Practitioners in Germany and the German-Speaking Region of Switzerland Thank Master and Wish Him a Happy New Year

(Minghui.org) With the New Year just around the corner, practitioners in Germany and the German-speaking region of Switzerland gathered in Berlin, the capital of Germany, to wish Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, a Happy New Year. They expressed their gratitude to Master for guiding Falun Dafa practitioners and the people in this world to a path to return to their true selves and for his tremendous hard work and suffering to save sentient beings. They said no words can fully express their thanks to Master for his saving grace.

Practitioners in Germany and the German-speaking region of Switzerland wish Master a Happy New Year!

German Practitioner Thanks Master for Guiding Her

Renate from Germany thanks Master.

Renate lives in the southern part of Germany and works in education. She started practicing Falun Dafa in 2005 and said it was thanks to Master’s arrangement.

She met a friend when she was an intern in South Africa. Her friend was very depressed at the time, but when they met a few years later, Renate was surprised to see how happy her friend was.

“When I asked what made the difference, she asked me if I had heard of Falun Dafa and offered to show me the exercises.” Renate recalled, “Her changes were very positive, so I started practicing Falun Dafa.”

Renate said she became healthy and positive after she practiced Falun Dafa. She is very thankful to Master for his guidance and enabling her to walk on a righteous path in life and for helping her find the meaning of her life.

A New Life

Kevin from Germany

Kevin, who drives a high-speed train, started practicing Falun Dafa in 2012. He said he searched for the meaning of life since he was a child. He wanted to know why people were in this world and believed there must be a deeper meaning to life. He came across Falun Dafa years ago.

“I found an online video about Falun Dafa. It attracted me,” Kevin said. He remembers how impressed he was when he began reading Zhuan Falun, “This book fundamentally changed my thoughts and I believed what the book said. I realized this was what I had been searching for.”

Kevin experienced a difficult time before he started practicing Falun Dafa, but after he began practicing, he found a brand new way of life and the meaning of his life. He felt reborn and said that Master saved him. He said that no words can fully express his gratitude to Master.

Kevin wants to tell those people who have misunderstandings about Falun Dafa that they should have their own view of the world and try to look at things from different angles. He urged people not to blindly believe the media—instead, they should think for themselves. He asked people to read the Falun Dafa books so they can have a real understanding of what Falun Dafa is.

He said that Falun Dafa is very righteous and shows people how to be good. He said that all Falun Dafa practitioners whom he knows are trying to be good people, and they continuously strive to improve themselves.

Professional Photographer: Out of Crisis and Found a Treasure Trove

Mattias from Germany

Mattias, who is a professional photographer, said he was experiencing a life crisis before he started practicing Falun Dafa in 2004. He was separated from his wife and he was depressed, so his mother suggested he try practicing Falun Dafa.

He noticed a change in his outlook the first time he practiced the exercises with his mother. He hadn’t yet read Falun Dafa’s main book, Zhuan Falun, but six months later, he decided to truly practice, and he started reading Falun Dafa books with his mother.

After he read Zhuan Falun, he realized everything the book said was true, although he couldn’t fully understand some of the content. He felt that Master protected him and he found “a huge treasure trove.”

Through cultivation, he has found his own position in this world. He said that the meaning of his life is to return to his original place where he came from, and he is very thankful to Master.

                                                Marcel from Switzerland is very thankful to Master for his guidance.

Marcel, an optometrist from Switzerland, has practiced Falun Dafa for 10 years. He used to be interested in qigong and other spiritual things but hit a bottleneck and couldn’t make a breakthrough. When he talked about qigong with a client, the man suggested he practice the genuine qigong, by which he meant Falun Dafa.

After he began practicing Falun Dafa, Marcel realized that it was what he had been searching for. He initially didn’t understand what cultivation was, but after he began practicing, he realized this was what he was longing for and tried to put it into practice.

Marcel suffered from allergies and hay fever, but all the symptoms disappeared after he started practicing Falun Dafa. He is very healthy now. As the New Year is approaching, he expressed his thanks to Master for his guidance and for helping him walk on the path to return to his true home. He is grateful to Master for his encouragement and support.