My name is Tony and I am a 28-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner from Gothenburg in Sweden. I have been practicing Falun Dafa for almost a year now and I feel so happy, so filled with energy and harmony. This is something I have never experienced before in my life.

A few years ago I had a spiritual awakening and started to ask questions I had never asked before. I began wondering what the meaning of life is the meaning of it all. Who was I? And what I was doing here? What happens when we die? Why was this world in such chaos? So I started to search for the truth and the meaning of life, and got into the New Age things. Although I got some answers to my questions, there was still something missing. My soul was not satisfied and I could not find harmony; instead I felt restless and confused.

I got in touch with Falun Dafa through a friend of mine. After I became a practitioner of Falun Dafa, my life and my physical body have changed quite rapidly. The exercises give me energy and serenity, and by reading the book Zhuan Falun my heart has been purified. By reading this book I have freed myself from all the indoctrination that I was filled with since I was a kid. I feel so much love and purity in my heart and soul from reading Zhuan Falun. The book also guides me in my life and tells me how to be a good, true human being.

I had never experienced much love as a child, and my home environment was very unstable and insecure. I didn't feel at home in this world, or wherever I had been. But now, I have found my true home. I used to feel lost in my life, which was full of darkness, pain, suffering, and various diseases. I was depressed for many years. I felt so depressed that I tried to commit suicide, which was in vain. I used to be a heavy drinker, mostly because I couldn't relax and be myself. Now, I understand that if I hadn't experienced those hard times, I would probably not have started my search for the truth. Now I have finally found it.

One thing that struck me was that the exercises were taught for free. The books, scriptures, audio-files, etc. also could be downloaded free from the Internet. This was something that I had never heard of before. So I thought this must be something special, something noble and very good.

Dafa has changed my thinking in a way I never thought was possible. Truthfulness- Compassion-Forbearance has taken root in my heart. Now, I always try to look within myself whenever there is a trouble. I also try to think of others before myself and live by the principles of Zhen-Shan-Ren. With Falun Dafa, I feel harmony, peace and security. I have found the meaning of my life and have begun to understand the mysteries of the universe. Many questions have been answered, thanks to Falun Dafa and Master Li Hongzhi.

I used to have problems with my back and I felt pain in many parts of my body. I also suffered from severe headaches and from stress, but after practicing Falun Dafa all my symptoms have disappeared. I might as well emphasize that my self-confidence has increased and I feel more secure.

I now realize that Falun Dafa is so profound that it is beyond our imagination. I have come to the understanding that my purpose in this life is to return to my true self, my origin. We are trapped here in this world because we have accumulated karma. The only way to return to our origin, is to pay back karma, let go of various attachments, go through tribulations, raise our xinxing (moral character) become good persons, think of others before ourselves, and assimilate to the characteristic of the universe, Zhen-Shan- Ren, or Truthfulness-Benevolence-Tolerance.

I found that, no matter how hard things might be there is always a reason behind it, and at the same time, the hardships and problems are opportunities to help me grow and gain insight. If we have Zhen-Shan-Ren in our hearts and try to help each other, then nothing can stop us. I like to meet and be with other practitioners. They help me unconditionally. They are so nice, so compassionate, so harmonious, and so peaceful.

Although I feel very happy and harmonized due to Falun Dafa, I am very concerned for what is happening in China. The practitioners over there are not even allowed to do the exercises or read the Falun Dafa books. They are cruelly persecuted in China. It is considered a "crime" to practice Falun Dafa, just because Jiang Zemin could not consider any other ideas other than his own. How can it be a crime to be a good person according to Zhen-Shan-Ren? I couldn't just sit and wait as they persecute Falun Dafa practitioners in China and spread lies about Falun Dafa even in our country.

Being a particle of the Fa [law and principles], I began to do what I could to tell the truth about Falun Dafa. I wrote articles to the newspapers and helped to do some translations. Together with other practitioners, I took part in a health fair and collected signatures for our petition letter. Falun Dafa has given me so much. To tell the truth about Falun Dafa is the least I could do.

For how long can the leaders in China spread lies and propaganda about Falun Gong? This is a spiritual practice to improve mind, body and spirit. Those who spread lies and do harm to Falun Dafa and its practitioners are only doing harm to themselves. The truth will some day be revealed and they will have to answer for their crimes and deeds. Nobody can destroy the laws of the Universe.

Falun Dafa is a pure land. I thank Master Li Hongzhi from the bottom of my heart for bringing us the Fa [law and principles]. I hope we can all try our best to tell the truth, help our master with Fa rectification, and return to our origin, our true home, as soon as possible.

Thank you.