(Minghui.org) The 2023 Taiwan Falun Dafa Youth Winter Camp was held at TransWorld University in Yunlin from February 9 through 11. Young practitioners felt the soul-cleansing power of Dafa while reading Master's teachings. 

Young practitioners at the Youth Winter Camp at TransWorld University in Yunlin, February 9-11, 2023.

Young Falun Dafa practitioners do the exercises in the morning at the 2022 Taiwan Youth Winter Camp.

New Practitioner: “This winter camp is too short.”

A friend had recommended that Li Youkuan attend a Minghui camp during his second year of middle school. After attending that Minghui camp, Youkuan decided to also attend the Youth Camp that year. This was Youkuan’s third time attending a camp, the 2023 Falun Dafa Youth Camp. Youkuan is a new practitioner who has only cultivated Falun Dafa for four months. He said, “This winter camp is too short! I like sharing my cultivation experiences and studying Master’s lectures together. The environment is great and pure. I treasure it very much.”

Li Youkuan, a second year middle school student, enjoyed the winter camp environment.

Youkuan stated, “Prior to cultivating Falun Dafa, I was always fighting for personal gain and profits in my life. I became very tired mentally and physically. The world has been quite corrupted, and I have drifted with the tide. I have benefitted a lot by participating in cultivation experience sharing and studying Master's lectures. I will cultivate eagerly from now on and wish I had encountered Dafa earlier.”

He continued, “We can recharge ourselves by studying the Fa, encouraging each other in cultivation, looking inward, rectifying ourselves and assimilating more closely to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. It is full of positive energy. I feel very good and I like it a lot. This winter camp is too short. It would have been better if the camp lasted longer.”

Returning to Cultivation

Yuxuan started cultivating Falun Dafa with her mother at a young age. She attended a Falun Dafa Youth Camp for the first time in 2019. By witnessing how other practitioners overcame tribulations, conflicts and upgraded their character by studying the Fa and looking inward, Yuxuan was motivated to cultivate again. After attending the youth camp in 2019, she decided to genuinely cultivate Dafa. 

Yuxuan is grateful to Master for arranging a path for her to restart cultivation

Yuxuan, a graduate of Tunghai University majoring in Fine Arts, is currently teaching Fine Arts in the post-graduate department. 

“I did not find an ideal job after graduating from university and worked as a server in a restaurant,” she said. “After attending the 2019 Falun Dafa Youth Camp, I received a recommendation from an owner of a business, who invited me to go teach at a school club. Then in November that same year, a friend of mine asked if I wanted to further my studies by getting a Master’s degree. I did it without thinking much and my test results came in sixth place. Another friend of mine reminded me that I also needed to obtain a degree in pedagogy if I wanted to teach. Now, I have already obtained my Master’s degree and am almost done with my pedagogy credits. I am getting closer to my goal.”

Yuxuan is grateful to Master and said, “Master has arranged the best path for me because I wanted to cultivate Dafa. If I hadn’t made the decision to return to cultivation, I might still be working as a server in a restaurant amid the vast crowd of human beings.”

She found she had an attachment of avoiding difficulties. “I am afraid of hardships and give up very easily. Perhaps knowing that I have this attachment, Master arranged many of my close friends, colleagues and professors who are constantly encouraging me. They are also tolerant of my shortcomings.” Yuxuan stated everyone encouraged each other to be more diligent in cultivation and become genuine cultivators at the Youth Camp. She truly enjoyed it.

She continued, “I am fortunate to have encountered Dafa. I am also fortunate to have another practitioner remind me to attend this youth camp. Attending this camp can truly bring back those young practitioners from being deluded in ordinary society. It is equally as important as it is great!”

Overcoming Tribulations by Believing in Master and Believing in Dafa 

Hao Ping is a high school teacher who teaches both Chinese and English in Taoyuan, Taiwan. He shared his cultivation experiences from attending the Minghui Camp and Youth Camp. He felt that the young children at the Minghui camp were very pure. The young children were also very attentive while answering questions and doing their homework. Hao Ping felt uneasy in the beginning, but was slowly moved and touched by young practitioners’ purity. He found his long lost innocence and a heart of purity. 

Hao Ping, a Chinese and English high school teacher, shared how he made a breakthrough with his sickness karma.

“I was deeply moved after attending the Falun Dafa Youth Camp in 2022. I know that solid cultivation is the foundation to do well,” he said.

Hao Ping had severe skin allergies in the past. He was introduced to Falun Dafa by a colleague. His colleague often gave him Falun Dafa flyers and shared about Minghui.org articles. Hao Ping was moved by many of the cultivation sharing articles and Falun Dafa's five sets of exercises. He looked for his coworker and said he wanted to learn to practice the exercises and attend a nine-day lecture series. Hao Ping overcame a lot of interference and persisted in attending the nine-day lecture series every day.

When Hao Ping decided to start cultivating Falun Dafa, he experienced a major sickness karma reaction the second day. His skin allergies started to break out severely. He knew to believe in Master and in Dafa, so he remained calm and knew that Master was purifying his body. His body slowly recovered in a couple of days. 

He stated that he benefitted a lot by attending the Youth Camp. He found motivation to do better in cultivation. “In the past, I might have disregarded some attachment. After studying the Fa, looking inward and sharing with other practitioners, I am able to better reflect on myself and look inward at all times,” he said. “No matter what happens, I know to first find my own shortcomings, rectify myself and persist in genuinely cultivating.”

Finding the Root of the Attachment and Rectifying Myself

Xiao Ting, from New Taipei City, said she had been only cultivating on the surface with her mother. She finally understood the importance of cultivation after attending the 2019 Falun Dafa Youth Camp. She started to attend Minghui Camps and Youth Camps from then on, and learned something new each time. She was able to understand the responsibilities and historic mission of Dafa disciples. 

Xiao Ting, from New Taipei City, felt the power of Dafa during the activities.

She learned to look inward, not just on the surface, but by digging even deeper within to find the root of attachments. She learned to eliminate those attachments and to rectify herself.

Xiao Ting was attached to watching movies and her eyesight began to show signs of deterioration. Her mother took her to an eye doctor and was told that her eyesight had problems. Due to different understandings of the Fa, Xiao Ting and her mother started to quarrel. Xiao Ting also began to have issues communicating with her father (a non-Falun Dafa practitioner). She felt the conflicts she experienced at home were arduous.

She began to look inward and realized that she was attached to watching movies. Not only did she waste precious time meant for saving more sentient beings, but it showed her need to strengthen her faith in Master and Dafa. She also found her competitive mentality when communicating with her parents. Upon recollecting the poem, “Don’t Argue” from Hong Yin III, Xiao Ting realized that she should not argue, regardless of the environment she was in. 

She rectified herself after finding the root of her attachments. She no longer watches ordinary movies and instead watches videos from Gan Jing World or Shen Yun Zuo Pin. She felt that her body was purified after watching videos from Shen Yun Zuo Pin and that all the negative factors were eliminated by Master. She no longer felt interested in watching ordinary movies and felt they were a waste of time. 

She was grateful to Master for eliminating her attachment and for helping her find the root of the problems between her parents and herself. She said she will cultivate diligently from now on. During family tribulations, Xiao Ting said that she will eliminate her competitive mentality and her attachment of selfishness.