(Minghui.org) More Chinese people are coming to learn Falun Dafa despite the 17-year long suppression in China. As the New Year draws near, many of these new practitioners sent greetings wishing Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, a Happy New Year.

Returning to the Origin

A new practitioner from the Shandong Steel Company in Laiwu City wrote, “I was very fortunate to come across Falun Dafa when I was at a low point in my life. Now I know that Falun Dafa goes beyond this world, and is something more far-reaching. In fact, it's the best thing in the universe!”

He cherishes the opportunity to continue practicing and walk well on his cultivation path.

Ten-Year-Old Offers Poetry

A 10-year-old who has been practicing Falun Dafa for two years submitted two poems:

Going HomeWhere are we from?Many descended from the heavenly world;Upon completing cultivation and attaining Right Fruit,we will be on the way back home.

Spreading the FactsEnduring on our own reminds us of cultivationSuffering of others calls us to save more peopleSentient beings lost in maze amid this earthly worldKnowing the truth is the path to a better future

Life Changes

A practitioner had suffered tremendously from lupus erythematosus for about ten years. She said, “No matter what season it was, I had to wear winter clothes all year around—long shirts and pants to cover my entire body, with only hands and face exposed. I was sensitive to the wind, sun, and cold weather, and I couldn't eat any meat or fish.”

Her body was covered in scars and patches of skin discoloration, which made her desperate and hopeless.

During the 2011 Chinese New Year, her aunt told her about a severely ill relative who escaped death by practicing Falun Dafa. Wondering if it could help her too, she began to read Falun Gong and Zhuan Falun. She also started to learn the Falun Dafa exercises.

With continued reading and exercises, she no longer thought about her illness, and fully recovered soon afterward.

“Almost six years have passed,” she wrote, “and the nightmare of lupus erythematosus has never returned. I can finally live a normal and happy life. Everyone in our family wishes revered Master a happy New Year!”

Gratitude Beyond Words

A couple in Heyuan City, Guangdong Province wrote, “We know Master has sacrificed tremendously for us practitioners. Our gratitude is beyond words. The massive propaganda in China will not interfere with our faith in Falun Dafa. And the brutal persecution will not hinder our cultivation. Although we started practicing Falun Dafa only recently, we will do well in our cultivation and return home with Master.”

The following greetings are from:- Shandong Steel in Laiwu City- Weifang City, Shandong Province- Qingdao City, Shandong Province- Yantai City, Shandong Province- Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province- Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province- Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province- Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province- Mohe County, Heilongjiang Province- Dazhou City, Sichuan Province- Deyang City, Sichuan Province- Kaijiang County, Sichuan Province- Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province- Heyuan City, Guangdong Province- Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province- Chengdu City, Sichuan Province- Wuhan City, Hubei Province- Changsha City, Hunan Province- Xiangtan City, Hunan Province- Baicheng City, Jilin Province- Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia- Dalian City (including two practitioners of 79 and 83 years old), Liaoning Province- Changping District, Beijing- Fengtai District, Beijing- Yanqing District, Beijing- Financial industry in Beijing

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