(Minghui.org) Practitioners from New Jersey went to Seaside Heights for the first time this summer to introduce Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa) to tourists on June 30, 2024. They also exposed the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) long-term persecution of Falun Gong in China. The peaceful image of practitioners doing the exercises was a unique scene on the seaside boardwalk, and attracted people who asked to learn the exercises or who wanted to sign the petition to condemn the persecution.
Tourists at Seaside Heights learn the Falun Gong exercises.
The Jersey Shore is dotted with many high-quality beaches and is a popular summer tourist destination in the northeastern United States. Seaside Heights is a town with a history of more than 100 years, famous for its 2.5-mile-long wooden boardwalk along a long stretch of beach. Numerous clubs, bars, shops, restaurants, and entertainment venues form a bustling and lively boardwalk, which is very popular with tourists.
Practitioners held their event on the busiest area of the boardwalk and demonstrated the five Falun Dafa exercises. Many people stopped to learn about Falun Dafa.
Practitioners demonstrate the Falun Dafa exercises.
The practitioners also exposed the CCP’s brutal persecution and collected signatures on a petition calling to end the persecution and the CCP’s forced organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience.
Practitioners introduce Falun Gong, expose the persecution and collect signatures.
Tourists learn the Falun Gong exercises.
Shakar Worth (first from right) asks to learn Falun Gong.
College student Shakar Worth said he could feel this was a good exercise and that it was peaceful. “This is a very good way of life,” he noted.
Seeing that the practitioners demonstrated the exercises under the scorching summer sun, he bought ice water and gave it to each practitioner as a sign of respect.
Atan Levy, a pre-medical student at Rutgers University, said while practicing the exercises, “I feel relaxed, and a lot of my mental stress seems to have disappeared. It makes my mind empty, and it feels great!” He said he would go online to learn more about Falun Gong.
Joe Prendergast, a business student at Rutgers University who accompanied Atan, said he had never practiced meditation before, but he could sit in the full lotus position easily right away. He also said it was an amazing experience. “I feel great,” he said. “It’s a very good experience! I want to learn more about this practice.”
Social worker Jamie (second from right) and her friend learn Falun Gong.
Social worker Jamie said, “I can feel the flow of energy. After just a few minutes of practicing with them, I can feel the warm surge in parts of my body, which makes me feel happy.” After learning that Falun Gong practitioners have been severely persecuted in China for a long time, without hesitation, she signed the petition condemning the persecution. She said she also hoped to do more to fight the persecution.
Keith Ryon, a truck technician, said, “I have some understanding of Falun Gong. I know that they believe in peace and love. Unfortunately, the CCP does not like them because they are not controlled by the CCP.”
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