(Clearwisdom.net) On July 24, 2010, the annual Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference in Washington D.C. was held in Constitution Hall, with more than 3,500 Falun Gong practitioners from all over the world in attendance. When Master Li Hongzhi came to the conference to teach the Fa, all practitioners gave him enthusiastic, prolonged applause.
Master Li Hongzhi teaching the Fa at 2010 Washington DC Fa conference
A view of the conference hall
At around 3:20 p.m., Master Li Hongzhi came to the conference, and all Dafa disciples stood up and gave enthusiastic, prolonged applause. Revered Master taught the Fa for about 30 minutes: The present historical process is meant for Dafa disciples to fulfill their promises and pledges, save more sentient beings, and accomplish their missions in assisting Master in the Fa-rectification. Revered Master reminded disciples to try to do more and save more sentient beings in the final stage. Disciples must let go of arguments, cooperate with each other well, and unconditionally cooperate with the head coordinator of each project. Only good cooperation can ensure that individual cultivation and projects that have established for years will not be taken advantage of by the evil, and we can save more sentient beings. Many Dafa disciples said during their exchange of understanding after the Fa conference that they were deeply moved by Master's Fa teaching, and have undergone significant changes in their understanding on the issue of cooperation while doing Fa-validation projects.
Seventeen Falun Gong practitioners shared their cultivation experiences regarding studying the Fa well, improving their xinxing, speaking with people about Falun Gong and the persecution and saving sentient beings. Several of them talked about their experiences of looking within so as to achieve better cooperation and communication with each other in clarifying the truth to western governments, doing work in the media and promoting Shen Yun Performing Arts shows. They also shared how to save sentient beings on an even larger scale in the current Fa-rectification. The practitioners' sharing showed their maturity and steadiness, and their sense of responsibility and mission in saving sentient beings.
A practitioner shares his cultivation experience
A practitioner shares her cultivation experience
Ms. Dai from Ottawa told of her experience of participating in and coordinating truth clarification to the Canadian government over the years. She said that the Canadian government was the first to support Dafa after the persecution started, and also is the government that has supported Dafa the most over the years, but under the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) infiltration and enticement, some government officials have also chosen to remain silent in the face of the persecution. The practitioners in Canada, cooperating as one entity, have made greater efforts to clarify the facts to the media and the government, exposing the CCP's overseas infiltration and effectively subduing the evil.
Ms. Zhang from Australia filed a lawsuit in 2004 at the Supreme Court in Sydney against Jiang Zemin, the chief culprit in the persecution of Falun Gong. She shared how she cooperated with other practitioners over the past six years, making use of the lawsuit against Jiang to clarify the facts and expose the persecution to the Australian government and lawyers.
Cansin Golding from Turkey talked about how Dafa practitioners' truth clarification to the Turkish government enabled the government to withstand the pressure from the Chinese Embassy, and eventually Shen Yun Performing Arts was able to successfully perform in Turkey.
Three practitioners who participate in sales for the Epoch Times newspaper shared their experience of coordinating and cooperating with practitioners in their city and becoming more professional in their work. The process of doing well in sales includes their personal cultivation and truth clarification efforts. The sales team's cooperation as a whole has enabled more people to learn the facts. Some big companies and governmental departments have marveled at the Epoch Times newspaper's influence in the Chinese Community.
Ms. Tang from Houston shared her experience of promoting Shen Yun Performing Arts shows to the upper strata of mainstream society. She said that although she did not have prior experience, her English is poor, and there were cultural differences, she let go of these notions, constantly broke through her personal limitations, kept saving sentient beings in mind, and gained many opportunities to promote Shen Yun to this particular segment of society. She also made friends with many people in mainstream society.
Two young practitioners, a brother and sister, received warm applause for their speech. The children's purity and their solid cultivation while conducting themselves according to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance touched the audience members.
The Fa conference concluded at 5:30 p.m.
