The Art Exhibition of Truth Compassion Tolerance in Rockingham WA 西澳真善忍畫展 #artofzhenshanren #artofzhenshanrenau

The Art Exhibition of Truth, Compassion and Tolerance represents the journey of Falun Gong, an ancient meditation practice that is currently being shadowed by a dark chapter of persecution at the hands of the Chinese Communist regime. Very creative and quite beautiful in fact. It was moving actually. A lot of people, not specifically tonight, but actually today have actually cried. I thought the paintings were very creative and quite beautiful in fact. The colours and the detail in the pictures and the subject matter too. Seeing the heavenly bodies, it was really very beautiful. You can tell that people have spent a lot of time creating their pictures and the detail in them. So I think that through their painting they probably have had some chance to meditate while they're painting. And you can see that on the pictures because it just feels, you can get a really nice feeling from the pictures. The Art of Zhen Shan Run, it's an international exhibition. The artworks have been around maybe 80 different countries of the world and over one million people have viewed the exhibition. Art can be quite powerful. Can tell a really powerful picture without saying much words. It was moving actually. As you went through each individual frame it was quite touching and the stories that are attached to it. I was quite impressed and moved in a lot of ways by the story. Having not known what this was prior and having a brief look at what was going on it was pretty moving to be honest. When I thought about the exhibition I thought it would be quite brutal. But I was actually quite impressed when I got here to see some of the beauty coming through in the pictures. Where you're actually celebrating Falun Gong and your art. And you're not focusing on the terrible things that are happening because it's a balance. And to get yourself through this terrible period you're obviously focusing on your practice and celebrating your culture as well. So it was very nice to be able to see some of that in the pictures. A lot of people, not specifically tonight but actually today, have actually cried. Very thought provoking, very emotional. Questions such as why, how can this happen? People are very inspired by the values of truth, compassion and preparedness. There's a question of why would this happen to a group of people who are persecuted for practicing kindness. The Touching Exhibition presents the untold stories of enduring beauty and courage from the angles of both an inner spiritual life and an outer human rights tragedy. It was actually a very special, unique experience. I feel privileged to be here tonight actually. The artwork is incredible in these pictures and the stories that they tell is really, really important. And I think it would open anyone's eyes to how people can actually become so tolerant even though they've been through everything they've been through. I think that's just special, that's amazing. I really like the friendliness that I felt from the atmosphere. Even when entering in, it was very welcoming and it wasn't overwhelming. It was very inviting, if anything. One thing I really did appreciate was the journey that it took you on and the purposeness of where the pieces were placed. And I think following that journey was, I'd say, probably one of the best parts. To come down, to give yourself time, to really fully enjoy all of the pieces of art and to read on the cards exactly what is depicted. So you can get an understanding of Falun de Farr and also what's happening to the practitioners. And to give yourself time to immerse yourself in the art. It's not something to be rushed.