(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in Toronto did the exercises at Queens Park on September 8, 2024, and wished Master a happy Mid-Autumn Festival (September 17, 2024). They are grateful to Master for teaching them Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong), and for all the blessings they received.
Falun Dafa practitioners wish Master a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.
Getting to Know Dafa in Front of the Chinese Consulate
Lixin Liu started practicing Dafa ten years ago.
Ms. Liu’s father was a member of the Chinese Expeditionary Force during World War II. He was beaten to death during the Cultural Revolution in the late 1960s. She and her husband were fired from their jobs because they had more children than was allowed in the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) one-child family planning policy. Two houses her family-owned were demolished.
She petitioned but did not receive compensation. Instead, she was arrested many times, and her husband was killed. The police claimed that she killed her husband and wanted to arrest her and put her in jail. She worked hard to prove her innocence and was not arrested.
Ms. Liu immigrated to Canada in 2013 and held a banner in front of the Chinese Consulate every day to protest the demolition of her home. Falun Dafa practitioners were also there, protesting the CCP’s persecution. Ms. Liu chatted with them and learned about the benefits of practicing Falun Dafa. She asked for a copy of the book Zhuan Falun. After she read it, she said, “Falun Dafa is so good!”
Ms. Liu said when she went to Hong Kong, she saw practitioners’ march and the information about the CCP’s forced organ harvesting from living practitioners for profit. She always knew the CCP was bad, but live organ harvesting was shocking, so she immediately quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.
She took photos of the march and practitioners’ activities in Hong Kong and showed them to her relatives, friends, and neighbors in China, and persuaded them to quit the CCP. More than 20 people quit the Party with their real names, including judges, lawyers, family members of veterans, and factory workers.
When Ms. Liu told a presiding judge how the CCP harvests organs from living practitioners he resigned from his position as a judge and became an administrative officer. He said that under the CCP’s rule, judges do not judge cases according to the law, but according to the wishes of CCP officials.
Ms. Liu explained, “I was very emotional about the forced demolition in China before I began practicing Falun Dafa. I desperately sought compensation even though I no longer lived in China. After I moved to Canada my relatives urged me to continue fighting for compensation, but I said no, I don’t want it. Master taught me that what is mine won’t be lost, and I shouldn’t want what isn’t mine. I’m a practitioner now. Although I don’t approve of the CCP’s crimes, I can let go of this huge pain.”
She thanked Master for helping her let go of her hatred and become peaceful. She said, “When I tell people my story I just want to help them recognize the true nature of the CCP. Although I still protested in front of the Chinese Consulate, my heart changed from selfish to righteous. My only hope is that people learn about Falun Dafa.”
Overcoming Depression
Chris appreciates Master.
Chris was extremely depressed in 2002 when he was in his 20s, and took drugs to numb the pain in his heart. He saw practitioners doing the exercises outdoors one day and was intrigued. He began reading Zhuan Falun.
He was convinced by the principles in the book and felt that he was destined to follow the spiritual practice and carried Zhuan Falun with him. However, when the urge to take drugs surfaced, he couldn’t concentrate when he read the book. He said, “The ideas taught in Zhuan Falun about emphasizing morality and self-improvement are what I wanted. But I felt I did too many bad things so I wasn’t qualified to practice.”
More than a decade later, Chris was still trapped in the quagmire of autism. He gradually lost the ability to communicate with others and stopped communicating with his parents. He said, “A way of thinking full of negativity and hatred trapped me in a painful and desperate situation. However, I still occasionally read Zhuan Falun, and I never forgot Falun Dafa.”
In 2015, Chris’s life took a positive turn. He was offered a high-paying job, but the company required employees to take drug tests, so he decided to stop taking drugs. Chris often went on business trips to isolated places, so he had a more peaceful state of mind and was able to read the Fa and practice the exercises.
Chris’s personality changed through regularly studying the Fa and doing the exercises. He went from being unable to communicate to being able to talk easily. He said, “I became confident. I understand that the meaning of life is not only to seek happiness, but it’s about being a good person. I no longer indulge in the pain in life but focus on being a good person according to Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. In the past, I couldn’t handle complex interpersonal relationships, and I was too concerned about my own feelings. I was always full of hatred and complained that life was too hard and others were bad. After I began practicing, I gradually learned to let go of these feelings and emotions—it felt as if heavy shackles were removed. My dissatisfaction with the past was suddenly gone.”
Chris wanted to express his gratitude during the Mid-Autumn Festival, “I’ve given up on myself countless times, but Master never gave up on me. At a certain moment, I felt I could do it, I could take on this responsibility and move forward. At that time, my wife came into my life—I felt as though Master was saying, 'You are ready, you can have this relationship, support each other, and improve together.'”
The Best Gift
Michael wishes Master a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.
Michael Cui graduated from a renowned university, is a computer engineer, and has three daughters. In 1998, the school dean traveled to Toronto on a business trip and later gave Michael a copy of Zhuan Falun.
Michael began to read it and felt the profoundness of the practice and was deeply attracted by the content of the book. The next day after work, Mike couldn’t wait to continue reading the book.
After he began practicing Falun Dafa, Michael said he felt an inner joy beyond words. He said, “From the first night I came into contact with Dafa, I felt that Master gave me the best gift in my life. This is something that all the money, status, and abilities in the world cannot buy.”
Michael’s three daughters.
Michael’s three daughters also benefited from practicing Dafa, and they are artists with the Shen Yun Performing Arts Company. Before his oldest daughter joined Shen Yun, she was unruly and loved to play with her phone. She is now a flute soloist. As more capable performers joined the company, she became an accompanist. She felt uneasy at first. But she reminded herself that she’s a practitioner and she shouldn’t be jealous. She humbly learned from the other members of the company. After her skills improved, she returned to the solo position.
His second daughter had a severe allergic reaction after she ate some biscuits: her skin changed color and she had difficulty breathing. In the emergency room, she repeatedly said, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” and her breathing returned to normal.
His third daughter was always restless and had difficulty focusing. When she came home from Shen Yun, she was focused and serious. She even cleaned the refrigerator and made breakfast for the family every day. Seeing his daughters become mature and independent in cultivation, Michael said, “As a father, I feel happy and proud to see them cultivate well.”
Practicing Dafa Changed Her Life
Elnaz
Elnaz from Iran moved to Turkey. As a teenager, she had romantic dreams about friends and love. However, after experiencing disillusionment, she became depressed and gave up on life. She dropped out of college and stayed in her room all day.
Elnaz was 26 years old in 2013 when she traveled to Istanbul. She met an old friend who told her about Falun Dafa. She decided to go to the beach and read Zhuan Falun on her phone but lost her phone on the way there. So she went to an Internet cafe and printed out the entire book.
Elnaz wept because she lost her cell phone. After reading the first lecture in Zhuan Falun, she stopped crying. After reading the entire book, she experienced a dramatic change—she no longer felt depressed and her chronic pain disappeared. She said, “I often complained and was jealous of other people’s happiness. After reading Zhuan Falun, I no longer felt depressed because I understood why we are here and that virtue and karma exist. I understood why I experienced difficulties and that I had to take responsibility for my own life. I found hope and learned that I must do good deeds to maintain my virtue and patiently repay my karma.”
In the past, Elnaz could not tolerate it if people failed to meet her expectations and she immediately cut off the relationship. She felt unloved and lonely. After she began practicing, she slowly learned to maintain a relationship and eventually got married.
She said, “Dafa taught me to be tolerant and care for others. When problems arise, my husband and I solve them together. I stopped arguing. I’m considerate, and correct my shortcomings.”
Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Elnaz thanked Master for his teachings, which she said helped her wake up from her lost state. She is grateful for the miracles she experienced. She said, “In 2016, I experienced a terrorist attack in Ankara, Turkey. The bomb exploded two meters away from me. More than 30 people died and more than 100 were injured. With Master’s protection, I miraculously survived. Thank you, Master!”
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