Learn how spiritual practice of Falun Dafa helped her achieve her path
Hailing from hilly north-eastern India, Sumaya Hazarika is fast making a name for herself in the fashion world. The young model—who graced the ramp in Saint Sintra’s 2022 New York Fashion Week—has worked in London, Los Angeles, Dubai, India, and Tokyo. Her most recent campaign was with Tod’s, a well-known Italian fashion label.
Early this year, Hazarika modelled for Artist Fashion, an upcoming brand that has over a decade of experience in designing clothing for the world-class dancers of Shen Yun Performing Arts.
Born in Nagaland, Hazarika was raised in a traditional family, and pursuing a career in the fashion world was never on her wish list.
Then came a turning point that led her to step into the limelight. The charming, full of life Hazarika caught the eyes of Anima Creatives—a talent management firm that exclusively represents Indian and international models, photographers, stylists, and hair and makeup artists.
Hazarika says the start of her modelling career was surprisingly smooth and kept her busy. However, not long after, she struggled with self-doubt.
Around that time, in 2017, Anima Creatives was conducting sessions on the mind-body practice of Falun Dafa. She attended one of the sessions to learn the meditative exercises and felt a tangible change in her energy levels.
“It was astonishing to me how all of the negativity that my mind was harbouring just vanished right after that session,” she recalled.
Five gentle and effective exercises and meditation are taught in Falun Dafa, but the emphasis is placed on cultivation of the mind or cultivation of moral qualities. Today it is being practiced in over 100 countries around the world including India.
“Physically, I feel full of energy, and mentally content,” Hazarika said. “And as simple as it sounds, it’s an entirely extraordinary feeling, especially in today’s world, which is sadly quite chaotic.”
While Falun Dafa is popular around the world but unfortunately, it is being persecuted in its birthplace China by the Chinese communist party since 1999, similar to Tibetan Buddhists and other faiths in China.
Being a student of anthropology and having a clear understanding of our God-given rights, Hazarika takes her social responsibilities seriously.
She has been actively working on spreading awareness of the human rights violations happening in China, especially the genocidal campaign of persecution against Falun Dafa practitioners.
“I feel heartbroken by this fact every day,” Hazarika said. “The persecution of over 100 million practitioners in China is being orchestrated brutally and many brainwashing stories have been spread through the CCP-controlled media.”
“I am sure of the fact that the persecution of a practice—as pure as Falun Gong—will end very soon. And the Communist Chinese regime will also face the consequences in due time,” she said.
Sumaya is surely a role model for today’s young generation. If you are interested to learn this practice, you can register for its free webinar at: www.LearnFalunGong.in. You can check more details at www.falundafa.org. Falun Dafa is taught completely free of charge.
