(Minghui.org) A Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference in Hong Kong was held on January 18. More than 1,200 practitioners from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Korea, Vietnam, and mainland China attended the conference.
According to the conference organizer, this was the first Fa conference held in Hong Kong in the last three years. Although the Chinese Communist Party had set up obstacles for Falun Dafa activities, practitioners overcame the interference, and successfully organized the Fa conference, which greatly encouraged the attendees.
During the conference, practitioners shared their understandings of the Fa and their experiences of clarifying the truth. Several speeches moved many attendees to tears.
Enjoying Peace and Freedom in Cultivation
Mingxin is a practitioner from Vietnam. She shared, “I often cried when I saw videos and pictures of practitioners' grand marches in Hong Kong. Finally, I had a chance to join such a march, which was a very sacred event for me.
“Today, fellow practitioners' sharing touched me deeply. I and many others had tears in our eyes. I could sense Master's benevolence through the speeches. I feel fortunate to be a Dafa practitioner. From the sharings, I realized the significance and urgency of clarifying the truth and awakening people.”
Growing up in an unhappy and poor family, Mingxin developed low self-esteem and a timid personality. She never felt comfortable in groups or talking to strangers. She always tried to find therapies or books to heal her psychological problems.
With such a wish, she found Zhuan Falun in August 2012.She was very excited after reading it: “ This is what I have been looking for.” Within one week, Mingxin finished reading several Falun Dafa books, and made up her mind to start practicing Falun Dafa.
“I will follow Dafa's principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance in my daily life, and will tell others about these principles,” she declared.
During cultivation, her timidity and low self-esteem disappeared. “I used to constantly worry about my personality. I would compare myself to others, and belittle myself. After I started cultivating, I let go of attachments to fame and personal interests. I now enjoy the peace and freedom that I never had before. I have become more confident too.”
I Am Proud to Be a Dafa Practitioner
Xiaoyun from Singapore echoed Mingxin. “A lot of Chinese tourists watched our march yesterday. I was so proud to be in the march as a Dafa practitioner. Seeing many Chinese people taking photos and videos of us, I realized that the march offered a great opportunity for them to learn about Falun Dafa. I said to them in my heart—you are fortunate to see this march.
“I could not help crying at the conference, because I saw the solid belief of fellow practitioners in Master and the Fa. Their spirits and strong wills in truth-clarification efforts are encouraging and touching. From their sharings, I also saw my shortcomings. This trip was really worth it. In the future, I will try my best to attend more conferences in Hong Kong, and I will encourage practitioners in Singapore to come.”
Xiaoyun started cultivating Falun Dafa when she was a high school student in China. However, her husband, Mr. Deng, was deceived by the communist party's propaganda, and had a very negative attitude towards Falun Gong.
Xiaoyun asked her husband to read Zhuan Falun, to gain first-hand information about Falun Dafa. After reading the book, he said to her, “What it says in the book is completely different than what I heard from the communist party's media. All of those reports are lies.”
Through Xiaoyun, Mr. Deng had many opportunities to talk to practitioners and learn more about Falun Dafa. Experiencing the wonderfulness of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, Mr. Deng started cultivating two years ago. They came to the conference with their four-year-old son.
