Spain: Introducing Falun Dafa and Revealing the Persecution in Catalonia

On Sunday May the 23rd 2004, Falun Dafa practitioners from Barcelona were invited by the Nature and Environmental Protection Association to hold an introduction on the special topic of Falun Gong in Mollerussa, Catalonia.

Most of the participants were advocates of nature and environmental protection. Practitioners introduced Falun Dafa from the perspective of health by sharing personal stories of how they’ve gained a healthy body and mind, a life full of energy and an upgrade of their moral standards after practising Falun Gong and living by the principles of Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Tolerance. In addition, they also talked in detail about the campaign of genocide being waged against Falun Gong in China.

The conference took place in a very peaceful atmosphere in which participants expressed tremendous interest in Falun Gong. They were eager to listen to the practitioners’ introduction and brought many questions and shared their thoughts. A middle-aged man listened carefully and wrote down a few notes. Afterwards, he stood up and said, “Falun Dafa is good, it deserves to be cherished by the world.” People nodded their heads in agreement. A well-known lady in the area said to everyone, “My intuition tells me that we can find the truth in Falun Gong”

A cleric who studies theology asked a question about the relationship between “Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Tolerance”, Buddha and the Dao. Afterwards, he said to everyone that he has a wonderful impression of Falun Gong. He also encouraged practitioners to persevere in their efforts to stop the persecution. He said sincerely, “I will never forget you.”

Finally the practitioners demonstrated the five sets of Falun Gong exercises and invited everyone to read Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Dafa.

After lasting for almost two and a half hours the conference ended with warm applause. A lot of people said that they benefited a lot from this conference. They also expressed a wish to begin to practise Falun Dafa.

The organisers of the conference expressed their congratulations and thanks to practitioners for their successful contribution. They invited us to attend a gathering for the Spring Festival in another Catalonian city in two weeks time.