(Minghui.org) The Malaysia Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference was held at the Crystal Crown Hotel in Petaling Jaya on November 24, 2024. Over 500 practitioners from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Australia participated in the event.
Before the conference began on Sunday morning, practitioners did the exercises, and the atmosphere was serene and harmonious. During the conference, 19 practitioners talked about their cultivation experiences while following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and described their efforts to clarify the truth and save people.
The Malaysia Falun Dafa Conference was held at the Crystal Crown Hotel on November 24, 2024.
Practitioners did the exercises before the conference.
Practitioners talk about their cultivation experiences during the conference.
Realizing that the Fa Is Precious
Lena began practicing Falun Dafa when she was very young. She feels fortunate to have grown up in a family of cultivators where she was immersed in the Fa and listened to Dafa music. Around the time she learned to speak, Lena’s mother started teaching her to read Zhuan Falun, one word at a time, and she read the Fa and did the exercises with her family. Even though she was a child, she applied the principles of “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance” in her daily life.
However, after she started attending school and interacting with her classmates, she gradually loosened her self-discipline, and tried to fit in with the preferences of ordinary people. She began reading comics and played video games, causing her once top-tier academic performance to decline.
Later, through Fa study, she realized that she didn’t understand how precious the Fa is. During the winter break of her senior year, Lena resolved to truly cultivate, and let go of her attachments to ordinary people’s hobbies. For more than a week she stayed away from the Internet and fully immersed herself in the Fa. She listened to Shen Yun music and completely devoted herself to cultivation. Within just one week, she felt as though her entire being became transparent, and a layer of negative substance that surrounded her was gone. Even her complexion became radiant and fair.
Cherishing Cultivation Opportunities
Tang Lin, from Perak, first saw the book Zhuan Falun at his tutor’s home when he was 10. Intrigued by the uniqueness of its contents, he asked if he could borrow it. However, his tutor wouldn’t lend it to him. He was 16 in 2008, and spent years looking everywhere, hoping to find Zhuan Falun.
One day, Tang Lin accompanied a friend to a high school teacher’s home. He finally discovered the long-sought-after Zhuan Falun. He borrowed the book from the teacher and embarked on the path of cultivation. However, when his relatives learned that he was practicing Falun Dafa, they pressured him to stop.
He said that in June of last year, Malaysia’s economy struggled, and his business was on the verge of collapse. Bankruptcy loomed, and he couldn’t pay his loans. His debts piled up and he was deeply attached to his work. He realized that it was time to let go of his attachment, and thought, “No matter what happens—whether I end up homeless, lose all my material possessions, or even my life—I have no fear. All I need is Zhuan Falun and Dafa. Nothing else matters.”
After he let go of his attachment to money and material possessions, he overcame the crisis and felt a sense of ease and liberation. Now, everything is going well, and he feels profoundly grateful for Master’s compassion.
Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance Is the Right Choice
Xin Ru, from Sabah, grew up surrounded by Falun Dafa practitioners. She occasionally followed the adults in studying the Fa and doing the exercises, but she didn’t truly understand what cultivation meant. As she grew older, she drifted into ordinary society and became an everyday person.
After graduating from high school and while choosing a university, a teacher approached her one day and mentioned a state government scholarship opportunity. Since Xin Ru had excellent grades, the teacher offered to help her apply and assured her success—but only if she paid a fee upfront. Xin Ru was stunned. Wasn’t he asking for a bribe? She was deeply conflicted. On the one hand, she genuinely wanted to ease her parents’ financial burden in supporting her education; on the other, she felt uneasy in her heart.
One day, as she sat in her living room pondering what to do, her gaze fell on Master’s portrait on the wall, next to two Faluns—one inscribed with “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance” and the other with “The Falun Always Rotates.” The answer became crystal clear at that moment, and she made a decision. She silently told Master that adhering to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance was the right choice, and she would not disappoint him.
Looking back, Xin Ru realizes this may have been a test for her. A seed of obtaining the Fa was already planted in her heart.
Letting Go of Pursuit
Xiu Qing from Kuala Lumpur, who works in Malaysia’s Ministry of Health, heard about Falun Dafa during the pandemic in 2021. She began practicing to improve her health. However, as her understanding of the teachings deepened, she realized that true cultivation requires accumulating virtue, improving one’s xinxing (moral character), and practicing without attachments. By improving her xinxing and following Falun Dafa’s principles, she found that what she needed naturally came her way.
Cultivating Away Resentment and Jealousy
Luo Juan, who began practicing Dafa in 2003, said that on her cultivation path she often encountered conflicts. She only managed to endure them superficially, but did not eliminate her attachment that caused them. This superficial endurance was tied to her personality. Since childhood, she disliked disputes and quarrels, and preferred to quietly endure in order to maintain peace. She seemed calm on the surface, but in her heart, she neither truly accepted others’ perspectives nor acknowledged her own faults. Over time, this formed a self-protective mindset and her resentment grew, which fell far short of Dafa’s standards of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.
She realized that recognizing her shortcomings was only the first step; completely letting go is gradual. Luo Juan understands that when bad thoughts arise, there’s no need to feel anxious. As long as she can reject them, recognize that they are not her true thoughts, and study the Fa diligently, Master will help her eliminate her attachments.
Luo Juan said that she often has a sense of superiority over fellow practitioners, which is a manifestation of jealousy. Although she knows that such thoughts are wrong, these notions still occasionally surface.
This year, an event deeply moved her and gave her a greater appreciation for the sacred bond between fellow practitioners.
Husband Begins Practicing After Watching Shen Yun
De Hui, a practitioner from Sabah, shared how her husband began practicing Falun Dafa after he watched Shen Yun. De Hui had once vowed to go with her husband to Taiwan to watch Shen Yun this year. However, her financial situation made traveling abroad seem impossible as the performance dates approached. She thought her dream would not come true, but unexpectedly, her practitioner aunt called and asked if she wanted to watch Shen Yun. Her aunt encouraged her, saying, “Go fulfill this dream.”
With her aunt’s help and encouragement, De Hui invited her husband, who was not a practitioner then, to watch Shen Yun.
Before he entered the theater, he had neck pain for over a month and was unable to turn his head. During the show he realized he could move his neck again. By the time he left the theater his neck pain was almost gone.
Shortly after returning from Taiwan, her husband had the urge to study the Fa. One day, while driving, he suddenly felt a sense of clarity, as though something had been removed from him instantly.
De Hui hopes that from now on, the two of them can encourage and support each other in cultivation and walk their paths well, fulfilling their responsibility to assist Master in rectifying the Fa.
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