(Clearwisdom.net) I am a sixty-seven-year-old practitioner. When I began practicing Falun Gong on February 26, 1999, all my illnesses miraculously disappeared. Amazed by the power of the Fa, I decided to firmly cultivate to the end. I concentrated well when I studied the Fa, as I felt that Master was always around to watch over me. While I grasped every minute of my free time to study the Fa and send forth righteous thoughts, I thought it was not enough to just do it on my own. I needed to adopt the group study format designed by Master.
After discussing my thoughts with fellow practitioners, we established a Fa study group at my house. We coordinated very well in doing the three things and saving sentient beings. Some practitioners spoke to people about the persecution of Falun Gong, some urged people to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and some sent forth righteous thoughts. We steadfastly believe in Master and the Fa. We will not stop saving sentient beings even if we are insulted by them, as interference is nothing but illusions. Telling people the facts about Falun Gong and saving sentient beings is now my daily duty.
I live in an outlying village and ask Master for encouragement every day before I go to town to clarify the facts to people. I found that when I study the Fa well and send forth strong righteous thoughts, the sentient beings would easily accept what I had to say. I deeply understand the meaning of what Master said about "Cultivation depends on one's own efforts, while the transformation of gong is done by one's master." (Zhuan Falun)
Things went very smoothly on many occasions. While people were busy with their New Year shopping, I told my daughter, who is also a practitioner, "Forget our New Year shopping. Let's tell people the facts about the persecution instead." I asked my daughter to send forth righteous thoughts while I talked to people about quitting the CCP. In the last few days before New Year's Eve, more than 30 people quit the CCP each day.
There were about 20 fellow practitioners sending righteous thoughts together in a square one time, when I suddenly saw divine Fa-guardians in the sky. With their protection the security cameras didn't work, so we were not monitored while we were talking to people, and no interference arose.
When I distributed truth-clarification materials with my two grandsons, we found ourselves being followed. I was not bothered and just concentrated on doing my work. This person followed us all the way to my son's house. He then tried to make a call, but his cell phone did not appear to work. Under Master's protection, nothing bad has ever happened as we went about clarifying the truth. The evil persecution will not exist if practitioners do not carry the notion of fear.
I feel full of energy because I follow the progress of Fa-rectification and do the three things well. My physical condition is very good, and I can walk more than 10 kilometers in a day without feeling tired. I send forth righteous thoughts when my body experiences tribulations, and then it quickly vanishes. Seeing my good health, my neighbors told me that they also wanted to practice Falun Gong, so I gave them the book Zhuan Falun to read. Cultivating ourselves well is the best way to validate the Fa.
Master said:
"I can see that everything is heading into the final stage. It's just that many people are afraid to acknowledge this reality and its progressive unfolding; that the number of lives to be saved before the final moment arrives has not reached the amount it should; and that there is still a portion of Dafa disciples that hasn't kept up. That is the key reason why the end of this undertaking still hasn't been enacted." ("Be More Diligent")
From Master's lecture I understand that we have to not only save sentient beings, but also help our former fellow practitioners return to the path of cultivation. I visited one former practitioner and told her that Master sent me to save her. She was in tears. She grabbed my hand and said, "I will continue to cultivate." To be worthy of Master's merciful salvation, I will work harder to save more sentient beings and find more former practitioners to help. We can all then follow Master back to our true homes.
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