(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in Queensland gathered at King George Square in Brisbane’s city center on December 17, 2021, to wish Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, a Happy New Year.

Practitioners in Queensland wish their benevolent Master a Happy New Year.

Falun Dafa was introduced to the public in 1992 and many people feel they’ve benefited mentally and physically by following Dafa’s guiding principles, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Today, about 100 million people across 100 countries and regions practice Falun Dafa. Practitioners are very thankful to Master Li, for guiding them to be better people.

Young practitioners hold paper lotus flowers and wish Master a happy New Year.

Family Experiences the Wonder of Cultivation

Murray Kruger said, “Falun Dafa is a miracle. More people should know it.” He thanks Master for introducing Falun Dafa and wishes Master a happy New Year.

Murray Kruger, who works in a bank, started to practice Falun Dafa six months ago. His wife and daughter began practicing in 2010, and now the whole family practices Falun Dafa. 

Murray was very close to his brother, who died of cancer last year. From this experience he realized that life is short and human beings have no power to change their fate. He said, “I was busy with work and the pressure was huge. I suffered from health issues and medical experts couldn’t cure my illnesses.” In order to reduce the pressure and improve his life quality, he started to practice Falun Dafa. 

Murray’s daughter, who is 13 years old, can read Zhuan Falun in both Chinese and English. She helped her father a lot when he began to practice. She patiently taught him the exercise movements and read Zhuan Falun with him. Murray said, “When I read Zhuan Falun the first time, I didn’t understand some of the Chinese terms. My daughter encouraged me. She often reminds her mother to comply with the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and she practices forbearance when coming across conflicts.”

Murray and his daughter go to the evening group Fa study in Margery. “When I study the teachings every day, I have new enlightenment. When I come across xinxing tests, the answer is in Zhuan Falun.”

He has found Dafa to be miraculous even though he has only practiced for six months. He said, “I have benefited a lot from practicing Falun Dafa. I’ve become calm at work. I can hear more clearly. Previously, my legs were very heavy while walking due to my back problem. After I started practicing Falun Dafa, my body feels light. I feel my legs floating while walking.” He also experienced the wonderful feeling of being illness-free. 

“Master opened my third eye. When I was sending forth righteous thoughts, I could see my late brother. He could communicate with me and he told me that he was very good and asked me not to worry.” Murray said that his amazing experiences show that Falun Dafa is extraordinary and it is important to help more people know Falun Dafa. 

Murray takes part in various truth-clarification activities in his spare time. He also distributes Falun Dafa fliers in his suburb. He hopes that more people learn the facts about the persecution. 

“I am very lucky that I practice Falun Dafa,” Murray said. “Falun Dafa is miraculous. More people should know Falun Dafa. Thank you, Master for introducing Dafa! I wish Master a Happy New Year!”

Queensland Farmer: The World Is More Beautiful Because of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance!

Thanh Le, a farmer from Queensland, said, “I truly believe that the world is a better place thanks to Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.” 

Thanh Le is a Vietnamese farmer from Queensland. He started practicing Falun Dafa in 2017 after he saw a post on social media. He said, “The Falun Dafa exercise movements are so beautiful and calm. I read Zhuan Falun and listened to the audio lectures on the Falun Dafa website. The principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are very good. The teachings about improving morality impressed me so much that I decided to practice.”

Thanh Le said that many of his illnesses disappeared after he started practicing Falun Dafa, and he became positive and calm. He puts the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance into practice in his daily life. He has become considerate and kind. He doesn’t say anything negative or do bad things. The people around Thanh Le feel the beauty of Falun Dafa through his behavior. 

He felt sad when he heard that Falun Dafa is persecuted in China and said, “I feel bad for Falun Dafa practitioners in China. They refused to give up their belief and lost their lives. I feel sad for millions of Chinese people. They have to live under a totalitarian regime. They don’t have basic human rights. The regime kills Chinese people and harvests organs from Dafa practitioners for profit. This has never happened before in human history.” 

Thanh Le introduces Falun Dafa to people and tells them about the persecution. He goes to the Chinese Consulate every Friday to clarify the truth about Falun Dafa and collect signatures on a petition to end the persecution. Thousands of people from all walks of life have signed the petition. 

Thanh Le said, “I truly believe that the world is more beautiful because of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. These are universal principles. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Master for giving Falun Dafa to the world. I wish Master a Happy New Year!” 

Western Practitioner: Zhuan Falun Is a Heavenly Book

Maryann Leatham said, “Falun Dafa teaches people to follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and taught me to look within.”

Maryann Leatham is a chef. She was born in England and moved to Australia with her husband and four children in 2006.

While she was having dinner in a restaurant one day in 2012, she began chatting with a gentleman about spirituality. He said he was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Australia when he was five years old. Maryann asked many questions about Buddhas and Daoism. She recalled, “He told me that he practiced Falun Dafa and how the CCP persecutes Falun Dafa. He showed me the book Zhuan Falun.”

She continued, “After I had finished reading Zhuan Falun, I realized that this was not just an ordinary book. It can get me back to the path to return to my original self.” She had previously bought over 400 books on spirituality but never finished any of them. Maryann shared, “When I finished Zhuan Falun, the golden words on the cover jumped out and floated in the air in front of me. I saw still water, fields and scenes with Chinese signs and heard heavenly music. I immediately felt very relaxed.”

“When I first read this book,” she continued, “I realized that many things which happened to me before were what Master arranged for me to obtain the Fa. I could not stand to drink wine anymore and I quit drinking alcohol.” She used to have many illnesses such as severe psoriasis on her head and neck, sciatica and insomnia. These illnesses disappeared soon after she started practicing Falun Dafa. Maryann said, “I was afraid I’d get Alzheimer's disease when I got old. When I was reading this book, I would know sometimes that Master was dissolving karma and purifying my body for me, especially in my head.”

Falun Dafa teaches people to be good according to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. “I learned to look within and gradually changed my bad temper and mentality of self-protection. Dafa has changed me.” Maryann concluded, with emotion, “I understand how lucky I am that I can obtain the Fa. Thank you, Master! I wish Master a Happy New Year!”