(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners in Canada said they were touched by the cultivation articles from the China Fa Conference on Minghui.org. Many said they were inspired by practitioners in China who followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance while they clarified the truth and improved their xinxing. The Canadian practitioners also said that reading these articles inspired them to cultivate diligently.
Cathy was touched after reading the article “Master Helped Me Reconcile Decades-Long Grievances.” The author wrote that he harbored a grudge against a couple at his workplace who ran the swimming pool under a contract, and he thought they were selfish. He later eliminated his resentment and clarified the truth to the couple, who realized that Falun Dafa is good.
Cathy said that she had a similar experience. In her French class, she took issue with the way a Chinese classmate spoke and behaved, so Cathy felt she was rather selfish. Perhaps it was because she held this view, that the classmate quit the class chat group after she was told Cathy practiced Falun Dafa.
She later found that the classmate was kind and that she should not have bias toward her. The classmate told her, “I’ve been observing you. You’re different from everyone else. While the rest of us talk about how to ‘milk the system’ here in Canada, you keep urging us not to resort to fraud just to get government benefits. It’s rare to find someone like you, someone who chooses not to take advantage of a free ride when the opportunity is right there. I’ll tell everyone after returning China that a Falun Dafa practitioner classmate is a good person.”
She then clarified the truth to her, and the classmate came to know Falun Dafa is good.
Cathy said that she resonated with the authors of the Fa conference articles and felt practitioners in China and abroad practice the same Dafa and are very close. The sharing and her own experience remind her to be compassionate and not let bad notions affect her saving sentient beings. Because her parents in China were harassed by police she sometimes had a fear mentality. “Seeing that practitioners in China are so courageous and do the three things steadfastly what do I have to fear?”
Cathy read Zhuan Falun in 2017 for the first time and she started practicing Dafa. Reading the sharing articles made her think about her own cultivation state. She said that she would study the Fa and cultivate solidly.
Ms. Lu started practicing Dafa in 2007. She said she became angry while she and her daughter faced a cultivation test. She also had a health issue. She was awakened when she read the article “There Is No Tribulation I Cannot Overcome When My Mind Is Filled With the Fa.”
The author lost her husband at a young age, then married a disabled man. Her life seemed to be filled with an endless series of hardships. Her son struggled with depression and her daughter was burdened by a debt of hundreds of thousands of yuan. One overwhelming crisis after another struck. The trials would have been far too heavy for a non-practitioner to bear. She overcame the tribulations under the guidance of Dafa and she kept clarifying the truth.
Ms. Lu said the practitioner’s resilience and compassion reminded her that she needed to let go of her attachment to fame, personal interest, emotion, and comfort. Cultivation means bearing hardships and letting go of attachments, which are righteous thoughts a practitioner should have.
She appreciated practitioners in China who submitted articles and said, “Reading their cultivation articles encourages me to be determined in cultivation.” She said that practitioners outside of China also need to let go of attachments, save sentient beings, and fulfill their missions even though they live in a different environment.
Young practitioner Dai was touched by the article “Cultivating Ourselves and Validating Dafa Through Our Small Business.” The section “Master Is In Charge” said that the author’s mother, a practitioner, remained calm when facing inspection at a highway checkpoint, and intimidation. She took gain and loss lightly and said, “In cultivating Dafa, Master is in charge and has the final say.”
Dai said what was important was that the practitioner clarified the truth to people who work in the public security, judicial, and correctional systems. Dai said she wanted to get rid of her fear, and this article helped her have a new understanding of being open-minded. “The practitioner’s broad-mindedness helped me reflect and gave me some insights. I feel that it is not so hard to let go of fear.”
Dai grew up in a practitioner family and started practicing at a young age. She said that although she does not live there, because they all practice Falun Dafa she feels connected to the practitioners in China. When facing tribulations, as long as one can let go of their attachments practitioners can improve and pass them.
Dai said, “On the path of cultivation Master protects us, so practitioners should be courageous and kind while confronting the myriad complex phenomena in today’s world and we should clarify the truth to more people.”