(Minghui.org) The Tianti Bookstore in Yongsan District, Seoul, South Korea, holds a nine-day Falun Dafa seminar every month to help people learn the spiritual practice. Each session lasts for nine consecutive days, divided into morning and evening classes, and is free and voluntary. Men, women, and children can participate. On January 15, 2025, new practitioners who had just finished the nine-day session talked about their experiences, what they learned, or how they benefited.
Participants learn the Falun Dafa standing exercises
Learning the Falun Dafa sitting meditation
Regaining a Healthy Body and Mind
Ms. Li, in her sixties, attended the event to mark the 30th anniversary of the publication of Zhuan Falun held by the Korean Tianti Bookstore on January 4, 2025, and then signed up for a nine-day session.
Ms. Li began to practice Falun Dafa (also known Falun Gong) after a friend suggested she try it. She recalled, “I was ill at the time, so my friend suggested that I sincerely recite ‘Falun Dafa is good.’ I recited it and I really felt relaxed and comfortable. I asked my friend if there were any Falun Dafa books to read, and my friend told me about the event of marking the 30th anniversary of the publication of Zhuan Falun at the Tianti Bookstore, so I came here.”
After attending the nine-day session, Ms. Li said her body and mind underwent tremendous changes. She previously suffered from diseases such as sialoglanditis, rhinitis, and diabetes, and she had always been weak, so she often couldn’t get out of bed before 10 a.m. During the nine-day session, she got up at 5 a.m. every day and she felt full of energy. During these few short days, Ms. Li finished reading the entire book Zhuan Falun and felt very good both physically and mentally.
Ms. Li said she heard about Falun Dafa when she was in China, and that many people’s health improved after they began practicing. But since 1999, when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to persecute Falun Dafa, she heard that many innocent neighbors were arrested, and she was very scared. Later, in 2001, the CCP authorities staged the Tiananmen self-immolation incident and continuously broadcast it on television, newspapers and other media, misleading Chinese people and causing them to hate Falun Dafa. After watching it, she also believed the fake propaganda and no longer practiced Falun Dafa.
Ms. Li said, “But after coming to South Korea, I saw that my friend had undergone tremendous changes after practicing, which surprised me. It was because of this friend that I resumed practicing Falun Dafa and gained inner peace and tranquility.”
Determined to Practice
Mr. Jun-seop Park, 88, read the flyer two or three years ago and was interested in practicing Falun Dafa. He had called the number on the flyer, borrowed books related to Falun Dafa, and learned the exercises. He participated in the nine-day session because he wanted to learn more about the exercises.
He said, “I am 88 years old this year. Although I am very old and it seems a bit late, I still want to practice Falun Dafa. When I first read Zhuan Falun, I didn’t quite understand it, but when I read it again later, I gradually felt something in my heart. Now the more I read Zhuan Falun, the more I feel that I must practice Falun Dafa. With the idea that I must do my best and practice to the end no matter how old I am, I came to the nine-day session.” Mr. Park also said that every time he reads Zhuan Falun, he compares himself with the Fa, tries to let go of his attachments, and become peaceful.
Such a Good Book
Mr. Seung Yeon Cho, 75, came into contact with Falun Dafa through his neighbor ten years ago. But after he saw photos of practitioners being persecuted, he mistakenly thought that Falun Dafa was bad. However, after reading Zhuan Falun, his view changed completely.
“When I read Zhuan Falun for the first time, I was touched. Oh, there is such a good book in the world! I found the answers to many questions. I read many religious books and spiritual practice books before, but all the contents added together cannot compare to this book Zhuan Falun. So, I decided to start practicing Falun Dafa immediately.”
After reading Zhuan Falun, Mr. Cho quit drinking. He used to drink at least three bottles of wine every day, but after he stopped drinking he felt amazing.
He said, “After I quit drinking, I noted some blood in my stool. I went to the hospital for a checkup but the doctor said there nothing was wrong. After reading Zhuan Falun, I realized that Master was purifying my body.”
Before attending the nine-day session, Mr. Cho had an abscess on his back which made sitting very uncomfortable. Before he attended the class he thought about having surgery. But on the third day the abscess began to shrink, and by the end of the session, it was gone.
“I have a friend who graduated from Seoul University. A few years ago, I lent him Zhuan Falun and asked him to read it. After reading it, he said that the author of this book actually knows everything about various fields. A person may be an expert in a certain field, but it’s amazing that there is such a person in the world who can integrate all fields.”
Mr. Cho said that he wanted to regain his original wish to practice ten years ago, and he agreed with the statement in Zhuan Falun that doing bad things generates karma, as if it were said to him personally. He also said that he planned to try to read the Chinese version of Zhuan Falun this year.
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