(Minghui.org) Israeli Falun Dafa practitioners held a cultivation experience sharing conference on July 18, 2025, in Ra’anana. During the conference, 13 practitioners described how they applied the principles of Falun Dafa—Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance—in their daily lives and at work to eliminate their attachments. They also talked about how they told people about Falun Dafa and the ongoing persecution in China.
A Falun Dafa experience sharing conference was held in Ra’anana on July 18.
Learning to Look Within
Even though Ellena was kind to her coworkers, they always treated her with suspicion, coldness, and even hostility.
Instead of thinking “they are wrong,” Ellena remembered Falun Dafa’s teachings and examined herself for her shortcomings. Each time something negative happened, she looked for her mistakes or notions that needed correction. She gradually formed warm and close relationships with each coworker and was able to tell them about Falun Dafa and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution.
Overcoming Negative Thoughts and an Illness Tribulation
Vadim has practiced Falun Dafa for years but went through a severe bout of illness karma. He said he realized his negative thinking made his condition worse.
Vadim’s mind often created associations and caused him to think about how things could get worse. These associations told him that if certain things happened in his body, then he would get paler, grow weaker, and develop other bad conditions. He later realized that he was letting these associations lead his thoughts to become more and more negative. Once he had this realization, his health stabilized.
Subsequent events such as challenging physical hardships in the recovery process tested whether Vadim’s understanding was truly stable. He realized that he needed a deeper understanding of Falun Dafa’s teachings and what genuine cultivation means. Only after he deepened his understanding was he was able to face and overcome the hardships peacefully.
Learning to Control One’s Anger
Alla is an 80-year-old practitioner. She goes every day to major locations in her city and asks people to sign a petition to end the Chinese Communist Party’s forced organ harvesting from living Falun Dafa practitioners. She did this even when she had severe leg pain. Miraculously, the pain disappeared without her even noticing.
She approached a family in a parked car, but before she could explain her intention, the mother tore up the leaflet. Alla reacted angrily. She later regretted her words and blamed herself for damaging Dafa’s reputation.
Alla held a strong thought that she wanted to right the wrong, and the next day she went to the same place and met the same family and an even larger group. She told the mother, “Please forgive me. I ask you to listen to me, and then you can decide how to respond to what I say.”
When the mother heard what was happening in China, she said that now she should be the one asking for forgiveness. She signed the petition, and her son and the other two women signed as well. The family understood. Her son walked with her for a while, and when she told others how brutal the persecution is, he told them, “Please sign the petition. It’s important. I’ve already signed.”
Maintaining a Cultivator’s State
Tal works for a media company and runs his own business, so he has limited free time. He realized he prioritized work over cultivation. He described how the ups and downs in his media work affected his state of cultivation. He needed to control and eliminate his anger when a worker promised to complete a task but didn’t follow through.
This was especially important after the war in Israel broke out on October 7, 2023, and the media workload increased dramatically. He knew that only by studying the teachings well could he maintain a cultivator’s state and face the challenges at work.
The Importance of Group Fa Study
Lior said it was important to read the Falun Dafa teachings in a group. Studying with others allowed him to let go of his rigid personal stances. Several times when he heard other people’s viewpoints on something that differed from his own understanding, he was quick to criticize them. After studying the teachings, he has now not only softened his perspective on the issues but also understood the importance of being humble.
Lior also talked about his and his wife’s experiences raising their daughter. Some times his daughter’s responses to his words exposed areas where he needed to improve. He said all three of them benefit this way.
After the conference ended, those who attended said it was very rewarding. Many told the organizers that hearing others’ cultivation experiences had inspired and uplifted them.
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