Petals of Peace

Petals of Peace was invited back to a school in Victoria. The sixth graders delighted in making the lotus flowers and were respectful in listening to Jane Dai and Fadus story. What a great school, the school has a very high standard of values. The teachers thoroughly enjoyed the videos and information that was handed out. The folding of the lotus flower is quite complicated and takes patience, each step requiring for the students to work together, some students grasped the different steps quicker than others and then proceeded to help others. A great team effort. Holy Trinity has great ethics and morals, it was a delight to have been there again to share this meaningful story. We meet up with the teachers at lunch time and shared packages with them as well . For more information go to the website: petalsofpeace.org

Hurstbridge Wattle Festival is an annual festival held in a small town in the northern Victoria called Hurstbridge. Wattle is the national flower of Australia and the flowering of the wattle means that spring is coming. Falun Dafa held a stall at this festival where practitioners demonstrated the five sets of peaceful exercises including mediation. Some practitioners also did origami craft of folding paper lotus flowers with the children as a gesture of peace and friendship to children less fortunate. Many children in China have become orphans or were sent to live with relatives as their parents were either imprisoned or killed due to their belief in Falun Dafa. Melbourne resident TImothy John Nixon who works in the construction industry and he used to frequently bring his children to the Hurstbridge Wattle Festival. He came on this day to Falun Dafa stall. He told us that he felt a certain presence and a certain energy at our stall and could not help but stop to chat with us. Nixon expressed that the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance" should be principles that all parents should bring their children up with. However although many people want to be truthful, compassionate and be tolerant, it is not easy to do so. He also said that we should find ways to reduce stress and that "Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance" will help him find what he has always been searching for and also help him find a way to reduce stress and help him have better interpersonal relationships. There was beautiful sunny weather at the festival and it held up almost till the end of the festival until 3.45 pm when it started pouring. Many happy children went home with the beautiful paper lotus flowers that they handmade at the Falun Dafa Petals of Peace stall.

We went to Wollert primary school on last Wed and the children were very excited to see us again. We went through all 5 exercises. Before doing these, I asked if the students remembers 3 keys things we learned from previous sessions and we were happy to hear 3 words: kindness, compassion and patience.  Many students said that they felt good and relax after doing the exercises. They asked for the flyers and where they would learn so they could pass to their friends and family. When we were about to leave, many students said thanks to us and hope to see us again. The teacher Tim said that he was sure the students learnt good things from us. For more information falundafa.org  #petalsofpeace  #school  #education  #meditation

Beautiful start to the day, a vibrant rainbow highlighting the colours of the trees. Falun Dafa - Petals of Peace attended the Kids Life Expo at Seville Mercy Centre Earlville.Lots of smiley faces as the children adults made the lotus flowers. To learn the Falun Dafa exercises, meditation go to falundafa.org To learn how to make the lotus flowers go to petalsofpeace.org #kindnessiscool  #education  #lotus  #origami  #craft  #children  #school  #flowers

Today, we were invited to Wollert primary school (VIC) for Petals of Peace project. Our first impression was the warm, welcoming atmosphere as they found us through the Petals of Peace website. All the children felt emotional when they heard the story of Fadu. Many children wanted to help Fadu and asked if the story was real or fake. They felt happy after making the flowers and kept asking if we could come back to teach them how to make more lotus flowers and do exercises. Students from other grades also asked if we could help them. The assistant principal said that the values of the project align with their values. All the teachers appreciated our activities. Many children from the four classes (grades 3/4) came to us during the break time, repeatedly thanking us for sharing the story and helping them make the flowers. #education  #meditation  #falundafa  #schools  #petalsofpeace  #origami #

#July20Rally2024 The persecution of the spiritual meditation practice Falun Gong, also known as Falun Dafa, is ongoing in China. This July 20 marks the 25th year since the beginning of the persecution by the Chinese Communist Party. Thousands of Falun Gong adherents from Australia will gather on July 20th to commemorate the event and raise awareness. This event was in Cairns Far North Queensland