The internationally renowned Truth, Compassion Tolerance International Art Exhibition was held for a week during the famous Edinburgh “Fringe Festival” in August 2005.
The opening visitor was Major Brian Leishman, former organiser of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo and the Edinburgh Cavalcade. He commended the exhibition and remembered the year when Falun Gong won the community prize for the first time at the Cavalcade. However it was not the prize he was remembering but the despicable act of the Chinese consulate demanding Falun Gong’s dismissal. He was quite open about the fact that the new organisers have had such interference as well.
By constantly interfering with even the smallest of events in other countries, the Chinese Communist Party has continually shown the world the kind of persecutory tactics it has used against practitioners of Falun Gong in China for the last six years. Just as the art exhibition depicts the triumph of courage and kindness over the CCP’s terrorism it also spoke volumes about the divine punishment awaiting those who commit such brazen crimes; at that time they will find themselves powerless to do anything about it.
Major Leishman commented: “You clearly had an impressive collection to show and if ever one needed a visual representation of man's inhumanity to man it was graphically illustrated in your excellent exhibition. One can and must take comfort in the fact that right will, in the end, triumph over evil wherever it occurs.”
Many others came to see the paintings and quite a few people chose to be guided around the exhibition by a practitioner, who gave detailed descriptions of the paintings and answered any questions. Some visitors were moved to tears.
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| Awaiting the first visitors of the day |
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| Reminiscing over joyous parades with Major Leishman |
Here are just a few comments from the visitor’s book :-
- I greatly admire the inner peace and grace of those brave men and women in China who are practitioners of Falun Gong. I recognise their tremendous inner discipline and refusal to give in to the powers of darkness. I am sincerely grateful to them for leading the rest of us toward a better, higher way. – AW- Beautifully painted. Distressing images: may peace be forthcoming.
- Thank you for having the courage to show and speak the truth – A
- A powerful journey of truth against all odds. My prayers go out to the strong people holding this truth. Thanks – J
- … It is something I will always remember as it made a big impression on me… - DA
- Powerful images – beautiful, serene, haunting, inspiring. I hope this movement gathers energy through understanding and tolerance… - D
- Full of admiration for the courage shown by the followers of Falun Gong. […] The abuse of power against innocent beings cannot be justified. – SR
- Heartbreaking to learn of such brutality.
- It is so appalling the atrocities that were done to these people… Very moving and powerful and exceptional pieces of art.
- Was aware of Falun Gong bur did not realise the torture these people went through… - KB
- Incredibly emotionally hitting on issues I have never heard of. I think it’s a very important issue to get across. Unbelievable. – F
- I’m moved, too moved to speak!! – NP
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