(Clearwisdom.net) In May of 1999 my brother, who was living outside of China, started his practice of Falun Dafa. He called and recommended Zhuan Falun to me, but I did not pay it much attention. After July 20, 1999, I saw on television many negative reports about both Master and his video lectures. I thought my brother might have cultivation insanity as stated on television, so I quickly informed my parents and other family members. My brother was scheduled to come home for a visit by the end of July, so I collected all the published negative materials about Falun Dafa to show him.
Upon my brother's return, he brought along books and video materials and told us how his mind and body became healthier with the practice. I watched him carefully for any sign of insanity, but he was very calm and normal. Not only that, but he looked very healthy and energetic. After I listened to Master's lectures in Dalian, it became clear to me that what was reported on television were lies and I started practicing Falun Dafa myself.
Witnessing the power of Dafa and becoming part of Fa-ratification
When I began my practice, I was happy that my body was being purified. I told my friends and relatives about it. One day I felt like I had contracted a serious illness and was unable to move. I wanted to vomit but was unable to. A relative wanted to take me to the hospital but I knew for sure that my body was being purified. As stated in Zhuan Falun, "Good or evil comes from that instant thought." After two days I was completely fine. If this happened before my practice of Falun Dafa, I would have stayed in the hospital for a week. My friends and relatives saw this change in me and were completely convinced that Falun Dafa was good.
Master arranged for me to meet other practitioners, told me in dreams how to make great progress, and allowed me to understand the responsibilities of a practitioner. With the help of fellow practitioners, I prepared materials to help clarify the facts about Dafa and collected addresses so that I could mail truth-clarification materials all over the country. There was a time when I ran out of cash, but I was convinced that to let people know the facts about Falun Gong I had to continue as long as it was being persecuted. Master knew what I was thinking. Out of the blue, money "fell from heaven"---the agency where I studied, sent me one thousand yuan. I had a deeper understanding of "Cultivation depends on one's own efforts, while the transformation of gong is done by one's master." (Zhuan Falun) I felt that Master was looking after his disciples all the time.
Master did not give up on me
In 2001, I was distributing fact sheets about Falun Dafa when an undercover police officer arrested me. I did not have a deep understanding of the Fa at the time and was persuaded by a selfish desire to give up the Fa.
After I returned home, for a long time I did not have any contact with fellow practitioners. Then, a practitioner came to tell my family about Dafa, which allowed me to re-establish contact. After several exchanges with this practitioner, I discovered the crux of my problem. I re-read from the beginning all the lectures and was grateful to Master for giving me this opportunity. I was really ashamed of myself and made up my mind to return to Falun Dafa.
Clarifying the facts and advising people to make the "three withdrawals"
After I read the articles "Let Go of Human Attachments and Save the World's People" and "Turning the Wheel Towards the Human World," I had a better understanding of what I should do and the need to keep up with Fa-ratification. I started with advising friends and relatives to make the three withdrawals (withdrawing from the Chinese Communist Party and its two youth organizations). I made phone calls or had face-to-face discussions. Whenever there were gatherings of friends and relatives I viewed them as opportunities to explain the facts about Falun Gong. I would show "Fengyu Tiandi Xing" and "Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party" on VCD or encourage them to read articles on the Minghui (Chinese version of Clearwisdom) website. I would answer any questions they had, and the response was generally very favorable.
Master said in "Touring North America to Teach the Fa:"
"Don't underestimate your sending even one flyer or one booklet to China, making one phone call there, or sending one fax there or sending all sorts of information--the effect is quite significant."
In addition to advising local people about Dafa, I was guided by Master to collect information from faxes, phone calls and mail, so that I could send them to the Minghui website to support practitioners outside of China. A friend of mine often received faxes and emails from practitioners outside of China and had a positive view of Dafa. However, he was not willing to make the three withdrawals until I clarified the facts to him further. It is clear to me that the cooperation among all practitioners is essential to helping sentient beings.
After nine years of cultivation and making some detours, I truly feel Master's infinite grace. It is Master who guided me along the righteous path, and I do not have a way to express my gratitude to Him. I can only carry out the three things to the best of my ability. Let me use a statement from Master in "Congratulatory Message" in 2005 as an encouragement for all of us:
"Dafa disciples, you are the golden light in the mortal world, the hope of the world's people, Fa-disciples who help Master, and future Fa-Kings. Keep diligent, Awakened Ones that walk the earth: Everything of today will be the glory of the future."
Heshi!
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