(Clearwisdom.net) I am a Falun Dafa practitioner from Penghu, Taiwan, and I am in my sixties. I learned Falun Dafa and began cultivating in late 2003. At that time, my older sister told me that someone had come to her village and taught the Falun Gong exercises. Now that I am getting on in age, I also long for good health. Thus, I went to learn. At the beginning, I almost gave up. The 15-minute-long-meditation was not very long, but my legs hurt so much and and were so numb that sometimes my entire body shook in pain. The practitioner taught us the exercises in the evenings because he had to work during the daytime. For a month, he worked very hard and diligently in teaching us. I was touched by his heart, and hence I decided to continue.
My memory was poor because of my old age, and I was unable to understand much of the Fa. However, I was deeply moved by Teacher's words, "The Great Law looks at a person's heart..." ("Untitled" from Hong Yin II). Cultivation practice is to cultivate one's heart, and no matter how hard it is, we should be persistent. Sometimes I felt uncertain and lost when tribulations came. At these times, fellow practitioners reminded me to spend more time on Fa study. Later, I realized that cultivation relied on myself, and I knew that I should be more strict with myself and study the Fa more. Fellow practitioners' experience sharing always helped me improve. Whenever I shared with fellow practitioners, I could find my shortcomings, and hence became more diligent.
Fellow practitioners are all very busy, so I had to learn how to use a computer to clarify the truth about Dafa on my own. I asked for practitioners' help only when I really could not figure something out myself. In this way, I became more and more comfortable with computers, and was therefore more efficient. If I wanted to break through, I was able to do it. Teacher said, "...one's gong level is as high as one's xinxing level." ("Lecture Three" from Zhuan Falun) As long as my xinxing level rose, Teacher would give me wisdom so I could then understand. When we cannot make big breakthroughs in clarifying the truth about Dafa, it is because we do not understand sufficiently, and our xinxing level is not high enough. My personal experience is that as long as I study the Fa more, I will be able to break through. In the lectures between 2004 and 2006, Master speaks about withdrawing from the CCP. My understanding is that if I read these lectures more, it will be easier for me to break through the obstacles.
The following is my personal experience in clarifying the truth about Dafa in Internet chat rooms.
Three years ago, a fellow practitioner recommended that I buy a computer and tell people the true facts about Falun Gong on-line. Step by step, he taught me how to operate the computer. One day in Kaohsiong, I saw some practitioners using computers to clarify the truth about Dafa on-line in Internet chat rooms. I learned from them for two days. Soon after that, practitioners in Penghu also held some classes. I bought a notebook computer and joined the classes. When I first started clarifying the truth about Dafa on-line to people in China, I felt very sentimental. It made me very sad that so many Chinese did not know the truth about Dafa, and they often slandered Dafa. Hence, I spent a lot of time clarifying the truth to them. They still however would not withdraw from the CCP. One person finally withdrew after chatting with me for about two months. I thought to myself, "There are so many sentient beings, how long will I have to continue this?"
I then realized that clarifying the truth to people on-line was also a cultivation process for me. Because I was not good at expressing myself verbally, I had hesitated to talk to people on-line. Later on, after eliminating my attachment of fear, and when I had a pure heart, I did not need to talk too much before they wanted to withdraw. I used three simple steps: 1. Greet them; 2. Ask if they wanted to withdraw from the CCP; 3. If they were willing to withdraw, ask where they were from. If they were not willing to withdraw, I tell them about the over 20 million people who have withdrawn, including high-ranking officials. This shows that withdrawing from CCP is the only protection for them. I tell them that I can give them a pseudonym, and also send them the website address so they can see the truth about Dafa. If after that, they still do not with to withdraw, I tell them more about the persecution of Falun Gong. When there are many people in the chat room, I post some articles, and when there are only a few people, I speak with them on-line.
Although my children are grown, they live with me and so I still have chores to do. I normally chat on-line in the afternoons. Sometimes, in one afternoon, over a dozen people withdraw from the CCP. In the evenings, I go to the practice site to study the Fa and practice the exercises. After returning home at around 10:00 p.m., I continue working on-line. When there are many people chatting with me, I go to bed at around 1:00 or 2:00 a.m.
After studying the Fa, I learned that it was not easy for us to obtain the Fa, hence we should treasure it. Doing the three things well every day is our responsibility. Teacher asks that we clarify the truth about Dafa to save sentient beings, and we must not disappoint Teacher. We should fulfill the vows that we made in the past. Fellow practitioners, let us all progress diligently!
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