(Clearwisdom.net) The last Thursday in November each year is Thanksgiving Day, a day the American people give thanks for all that they receive. Some 14 years ago, the founder of Falun Dafa, Master Li Hongzhi, visited Taiwan and gave a lecture on the day that Thanksgiving was being celebrated in the U.S.A. This year's Thanksgiving Day is fast approaching and many Falun Dafa practitioners in Yilan, Taiwan, have benefited from Falun Gong over the years and are again recalling their experience of 14 years ago and expressing their gratitude to Master Li.

Teacher Lectures in Taiwan

Falun Dafa was introduced to Taiwan in April 1995. Teacher visited Taiwan in November 1997. He gave lectures in Taipei and Taichung for a total of ten hours. About 1000 people from around Taiwan sat in his lectures. Theses people were like seeds planted in the areas where they were from and later became practitioners who help promote the practice.

Nightmare Ends After 40 Years of Taking Chinese Medicine

In May 1997, Mr. Lin Fusheng, a retired tailor in Yilan, began practicing Falun Dafa. Shortly after the pain in his finger joints, the body aches and the stiffness in his neck went away. He stopped taking Chinese medicine, which he had been taking for the past 40 years. His complexion became rosy and he quit heavy smoking. His hair on top of his bald head started growing.

Six months into his practice, Mr. Lin had a chance to listen to Teacher’s lectures when he visited Taiwan. Mr. Lin was impressed that Teacher did not have to take a break in his six-hour long lecture. Several times there were practitioners asking him to take a break but Teacher politely refused.

Mr. Lin often thought how come Teacher did not want to take a break during the long lecture. He realized that it was Teacher’s immense benevolence, wanting to speak more for everyone to listen, so the sentient beings could hear the Buddha Fa.

Benevolence Coexists with Solemnity

Mr. Lin experienced Teacher’s might, solemnity, and benevolence in his lectures. “I remember Teacher used to say that he had to release a lot of energy in every Fa lecture. I indeed experienced such magnificence. I felt the energy Teacher gave out at the lecture hall,” said Mr. Lin, who sat in the third row that day.

Mr. Lin Chung-Chi who runs a plastic company in Suao Town remembered, “Six months after I learned the practice, Teacher came to Taiwan. The thing I remembered the most is Teacher’s eyes - they were very bright. I was sitting in the back rows but I felt that Teacher’s eyes were so bright as if they were seeing through everyone in the room. When Teacher looked at the practitioners, his look was peaceful and cordial.”

Goes to Mainland Twice to Attend Teacher’s Seminars

It was Ms. He Lai-chin’s third time seeing Teacher. Before that, she had been to China twice to listen to Teacher’s lectures. “I suffered a migraine for 27 years. I couldn’t sleep at night. I had seen every doctor I possibly could but no one could help. A relative of mine in China suggested Falun Dafa to me. On June 21, 1994, I went to Jinan, Shandong, to listen to Teacher’s lectures and learned the exercises. My chronic illnesses disappeared just like that,” said Ms. He.

There were about 4000 people sitting at the lecture in Jinan. When Ms. He heard Teacher say “There are two people from Taiwan today” and asked the staff to give the two the books, she was shocked, “How does Teacher know?” In a few days, Ms. He was reborn and her long time illnesses were gone miraculously. The same year, she learned that Teacher was giving a lecture in Guangzhou on December 21, his last lecture, she took the opportunity and heard Teacher lecture one more time.

She returned to Taiwan and established the first practice site in Yangmingshan on April 27, 1995. “The practice helps people with their body and mind. The good reputation travels through words of mouth. It’s been 16 years now and there are 1000 practice sites in over 300 cities and towns in Taiwan,” said Ms. He.

According to Ms. He, after Teacher’s lectures in Taiwan, practitioners in Taiwan met and got in contact with one another. They felt that more people should know the beauty of the practice and began to actively promote Falun Dafa. It was when Falun Dafa started booming in Taiwan.

Earnest Respect Emerges from Bottom of the Heart

Chen Kuo-Feng is a dentist in Lo-Dong Town. He suffered many years’ of depression and insomnia. Learning Falun Dafa took away his problems. Dr. Chen had many times listened to Teacher speak overseas. The first time he saw Teacher from a close distance, he thought Teacher was very tall, handsome, and imposing. He gave people the feeling of being kind and peaceful. Dr. Chen naturally had the earnest respect for Teacher from the bottom of his heart. “When I saw Teacher, I was suddenly immersed in endless bliss,” said Dr. Chen, who felt warm in his heart when he remembered times seeing Teacher.

Dr. Chen said that practitioners in Yilan came from all walks of lives - they are professors, public servants, medical doctors, nurses, engineers, swimming coaches, teachers, collage students and housewives. Every year on Chinese New Year or Teacher’s birthday, practitioners in Yilan gather to congratulate Teacher a Happy New Year or a happy birthday and to show their sincere respect.

Key to a Healthy Life

Chen Jin-ying from Longtan, Yilan used to suffer many ailments. She lived on drugs. For 15 years, she had renal hemorrhage, uterus tumor, headache, osteoporosis, sciatica and tonsillitis. She needed an injection every other day and had to take painkiller everyday. She suffered tremendously just to stay alive. After she learned Falun Dafa, her deep-rooted illnesses were gone shortly.

Wang Tian-Ding worked in Taiwan Power. He had a serious car accident two years ago. His leg fractured and the doctor wanted him to be hospitalized. He went home and continued to study the teaching and do the exercises. Three weeks later, he was able to go back to work. His regained health quickly and could cross his legs doing sitting meditation. Mr. Wang proved the miracle of Falun Dafa and he was very grateful for Teacher’s salvation.