(Minghui.org) May 13 is World Falun Dafa Day, and as of 2023, Falun Dafa has been practiced around the world for 31 years. Practitioners in Hualien, Taiwan, held an event at Pacific Park on May 7, 2023 to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day, which coincides with the birthday of Master Li Hongzhi, Falun Dafa’s founder. Practitioners expressed their gratitude to Master and Dafa. They did the exercises and took a group photo. They also discussed their insights and understandings of what it means to cultivate themselves.

Falun Dafa practitioners in Hualien wish Master Li a happy birthday.

Practitioners demonstrate the Falun Dafa exercises

Mr. Huang Pengxu wished to improve his character. In 2017 he searched on the Internet and found Zhuan Falun, Falun Dafa’s main book. He was impressed by the fact that Dafa is so powerful that it can help people eliminate their bad habits, and the principles guide people to be responsible and honest. Huang also remembered that during a business trip to Shanghai in 1995, he looked out from his hotel room and saw an impressive scene of many people practicing Falun Dafa in a park.

He began to read Zhuan Falun on the Internet, but was unable to find a practice site until he received a copy of Minghui Weekly in 2022, which led him to a practice site, and true cultivation. He said, “Because I was a business man, I constantly thought about how to make money. But after I really started practicing, I understood that the purpose of cultivation is to return to one’s original true self. I learned that everything in the human world is predestined, so whatever I encountered was not by chance.”

Huang Pengxu participates in the Falun Dafa Day celebrations for the first time.

This was the first time that Mr. Huang participated in Falun Dafa Day celebrations. He was excited, and said, “Master is great. Thank you, Master! Happy Birthday!”

When Ms. Su Lijun, who worked as a translator in the United States, retired, she moved back to Taiwan. She was in a Japanese religious group for more than ten years, and was always been puzzled that people only practiced movements but not the mindset. Her sister gave her Zhuan Falun and other Falun Dafa teachings in 2002.

“After reading a few pages of Zhuan Falun, I was happy, and realized that I had found the way to cultivate my heart. When I first began practicing, I was elated and I wanted to share Dafa with my husband, hoping he would also practice, but instead he hid Zhuan Falun, and discouraged me from practicing. At that time, I couldn’t look inward and didn’t know that this happened because of my attachment of zealotry.”

Su’s husband is a very strict person. After reading the teachings and reflecting on herself, Su realized that her previous fear and intolerance towards her husband were all emotions. When she let go of her attachments, her husband's attitude changed, and her environment became harmonious.

Su Lijun thanked Master Li.

She said, “After reading the Fa, I realized even more that cultivation means to cultivate oneself. When we let go, Master will also help us improve our surroundings and turn all the bad things into good things. I must do the three things diligently. I would like to say to Master, thank you, Master. I wish you a happy birthday!”

Lin Genghua thanks Master Li for introducing Falun Dafa.

Ms. Lin Genghua used to be plagued by various diseases, had heart problems, and often fainted. In 2003, a friend suggested she buy the book Zhuan Falun and told her that it’s a book that can help people cultivate. After she began reading the book, she couldn’t put it down and began to cultivate herself.

Lin said, “Not long after I started practicing, I suddenly found that all my illnesses disappeared, and my daughter said, ‘Mom has changed.’ I simply focused on cultivation and forgot about my heart problems. Master purified my body, and my illnesses were resolved. Thank you, Master!”

Lin said that in the past when someone said something bad, she felt she had to explain. Now, she does not argue with others. Instead she says, “Thank you for the reminder,” and looks within to fix it or let it go. She feels that her attachment to fame and profit is lessening. She hasn’t totally given up all of it and will try hard to remove the shortcomings through cultivation. She would like to take this opportunity to tell Master, “Thank you, Master, for passing on such wonderful Dafa, for rescuing us from hell, and not leaving me behind. Thank you, Master. Happy birthday!”