(Minghui.org) A large group study and experience sharing conference is held once a month in the Greater Kaohsiung area. In April it was held at Gushan Primary School. There were small group meetings in the morning and a large group experience sharing conference in the afternoon. Fourteen practitioners shared their experiences in cultivation and and about the projects they are involved in that validate Falun Dafa. Several hundred practitioners participated in this conference.
Several hundred practitioners participate in the one-day conference.
Getting Rid of the Attachment to Appearance
Yichen, who works for the city government, shared her experience of getting rid of attachments during the promotion of Shen Yun. Pretty, affordable scarves had been purchased for everyone. She thought the scarves didn't look very stylish or of good quality. She bought herself a similar scarf, but one that cost ten times as much. As a main speaker, she spoke at the first promotional event. She said, “The next day, a practitioner came to me and said, ‘Why is your scarf different from everyone else's? You did this on purpose. It means that you are not cooperating.’ I was stunned, and then I got angry. I tried to explain, as I felt I was misunderstood. Various attachments, including liking to appear attractive, were exposed.”
“The other practitioner’s simple words exposed my attachments of vanity and of not wanting to be criticized. I appreciate her assistance in helping me to improve and allowing me to participate in the promotion of Shen Yun with a pure mind.”
Be Active and Get Rid of the Attachment to Dependence
Chaofang, who is very introverted and works for the government, shared her experience in promoting Shen Yun 2013. Chaofang shared about an initial setback in the promotion process and about learning to being patient and kindhearted in arranging Shen Yun introduction workshops and acting as a main speaker. In the process, she got rid of attachments to complaining and dependence, as well as to fear. Additionally, her long term tribulation was finally overcome.
She said, “I thought that every Falun Dafa practitioner is a heavenly king and actually has power. I told myself that I could do the promotion work. Though there was a setback, I overcame it and have elevated in cultivation. Later I found udumbara flowers that are said to bloom once every 3,000 years in my home garden and on my window. I knew Master encouraged me with the flowers. I should be more diligent in cultivation. With this experience, I became more active and worked more solidly.”
Doctor: Fulfilling Prehistoric Vows
Physician Cheng Yuan-yu started practicing Falun Dafa in September 2012. He shared his experience in cultivation. Since kindergarten, he had asthma and poor health. To keep fit when he pursued his undergraduate studies in university, he played volleyball and went jogging. But he got arthritis after he started undergraduate studies. His older sister also had poor health due to a rare disease, pituitary gland atrophy. She had to take steroids and thyroxine daily. As the dose could not be adjusted very accurately, her condition was not stable. Mr. Cheng said, “After practicing Falun Gong, my sister recovered miraculously. It caught my attention. She gave me the book Zhuan Falun. I read it once but did not study it further. Later, Professor Yang Shuo-ying at Sun Yat-Sen University introduced Falun Gong to me again. I started practicing Falun Gong. Professor Yang told me that, due to his study of muscle dynamics over the course of eight years, he pondered the most profound question, the meaning of life. He said that Falun Gong is a high level practice. I was shocked and touched.” Mr. Cheng had sought the real meaning of life but could not understand it until then.
That afternoon, he was inspired: “I understood that Falun Gong is a high level practice. Its profound principles allowed me to find the meaning of life, which was my first step in fulfilling my prehistoric vows. I was very happy. Though there are hardships in cultivation, Falun Dafa practitioners need to put down attachments to fame, profit, and sentiment. It seems quite different from the happy life of ordinary people. But I understand that returning to my true self is real happiness. I have cultivated for less than seven months. I have a big gap in cultivation compared with other practitioners and need to catch up diligently.”
