(Minghui.org) The 21st China Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference on the Minghui website was an important event for Dafa practitioners in China and around the world. In a severe and difficult environment, the Chinese practitioners’ rock-hard faith in Master and the Fa brought together the hearts of practitioners from all over the world to help Master save sentient beings. Veteran practitioners in Taiwan also benefited greatly from this event and hoped to make more progress in cultivation.
Feel the Power of Practitioners’ Selfless Compassion
Mr. Chang, who works in the media and is a host of political commentary programs has practiced Dafa for 24 years. He said, “The majority of Dafa practitioners are in China. The annual China Fahui held by the Minghui website is of great significance. The experience and understanding of Chinese practitioners who persist in cultivation and do the three things well in the most harsh and complex environment is very valuable. As Dafa practitioners outside of China, through the Minghui website, and each China Fahui we can understand how to better focus on the Chinese main body and form an entire entity in concert. It is also a precious opportunity to cultivate ourselves and validate Dafa.”
By reading the articles of the China Fahui he found his shortcomings and opportunities for change. He said, “The China Fahui systematically shows their cultivation process one by one, from strengthening the Fa study to being firm in cultivation, letting go of ego and cultivating compassion in the process. I saw that the simple and clean articles of mainland practitioners embody the realm of selflessness. What they think about is others and the mission of saving people. No matter how big or small the difficulties are, they always respond with righteous thoughts, look inward unconditionally, and do things according to the Dafa requirements. At the same time, they do it without seeking, overcome various difficulties, and carry out the mission of helping Master save people.”
After reading the article “The Power of Compassion” Mr. Chang said that he was deeply touched by the process of the practitioner writing about how he overcame loneliness and dislike of interacting with people, and developed compassion for the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “610 Office,” the police, and sentient beings. He said, “When I encountered difficulties, pressure, and interference in my project, I would become competitive. When I saw fellow practitioners facing the police, they were able to think from the perspective of saving people, letting go of fear and all things in the human world. This just reflects their compassion in letting go of their own lives, and selflessly saving others. I asked myself, can I let go of life and put the welfare of sentient beings above my own gains and losses?”
In the article “Letting Go of Myself and Witnessing the Power of Falun Dafa” the practitioner who wrote the article admitted that when she was controlled by ego, her behavior was to measure others with a strong ego and impose her own understanding on others. In the article, the practitioner mentioned: “How could I be controlled by that? Cultivation means improving myself, but I used it as a tool to change others. Doing that caused conflicts, but I did not reflect on it.”
Mr. Chang said: “The fellow practitioner put down her ego in the article, which was very inspiring to me. Recently, I have encountered setbacks at work, and there have also been worrying situations and tests regarding the interests between other people and myself. I saw that I have a strong self-awareness and self-interest, especially when clarifying the truth to others, and I use acquired concepts to understand the other person, which restrains my efforts to offer salvation. I must align myself based on Dafa and implement it, study and remember the Fa, and refer to the Fa all the time. When I read the articles from the China Fahui, I felt that fellow practitioners’ experiences were very helpful for me to quickly catch up with the standards. I will always follow Dafa, correct my bad habits step by step, and work hard on my cultivation.”
Studying the Fa Is Critical to Validating Dafa
Mr. Gao, who works in the media industry, has been practicing Dafa for 26 years. After reading the article “Cultivating While Enduring 14 Years of Repeated Persecution,” he said, “While facing unjust imprisonment, the practitioner’s husband (a practitioner) passed away, and her sister lost all her savings to gambling. After returning home, she experienced a difficult situation and had no place to live. Some of her closest practitioner friends did not come to see her. It was really a thousand hardships that came at once, which made me, who lives in a comfortable environment, realize the huge contrast.”
In the article, the practitioner asked herself, “Am I a Dafa practitioner? What is the mission of a Dafa practitioner?” At that moment, the practitioner remembered that Master had repeatedly emphasized the importance of studying the Fa, and decided to study the Fa well first, firmly believing that Dafa can change everything. Mr. Gao said, “I was deeply moved by the firm belief expressed by this practitioner. I realized that no matter how busy I am at work, I must still pay attention to studying the Fa and make time to study the Fa, because improving my xinxing is the most important thing. When my xinxing is improved, the things I do will have the power to validate Dafa. Even when I face great suffering and trials, I can remember that I am a Dafa practitioner, understand that this is a test of cultivating my xinxing, and resolutely accept each test to refine myself.”
The author explained in the article: “We got up at 3 a.m. and did the exercises. After sending forth righteous thoughts and finishing breakfast, we left at around 7:30 a.m. We walked around and clarified the truth to anyone we encountered. When we returned, we studied the Fa until 11:30 p.m., and we went to bed after sending forth righteous thoughts at midnight.”
Mr. Gao was very inspired after reading the thoughts expressed in the article. He said, “For several years, I have rarely done the five exercises in one go, and I feel deeply ashamed. I remember what Master said in the “A Congratulatory Letter to the Fa Conference of Argentina,” “The exercises play a supporting role alongside cultivation, and neither can be neglected.” In the future, I will put more effort into doing the exercises and completing all five exercises from start to finish.”
Being Compassionate
Ms. Li, who has been practicing Falun Dafa for 24 years, is a teacher. After reading the article “My Kindness Changed My Husband,” she was deeply touched. The article describes the practitioner who had conflicts and arguments with her husband, and her body and mind were almost at the end of her endurance. The resentment was affecting both of them. But, after cultivating the practitioner realized that affection is a hindrance in cultivation. To let go of her affection for her husband, she must treat him as a sentient being, get rid of the heart driven by emotions, treat him with kindness and love, and be tolerant, understanding, and forgiving.
The practitioner wrote in the article: “I truly feel that kindness is an eternal value in this world, and its power is limitless. Only kindness can awaken people.” The husband of the practitioner also completely changed given the compassionate thoughts of his wife. Not only did he protect his wife with righteous thoughts, he also read Dafa books and started cultivating.
Ms. Li said, “In this article, I felt the purity and compassion of the author who transcended emotion. She did not just focus on her husband’s superficial behavior, trying to correct him, or speculate with dissatisfaction why he treated her like that. Instead, she truly understood the other person’s difficulties, looked at his good points, and saved this life with the pure kindness she cultivated.”
Ms. Li realized that she understood the importance of returning to tradition as Master said. She said, “It is not only the moral character of a good person, the standard recognized by heaven, but also the natural expression of the pure kindness of the inner nature. For example, as a wife in this life, I should conform to the norms and standards of ancient traditions in my heart and behavior. At the same time, I am also a cultivator, and I must further achieve the standards of compassion and selflessness in the realms.”
She remarked, “To be able to do this, we must always merge ourselves in the Fa, study the Fa more, and recite the Fa more, so that we can transcend emotion and selfishness, and use the compassion we have cultivated to disintegrate everything that does not conform to Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. That will be the state of divine, and it is also the realm we should strive to achieve.”
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