(Clearwisdom.net) I was very fortunate to begin practicing Falun Dafa in 1996. I was a junior high school student at the time and I remember that just prior to obtaining the Fa, one night it rained heavily. There were many holes in our roof and almost all the basins we had were used to catch the rainwater. I was trying to sleep with the heavy rain pounding the roof outside and the noisy drips of rain inside and I became aware that three other things were bothering me as well.
The first thing was that dad's gastric disease was not getting better. He was constantly belching very loudly and he suspected that it could be gastric cancer.
The second worry I had was both my parents often argued a lot, screaming at each other angrily, to the point when they even smashed things. This had worried me for along time in my short life.
The third thing was that I was increasingly unable to distinguish between good and bad. I saw there were many different groups in my school: some were always fighting and smoking. I worried that I would become a bad person too. How could I guarantee that I would not become bad? I rolled around tossing and turning all night with these worries.
The next morning I opened the door. Everything outside looked miserable because of the heavy rain. My mood was almost as bad. Just when I was about to go inside, I accidentally lowered my head and saw a string of rosary beads. I was excited as I thought a God had begun to look after me!
Soon after this not only did I learn the Fa, but my entire family obtained the A
In any spare time from studying and working, my family would read Zhuan Falun together, and in the evening we would do the exercises together. Everything seemed so natural and simple. After practicing for a month, I realized how profound and true this Fa is because the three things that I worried about were all resolved by Dafa. Dad's gastric disease disappeared. Master Li says in Zhuan Falun:
"I do not talk about healing illness here, and neither will we heal illness. As a genuine practitioner, however, you cannot practice cultivation with an ill body. I will purify your body. The body purification will be done only for those who come to truly learn the practice and the Fa." (Zhuan Falun, 2000 translation version)
Because dad was striving to improve his xinxing, his body was purified and he was no longer belching loudly. He could also eat cold and hard food again.
Even more unimaginable, my parents stopped arguing. Dad became very generous and mom also became very gentle. Even if they started to argue for a couple sentences, they would stop and look at themselves. This would have been impossible in the past. It had to be Falun Dafa that changed them, because Master Li taught us:
"Of course, in practicing cultivation in ordinary human society, we should respect parents and educate our children. Under all circumstances, we must be good and kind to others, not to mention to our family members. We should treat everyone in the same way. We must be good to our parents and children and be considerate of others in all respects. Such a heart is thus unselfish, and it is a heart of kindness and benevolence." (Zhuan Falun, 2000 translation version)
What made me even happier was that I found the universal criterion for discerning good and bad, as well as the basis for becoming a good person, and an even better person. Master Li taught:
"As a human being, you are a good person only if you can follow this universe's characteristic of Zhen-Shan-Ren. A person who deviates from this characteristic is truly a bad person. In the workplace or in society, some people may say that you are bad, yet you may not necessarily be bad. Some people may say that you are good, but you may not really be good. As a practitioner, if you assimilate yourself to this characteristic you are one that has attained the Tao--it's just such a simple principle."(Zhuan Falun, 2000 translation version)
I told myself with a peaceful mind: I will never become a bad person, because I have such a great Fa principle to follow.
My friends, I am telling you this because I wish you to find out for yourselves why all Falun Dafa practitioner's experience profound changes when learning the Fa. These changes that occur are all true. Isn't this very different from what the Communist regime's media publicizes? My friends, if you are fortunate enough to obtain a copy Zhuan Falun, I hope you will read it carefully and objectively for your good future.
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