(Clearwisdom.net) From January 4 to 6, practitioners from different parts of Italy met and shared experiences for three days in Bergamo, a city near Milan. It was the first time that practitioners in Italy held this type of conference.

Practitioners in Italy live far from each other, and as a result it is not easy for them to meet regularly, and because of the language barrier, communication between the western and Chinese practitioners is quite difficult. As a result, the practitioners cherished this chance to meet and share experiences. Some practitioners overcame financial difficulties and time constraints to join the conference. Practitioners studied Teacher Li's new articles and the Falun Gong book Essentials for Further Advancement together, and also discussed how to study the Fa [Principles of Falun Gong. Here it refers to Teacher Li's books and articles].

After the gathering, the practitioners felt that everyone had changed positively. One western practitioner said that he previously thought that it was completely impossible to overcome the differences between the Western and Chinese practitioners. However, he thought that through experience sharing and communication, practitioners had become like one body. One Chinese practitioner said that she had come to a new understanding of improving together through the experience sharing.

Practitioners shared their experiences with open hearts. Anything unclear was discussed and understandings were shared. Teacher Li has emphasized in several recent articles the necessity for compassion among practitioners, so we all realized it was a problem that we should pay more attention to. Any misunderstandings between practitioners in the past also disappeared because of the kindness everyone had towards one another.

Some practitioners who had gone through the persecution in China shared their experiences and the lessons they had learned.

Two practitioners from Germany also joined the gathering and shared their experiences and understandings with the practitioners in Italy. The practitioners thought that the conference really had an effect in helping everyone to improve in every aspect. Practitioners also decided to organize similar experience sharing conferences in the future.