(Minghui.org) The 2024 German Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held in Berlin on December 28, 2024. Twenty practitioners from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland talked about their cultivation experiences during the conference. They shared how they follow Falun Dafa’s principles in their daily lives, how they cultivate diligently, assist Master in rectifying the Fa, and fulfill their vows. Many attendees said they were very inspired and found their cultivation gaps when they compared themselves to the practitioners who talked about their experiences. They felt that this was a good opportunity for them to learn from each other.
The 2024 German Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference was held in Berlin on December 28, 2024.
Practitioners’ Open-Hearted Sharing Is Inspiring and Encouraging
Alan who is a reporter and an English teacher, said the conference was very helpful, “It helps me to see how far I am behind in cultivation compared with those practitioners and how they cultivate diligently. I’m inspired by how they make use of their time.”
He was impressed by the practitioner who described how she looked within to negate the old forces' arrangement and how she awakened her knowing side through Fa study. “I’m impressed by how she overcame sickness karma. She realized that she shouldn’t let it happen because the old forces don’t have the right to persecute us.”
Master gave her a hint in his article “Expounding on the Fa”, which resonated with Alan. He said, “We have our knowing side. Which side we use to study the Fa or deal with everyday issues is a challenge every minute, every day. If the first thought doesn’t come from our knowing side, this first thought is not correct.”
He found that most of the practitioners who made speeches looked within. Looking within is most crucial in doing everything, including cultivation. Yet some practitioners found it wasn’t easy to look within. They didn’t look further to see why it wasn’t easy for them. He said, “If we don’t study the Fa enough, we can only see superficial things and can’t dig out our deeply-rooted attachments and the factors behind those attachments. We then can only cultivate superficially although we may think we’ve cultivated well and examined ourselves—but we are only cultivating at a superficial level.”
Alan said he often cultivated only superficially. He cherished the experience-sharing conference very much. “I’m inspired by their open-hearted sharing, their cultivation, and how they treat it seriously.”
Alan started practicing Falun Dafa in 2010. He was attracted by Falun Dafa and thought it showed people how to become better people. Gradually he understood Falun Dafa more and realized, “My responsibility is far beyond that. This is a historic moment. Falun Dafa is far more profound than what I initially realized. When I became a genuine part of it, I realized how important Falun Dafa is to our lives. I find that the everyday things that I spent so much time on are actually trivial.”
We Should Complement Each Other
Sylvia is from the Eastern part of Germany and started practicing Falun Dafa in 2018. She said she always felt like she was searching for something but never found it. She said, “I did research on religions and read many books. Just as Master said in Zhuan Falun, I wasted time and money. I found my body was messed up, but I couldn’t find a way out.”
“My wish to search for help and wisdom and a master became so strong that it shook me in ten directions. Several of my masters appeared for a short period, but they realized that I didn’t belong to them.”
She saw Falun Dafa practitioners during an informational event. “I learned the exercises and started practicing.”
She found it beneficial to attend the Fa conference. “Practitioners’ sharing covered a lot of topics. We are so different yet have many common grounds. It’s beneficial that we cooperate and complement each other.
“We need to pay attention to even small things.” She said, “Yet don’t overdo it. We need to see things from a bigger perspective and understand cultivation rationally. We should look at ourselves and look within—this is very important.
“We should pay more attention when we are with practitioners, or even with everyday people. No matter what happens or if there are any issues, we must validate the Fa and be in the Fa. We are not perfect but must try to become perfect. We must rectify ourselves in the Fa.
“It’s not easy to do this. When tribulations come, we should realize that we have big attachments. We should be thankful when those attachments are exposed.” She believes that if we are not aware of the attachments for a long time, we may experience hardships or sickness karma.
Cherish Other Practitioners’ Sacrifices
Dr. Robert has practiced Falun Dafa for over 10 years, and said the things talked about in the Fa conference were also problems their Fa study group faces. So attending the conference was helpful to them. He felt the Fa conference inspired him and he felt relaxed. He was happy that the conference was held in Germany again. He learned from the practitioners’ sharing that they did a lot, and sacrificed a lot. He said, “Sometimes I think that I’ve done so much and can’t do anymore. I was very moved by practitioners’ sharing, and I’m ashamed of myself.” He hopes to read their speeches again to learn more.
He understood how practitioners helped translate the articles for the conference. He said, “Generally speaking, we don’t know how hard the translators work. They worked until the last minute, and I cherish their sacrifice.”
Practitioners Benefited from Open-Hearted Sharing
Michael Schoenberger from Bavaria, southern Germany, learned about Falun Dafa about 20 years ago. He was searching for the meaning of life then. He attended the nine-day audio lectures after he read an introduction to Falun Dafa in a magazine. Many of his questions about life were answered. He wished to practice Falun Dafa, but he was still young and wanted to enjoy life. He didn’t want to practice Falun Dafa until he was 60 years old.
But after he learned Falun Dafa, he could not put aside his wish to practice. He picked up Falun Dafa four or five years later.
He felt especially good and said the field at the conference was very pure and that so many practitioners shared their experiences. The practitioners let go of their attachments and their humanness and are walking on the path to the divine. One practitioner shared how she got rid of her resentment toward her husband, his friends, and her manager. He was very impressed by her sharing. “She said she had the test of life and death. She also had financial difficulties and felt lonely. She had mountains of hardships but she overcame all of them, and finally got out of the predicament. Every one of us experiences difficulties, and we learn from other practitioners’ sharing.
“This practitioner has done the three things well, especially studying the Fa and practicing the exercises. She let go of herself, cultivated herself, shared with other practitioners open-heartedly, and gained support and help from other practitioners. I saw my shortcomings and saw how I can do better.”
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