(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners introduced the spiritual practice to the public during the Mulund Flower Show in Dr. Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh Garden in Mumbai on February 15 and 16, 2025. The flower show, organized by BMC Mumbai, offered free admission and drew over 10,000 visitors.
The practitioners’ booth featured a brightly colored statue of a meditating woman made of flowers. They also offered free instruction on the Falun Dafa exercises, which many visitors took advantage of. Some bought Falun Dafa books and asked where they could continue to learn the exercises.
Visitors at the Falun Dafa booth at the Mulund Flower show in Mumbai
Students have their photo taken beside the flower statue of a meditating woman.
Visitors take photos of the statue of a meditating woman.
The flower statue of a meditating woman became a popular photo spot and attracted many visitors. To help people understand their practice, the practitioners added a sign with the message: “The world needs Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.” While stopping to take pictures, the visitors learned about Falun Dafa and how this peaceful practice is suppressed in communist China.
Practitioners distributed flyers in Hindi, English, and Gujarati that contained information about the practice and how it has been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for the past 26 years. Many people who read and heard about the persecution for the first time were shocked and asked practitioners why the CCP would turn on its own people. They expressed their support for practitioners’ efforts to expose the persecution and free those imprisoned in China.
One young YouTuber who visited the booth said he was interested in interviewing practitioners and reporting on the suppression of faith and religion on his channel. He wanted to spread awareness of the persecution of Falun Dafa so more people could hear about it.
School Children Eager to Learn Falun Dafa
Groups of children, accompanied by their teachers, were drawn to the Falun Dafa exercise demonstration. Both the students and their teachers eagerly asked questions about the practice and were curious to know about the health and fitness aspects of Falun Dafa.
Students learn the Falun Dafa exercises.
Several children who visited the Dafa booth at the flower show last year came again and asked practitioners to teach the exercises on a regular basis.
The children took pictures by the floral statue and of practitioners while they demonstrated the exercises. They learned to say the phrases, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!”
“Thank you, ma’am, for teaching this meditation. I have never felt so good. I will come again,” one girl said.
A male student said that he likes “doing the meditation,” and the “music is very good and calming.”
Many children asked practitioners to teach them the exercises. A practitioner read “On Dafa,” the introduction to Falun Dafa’s main book Zhuan Falun to the children. They repeated the words after the practitioner sincerely. The practitioners also discussed the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance with the children. The children were touched by Falun Dafa’s principles, and many of them said they felt very tranquil even though they were surrounded by bustling crowds.
A practitioner reads “On Dafa” in Zhuan Falun.
A Second Meeting with Falun Dafa
One of the visitors, Ujjwal Dey, was previously introduced to Falun Dafa and attended online sessions to learn the exercises. He visited the flower show and did the exercises outdoors for the first time with practitioners in person.
“This was the first time I did the exercises outdoors amongst strangers without inhibitions as others joined in one-by-one, without any questions asked,” he said. “I was surprised! It shows that we all seek something more than what is attainable in this materialistic world.”
He said, “Falun Dafa does not focus on material benefits but instead focuses on cultivation of cosmic energy that heals and improves our life and lifestyle. Simply knowing this practice and its practitioners gives me hope and peace of mind.”
Several attendees who were keen to continue exploring Falun Dafa after the flower show left their contact information with practitioners. They also took books and materials home and said they wanted to learn more about how they could incorporate Falun Dafa and its principles into their lives.
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