Friday, April 29, 2022

美国节日游行中的法轮功队伍

 【明慧网二零二一年十二月十九日】(明慧记者雪莉、景如玉综合报道)在美国,谈到传统节日,人们都会不约而同说:圣诞节、感恩节、复活节、老兵节、圣派翠克日、美国独立日等。每逢节日,各大小城市都会举办各种游行活动庆祝,法轮功学员为让更多的人了解法轮大法真善忍的美好和真相,以“天国乐团”、“炼功队”、“花车”、和“腰鼓队”等形式参加,并广获好评。

去年由于受中共病毒疫情的影响,所有这些游行活动都取消了。今年随着疫情逐渐消减,美国的城市陆续解封,陆续恢复了这些游行活动。在刚刚过去的美国德克萨斯州达拉斯地区李察逊市(City of Richardson)的圣诞节大游行中,法轮功团队整体的设计因其原创性、创造力、独特性、美观,整体又有表现力而获得游行的“大元帅奖”。这只是法轮功学员在美国大型活动中获得的众多奖项中的一个。

图1:二零二一年十二月四日,美国德克萨斯州达拉斯地区法轮功学员参加了李察逊市(City of Richardson)的第四十九届圣诞节大游行,获得游行的“大元帅奖”。

在美国各地历年大型传统游行庆祝活动中,法轮功学员的天国乐团、腰鼓队、花车和横幅深受民众好评,在一些重大节庆中,他们甚至是唯一的华人队伍,成为一道亮丽的风景线,传播大法的美好。

图2:二零二一年十二月二日傍晚,大达拉斯地区的法轮功学员参加了葡萄藤市(City of Grapevine)的第四十二届节日灯光游行(Parade of Lights),他们漂亮的花车、横幅及法轮大法好的音乐声都给这个游行增添里一道亮丽的色彩,许多观众喊着:“太美了!”“法轮大法!

在许多游行中,活动主持人介绍法轮功队伍时,跟观众们介绍:法轮大法是以真、善、忍为准则的修炼方法,法轮功学员每天都在通过炼功和学法同化宇宙的特性。法轮大法使上亿人获得了心灵的净化,同时明白了生命的意义。

巴尔的摩圣诞节游行 法轮功带来光明

圣诞节,是基督教纪念耶稣诞生的节日,也成为许多西方以基督教文化为主流之国家的传统假日。在这个节日来临的前后,许多城市举办游行活动。

二零二一年十二月五日,美国马里兰州最大城市巴尔的摩举办圣诞节游行,一百六十个团体参加,法轮功队伍是其中之一,数万现场民众观看。第一次看到法轮功学员游行队伍的民众说,他们把美妙的能量带到巴尔的摩,真、善、忍正是当下这个世界所需要的。

图3~4:二零二一年十二月五日,法轮功学员参加了美国马里兰州最大城市巴尔的摩举办的圣诞游行。

巴尔的摩市长布兰登·斯考特(Brandon Scott)与参加游行的法轮功学员合影,并说:“这个华人群体加入巴尔的摩一年一度的圣诞游行真是太棒了。”他并连声说:“太感谢了!谢谢!谢谢!”

来自佛罗里达、观看游行的凯特琳娜(Catalina)赞美法轮功学员的队伍说:“太美了。他们展现出慈悲,爱,包容与尊重,带给人更美好的未来。”

观众亚历克斯(Alex Paradise)是第一次在游行中看到法轮功学员,他说:“很高兴他们来到这里,他们传递的真、善、忍正是当下这个世界所需要的。”

笑容真诚 是圣诞大游行中唯一华人团体

图5:二零一七年十二月一日,法轮功学员第十年受邀参加美国费城西郊西切斯特市(West Chester)的传统圣诞节游行,受到两旁观众的欢迎。

二零一七年十二月一日,美国费城西郊西切斯特市(West Chester)举办传统圣诞节游行,该活动被《今日美国》(USA Today)评为最能感受圣诞节气氛的全美十佳活动之一。今年现场有约四万五千人观看,通过电视直播,估计有约上亿人通过电视观赏到这次游行。法轮功学员第十年受邀参加。

居民贝弗利(Beverley)认为游行是一个不容错过的节庆活动,她邀请很多亲朋好友来看游行。她特别喜欢法轮功学员的腰鼓队与天国乐团,因为“她们的动作好看,鼓声整齐,脸上的笑容很真诚。不知道为什么,我喜欢她们,就像朋友一样。”

芝加哥感恩节游行主持人:世界需要真善忍

感恩节也是美国传统节日之一,追溯其由来,那是一六二一年的秋天,远涉重洋来到美洲新大陆的英国移民,为了感恩上帝赐予的丰收,举行了三天的狂欢活动。从此,这一习俗就延续下来,并逐渐风行各地。一八六三年,林肯总统首次宣布这一天是联邦感恩节。每年的感恩节这天,美国总统都会“赦免”一到两只火鸡,这些火鸡将被饲养到老,安享天年。

二零二一年十一月二十五日,芝加哥举办第八十七届感恩节大游行。ABC、WGN9等多家媒体现场采访或电视直播,数万名现场观众兴奋而骄傲的欢庆这一节日传统。

图6~8:二零二一年十一月二十五日,法轮功学员参加了芝加哥举办第八十七届感恩节大游行。

自二零零三年开始,法轮功学员几乎年年参加芝加哥圣诞游行。今年游行活动的主持人用两分钟介绍法轮大法,他们以“壮观”来形容法轮大法队伍,称赞法轮大法音乐祥和美好,最后主持人说:“世界需要真善忍!”

观众称赞法轮功的游行队伍很漂亮,特别是法轮功游行中使用的音乐,带给人“平静、平和、放松的感觉”。

圣派翠克日游行:法轮功是军乐团的典范

圣派翠克日是为了纪念将天主教传入爱尔兰的派翠克教士,在十七世纪初被定为正式的基督教节日。这一天人们以公众游行、社区集会的形式来庆祝,参加活动的人依照爱尔兰人习俗穿绿色服装和佩戴三叶草装饰。法轮功学员的演出服也会有相应的墨绿装饰。

二零一零年,波士顿的圣派翠克日游行在行进中遇上滂沱大雨,许多参加游行的团体临时取消参与游行或提早结束,而法轮功学员却不为恶劣天气所动,从头至尾一丝不苟,令主办方极为感动。法轮功学员的风范给主办方和观众留下了深刻的印象。

图9:二零一七年三月十九日,由一百六十多名法轮功学员组成的天国乐团参加了美国波士顿的圣派翠克日游行。身着传统服饰的天国乐团成员,英姿飒爽,鼓乐气势雄壮,成为当日游行活动的亮点,沿途围观民众在天国乐团经过时大声喝彩欢呼。

当地观看游行的居民表示:“其它所有的乐团都应该跟法轮功的乐团学习,这才是军乐团应该有的样子。”“人们都应该以真、善、忍这个原则生活,绝对应该这样。”

复活节游行组建人:法轮功的队伍让我感到自豪

“复活节”是一个重要的宗教节日,在每年春分月圆之后第一个星期日。对基督徒来说,“复活节”象征着重生与希望,为纪念耶稣基督被钉死在十字架之后第三天复活的日子。

在中共病毒疫情爆发前,每年的复活节,美国多个城市都有举办游行活动纪念,旧金山是其中之一。

图10:二零一九年四月二十一日,旧金山湾区的法轮功学员组成的天国乐团应邀参加旧金山一年一度的复活节游行。

复活节游行创办人、游行主办方主席丹尼斯·贝克曼(Dennis Beckman)感谢法轮功学员参加游行,并说:“天国乐团的演奏令人震撼,他们非常棒。我很喜欢他们的服装。他们是超级大乐团。”

格尔·康纳(Gale Connor)律师第一次看到法轮功学员,他大声说,天国乐团的演奏太棒了,“wonderful!他们是谁呀?”他问。当了解到法轮功学员为了让人们了解真相,组建了天国乐团,每年在各地受邀参加社区中很多知名的大大小小的游行。他说:“他们做得好,要保持下去!”

旧金山湾区的法轮功学员多年来年年参加应邀参加旧金山的复活节游行,受到主办方和观众的欢迎。二零一八年的复活节游行,游行主办者、旧金山联合街区协会主席埃莉诺·卡彭特(Eleanor Carpenter)感谢法轮功学员前来参加。她说:“法轮功的队伍是整个游行队伍中最棒的,无可比拟,他们的参加让我们深感自豪。”看着法轮功真相小册子,她说,作为生意人,她常感到压力,她需要炼法轮功,减缓压力。

连续十一年参与组建复活节游行的高级项目经理莎拉·提伯(Sarah Tipple)表示,非常高兴有法轮大法天国乐团的参加:“我们今年邀请到三十八个不同的团体,天国乐团是我所有中的最爱,他们演奏的音乐非常优美,总是步调一致,他们的制服也令人惊叹。而且我总是希望让他们来做压轴。他们每个人都如此的优秀,我们真心希望他们每年都能来参加。

老兵节游行 民众学炼法轮功

十一月十一日是老兵节(Veterans Day)亦称退伍军人节,也是美国一个重要的节日,每年的这天,美国很多城市都会举办游行等活动,纪念那些为自由而奋战的退伍军人。

去年因受中共病毒疫情影响,纽约的老兵节游行取消了,今年,二零二一年十一月十一日,纽约市传统的老兵节游行重返曼哈顿第五大道,法轮功队伍再度受邀参加,两旁民众有的高呼:法轮大法好(Falun Dafa is Good);有的对法轮功学员合十,有的感动得眼泪都要出来。

图11~14:二零二一年十一月十一日,大纽约地区的法轮功学员组成的天国乐团、旗队、舞龙队和腰鼓队应邀参加纽约老兵节游行。

纽约市的老兵节游行是全美最大的老兵节游行,本届有近二百个团体参加。今年是法轮功团体第十七年参与老兵节游行。当天国乐团走到主席台正前方的红地毯时,主办方“老兵委员会”(United War Veterans Council)特意让天国乐团停下来,演奏完了整首《星条旗永不落》。

主办方的成员对着天国乐团不断鼓掌、招手,主持人介绍:“这是法轮大法团体,他们是老兵的长期支持者,非常感谢法轮大法参加二零二一年纽约老兵节游行!”

纽约天国乐团指挥周雯雯表示:“这些退伍军人对国家有很重大的贡献,我们天国乐团以军乐队的形式,来跟大家分享法轮大法的美好。”

观众顿斯基(Donski)拿着介绍法轮功的真相传单说:“法轮大法队伍非常漂亮,我很喜欢,谢谢分享美好!这真是美好的一天!”

美国独立纪念日游行 华人感动

七月四日美国独立纪念日,对美国人来说是表达爱国的日子,也是重要的纪念日。每年这天,全美各地都会举办各种活动庆祝美国生日。二零二一年七月四日是美国独立二百四十五周年纪念日,伊州百年老城惠顿市(Wheaton)在疫情解封后恢复了庆祝独立日的传统。大芝加哥地区部份法轮功学员和一些周边地区学员参加了惠顿市举办的独立日游行,受到当地居民的热烈欢迎。法轮功学员的方阵最后被评为“最佳表演奖”。

图15~16:二零二一年七月四日,大芝加哥地区部份法轮功学员和一些周边地区学员组成的旗队、炼功队、花车和唐鼓队参加了惠顿市举办的独立日游行,受到当地居民的热烈欢迎。

法轮功队伍经过主席台时,游行主办方向观众介绍法轮大法和法轮大法在世界弘传的盛况。她对法轮功的花车赞不绝口,她说:“今天的功法演示体现了真、善、忍,这是法轮大法的核心原则,我认为我们每个人都应该在每天的生活中实践真、善、忍。”

美国的独立日游行不仅是美国人携家带小前来观看,让下一代延续爱国的传统,也吸引了不少华人,包括来自中国大陆的华人前来观看,体验自由。

二零一九年七月四日,密西根举办游行庆祝美国243岁生日,盛大的游行活动也吸引了诸多华人观众。密西根州法轮大法学会再次应邀参加,很多观众向法轮功学员挥手致意,也有不少华人看到法轮功学员队伍时热烈鼓掌。

图17~19:二零一九年七月四日,密西根法轮功学员应邀参加国庆游行,把法轮大法的美好带给了大学城的居民。

刚从大陆来美探亲两个多月的张女士表示,看到法轮功的游行队伍,觉得“真的挺感动的。我觉得他们的队伍真的很好,花车也很漂亮。”张女士的女儿表示,“其实我们都知道法轮功,我们的心里都明白。看到他们的游行队伍,我觉得非常好。”

露西(Lucy)是一位中国妈妈,来美国二十多年了。当天她带两个女儿一起前来观赏游行。她说:“法轮功的花车非常酷,我很喜欢。”她上高中的大女儿洁德(Jade)则表示,“法轮大法的花车,还有站在莲花里的仙女,非常漂亮。我非常喜欢。”她还表示,“我也特别喜欢横幅上的真、善、忍,我觉得非常好。”

巴顿(Beth Patton)女士是一位心理理疗师。她看到花车上法轮功学员们在展示五套功法,她觉得非常优美。她说:“特别喜欢他们的主题真、善、忍。我们需要更多的真、善、忍。这对个人、社区乃至整个国家都有好处。”

她接着说,“我们人并不是天生就能做到真、善、忍。我们需要学习,需要有榜样。我希望明年法轮大法的队伍还会参加这个游行,把真、善、忍的教导再带给我们。”

哥伦布日游行

美国的哥伦布日大游行(Columbus Day Parade)是纪念探险家哥伦布在一四九二年首次登上北美,纽约和旧金山每年都举办庆典活动,是意大利裔的传统庆典活动,有上百个团体参加。二零二一年十月十一日,因受疫情影响,暌违两年的哥伦布日大游行又回到了曼哈顿第五大道上。今年的游行是第七十七届,被称为美国最大的“意大利裔传统庆典”。

图20~22:二零二一年十月十一日,法轮功学员的天国乐团、旗阵、炼功队与腰鼓队参加了纽约第七十七届哥伦布日游行,在游行队伍中,非常亮眼。法轮功学员的演奏,鼓乐声声都传递着真、善、忍的信息,给观众留下深刻印象。观众纷纷表示法轮功队伍独特出众,非常棒,他们很喜欢。

卡罗(Carol)女士与先生一起观看游行,她赞扬法轮功的价值观,认为世界正需要真善忍。她说,法轮功的方阵简直太漂亮了。“太美了!同时我认为他们的理念也太好了,我一定会签名支持的!”她说:“我认同真、善、忍。无论是作为意大利人,还是作为女人,我都支持真、善、忍!这个世界、这个时代太需要真、善、忍了。”

而在位于美国西海岸的旧金山,于二零二一年十月十日,举办了一年一度的哥伦布日游行,今年改名为意大利传统日游行,北加州法轮功学员以天国乐团、炼功队和花车再次应邀参加,受到主办方和观众的欢迎,花车获得一等奖、天国乐队获得二等奖、炼功队获得三等奖。当地居民说,我们都爱法轮大法。

图23~25:二零二一年十月十日,法轮功学员参加旧金山意大利传统日游行,把美好带给这里的居民。
图27:在游行队伍整装待发时,学员照到彩色的光芒照射着承载《转法轮》的花车。

法轮功学员的队伍经过主席台时,主持人特蕾西·米克曼(Tracy Meekman)女士向观众介绍说,法轮大法的原则是真、善、忍,法轮大法是改善身心健康的修炼。她说,“他们(法轮功学员)的队伍色彩绚丽,他们还教导我们到底发生了什么。我们非常感激法轮功学员每年参加游行。”

一位参加游行的男士看到法轮功学员的炼功队伍,高兴地说:“法轮大法。我经常在游行队伍中看到你们的队伍,我们都知道法轮大法,我们都爱法轮大法。”

圣诞将近,美国各地的庆祝活动也在展开,更多人将会亲睹法轮功学员的风采,接收到他们传播的真善忍福音,感受到高德大法的纯正美好,有缘人因此能拥有美好的未来。

Source: https://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2021/12/19/435008.html


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Thursday, April 28, 2022

USCIRF Annual Report: Persecution of Falun Gong Continues in China

 April 28, 2022 | By Minghui correspondent Wang Ying

(Minghui.org) The 2022 Annual Report of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) was released on April 25. It found that “the religious freedom considerations in China deteriorated” in 2021. Citing information from Minghui.org, the report said at least 101 practitioners had lost their lives to the persecution last year. 

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2022 Annual Report during a press conference on April 25, 2022. 

Thousands of Practitioners Harassed and Arrested

As defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA), the report again designated China as a “country of particular concern (CPC)” for “engaging in systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom.”

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has not only banned its members from believing in or practicing any faith, but also long repressed religious freedom, according to the report. In recent years it has become increasingly hostile toward religions, implementing campaigns to “Sinicize” them. 

“These policies require religious groups to support CCP rule and its political objectives, including by altering their religious teachings to conform to CCP ideology and policy,” noted the report. “Both registered and unregistered religious groups and individuals who run afoul of the CCP face harassment, detention, arrest, imprisonment, and other abuses.”

Peaceful groups like Falun Gong are even more vulnerable to persecution. “Falun Gong source Minghui reported that in 2021, authorities harassed and arrested thousands of Falun Gong practitioners and sentenced 892 to prison terms. At least 101 practitioners died as a result of government persecution,” wrote the report.

The are 208 Falun Gong practitioners on the Freedom of Religion of Belief (FoRB) Victim List, making it one of the worst persecuted groups in China. 

Sanctions Against Perpetrators

The report pointed out that in May 2021, the US Department of State announced visa sanctions against Chinese official Yu Hui for his involvement in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners.

“Religious minorities have faced harassment, detention, and even death due to their faith or beliefs, and years of progress toward more equitable access to education and representation of women and girls have disappeared,” remarked USCIRF Chair Nadine Maenza during the press conference. She said she and her agency have been paying attention to the suppression of Falun Gong—including forced organ harvesting in recent years—and they will continue their efforts to help stop the persecution. 

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio said in a video speech that many people had been harassed, detained, tortured, and even killed for their belief last year. He and other officials will focus on those perpetrators who are responsible for this, especially CCP officials. 

The report issued a recommendation to “expand financial and visa sanctions to target Chinese officials and entities responsible for carrying out severe religious freedom violations, especially within the CCP’s UFWD (United Front Work Department), SARA (State Administration for Religious Affairs), the public security and state security apparatus, and localities where particularly egregious violations occur.”

It is also important to “work with like-minded countries in international fora, including the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council, to collectively hold the Chinese government accountable for severe religious freedom violations,” according to the report. This includes creating a UN Commission of Inquiry to investigate and identify perpetrators of genocide and other atrocity crimes and document severe human rights abuses throughout China.

Source: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2022/4/28/200098.html


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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美国际宗教自由委员会报告 继续关注法轮功被迫害

 【明慧网二零二二年四月二十七日】(明慧记者王英编译报道)四月二十五日,美国国际宗教自由委员会(USCIRF)公布二零二二年度全球宗教自由报告。报告说,中国的宗教信仰自由状况继续恶化。中共仍在迫害法轮功,去年至少有101名法轮功学员被中共迫害致死。

图:美国国际宗教自由委员会(USCIRF)召开新闻发布会,公布国际宗教自由报告。

报告说,中共长期压制宗教信仰自由,近年来越来越敌视宗教信仰。

尽管中国承认佛教、天主教和道教等,但是中共要求宗教信仰团体支持中共的统治,改变他们的教义以符合中共的意识形态和政策。

与中共发生冲突的已登记和未登记的宗教团体和个人都面临骚扰、拘留、逮捕、监禁和其它虐待。法轮功等信仰团体在中国尤其容易受到迫害。

报告说,中共当局继续迫害宗教信仰。法轮功明慧网报道,中共当局在二零二一年骚扰并抓捕了数千名法轮功学员,并判处892人有期徒刑。至少有101名法轮功学员被中共迫害致死。

二零二一年五月,美国国务院宣布对参与迫害法轮功学员的中共官员余辉实施签证制裁。

目前,美国国际宗教自由委员会的宗教或信仰受迫害者名单上,有208位被中共迫害的法轮功学员被记录在案。

美国国际宗教自由委员会副主席特克尔(Nury Turkel)在当天的新闻发布会上表示,中国的法轮功学员是最容易受到迫害的群体之一。中共是对信仰自由的威胁。

他说,“多年来,我们一直在关注和报告中共对法轮功学员的迫害。我们将对此继续给予关注。我们也与法轮功学员保持联系。我们在关注法轮功学员遭受的活摘器官问题。我们将继续密切关注法轮功学员的遭遇。”

美国联邦参议员卢比奥(Marco Rubio)在视频发言中说,“去年,世界各地的人因信仰继续受到骚扰、关押、折磨,甚至被杀害。我们点出那些要为迫害宗教信仰负责的肇事者,特别是中共。”

美国国际宗教自由委员会建议美国政府,根据国际宗教自由法(IRFA),将中国重新指定为“特别关注国”,因其是“有系统的、持续的严重侵犯宗教自由的国家”。

委员会建议,继续实施针对严重侵犯宗教自由的中共统战部、国家宗教事务局和公安部的官员,进行财务和签证制裁。

委员会还建议,与国际社会合作,共同追究中共严重侵犯宗教信仰自由的行为,包括成立联合国调查委员会,调查并记录中国各地的严重侵犯人权行为。

Source: https://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2022/4/27/441793.html


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A Book Transformed Me and Saved My Marriage

 September 18, 2016 | By Minghui Correspondent Xiuli

(Minghui.org) Katja, who lives in Austria, fell in love with Heinz when she was 16. The two married four years later, but there was no “happily ever after.”

In Katja’s words, “From age 20 to 36 was the most difficult time in my life.” With the arrival of three children, the couple grew apart and their marriage was on the rocks.

But one day the Austrian couple discovered a special book that changed their lives and brought them back together again.

Katja today, upbeat and confident.
Katja and her husband Heinz.

Marriage Crisis

As a teenager, Katja, who is now 50, fell in love with Heinz. They later married and had three children. As time passed, the differences between them became more pronounced and pushed them apart. She realized that their marriage was in crisis.

“The children took up all my energy and time, and Heinz and I grew apart. He went out often and even wanted to find a new companion. I was just the mother of his kids. I felt that I was not good enough and I lost confidence in myself.”

She became anxious and depressed. Even though she took good care of her children and husband, she felt uncared for and unloved.

A Life-changing Book

A friend of theirs from Germany came to visit in December 2001. He brought with him a very precious book and offered to teach them the exercises that went with it.

Katja and Heinz took turns reading the book, which took them only two days to finish. They both agreed that it was the most incredible book they’d ever read.

The book, Zhuan Falun, contains the teachings of Falun Dafa, a spiritual discipline based on Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and it answered many questions for both of them.

Katja had spent most of her teenage years reading books and searching for the meaning of life. She spent six weeks in a Buddhist temple in Japan when she was 19, and she and Heinz had visited Buddhist temples in India and Japan many times.

Yet they still struggled to find meaning in their lives and in their marriage.

Reading Zhuan Falun was a turning point for the couple, who soon began to cultivate in the practice.

A New Outlook on Life

Katja said, “Falun Dafa changed my life completely. The teachings guide me to view things differently. I am able to think of others first and be considerate, and, on a daily basis, I can feel the positive changes.”

She continued, “For example, in the past, freedom, to me, meant having things go the way I wanted them to. It is a totally different understanding now: Freedom means I will accept whatever I am faced with calmly, even if it is a challenge. I have the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to guide me, and I will do better each day.

“I gradually realized that I was also part of the problem when it came to my marriage. I might have hurt him or mistreated him in the past. How could I hold him completely responsible for the failed relationship? No one is absolutely right or wrong; the only thing I can do is to change me, myself.

“I no longer insisted on my point of view, and I began paying more attention to others. My relationship with my husband improved.”

Sharing the Good News of Falun Dafa

Katja has owned a boutique store in town for over ten years, and she often tells her customers how wonderful Falun Dafa is and how she has benefited from it.

She wishes that everyone can have the opportunity to learn Falun Dafa and benefit from it. She also hopes they will learn about the persecution and help stop it.

She still remembers the first time she helped to promote Falun Dafa. “It was in Graz, and I was wondering how others would perceive us, particularly when it began to rain. I whispered to a fellow practitioner nearby, ‘They might think we are all crazy.’ He quietly replied, ‘Quite the contrary. Our resolve will leave them with a good impression.’”

Katja has been practicing Falun Dafa for the past 15 years. She found answers to lifelong questions and came to understand that life’s trials and tribulations are to help her improve. “I will continue to tell people about the persecution. They deserve to learn the truth and not be deceived by the Chinese Communist Party’s lies.”

Source: https://en.minghui.org/html/articles/2016/9/18/159210.html


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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