(Clearwisdom.net)
An article about a child's changing understanding of "With attachments left behind, the lightened boats sail swiftly" published in the 185th Minghui Weekly inspired me greatly. I further understood from the Fa that only with firm faith in Master and Dafa, and only by letting go of attachments, will the power of Dafa manifest. Now I would like to share some of my experiences with fellow practitioners.
I have a 13-year-old daughter. She is honest, trustworthy and obedient. She does what I tell her to, even including some things I forgot about. For example, some days ago after she finished taking exams she called me to tell me how she did. I told her to recite Hong Yin once a day, but I later couldn't remember whether I had told her to recite Hong Yin twice a day. When her school vacation started she came to my place. I asked her, "I had asked you to recite Hong Yin once a day, did you do so?" She said, "Didn't you ask me to recite Hong Yin twice a day?" I tested her and she could recite both Hong Yin and Hong Yin II fluently. She also told me her situation in school, including the things that would make me happy and things that would make me concerned. When I gave her money to buy something to eat, she would follow my instructions to buy a certain brand, or to buy cheaper ones and return the change to me.
When fellow practitioners talked about how their children were disobedient, told lies, talked back, did not do schoolwork, indulged in videogames, and even stole money from home, sometimes I felt strange as to why my child was so obedient. After reading the article in the 185th Minghui Weekly, I finally understood--this is directly related to my firm faith in Dafa.
I was imprisoned for three years for practicing Falun Gong, but I have always firmly believed in Dafa and Master. Especially in the aspect of affection to family members I did not give any chance to the evil to exploit gaps. When in prison my daughter was very young and my mother was nearly 80 years old. The guards tried to use my family to break me down and transform me, they said, "Your daughter will not recognize you as her mother because you do not fulfill your duty as a mother. Your mother needs people to take care of her, but you do not take care of her, and instead you make her worry about you. If she is ill, or dies, you will be blamed by your conscience for your entire life." I then only focused on one thought, "If one person practices Falun Gong, the whole family will benefited. Master said,
"If a Buddha waved his hand once, all of humankind's diseases could be wiped out; this is absolutely achievable."
"If you cannot relinquish the attachment or concern for illness, we cannot do anything and will be unable to help you." (Zhuan Falun)
When I came to understand this, I firmly believed that my daughter would not think about me and my mother would not worry about me. My mother would not be ill even if it were the time for her to be ill, and she would not die even if it were her time--the Fa can do this. That thought was truly as solid as a huge rock.
At the prison visiting times, I saw that some practitioners, because they could not let go of attachments, were moved by their affection for family members. With their children crying and screaming, they suffered a lot. One time the warden notified my family to bring my daughter to the prison. They tried to "transform" me using my affection towards my daughter. My daughter had not seen me for more than one and a half years. When her grandfather told her, "Tell you mother what your grandma has told you," she said, "I have forgotten." I asked her, "Do you have anything to tell mom?" She said in a quiet voice, "Study the Fa more." As a matter of fact, my husband and all his family opposed me practicing Falun Gong. My mother-in-law and sisters-in-law originally thought that Falun Dafa was good. After I was imprisoned, they were deceived by the lies and stopped understanding what I was doing. But my daughter, living in such an environment, stood firmly on my side from the beginning to the end--this is the result of my firm faith in our Master and in Dafa.
After the three years of my prison term finished, I visited my daughter once in my mother-in-law's home and then I went back to live with my mother because my husband had decided to divorce me. He had already sold the house and did not want to give me anything. All these did not move me. My only concern was who would gain custody rights to my daughter. If it were me, my daughter of course would be willing to live with me, but it would be difficult for me to raise her during that period. If I did not gain custody rights, my daughter would suffer a mental blow. I then thought from the Fa's perspective and followed the course of nature. I came to understand the profound meaning of "following the course of nature" (Zhuan Falun) and I calmed down immediately.
Her father won custody rights for my daughter and she comes to live with me during her summer and winter vacations. Normally I did not have time to visit her and rarely even called her. But my daughter was even more obedient than before and she and I still have a very good mutual understanding. Now I have realized that this is the power of Dafa. The important thing is that belief comes first.
My mother is over 80 years old and she is healthy. During the three years I was not at home, she did not worry about me very much and was broad-minded. All of this has come from my firm faith in Dafa.
In the following I have also written the experiences of firmly believing in Master and Dafa that two other practitioners have shared with me.
One practitioner in her 40's said that every day she gets up early in the morning to practice the exercises, goes to work during the day and reads Falun Gong books in the evening. She sometimes returns home at 11:00 p.m. She said that she and her husband do not have much to talk about. She felt that he was having a hard time and he sometimes complained. Later she came to understand that "when one person cultivates, others benefit." (Zhuan Falun) She realized that she was a practitioner and her husband should not be hard on himself, he should feel happy. With this thought, her husband really felt that he was happy.
Another practitioner in her 30's said that when she was diligent, most of her daily time was used for Dafa work and she did not have time to do much housework. Her husband took care of the laundry, cooking and various house chores without complaining. He would also often help her in doing Dafa work. She said that it was the same in their marital life and her righteous thoughts were enough to restrain him--their marital life has been harmonious for several years and he has no complaints. One night, when she was sending forth righteous thoughts, her husband told her, "I am waiting for you to finish your sending forth righteous thoughts." The practitioner was not moved by the affection and concentrated on sending forth righteous thoughts. When she finished, he had already fallen asleep. In the morning when he woke up, he apologized, "I am sorry that I fell asleep."
Every step forward comes from firm belief in Master and in Dafa. To reject the old forces' arrangements would be only empty talk if one does not have a firm faith in Master and Dafa.
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