(Minghui.org) Practitioners gathered at Angrignon Park in Montreal, Canada on September 18, 2021, and sent their greetings to Falun Dafa’s founder Master Li Hongzhi. From the bottom of their hearts, they respectfully wished him a “Happy Mid-Autumn Festival” and called out, “Thank you Master!”

Practitioners gathered at Angrignon Park on September 18, 2021. They expressed their utmost gratitude and wished Master Li Hongzhi a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Although practitioners come from all walks of life, different ethnic backgrounds, and occupations, they are all very grateful to have benefited in both mind and body from practicing Falun Dafa. They expressed their gratitude to Master Li for bringing hope to mankind. 

Cervical Injury Resolved 

Ms. Zhou’s (left) severe cervical injury was resolved after she began practicing Falun Dafa. She, her daughter and granddaughter wish Master a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival. 

Ms. Zhou who is 73 years old is extremely grateful to Master for saving her. She was diagnosed with a cervical condition 20 years ago in China and often had severe headaches. It was so bad that she was unable to tend to her own needs and could neither eat nor move around the house. For ten years she had to be carried to the hospital to get treatments and said, “I lived the life of a disabled person.” 

She went to both Western and Chinese doctors and tried various qigong practices to cure her illness. Nothing she tried helped and she spent almost all of her savings. 

She visited her daughter in Canada at the end of 2006 and brought back the book Zhuan Falun and some Falun Dafa practitioners’ cultivation stories. Unfortunately like most Chinese people in China, Ms. Zhou was brainwashed by the Tiananmen self-immolation hoax and did not get a chance to read the book. While laying in bed at the beginning of 2007, she started to read the practitioners’ cultivation stories. She felt two streams of energy passing down her back and her celestial eye opened. She saw clouds of black matter leaving her body and other amazing things. 

She started to read Zhuan Falun and The Great Way of Spiritual Perfection, another book written by Master. She learned the five sets of Falun Dafa exercises and abided by the principles taught in the book. When she meditated, Ms. Zhou slowly increased her duration from five minutes to ten minutes and gradually extended the time. The condition that plagued her for years was resolved.

“It was all because of Master. I’m now a very healthy person. I’ve benefited a lot from Dafa,” she said.

Ms. Zhou came to Canada in 2012 to take care of her newborn granddaughter. She had the vitality and energy of a young person and did all the chores around the house like cooking and cleaning. In winter shoveling snow in Canada is an arduous task. However, in order to make sure everyone leaves for work and school on time, Ms. Zhou gets up early to clear the snow in the driveway. Her thoughtfulness touched her son-in-law who has back pain. When he thanked her Ms. Zhou said, “I can do all this because of Dafa. When I get tired I sit in the double lotus position and read the Fa. Master gives me energy and wisdom.”

Ms. Zhou also started to call her friends and family in China to tell them the truth about Falun Dafa and how she personally benefited from the practice. She also helped them quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organizations. 

Young Practitioner: Learn to Respect One’s Parents

Roberto, a mechanical engineering major, said that after he began practicing Falun Dafa, he stopped being disrespectful towards his parents. 

Roberto who is majoring in mechanical engineering said that after he began practicing Falun Dafa, his relationship with his parents improved and he learned to respect them. 

He was introduced to Falun Dafa in 2013 and he purchased Zhuan Falun. Roberto had been searching for a spiritual path. He tried many qigong practices and bought many books on spirituality. He was attracted to Zhuan Falun the moment he read it and said, “I felt an energy field and each word felt very important to me. I wanted to learn more about it.”

One of the most prominent changes he made was eliminating his addiction to alcohol. After reading the section in Zhuan Falun about quitting alcohol, Roberto decided to quit drinking.

Roberto’s relationship with his parents was very bad and he frequently yelled at them. After reading Zhuan Falun, he started looking inward and realized that he needed to change himself. He started to respect and communicate with his parents. 

During his summer break, Roberto joined other practitioners in the city center and collected signatures on a petition to end the persecution of Falun Dafa. Roberto wants to express his greetings and gratitude to Master: “Thank you Master for giving the world Falun Dafa. I wish Master a Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.”

Complete Change of Character

Ms. Sun expressed her gratitude to Master and said that Dafa helped her find inner peace. 

Ms. Sun noticed the book Zhuan Falun laying on a table when she visited her in-laws in China. 

“At the time, the only thing I knew about Falun Dafa was the CCP’s broadcasts about the alleged Tiananmen Square Self-immolation. After I read Zhuan Falun, I realized that Falun Dafa was completely different. I thought that Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance was indeed the universe’s characteristics and that this was the only way to become a better person.” She decided to practice Falun Dafa after reading the book and said, “This was what I have been waiting for. Everything happens for a reason due to the virtue and karma we’ve accrued over past lifetimes. Only by assimilating to the universe’s characteristics of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance can we return to our true selves and elevate to higher levels.” 

Before she practiced Ms. Sun was quick to anger, but after she began practicing she became easygoing and cordial. She said, “It was really hard to control my temper in the beginning—I would hold my tongue and keep everything to myself. Gradually, with Master’s help, I was able to eliminate this attachment. 

Ms. Sun participates in activities held on the streets in front of the Chinese consulate or at parks. She tells people about how wonderful Falun Dafa is and that, “My happiness and inner peace come from the bottom of my heart. I am filled with gratitude for Master’s boundless and compassionate salvation. I am so grateful that I’ve become a better person and that I’ve found inner peace.”