she brought my tape back to me in time for my exercises.
Seven to eight months ago, at the same time and same place, a man was practicing tennis. As soon as I finished my exercises, he came over to chat with me about qigong and cultivation. He told me that he had just retired. He said that he had followed his mother to believe in Buddhism since he was small. As he grew up, he came to realize the profoundness of Buddhism. He pays a lot of attention to moral standards. He never has any thoughts to do bad deeds. He seemed to understand cultivation in the Buddha Law, which he believed was consistent with what he believed in. He said that he has been practicing Buddhism for decades and has some supernormal capabilities. He felt that our Teacher is not an ordinary person.
A couple of months later, he came to practice tennis again and he listened to the music quietly. He said that he had not been well and would like to improve his health through tennis. He liked our music and found it extraordinary. He could hear bells in the music and the rhythm flowed so well, as if he were in a different world. He felt better after listening to it, so the music seemed to be able to heal illnesses. So he asked where he could purchase the tape. He was afraid that it may not be available. I had some extra copies so I gave him one. He was very thankful and said that he would promote it for us and tell other people how beautiful and inspiring Falun Gong is.
Then we met for the third time. He became even more impressed with Falun Dafa. He said, "I admire your leader very much." And he said that Mr. Li (founder of Falun Dafa) led so many students to cultivate and walk on a righteous path. This is remarkable. The principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance are really good, and should be the guiding principles of human behavior. He continued to say that no matter what you do, one has to be forbearing in order to succeed. His understanding of the Buddha Fa has changed since the last time we talked and he seemed to feel the extraordinariness of Falun Dafa.
I found that doing the exercises outdoors also plays the role of truth clarification. The smooth movements and the music that touches people's hearts demonstrate to people that Falun Dafa is an extraordinary spiritual discipline.
February 15, 2008
