(Minghui.org) The 2023 Taiwan Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held on December 10, 2023, at the Taipei Peace Basketball Stadium. More than 6,000 Falun Dafa practitioners from throughout Taiwan participated in the event. Attendees said they learned a lot from the conference. Two practitioners said listening to the speeches helped them to look back on their own cultivation paths, and they treasured the precious opportunity to practice Falun Dafa.
Yan Ping at the 2023 Taiwan Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference.
“The most touching thing I noticed is that the practitioners who spoke all compared themselves to the Fa’s standards and required themselves to do well,” Yan Ping said. “I want to cultivate as diligently as when I first started. We must cherish Dafa.”
Yan Ping is a primary school teacher and has practiced Falun Dafa for ten years. She said that after attending the conference three years ago, she began getting up early and practicing the exercises every day. Due to her work, she lost the environment for group practice, and gradually slacked off. She said attending the conference and listening to the other practitioners inspired her to make sure she remained diligent.
She also realized from their speeches that it’s important for practitioners to change their notions. “A nearly 80-year-old practitioner lives a simple life and does not fall behind in doing the three things. Most people might think she is old and it would be too hard for her to learn new things. But she has no fear, learns what she needs to learn, and then uses the new techniques to awaken people.
“Another practitioner said that after a car accident, he looked within and got rid of his attachment to self-interest and his fighting mentality.” Yan Ping said when she reflected on herself she saw some unpleasant things. In the future, she plans to compare and require herself to follow the Fa principles.
“These practitioners’ experiences remind us that the things we encounter in life, no matter how big or small or detailed, things that are easily overlooked, are arranged to point them out to us and wear away our attachments. Whether they are a fighting mentality or jealousy, we should let them go and not argue with people about what is right or wrong.”
She also gained a deeper understanding of Master Li’s (Dafa’s founder) recent articles. “After reading the new articles, a practitioner found that he had not cultivated his speech and talked about who was right or wrong. I thought the things Master mentioned in the new lectures had nothing to do with me. In fact, I didn’t study the Fa seriously and didn’t really check myself. The Fa is for all Dafa practitioners, it just depends on whether you realize it or not.
“I read the new articles every day. I thought that I was serious and thought that I was doing well, but I ignored the deeper connotations of the Fa. After listening to the discussions during this conference I realized that I should study the Fa more attentively, compare my behavior to the Fa, follow its requirements, and truly practice cultivation. There are no small matters in cultivation.”
Gratitude to Master for His Compassion
Wen Yu at the 2023 Taiwan conference.
Wen Yu began practicing Falun Dafa 18 years ago. Before he retired, he was a director of a state-owned enterprise. He began practicing because of his wife. He noticed that she read the Fa and did the exercises every day, and she was healthy and happy both physically and mentally. Out of curiosity, he began to read Dafa books.
In April 2005, he accompanied his wife to attend an event supporting the millions of Chinese people quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. Unexpectedly, it rained heavily and pedestrians fled. However, practitioners stood firm. He was very moved and admired them. From then on, he read Zhuan Falun, practiced the five sets of exercises diligently, and required himself to follow the principles of Dafa.
As he studied the Fa more and more, he realized that in addition to cultivating himself, he also needed to tell people about the persecution. He devoted himself wholeheartedly to raising awareness and persuading people to withdraw from the CCP. While focusing on projects, he neglected to balance family life, which caused conflicts between the couple.
“Doing what I want to do and being unable to be considerate are human attachments. But how should I meet the standards of Dafa?”
Listening to the sharing of experiences at the 2023 Taiwan Conference, Wen Yu felt that he gained a lot and he felt his righteous thoughts were strengthened. “There are no shortcuts in practicing Falun Dafa. One must take every thought seriously.”
A Taiwanese practitioner overcame interference and broke through a sleep disorder. A practitioner from China (who now lives in North America) went on a hunger strike to protest the persecution and was released from the labor camp. Wen Yu said he was touched by their perseverance and righteous thoughts despite hardships.
He said, “Master made orderly arrangements and guides our cultivation. He not only eliminates our sinful karma but also constantly protects and enlightens us to improve our character.”
Wen Yu shared his insights: “While the practitioners are cultivating themselves and saving others, they are also being saved and rescuing each other. Only by being truly altruistic can we put aside our selfishness and expand our efforts to awaken people, including through the coordination and cooperation of the whole group, small kindnesses eventually achieve great kindness; practitioners’ collaborative efforts to rescue practitioners persecuted in China; helping the practitioners in tribulations to overcome their ordeals, and so on.”
He said, “We are all particles of Dafa, and we should abide by the standards of Dafa, believe in Master and the Fa, have righteous thoughts and act righteously, and do things without asking for anything. These are what we should do. If we feel that since we’ve contributed to Dafa and expect rewards—that is the desire of ordinary people. It is not true cultivation.
“I am fortunate to practice Falun Dafa. With Master’s guidance, I should also practice Dafa firmly and grasp the two major principles: Being considerate and looking within when encountering conflicts, no matter whether I’m right or wrong.”
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