(Clearwisdom.net) Following the first exhibition held in Finland from May 30 to June 5, 2006, the second "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance International Art Exhibition Helsinki" was held from June 20 to July 1, 2006 at Galleria Oma Huone on Kalevankatu Street in downtown Helsinki.
As the exhibit was held in the downtown area and some practitioners persistently distributed promotional fliers nearby, many people visited the exhibit one after another. Sometimes the practitioners who served as guides were too busy to take care of all the visitors. Even before practitioners were done setting up the exhibit, passersby came to appreciate the artworks.
After viewing some paintings with srivatsa symbols, a Finlander said that the symbol is not strange to people in Finland, as it was passed down to Finland from the Swedish royal family in the previous century. The srivatsa symbol was even used in this building (referring to the building in which the exhibit was held) when it was constructed in 1920.
Some visitors could not help but shed tears when viewing the sacred portrait of Master Li's Buddha Body. The practitioner who interpreted for them said that it was because the sentient beings were moved by Master Li's great compassion. The practitioner also noticed that not only was a female visitor in tears when viewing the portrait of Master's Buddha Body, but she was also in tears while viewing the portrait of Master Li in the air in the painting of "A Battle Between Good and Evil."
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| The sacred portrait of Master Li's Buddha Body | The painting "Battle Between Good and Evil" |
A female Finlander accepted a flier from a practitioner when walking her dog in front of the gallery in the morning. Later in the afternoon, she visited the exhibit and attentively viewed all the paintings. She said that she was appreciative of the practitioner handing a flyer to her so that she was able to have the opportunity to appreciate all these wonderful works, and understand Falun Gong as well as the facts of the persecution.
When seeing the great peacefulness and magnificence of the Falun Dafa practitioner in sitting meditation in the painting entitled "Pure Lotus," a clerk of the gallery was deeply touched by the gracefulness and pureness of the young practitioner in the painting. She thus talked to practitioners on the spot and said that she would like to purchase this art work.
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The painting entitled "Pure Lotus Flower" |
After visiting the painting exhibit, most visitors wrote some complementary words on the signature book and signed the petition against the persecution of Falun Gong. When stepping out of the gallery and seeing the practitioners distributing fliers on the street, visitors who accepted paper-folded lotus flowers from practitioners smiled to express their appreciation to them, while others pressed their two hands in front of their chests. When a practitioner asked a young couple who attentively listened to the interpretation of all the paintings how they felt, they replied with, "Very, very nice" simultaneously.
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Visitors listening to the interpretations of the paintings |
Signing the petition against the persecution of Falun Gong |
(To be continued)
