(Minghui.org) A Falun Dafa cultivation experience-sharing conference was held in Bad Kissingen, Germany, on December 28, 2014. Those who attended found many lessons to be learned as they listened to the experiences of their fellow practitioners.
New practitioners said they gained more confidence in their self-cultivation, while veteran practitioners were reminded of the importance of looking inward, eliminating well-hidden attachments, and cultivating away their human notions.
A Change in Outlook Empowers Entire Group
Ann from Munich said she learned the importance of changing one's mentality.
“Many misunderstandings and conflicts are caused by our own mentalities,” she said in her sharing. “If we could truly let go of our attachments and change the way we view things, things might turn around. There would be fewer conflicts between practitioners, and the entire group would be more cohesive.”
Let Joy Fill Our Hearts When Offering Salvation to Sentient Beings
Ms. Zhang from Frankfurt said that she was very touched by the sharing on how a practitioner overcame a test of life and death. She realized no test would be impossible to pass if a practitioner had strong righteous thoughts about Master and Dafa, regardless of how tough the situation seemed to be.
“Promoting Shen Yun shows is Master's gift to us,” said Ms. Zhang. “Besides gratitude, joy should fill our hearts when we offer salvation to sentient beings. We are fortunate to have this opportunity.”
She used to have an attachment to results when promoting Shen Yun, but through her experiences, she has come to realize that the process of promoting Shen Yun is a process of cultivating and improving oneself.
Motivated and Inspired
Döez from Hildesheim (left), Döez' daughter (middle), and Fallon (right)
Fallon started practicing Falun Gong two years ago.
“I used to be in poor health. My husband was also seriously sick. Our situation was terrible,” she said.
She found out about Falun Gong from a friend.
“[The principles of] Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance struck my heart. I wanted to follow these principles.”
Fallon started to practice, and her health improved dramatically. She found the conference very helpful to her cultivation.
“The conference really motivated and inspired me. One practitioner shared her experience of overcoming difficulty at work. She said, 'It was my negative thoughts that put me in hot water.' What she said enlightened me,” said Fallon.
Fallon's mother Döez has been practicing Falun Gong for 17 years. Cultivation gave her confidence and brought harmony to her family. The conference motivated and inspired her, too.
She said, “I used to worry I would fail, so I didn't actively participate in any project like promoting Shen Yun. After hearing my fellow practitioners' sharing, I would now like to join the project.”
Touched by Practitioners' Sincerity
Mayer, a college student from Austria, said he was very touched by his fellow practitioner's steadfastness facing sickness karma.
“He was able to hold on and persevere even in such terrible pain!” he said, impressed.
Youth Falun Dafa practitioners Yuqing (left) and Shanshan
Shanshan used to organize online Fa study sessions for young practitioners in Germany, but she had to stop recently because of an important exam at school. She was very impressed with a young practitioner's sharing on how he introduced Falun Dafa at college.
Shanshan said, “I will catch up on Fa study and doing the exercises.”
Her friend Yuqing also expressed her determination to follow Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance in her daily life.
