(Clearwisdom.net) I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1999. Before practicing, my health was poor. A co-worker gave me a copy of Zhuan Falun and I read it. In just a few days, my health improved greatly and my body felt very light. However, before I was able to get to know more fellow practitioners, the Communist regime began to persecute Falun Dafa in July 1999.
Since then, the co-worker who introduced Dafa to me stopped talking about it. As she was the only practitioner I knew, I did not have any information about what to do, and I did not have anyone to discuss it with. However, I knew from my heart that this was a very good practice and I would not give it up no matter what others thought about it. I took good care of my copy of Zhuan Falun, the exercise music tapes, and the audio tapes of Master's lectures. I studied the Fa and did the exercises by myself at home. Although I was unable to study and practice every day, and my progress was slow, I persevered in cultivating Dafa. When I encountered difficulties or troubles, I turned to Dafa for encouragement and comfort.
On May 13, 2008, a relative introduced me to a veteran practitioner. I was so happy that I went to the practitioner's home right away. I met several other practitioners and realized from talking with them that I had missed a lot in the Fa-Rectification period. From then on, I have been attending group study and practice. Upon learning about the three things that all disciples must do, I have been trying to do them well and to cultivate myself diligently in order to catch up with the progress of Fa-Rectification.
Master said in Zhuan Falun:
'"One should make good use of the limited time in this life. If you don't practice cultivation now, when will you?" This is because animals are prohibited from practicing cultivation, and neither may they listen to the Fa. Even if they practice cultivation, they will not achieve the Right Fruit in cultivation. If their gong level becomes high, heaven will kill them. You might not get a human body in several hundred years; perhaps you obtain it in one thousand years. Once you get a human body, you do not even know how to treasure it. If you reincarnate into a piece of rock, you will be unable to come out in ten thousand years. If that piece of rock is not smashed or weathered away, you will never be able to emerge. Attaining a human body is so difficult!' (Zhuan Falun, 2000 version)
When reading this, I had a strong thought: I hope my family members will practice Dafa as well! My family members should be offered the opportunity of practicing Dafa. Even though my husband and son had been supportive of my practice, I wanted them to do more than that.
Whenever my son was sick or had a fever I had him listen to Master's lectures. He would fall asleep eventually and be better after waking up. As he was growing up, I read Zhuan Falun to him and told him many stories from the Clearwisdom website. Later, he understood that sickness was karma for cultivators to eliminate, so he read Zhuan Falun or listened to Master's lectures when he did not feel well. Then, before long, his illness would disappear. He also had several supernatural experiences because of his practice of Dafa. Now my son comes with me to the group study, despite his busy schedule of school work.
As for my husband, it was more difficult for him to believe in Dafa because the communist culture poisoned his mind and the lies in China's media blinded him from the truth. Although he had read Zhuan Falun, he did not believe in the power of Master and Dafa, but instead, he believed in ordinary people's practices, such as work-outs. Actually, he jogged for eight kilometres every day, but still became ill from time to time. Maybe the old forces were blocking him from understanding Dafa, or it was not the right time for him. He did not want to become a practitioner. However, occasionally he still joined me in studying the Fa together. He was not steadfast - when he was not well, he would not treat it from Dafa's view; rather, he thought that seeing a doctor and taking pills were the more direct solutions. However, in late 2008, my husband was finally convinced of Dafa's power and became a Dafa practitioner after having witnessed the miracles that happened to me and my son.
Although my husband started practicing Falun Dafa much later than many fellow practitioners, he has been diligent. He reads articles on the Clearwisdom website regularly and initiates Fa study with me and other practitioners. He is good at using the computer and the Internet, so he takes on the duty of searching for, downloading, and printing needed materials. He also drives me and other practitioners when we are doing Dafa work.
Dafa is supernormal. We should not hide our cultivation from our families; rather, we should practice in an upright manner. Dafa is almighty; it can harmonize practitioners' family environments, which will result in better opportunities for saving sentient beings. If our family members do not understand or support us, or even object to our cultivation, how can we save them, not to mention other people? If we can guide our family members to Dafa cultivation, the result is more than just saving them in this life time. Fellow practitioners, Master's Fa is magnificent. There is but one opportunity for everyone. Please do not let your families miss this valuable chance which comes only once in thousands of years. Let them know the truth of Dafa, use your divine powers to show them the beauty of Dafa, and lead them to Dafa cultivation.