(Clearwisdom.net) On May 17, more than 100 Falun Gong practitioners from Los Angeles held activities at Santa Monica Beach to celebrate the 10th World Falun Dafa Day and wish Master Li Hongzhi a happy birthday.
On May 17, practitioners from Los Angeles celebrated the 10th World Falun Dafa Day and wished Master Li Hongzhi a happy birthday at Santa Monica Beach.
Demonstrating the exercises
Falun Dafa was introduced to the world 17 years ago, and, today, people from 114 countries practice it and benefit from it.
Ms. Chen Zijun
Ms. Chen Zijin has been practicing Falun Gong for 11 years. She said, "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance guides my daily life. The world would be more beautiful if everyone followed this principle."
Dana Churchill is a natural therapist. Falun Dafa renewed his life.
Dana Churchill is a natural therapist. He was very sick. He saw many doctors and had taken a lot of medicines, but nothing helped. Falun Dafa renewed his life. He said his sickness was healed after practicing Falun Gong. His personality also changed. "Falun Gong is amazing. It renewed my life," he said.
Mark Sahr, an accountant
Mark Sahr, an accountant, said Falun Gong means a lot to him and guides his daily life.
Mr. Li Rui, a salesman, started practicing Falun Gong one year ago. He said, "I got rid of a lot of bad thoughts and habits. Compared to veteran practitioners, I am not that good, but I can sense that good changes are gradually happening to me."
Practitioners performed traditional Chinese dances. Young practitioners played Tang-style drums that attracted many tourists. At the end of the activity, practitioners sent their greeting to Master Li Hongzhi.
