Promoting Dafa in Bangalore in India (Part 1) (Photos)
By Wu Shuzhi from Taiwan
(Clearwisdom.net) Students from Jyothi School in India practicing Falun Dafa
exercises Starting our trip On September 14, 2007, carrying lotus flowers made by fellow practitioners in
Taoyuan, Taiwan and with the good wishes from them, my wife and I took a plane
to Bangalore, India. On the airplane, I was thinking about how to get by with my
broken English. We arrived at the Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia after a
four-hour flight. Because we had to wait ten hours for the connecting flight, we got a
temporary visa into Malaysia. Local practitioners picked us up and took us to
their home to share experiences for several hours. Practitioner Hu was the
interpreter. The worries I had, such as how to clarify truth in India without
English materials, were dispelled because practitioner Hu provided enough
English materials for us. Everything seemed prearranged for us. We took the
materials and left Kuala Lumpur for Bangalore, India at 10:00 p.m. The story of Indian practitioner Chitra After four hours flight, I finally arrived at the destination. Indian
practitioner Chitra and her family, whom we never met before, welcomed us at the
airport. We arrived at their home at 1:40 a.m. Chitra's whole family practices Falun Gong. They all look very kind and
warm-hearted. Chitra suffered severe back pain in the past. None of medical
treatments that she tried helped. In 2000, a Falun Gong practitioner from
another country went to promote Dafa in India. Chitra was curious. This
practitioner then invited her to try the exercises. When she practiced the
exercises, the pain disappeared. She then started studying the Fa
and practicing the exercises every day. Realizing the power and magnificence of
Dafa, she started promoting Dafa to others. She first met a schoolteacher and told her about the wonders of Dafa. This
teacher said that she saw the exercise demonstration in Singapore. She wanted to
learn but did not get the chance. After learning the exercises from Chitra, she
felt great and told the principal and other teachers about it. The principal learned the exercises and felt great afterward. He then took
this teacher's suggestion and taught students the Falun Gong exercises in
physical education class. With the permission from principals and teachers,
currently teachers and students from forty schools are practicing Falun Gong. New practitioners join the morning exercises The next morning, after Chitra treated us with Indian milk tea, her husband
Bhagawan drove us to the practice site Cubbon Park. The morning exercises at Cubbon Park, Bangalore The banners at the practice site at Cubbon Park, Bangalore On our way, I asked Bhagawan how many people usually showed up for practice.
He said that only about three to four attended. Soon after we joined the group,
two ladies stopped and watched us. I said in my heart: "Come! Hurry up! It
is the time!" Maybe they were predestined to join the practice. They
circled around and joined us. My wife and I then showed them how to do the
exercises. After finishing the exercises, they smiled and said goodbye to us. The next
day, there were an additional six or seven people that joined us. Wasn't this
prearranged? We were busy teaching the exercises and our English seemed to be
functional and we could communicate without much difficulty. After the morning exercises, we returned to Chitra's house and had breakfast.
Chitra told us that we would take the bus to Jyothi School to teach the
exercises. It would take over two and half hours to get there. It would take
another twenty minutes after the bus trip to get to the school. She suggested
that we pack a few things and stay there for the night. Her husband Ghagawan
took us to the bus station. Promoting Dafa at Jyothi School The bus station looked very old and every bus looked very bulky. Some even
did not have doors. In Taiwan, this kind of bus is usually decommissioned. We
started our trip. The bus left Bangalore and although the roads were paved, there were still
many pits and holes. The bus was not only overcrowded, but also was very shaky.
We felt as if we were back in the sixties in Taiwan. Passing many cities, towns,
large farms and mango fields and seeing many sheep, cows and monkeys, we finally
arrived the destination - Chintamani town. It is a village town located in
south part of India. It produces mangoes, apples and bananas. Because it is
rural, the roads still need to be paved and the houses here are also simple. All teachers and students in Jyothi School practice Falun Gong Jyothi School is an English school not far from Chintamani town. After
getting off the bus, we took the small yellow van to Jyothi School. After
entering the school, Chitra led us to the principal's office. The principal,
Father Verkey, warmly greeted us. There are over four hundred people in this school. Principal Verkey and other
teachers also practice Falun Gong. They feel that practicing Falun Gong is more
beneficial to health than physical education class. Therefore they tried to let
students experience Falun Gong in physical education class. Principal of Jyothi School (wearing black clothes) practicing
the exercises with the students Principal Verkey also asked me how I felt after practicing Falun Gong and how
long I have practiced. I briefly told him the changes that took place after I
practice Falun Gong. Any medicine or nutrient supplements would not have such
effect. He constantly nodded his head. When I told him that I was almost sixty
years old, he said: "You don't look that old. You are so energetic." I
told him that this was due to the practice of Falun Gong. He was very happy to
hear that. Lovely children practice the exercises Because on Saturday there are no regular classes, only ten or so students
came to school to play ball. When Principal Verkey told them that two
practitioners from Taiwan came to teach them the exercises, they curiously
gathered in a gazebo and joined the group practice. We demonstrated and corrected their movements. Although our English was not
perfect, we explained over and over with the demonstration. It went smoothly.
Chitra told me that four children here had their celestial eyes opened and they
could see a beautiful Falun. The Falun they saw is similar to the one in the
book. In addition, Falun also appeared in some of the photos they took. This
greatly encouraged the principal and teachers including Sugana. It made them
more motivated to lead children to do the practice. While doing the fifth exercise, some children only did half-lotus,
single-crossed legs instead of double-crossed, to avoid pain. After we explained
the importance of sitting in the double-crossed position, they started to sit in
the full lotus position with both legs crossed. They changed so much after two
hours of demonstration and teaching. They were truly lovely. Because we needed to go to another school to teach the exercises, we had to
leave. The principal took us to the Chintamani town to catch the bus. It was
nearly dark. We waved good-bye to the principal and took the bus back to
Bangalore. This concluded our first trip to promote Dafa.
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/10/12/164358.html
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