(Clearwisdom.net) After reading the July 7 article on Clearwisdom.net -- "Waist Drum and Tang Dynasty Costume Dancing is a Supplemental Form of Clarifying the Facts," I have been reflecting on the issue of parades.
Falun Gong practitioners have participated more frequently in parades in the name of Falun Gong. Parades can enable many people to know about Dafa and its greatness, as well as the persecution in China. However, there are some issues that require our attention, especially how we convey the purpose of our parade. I've heard the audience shouting, "Chinese! They are Chinese!" while the Falun Gong contingent was passing by. Some westerners even asked the participating practitioners, "What's the theme of your dance?" In fact, it is very common for many people to ask the practitioners distributing the flyers, "What is Falun Gong?"
A parade usually takes only two to three hours, but the time for preparation is many times greater. It involves rehearsal of dancing or waist drums and preparation of costumes and design. How can we achieve better results from parades? We must do things without pursuit. I'd like to make a few suggestions:
My suggestions are for showing the greatness of Dafa, and I feel we should adjust torture scenes in the parades accordingly. For practitioners, both the parade preparation and participation are opportunities for cultivation, as we use the parade to cultivate ourselves. We want our audience to know about Dafa, not China. Dafa belongs to the world. Beautiful costumes and dances are very attractive; however, our compassionate and sincere eye contacts with the audience are much more touching. The moment we silently look at the sentient beings, we are communicating heart to heart. The audience won't forget the "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" of Falun Dafa.
Please correct anything that is not proper in my views.