(Clearwisdom.net) I started practicing Falun Dafa after July 20, 1999. Since then I have been cultivating diligently to be a genuine practitioner.

1. Passing Lust Tribulation with Righteous Thoughts

Before practicing Falun Gong I was immersed in lust and sex, but only as part of my married life. After practicing Falun Gong, I tried to keep it in check, although I understood that we should continue to have a normal relationship within marriage. I decided to cultivate diligently and meet higher requirements. After I'd made this decision, I explained to my wife that the Fa has different standards at different levels. Because I obtained the Fa relatively late, I wanted to be stricter with myself and catch up with Fa-rectification. I thought that if I could not pass this test, how could I continue to cultivate. My wife understood and supported my decision. My wife realized the seriousness of cultivation and understood the beauty of the Fa. One year later, my wife also started practicing Falun Gong and we cooperate to do the three things well.

2. Supporting Fellow Practitioners

Supporting fellow practitioners is a process of raising ones xinxing level. All practitioners are one body and everyone is a particle of Dafa. To meet the Fa requirements we should improve ourselves as one body.

We live in a rural area with few practitioners. After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began its persecution of Falun Gong on July 20, 1999, only a few female practitioners continued to practice. Alas, they were not diligent at all times.

An elderly practitioner, we will call her A, wasn't as diligent as she should due to work related issues, during August in 2008. A car hit her. She went to a hospital for treatment and became paralyzed. Practitioner B and I went to her home for Fa study and sending righteous thoughts. We asked Teacher to strengthen us. Soon after she recovered.

Then, practitioner A was faced with another tribulation. One night I was awakened by a phone call. Practitioner A's son was on the phone and begged me, "Please help my mother. She is in critical condition." Practitioner B and I immediately went to her home. We understood that this was a test, and a persecution from evil forces. I didn't ask questions, but sat in lotus position to send the forth righteous thoughts with practitioner B. We asked for Teacher's strength. I believe in Teacher and the Fa's power. After a while practitioner A woke up and I told her to hold righteous thoughts, "Only Teacher can help. This is a test for you to pass."

I realized that practitioner A's life had been extended by Teacher. I told her, "We need to keep our physical body to cultivate, or we can't cultivate. Having money, family and other human things are useless." I remained with her until the next morning.

In order to help practitioner A to cultivate more diligently we held group Fa studies at her home and shared with her. For six months, we sent forth righteous thoughts and helped clear all negative and evil influences.

For several years, I always tried my best to help fellow practitioners. Some practitioners wish to share with me. But, I feel ashamed of some of my suggestions, which made the practitioners do something wrong. I apologized to Teacher. Helping practitioner is an opportunity that improved my xinxing level.

3. Doing the Three Things Well

As practitioners of the Fa-rectification period, all practitioners should do the three things and follow Teacher's requirements. Although I obtained the Fa late, I should cultivate more diligently. I not only study one chapter of Zhuan Falun each day, I also study all lectures published before July 20 and listened to all of Teacher's lectures. The more I study the Fa, the more I feel Teacher's benevolence and mighty grace. I felt my xinxing rise. I decided that I would no longer watch the CCP programs on CCTV and read newspapers and other CCP media.

When doing the exercises, I try to follow Teacher's movements and watch Teacher's DVD closely. At the same time, I study The Great Consummation Way of Falun Dafa and try to understand the meaning of each movement. No matter where I am, I still insist on doing the exercises. Usually I do the exercises at 3:50 a.m. and send the forth righteous thoughts at 6 a.m.

I like to sit in lotus position to eliminate my karma. At the beginning, when I could only do the single lotus position, I sat at times for two hours. It took me one month to sit in the double lotus position.

I cultivate despite not having my Third Eye opened and I don't have supernatural powers, but I can feel the Fa's power and sacredness. I believe in Teacher and the Fa and I'm following Teacher's requirements. I send righteous thoughts as required, even if I'm busy. Sometimes, I feel sleepy when sending righteous thoughts at midnight. However, since my wife became a practitioner I have improved.

Clarifying the truth and saving sentiment beings are the responsibility of practitioners in Mainland China. It is part of the mission of practitioners of the Fa-rectification period and the three things are to assist Teacher with the Fa-rectification. Our compassionate Teacher extended the time of the Fa-rectification in order to save more sentiment beings.

I understand the Fa principles that are the cornerstone for doing the three things and saving sentient beings. I started clarifying the truth about Falun Gong to family members, relatives, friends and helped people withdraw from the CCP. Later, I clarified the truth to the leaders in my workplace and strangers. I always thank our Teacher when people quit the CCP. Teacher said,

"Were there not the factors of gods behind the scenes, people wouldn't really be able to do anything." ("Fa Teaching Given in Manhattan")

Thus I know this is the Fa's power.

I always feel ashamed if I cannot save sentient beings. Because of my limited level, I feel that my clarifying the truth is not up to par. Practitioners in our area are still being arrested.

4. Making Truth-clarification Materials

I could not clarify the truth well and help people quit the CCP face to face, so I decided to make truth clarification materials. After I had this thought, Teacher arranged for practitioners from the city to come and help me. They brought a computer, printer and all needed materials, set up everything and taught me how to use them.

I learned how to surf the Internet, print, type, help people to send the quitting the CCP statement, edit and copy. I browse the Minghui/Clearwisdom website daily. When I read about practitioners being persecuted, I feel very sad. If I find contact information of the place where they persecute practitioners, I send informational materials in the hope that they learn the facts, stop persecuting Falun Gong and choose a bright future.

I don't want to waste Falun Gong materials, so I deliver them face to face. I go to markets and put the flyers into people's hands. Most people accept them and I can deliver several hundreds. Each set contains booklets, fact clarification materials and much more, and are in a sealed bag that looks very nice. Most people are very pleased to take them.

It has been several years now since I've been doing what I should do as a practitioner. I know our Teacher supports our efforts, and I could not achieve anything without Teacher's constant guidance.

Thank you Teacher.

Thank you fellow practitioners for your support.

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Category: Clarifying the Truth