(Minghui.org) The 19th China Fa Conference on Minghui.org has given Falun Dafa practitioners all over the world an opportunity to read the personal experiences of practitioners who are cultivating in the harsh, persecutory environment in China.
Western Falun Gong practitioners in Europe tell how they were moved by the 42 published articles, which displayed the almighty power of Dafa. The articles were very touching and motivated readers to cultivate themselves well and save more people.
British Practitioner: Faith Turns Out to be a Real Material Substance
Elena, a British woman, was moved to tears after listening to the “Falun Dafa Pulled Me Out of the Abyss of Suffering onto a Sunlit Path” podcast on Minghui. She couldn’t imagine how anyone could go through such a difficult, painful and unfortunate life. She asked herself, “If I were her, would I have been able to bear all of that?”
The author summarizes her life as going from a life of misfortune to a life of happiness after encountering Dafa. The author wrote: “I deeply realized that in the process of passing tests, we must believe in Master and the Fa and maintain righteous thoughts. Whether it’s illness karma, interference, or evil persecution, the outcome depends on how strong your righteous faith in Master is, and how strong your righteous thoughts are. You will be able to overcome the tribulation smoothly, and Master’s great compassion and boundless wisdom will manifest miracles.”
Elena was inspired by the author’s faith in Dafa and reached a new understanding that “faith” is not limited to pure, superficial religious belief but rather a kind of strength, understanding, inspiration, righteous thoughts and tolerance.Elena shared her understandings about faith with a group of 30 to 40 practitioners, who in turn also shared some of their thoughts and inspiration.
The group came to a new understanding that “faith” is a virtue, and it has material existence and energy. As a Falun Dafa disciple, if you persist in cultivating yourself, your faith will be stronger. When a person’s faith is strong enough, any difficulty can be overcome.
Irish Practitioner: Reminds Me to Consider Other People’s Perspectives
The article “Looking Within When Being Criticized by Fellow Practitioners” resonated with Anna Falvey. In the article, the author describes an argument that happened during rescue efforts with the practitioner family member of an abducted practitioner. The family member told the author that she could not keep up with the author’s pace and felt pressured by the author. The author felt wronged and lost her temper.
Anna found a similar attachment in herself. She often thought that she was doing things for the good of others, when in fact that was from her own perspective. She was imposing things on others with her ideas and understandings and demanding others comply. The article reminded her that when she insisted that she was right, she was not being kind, she was being selfish.
Anna thanked the practitioners in China for sharing their understandings, because without these kinds of sharing articles it would have taken her a longer time to notice her attachments, and she might have hurt fellow practitioners with her imposing attitude.
Irish Practitioner Admires Commitment to Save More People
Ian, an engineer, was touched by the three practitioners in the article “Rain or Shine, We Have Only One Thought: Let’s Go Out and Save People.” The three traveled to remote villages to clarify the truth and save people.
“These practitioners faced pressure from the police and they had to overcome their fear to do so,” Ian said.
The article had a story about a man who wanted to take a photo of the practitioners to give to the police. The practitioners were clarifying truth and passing out amulets to a group of labor workers. The practitioners were not scared, and instead saved the man by helping him quit the Party and its affiliated organizations.
Ian admired the commitment and courage of these practitioners, because they talk to everyone they meet. Ian said he is introverted and finds it difficult to initiate conversations with strangers.
Ian was reading more articles from the China Fa Conference and said he wants to be more diligent by gaining inspiration from fellow practitioners’ sharing.
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