United States: 2005 Southeastern U.S. Falun Dafa Sharing Conference Held in Atlanta

On December 31st, the 2005 Southeastern U.S. Falun Dafa Sharing Conference was held at the Marriott Hotel in Atlanta. In the afternoon, the conference organisers read a congratulatory message from Compassionate Great Master. The attendees were very happy to hear from Master.

The conference site

Practitioners from the southeastern USA and other areas attended. While the organisers arranged English and Chinese simultaneous translation, they also managed to provide Korean translation when the need emerged. Eighteen Chinese and western practitioners shared their experiences.

Atlanta practitioner Ms. Dong's article was entitled "Position Fa first and contribute to Fa rectification projects." She said: "Before I participated in a Fa rectification project, I often felt that it would be quite a challenge. However, if we can consider the issue from the perspective of clarifying the truth, we will have a different feeling. I then realise that it is an opportunity for me to improve again. From knowing nothing to mastering a project, it is a precious process whereby we can recognise and eliminate our notions and attachments. In our projects, I will always try my best to help other practitioners when I realise that the importance of the projects."

Practitioners share their experiences

In her sharing, Tennessee Practitioner Karin Wells said: "To search for the meaning of life, I tried many different cultivation practices and I had never been satisfied. I obtained Dafa in 2001, and I made my first appearance in Dafa Sharing Conference in Germany. My understanding in Falun Dafa then underwent a fundamental change. I realised that I was looking for the mission Dafa endowed upon me. Through Fa study, I realised the arrangement for my present life and my prehistoric wish to assist Master in Fa rectification. Through group Fa study and sharing among fellow practitioners, I also discovered many attachments of mine. I enlightened to the importance of promoting Fa in order to clarify truth. Since I started to practise Falun Dafa, I handle family issues better than before. I have been practising Dafa for 4 years, and now I can look inside when something happens to me. At the same time, I will not accuse others because of my own shortcomings."

Mississippi practitioner Ms. Chen obtained Falun Dafa in 2004. As she could not attend the conference, she delegated another practitioner to read her sharing article. In the article, she wrote: In the Spring of 2004, I had been bedridden for about half of a year and my heart was filled with frustration and disappointment. I then decided to try my luck with Falun Gong. I went to a local practice site and then started to practise the exercises and read Zhuan Falun [The main text of Falun Gong]. In about two weeks, I could walk and drive and I felt very good." Ms Chen said that she then realised that she was also persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP): "I wrongly thought Falun Gong was dangerous because I was deceived by CCP lies." She wrote.

Several practitioners shared how they used various ways to clarify truth and break through the CCP information blockade to save sentient beings. Some practitioners emphasised: In cultivation, we need to constantly look inward in order to unroot our fundamental attachment and truly upgrade our xinxing [Mind nature]. Several practitioners also stressed the importance of Fa study among the three things which Master told disciples to do.

The Southeastern U.S. Falun Dafa Conference concluded at 4pm.