Falun Dafa News and Cultivation

“Our Teacher” is a collection of essays written by students of Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong). This series is comprised of their personal experiences with the practice and their interactions with Dafa’s founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, when the practice was first taught to the public. The writings were originally published on the Minghui website. Original Articles:1. My Happiest Days2. Practitioners from Xianning City, Hubei Province, Recall Master’s Compassion3. Miraculous Things I Have Seen When I Was With Master To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A woman in China was sent to a detention center over a legal dispute, and encountered a practitioner who taught her about cultivation, Dafa, and meditation. Here she shares her remarkable cultivation journey over the past 21 years. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. Obtaining the Fa in a Detention Center and Saving Sentient Beings in Prison2. Some Thoughts About Helping Practitioners Organize Their Cultivation Experience Sharing Articles3. Eliminating the Attachment to Self-Protection To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner in Toronto, inspired by the New York Tian Guo Marching Band, helped to launch the Toronto version of the band. He bought a trumpet and began simultaneously learning the instrument, and helping to organize a Canadian version of Tian Guo. The group formed quickly and in short time were booked to play in many parades and events. This and other experience-sharing on the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] Improving Myself While Playing in the Tian Guo Marching Band2. Bathed in Falun Dafa’s Divine Grace3. The Rebirth of a Desperate Youth To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner living in Japan learned to play the flute in her grade school years and when invited to join the Tian Guo Marching Band. She understood that it was Master’s arrangement to prepare her for this opportunity. Having a solid education in music theory, she felt she was well suited to help others improve their skills, she soon learned the real task for her was to learn to harmonize and contribute, rather than seek to stand out. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] Thirteen Years as a Member of the Tian Guo Marching Band2. A Joy to Find Dafa: Cultivating with Sincerity and Resolve To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

– World News Briefing– Persecution in China– The Art of Zhen-Shan-Ren Resonates with Viewers in Bulgaria and the US    – Shen Yun Impresses Theatergoers in the Americas and Europe – Canadian Communities Honor Falun Dafa  To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

When a woman in China had been fooled by the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda slandering Falun Dafa she disliked the practice and even repeated the lies, until she began to look more critically at the persecution, and came to understood the truth of Dafa. Here she shares her experience after becoming a practitioner. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. Sentient Beings Came for Falun Dafa (Part 1)2. Sentient Beings Came for Falun Dafa (Part 2)3. What I Realized about the Use of AI Upon Reading Master’s Recent Article To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

“Our Teacher” is a collection of essays written by students of Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong). This series is comprised of their personal experiences with the practice and their interactions with Dafa’s founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, when the practice was first taught to the public. The writings were originally published on the Minghui website. Original Articles:1. A Miraculous Occurrence While Master was Lecturing in Beijing2. My Experiences Attending Master’s Fifth Lecture Series in Guangzhou3. An Eternally Happy MemoryTo provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A man living in the US began practicing Dafa in 1999 after the Chinese Communist Party began persecuting Dafa. He initially felt regret about not having to endure the severe trials of Chinese practitioners; but after the persecution was extended overseas he has dedicated himself to upholding a Dafa practitioner’s mission, no matter where he lives. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. Maintaining Righteous Thoughts with Compassion When Awakening People2. Clarifying the Truth and Saving Sentient Beings in a Detention Center3. My Heart Is Always Filled With Dafa To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

An 87 year old practitioner living in New Zealand recollects the time she attended Master Li’s lectures in Guangzhou in 1994, and her cultivation journey over the past 22 years; including enduring several falls that helped her enlighten to her responsibilities as a Dafa practitioner. This and other experience-sharing on the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. A Former Military Doctor’s Path of Cultivation2. My Family Members have Successively Attained Dafa3. My Sister-in-Law Started Cultivating in Falun Dafa To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

An 86 year old woman in Liaoning Province, China shares how she is “energetic, optimistic, and healthy” after practicing Falun Dafa for 30 years, and how Dafa cured her Tuberculosis. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. “How Do You Manage to Be So Energetic, Optimistic, and Healthy Every Day?”2. Finding My Fundamental Attachments Through Memorizing the Fa3. Be Careful Who You Listen To To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

– World News Briefing– Persecution in China– Falun Dafa Practitioners in Europe Commemorate the 1999 Peaceful Appeal  – Falun Dafa Practitioners in the US Joined World-Wide Commemoration of 1999 Appeal  To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

“Our Teacher” is a collection of essays written by students of Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong). This series is comprised of their personal experiences with the practice and their interactions with Dafa’s founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, when the practice was first taught to the public. The writings were originally published on the Minghui website. Original Article:1. Remembering the Days When Teacher Taught the Fa in Harbin City2. Precious Experience: Meeting Master3. Master Li’s Unforgettable Grace – Remembering Master’s Lectures in China To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A young man in China learned Falun Dafa with his family when he was young, but stopped practicing after the persecution began in 1999. He returned to practicing in 2020, and soon after he joined the Tian Guo Marching Band. Here he shares the his cultivation journey, accompanied by his cherished French Horn. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] The French Horn Accompanies Me On My Cultivation Path2. [Fahui] What I Saw and Experienced During the 2025 Chiayi International Band Festival in Taiwan To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner joined the Tian Guo Marching band when it was first formed in Australia in 2006, and though initially excited about the possibilities, after a short while she left the band for more than ten years. When she rejoined the band many years later she found that it was being managed in a very professional manner and here she shares her cultivation experience in the warm and inviting environment. This and other experience-sharing on the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] My Cultivation Experience as a Member of the Tian Guo Marching Band2. Remarkable Stories About Literacy3. My Cultivation Journey From Childhood to Adulthood To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

– World News Briefing– Persecution in China– Parliamentary Hearing in Canada Exposes the CCP’s Transnational Repression – Rally in Australia Commemorates April 25 Peaceful Appeal and Condemns Transnational Repression– Dignitaries in Europe and the Americas Share Their Experience of Shen Yun  To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner in China shares touching and real life examples of how Dafa practitioners in China have become “Moral Monuments” of the principles of Falun Dafa by continually demonstrating Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance in their daily lives; often at their own expense, and always putting other needs before their own. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. Falun Dafa Is a Clear Stream in a Chaotic World2. From Resentment to Gratitude3. Disregarding Even Petty Gains To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A sharing in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Tian Guo Marching Band. A young practitioner in Korea with no musical talent or experience was drawn into learning the clarinet to participate in the marching band. Through a painstaking and dedicated process he slowly learned how to play, and then how to improve his playing when he understood it as a process of cultivation. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui websiteOriginal Articles:1. [Fahui] Unforgettable Days in the Tian Guo Marching Band2. [Fahui] New Member Faces Repeated Exams To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

“Our Teacher” is a collection of essays written by students of Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong). This series is comprised of their personal experiences with the practice and their interactions with Dafa’s founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, when the practice was first taught to the public. The writings were originally published on the Minghui website. Original Article:1. Remembering Teacher2. Falun Dafa Practitioners from Yanbian City, Jilin Province, Remember Teacher’s Grace3. The Precious Experience of Attending Teacher’s Fa Lectures in Chengdu City To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A woman living in Vancouver, Canada was drawn to Falun Dafa after seeing The Tian Guo Marching band in local parades. Their magnificent performances impressed her deeply and she began to learn more about Dafa. When she, and then her daughter, began practicing Dafa, they both joined the Tian Guo Marching band; and she learned that “Cultivation and playing an instrument both require continuous, mindful practice.” This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] Watching Falun Dafa in Parades Got Me Into Cultivation; Joining Tian Guo Marching Band to Awaken People2. Master Guided Me to Eliminate My Resentment To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A young woman in China had many illnesses and was depressed and often cried about her life. She encountered Falun Dafa in 1996 and her illnesses were removed and she found purpose in learning to live by the principles of Dafa. When the Chinese Communist Party began persecuting Falun Gong she held firm to her faith, and continued to cultivate away her attachments. This and other experience-sharing on the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. Falun Dafa Has Forged My Life2. Pride Can Destroy a Cultivator To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner joined the Tian Guo Marching Band after moving to Japan; and quickly learned the music, eventually becoming the technical advisor. Through this role, he faced challenges in improving the band’s performance, including individual practice, instrument technique, and group dynamics. All of this ultimately provided him with xinxing tests, opportunities to improve in his cultivation, and focus on improving the band’s overall quality. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] Improving My Music Skills Is a Cultivation Opportunity (Part 2)2. Comfort Is a Mortal Enemy of True Cultivation To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

– World News Briefing– Persecution in China– Falun Dafa’s Guiding Principles Praised at Easter Parade in Australia – Shen Yun Launches Tour in Japan – American and European Theatergoers See Shen Yun at Eastertime To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner who moved to Japan after 26 years of persecution in China and upon arrival observed a lack of diligence in the cultivation environment. He noticed incorrect exercise movements, lack of guidance for new practitioners, and little sharing and discussion during group Fa study. He emphasizes the importance of maintaining a strong cultivation environment by correcting exercise movements, ensuring punctuality, and encouraging sharing and discussion. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. Cherishing the Cultivation Environment Overseas2. Police Station Director Gave Me a List of People Who Quit the CCP3. Stories from a Small Supermarket To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner in Singapore shares her experiences cultivating while working in a fine-dining restaurant. By adhering to Dafa’s principles she overcame conflicts with coworkers, endured hardship, and let go of her attachments to improve their xinxing. She also recounts how her cultivation positively impacted her marriage and allowed her to participate in a large-scale character formation in Taiwan. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui websiteOriginal Articles:1. [Fahui] Fortunately Obtaining Dafa, Cultivating, and Elevating Amid Conflicts2. [Fahui] My Experience Persistence in Practicing an Instrument To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

“Our Teacher” is a collection of essays written by students of Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong). This series is comprised of their personal experiences with the practice and their interactions with Dafa’s founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, when the practice was first taught to the public. The writings were originally published on the Minghui website. Original Article:1. Blessed Moments, Precious Memories2. Never Will I Forget Master’s Grace3. An Unforgettable Memory of My Happiest Moments To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner in Shandong Province shares how Dafa changed her life after beginning to practice in 1996. She experienced significant improvements in character, including the elimination of her bad temper, and the disappearance of severe arthritis. She also recounts instances of divine protection, being unharmed in a motorcycle accident and being unbothered by mosquitoes while meditating. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. Witnessing the Wonder of Dafa, My Family and Coworkers Are Impressed2. Practicing Dafa is the Greatest Honor and Joy Life Can Bestow3. Dafa Awakened Me, a “Wicked Stepmother” To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner in China recounts her life before and after discovering Falun Dafa. She suffered from illness, abuse, and hardship until she obtained Dafa, which transformed her life, improved her health, and brought harmony to her family. Despite facing persecution for her faith, she has remained steadfast, and continues to share the truth about Falun Dafa. This and other experience-sharing on the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. I’m So Fortunate to Find Falun Dafa2. How My Circumstances Improved After I Let Go of Human Notions To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner joined the Tian Guo Marching Band after moving to Japan; and quickly learned the music, eventually becoming the technical advisor. Through this role, he faced challenges in improving the band’s performance, including individual practice, instrument technique, and group dynamics. All of this ultimately provided him with xinxing tests, opportunities to improve in his cultivation, and focus on improving the band’s overall quality. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] Improving My Music Skills Is a Cultivation Opportunity (Part 1)2. Taking the Path of Cultivation While Negating the Old Forces To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

– World News Briefing– Persecution in China– Falun Dafa Event Held on the French Island of Réunion– Practitioners in Taiwan Hold Two Day Experience Sharing Activity To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A trumpet player in the New York Tian Guo Marching Band shares recent cultivation experiences in learning to improve his trumpet playing by looking within and examining his motives for both playing the trumpet, and in cultivation. He enlightened to the importance of placing Dafa first, and becoming a particle of Dafa. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] My Experiences as a Member of the Tian Guo Marching Band: Cultivation Is Key2. [Fahui] Overcoming Tribulations to Succeed in Fulfilling My Mission3. Dafa Cleansed Me and Taught Me to Treat Others with Kindness To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner in China was frustrated by her work colleagues, finding them difficult, lazy, and in her words, like “lifeless corpses.” When she was able to put aside her negative opinions and see things from their perspective and approach them more compassionately, the environment improved. Now the team operates efficiently, productivity has increased, and they all cherish their harmonious work environment. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui websiteOriginal Articles:1. How Learning to Treat My Colleagues with Compassion Changed Everything2. [Fahui] Thank You Master For Bestowing a Fa Tool to Save People To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

“Our Teacher” is a collection of essays written by students of Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong). This series is comprised of their personal experiences with the practice and their interactions with Dafa’s founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, when the practice was first taught to the public. The writings were originally published on the Minghui website. Original Article:1. Recalling Master’s August 1994 Lecture in Yanji, Jilin Province2. Precious Recollection of Attending Master’s Lectures in Jinan To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A Chinese practitioner living in Singapore shares her cultivation path over the past 28 years. When pressured by her mother-in-law to practice another faith she held firm to her belief, and made efforts to harmonize the tense situation. At her workplace there were many Chinese immigrant employees, she helped them to understand the truth about Dafa and the persecution, and many quit the Chinese Communist Party. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] Finding Joy in Hardship, Master Led Me Forward Step by Step2. [Fahui] I Joined the Tian Guo Marching Band Thanks to Master’s Guidance To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A barber in China learned the truth about Falun Dafa while listening to Sound of Hope radio during the pandemic. Despite the propaganda he had been indoctrinated with by the Chinese Communist Party while in school, he began to see the goodness of Dafa, and the truth of the unjust persecution. He has become a diligent and grateful practitioner and now shares the truth with his clients. This and other experience-sharing on the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. A New Practitioner’s Cultivation Journey of Maturing in Dafa2. My Miraculous Recovery from the Aftereffects of Polio After Suffering for 20 Years3. Society’s Tribulations Are Merely the Black Substances Expelled by a Dying Dragon To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

From the 2025 South Korea Falun Dafa Conference, After suffering for more than a decade from menstrual pain, a young woman happened upon a Falun Dafa practice site in 2022 and began practicing Dafa. Knowing that she must make the best use of her time, she diligently studies Dafa teachings, does the exercises, and is involved herself in Dafa projects. Her physical pain was relieved immediately, and she has grown to become a dedicated practitioner who cherishes Dafa, and seeks to improve in her cultivation. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] Cultivation Experience of a New Practitioner2. [Fahui] Cultivating Humility Through Supporting Shen Yun3. My Perspective on Doing the Falun Dafa Exercises To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

– World News Briefing– Persecution in China– Shen Yun’s Ongoing Success Unaffected by Communist Transnational Oppression – Falun Gong Practitioners in Ireland Raise Awareness of the Persecution in China  To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner in Finland began practicing Dafa in 2017 when she was still in high school. Here she shares her recent cultivation experiences including identifying her shortcomings and improving; and viewing her attachments from a rational perspective in order to more closely follow the teachings of Dafa. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] Continuously Looking Inward to Rectify Myself and Walk My Path2. Assisting a Young Falun Dafa Disciple in Her Cultivation Journey and Studies3. Master’s Protection Dissolved the Danger To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner in North East China was imprisoned for his faith and during his time in detention he helped many of the prisoners to understand the truth of Falun Dafa, and quit the Chinese Communist Party. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui websiteOriginal Articles:1. Adversity Has Made Me Stronger2. [Fahui] Delving Deeper into the Fa – Learning Perseverance and Letting Go To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

“Our Teacher” is a collection of essays written by students of Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong). This series is comprised of their personal experiences with the practice and their interactions with Dafa’s founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, when the practice was first taught to the public. The writings were originally published on the Minghui website. Original Article:1. Recollections of the Days When Teacher Gave Fa-Lectures in Changchun To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A member of the Tian Guo Marching Band in New York shares his 20 years of experience cultivating as a trumpet player. Never having played the trumpet, he began learning with guidance from Master Li. He has progressed in his playing, and in his cultivation over the years. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] Recalling My Cultivation Experiences in the Tian Guo Marching Band2. Sharing on “Good or Bad Comes from a Person’s Initial Thought”3. My Father’s Transformation After He Eliminated His Attachment to Online Videos To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A Vietnamese practitioner living in Finland discovered her attachment to fame and reputation when confronted with challenges in her working environment, and also came to understand the lust and sentimentality she needed to let go of in her marriage. This and other experience-sharing on the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] Making Sure My Every Thought Complies with the Fa2. Keeping Strong Righteous Thoughts and a Pure Heart in Shen Yun Promotion3. Cultivating Earnestly Heals an Old Injury To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

When a school teacher in China was sent to a far away school as punishment for practicing Falun Gong, she did her best to teach the children well. Through her dedication to her students she gained an excellent reputation, and the principal exclaimed about her that “Good people are good wherever they go!” This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. “Good People are Good Wherever They Go!”2. Breaking Through Selfishness During Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

– World News Briefing– Persecution in China– Attendees of Documentary Premiere Moved by Shen Yun Artists’ Spirit – Art of Zhen-Shan-Ren Brings “A World of Purity and Light” to Bulgaria  To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

An 86-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner in Singapore shares her 30-year cultivation journey. She highlights the importance of tolerance, perseverance, and letting go of attachments to gains and losses. She also emphasizes the significance of validating the Fa, even in challenging circumstances, and the benefits of group cultivation and helping fellow practitioners. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] An Elderly Practitioner’s 30 Years of Perseverance and Diligence in Cultivation2. Driving Thousands of Miles to Save Others and Cultivate Myself To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A practitioner reflects on her eight-year journey with the German Epoch Times, emphasizing the importance of letting go of emotions and attachments. She shares how her daughter helped her cultivate compassion and prioritize the needs of others. She also highlights the significance of cooperation and selflessness in her project work, emphasizing that true progress comes from working together harmoniously. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui websiteOriginal Articles:1. [Fahui] My Cultivation Journey as a Team Member of the German Epoch Times2. Be a Good Person and Enjoy Renewed Health3. Cultivating Compassion for My Daughter and Son-In-Law To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

“Our Teacher” is a collection of essays written by students of Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong). This series is comprised of their personal experiences with the practice and their interactions with Dafa’s founder, Mr. Li Hongzhi, when the practice was first taught to the public. The writings were originally published on the Minghui website. Original Articles:1. Reminiscing about Attending Teacher’s Classes in China2. Remembering Master’s Grace – I Finally See Master in PersonTo provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A young Falun Dafa practitioner in China recounts his journey in obtaining Zhuan Falun, the main text of Dafa’s teachings. Despite facing persecution and opposition from his father, he remained steadfast in his cultivation. Through studying the Fa and clarifying the truth, he has gained his family’s support, and even helped produce copies of Zhuan Falun for other practitioners. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. I Found the Most Precious Book2. Studying the Fa Is Key to Cultivating Myself Well To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

A 72-year-old practitioner in Singapore recounts a life of hardship, including poverty, illness, and the loss of a spouse. After attending a lecture by Master Li in 1998, she began cultivating in Falun Dafa, experiencing significant health improvements and spiritual growth. Here she shares how Falun Dafa principles help her navigate workplace bullying and a difficult relationship with a daughter-in-law. This and other experience-sharing on the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] A Life Filled with Hardship, Being Grateful for Master’s Salvation2. The Miraculous Effect of Righteous Thoughts To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

An experience sharing from the 2025 Germany Fa Conference. A practitioner working at The Epoch Times struggled with his work, and after trying to find the root of the problem he came to realize that he should let go of his own ideas and put more trust in his colleagues, even if not everything is logical or well thought out. Thus he became “unstuck” in his work and cultivation. This and other experience-sharing from the Minghui website.Original Articles:1. [Fahui] My Cultivation Path While Working for The Epoch Times in Germany2. [Fahui] Cherishing This Opportunity and Cultivating Diligently To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]

– World News Briefing– Persecution in China– Bill to Protect Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Introduced in the US Senate – Falun Dafa Practitioners Enthusiastically Welcomed at Saint Patrick’s Day Celebrations in the US – Shen Yun Continues World Tour Undaunted by Transnational Interference  To provide feedback on this podcast, please email us at [email protected]