Taiwan: Practitioners Reflect on Their Cultivation Journeys During Character Formation

(Minghui.org) More than 5,000 Falun Dafa practitioners held a large-scale character formation on Liberty Square in Taipei on November 17, 2024. Despite the drizzle, practitioners dressed in colorful clothes formed a spectacular Falun emblem and the Chinese characters for Falun Dafa’s principles, “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.” 

Practitioners from Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Indonesia, and other countries joined the event, wishing to share the joy of Falun Dafa cultivation with people around the world. 

Peiyun from Malaysia at the character formation

Peiyun from Malaysia said it was the first time she participated in a character formation, “I’m so happy I did,” she said. She learned about Falun Dafa from a friend who generously helped her. “After I started cultivating, I found that Falun Dafa is so righteous and so profound!”

Paiyun recounted her changes. “I was a willful and cocky child. If anyone cursed at me, I certainly cursed back. Falun Dafa changed me so much! My family had misunderstandings about Falun Dafa because of the Chinese Communist Party’s lies. They scolded me for practicing Dafa and kicked me out. I thought that I shouldn’t mistreat them like I did before, since I practice Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, so I treated them kindly. They were surprised, as they didn’t expect me to act this way. They eventually learned the truth about Falun Dafa.”

Peiyun’s health also improved after she began practicing Falun Dafa. Her throat and mouth infections and severe headaches were gone. She felt light all over.

Yongqing is excited to participate in the character formation.

Yongqing from South Korea said that more 130 practitioners traveled from Korea for the character formation. She said that her friend’s mom used to have poor health, but became healthy after practicing Falun Dafa. Her friend loaned Yongqing a copy of Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa. “The book is great,” she said, “the practice is so righteous! It’s completely different from what the Chinese Communist Party propaganda says [about it].”

Yongqing has joined a group of Falun Dafa practitioners who make truth-clarification phone calls to China. “Though many people had misunderstandings of Falun Dafa and cursed at us, I continue to tell them kindly how great Falun Dafa is.”

Peizhen

Peizhen from Taipei took her two children to the character formation. She said, “I told my kids, ‘Falun Dafa is persecuted in China. Our character formation will show China that Falun Dafa is practiced in Taiwan and all over the world. So many are practicing and following Dafa to be good people.’”

Peizhen said she felt lost and anxious when she graduated from college. Her mom put the book Zhuan Falun in her backpack. She read it in one day and later read all of her mom’s Falun Dafa books. She felt that the books answered her questions about life, so she decided to practice Falun Dafa.

Recounting her cultivation experience, Peizhen said, “I didn’t know how to cultivate myself at first. By studying the Fa, listening to Minghui radio programs, and reading experience-sharing articles on the Minghui website, I learned to reflect on myself and identify my attachments.” When she had conflicts with her husband, she reminded herself to maintain her xinxing. “I looked at my own behavior first to see if I did anything wrong, because I know my husband’s attitude is an opportunity for me to pass a test.”