(Clearwisdom.net) Fellow practitioners from many areas in Japan have been driving long distances to Fukushima county and Miyagi county to teach Falun Gong to refugees since April 2, 2011. As many as 50 fellow practitioners have been part of this effort. Both refugees and workers at the refugee centers have appreciated and welcomed Falun Gong practitioners.
During this special period of time, many Japanese people are really in need of hearing about Falun Dafa, gaining good health through practicing Falun Gong while easing stress, and building a good foundation for the future.
We were teaching Falun Gong at a location only about 24 miles from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. We went directly to the sports center where refugees were to teach the practice. For many older people, all they had to do was just stand up where they were to learn. There were people in their nineties, eighties, and even some children under ten. Some people stood up as soon as the music is played and followed the hand movements accordingly, while some others gradually followed.
An old lady said, “I have always felt uncomfortable for as long as I can remember, feeling like my chest was stuffed with something, but after practicing Falun Gong, that feeling was gone.” Some talked about feeling very comfortable after the practice. Some mentioned their uncomfortable stomachs feeling better after practicing Falun Gong.
An eighty year-old man said, “It's very difficult to do the Falun Standing Stance exercise.” One fellow practitioner told him to put his hands down when he becomes tired, but he continued holding the position until the end. A three-year-old boy learned and practiced the Falun Gong exercises seriously. Another older person asked a practitioner to stand in front of him, so he could see clearly. Some workers and volunteers in the sports center joined in to learn the Falun Gong practice.
One day while we were teaching the Falun Gong exercises, another earthquake occurred. It violently shook the building, causing a tumultuous squeaking sound. It didn't really affect us as we kept doing what we were doing - teaching the exercises while the refugees continued learning. When they heard that we had traveled several hundred miles from Tokyo to teach Falun Gong, they were deeply touched, and thanked us with tears in their eyes.
When a team of government workers came to see how a number of refugees were doing, we told them that we were teaching Falun Gong, hoping that everyone would be healthy while getting through the difficult time. The group leader happily said to us, “The Chinese Communist government doesn't welcome Falun Gong, but we do.”
In the process of saving people, fellow practitioners taking part have been working well together, with no attachment to their own specific ideas, and forming a very strong energy field. When teaching the exercises, many people could feel a very strong energy field. When teaching and practicing the exercises for an hour or an hour and a half, it felt like no time at all. We didn't want to leave, because many Japanese who were there practicing Falun Gong wanted to keep learning. However, we always respected the workers' arrangements for our class times.
Each time the exercise class ended, we passed out truth clarification materials, with approval from the sports center workers. If distributing them wasn't practical, we left some informational materials in an area where people could see them. We came to realize that we could save people if we considered their ability to accept our message, and we did things solidly. Bookmarks printed with “Falun Dafa is Good” and hand-made lotus flowers were warmly welcomed. When we departed, people were sitting on their knees with their hands clasped, in a formal position, to show us respect and appreciation.
Every practitioner who participated felt an urgency for saving people, and that sentient beings are waiting for Dafa. We realized what an honor it was to save sentient beings while fulfilling our prehistoric vows during this period of Dafa spreading far and wide.
