(Minghui.org) The UK Falun Dafa Experience-Sharing Conference was held in London on August 23, 2026. Practitioners from various regions throughout the UK talked about their cultivation journeys and how they strove to be better people in their daily lives, family interactions, and various truth-clarification projects.

Practitioners from different walks of life shared their cultivation stories. They talked about how they overcame various challenges while clarifying the truth about the persecution by having firm faith in the Fa and cultivating every thought. Their experiences included breaking through notions, handling interference from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents, overcoming self-doubt and fear, and overcoming sickness tribulations.

The UK Falun Dafa Experience-Sharing Conference was held in London on August 23, 2026. (Minghui.org)

Practitioners share their cultivation experiences at the conference. (Minghui.org)

“Every Thought Is Very Important”

Caroline explained how she broke through xinxing tests by paying attention to every thought. Her husband does not practice Falun Dafa and she lives in an environment of non-practitioners. She had felt depressed due to her situation. However when she read “Don’t Be Sad” in Hong Yin II. She suddenly realized: being immersed in the big dye vat of ordinary human society for a long time is actually like being imprisoned. She felt that Master clearly informed her about what to do in order to release herself. Thus, after memorizing this section of the Fa, she felt much more relieved and uplifted.

She faced family pressure when she knew her mother-in-law who had dementia would possibly move in. Her concern disappeared after she eliminated selfishness and gave up her negative thinking. She realized her role when she overcame self-doubt and sickness karma interference while helping with Shen Yun backstage. When a high-end projector was suddenly urgently needed on a Sunday, the problem was solved miraculously after she gave up her anxiety and had the righteous thought that “Master has already made the arrangements.”

While preparing for a forum on forced organ harvesting at Parliament, she faced interference including manpower shortages and the venue being occupied. Through studying the Fa, she identified her fear and resentment and brought her mind back to the original intention of helping Master save sentient beings. As her human attachments were removed, the positive responses from members of Parliament were five times more than in the past. Additionally, the venue was miraculously switched to a bigger conference room.

Caroline felt that “every thought is very important,” and that one can walk well the path of helping Master to save sentient beings only when we stay rooted in the Fa and continuously remove our human attachments.

Young Practitioner Helps Promote Shen Yun Creations

Connie shared her experience in promoting Shen Yun Creations during the 2026 Shen Yun tour. At the time, the promotion team lived together and woke up around 4 a.m. every day to send forth righteous thoughts, do the exercises, and study the Fa. Being part of this solid cultivation environment enabled her to have an amazing experience in the theater: her celestial eye saw Falun hovering over some audience members. From this she understood that Master is compassionately saving people. What practitioners need to do is “cultivate ourselves well and hold our post there.”

What happened next validated her understanding. A young audience member downloaded the app without hesitation and gladly accepted a small origami lotus flower. An elderly man shivering in the cold came and took out a brochure from his pocket to subscribe. One woman was emotional and in tears after she watched Shen Yun and described the colors and golden light she saw, as well as the phoenixes she previously saw in a dream. She said, “I think I have been saved.”

Looking back on the entire tour, Connie felt that what is truly important is not what we do to introduce Shen Yun Creations, but our cultivation state. She felt that the effect was not positive when we talked to audience members with a strong intent. One practitioner reminded her, “Remember to have compassion.” After that, she was no longer attached to the results of the promotion. Instead, she talked to audience members with sincerity and compassion. She felt more relaxed and things went well.

Conflicts Are Cultivation Opportunities

Jack has been clarifying the truth to people in London’s Chinatown since 2015. For ten years, he experienced various conflicts and interference. He also gradually realized that the true test is typically not the issue itself, but how one handles it. He found that conflicts were resolved quickly whenever he was able to let go of the idea of right or wrong, and he stopped looking outward—instead he look for his own attachments. He remained alert and rejected the hatred, fighting mentality, fear, and other deviated Chinese Communist Party notions, and he resolutely did not treat these notions as his.

While dealing with the situation where CCP agents partnered with businesses to occupy the space where truth-clarification site was usually held in Chinatown, he handled the relationship between practitioners and the government and police well, and reminded himself that clarifying the truth and saving people were the reason practitioners were there.

When practitioners had differing opinions, he did not argue. Instead, he calmly sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the interfering factors. He also sincerely communicated with the other practitioners. After practitioners removed the barriers between themselves and formed a solid body, the interference in other dimensions was eliminated, and the originally tough CCP agents and businesses voluntarily removed the tables and chairs that occupied the space. Additionally, the CCP agency that attempted to sabotage the truth-clarification site ultimately shut down.

He realized that the superficial challenges are all meant to strengthen cultivators. He said only through “improving xinxing during conflicts and forming one body during tests,” as well as using the greatest amount of compassion to interact with people and things around us, can we better complete the sacred mission of saving sentient beings.

Understanding Forbearance During Cultivation

Sangeeta began practicing Falun Dafa in 2020 and moved to Cardiff, UK, in 2023. She was initially afraid to clarify the truth on her own due to fear and lack of experience. With other practitioners’ encouragement, she let go of her concerns and started telling local residents about Falun Dafa.

She continually made personal breakthroughs in her cultivation. She overcame sleepiness and tiredness and persisted in getting up at 4 a.m. and read the Fa for six hours every day. Although she used her eyes more, her vision improved. When she did the second exercise, she experienced the sacred feeling of “floating in the boundless universe with both hands holding the Falun that radiates in all directions.”

She also shared that as she cultivated, she developed a deeper understanding of “Forbearance.” She said, “The character for ‘Forbearance’ consists of two parts: a blade on top and a heart on the bottom. The knife hovers over the heart, so this is very profound – it represents the strength needed to endure hardships without developing resentment. It is enduring pain but not letting pain turn into anger. It is feeling the sharpness of the pain but maintaining steadiness and compassion. It is the courage of bearing sorrow without leaving behind bitterness. It is the resilience of remaining calm while injured. It is the wisdom of choosing silence when words may cause more damage.”