(Clearwisdom.net) On August 30,1998, a "Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference" was held at Laixi Gymnasium in Shandong Province. Over 4,500 people attended the conference. They were from Weifang, Pingdu, Qingdao, Laiyang, Haiyang, and Qixia areas, and they were from all walks of life; cadre members of the government, public officials, engineers, teachers, physicians, nurses, factory workers, peasants, and students. The eldest was over eighty years old and the youngest was under ten. Some had been successful with their business but had been full of doubt about life, some had suffered severe illnesses, and some had reached a low point in their lives when they finally found Falun Dafa. They came to share their experiences, what occurred in their lives when abiding by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, the enormous physical and mental changes and their miraculous stories.
The day before the conference, the local practitioners came to the gymnasium which had not been used for quite some time and cleaned the place. Some of the practitioners decorated the room by hanging three pictures at the back of the stage. Master's picture was in the middle, with Falun emblems on each side, a red banner with white characters that read "Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience-Sharing Conference" was hung up front; on the walls of both sides of the conference hall were Master's "Hong Yin.":
"Study the Fa and gain the Fa
Focus on how you study and cultivate
Let each and every thing be measured against the Fa
Only then, with that, is it actually cultivation" ("Solid Cultivation", Hong Yin Version A),
"He who regards not
ordinary sorrows and joys
A cultivator is he
He who has not attachment
to worldly loss and gain
An Arhat is he" ("Breaking Free of the Three Realms", Hong Yin Version A).
Our conference hall looked sacred.
The day of the conference, some local practitioners came early, finishing any cleaning and decorating details, ushering the crowd, and picking up practitioners at bus stations.
As the practitioners arrived, they quickly and orderly sat down. The seats quickly filled up, and some had to sit in the hall ways. The conference began with everyone reciting Lunyu and then the experience sharing followed.
One senior practitioner shared with fellow practitioners, that she had been a seriously ill patient, being paralyzed for over a year due to severe osteoporosis, and she had suffered a lot of pain. After she began practicing Dafa, and treated herself as a cultivator, abiding by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, being compassionate, and thinking of others first, a miracle happened. Just twenty days after beginning the practice of Falun Dafa, she changed from an invalid to a healthy person! She truly felt healthy and light without any illness. She went out with other practitioners to spread the good news of Dafa, bringing the wonder of Dafa and Master's compassion to predestined beings. This practitioner was persecuted to death in 2006.
Other fellow practitioners also exchanged their experiences. There were many moving stories depicting the wonders of Dafa and the process of how to elevate xinxing. Practitioners in the audience paid full attention while listening, many were moved to tears, and they clapped periodically throughout the speeches.
During the lunch hour, the vendor who sold steamed buns was unable to keep up with so many orders. She made phone calls to order more buns, and several fellow practitioners helped her to collect money. Even though there were so many people, everything was carried out in order. After they gave the money to the vendor, she counted and yelled out: "There is extra money for the buns, you are so honest!"
After the conference, the practitioners left the building in an orderly fashion. When the police saw so many people, they initially wanted to come and keep order, but after they saw that things were so smooth and orderly, they left with a smile. Local practitioners stayed behind and cleaned the gymnasium, leaving it in top condition.
