(Clearwisdom.net) A local Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held on May 8, 2011 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Practitioners shared their cultivation experiences, understandings and lessons learned over the past years in terms of their personal cultivation, Fa-validation and clarifying the truth.
Cultivating and improving in the process of promoting and selling tickets for Shen Yun performances
Several practitioners talked about how they let go of their human attachments amidst promoting Shen Yun. Engineer Ms. Liu said, “We won't be able to save people when our minds are not pure.” She shared her ticket sales experience. Once at a ticket sale stand, as the shopping mall was quiet and deserted, no one bought tickets. She and another practitioner talked about local practitioners' cultivation state, and their shortcomings and advantages. It seemed that they finally found out the reason why they sold few tickets. At the end of the day, they felt tired and depressed. She was regretted after reading Master's lecture, “Teaching the Fa at the Meeting with Asia-Pacific Students,” Master said, “When you are commenting on who's good and who's bad, gods won't even look you straight on.” She thought that many sentient beings may have waited for millions of years to be able to hear the truth that day, but they missed this rare opportunity because of her own attachments. From then on, she made up her mind to not talk nonsense at ticket sale stand. When no one bought tickets, she would recite Lunyu and send righteous thoughts.
Dafa disciples' responsibility
A practitioner shared her recent understanding of Dafa disciples' responsibility. She said that Dafa disciples are capable and have wisdom, so we shouldn't have difficulty in accomplishing Fa-validation tasks. What we are lacking is responsibility. If we want to do something well, we should be responsible, go about it solidly and we will succeed.
Taking advantage of the work environment to clarify the truth
Ms. Huang works in a small accounting firm. She shared how she explored her work environment, turning it into a good place to clarify the truth. Her non-practitioner manager often cooperated with her, introducing every customer to her to listen to the facts about Falun Gong. Once her manager was invited to give a lecture to new immigrants in the Chinese community, and he wanted her to go with him. She told her manager that she would speak with people about Falun Gong if she went. Her manager hesitated at the beginning, but then actually introduced Ms. Huang to the audience as a Falun Gong practitioner who used to suffer persecution in China, but who was now a respected accountant. Ms. Huang then talked to the audience about Falun Gong and the persecution.
Believing in Master and the Fa
Many practitioners realized their insufficient righteous belief in Master to different degrees. Ms. Chen said that the attendance rate this year was low because they didn't do well in ticket sales. On the surface, it seemed that what everybody had done was better than in previous years. Coordination and cooperation as a whole were good, and practitioners persisted in studying the Fa and sending righteous thoughts. Despite great efforts, they still didn't sell many tickets. Last year, the practitioners were able to sell out all tickets. Why couldn't they do so it this year? Ms. Chen realized that because many practitioners didn't 100 per cent believe in Master and the Fa. Master set the ticket prices, but practitioners may have had doubts in their minds about them, even though they didn't voice them.
No matter what the reason, the moment when Master set the price for tickets, everything in the universe changed accordingly. What Master wants to have, all righteous gods in the universe will cooperate to allow. But where is our righteous belief in Master? When we have human notions that disrespect Master and the Fa, no matter what we do, aren't we doing it as humans? Master said, “If you do not change the human logic that you, as an ordinary human, have formed deep in your bones over thousands of years, you will be unable to break away from this superficial human shell and reach Consummation.” (“Cautionary Advice” Essentials For Further Advancement)
After the Fa conference concluded, practitioners said that they have benefited a lot, and hope that the Fa conference can be a new starting point for them to encourage each other and strive forward diligently as a whole.
