[Minghui.org] Australian Practitioners Thank Master and Wish Him a Happy New Year

 Jan. 29, 2025 | By a Minghui correspondent in Australia

Seventeen-year-old Daniel heard about Falun Dafa from his mother. “My mom was ill and was scheduled for major surgery, but she regained her health amazingly after she practiced Falun Dafa. She didn’t need the surgery. I was surprised and curious about Falun Dafa, and I started practicing in 2008,” Daniel recounted.

(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in Australia expressed their gratitude and respect to the founder of their practice, Mr. Li Hongzhi, in advance of Chinese New Year. They wish  Master a happy New Year.

Danuta (second from left) and practitioners in Cairns, Queensland, wish Master a happy New Year.

In October 2003, Danuta saw a notice in a local newspaper about a free Falun Dafa exercise workshop. She immediately signed up.

“Practitioners taught me the exercise movements and invited me to listen to Master’s lectures, but I couldn’t understand because of my poor English. I read the book Zhuan Falun very slowly. I admired these practitioners’ kindness and tolerance,” Danuta said. She bought an English dictionary and decided to read Zhuan Falun. 

After reading the book, Danuta thought she should change herself. She identified many of her attachments, including her stubbornness, jealousy, and ego. As she continued to cultivate herself and looked within, she was determined to follow Falun Dafa’s principles to improve and find her fundamental attachments. 

Danuta realized that she has changed a lot after cultivating for more than 20 years. “I’ve become optimistic, confident, and outgoing. I’ll continue to practice Falun Dafa for the rest of my life. I’m grateful for the opportunity Master has given me!”

Ms. Fan wishes Master a happy New Year and thanks him for giving her cultivation opportunities.

Ms. Fan, an English teacher, said she used to be bad-tempered and was always mad at her mother-in-law when they lived together. She knew that she must eliminate her negativity, but didn’t know how. Her mother practices Falun Dafa and told her that she could find the answers in Falun Dafa books, which she read when she was young.

Ms. Fan started reading Zhuan Falun and doing the exercises again. She noticed she had more patience with her in-laws and husband. When she occasionally got mad, she regretted it. She hand-copied Master’s teachings and reminded herself to improve her xinxing. She improved a lot and developed greater compassion. During the time her husband worked in Japan, someone told her that her husband had an affair. She didn’t hate him and felt this might be a debt she owed in a previous lifetime. 

Ms. Fan’s job requires her to talk a lot. She frequently had a sore throat and took medicine. After practicing Falun Dafa, her throat problem was gone.

Seventeen-year-old Daniel heard about Falun Dafa from his mother. “My mom was ill and was scheduled for major surgery, but she regained her health amazingly after she practiced Falun Dafa. She didn’t need the surgery. I was surprised and curious about Falun Dafa, and I started practicing in 2008,” Daniel recounted.

“Master’s teaching changed my view of the world. I used to be confused about the many problems in society. Why was the world like this? Falun Dafa gave me the best answers. Many of my classmates are struggling. Jobs are hard to get. Social media and entertainment keep people distracted. It’s hard for people to remain undisturbed and not to lose their direction in life.”

Daniel said that he was fortunate to learn how he should live his life from the principles of Falun Dafa. “When I follow the principles of Falun Dafa, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, life is happy and relaxed. Dafa’s principles guide people to a truly peaceful realm.”

Daniel believes that Dafa will be able to change everything when he continues to eliminate his attachments and cultivate his character. “I would like to thank Master for his guidance. He has led me to a journey of returning to my true origin and becoming the happiest person!”

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Original Chinese article

Source: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2025/1/29/224231.html

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Editor’s Note: Dear readers, do you know that Falun Dafa, originally from China, is currently practiced by people in over 100 countries? But in China, since Jul. 20, 1999, Falun Gong is defamed, slandered and persecuted due to the Chinese Communist Party’s fear of Falun Gong’s rapidly growing popularity. 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.

To learn more about the persecution Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to in China, visit http://faluninfo.net/.

For more information about the practice or to download Zhuan Falun, visit: www.falundafa.org. All books, exercise music, resources, and instructions are available completely free of charge.

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[Minghui.org] Melbourne, Australia: Falun Dafa Welcomed at Mind Body Spirit Festival

 Nov. 25, 2024 | By Minghui correspondents in Melbourne

Agapitos, who understands what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is really like, explained why he was interested in Falun Dafa. He said, “If the CCP hates Falun Dafa so much, then it must be a really good practice.”

(Minghui.org) The Mind Body Spirit Festival was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center from November 15 to 17, 2024. The Falun Dafa booth was very popular.

The Mind Body Spirit Festival, Australia’s oldest and largest health expo, is held twice a year in Melbourne. There were nearly 200 booths this year. An endless stream of people visited the Falun Dafa booth during the three-day exhibition, and many of them lingered to talk to practitioners.

Practitioners participated in the Mind Body Spirit Festival in Melbourne.

Irene and Agapitos heard about Falun Dafa during the COVID pandemic lockdown, attended an online class, and bought a copy of Zhuan Falun. After seeing practitioners at the exhibition, they decided to join the group practice.

Irene said, “Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance are really wonderful principles to live by—the world could do with more [of them].”

Agapitos, who understands what the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is really like, explained why he was interested in Falun Dafa. He said, “If the CCP hates Falun Dafa so much, then it must be a really good practice.”

The couple, who live in a Chinese community in Melbourne, both expressed an interest in going to the local practice site to do the exercises. Irene said, “I started to practice online when the COVID-19 lockdown was in place and we couldn’t go out. Now that I can go to the practice site, I’m really looking forward to it. We live in Box Hill so the practice site is really close to us.”

Visitors Like Falun Dafa

Maraki likes Falun Dafa.

Maraki said she was drawn to the Falun Dafa booth and the bright yellow T-shirts the practitioners were wearing. “I love the yellow. I was so attracted to it and the energy.”

She also participated in the online Falun Dafa exercise classes during the pandemic, and said the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance resonated with her.

She said that during the pandemic lockdown she learned to practice Falun Dafa online, and the experience changed her life. “I’m looking forward to actually reading the book Zhuan Falun again. It’s been a couple of years since I watched the Falun Dafa lectures online, but if I [had the book] I could read on the train.

“I need a daily practice, so this is a morning practice that I can do every day. It’s also a beautiful way to settle myself down and go a little slower,” said Maraki.

Keren said Falun Dafa suits her.

Keren first heard about Falun Dafa at the exhibition and was impressed to learn about the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. She said, “These are good principles. They align with what I believe in and are what I’m looking for.”

After talking with practitioners, she learned about the CCP’s brutal persecution and how Falun Dafa has spread around the world over the past 25 years. Keren was happy to learn that there’s a Falun Dafa practice site in a park in the center of Melbourne, not far from her home. “I’m going to have a look at it. I need a way to start meditating, but I haven’t found the proper way. I’ve been looking at YouTube, so I’m very pleased with this practice.”

Milla (first on left) and Hannah (first on right) take a group photo with two practitioners.

Sisters Milla and Hannah were happy to meet and talk with practitioners. Milla said, “Falun Dafa is amazing. I’d like to try it. I was looking to do something different and this looks wonderful.”

She went on to say that it was amazing that people of all races and backgrounds can practice. “For us, everyone in the world is essentially the same, they are human beings. We all need to think about the meaning of being human.”

They admired the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Milla said the world needs to return to tradition and that, “People need more love and more respect. Families should come together and emphasize the preciousness of the family. It’s most important for all of us to be better people. But at the moment we are separated. Families are separating and not coming together. They are looking for more money and just pursuing money. People have become so selfish and inconsiderate. We need to change that. I think the principles of Falun Dafa can change that.”

They said they would go to the practice site near their home and learn the Falun Dafa exercises.

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Original Chinese article

Source: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2024/11/25/221803.html

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Editor’s Note: Dear readers, do you know that Falun Dafa, originally from China, is currently practiced by people in over 100 countries? But in China, since Jul. 20, 1999, Falun Gong is defamed, slandered and persecuted due to the Chinese Communist Party’s fear of Falun Gong’s rapidly growing popularity. 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.

To learn more about the persecution Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to in China, visit http://faluninfo.net/.

For more information about the practice or to download Zhuan Falun, visit: www.falundafa.org. All books, exercise music, resources, and instructions are available completely free of charge.

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[Minghui.org] Sydney, Australia: Practitioners Express Gratitude for Falun Dafa Through Group Exercise and Character Formation

 Oct. 28, 2024 | By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Sydney

Craig shared that he was very thin in the past. Within six months after beginning to practice Falun Dafa, he gained 20 kilograms (or 44 pounds), which was something he needed. Not only that, the practice cleared up many of his bad habits. 

(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa Practitioners in Sydney gathered at Jubilee Park on October 26, 2024, for group exercises and a large-scale character formation. Along with practitioners from other parts of Australia, they formed the Chinese characters for Da Fa (Great Law) as well as a gigantic lotus flower that is symbolic of practitioners’ refining their heart and mind nature through cultivation practice. The yellow characters and flower looked spectacular against the green background of the park. 

Group exercise and character formation by Falun Dafa practitioners from Sydney and other parts of Australia, at Jubilee Park on October 26, 2024

After the event, several practitioners described how they improved through practicing Falun Dafa, along with the benefits their families received. They are grateful to Master Li, the founder of Falun Dafa, and are happy to share the blessings with the public. 

Practitioners do the exercises and character formation together.

New Practitioner: All Questions Were Answered

Craig English from Western Australia began to practice Falun Dafa three years ago. He used to have many questions about spirituality. “But after I read Zhuan Falun (the main teachings of Falun Dafa) for the first time, [my questions] were all answered,” he said. “It was like all questions were addressed and there was nothing more to ask.”

Craig English said his entire family benefited from Falun Dafa since he started to practice three years ago. 

Craig shared that he was very thin in the past. Within six months after beginning to practice Falun Dafa, he gained 20 kilograms (or 44 pounds), which was something he needed. Not only that, the practice cleared up many of his bad habits. He also started to observe positive changes in the family, not just his immediate family, but also his extended family. 

“I’ve never seen so many of my family members all getting along. My parents are now reading Zhuan Falun. They have also started to measure their conduct according to Dafa’s teachings, which has just been amazing,” Craig continued. “I was even just talking to my mom today about something she was going through and how she resolved it. It has been fantastic.”

As a new practitioner, Craig felt the sacredness of attending this large group event – from group exercises in the morning to a parade at noon and sharing experiences with young practitioners in the evening. “It’s just been marvelous because I feel an equanimity of spirit and complete calm,” he added. 

Experiencing Miracles

Hong is Chinese and an immigrant from Laos. He ran a Thai restaurant on Queensland’s Gold Coast more than 20 years ago. His business was successful and he enjoyed a happy family life. But he then had a cerebrovascular tumor and the complications from surgery caused memory loss and confusion. Because of this, he became frightened. 

Fortunately, Hong was able to practice Falun Dafa and Master Li repeatedly cleansed his body. “Very often after going asleep, I would feel a warm current circulating throughout my body. I was deeply moved because Master removed many bad substances from me,” he explained. Not long after that, all the symptoms from the surgery were gone. Hong became healthy, agile and energetic. 

Hong from Queensland 

Hong was grateful to participate in the character formation and group exercises because it helps more people to know about Falun Dafa. “This event also motivates me to be more diligent on the cultivation path. I hope the entire world can learn about Falun Dafa and Dafa’s positive impact on society, from moral improvement to physical health.”

Guidance in Life

Zung Do is a Vietnamese practitioner from South Australia. This was first time she attended such an activity she was glad to be part of the lotus flower. “I’ve seen practitioners’ character formations in the past, but I was unable to join. When standing together with other practitioners today doing the exercises, I could feel how wonderful Falun Dafa is and I was in tears,” she said. “I’m so lucky to be a Falun Dafa practitioner who follows the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I am blessed with good health and the positive mindset of always striving to be a better person.”

Zung Do lives in South Australia and is from Vietnam. 

Due to long-term pressure from her work, Zung developed a gastric ulcer, and she had to avoid many types of food. Doctors said the illness was hard to cure and could easily develop into cancer. They also discouraged her from getting pregnant again. With the physical pain and mental stress, Zhung developed a bad temper. 

A friend suggested she try Falun Dafa and Zung found a group practice site in South Australia. She soon became pregnant and her son was born with no complications. That was 11 years ago and Zung said her gastric ulcer also disappeared before she even realized it. 

Looking back on her life, Zung said things have gone smoothly most of the time. Since fourth grade, she was in the advanced class and worked hard. She received many opportunities to go overseas for training and she received a scholarship to study for her Ph.D. in Australia. But the constant struggle to succeed made her always stressful and she was not happy. 

“Falun Dafa changed me, and gave me guidance,” Zung explained. “Deep in my heart, I want to be a good person who follows the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Now I am able to remain positive and optimistic.”

Studying the teachings of Falun Dafa as a group has been very helpful. Besides working at a university, Zung has to help with a family business on weekends. But she always makes sure to attend the group study on Saturdays and tries to participate in Dafa-related activities. In addition, she has found it very helpful to listen to Minghui Radio in Vietnamese. She was deeply impressed by the selfless efforts of practitioners in China and is motivated to do better in her own cultivation practice. 

“I truly feel protected by Falun Dafa and Master’s compassionate care. I will remain diligent on the cultivation path,” she said. 

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Original Chinese article

Source: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2024/10/28/221392.html

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Editor’s Note: Dear readers, do you know that Falun Dafa, originally from China, is currently practiced by people in over 100 countries? But in China, since Jul. 20, 1999, Falun Gong is defamed, slandered and persecuted due to the Chinese Communist Party’s fear of Falun Gong’s rapidly growing popularity. 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.

To learn more about the persecution Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to in China, visit http://faluninfo.net/.

For more information about the practice or to download Zhuan Falun, visit: www.falundafa.org. All books, exercise music, resources, and instructions are available completely free of charge.

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[Minghui.org] Sydney, Australia: “Practicing Falun Dafa Helps Me Become a Better Person”

 Nov. 4, 2024 | By Minghui correspondents in Australia

Susan is a disability support worker and has practiced Falun Dafa since 2010. She said, “I was raised Catholic and I wanted to be a good person, but I really didn’t understand how. In 2010 I found Dafa, and the fundamentals are about improving your character, being a good, moral person and improving yourself. I didn’t know you could improve yourself spiritually. I had never heard of qigong before, so it’s incredible.

(Minghui.org) Practitioners from all over Australia held a character formation and group practice activity at Jubilee Waterfront Park in Sydney on October 26, 2024. They formed the Chinese characters for “Dafa” and the shape of a lotus flower.

During the event, several practitioners talked about how they improved their xinxing, increased their confidence, and found the true meaning of life after practicing Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong).

Practitioners held a character formation and group practice activity at Jubilee Waterfront Park in Sydney on October 26, 2024.

Becoming a Better Person

Susan is grateful to find Falun Dafa.

Susan is a disability support worker and has practiced Falun Dafa since 2010. She said, “I was raised Catholic and I wanted to be a good person, but I really didn’t understand how. In 2010 I found Dafa, and the fundamentals are about improving your character, being a good, moral person and improving yourself. I didn’t know you could improve yourself spiritually. I had never heard of qigong before, so it’s incredible.

“I improved on a spiritual level after practicing Falun Dafa,” she said. “Being honest with yourself about your flaws can be very challenging. You notice something about yourself, and you don’t like it. You look back at yourself for the past 30 or 40 years, and think ‘Oh, I’ve been a horrible person and been doing this all my life.’ Now I can see what I’ve been doing, and so from there you start to improve. The first thing is you’ve got to forgive yourself for having that character flaw and for being like that for so many years, and then you’ve got to try and improve, and stop doing whatever that behavior is that you’ve been doing.”

She gave an example, “As a disability support worker you are unsupervised, and you are on your own. If you make a mistake, you can cover it up quite easily, and not tell your boss. I’m really honest even if it’s embarrassing because I know that it helps other people.

“I always talk to my boss and say, ‘Look, this happened. I’m really sorry but you need to know this happened because now we can put in place procedures to stop this from happening in the future and help other people.’ I’ll tell my colleagues that I’ve been having trouble with this aspect of my job. Let’s be honest with each other about things we are having trouble with. We can all do our jobs better when you know what the problems are.”

She said practicing Falun Dafa is the best thing she ever did.

Getting to Know the Meaning of Life

This was the first time Mary has participated in a character formation.

Mary from Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, attended the conference and related activities for the first time.

She said, “I started practicing in 2005. I heard about Falun Dafa from a Ukrainian lady I know. She called me one day and explained that she started practicing, and what Falun Dafa is.

“I was brought up as a Catholic,” she said. “When I heard that name Falun Dafa, I thought I should have a look. So I searched online, and it resonated with me when I saw Master’s photo.”

She looked for the nearest contact person and spoke to a practitioner for an hour. Mary said it felt like she knew her all her life. The practitioner encouraged her to keep learning online. Mary said, “I read Zhuan Falun that night. I cried while I read and felt this is just home for me. Falun Dafa teaches Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance. So, I’m able to tolerate people around me, my young family, apply forbearance, and be more compassionate towards other people. It’s really helpful to apply these principles in my life.”

South Australia Practitioner: My Mother Quickly Recovered

Steven from South Australia said, “I was in the UK in 2004 when my mother had health problems. She practiced Falun Dafa and it took her one month’s time to get well. She called me and told me about this amazing experience. But because I was misled by the communist party’s propaganda, I was negative about Falun Dafa.

“My mother got well without any medicine or treatments. So I changed my mind and started to search for information about Falun Dafa on the Internet. That’s how I came to know that the Chinese Communist Party lies about everything—they lie to all the Chinese people.”

He’s lived in Australia for almost six years, and helps look after his sister and her children. Talking about following Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance in one’s daily life, he said, “It’s so hard. My two nieces are young. I don’t have a lot of patience, but I know I need to be patient. I have to be calm; I just cannot yell at them. So hard to do it initially. Slowly, I peacefully talk to them, not get angry, and I’m respectful to them. After I changed, everything changed. If I didn’t change I don’t think they would have changed.”

Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance Are Essential for Humanity

Basia May from Poland has lived in Australia for 40 years, and passed by the event in the park. She said she was impressed by how the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance can bring people true happiness.

Basia May said she was impressed with Falun Dafa’s principles.

Seeing the peaceful group practice, Basia said, “Meditation is a discipline of mind, an enrichment of the psyche and knowledge about the mind.”

Regarding the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, she said, “They absolutely are essential for the existence of humanity. Many of us do not really know the meaning of these words because it’s not the word, it’s not the definition. It’s an inner state. When that compassion becomes [one’s] inner state, then it has the meaning.”

She said, “When one focuses on compassion when one meditates, or on truthfulness, or courage, then the depth of it reveals itself that it’s to the core of your being. It’s beyond expression. It escapes the definition of the mind and it becomes, they call it an inner path, or inner state. When you actually experience it, your mind fluctuates in that particular frequency. And it’s absolutely blissful.”

Local residents Connie Mason (right) and Martin Reece support Falun Dafa.

Connie Mason said that she admired Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, and that the practitioners’ event made people feel comfortable and full of good energy. She said such activities bring positive energy to the community and that she might also participate and learn more if she has the opportunity.

She said it was regretful that Falun Dafa practitioners in China cannot practice freely, but that in communist China, people have no chance to exercise their free will or religious beliefs.

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Original Chinese article

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Editor’s Note: Dear readers, do you know that Falun Dafa, originally from China, is currently practiced by people in over 100 countries? But in China, since Jul. 20, 1999, Falun Gong is defamed, slandered and persecuted due to the Chinese Communist Party’s fear of Falun Gong’s rapidly growing popularity. 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.

To learn more about the persecution Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to in China, visit http://faluninfo.net/.

For more information about the practice or to download Zhuan Falun, visit: www.falundafa.org. All books, exercise music, resources, and instructions are available completely free of charge.

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