(Minghui.org) The 19th Russian Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held in St. Petersburg on October 5, 2018. After the conference, many attendees said they benefited greatly from listening to the speakers' experience sharing papers.
Practitioner Ivan Kudinov
Ivan Kudinov has practiced Falun Dafa for 13 years. He said, “I liked all the papers. I can see my shortcomings, such as impatience, in every sharing.”
“I learned how fellow practitioners look inside to find their own problems and overcome them. I will adopt the same method. To me, the Fa conference is a festival. It is a time for every practitioner to examine how much he or she has progressed over the year.”
Thinking from Other Family Members' Perspectives
Practitioner Laurita Strelka
Laurita Strelka, a practitioner from St. Petersburg, has practiced Falun Dafa for five years. At the Fa conference, a new practitioner's sharing touched her heart.
In the sharing, the new practitioner said he got angry and impatient with his mother for limping when she walked. After practicing Falun Dafa, he noticed that his attachments to pride and selfishness were preventing him from showing compassion towards his mother. He was forceful with her, despite her disability.
Laurita said that incorrect human notions often prevented her from being compassionate towards her mother, who used to be a teacher. She explained, “For example, yesterday was Teacher's Day. I forgot to greet her because I was busy attending the Fa conference. She texted me saying I still have two hours left to greet her. I immediately felt unhappy with her request. But that new practitioner's story reminded me to look at myself, and I realized that this was an important day for my mother. So I apologized to her and thought about what I could do to make her day.”
“I recorded a video on my smartphone, added a beautiful background image, and spoke to my mother sincerely, saying that she is an excellent teacher whose students have been all over the world.”
Laurita's mother was moved by the heart-felt words and said it was the best greeting she had ever received.
I Am Happy to Attend a Fa Conference
Practitioner Duong Thi Anh Tuet
Ms. Duong Thi Anh Tuet is a practitioner from Vietnam. She said she was happy to attend the Fa conference, and praised the simultaneous translations, saying they were very well organized.
“I've only practiced for two years. I want to learn from other practitioners how to cultivate and advance,” said Tuet.
Letting Go of Complaints
Practitioner Irina Tyrsa
Irina Tyrsa said that she liked a practitioner's sharing about complaining and having a competitive attitude. Irina noticed that she had the same attachment but had refused to acknowledge it. She complained to her supervisor because her workload had been doubled but her pay didn't increase.
Irina said, “Listening to other practitioners' experience sharing articles, I understood that fighting and complaining will not bring me any positive results. I only need to do my job well.”
This was Tyrsa's first Fa conference and she noticed many attachments in herself while listening to other practitioners speak.
Seeing the Shortcomings in Myself
Practitioner Julia Pyatova
Julia Pyatova from Moscow has practiced Falun Dafa for seven years. She said she liked a paper that talked about jealousy and relationships between couples.
“The Fa conference let me clearly see where I have not been doing well so that I can address these problems,” said Julia.
Julia found the attachments of jealousy, competitiveness, and refusing to accept criticism. She also learned that she should be more compassionate toward her mother-in-law, “She is an ordinary person and likes watching TV. I decided that I must accept her as she is today. I shall think of how to help her and care for her, and I will call her more often,” added Julia.
