(Minghui.org) Hundreds of Falun Dafa practitioners from across Australia held a large group practice on Martin Place in Sydney’s central business district on Friday morning, October 10, 2025. The gathering marked the beginning of a three-day series of events, leading up to the 2025 Australian Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference on Sunday.
Falun Dafa practitioners from across Australia hold a large group practice on Martin Place in Sydney on October 10, 2025.
After completing the exercises, practitioners held a parade that departed from Martin Place and ended in Belmore Park. Afterwards, practitioners from different parts of Australia shared some of the amazing experiences they have had through practicing Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong).
South Australian Practitioner: Goiter Disappeared
Thoa, a practitioner from South Australia
Thoa, from South Australia, learned Falun Gong in early 2017 through her husband, who is a Falun Gong practitioner. He went to work one day and left his computer at home turned on. Thoa saw a video about Master Li Hongzhi on the computer. She was curious, so she played the video and was deeply moved.
“I realized that Master Li Hongzhi was so compassionate and his teachings are so great. I was very moved, and that was how I decided to become a Falun Dafa disciple.
“When I first read Zhuan Falun, I saw that every word was golden and there were many Falun emblems. My body was purified. When I was sleeping, I felt as if someone took something out of my throat. I remembered that I was diagnosed with having a goiter when I was in Vietnam. I believe that Master took that lump away,” Thoa said.
After obtaining the Fa, Thoa’s life changed. She learned to drive and found her dream job. Thoa feels really grateful and said that every time she recites the two phrases, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” she can feel Master’s compassion.
Two years ago, Thoa’s husband encouraged her to attend a Fa conference in Melbourne. She thought of her elementary school classmate who lived there. After attending the Fa conference, she visited her friend and shared the joy and benefits of practicing Falun Dafa with her. Her classmate was delighted, but said she didn’t have time to learn the practice. The following June, Thoa received a call from her classmate, who tearfully announced that she was in the late stages of cervical cancer. Thoa again suggested she practice Falun Gong and recommended that she contact a fellow practitioner from her Vietnamese hometown who lives in Melbourne.
Her classmate followed Thoa’s advice, and her health improved significantly after practicing Falun Dafa. She now diligently studies the Fa and practices the five Falun Gong exercises.
Thoa said, “At my workplace, I always tell my colleagues about Dafa whenever possible. When they greet me, they say that I look young and healthy and I tell them that it is all thanks to Falun Dafa. I’m very grateful to Master.”
“Every time I’ve attended a Fahui [experience-sharing conference], I’ve always felt Master’s compassionate energy surrounding his disciples. All I can say is that Master is very compassionate and so great,” Thoa concluded.
Queensland Practitioner Follows Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance
John Dowie and his wife from Queensland
John Dowie started practicing Falun Gong before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) initiated the persecution in 1999. He said that he benefited a lot within a short time.
“I had lots of aches and pains and I suffered a lot from anger and depression and that all went away,” John said. “It was like there was a black cloud following me around all the time, and when I practiced Falun Gong within a very short time it had all gone, and it never came back. So mental health is really important.
“I had a friend who was an alcoholic. When he came to Falun Gong, within two weeks his alcoholism had gone. So practicing Falun Gong benefits health. I had increased energy levels and reduced stress, and I felt I was walking on air.”
John said other aspects of his life also improved after he learned Falun Gong. “My work ethic has really improved and my relationship with my wife has really improved. It was very positive all round. I did better at work, and I thought of the employer more than I did before. I started putting myself in their position. So it really improved relations all round. When you practice those three principles [Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance], it improves you. You’re a much better person. You have better ethics, you have better morals and values. When you put those principles into practice, people see your change,” he said.
He expressed his appreciation to Master, “Eternal thank you to Master for everything, for my cultivation journey, for all the arrangements he made for me to practice and be in such good health at my age. If I weren’t practicing Falun Gong, I wouldn’t have such good health today. A lot of my friends who don’t practice are not in good health.
“It’s a great pleasure to be here,” John added, “I have always treasured this opportunity to be able to practice Falun Gong. It is a great privilege to able to be here and be involved with all this. The environment is amazing and the energy is really good, really positive.
“The whole world needs to know that we Falun Gong practitioners practice Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. We want everybody to know that the communist party is evil, and we must all stand up against it and push back against all their human rights abuses; the terrible forced organ harvesting that is now common knowledge, this must stop,” he said.
Melbourne Practitioner: Dafa Is Like a Compass for Life
Michael Molnar, a practitioner from Melbourne
Michael Molnar drove a whole day from Melbourne to Sydney to participate in the morning exercises and parade. He said the trip was worth it.
Michael has a background in IT, business consulting, and engineering technology. He started practicing Falun Dafa in 1999. He said practicing Falun Gong completely changed his mind and body. “It is just impossible to compare with any other experience that I’ve had before,” he said.
“One of the challenges in life is the lack of spirituality in our lives. I’ve always been seeking for a special path. Having found it, I realize how important it is. It’s like the compass of life. I feel like I was fumbling in the dark, and afterwards, all of a sudden, I could see. My eyes were open and I was able to see where I was going and what rules to follow. So, Falun Dafa definitely makes sense of everything, which wasn’t making sense before,” Michael said.
He emphasized that a big part of the practice is about the three principles, Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, and the challenges that one goes through in daily life.
“It’s not something for the faint-hearted, because when you start to look at those [principles] as your standard, you all of a sudden realize that it’s a lot more effort, but the reward is incomparable,” he explained. “The peace of mind that comes with it, the stillness, it’s just the feeling of where you belong, and you can see your past. It’s incomparable. The effort that it takes to follow those principles, and the rewards are just... it’s almost humbling in a way.
“I was talking to my uncle and aunt the other day and they keep referring to me as the Michael before and the Michael after—the change is huge. My childhood was very difficult; I was angry and I harbored a lot of hatred in my heart. So definitely after practicing Dafa, everything just became still. It’s difficult to explain, but definitely a massive change from before and after,” he said.
Young Practitioner From West Australia: No More Arguing and Resisting
Harrison Hutchison, a practitioner from West Australia
Young practitioner Harrison Hutchison is working in his father’s timber flooring business in West Australia. “I learned Falun Dafa from my father,” he said. “I’ve been practicing Falun Dafa for one and a half years now. I started after I watched Shen Yun in 2024.
“Prior to practicing Falun Dafa, I was easily distracted and constantly sought external things and my mind was overactive. After I started practicing, the principles of Falun Dafa taught me how to become still and calm. I feel more peaceful now.
“As a manager in the company, without the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance, I would probably have been far angrier towards people. It helps me to be kinder to others who fall short, or even to myself when I fall short in some area. It helps me to be forgiving of myself and to be genuinely kind to others.
Harrison said that other people have definitely noticed his positive changes since he started practicing Falun Dafa. “Before, I tended to be argumentative and antagonistic, but now I am less so and my friends and family appreciate it—people like my behavior more now.”
He has also noticed other changes in his daily life. “I also have a lot more energy, and when I do the Falun Dafa exercises in the morning before I go to work, I have far more energy throughout the day than before, as I used to sleep 8-10 hours a day. Now I sleep less and practice the Falun Dafa exercises, which energize me.
“I am very happy to take part in the parade today and see so many happy people out supporting Falun Dafa,” Harrison said. “This just helps and encourages me to make people aware of what Falun Dafa is.
“In light of all the persecution happening in China and the fact that many people are still unaware [of the persecution], it is definitely wonderful to see so many people coming out to support the event. This makes my long journey from Western Australia worthwhile and fulfilling.”
Practitioners from all across Australia pose for a group photo in Sydney’s Belmore Park on October 10, 2025.
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