(Minghui.org) The 2025 Australia Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held on October 12 at the Hurstville Entertainment Centre Auditorium in Sydney. Several young Australian Falun Dafa practitioners who attended the conference talked about their understandings after listening to other practitioners’ speeches. They said they were deeply inspired and could clearly see their own shortcomings. They expressed their hope to strive for improvement, persevere in cultivation, and return to their origins with Master.
Some practitioners expressed their deep appreciation for the opportunity to attend the conference and expressed their gratitude for fellow practitioners’ sincerity. They said that they would unconditionally look inward, maintain righteous thoughts, believe in Master and the Fa, and help Master save more people.
Young practitioners took a group photo.
Practitioners buy Falun Dafa books at the Tianti Book Store stand during intermission of the conference.
Seeing One’s Shortcomings
Sherry Miszkurka
Sherry Miszkurka has practiced Falun Dafa for 26 years, and recently moved from Canada to New South Wales, Australia, with her Australian husband who also practices Falun Dafa.
Sherry learned about Falun Dafa from her mother. She said, “As a cultivator, a Fa conference is an important part of the cultivation process because it’s rare for us to get together and be able to be in an environment where we can all share with each other. So I think that’s a responsibility for every practitioner to attend at least attend one conference every year.”
This was the first conference in Australia that Sherry has attended, “I usually attend the Fa conferences in Canada, and I think there’s definitely a larger variety of practitioners from different cultures and walks of life. It’s mostly Chinese-speaking practitioners, but I could see that there are a lot of Vietnamese practitioners, young practitioners, and also Western practitioners who are cultivating. I think it’s always inspiring to listen to everyone’s dedication to saving sentient beings because then you can compare yourself to them and clearly see your own shortcomings.
“I think it’s also a cultivation process to come to the conference because you get through some difficulties to get here. I just feel everyone’s energy field. The sharing motivates me to become more diligent.
“The sharing of the young practitioners really struck me, like the PhD student who talked about how to clarify the truth in small towns in Australia.”
Touched by Other Practitioners’ Courage
Nina Nguyen
Nina Nguyen recently graduated with a master’s degree and said she was happy to attend the conference and felt inspired by other practitioners’ cultivation experiences, “I think I took a little bit from all of them,” she said.
“There was one sharing from a woman practitioner. She said that when she was a child, she did a lot of things very well, so she had an attachment to reputation. On the surface she’s a good student and good daughter, but when she started to practice she eliminated the attachment to saving face and began looking within. She talked about that very personal process, and it really inspired me, because it makes me realize, although in my study or in my work, I might look very good, I might do things very well, but from the Fa standard, I might not be that good. So I really like her courage in looking within, unconditionally. It really inspires me.”
Nina also said that she was felt inspired to write a sharing, “Because I think I wasn’t doing very well in my cultivation. But now I realized that everyone is in their own stage. It’s not like you reach consummation or be perfect then you write a sharing article. Everybody is at a different stage of life and is able to write about their experience.”
High School Student Encouraged
Tommy
Tommy said, “I was very motivated when I listened to practitioners talk about how they clarified the truth. I also clarify the truth but don’t know how to do it well, so I learned a lot today. It helped me.”
Tommy started practicing Dafa with his mother in 2020, “At first, I didn’t really cultivate. I only practiced the exercises, but I didn’t read the Fa. After I started to read the Fa, I realized that Falun Dafa is not just a qigong.”
As a 10th grade student, Tommy said, “I used to argue a lot with my parents. But after I studied the Fa, I didn’t argue as much. I used to have issues with my feet, but after I began practicing Dafa the doctor told me my bones were fine.
“After I return home I will study the Fa more, do the exercises and clarify the truth to help Master save more sentient beings.”
Vu Hanh
Vu Hanh, a second year student, is studying Occupational Therapy in Perth, and has practiced Dafa for more than two years. “This is my second time participating in a conference. Other practitioners suggested I attend last time because they said I would gain a deeper understanding of cultivation and the teachings. I did, and found it very meaningful. This time I met many young Australian practitioners.
“I used to be a very shy. But after I began practicing Falun Dafa, my personality improved. I’m no longer concerned about my appearance, so I can express my true self and feel comfortable to communicate with everyone. Falun Dafa helps me to concentrate at school. Before I watched my mobile phone. But after I began meditating and reading Falun Dafa’s teachings I’m able to concentrate at school.”
She said, “I really like a 15-year-old practitioner’s experiences and I’m motivated to clarify the truth at school.
“I think the first thing is to do the three things that the Master asked us to do. Then I can do other things easier. A year ago, when I didn’t practice diligently, I tried to hand out flyers all day but only two people took them. When I practiced more, although I don’t ask people to take flyers they came to me and took them.”
The Conference Helps Practitioners Improve
Anna Nguyen
Anna Nguyen from Queensland said, “Cultivation conferences help practitioners improve, and many sharings resonated with me, especially those that described xinxing improvement. This is helpful for my cultivation.”
Anna’s father suffered a stroke and was in great pain. The doctor said he could die at any time. Anna remembered that one of her father’s clients gave him a book, Falun Gong. She immediately looked up information about Falun Gong online. Anna said, “I went straight to the main book, Zhuan Falun. After I read the first few pages I felt I found the answer.” Her father accepted her suggestion and started practicing Dafa and soon recovered. He said, “The pain is gone. I feel so free.” Her mother was amazed and also started practicing Dafa.
She said she learned a lot from the conference, “Master has arranged it. So, as long as we have the desire to save people and learn the Fa well, I think I will improve myself and have a more pure heart to save people.”
Wendy from Brisbane
Wendy from Brisbane said, “I benefit greatly from listening to fellow practitioners from all over the country sharing their experiences at the conference. One of the most memorable was about a cultivation experience while showing truth-clarifying films; I was deeply touched. Another sharing from a Canberra practitioner also deeply touched me. The conference is wonderful. The sharings I heard today are wonderful, insightful, and very helpful to me. I thank all the practitioners who contributed to the event and talked about their experiences.”
Dr. Hong Vu, his wife and daughter at the conference
Dr. Hong Vu, a geochemist from Melbourne, expressed his joy at being with so many practitioners, listening to their experiences and learning how they overcame their hardships. “Their experiences remind me that I have many attachments and I need to improve. I see myself in their sharings, and it felt like Master was pointing me in the right direction, telling me what I did wrong. I must cultivate diligently.”
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