(Minghui.org) On August 25, the 2012 Canada Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto. Over 1,000 practitioners from Canada and the United States attended the conference. Twenty practitioners shared their cultivation experiences in looking inside, letting go of attachments, and cooperating with each other.
2012 Canada Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference held at the Sheraton Centre of Toronto
Practitioners sharing cultivation experiences
Looking Inside
Practitioner Ms. Zhang from Winnipeg shared her cultivation experience as a coordinator. Through coordinating local Shen Yun promotion activities, she realized that solid Fa study is the basis for doing well in any Fa-validation project. She shared, “Through 17 years of cultivation, I gradually learned to look inside to find my own shortcomings. I experienced joy in the process of heart-wrenching attachment elimination. Once, a colleague complained to me and said some very harsh words. I was standing at his office door and I decided to listen rather than walking away or starting a debate. Gradually, I felt that his complaint indeed made some sense. I took his pointed comments to heart and did not argue with him. I felt so peaceful in my heart. Now we are friends again and we more often look at each other's strengths.”
“One Body” Is Powerful
Practitioner Ms. Zhu was one of the very first reporters for the Epoch Times Vancouver edition when that branch office was established. She later joined New Tang Dynasty TV in New York, and most recently coordinated the efforts in Toronto to produce local NTD multi-language programs. Ms. Zhu shared, “As a reporter, I had the opportunity to meet people from all circles, including government officials at different levels, wealthy businessmen, cultural groups, and so on. Reporting really gave me the best opportunity to reach out to people. I joined the Toronto NTD reporting team last summer, and found that this team is very special. We work closely as a team and I can feel the vast energy of this one body. Whenever we study the Fa and send righteous thoughts together, I feel that this energy is growing, and separations among practitioners are being weakened and eliminated. Consequently, we have been very productive. From March to now, we have managed to produce English, French, Mandarin, and Cantonese programs. It is a miracle!”
Testimony of Dafa's Effect on Health
Ms. Cui of Toronto obtained the Fa in 1996 along with her whole family, and each of them has witnessed miracles of Dafa. For example, she fractured her leg in 1997 while ridding a bike. According to a well-known doctor, she would be permanently disabled, with her leg unable to make a 90-degree bend. With her faith in Dafa and solid cultivation, she went through the hardship and now her leg is completely mobile.
Ms. Cui was in China when the persecution started in July 1999, but she never yielded to the Communist authoritative regime. Although she later managed to come to Canada, she takes every opportunity possible to clarify the truth to people no matter where she is. Sometime, people refuse to listen or take her truth-clarifying materials and some have even cursed at her, but she maintains a lofty heart and treats them with compassion.
Looking Inside Unconditionally and Letting Go of “Self”
Mr. Hong from Montreal shared his experience in eliminating demonic interference and jealousy and letting go “self.” He said, “For a very long time, I always felt that my cultivation was o.k.: maybe not the best, but certainly better than many. Consequently, I did not see any major issues with my cultivation and thus did not make any special effort to eliminate attachments. Now looking back, I realize that my main problem was that my motive was mostly based on “self,” which is the characteristic of the old universe. My so-called “Diligent Cultivation” covered up my attachments. Now I understand that “self” is the root of all my attachments and I have to let it go in order to follow Master’s requirements for me. I need to cultivate unconditionally and eliminate any selfish desires and attachments.”
Face-to-face Truth Clarification
Ms. Dong of Toronto was a college instructor in Mainland China. In order not to pollute students with lies fabricated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), she never followed the state textbooks in her teaching. “Interestingly, my students never complained about my teaching. Instead, I was rated highly by them in our yearly evaluation. In my classroom, I always felt Master’s help. Sometime my brain was blank; however, I got inspiration just one moment later. Every lecture was well-received. Through face-to-face truth-clarification, over 1,000 college students have quit the evil party (the Chinese Communist Party). Many colleagues including university presidents, directors, deans and many faculty members are now using software which allows them to bypass the government Internet blockade to read objective news about China.”
Once, Ms. Dong attended an alumni party and she told her classmates about the truth of the communist party. Everyone at her table was shocked by the truth, and all of the nine alumni with PhD degrees decided to quit the Chinese Communist Party. After hearing about the software that can bypass government censorship, people at a neighboring table also asked her about it.
