(Minghui.org) Practitioners held an event in Saint-Sauveur in Quebec, Canada, on July 2, 2022, to introduce Falun Dafa. Some people learned the exercises at the event while others said they would come to the local group practice site. Many people were moved when they found out about Falun Dafa and how it is persecuted in China. One man said that learning about Falun Dafa was the best gift he’d ever received.

Practitioners introduce Falun Dafa in Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, on July 2, 2022.

Saint-Sauveur is located at the foot of the Laurentian Mountains and is a popular year-round tourist attraction. It is a ski resort in winter and a vacation destination in the summer. Practitioners demonstrated the exercises on the square in front of the church in the town center, clarified the truth to passersby, and collected signatures on a petition to end the persecution. Many people gave practitioners a thumbs up and expressed their support.

People sign a petition to protest the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) persecution.Practitioners demonstrate the exercises.People learn about Falun Dafa and how it is persecuted in China.

Michel, a retired businessman, was pleased to see the practitioners’ activity. He said that he had seen their activities in Montreal several times, so he knew about the CCP’s crime of organ harvesting. As he stood and watched practitioners doing the exercises, Michel kept calling over friends to come and learn about Falun Dafa. He also did the exercises with practitioners.

Michel (right) learns the Falun Dafa exercises at the event in Saint-Sauveur.

Michel said, “Meditation like this is good medicine for the soul. It changes from the inside, not from the outside. It’s very good and beneficial for everyone.” He encouraged practitioners to keep exposing the CCP’s crimes. He said it was great to tell people about these egregious human rights violations in China in such a peaceful way.

Myriam (center) learns the exercises.

Myriam from Laval, Quebec, was visiting the town with her husband. When she saw practitioners doing the exercises, she came over and asked to learn them. Afterward, a practitioner told her that there were free online classes and that there were also group practice sites in her city. She left her phone number and asked the practitioner to send her the address of the practice site. She said she planned to continue learning how to do after returning home.

Jean-Marc talked with a practitioner for long.

Jean-Marc, a retired electrician, was interested in Falun Dafa and watched practitioners as they did the exercises. Practitioner Thanh told him about Falun Dafa and her own experiences She said that, after she started practicing Falun Dafa, she enlightened to the meaning of life. By following the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance, her life improved.

Jean-Marc was impressed. He said that he was participating in an educational project to help millennial children develop virtues such as the importance of caring for others, and he was inspired by Thanh’s words. He endorsed the values of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.

“I’m very grateful to God for bringing this lady to me and for this practice and energy,” he said. “I also meditate so I know it’s important. People shouldn’t just care about what brand of car they buy. Our inner self is more important and needs to be taken care of. What is the meaning of life? I am puzzled. Thanh’s words helped me and I am grateful.”

When he took the Falun Dafa flyer Thanh handed him, he said, “This is the best gift I’ve ever received.”

Background: What Is Falun Dafa and Why Is the CCP Persecuting It?

Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) was first introduced to the public by Mr. Li Hongzhi in Changchun, China, in 1992. The spiritual discipline is now practiced in over 100 countries and regions worldwide. Millions of people who have embraced the teachings, which are based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, and learned the five exercises, have experienced improved health and well-being.

Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline’s growing popularity as a threat to the CCP’s atheistic ideology and on July 20, 1999, issued an order to ban the practice.

Minghui.org has confirmed the deaths of thousands of practitioners as a result of the persecution over the past 23 years. The actual number is believed to be much higher. More have been imprisoned and tortured for their faith.

There is concrete evidence that the CCP sanctions the harvesting of organs from detained practitioners, who are murdered to supply the organ transplant industry.