| India: Promoting Falun Dafa in Private and Public Schools (Photos) By Wu Shu-his (Clearwisdom.net) On August 19, 2008, four of us visited four schools in India to promote Falun Gong.
Teachers and students at a Catholic School welcome Falun Dafa
The first school we visited was the 150-year-old St. Joseph's Convent School, which is a Catholic school established by the British. We donated twenty copies of Zhuan Falun to the teachers in the school. The sisters in the school were delighted to accept the books.
Many teachers in the school practice Falun Gong. Though the school is far from Bangalore, they occasionally go there to share cultivation experiences with practitioners there. Since understanding the importance of reading Dafa books, they urgently need more copies of Zhuan Falun, and therefore Indian practitioners asked us to deliver books to them. After visiting briefly, we departed the school and went to next one.
Teachers and students in Vidya Jyothi School waited in the hot sunshine to learn the exercises
Falun Gong was recently introduced at Vidya Jyothi School, and teachers and students were waiting for us in lines on the sport ground. After we arrived, we started to teach the exercises. Two practitioners demonstrated the exercises on stage, while one practitioner gave an explanation and repeated the hand gestures for the students to imitate. We then corrected the students' hand gestures. Since there were many students, they were divided into groups to learn the exercises together.
Inducing Falun Dafa to a school from which a practitioner graduated
After leaving Vidya Jyothi School, we went to another school to introduce Falun Gong. It was a religious school. Practitioner Lakshmi R. graduated from the school. Since Lakshmi felt that Falun Gong benefited her so much, she returned to the school to introduce Falun Gong. She introduced the principles of Falun Gong and explained the exercises. The teachers and students listened attentively.
At the end of the session, a practitioner asked the teachers and students whether they liked Falun Gong and if they would like to practice it. All of them said "Yes!" and raised their hands to express their intension to practice Falun Gong.
Introducing Falun Gong in a remote school
India is really big. We visited B.G.S Public School after traveling for over an hour and a half. This was a remote public school. The total number of teachers and students are only 227. this was the smallest school I had ever visited. Before we arrived, many teachers had spoken with Indian practitioners from other regions. Principal Sri Ram Reddy of Byreshawara School, practitioner Akhila and others went there from far away to help teach the exercises. It was moving.
We were welcomed by Principal C. Byrappa and the teachers and students. After Akhila briefly told them that we had come from Taiwan and Malaysia, we started to explain and demonstrate the exercises. It was a great experience for the students. Since we had a three-hour trip ahead of us to return to Bangalore, we said goodbye to the principal, teachers and students after having a meal and a short conversation. On the way back, I was delighted that this remote school had gotten the opportunity to know Falun Dafa.
Posting date: 10/12/2008 天主教老学校 师生喜迎法轮大法
印度幅员广阔，往往从这所学校到另外一所学校，要花费很长的车程时间。二零零八年八月十九日，我们一行人到四所学校洪扬法轮功。
我们首先去的是一所有一百五十年历史的老学校ST.JOSEPH’S CONVENT SCHOOL，该校是一所英国人创办的天主教学校，历史悠久，学校建筑结构完美无瑕，难掩壮阔雄伟的高雅气派。我们送了二十本《转法轮》给该校的老师，修女接到《转法轮》时欣喜不已。
这所学校有很多老师炼法轮功，虽然距班加罗尔路途遥远，他们偶尔还是会去班加罗尔与同修交流。由于认识到学法的重要性，他们迫切需要《转法轮》，这也是印度法轮功学员为什么安排优先送书的主要原因。我们短暂的寒暄后，便与老师道别，赶往下一个学校。
VIDYA JYOTHI师生在艳阳中等待
VIDYA JYOTHI SCHOOL这所学校是刚刚开始接触法轮功，所以学校师生慎重的早已在操场排列整齐等候我们多时。我们抵达后马上就进行教功。两位学员在台上示范，一个讲解，重复动作让学生揣摩，然后学员再分别对学生纠正动作。由于学生众多因此得分批炼功，一回生二回熟，相信他们很快也能赶上进度。
回母校弘扬法轮功
告别VIDYA JYOTHI SCHOOL后，我们左转右拐沿途赶路，往另一个初次接触法轮功的学校去。这是所宗教学校，同时也是一位学员Lakshmi.R的母校。由于Lakshmi得法炼功后颇有心得，因此回到母校洪扬法轮功。当天就是由Lakshmi.R向学弟妹介绍法轮功及讲解动作要领。不但学弟妹聚精会神，学校老师在后面也坐着专注聆听。
在短暂数十分钟讲解及功法演示后，师生们有了初步的概念。最后结束时，学员问全体师生喜不喜欢及要不要炼法轮功时，全体师生大声说“喜欢”及举手表示要炼法轮功。
在偏僻郊区学校弘扬法轮功
印度面积实在太大了，我们又是一百分钟的车程才来到B、G、S PUBLIC SCHOOL。这是一所比较偏僻的公立学校，全校学生只有二百二十七人，是我在印度碰到的最小学校，在这儿也算是迷你型学校！在抵达之前已有许多老师，都早已先前一步与学员交流。尤其是Byreshawara学校校长Sri Ram Reddy及AKHILA等好几位都主动前来协助，令人感动。
我们的到来受到校长C Byrappa 及全校师生热烈的欢迎。经过AKHILA简短的介绍我们来自台湾及马来西亚后，便展开五套功法讲解、示范。数十分钟的实际炼功让学生对炼功有进一步的认识。令我感动的是，Ram Reddy校长及多位老师千里迢迢的前来从旁协助，相信B、G、S 师生很快就会有心得。由于从这儿回到班加罗尔要三小时时间，于是在这里用完餐并短暂寒暄后，我们便与校长C Byrappa及所有师生道别。在回程的途中，我为这所偏僻郊区学校能听闻法轮大法感到高兴。 (English Translation: http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2008/10/12/101435.html) |
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