European Practitioners Encouraged by China Fahui Articles

(Minghui.org) Many Falun Dafa practitioners in Europe were touched after reading the 22nd China Fahui articles. They said that practitioners in China have validated Dafa, been steadfast in their cultivation, and have corrected their thoughts in accordance with the requirements of the Fa while facing the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution. European practitioners felt the power of Dafa through the sharing articles, felt encouraged, and were inspired to be more diligent in cultivation.

Fellow Practitioners’ Determination Urges Me to Cultivate Seriously

Hanh from Belgium started practicing Falun Dafa in 2019. She is a high school teacher and has a 10-year-old son. The article that impressed her the most was “My Amazing Changes After I Began Memorizing the Teachings.”

The author wrote, “I memorized several new lectures in a short period of time, including ‘How Humankind Came To Be,’ ‘Why Save Sentient Beings,’ ‘Why This World Is a Realm of Unknowing,’ and ‘A Wake-Up Call.’ I remembered them very well. I also memorized 'On Dafa.' I recited these every day, and I gained new insights every day.”

Hanh said that reading this article gave her an opportunity to reflect on her cultivation status. She asked herself, “Do I truly cultivate?”

She said, “I have practiced for six years, and I just finished reading all of Master’s teachings. I have been busy recently and haven’t been able to ensure that I was focused when I was studying the Fa. I just read quickly.”

The author of the article also said, “Because I memorized the Fa, coupled with more Fa study, my first thoughts were to deny the old forces’ arrangements and persecution, send righteous thoughts more often, look within, and remain diligent.”

Hanh realized, “My attachment to comfort is too strong, and I hid that attachment under the pretext of being busy. I need to eliminate the attachment to comfort and other factors that have been affecting my focus when studying the Fa.”

She shared that she has recently been preoccupied with some everyday issues. Because the Belgian Ministry of Education carried out reforms regarding teachers’ working hours and salaries, her teacher colleagues created several groups on Facebook to protest the ministry’s decision to increase working hours without additional compensation. Although Hanh did not participate in the groups, she was curious about the status of things and downloaded the Facebook app to her phone to stay informed. She realized, “This has affected my doing the exercises and studying the Fa. I cannot calm down due to these everyday issues.”

She realized from reading many of the China Fahui articles, “As practitioners, we face challenges and need to cultivate and improve our xinxing wherever we are, inside or outside of China. Under whatever conditions, the goal of cultivation is the same, that is, to practice Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance; become better people; and assist Master in the Fa-rectification.

“In China, practitioners face a harsh environment with all its challenges, suppression, surveillance, and even the risk of losing their lives. They are steadfast in studying the Fa and clarifying the truth. But I live in a normal society and have freedom of belief. There is no surveillance. I can go out anytime to assist Master in the Fa-rectification, but I don’t do well.”

She also noted her shortcomings when it came to spreading the Fa and sending righteous thoughts. “When I first started to practice, I told the people I knew about Dafa,” she said. “But recently, except for when I participate in local events to introduce Dafa and raise awareness, I haven’t shared Dafa with the people around me.

“Also, I haven’t been good about sending righteous thoughts. I work in a school during the day, so I can focus on sending righteous thoughts after class. But at home or on weekends, I had been sending righteous thoughts while doing household chores. I think I was not serious enough about sending righteous thoughts. I can stop doing chores when I send righteous thoughts.”

She said that the articles encouraged her: “I must cultivate more diligently, try hard to get rid of various attachments that have been hindering my cultivation, and follow Master’s arrangements. I will be more diligent about doing the three things to return to my true home with fellow practitioners.”

Fahui Articles Inspired Me

Lam from Switzerland has practiced Falun Dafa for more than 20 years. She said that the China Fahui articles have encouraged and inspired her a lot every year and have urged her to be more diligent in cultivation. She was especially touched by the article “Looking Within Helps Us Overcome Difficulties.” She realized from the author’s sharing, “I think it was a process for the author to overcome fear and notions. It is the process for her to break out of humanness, take control of herself, and truly counter her karma and notions.” Lam realized from studying the Fa that “this process is not easy, as it is cultivation.”

The author wrote that, facing her husband’s unreasonable behavior, she reminded herself that she was a practitioner, calmed down, discarded her attachments, and was considerate of him. Lam said, “She truly seized every opportunity to look within and improve. She did not ignore these opportunities for improvement and did not look externally.” Lam said she admired the author and realized, “When she clarified the truth, the results were unexpectedly good.”

Lam was also inspired by the author’s attitude to praise and criticism: “She was grateful for fellow practitioners’ criticism and thought that, if others only praised her, it would harm her. That inspired me a lot.”

Other sharing articles also touched Lam, “I was inspired in terms of my personal cultivation. For example, how to remove attachments, how to use time efficiently, and how to reinforce righteous thoughts. If we cultivate ourselves well, the results of our truth-clarification will be good.

“In the harsh environment in China, they have clarified the truth for more than two decades, and cultivate and improve themselves at home, in society, or even in prison. I am touched by these experiences. I appreciate their perseverance and efforts,” Lam said. “I will work hard to catch up with the Fa-rectification and improve myself. I look forward to the day in the future that we will meet the practitioners in China.”