(Minghui.org) The 2023 Taiwan Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held on December 10, 2023 at the Taipei Peace Basketball Stadium. Experience sharing conferences are important events that allow Falun Dafa practitioners to learn from each other’s experiences and progress together on their journeys of cultivation.

Many practitioners began practicing Falun Dafa shortly after it was introduced more than 20 years ago, while others only recently began practicing. Retired professor Luo Jiyan, primary school teacher Chen Yizhen, and semiconductor company senior executive Fang Yanghui recently began practicing Falun Dafa. They all said they felt very fortunate to obtain the Fa, but because they were late to the practice, they feel they should be more diligent in order to keep up. They believe that only in this way can they live up to the compassionate salvation of Master Li, the founder of Falun Dafa.

Deeply Moved

Retired professor Luo Jiyan began practicing Falun Dafa ten months ago. This was the first experience sharing conference he attended and he was very excited. He said that the practitioners who shared their experiences all spoke very well and helped him understand what true cultivation is. He also saw the gap between himself and other practitioners.

Retired professor Luo Jiyan

One person who impressed him deeply was a 79-year-old practitioner who went from knowing nothing about computers to being able to operate a personal computer. He used WeChat to help Chinese people quit the Communist Party, participated in promoting Shen Yun and the Ganjin World online platform, and steadily did the three things well. He also handles hardships with joy.

Another story that touched him was shared by the owner of a karaoke bar who was involved in a serious car accident, suffered an intracranial hemorrhage, and fractured her thigh. She was in a coma for four days, and was hospitalized for nine days. After she was discharged, she survived the catastrophe with Master's help and by maintaining righteous thoughts.

Master recently published, “Cultivation in Dafa Is Serious.” Luo Jiyan said, “Master has given us so much. He removed us from hell and we will no longer reincarnate in the three realms. He also eliminated our karma, protected our lives and allows us to practice with peace of mind until we complete our cultivation. Buddha’s grace is so great! As Dafa disciples, how can we be so confused? How can we slack off and not be diligent?”

Luo Jiyan is eighty-three years old but speaks energetically and looks like he’s in his sixties. He happily said that this is because he practices Falun Dafa.

By a seemingly random chance, Luo Jiyan saw a program about spiritual practice on the Internet which mentioned the book Zhuan Falun. He immediately went to a bookstore and bought a copy. He read the book in two days, and hasn’t put it down since. He reads Zhuan Falun every day, and says this book has moved him deeply and has changed his outlook on life, and even his world view.

In addition to studying the Fa and cultivating his mind, he also practices the Falun Dafa exercises. He does all five exercises at 4:30 every morning. After ten months, his health improved significantly. The dizziness and glaucoma that troubled him for more than 20 years disappeared, and he feels light and free of illness. He said with emotion, “It’s really amazing. Thank you, Master!”

Before he began practicing, Luo Jiyan was an arrogant scholar to his friends and a stern elder to his family. After he began practicing, he let go of many attachments and his mentality also changed. Everyone says that he looks healthy and the relationships with his family are now harmonious.

Mr. Luo said that it is the greatest honor to be a Dafa disciple in this lifetime and he must cherish it even more since he obtained the Fa late.

Finding the Way Home

Primary school teacher Chen Yizhen said she’s been searching for the true meaning of life for fifteen years. After she began practicing Falun Dafa in 2022, she understood that her search had been paving the way for her to practice Falun Dafa, and she felt as though she found her way home.

Primary school teacher Chen Yizhen

As she studied the Fa and practiced the exercises, Ms. Chen’s health kept improving and her thoughts became clearer. In school, she is more compassionate and tolerant towards pupils and she can deal with problems calmly and wisely. She tells her students about Falun Dafa’s principles: Truthfulness, Compassion and Tolerance, and encourages them to be kind.

Chen Yizhen said that Zhuan Falun revealed many heavenly secrets, and resolved many of her misunderstandings. Nowadays, so many people are trapped by love, burdened by fame, and seduced by profit, but she feels fortunate to wake up from the quagmire. “I am extremely grateful to Master for his compassionate salvation,” she said.

Developing Compassion After Practicing Falun Dafa

Fang Yanghui, a senior executive of a semiconductor company, started practicing Falun Dafa in October 2021. He said that studying the Fa and practicing the exercises made him more diligent and clearer in his thinking, and he has a higher accuracy in judging matters or making decisions. Problems are solved quickly, and he is able to efficiently execute decisions and is not afraid of difficulties.

Fang Yanghui, a senior executive of a semiconductor company

Mr. Fang said his relationship with his family also improved. In the past, he scolded his children when they encountered setbacks or had negative emotions that were difficult to deal with. One day while meditating, he suddenly thought, “I practice Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. When I have compassion, I see the suffering of all living beings. Shouldn’t I treat my children the same way?” He began to think from the children’s perspective and guide them with kindness.

Master recently published several new lectures, including “Stay Far Away From Peril” and “Cultivation in Dafa Is Serious.” Mr. Fang said that he gained deep insights after reading them.

He realized that only by truly cultivating, can a practitioner stay away from danger. Master already shouldered so much for his disciples. The hurdles and difficulties practitioners encounter are all tests and are caused by one’s own karma. One cannot blame others or use human notions or judge others with human feelings. Only by treating oneself as a true cultivator and constantly improving xinxing can one pass the test.

“Every Dafa disciple signed an oath with Master before we came here. Being a Dafa disciple is a great honor. You should treat everything you encounter with high standards. If you don’t pay attention to small matters, they will accumulate over time and become a serious tribulation—you may drop in levels or your cultivation may be ruined,” Mr. Fang said.

He said that some practitioners who spoke at the conference mentioned their various attachments including laziness, and he felt the same. He said that he likes to watch videos or plays with 3C products (Computers, Communications, and Consumer Electronics), which takes up time that he should use for studying the Fa. He thought this might be the reason that he was unable to make breakthroughs in his cultivation.

Fang Yanghui concluded, “To be born in a human body is rare, being born in China is harder, and it’s even harder to find Dafa. How could I not practice diligently and miss this historic opportunity?”