(Minghui.org) Before the 2025 Mid-Autumn Festival on October 6, Falun Dafa practitioners took a group photo near the floral clock in Queen Victoria Gardens in Melbourne. They expressed their appreciation for their founder, Master Li Hongzhi.

Several practitioners talked about their cultivation experiences and how practicing Falun Dafa helped them find the meaning of life. They witnessed Falun Dafa’s extraordinary power and wished Master a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Group photo near the floral clock in Queen Victoria Gardens in Melbourne.

Retired Manager Recovers from Multiple Illnesses

Quy Vu, 73, was a civil engineer before he retired. He said, “I had many health issues. I suffered from migraine headaches and heart disease. My lower back had a dislocated disk, causing me to lose 30% of my leg muscle strength. I couldn’t walk, and it was so painful.”

To restore his health, Mr. Vu tried various spiritual practices in Vietnam before he moved to Australia, including mainstream religions and Taoist methods. However, his health actually deteriorated. “Shortly after I immigrated to Australia in 2018, a friend told me about Falun Dafa. Unfortunately, I didn’t take it seriously. I didn’t really start to practice until 2022.”

Quy Vu appreciates Master’s compassionate salvation.

“When I started to cultivate solidly, I found it amazing that my health improved so quickly. After two weeks, I could sleep all night without sleeping pills. My blood pressure became normal, and my heart problem disappeared; all my symptoms changed in just one month. My dislocated spine went back into place on its own, and my leg healed without me even noticing.

“I apply Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Tolerance in my life and in my thoughts and actions. I used to get angry, I had a hot temper, and I held onto resentment, but now that I practice, I’ve let go of all these bad notions. I no longer get angry, and I’m kind to everyone. I’m happy that I found an upright cultivation.”

Mr. Vu appreciates Master and wishes him a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. He said, “I am so happy that I’m able to practice Falun Dafa and live a healthy life. I want everyone to know how good Falun Dafa is.”

Eliminating Depression

Thaiha Pham wishes Master a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Thaiha Pham, now in her forties, runs a garden maintenance company with her husband. In 2019, her father, a practitioner, told her about Falun Dafa when she visited Australia. “I could see that his outlook on life changed—he was calmer and more peaceful,” she said. Thus, she and her husband started practicing Dafa.

“I suffered from depression before I practiced Falun Dafa. After I read Falun Dafa’s main book, Zhuan Falun I found the answers to many questions. When I started to practice, my character changed, and I became a more positive person. I feel lighter and more focused every day.”

After Ms. Pham transformed from a very strong woman to a gentle and generous wife, her husband witnessed how wonderful practicing Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance is.

She said, “My husband and I married in 2018, and we had many misunderstandings and conflicts. After I began practicing Falun Dafa, I stopped insisting on having my way, and I’ve become gentle. This makes my husband very happy; he tells everyone that I’ve changed and our marriage is stable.”

Practicing Dafa Benefits Family and Career

Bill Thodori wishes Master a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Bill Thodori began practicing Falun Dafa 23 years ago and is a small business owner who works in construction. He said, “Practicing Falun Dafa has brought tremendous benefits to my mental health, especially in this ever-changing world. I feel a deep inner peace. I feel like I’m only 25.”

He has two teenage daughters, and said that when he applies Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance in his daily life, a harmonious atmosphere permeates his home.

At work, he often encounters clients with diverse personalities, and some have unreasonable requests. He always abides by Falun Dafa’s principles to resolve conflicts. “Because I practice Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance in my work, I can get along with even the most difficult clients.”

On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, he was filled with gratitude and offered his most sincere greetings to Master, “Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, Master! My gratitude to you is beyond words. I am deeply grateful to you for everything you have given me and all sentient beings.”

New Practitioner Benefits from Practicing

Tu Tran wishes Master a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Tu Tran, 39, is an interpreter who provides bilingual translation services between Vietnamese and English for government and other organizations. Since arriving in Australia as an international student in 2009, she gradually learned about the persecution through social media, The Epoch Times, New Tang Dynasty Television, and Falun Dafa practitioners’ activities.

“I was looking for a spiritual practice where I could cultivate myself. NTDTV talked about the book Zhuan Falun and I wanted to read it,” she recalled.

“It was May 2024. Before I started the practice. I was having financial difficulty and conflicts with my husband, and we nearly got a divorce,” she said. “It was a very stressful time. I confided in my best friend about my troubles; she took me to see her mother, who practiced Falun Dafa. She explained that Falun Dafa was a cultivation practice, and this is what I had been looking for. She gave me the main text of Falun Dafa’s teachings, Zhuan Falun.

“When I first read Zhuan Falun, I was amazed. I could see that this book was for true cultivation. Master answered so many questions that I wanted to know. After I finished reading, I decided to practice Falun Dafa and truly cultivate myself.”

After she started practicing Dafa, her insomnia disappeared. “My husband noticed that I’ve changed and become a better person, and he supports me in my cultivation and all my Dafa activities. He can see that my character has improved. He believes that Falun Dafa is good.

“I thank Master for the opportunity to cultivate. I have found the true way to become a true person and live a good, healthy, and respectful life. I wish Master a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.”