(Minghui.org) The South Korea Falun Dafa Experience-Sharing Conference was held on November 10, 2024, at the KT Human Resource Development Center in Daejeon. Ten practitioners from across South Korea talked about how they benefited from the practice physically and spiritually. By applying the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance in their daily lives, workplaces, and in projects, they were able to look within, improve their xinxing, and help save people.
Attendees said they were inspired by these cultivation experiences to reflect on their own paths and to strive to improve.
Practitioners talked about their experiences in the conference.
Improving Her Character at Work
Ms. Kim, who began to practice with her mother, discussed how she handled various situations as a practitioner at her workplace. Although she worked hard to produce videos based on all kinds of requests, the clients were often dissatisfied. From small tasks to big projects, she faced criticism and ridicule, which made her afraid of losing face. Through studying Dafa’s teachings, she realized as a practitioner, she should focus on peoples’ positive sides. Instead of being affected by her negative feelings, she should strive to do well and better.
Over time, Ms. Kim realized the importance of sincerity when interacting with others. With kindness and a calm mind, she needed to make quick decisions. She also learned to remind others when it was needed instead of worrying about being annoying.
Ms. Kim said she began practicing with her mother. Although she knew returning to the origin through cultivation practice was her goal, she didn’t truly feel this. She became confused and depressed. She took a break for one month and read the Fa (teachings) and did the exercises. Realizing it was important to improve her xinxing, she felt cultivation practice was completely different from what she previously thought. She was thankful to Master Li, the founder of Falun Dafa, for giving her this opportunity even though she made mistakes. She hopes to do better by improving her cultivation and strengthening her righteous thoughts.
Introducing Dafa on Campuses for 20 Years
Ms. Choi from Gimhae in Gyeongnam just retired after teaching for more than 30 years. She worked in many schools and sometimes was a vice principal or principal. Regardless of where she was, she always introduced Falun Dafa to teachers and students. Following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, she was able to handle the conflicts between students and teachers as well as principals.
Most students liked Falun Dafa and they were happy to learn the exercises. As soon as the music started, they did them without being reminded. When students didn’t listen, Ms. Kim reminded herself she was a practitioner and she was able to treat them with patience and kindness. Through her efforts, many students and teachers who used to be cold or impolite are now open-minded and have a positive attitude.
As a teacher, Ms. Kim always fulfilled her duty and cared for students. After she began practicing, she looked for opportunities to introduce Falun Dafa and foster a good relationship. During her retirement ceremony, she received a medal with her favorite words, “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” When the host read aloud these words in front of all principals of Gimhae, Ms. Kim was very grateful to Master Li for all the blessings.
Understanding the Karmic Relationship
Ms. Jeong is a kindergarten teacher in Gimhae and she began practicing in June 2021. She used to suffer from severe astigmatism, dry eye syndrome and glaucoma. Together with vitamin D deficiency, chronic fatigue, and frozen shoulder, she was always in pain and relied on medication every day. Due to lower back pain, she couldn’t bend down and used a support belt. After she began to practice Falun Dafa, her eyesight improved dramatically. The glaucoma was gone, and neither the dry eye nor astigmatism was a problem any more. With no need for a lower back support belt, her body was light and she could take two steps at a time when she walked upstairs.
She attended the Nine-Day Falun Dafa classes and watched videos of the lectures given by Master Li. Ms. Jeong agreed with everything Master said. Upon hearing the source of life and various attachments are generated by our thoughts, she understood all pain was caused by the karmic debts we accumulated in the past. As a single mother, she raised two children on her own and was worried about her son who was mentally disabled. Now she understands there is karmic relationship behind this and she feels relieved.
Letting Go of Resentment
Ms. Lee lives in Bucheon and she began to practice Falun Dafa in 1996. She was married to a man who had six siblings. Living in a household with 11 family members, she had to take care of the farmland and livestock while running a small business. She was exhausted, had all kinds of illnesses, and often fainted. To make things worse, her mother-in-law told her husband to divorce her. Out of despair, she repeatedly attempted to end her life.
While struggling in the misery, Ms. Lee obtained a copy of Zhuan Falun, the main teachings of Falun Dafa. Ms. Lee not only recovered from her illnesses, but also let go of resentment toward her mother-in-law, and she could understand the challenges the family faced. The profound teachings in the book melted her negative feelings, and she was able to treat every one with compassion and forgiveness.
After arriving in South Korea, Ms. Lee joined the Tian Guo Marching Band. She had never played a musical instrument and found it difficult to even make a sound. For someone who has worked on the farm for several decades, learning to play music with a band was nearly impossible. But she did not give up and practiced several hours a day even though her lips became blistered. As she continued making progress and was able to play the music, “Falun Dafa is good,” she was very happy because she could fulfill her mission this way.
Following Moral Principles
Mr. Kang from Tongyeong in Gyeongnam explained what the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance mean to him. As a fireman, he was under constant pressure. He turned to alcohol for stress relief and suffered from various illnesses.
Shortly after he began practicing Falun Dafa, Mr. Kang quit drinking alcohol and regained his health. He was able to take good care of his family and his hot temper was gone. This brought peace and harmony to the family. He is polite at work and even during emergencies he is able to place others first.
Later on Mr. Kang joined a social media platform with no violence, sex, crime, or drugs. He also started a personal channel and shared topics related to his profession as a fireman. He also told stories about Falun Dafa at tourist attractions at Jeju Island, Sammu Park, and Seongsan Ilchulbong. “No matter where I am, I always follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance,” he added.
No Longer Selfish
Ms. Park started to practice Falun Dafa as a child with her mother. She realized Master arranged many opportunities for her to eliminate selfishness through various tribulations. By eliminating her human notions, she had a new understanding of many things. For example, she realized every conflict she encountered was related to her selfishness.
In the past, Ms. Park was resentful towards those who treated her badly or who ignored her. For self-protection, she was unwilling to help them during projects at work or she worked slowly. She reminded herself that she is a practitioner, and she was able to remove her ego and selfishness. Her interactions with others became natural and relaxed. She also became calmer and more active at work.
Making the Right Choice
Encouraged by her mother, Ms. Lee began to practice Falun Dafa in 2009. Although she read Zhuan Falun, she just felt the book taught people to be good. When she participated in events to tell others about Dafa, she just felt she was doing a good deed.
Things changed when she chose her career path. She was admitted to graduate school with a scholarship, but learned that the media was understaffed and she could work there full time. Facing this dilemma, she opened Zhuan Falun and saw the section on the principles of loss and gain. She knew practitioners do not have the same pursuits as everyday people, so she decided to join the media.
At work, Ms. Lee gradually came to understand that working hard is different from solidly cultivating herself. This is because she needs to improve her xinxing and pay attention to studying Dafa’s teachings as well as doing the exercises. Without them, work is just work and the effect of truth-clarification is limited. Moreover, Ms. Lee had met some challenges at work. Through them, she realized she had to let go of her ego and work with others as one body to do things well.
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