(Minghui.org) During the recent 21st China Fahui in November 2024, 43 articles written by practitioners in China were published on the Minghui website. They described how they adhered to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance despite adversities. Many practitioners from around the world said that they benefited tremendously from these cultivation sharing articles.
Compared to China, practitioners in Europe live in a comfortable and relaxed environment. From these Fahui articles, they noticed areas where they could do better. Some practitioners said that they are very thankful for this online event that connects overseas practitioners with fellow practitioners in China. They hope to improve their cultivation, save more people, and fulfill their missions as Falun Dafa practitioners.
After reading the article of “End-Stage Liver Cancer Began My Amazing Journey in Falun Dafa Cultivation”, Wilfriend from Belgium agreed with the author that we are living here to cultivate and return to our origins. “The author was steadfast in his belief. Dafa gave him a new life and he walked through a difficult journey,” Wilfriend said. “After all these experiences, he realized that we are here to cultivate.”
Living in a harsh persecution environment, practitioners in China have a difficult time studying Dafa’s teachings, sending forth righteous thoughts, and telling people the facts about Dafa. To escape harassment by officials, some had to stay away from home and sometimes even hid in the country. While he was detained, the author still firmly believed in Master and Falun Dafa, which demonstrated a practitioner’s righteous thoughts.
This author’s perseverance inspired Wilfriend to do better. “I often read experience sharing articles and from them I’ve learned how practitioners in China overcome difficulties to validate Dafa. I want to thank practitioners for writing these articles and publishing them on Minghui,” Wilfriend said.
Janniek said these articles gave her confidence, and she learned the importance of having faith in Master and Dafa. “These practitioners’ experiences have shown me that as long as we truly cultivate, Master is next to us and helping us,” she said.
Referring to the article, “End-Stage Liver Cancer Began My Amazing Journey in Falun Dafa Cultivation” as an example, the author encountered many challenges, from illness karma, persecution, physical discomfort to being forced to stay away from home, harassment, and detention. “But he always followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Even during the most difficult times, he did not stop telling people about Dafa or helping them quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organizations, because this is his mission,” Janniek said. “After reading this article, I often remind myself to do better in saving people around me, improve myself, and fulfill my responsibilities.”
Natalia from Greece said that she was moved by the article, “Amazing Changes After We Memorized the Teachings”. When practitioners memorized the Fa (teachings) together and shared their thoughts with each other, they improved, they became broadminded, and long-standing conflicts were resolved. Impressed by this change, other practitioners also began to do the same and joined them to memorize the Fa.
Natalia said she could imagine how beneficial this was. “The author said they first sent forth righteous thoughts and then read each paragraph 8 or 10 times to memorize it. While memorizing the section, ‘A Clear and Clean Mind’, the author had some difficulty. By looking within, she realized it was because her mind was too active and she could not calm down. That actually prevented her from being assimilated to Dafa teachings,” Natalia explained.
This process of memorizing the teachings helped the author and other practitioners become broadminded, and helped resolve their conflicts. Natalia also noticed that because another group of practitioners did well in memorizing Dafa teachings, the police never harassed them. “This shows that studying Dafa teachings well will help us elevate our level,” she continued. “I hope we can do something similar in Greece. By working together, we can create a favorable environment of high quality group study to benefit everyone.”
Constanze, who teaches middle school in Germany, began to practice Falun Dafa 10 years ago. Starting from 2016, she has read Minghui articles. “Reading Minghui articles is part of my life,” she said. “They always remind me to look inward and do better.”
In particular, the China Fahui articles from this year showed how practitioners in China understood Dafa’s teachings and validated Dafa. One example is the article, “After Lagging Behind, I’m Determined to Catch Up With the Progress of Fa-rectification”. As a construction worker, the author was able to cultivate himself in the work environment. Realizing that he had slacked off in cultivation, the author decided to improve and tell other construction workers about Dafa and the persecution.
This gave Constanze some new insights on how to introduce Dafa to more people. “In addition to participating in informational activities, I also distribute Dafa flyers at the entrance of hockey games. Or I can set up a table or a roll-up banner at a farmer’s market and pass on the information. There are so many opportunities,” she said. “I’m grateful that Minghui articles have connected us to improve together, help save people, and return with Master.”
Wang from Latvia said that she listened to the article, “Amazing Changes After We Memorized the Teachings” from Minghui Radio, and the modest language and detailed story resonated with her. Several of her long-standing questions were answered by the article.
Wang has been memorizing and hand copying the teachings for a long time. Although she memorized many paragraphs well, including long ones, she was often stuck on some short paragraphs. Wang read experience-sharing articles written by other practitioners. Most of them focused on the benefits they received from the process and did not mention the challenges she experienced.
Wang said it was interesting because the author described in this article how she and others had difficulty memorizing some short sentences. For example, they often added a word, missed a word, or couldn’t recall them. They later realized this happened because they didn’t understand the contents well or they had attachments in those areas. Wang agreed with them and said she was happy to find an answer.
“It was hard to imagine these three practitioners are able to memorize the teachings together for three years. Their field is strong and pure with little external interference,” Wang said. “Even the police did not bother them. Memorizing the Fa really helped them a lot.”
Wang said she was also touched by the article “Improving My Cultivation Through Memorizing the Teachings”. This practitioner began to practice in 1996 and he memorized Zhuan Falun and Hong Yin when he was arrested in 2001. Because he kept reciting the Fa in the detention center, the field around him is pure and strong. He was seldom tortured, and the guard even reminded him to do the exercises. From this story, Wang had a better understanding of the greatness and sacredness of cultivation practice. This also helped her to be more determined in memorizing the teachings.
Sun from France read all the China Fahui articles this year, and said they helped her understand what practitioners in China are thinking about and how they cultivate. She was especially moved by the article, “Letting Go of Myself and Witnessing the Power of Falun Dafa”.
“This practitioner and I are teachers. Probably due to our profession, we developed strong egos and have a tendency to 'educate' others,” she said. “I’ve been struggling because I want to eliminate this attachment but it’s not easy.”
Sun felt the author cultivated much better than her. “For example, in order to help another practitioner overcome illness tribulation, the author tried many ways and put her heart into it. But she was told that it was as if she acted like a clown,” Sun explained. “I felt bad when I read this. The author was not disturbed and found it amusing. After she returned home she immediately examined herself.”
Sun was deeply touched by the author’s kindness. “When interacting with other practitioners I also encountered all kinds of xinxing conflicts. The other practitioners’ remarks weren’t as harsh, but I felt hurt and their comments bothered me for a long time. From this article I can see how a genuine practitioner would handle it,” she explained. “Thinking about this I was able to let go of my long-standing resentment. I also felt warmth in my heart brought by Dafa’s compassion.”