Beautiful – Spectacular, Flawless and Amazing

Posted by Grace Mann on Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Jena, Matthew and Avery at the Washington DC DPA matinee performance on 15th February.

Hello and welcome to a further update of the 2009 Divine Performing Arts world-wide tour. I am your host Grace Mann for the SOH Radio Network. This DPA show on the 15^th February was staged at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, DC, where it again received resounding accolades from a capacity audience.

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After the show, audience members Jena and her husband Matthew who are both accountants, along with their son Avery, spoke with our in-house reporter and gladly shared their experiences of the performance.

Jena’s response was that she loved the whole show, the costumes the music, she loved it all. Though, the act that captured her heart was the performance depicting the persecution of Falun Gong. She felt that the way the message of this very real situation was portrayed was impeccably and discerningly done. Jena also went on to say she was glad that ‘the message’ is getting out there; as not everybody knows about it.

When asked if he had learned anything from the show, Matthew revealed that he had learnt something, which was: that ancient Chinese culture has an essence of ‘tolerance and mercy.’ Matthew also said the show was spectacular and flawless.

SO WHAT IS FALUN GONG?

Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa, or just Dafa) is a high-level cultivation practice guided by the characteristics of the universe-Truthfulness, Benevolence, and Forbearance.

“Cultivation” means continuously striving to better harmonize oneself with these universal principles. “Practice” refers to the exercises – five sets of easy-to-learn gentle movements and meditation. Cultivating oneself is essential; practicing the exercises supplements the process.

Over time, the principles of Dafa unveil the deepest and most profound truths of the universe. Following these principles, practitioners of Falun Dafa gradually enlighten to the true meanings of life, finding the path of return to their origins and true selves.

While the exercises have deep inner meanings, they also help to reduce stress and can bring great improvements in health and fitness.

Falun Dafa has an ancient history. It has been passed down over the ages from a single master to a single disciple in each generation. The disciple would later have a disciple of his own, to whom he would pass on the teachings, thereby quietly passing the practice down throughout history.

In 1992, Mr. Li Hongzhi (respectfully referred to by practitioners as “Master” or “Teacher”) first taught Falun Dafa publicly in the city of Changchun, China, and then continued to lecture all across the country. Those who attended experienced such profound benefits that they told family and friends. As a result, the number of practitioners grew very quickly, solely by word of mouth, and by 1998, at least 70 million people had taken up the practice in China alone.

Today, Dafa is practiced and cherished by over 100 million people in over 80 countries, and throughout the years has received a plethora of honors.

Practitioners of Falun Dafa strive to cultivate their xinxing [mind-nature, or character] to become kinder, more honest and more patient people. The higher one is able to elevate their xinxing, the deeper the understanding one has of the teachings presented in Zhuan Falun (Falun Dafa’s primary text.)

Falun Dafa practitioners cultivate themselves while living normally in a complex environment of secular society. People of all nationalities, races, socio-economic backgroundsand gender, ages, occupations, and different faiths are welcome to practice, and do so entirely of their own free will, at their own pace, and for as long as they choose.

Many of the DPA performers are Falun Gong practitioners and as such, they apply the principals of truthfulness, compassion and tolerance in all aspects of their everyday lives.

Unfortunately, since July 1999 to this day, Falun Gong, and the practitioners of Falun Gong in China and abroad, come under severe and relentless persecution and propaganda from the Communist regime that governs China and its world-wide embassies.

For further information on Falun Dafa please visit: http://www.falundafa.org

The next destinations the Divine Performing Arts troupes will be performing at are: Tainan, Taiwan from 20^th – 23^rd February, Rochester, NY on the 21^st February, Frankfurt, Germany, the 21^st and 22^nd February, and Antwerp, Belguim 23^rd-25^th February.

Treat yourself, make up a party of family members and friends and go see the Divine Performing Arts show when it comes to a venue near you. You are guaranteed a truly extraordinary and memorable experience.

Thank you for joining us again for our special DPA coverages.

Continue to stay tuned to the SOH Radio Network for all ensuing update reviews of The Divine Performing Arts 2009 global tour.

For all global details please visit www.divineperformingarts.org and visit www.ticketmaster.com for all ticket enquiries.