(Minghui.org) The 2023 Mexico Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held in the city of Puebla on December 2, 2023. Twenty-three practitioners shared their experiences and how they had improved in cultivation. They emphasized adhering to Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. They shared the challenges they faced in their family relationships, workplace interactions, and in projects related to Dafa, and how they overcame challenges by looking inward to eliminate attachments, rectify themselves, and improve cooperation between practitioners.

Practitioners from Mexico City, Tlaxcala, Querétaro, Oaxaca, Morelia, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Mérida, Cancún, and Tulum attended the conference.

The 2023 Mexico Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held in Puebla on December 2.

Twenty-three practitioners presented their papers.

Promoting Shen Yun

Carmen Huerta, a practitioner from Querétaro, said that before she began practicing Falun Dafa, “I explored various paths, questioning the meaning of life, and the reasons for human suffering. As a practitioner during the Fa-rectification period, I consider myself very fortunate to have found the answers on this profound cultivation path.”

She recounted her experiences helping promote Shen Yun. She said that by having strong righteous thoughts she successfully eliminated interference during the ticket sales, ensuring that the performances were sold out before the company arrived.

“I am immensely grateful to Master for granting me the opportunity to validate Dafa and expose the persecution while helping to promote Shen Yun,” she concluded.

Working in the Media Offers Cultivation Opportunities

Eduardo from Puebla began practicing Falun Dafa when he was 17, and this was his first experience sharing conference. He said that by reading Master’s Fa teachings, he identified and eliminated his attachments, including arrogance, pride, and the tendency to become upset when his mistakes were pointed out.

He said that Master’s Fa is a guiding force that illuminates his path. From reading Master’s article “Stay Far Away from Peril,” he understood that he owes everything to Dafa for offering him the opportunity to cultivate within a media environment. His present understanding is that fellow practitioners mutually assist each other by pointing out attachments and looking inward.

Eliminating the Ordinary Mindset Through Fa Study and Cultivation

Laura Espinosa, a practitioner from Mexico City with a background in medicine, began practicing Falun Dafa 14 years ago. She shared her process of eliminating the ordinary mindset by reading Zhuan Falun, Falun Dafa’s main book, and through cultivation.

She asked herself, “Do I truly have faith in Master?” and said she found the answer in Master’s recent article.

Confronted with the death of a close family member, Laura’s understanding deepened through the Fa. She understood that suffering originates from the mind, and that, “It’s the illusory mind interfering.” By identifying this, she was able to make significant progress by rejecting this illusion. This enabled her to differentiate between the truth and illusion, eliminating her attachments, her selfishness, and her ordinary human thoughts.

She said that in this way she can assist Master in offering salvation to sentient beings.

Overcoming Illness Karma

Loreli is from Puebla. She said that Falun Dafa gave her the wisdom to know how to harmonize her family relationships. She also understood why she has tribulations.

After she began practicing Falun Dafa in 2012, Loreli said she felt reborn and shed the burden of depression that once dominated her life. She said she encountered tests of sentimentality and lust that manifested as illness karma. Through this experience, she awakened to the righteous path of a cultivator and the importance of steadfastly holding onto the Fa, and strengthened her cultivation efforts. She not only regained her health but also resumed actively participating in activities to tell people about Falun Dafa and to promote Shen Yun.

“Only when we rectify ourselves in Dafa can we truly elevate our xinxing. Now when I look back, I realize that it’s not really difficult to let go of attachments when we are determined to follow Master’s arrangements,” said Loreli.

True Cultivation after Eliminating a Show-Off Mentality

Lydia from Monterrey said she was inspired by every practitioner’s sharing when she attended the Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference in Mexico in 2022. She felt each experience was targeting her attachments. Each account encouraged her to look inward, revealing areas where she fell short in her cultivation. Lydia said that she began writing down her cultivation experiences as soon as she got back from last year’s conference.

As she began looking inward, she discovered her attachment to showing off. This attachment led her to feign a facade of dedicated cultivation. She maintained a diligent appearance on the surface and boasted about her achievements. Unfortunately, this attachment manifested in physical discomfort, specifically a back problem. She was able to rectify herself with the guidance of Master’s Fa.

She said she was determined to introduce Falun Dafa to her hometown. One of Master’s recent articles showed her the importance of reaching out to people so they could obtain the Fa.

Falun Dafa Has Changed My Life

Ronaldo, a 51-year-old practitioner from Puebla, talked about the challenges he encountered in cultivation, and the process of changing his thinking and finding the purpose of his life through Dafa.

He mentioned that he sought to change his life for the better, and this pursuit overwhelmed him, such as wanting to change jobs, getting material things, being healthy, and improving family relationships. After he began practicing Falun Dafa he understood, “Change comes from the inside out” and opens the doors to salvation. He said, “The most important thing is to assimilate to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance in order to be diligent and compassionate so that I am able to assist Master in saving sentient beings.”

Eliminating Resentment and Selfishness

Linda reflected on her participation in The Art of Zhen, Shan, Ren (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) International Exhibition, which was presented in several museums in Tlaxcala, the city where she lives.

She said her son once asked her, “Are you a genuine practitioner?” This made her contemplate the meaning of Truthfulness, and the gap between what she said and what she did. Through this, she discovered that she needed to confront her false self formed by notions, attachments, and accumulated karma in order to return to her true nature.

She said that in Dafa, she discovered what she had been searching for since she was a child—understanding the meaning of life and her mission. She found the answers in Falun Dafa, and when she read Zhuan Falun, she found the profound wisdom she had always sought.

“Obtaining Dafa, practicing the exercises, and studying the Fa brings me immense joy,” she said. Recalling her ten-year cultivation journey, she recognized moments when she slacked off in her cultivation, creating gaps due to laziness, comfort, complacency, self-validation, sentimentality, lust, and resentment. However, guided by the Fa, she understood that these were attachments, and she had to eliminate them.

After the conference ended, Guadalupe from Tulum, said that listening to her fellow practitioners’ experiences motivated her to improve. She identified with various attachments and trials that practitioners talked about during the conference. With joy and enthusiasm, she expressed her gratitude to Master for the opportunity to attend the conference and benefit from it.