(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners from Vancouver and surrounding areas gathered on June 28, 2015 for a Falun Dafa experience-sharing conference. Twelve practitioners shared their cultivation experiences.
2015 Vancouver Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference
Several practitioners from China shared their stories of remaining steadfast on the path of cultivation while being persecuted. New practitioners expressed their gratitude and happiness after obtaining the Fa. A number of practitioners talked about how they have been clarifying the truth to Chinese people, reporting that people who quit the Communist Party and its affiliates express both excitement and gratitude.
Unconditionally Looking Inward
Ms. Ai has been practicing Falun Dafa for three years. When her superior became demanding or her colleagues treated her unfairly, Falun Dafa taught her to look inward for the source of the trouble. She found that she had an attachment to saving face and did not want to be criticized.
After she identified her own problems, she started to look at issues from her supervisor's viewpoint. When Ms. Ai looked inward to improve herself and truly accepted her boss, the atmosphere changed. They now communicate with each other openly and sincerely.
Saving People is a Practitioner's Responsibility
Ms. Xie was arrested 6 times, was tortured, and was detained in a mental hospital when she was in China. The authorities threatened her husband and ordered him to divorce her. She was forced to leave home to avoid further persecution.
Despite all these obstacles, she remained steadfast in practicing Falun Dafa and continued to talk to people she met about the persecution.
After Ms. Xie came to Canada she joined the phone team, calling people in mainland China to help them quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
She said that the effectiveness of the phone calls is directly related to one's mindset. For a while, she was able to help many people quit the Party, and was praised by fellow practitioners. As soon as she began to develop a high opinion of herself and to focus on validating herself, people began hanging up on her or bluntly rejected her words.
Her understanding is that, although it appears on surface that she is saving Chinese people, the reality is that asking people to quit the CCP is helping her improve her xinxing.
Ms. Zhao has been helping Chinese tourists quit the party at Vancouver International Airport for the past decade. Every day, 80 to 100 people quit the party, totalling approximately 70,000 people.
She volunteers at the airport to help Chinese tourists make phone calls and find directions, and she uses this opportunity to clarify the truth to them and ask them to quit the Party.
Ms. Zhao said it hasn't always been easy; communist special agents have threatened her, and sometimes the airport staff told her to leave. However, she knows that saving Chinese people is her responsibility and nothing can stop her.
Ms. Wang is in her 80's but she told fellow practitioners not to think about her age because there is no age limit in saving people. She often goes to tourist sites, markets and the Chinese Consulate to talk to Chinese people. She can invite them to quit the party in a few sentences.
Her understanding is that practitioners should handle things like a deity, without human notions. This thinking has helped her overcome many obstacles, including illness karma.
Cultivating in Work Projects
Practitioners also shared their experiences in improving their xinxing while working on projects with other practitioners.
Ms. Many Ngom said that while promoting Shen Yun she identified and let go of the attachments to pride and to showing off.
Ms. Shi had a lot of conflicts with her fellow practitioners while working on a project. By looking inward, she found that she was a perfectionist, opinionated, arrogant, and selfish. After she let go of these attachments, she is no longer confrontational and can now peacefully express her opinions.
Ms. Dong said that studying the Fa as a group helped her team overcome their conflicts. When the work became more demanding, more arguments arose. However, after daily morning group Fa-study, the conflicts were resolved.
Several new practitioners also shared their experiences of obtaining the Fa and expressed their gratitude to Master Li, the founder of Falun Dafa.
