Canada: Young Falun Dafa Practitioners in Toronto Thank Master and Reflect on Their Cultivation Journeys

(Minghui.org) May 13 is Master’s birthday and also the 33^rd anniversary of Falun Dafa’s public introduction to the world. Young Falun Dafa practitioners in Toronto respectfully wished Master a happy birthday. They expressed their immense gratitude to Master for introducing Falun Dafa to the world and offering them guidance in this confusing and troubled world.

Some of these young practitioners were born into Falun Dafa practitioners’ families and cultivated with them; some said they were temporarily distracted by the mundane world, but returned to cultivation. They all said that they share the same goal to “cultivate diligently and return home with Master.”

Young Falun Dafa practitioners in Toronto respectfully wish Master a happy birthday

Did Not Lose Her Way in Ordinary Human Society

Sun Xinran does the exercises and reads the Fa at a park.

Sun Xinran just graduated from university this year, and started practicing Falun Dafa with her mother nineteen years ago when she was eight years old.

When Xinran was young, she did not compete with her classmates. She said, “In the classroom, every table was covered with a tablecloth and they needed to be cleaned every week. My classmates said it was very troublesome, so few followed the rules and did it. I always took my tablecloth home and washed it. After a few weeks the classmate who shared the table said she would share the load. She even jokingly fought with me to take it home. When the other classmates saw us, they also washed their tablecloths. The hygiene in our classroom improved and became the best in the building—the teachers were surprised. I know this is Dafa’s guidance, and the positive effects that it brings in guiding us to become selfless and compassionate.”

After she began attending university, her classmates competed with one another because they pursued fame and gain. Xinran did not follow suit. She said, “During one semester, we had a programming class that gave us a lot of assignments and the final exam had to be handwritten. The classmates in my group all asked their professional programming friends to help them do their assignments, but I chose to do it myself. My classmates said I was silly because I did not use the available answers—instead I spent time and effort to do something that could not obtain full marks.

Through reading Zhuan Falun, I understood that I cannot go against the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance for the sake of getting good grades. I revised all my materials before the final exam and I got an A. As for the other classmates, as the professor suddenly became very strict, he canceled their grades because their answers were so similar that he suspected they cheated.”

Xinran said, “I understand that being able to cultivate in Dafa and return to my sincere compassionate nature is more precious than any riches and fame. This kind of happiness and satisfaction is incomparable with any other forms of achievement. Thank you, Master!”

Grateful to Master for Watching Over Her

Wu Xiaomeng joined the World Falun Dafa Day celebration in front of the Toronto City Hall.

Wu Xiaomeng began practicing Falun Dafa with her parents when she was a child, “My parents gave me the name ‘Xiaomeng,’ which means to know the purpose of my coming to this world and to remember the prehistoric contract I signed with Master.”

The principal of Xiaomeng’s nursery and his wife practiced Falun Dafa. Even after the persecution began, the couple provided a peaceful atmosphere for the young practitioners. While children in China memorized the “Three Hundred Tang Poems,” Xiaomeng and the other young practitioners memorized Master’s Hong Yin. Xiaomeng said, “Since I could remember, Dafa has always accompanied me. It has always been a part of my life. I meditated with my parents, and then memorized Hong Yin. I learned to do the five sets of exercises and I was able to read Zhuan Falun.”

She said, “Canada’s annual Fa conference was held in Toronto last July. At that time, I was studying in Vancouver. Our school did not allow us to take leave and my studies were quite heavy. I decided to return to Toronto to attend the Fa conference and bought the two-way air ticket from Vancouver to Toronto a few months prior. I planned to arrive in Toronto on Friday and join the events, including the Fa conference on Saturday and Sunday. I planned to leave on Monday to accompany my family, and then fly back to Vancouver on Tuesday morning for my classes.

“I also had a very important meeting which I was required to attend in person and it would probably be held in Toronto. However, my busy study schedule did not allow me to squeeze out additional time to return to Toronto a second time. I could only ask Master to help me.”

In the end, the situation changed and Xiaomeng said, “A week before I was about to go to Toronto, I received a letter about the meeting, saying that I needed to be there and it would be held in Toronto. However, the date of the meeting happened to be that Monday! The moment I saw the meeting date, no words could describe my gratitude and excitement.”

Xiaomeng said, “I will cultivate diligently and not let down Master’s benevolent salvation and protection. Thank you, Master!”

Resuming Cultivation

Giselle started practicing Falun Dafa and reading the teachings with her mother and other relatives in China when she was little.

As she grew older, she became busy with school work. Giselle gradually reduced the time that she spent reading Zhuan Falun. She said, “Even when I graduated from university, I was still addicted to my mobile phone. I only thought about how to lead a good life.” Giselle said that although the distance between Dafa and her was getting further and further, the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance were engraved in her heart.

When she went overseas for her university studies, she decided to resume reading Zhuan Falun. As she repeatedly read the book, she found that her constant feeling of indignance gradually disappeared. She said, “When I went to work, apart from my own job scope, I also need to assist others, so I was very busy. I even had to help others first before I could do my own job. Sometimes, when someone asked me to do something, I would do it very unwillingly and think in my heart that this is his job, so why is he pushing it to me. I often thought that if I could find another better job, I won’t stay here and waste my time. My attitude was very bad and I kept making mistakes at work.”

Through continuously studying Zhuan Falun, Giselle realized that she should look within. She said, “I later understood that my feelings were caused by jealousy. When I saw others take a break or leave work early, I felt unhappy. When I learned that others were paid more than me, I was even more upset. I started complaining. Not only did I not do well and was criticized by others, I did not want to be criticized.

“I reminded myself that I’m a cultivator and I needed to abide by Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance. After adjusting my attitude, I no longer complained that I did more work than others. Instead, I finish the work very quickly. A coworker explained that I was assigned so much work, so I would be familiar with the process. He was about to go on his annual leave, so I needed to take over his position. Indeed, after I corrected my attitude and got rid of the attachments, I was able to complete the job quickly and I even received a pay raise.”

Giselle said, “Thank you, Master, for your benevolent salvation and not giving up on me, a practitioner who did not cultivate diligently. Thank you, Master, for giving me another chance.”

Dafa Taught Me to Put Others Before Myself

Anna, a member of the Tian Guo Marching Band in Toronto, thanked Falun Dafa for helping her overcome stress and tribulations.

Anna started practicing Falun Dafa with her mother when she was a child. She said, “When I was young, I did not know how to cultivate, but I felt that Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance were good. Mother told me that I must preserve de (virtue) and be a good child. It was not until I attended the 2016 Fa Conference in New York, that Master’s lecture and fellow practitioners’ cultivation experiences sharing made me feel the urgency of cultivation. I started to read Zhuan Falun seriously and understood how precious cultivation is. I also truly experienced the deeper meaning of Dafa and its importance.”

Anna said that after attending the Fa conference, she started to study the Fa, do the exercises and join truth-clarifying projects. She learned to put others before herself when she did things. She said, “I agreed with another Chinese classmate to do a small quiz on a certain night, but there was a Tian Guo Marching Band parade that morning and the parade route was very long. I was really tired after a day of performances, and I did not want to move. I thought of canceling the meeting with that classmate. I then thought that since I had already made an agreement with her, I should keep my promise. When I thought about the issue from her perspective, although I was tired, I decided to put her before myself. I also explained the facts about Dafa to her, and she expressed her support for it.”

Anna said, “Thank you, benevolent Master! Dafa brings meaning to my life and gives me hope. Happy birthday Master!”