(Minghui.org) As New Year 2026 approaches, practitioners in Australia and New Zealand sincerely wish the founder of Falun Dafa, Mr. Li Hongzhi, a happy New Year.

Falun Dafa practitioners in Sydney respectfully wish Master Li a happy New Year.

Falun Dafa practitioners in Melbourne respectfully wish Master Li a happy New Year.

Falun Dafa practitioners in Queensland respectfully wish Master Li a happy New Year.

Falun Dafa practitioners in Canberra respectfully wish Master Li a happy New Year.

Falun Dafa practitioners in West Australia respectfully wish Master Li a happy New Year.

Falun Dafa practitioners in New Zealand respectfully wish Master Li a happy New Year.

A Practitioner in Queensland: Critically Ill Father Recovered After Practicing Falun Dafa

Anna said, “Thank you, Master, for giving our family a new life. Happy New Year Master!”

Anna, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance, runs a convenience store in Gold Coast, Australian.

Anna’s father was ill and in unbearable pain for many years. He even considered asking doctors to help him end his life. He had a stroke, followed by various complications, and his condition deteriorated rapidly. He was discharged from the hospital as the doctors said they could no longer help him. They told the family he could pass away at any moment.

Anna asked her father, “Shouldn’t we try looking for alternative methods?”

Her father refused but Anna pleaded with him, “Please don’t give up. The doctors can’t help you, so why not give something else a try? It’s okay if you don’t like it after you tried it.”

He told Anna, “A client gave me a book called Zhuan Falun.” Anna felt a sense of familiarity and asked when he received it. Two years before, he told her, but he'd never read it. The client also gave him a lotus flower.

Anna had contemplated the meaning of life for many years. When she heard about Zhuan Falun, she immediately searched online and began reading it online. After she read the first few pages, she realized that this was the answer she had been searching for and it was a book that could guide her spiritually.

She called her father and said, “Dad, you must try this! I’ve found the answer, this is the true way. Please practice this. You’re so lucky to have encountered this great practice. Go to your client’s house and ask him to teach you the basic movements.” But her father refused, “No, don’t mention it. I don’t want to learn it.”

Anna pleaded with her father, “Just do it for me this one time. I’m your daughter.” That day, he unexpectedly softened. “My father never listened to me before. He went to his client’s house to learn the exercises,” Anna said.

After he practiced for a while, he told Anna, “I’m cured.” Anna asked what he meant. He replied, “I feel like my body is flying, all the pain is gone, and I feel relaxed and at ease.”

Her father said that he'd never felt so healthy in his life, that he'd never experienced the feeling of being completely free of illness. He didn’t even know such a feeling existed. Now that he had a truly healthy body and was free from the torment of illness, Anna and her father both understood the greatness and extraordinary nature of Falun Dafa.

When Anna told others, they found it hard to believe. “If someone told me this story without my having experienced it myself, I wouldn’t have believed it either. But it truly happened, and my mother also witnessed it,” Anna said and exclaimed, “Dafa is truly miraculous!”

Anna started practicing Falun Dafa in May 2023. She often shared with her parents the understandings she had from the Fa teachings. Her mother, who was always in good health, became the most diligent practitioner in the family.

As she continued cultivating Anna understood that she must continuously improve her moral character, assist Master in Fa-rectification, and help him save more sentient beings. As the New Year approaches she said, “I thank Master for guiding our entire family onto the path of returning to our true origin, and I thank Master for giving our entire family a new life. I wish Master a Happy New Year!”

A Happy Mother and Her Two Children from Western Australia Express Their Gratitude to Master

A family of practitioners, mother Thao, son Khiem, and daughter Hanh, wish Master a happy New Year!

Thao, a nutritionist in Western Australia, recently began practicing Falun Dafa. She was in Singapore in 2021 during the COVID 19 pandemic where she met a couple who suggested she read Zhuan Falun. Thao said, “Through consistent daily reading, I gradually came to understand and appreciate the profound principles of Falun Dafa cultivation. I introduced Zhuan Falun to my two children, and they’ve also begun practicing Falun Dafa.”

Falun Dafa brought her peace, confidence, the ability to listen, and patience. She no longer argues with her family, and she learned how to help other practitioners unconditionally. The changes in her also touched her parents, who began practicing Falun Dafa, too, and their health improved.

“Master, thank you for coming, and thank you for always being with us! Falun Dafa is good!” Thao said.

Listening to her mother reading Zhuan Falun aloud at home, her daughter, Hanh, a university student, found the logic of the teachings was clear and not as obscure and difficult to understand as many religious texts, so she decided to read the book herself. Then a passage in the third lecture of Zhuan Falun about the origin of life changed her perspective, and she decided to practice Falun Dafa.

Hanh said, “I used to be confused about why we came to this world and what happens after death. Now I understand that it is the degradation of our moral character that leads us to fall to the lowest level. This motivated me to cultivate myself, improve my character, and return to my true home.

“Now I am more aware of my inner self, and I proactively look inward when conflicts arise. In the past, I was indifferent and introverted because I was afraid of being judged and I had a strong ego, but now I am more open and considerate of others, and I am less easily angered. I am happier and feel more at ease.”

Thao’s son, Khiem, attends high school in Perth. Khiem said recently he began to truly understand Falun Dafa and practice Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.

“Growing up, my family moved frequently, which meant I often had to go to new schools and make new friends. To fit in, I often felt pressured to follow trends and participate in the latest internet memes and games that everyone was talking about. I downloaded popular games, watched the same YouTubers, and used popular slang, just to avoid being isolated. However, since I started practicing Falun Dafa, I’ve noticed a huge change in myself. Now I feel calmer and more focused, and I no longer feel pressured to fit in with my peers.” Khiem said.

“Through practicing, I gradually came to understand the importance of letting go of my attachments and maintaining a clear mind. Although I haven’t cultivated diligently, I will strive to fulfill my responsibilities as a practitioner,” he said.

A Young Doctor in New Zealand Pursues Spirituality

Zhang Shengxi in New Zealand wishes Master a Happy New Year.

Zhang Shengxi, a 23-year-old practitioner in New Zealand, has practiced Falun Dafa with his mother since childhood. When he was only three years old, his mother was arrested in China for telling people the facts about Falun Dafa and the persecution. Since then, his life has been one of repeated upheavals, with many schools refusing to accept him or allow him to advance to higher grades. He had to change schools over and over, just because his mother practiced Falun Dafa. He and his mother fled China and eventually made their way to New Zealand. After graduating from high school in New Zealand, he studied traditional Chinese medicine and is now a doctor, a licensed Chinese herbal medicine practitioner.

He is sunny and cheerful and appears more mature than his peers because of his spiritual practice. He said that he understands things that his peers usually cannot comprehend. This is because many people nowadays pursue fame and fortune, while he is no longer bound by the desires of the material world, but instead pursues a spiritual path.

He had many miraculous experiences. For a high school biology class experiment on culturing bacteria, he collected four samples from different places such as a hairdryer and a textbook using cotton swabs. One of the samples was his thumbprint, which he took before he washed his hands. After some time, the bacteria collected from the other three places were abundant and diverse, but there were no bacteria on his thumbprint sample, which science could not explain.

He has a profound reverence for Falun Dafa, saying, “I want to thank Master. Before I was conceived, my mother had a tumor and was unable to get pregnant. After practicing Falun Dafa, her health issues were resolved, and that’s how I was born.” He wishes Master a happy New Year.