(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners gathered on Liberty Square at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on January 12, 2020, to wish Master Li, the founder of Falun Gong, a happy Chinese New Year.

Falun Gong practitioners wish Master Li happy Chinese New Year on Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall square in Taipei on January 12, 2020.

Chinese New Year falls this year on Saturday, January 25, 2020. As the Lunar New Year approaches, practitioners around the world have been gathering to express their sincere gratitude to Master.

Falun Gong was first introduced to the public 28 years ago in China and is now practiced in more than 100 countries. More than 100 million people practiced Falun Gong in China before the Chinese Communist Party launched the persecution in 1999.

Appreciating Master Imparting the Great Practice

Practitioner Wang Yuan-hsiu

Accountant Wang Yuan-hsiu started practicing Falun Gong at the end of 2000. She was in her final trimester of pregnancy at the time and participated in a nine-day Falun Gong workshop.

“It was so marvelous. I could see Falun on the second day,” Wang recalled. “People said I had good inborn quality, but I felt that I'd started practicing Falun Gong so late.

“I started seeking the meaning of life when I was young and wondered why humans came to the world. The biggest change I have experienced after practicing Falun Gong is that I now know the meaning of life,” she said.

Although she was always even-tempered and would not fight with anyone, she said she would easily run into a dead-end over some issues. Since practicing Falun Gong, she has been happy every day.

“My appreciation for Master Li cannot be described in words. Tears filled my eyes today. I was moved that Master imparted this great practice to the world. I will be more diligent in practicing. I wish more people could learn about this and not miss this great opportunity,” she said.

Falun Gong Gives Me Guidance

Shen Wei-tung started practicing Falun Gong when he was a teenager in high school. “But I truly understood the meaning of life more than 10 years later,” he said, adding, “I have a daily life like other people, but when I face difficulties or tribulations, Falun Gong gives me guidance.”

He said practicing Falun Gong had helped him to take self-interest lightly and think from a different angle to improve his character and consider others first. He truly appreciates Master for compassionately caring for him and his family.

His twin brother Shen Wei-chu has just returned to Taiwan from New York. He also practices Falun Gong.

“I was in awe of gods, Buddhas, and beliefs when I was young, but I did not know the meaning of life, so I was unhappy with my plight and developed some bad habits, such as playing video games and watching violent or pornographic videos. I was rebellious and did not respect my parents.

“I have become more peaceful since I started practicing Falun Gong. I know that everything I encounter in my daily life is an opportunity to improve my heart nature. I am full of vitality and hope. I am truly grateful to Master Li for imparting the practice so that we can understand the truth and return to our true homes,” he said.

Falun Gong Helped Me Become an Altruist and Better Person

Practitioner Cao Hui-ling

Practitioner Cao Hui-ling was a professor of economics at Soochow University. She had spent 20 years trying various practices to seek the meaning of life. After reading Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Gong, she found the answers she sought. She said she felt very peaceful after practicing Falun Gong.

“Several incorrect practices methods were mentioned in the book Zhuan Falun. I had tried all of them. My health was poor. I enlightened that it was because I had practiced in schools that had spirit or animal possession,” she said.

Cao started practicing Falun Gong 1998. She recalled that she was always nice to people but did not have true kindness in her heart. She could not develop true compassion even after trying several practices. She understood why after practicing Falun Gong. She is now a true altruist.

Thinking of Others When Facing Conflict

Practitioner Chen Qi-li started practicing Falun Gong when she was 17 after seeing the positive changes in her mother and friends who practiced Falun Gong.

“The way I interact with other people has changed a lot,” Chen said. “Before I practiced Falun Gong, I used to feel taken advantage of when I had conflicts. I thought it was because they were wrong.

“After practicing Falun Gong, I still feel uncomfortable when facing conflicts, but I can calm down and think of what I did wrong. I am truly considerate of others,” she said.

Chen is grateful to Master for imparting this great practice and allowing people everywhere to benefit from it.