On February 8, 2004, Falun Gong practitioners were invited to participate
in the annual St Kilda Festival, the largest free music festival on the southern
hemisphere. Besides introducing Falun Gong at their booth, the practitioners
demonstrated the Falun Gong exercises on a stage called “Health and Happiness”
on the beach, which attracted many visitors.
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The audience appeared to be touched by the graceful music, gentle and slow
movements, and peaceful energy field. The practitioners were not moved by
outside noise and conducted the 45-minute demonstration twice. Many people in
the audience learned the movements.
A child practitioner, wearing a traditional Chinese costume, stood in the
first row on stage and performed movements very precisely. One woman who was
passing by said to another, “Look, how lovely she is!”
One Western gentleman stood up from the beginning of the demonstration and
learned carefully until the end. Though most of the audience sat on the lawn, he
attentively watched the demonstration, and did not want to miss a single
movement. After the demonstration, he was delighted and amazed, and said to a
practitioner repeatedly, “My eyesight has recovered, my eyesight has recovered!”
It was estimated that over 300,000 visitors attended this year’s music
festival.
Posting date: 17/Feb/2004
Original article date: 15/Feb/2004
Category: Australian News
