(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners gathered at the plaza in front of Taichung City Hall, Taiwan on the first day of 2023. They practiced the exercises together and sincerely wished Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, a Happy New Year. 

Falun Dafa practitioners in Taichung wish Master a Happy New Year on January 1, 2023.

Practitioners demonstrated Falun Dafa’s five sets of exercises to passersby. The peaceful exercise movements and practitioners’ neat formation attracted many people's attention. 

Practitioners also shared how their physical health improved after cultivating Dafa, how their families became more harmonious and how fortunate they feel to have encountered Falun Dafa. 

Practitioners demonstrate Falun Dafa’s five sets of exercises at the plaza in front of the government building in Taichung, Taiwan, on January 1, 2023.

Practitioners distribute Falun Dafa informational materials to passersby.

Experiencing the Miracles of Falun Dafa

Yang Yaqing, a calligraphy teacher

Yang Yaqing has been studying calligraphy for more than 40 years and has experienced some amazing things through Falun Dafa. Yaqing said that from a very young age she had “sought a way home” and oftentimes pondered “where humans go after death.” She was interfered with by negative things in other dimensions in 1995, and she would see and hear terrible things when she slept or meditated. She also experienced something pressing on her, making her almost unable to move while laying in bed at night. For a period of time, she was afraid to even close her eyes when washing her face. She had a weak immune system and doctors diagnosed her with lupus. Her body was getting weaker and she was losing weight with each passing day.

Yaqing cultivated Falun Dafa in 2002. After merely cultivating for three months, she was able to feel a difference in her body. She felt light while walking and no longer got tired from walking up stairs. Yaqing stopped needing her medications and no longer needed to see her doctor. The negative things disappeared as soon as she thought about “Falun Dafa.” Yaqing said, “Falun Dafa is supernatural. I have a Master now and I feel safe. I also feel the presence of the divine.”

Cultivating Falun Dafa has also elevated her calligraphy skills. She stated, “In the past, I only cared about how nice the calligraphy looked on the surface and followed the trends in modern society. However, after cultivating Dafa, I realized that seeking external beauty is superficial. Calligraphy is deviated if it lacks inner meaning, traditional values and self-discipline.” She decided to let go of her secular pursuits and began focusing on inner cultivation. She also began to guide her students to understand the deeper meanings behind each Chinese character.

Becoming the Happiest and Most Fortunate Person

Lai Xiuyan is thankful to Master for spreading Dafa and said that she is the most fortunate person.

Lai Xiuyan, 70, has been cultivating for more than 20 years. She said, “I have not taken any medication during my 20 years of cultivation.” Her body had been weak and she had patches of green bruising on her face before she practiced Dafa. She said people would often be taken aback when they saw her. She had also been afraid to eat a lot of things because she suffered stomach pain and headaches. She is healthy and has rosy cheeks after cultivating Falun Dafa. She no longer needs to watch what she eats. She said, “Master has saved me.”

Xiuyan stated, “Falun Dafa practitioners abide by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Therefore, I’d abide by these standards as well. I am able to control my temper, and my family has become more harmonious. Whenever an argument arises, I will take the initiative to apologize, regardless of whose fault it is. Before the age of 49, I was lost and did not know the meaning of life. Now, I understand that the purpose of life is to cultivate and to return to one’s original, true self.”

She gratefully said, “I have no troubles in life now. I am the happiest and most fortunate person.”

Chen Shili, a Vietnamese practitioner, said cultivating Dafa improved her health and she no longer gets easily agitated.

Chen Shili, a Vietnamese practitioner, is a caregiver for seniors and has been cultivating Falun Dafa for three years. She said Dafa has improved her health and she no longer gets agitated easily. Shili introduced how she came to work in Taiwan in 2010 to care for people in vegetative states. Her job took a big toll on her physical and mental health. She started to have issues, like stomach pain, being unable to sleep or eat, and her whole body felt sore and tired. Her daughter persuaded her to stop working after how much her health had deteriorated. She had planned to quit, but the company could not find anyone to replace her. 

When a friend introduced Falun Dafa to her, she still had her doubts, but decided to still give it a try. She was able to do double lotus after six months and her knees were quite swollen at the time. However, her swollen knees did not bother her and she was able to climb up five flights of stairs. 

“Falun Dafa is extraordinary,” she said. She remembers telling her employer, “I believe I will do my job well if I can practice Falun Dafa’s exercises every day.” She persisted in doing the exercises at a group practice site. She is healthy, her temper has changed for the better and she has a healthier weight.

Three Generations Cultivating Dafa

Guo Ziqi and her husband and son 

Guo Ziqi, lives in Tanzi District, Taichung. She started cultivating Falun Dafa because of her father. Her father had been in a major car accident, which left him with ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory arthritis that affects the spine and large joints. After her father was introduced to Falun Dafa, he experienced a dramatic change in his body. Seeing these physical changes, everyone in the family began to cultivate Falun Dafa.

Guo Ziqi was amazed after reading Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Dafa, for the first time. She said, “The entire book was beaming in golden light. I seemed to have obtained something precious and I treasured this opportunity to cultivate. Her husband, Lin Liangsheng, also began cultivating Falun Dafa. 

Her husband Lin Liangsheng said, “I’d always remember grievances in the past. But since cultivating Dafa, I have been able to take those matters lightly. Cultivating Falun Dafa is beautiful. My whole family is living harmoniously.”

Lin Weizhi, Guo Ziqi’s son, is a middle school student. He ranked first in his class and ninth in his school. He said, “Cultivating Falun Dafa is very good because it has unlocked my wisdom. I feel that I am able to focus while studying and it is quite easy for me. I have learned to be considerate of others and not hold grudges.”