Correcting a Fellow Falun Gong Practitioner's Exercise Movements

Falun Gong has been spread in Sweden since 1995. During this time many people have begun to practise Falun Gong. In some areas there are quite a lot of practitioners which makes it possible to hold practice sessions of the Falun Gong exercises, group study of the the Falun Gong teachings and experience sharing meetings with others regarding their cultivation in Falun Gong. Some practitioners have practised for a while but do not necessarily have this kind of environment, so they practise alone.

One day in late Autumn I received a call from an elderly lady. She told me that because I lived in the neighbouring town about forty kilometres away from her, some practitioners had recommended her to call me. She asked if I had time to come and correct her movements of the Falun Gong exercises and so we decided to meet.

She met me at the train station and on the way to her apartment we had a chat. She had already been practising for a year, but because there was no practitioners nearby she couldn’t find guidance with regards to the accuracy of her movements. She told me she was afraid that they might be wrong. She continued to say that she was previously very sick, but then at the right time she was introduced to Falun Gong and since then her life has taken a new turn, her illnesses have disappeared and it is as if she were living a different life from before. She now looks at life differently as she is calmer and less emotional.

We went through the movements one by one and I helped to correct them. Before leaving I asked if she had any questions about the main book of Falun Gong teachings Zhuan Falun. She replied “No.” and shook her head and went on to tell me that she reads the book quite regularly and the more she studies the more she understands. She said, “Do you know, I feel so calm just as I sit down to study.” Because I had an appointment, I had to leave. Just before leaving she asked if she owed me anything, to which I replied, ”No you don’t owe me anything.”

Some people might wonder why Falun Gong practitioners would travel such a distance just to correct somebody’s exercise movements. "You don’t even get paid so why would you still do it?"

Before I used to wonder about the meaning of life? I used to wonder if there is really true happiness? Then when I came across Falun Gong. Little by little, I came to realise that the true happiness comes from within; it will grow inside if you are willing to change your selves and want to become a better person. By following the main principles of Falun Gong - “Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance” - I have been able to improve my moral character, acting more righteously in my everyday life. I have realised that we must take good care of both our mind and body so as to be in harmony with the universe and with ourselves. Falun Gong has changed my life to the extent that today I know what true happiness is and the meaning of life. It is for this reason that I wouldn’t hesitate even for a moment to allow others to also find what I have found: true happiness.