(Minghui.org) Seven Shen Yun Performing Arts companies are touring North America and Europe, presenting traditional arts and values in their purest form. As audience members are impressed by the strong positive energy, perfect cooperation, and vivid portrayal of divinity in the performances, many have asked about the spiritual practice that made all this possible – Falun Dafa.

During the Shen Yun New York Company’s ten performances at the Lincoln Centre in New York City, many audience members said that they walked out feeling that their “divinity” was awakened. A number of audience members purchased Falun Dafa books and Falun pins before leaving the theatre.

According to staff at the Shen Yun gift stand, this year, they prepared for audience members the books Zhuan Falun and Falun Gong, Falun Dafa’s main literature. Over the years, many audience members have asked what Falun Dafa is.

The staff also said that among the audience members that purchased the books, some said that, “Shen Yun displayed the glory of the divine and awakened (their) divinity”; others said they wanted to learn more because they could see a gentle radiance coming from the artists and felt that Shen Yun performers were a group of genuine cultivators; some said that “Shen Yun souvenirs would become priceless treasures in the future”; some were eager to purchase the Falun pins after learning that the nine characters on the back of the pins meant “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is Good” and “Falun Dafa is Good”; one young audience member said she was certain that, “This book (Zhuan Falun) can change my worldview.”

“I’ve Been Searching”

Philip Sofianos, a Mortgage Agent at Centum Financial Group Inc., saw Shen Yun with his family in Hamilton, Canada, on March 22.

“The Shen Yun performance was so magnificent,” Philip said. He also said that many small stories in the show were very touching.

“One of the stories was about Falun Dafa. After watching it, I’m planning on reading this book Zhuan Falun,” he said. He purchased the book Zhuan Falun at the gift stand after the performance.

“I feel like this book is calling me. When I saw the name of this book and heard Falun Dafa, it reminded me of some articles I read in the past. So I’d like to learn more about it.

“After experiencing a big change in life, I’ve been searching during these past six years. I’ve explored many different kinds of spiritual faiths,” Philip said.

Philip’s brother, Niko Sofianos, also enjoyed the performance. “We’re honored that we were able to come to Hamilton’s First Ontario Concert Hall to see Shen Yun. We both thought we should bring our parents to see it. After seeing it, we also feel happy about having done this,” Niko said.

“The emcees shared with us the meaning of the name Shen Yun: the beauty of divine beings dancing. The inner beauty presented by Shen Yun really moved me.

“Atheism and the ideology of communism really destroyed human nature, art, and soul. The CCP destroyed China’s art and soul. Now, it’s destroying western culture in the same way.

“Shen Yun transmits hope to us. No matter what moment we’re in, as long as we remember and follow the values of kindness and compassion, we can improve our spiritual level, and thus overcome hardships,” Niko said.

“Solved All the Questions”

Freelance writer Franck Bernico and his friend Karine Anneheim saw Shen Yun in Nantes, France, on February 17.

“[I’m] very surprised to see a show like this. So wonderful,” Mr. Bernico said.

“We’ve gone through a lot of tribulations in this past year, on top of the pandemic… But after seeing the performance, it feels like the mental wound caused by the difficulties and tribulations we’ve encountered before was gone all at once.

“This show seemed to have solved all the questions we had in our minds… When the performers were enjoying teamwork after the entire show, performers, and orchestra formed a whole, that joy coming from their heart was like a kind of energy, which made me feel this warmth and happiness that I can’t describe. The heart was very comforted.

“The theme told by this performance really touched me. Wisdom is a kind of vision of looking at things. This kind of vision can lead people onto a path that they should be, just like a guide. All these dances took us on a trip. On this trip, divine beings and divinity were very important. It’s full of the positive energy of calling souls. Very good,” he said.

Ms. Anneheim then added that the performance was the dance of life. Mr. Bernico agreed, “Exactly, the dance of life. Like being reborn.”

After the performance, they purchased a set of Falun Dafa books in French.

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