Studying the Falun Gong Teachings Whilst Working as a Team To Help Stop the Persecution

Greetings Master and fellow practitioners,

My name is Daniel Solomon. I am from Germany.

To buy and to carry back voluntarily materials for revealing the facts of the persecution from the USA might not seem to big a deal, but it is certainly a good test of one's cultivation and one's heart-nature. For the Washington DC Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference, I had organised with two German practitioners to pick up ten large waist drums and one small waist drum for Germany. Instead, at the conference I was given a mountain of items to take back to Europe and had almost no one to help me out. There were enough items for about fifteen people to carry and bring back to Europe. I only had the help of two others at the end of the conference. On top of that I had less than 24 hours to find a solution to this interesting problem.

I informed Germany of my problem and said, “Impossible is possible. I will have everything brought over to Germany”. I had no idea how it would work out, but I really knew that it would work out. This thought was a thought of clarity. I was truly convinced that Master was testing me. Thus I started running all over the place locating fellow Falun Gong practitioners for assistance. The two helping me were also great. They found a local practitioner with a car, who could at least transport our stuff to his house and eventually to the airport. I saw that Master truly was taking care of us. But he only offered that little bit of help. Most of the work was left up to us. By the next morning I had only located minor assistance. I then saw some Austrian Practitioners and asked them for help. They were a little apprehensive at first, but then realised I was in desperate need of help. What’s more, they were all flying together from the same airport as me.

The Austrians also had no idea of the task at hand. I was still unsure on the way to the airport as to how one could transport everything back to Austria. Along the way, we informed the people their about Falun Gong and the persecution, since the opportunity was there. An Argentinean listened intently and after listening he shed a few tears, which really touched me. He told me that Falun Dafa is good and he would now like to learn it back in his country.

Just after arriving at the airport, we stared at the mountain in front of us. The Austrians had brought their own luggage, plus purchased some material for use in Austria. Time was now a major concern. Due to the quantity of stuff two airport porters took our luggage to the check-in counter. We showed them a ticket and began to clarify the truth about Falun Gong to the check-in personnel. They informed us that the Austrians were on a code shared flight, but with another airline and of course, we had too many items to check-in. I knew there was a reason for us being there. Master always mentions that nothing happens by chance. Thus I asked the ticket personnel for some assistance with packaging. They produced the perfect packing item for our large drums.

We moved everything across to the new counter. We encountered stern resistance at first. They were unwilling to accept our boxes. We sent forth righteous thoughts and clarified the situation to them. I remained resolute and knew that a compromise or arrangement could somehow be found. One Practitioner and I spoke to the manager. She also was not keen on accepting our luggage. I asked her if she could help us out in any way. She understood the situation and obliged.

We functioned really well as a team. We clarified the facts to people and really used our time wisely. Checking in took almost two hours due to all the complications. I must say that when carrying out truth clarification work, it is very important to have a clear mind. A mind and heart, which can not in anyway be swayed. That way the evil forces cannot take advantage of any gaps. Just as a final point, all packages and drums arrived safely in Austria and Germany.

Working with many people in the European Choir

Many people have wondered why the European choir spend so much time together. In actuality we spend too little time together. Last year in Athens was my first taste of the choir. At first I was rather disappointed with fellow practitioner’s efforts and lack of practice. Moreover, our time spent practicing prevented us from participating in other activities. This further fuelled my disappointment and even raised questions in my own heart as to whether I had chosen the right path. I thought about the situation, but knew deep down that my participant to the choir had some special purpose. However, it was covered in attachments and lacked an understanding of what a choir offers in Fa rectification. Our choir can reach many people’s hearts and break down the barriers blocking their hearts. On stage a choir can accommodate many Falun Dafa practitioners, which adds to the overall energy field in this and other dimensions. Thus, a performance with many practitioners enables large amounts of energy to be sent out in our songs, which can reach hundreds, thousands, if not millions of people when broadcast around the world.

Our choir was invited to perform in the Hong-Kong and London galas and improving our quality was a major priority. In the beginning, too much emphasis was placed on singing and practicing. I was looking at the result and never thought about the process itself. We had neglected one major ingredient of cultivation, learning the Fa (Law or Principles, the teachings in Falun Gong). A normal choir would meet very often and train their voices. We on the other hand can only meet up at most, once a month. Thus, training for the best possible performance requires our wisdom and full cooperation. We decided to place more emphasis on Fa study.

In Hong-Kong we cultivated ourselves rather intensely. Most of our time was spent learning the Fa, sending forth righteous thoughts and performing the exercises. This caused us to improve rapidly. Our singing improved remarkably over such a short period of time. For the first time, we started to function more like a “normal choir”. Because of this, the old forces decided to interfere with us. A couple of us felt unwell and I swallowed some dust during our dress rehearsal on stage, which prevented me from singing and also affected my long notes. However, we continued our intensive program which contributed to a successful performance.

During the flight to London my condition along with those of other practitioners deteriorated rapidly. The old forces were recognised the power of the choir and tried to interfere with us. Upon arrival in London, I had difficulty moving my body. I had no idea how to see myself through the pain, but knew lying down in bed was not the answer. Instead I knew that a strong Dafa disciple would read and study the Fa. I thus asked some other practitioners for some assistance. We read the second chapter together, which helped immensely. Although difficult, I participated in our training and gathered strength everyday. The other practitioners also showed rapid signs of improvement. Yet minor interference such as coughing remained. Because of this we were nicknamed the coughing choir. Our performance in London turned out reasonably well, but fell short of our performance in Hong-Kong. The reason being was our lack of concentration. We studied the Fa less and were always on the move.

Over Easter, the European Choir met up in Heidelberg. The objectives of coming together were the raising our understanding of the choir’s roll in Fa rectification in general, improving as a whole our voices and the choir’s expansion through other practitioners. Through working together as one-body, we achieved a great deal including the learning of two new songs and improving the other three. For us, it is becoming clearer, why and how important the choir is, since every performance of ours can reach many people, and as well as other dimensions. Apart from that in my understanding, we are laying the foundations for a new form of performing arts in music and culture as well as providing a new foundation in other dimensions.

As a form of practice on the one hand and just as important on the other hand as a form of truth clarification, we performed on Easter Sunday in Heidelberg’s biggest church, in the town centre. Tourists passing-by, were suddenly interested in the appearance of choir music and sat themselves down, to listen. We sang four pieces in total. The acoustics in the church were overwhelming. Two teenage girls sitting in the second front row listened intently and had tears welling in their eyes during the song, De Du.

Concluding the performance, we walked up to Heidelberg’s practice site and practiced the four Falun Gong standing exercises. The amazing thing about the whole experience is the fact that we learnt two new songs inside of four days. I believe from my level of understanding, that this was only possible through our cultivating as a whole. We did the three things, Master asks of us and integrated them into our choir-programme. In other words, we always sent forth righteous thoughts at the set times around the world, we learnt Fa before singing, we had experience sharing evenings and practiced the exercises during our small breaks. Through all of this I discovered my attachments in certain areas. Through my raising of levels, I contributed to the joint success of the choir-weekend. And conversely, every choir member consciously or unknowingly raised their levels and understandings, thus raising the level of the choir as a whole.

Through these experiences and realising how important studying the Fa is. I have decided to demand higher standards of myself. As of now, I study the Fa where possible in double lotus. I also read at least one chapter everyday or study Master’s Jingwen or a combination of both. Master has emphasised the need to study more Fa and because of this, I am now dedicating an extra 30 minutes to 1 hour of my sleep to Fa study. As a result my mind is clearer and I am able to complete my tasks very quickly.

Thank-you