(Minghui.org) On the eve of the Chinese New Year in 2023, Falun Gong practitioners from all over Quebec, Canada, greeted the great Master of compassion with sincere gratitude, and wished him a Happy New Year. The disciples thanked Master for teaching the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, which dispels the confusion and pain in life and brings light and hope to the world.

On the eve of the Chinese New Year in 2023, Falun Gong practitioners in Montreal, Canada, wished Master a Happy New Year.

On the eve of the Chinese New Year in 2023, Falun Gong practitioners in Quebec City, Canada, wished Master a Happy New Year through a video recording.

On the eve of the Chinese New Year in 2023, Falun Gong practitioners in Sherbrooke, Canada, wished Master a Happy New Year through a video recording.

“Dafa Taught Me What Makes a Good Person”

Xiaoma from Montreal thanked Master Li Hongzhi and Falun Dafa taught him how to be a good person.

Xiaoma from Montreal said that he had a tobacco addiction in high school back in China. In college, many students felt that it was time to play after ten years of hard study, so smoking, gambling, playing computer games and other vices flooded the campus. He also went with the flow. Bad living habits damaged his health, and his original weight of more than 170 pounds dropped to 140 pounds by his second year of college.

He said that at that time, school life was decadent, and the reality was pessimistic. He became cold, world-weary, and did not get along well with his parents. His family was sad: “How did this child become like this?”

After college, Xaioma went to Montreal, and stayed with a friend he had known since childhood. The family of his friend practiced Falun Dafa. Seeing that they are kind and honest when expressing their thoughts, Xiaoma was deeply touched.

One day in May 2015, a friend advised him to practice Falun Dafa, so that he could get rid of his bad habits. The friend said: “Smoking is not good for you. You know it, but can’t control yourself, because the idea of wanting to smoke does not come from yourself.”

Xiaoma was shocked: How could he never thought about the problem this way? He immediately threw away the cigarette box, which was still half full. Since then, he never touched a cigarette again. It was a miracle for him, who had been addicted to cigarettes for many years. 

After quitting smoking, he began to practice Falun Dafa. “After I started cultivating, what I feel the most is that I know what makes a good person.” Xiaoma said.

“In the past, I always felt that the relationships between people were complicated. People have no sincerity. There even exist gaps between family members. After cultivating, I understood that ‘truth’ is the most basic principle of being a good person, and I asked myself to be simple and sincere with people.”

He said that under the guidance of Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, when he encounters difficulties, he knows that this is a test for him, instead of feeling that life is unfair as before. 

His outlook on life has undergone a fundamental change, and he is no longer the person who used to be which was pessimistic and indifferent, but has become sincere, simple, and his life has become easier.

His family was very pleased to see his transformation after cultivation. His mother said to him: “Seeing your current state, I am grateful to Dafa and to Master.” 

“Later, my grandmother in China also started to practice Dafa, and my mother also began to read Dafa books recently. The whole family felt the beauty brought by Dafa.”

Xiaoma said that his gratitude to Master Dafa cannot be described in words: “My gratitude to Master is getting deeper and deeper year by year, and I thank Master for giving me a chance to practice Dafa, which has brought me all these changes. Master has also given me a lot of protection and enlightenment. I would like to express my gratitude to Master and wish him a Happy New Year!”

“Falun Dafa Gave Me a Second Life”

Many diseases of Ms. Jiang (center) went away after practicing Falun Dafa. She is grateful to Falun Dafa for giving her a second life. The picture shows Ms. Jiang, her daughter (left) and granddaughter (right) three generations paying homage to Master Li Hongzhi and wishing Master a happy New Year.

Ms. Jiang, 75, is in good health. She said that when she flew to Canada from China twenty-three years ago, she was sick and brought a lot of medicine with her. Shortly after practicing Falun Dafa, her illnesses disappeared.

Ms. Jiang said that she has suffered from a variety of diseases many years ago. Three sections of bone hyperplasia in the lumbar spine were so painful that she could not stand upright; her headache kept her awake at night; breast hyperplasia hurt if it touches the clothes. She had tried Chinese and Western medicine, acupuncture, and physical therapy, but none of those were effective. Taking medicine and shots every day, her daughter-in-law said that she smelled like medicine. She retired at the age of forty-eight.

In 2000, Ms. Jiang came to Canada to see her daughter. Her daughter and son-in-law all practice Falun Dafa, so she joined them. Ms. Jiang only went to the second grade of primary school, and did not read much. A Falun Gong practitioner taught her to read the book Zhuan Falun.

A week later, she did the exercises with her family, and saw that there were many Falun spinning in the room, red, orange, gold, all kinds of colors, very beautiful. Not long after that, she found that unknowingly, all the ailments in her body had disappeared, and she stopped taking the medicine she brought from China.

Comparing her situation before and after her cultivation, Ms. Jiang said that it was Falun Dafa that gave her a second life, “When (before) I was sick, my life was so hard and uncomfortable. I took medicine every day. My head was foggy all the time, and always felt tired after doing a little work. Now, thanks to cultivation, I take care of my newborn granddaughter every day, and do the laundry and cooking housework of a large family. I am busy from morning to night, but not tired at all.”

“I am very fortunate to have Dafa. I am grateful to Master. I thank Master and Dafa for giving me good health, and teaching me to return to my true self.” Ms. Jiang said repeatedly, “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good. I wish Master a happy Chinese New Year! Thank you, Master!”