(Minghui.org) The Benelux Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held at Zalencentrum Utrecht Zuid Nederlands, near the border between the Netherlands and Belgium, on October 18, 2025.

Benelux refers to the formal economic and political alliance between the neighboring countries of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Falun Dafa practitioners from the Netherlands and Belgium attended the Fa conference.

Eleven Chinese and western practitioners shared their experiences. They spoke about how they have overcome tribulations, upgraded their character, and worked together to help save sentient beings.

Representatives from the Falun Dafa Associations of the two countries opened the conference by talking about the spread of Falun Dafa in the Benelux region, which began nearly 30 years ago.

One representative said, “The first Benelux experience sharing conference was held in Brussels in 2003, when the persecution of Falun Dafa was like a raging storm. How earnestly did we hope that the entire world would learn the facts about Falun Dafa?”

After nearly three decades of effort from practitioners worldwide, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Dafa has captured the attention of nations around the world, while the wonderfulness of Falun Dafa has spread to every corner of the globe.

A Falun Dafa Association representative told the conference attendees: “Practitioners in the Netherlands and Belgium should cherish this sacred Fa conference, listen to each other’s cultivation sharing, see how we are progressing in studying the teachings and cultivation compared to one another, and improve together at the final stage of the Fa-rectification period.”

The Benelux Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference

A practitioner shared how, after a serious car accident, he was awakened and unsubscribed from excessive YouTube channels and deleted multiple social media apps, retaining only those related to the projects he was working on to validate Dafa.

A practitioner, faced with threats and sabotage from the CCP’s spies while he was spreading Dafa and raising awareness of persecution, bravely exposed the CCP with righteous thoughts.

A practitioner shared how he overcame traveling long distances to participate in promoting Shen Yun performances and collaborated with the team to successfully complete the work.

Looking Within, Changing Mindsets, and Letting Go of Resentment

Felix, a Dutch practitioner who has practiced Falun Dafa for more than 20 years, shared how he had recovered after experiencing a sudden episode that left him feeling unwell and unable to stand properly. Through extensive Fa study, sending forth righteous thoughts, and looking within to deeply dig into his resentment over several weeks, his physical condition recovered.

The experience of having an “imbalance” prompted him to examine his problems in his cultivation. He had fostered resentment in his childhood because of comparing himself with others. Over his years of cultivation, he had always felt there was something that he hadn’t yet touched upon, or hadn’t yet cultivated away. He felt there were still many things blocking him from breaking through his current state and ascending to a higher realm.

Dutch practitioner Felix

“For example, when I encountered difficulties or conflicts, I would get angry at people instead of being compassionate,” Felix said. “Another example is when I wanted to step out to clarify the truth to people, I was often hindered by fear.”

He was determined to change his mindset. “After experiencing the warning signs of a physical ‘imbalance,’ I developed a firmer will to change my mindset and let go of the emotion of resentment and negative thoughts,” he said.

After establishing this will, he found that these feelings of resentment and negative thoughts were not from his true self or his original nature. “This made my mind strong. Having Dafa with me, I will reject them with righteous thoughts,” he said.

From then on, whenever he had negative thoughts about somebody or something, he would immediately recognize it, remind himself, and then eliminate the thoughts with very strong righteous thoughts, so that he could take charge of his righteous thoughts.

Overcoming Human Attachments and Becoming a Genuine Member of the Tian Guo Marching Band

Gökhan Tunc, a practitioner from the Netherlands

Gökhan Tunc, a Turkish practitioner living in the Netherlands, shared his journey of overcoming laziness and thought karma to truly become a member of the Tian Guo Marching Band.

“Human attachments trapped me in an invisible cage for over a year,” he said. “When I played the music, I often encountered interference from thought karma, causing me to play the wrong notes or even completely forget what I was supposed to play.”

Reflecting on his cultivation, he found that he sought comfort and was afraid of hardship. After a period of consistent Fa study, he gradually learned to let go of those selfish attachments from deep within himself. He gradually began to truly hold himself to the standards of a cultivator. His wife also supported him, taking care of their children and sharing more chores.

“I put more heart into practicing the trumpet. I persevered in attending face-to-face lessons to learn to play trumpet every other week, and tried my best to attend all rehearsals and practices for the band,” he said.

From 2023 on, he has formally and actively participated in the European Tian Guo Marching Band. His wish is to do his utmost in this sacred project to valid Dafa, save numerous beings, and bring glory, happiness, and compassion to wherever the band travels.

Understanding the Fa Principles and Upgrading Character When “Being Wronged”

Nico Bijnens, a Belgian practitioner who has practiced Falun Dafa for nearly 20 years, shared a story about using the Fa principles to resolve “being wronged” in his workplace. He is a technician and often drives for field work. Once his HR manager misunderstood that he had been out for an hour and a half on personal business during work hours, and the story went viral among his colleagues. After an investigation, it was found to be a complete misunderstanding.

Belgian practitioner Nico Bijnens

“I couldn’t calm down for a long time with that feeling of being wronged. I kept thinking about it back and forth, over and over,” he said.

He knew that he should look at the matter from the perspective of the Fa principles, because it involved the transformation of karma, and that suffering (of being wronged) could eliminate karma. So he took his driving record to the boss and kindly explained what had happened.

“The matter was resolved and I regained my inner peace,” he said. He also had an opportunity to tell his HR manager about a film being hosted by the Brussels Press Club about forced organ harvesting. The HR manager attended the film screening and was shocked by the brutality of the persecution.

Studying the Fa Is the Fa Weapon to Conquer Sickness Karma

Wilfried Duchamps, a Belgian practitioner, shared how he overcame sickness karma that was passed down in his family via studying the Fa. He has practiced Falun Dafa for 20 years, and his firm belief in Dafa has never wavered, regardless of what difficulties he has encountered.

Belgian practitioner Wilfried Duchamps

His mother and elder brother both suffer from arm pain. For a period of time, his left arm hurt so much that it almost affected his faith in cultivation. He needed to teach the exercises at a practice site, but when he spoke about the benefits of Falun Dafa, he felt embarrassed about his arm pain.

He was especially affected by the pain when he was helping Shen Yun put together the stage, he said, “That was the lowest point in my life. I was helping backstage at a Shen Yun performance in the Netherlands. The work to hang the lights on the balcony was incredibly demanding. We needed to hoist them overhead, but I couldn’t lift my arms. I tried my best to persevere, but I felt useless, like I was disabled. After the performance, I returned home feeling more depressed than ever. I had completely lost confidence.” He also saw demons of karma in his dream, chasing him to kill him. He wondered what he should do.

“One day I felt depressed,” he said. “A voice urged me to study the Fa. I felt miserable at the time and didn’t even have the strength to move a bit. The voice kept telling me to study the Fa. After a lot of struggling in my heart, I finally picked up Zhuan Falun and began to read.

“The choice at that moment became a turning point in my cultivation. Since that moment on, my situation has become better and better, as if I passed a major test in the journey of cultivation.”

He saw himself radiating with light while sending forth righteous thoughts. He enlightened that Master was showing him his cultivated side to encourage him.

He was later able to practice the exercises like before. “I sincerely thank Master for allowing me to go through these things,” he said. “To be honest, I almost lost confidence in myself at that time. It was Master who always stood by me, guided me, and cleared the root of my karma, allowing me to reach where I am today. Thank you, Master, for watching over me along my cultivation path!”

Persevering in Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts to Remove the Attachment to Lust

Elke Van den Brande, a Belgian practitioner, has been following the requirements of Dafa to cultivate and elevate herself for more than a decade. She found her attachment to lust shameful, which made it very embarrassing to discuss the topic with other practitioners.

“Until now, I haven’t dared to speak out because I am afraid of what others will think about me, which is itself a kind of attachment,” she said. It took a lot of courage for her to break through this. In order to eliminate this powerful thought karma and let go of this attachment, she believed it was necessary to speak out publicly.

Belgian practitioner Elke Van den Brande

She read a large quantity of practitioners’ sharing articles on Minghui about the topic in order to let go of the attachment of lust. She also kept sending forth righteous thought to eliminate those sometimes stubborn feelings or thoughts, and constantly cleared away bad thoughts from her mind.