(Minghui.org) The Sweden Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Conference was held in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm, on July 19, 2026. Practitioners from all over Sweden gathered for the event. Thirteen new and veteran practitioners shared their personal experiences on how they cultivate in their work, family, truth-clarification, and project coordination. During the process, they described how they looked within to cultivate themselves, eliminate their attachments, and take reference from other practitioners’ experiences to cultivate diligently. Through their sharing, the participants said they experienced the growth and strength that cultivation brings.

The Sweden Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held in Stockholm on July 19, 2026. (Minghui.org)

Practitioners share their cultivation experiences. (Minghui.org)

A peaceful and solemn atmosphere pervaded the conference venue. Participants cherished this opportunity to improve in their cultivation, as they listened carefully to every practitioner’s sharing. As the conference progressed, many practitioners said later that boundless gratitude arose in their hearts and their righteous thoughts became even more steadfast. Practitioners took reference from one another and looked for their own shortcomings, and encouraged one another to cultivate diligently together.

Letting Go of Negative Thoughts While Promoting Shen Yun

Thomas, one of this year’s Fa conference organizers, said, “I only truly realized this is such an important process in improving my cultivation level when I started writing about my own cultivation experiences. The Fa conference provided us with an opportunity to reflect on ourselves.” He said he was under tremendous stress when he took up the main coordinating task for the 2025 Shen Yun performance in Sweden. While promoting the show, he got rid of a lot of negative thoughts through studying the Fa and looking within continuously.

Thomas said that although practitioners in Sweden accumulated a lot of experience in promoting Shen Yun, there are always new challenges every year. “When I visited various Rotary clubs with fellow practitioners and prepared a speech for the first time, a multitude of thoughts flooded my mind: “Will they think that I’m advertising something? Will they mistake me for a salesman? Can I do it professionally enough? And so on.”

He suddenly realized, “I’m introducing the most sacred and wonderful performance in the universe. How can I hesitate or be afraid? I’ve always held renowned brands in high regard. I’m presenting the supreme truth, so I must do it well.” Once his righteous thoughts were firm, the speech turned out unexpectedly well and the response was very positive. “I established a good relationship with the person-in-charge of the club. I later introduced Shen Yun to about 50 people. What struck me most deeply was how everyone was waiting for Shen Yun.”

Thomas also hosted or participated in many more talks to community organizations. The most common question was: “When can we see Shen Yun?”

More People Start Practicing Falun Dafa

Werner has cultivated for many years and said that when he started practicing in 1998, he dreamed that more than 100 people did the exercises outdoors in his home city. Everything changed after the persecution started. He realized that many things needed to be done in his hometown and many predestined people were waiting for Dafa. So he and his wife moved to his hometown in 2021, contacted the local school, and held free classes so people could learn Falun Dafa. He also clarified the truth to the school staff and obtained their understanding, help, and support.

Werner said, “More than 20 people join the classes every semester. I always introduce Falun Dafa during our first meeting before I show them the exercises.” After the classes ended, he organized participants to watch Master Li’s nine-day lecture recordings. “In recent years, more and more people are joining the classes and they are even setting up Fa study and exercise groups. There will also be a group Fa study, exercise, and cultivation experience sharing session on the last weekend of every month, which will provide the local practitioners a stable cultivation environment. This environment will be a great help to the new practitioners.

“Many new practitioners voluntarily get together to study the Fa or watch Master’s lecture recordings in the evening. They even took the initiative to organize themselves to do the exercises and promote the practice outdoors every weekend.”

Werner explained, “This is a process that requires patience and determination and what keeps me going is my gratitude to Master. I once again felt the power and joy that cultivation brings to its practitioners.” He is grateful that Master gave him the opportunity to share the wonderful opportunity to live by Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance with people in his hometown.

At the same time, he is grateful to have the chance to study the Fa and exchange cultivation experiences with new practitioners frequently. “When I hear the sharings by the new practitioners on how they overcame tribulations, and the understandings that they have gained from these tests, I once again see the shortcomings in my own cultivation. Despite having cultivated for many years, we still share very similar attachments. I felt that I have gotten rid of another layer of attachment, and will then urge myself to strive for continuous improvement.”

Choosing to Follow Dafa’s Principles

Catrin has worked in the health and wellness industry for more than 20 years. About 14 years ago, she participated in a multi-level marketing scheme involving nutritional drinks. “My family and I wished to improve our health. These products helped us a lot so I started to sell them.” She built a vast organization and earned a substantial income through multi-level marketing.

After Catrin started practicing Falun Dafa, she quickly realized that she didn’t need any vitamins or nutritional drinks. However, ending this business was not an easy decision. “I knew that I wouldn’t be able to get any more commissions. When I contacted my clients and peers about my resignation, they had trouble understanding my decision. My husband also thought that I was being irresponsible to our family if I gave up this business—I worked so hard to build it over such a long time and it generated a good income.”

She kept feeling that her involvement in the business wasn’t right. She was under great pressure because she felt that she was not doing what she believed was right deep down. She asked herself, “Do I believe in Master and the Fa? No.” After studying the Fa, exchanging thoughts with fellow practitioners, and reading cultivation sharing articles on Minghui.org, Catrin suddenly saw the light. She decided to leave the pyramid scheme and she stopped drinking the nutritional beverages. She felt herself growing stronger. “I am a cultivator so I have everything! I want to follow Master and abide by Dafa’s standards.”

Resuming Cultivation

Niclas described how happy he was when he first started practicing Falun Dafa 25 years ago. Influenced by his attachments, however, he stopped practicing. “But I could not completely give up Dafa. I knew deep down that I betrayed my true self and I wasn’t being responsible for my own life. I asked Master for help many times but I didn’t know how to save myself. I struggled to get back on track but I was met with many obstacles.”

Niclas went through many serious illness tribulations and at one point he was almost on the brink of death. However, he miraculously survived. “I felt that Master was right by my side, so I started to sort through my thoughts and let go of the past. I realized I pursued comfort and I had some wrong notions.” After studying the Fa more, Niclas contacted other practitioners and joined the local group to study the Fa and do the exercises. He not only shook off the pain he carried for years, but he also found a job as a school bus driver. “I understood that difficult situations and tests are opportunities for me to grow and improve my cultivation. When I no longer ran away from them, they became gifts. I also learned how to encourage and support other practitioners, just as others have helped me.”

Their practice site is gradually growing and expanding. “I feel honored to be a member who can participate in and help to maintain the local cultivation environment. I think that the most wonderful and precious thing in life is Dafa,” Niclas said. He expressed his boundless gratitude to Master: “Everything that Master has done for me is beyond my imagination. He bestowed upon me boundless grace and mercy. Although I’ve done many wrong things, Master never gave up on me.” He is also very thankful to local practitioners for helping him overcome numerous difficulties.