(Clearwisdom.net) I came to know Falun Gong in 1996 through the older brother of my mother-in-law. With his support I read the book Zhuan Falun. I felt very good after reading it and asked my wife to also take a look. I suggested that she do the exercises in the hopes of changing some of her bad habits. She then started doing cultivation practice. However, I didn't, because I was still very much attached to fame, personal gain, and other human emotional attachments. Later, when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to persecute Falun Gong, I was deceived by the Party's propaganda. Therefore, the conflict between my wife and I became rather unpleasant, so we separated. After leaving my family, I went from place to place around the country for six years and suffered all kinds of hardships. I finally realized that returning home was the best choice.

I was getting ready to return home at the end of 2010, but to save face I was waiting for an opportunity. One afternoon, I received a phone call from my wife, asking me to rescue a teenage girl, a practitioner, who had been detained by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). I looked for my friends, so that I could ask for help. I felt that I acted on this incident out of compassion, and it made me learn that I was really needed at home. Therefore, I returned home the following day. I found out that my wife's legs had been seriously injured in a car accident, but the injury had healed without being treated or her taking any medication. I couldn't understand this, but felt guilty for not taking care of her. I wanted to provide some comfort and make it up to her, so I tried my best to satisfy her needs.

One day we worked the entire day and felt very tired. My wife gave me a truth-clarifying DVD and said that it would relieve our fatigue. I watched the program and the more I watched, the more energetic and the clearer I became, and it resolved some of my questions. I watched more than four hours of the program. I realized that when I read Zhuan Falun for the very first time, I read it with a critical eye because of my human notions. Therefore, I was determined to read Zhuan Falun again. After that, incredible things started to happen to me.

After watching the video my wife asked me to quit smoking. I had smoked for more than 20 years and to stop was really difficult. I had quit smoking for a year once before, but when I picked it up again, I became even more addicted. Therefore, I doubted that I could quit smoking. I knew that quitting smoking was a very painful process. I said to my wife, “No, it's impossible for me to quit!” My wife said that Teacher made it very clear in Zhuan Falun:

“If you want to quit, it is guaranteed that you can do it. When you smoke a cigarette again, it will not taste right. If you read this lecture in the book, it will also have this effect.”

I said, “I can’t!” My wife repeatedly asked me if I wanted to quit smoking. Only then did I agree, “Yes, I want to quit smoking.” Eventually my wife said, “As long as you want to quit, Teacher will help you!”

In the evening, I finished the rest of a half pack and kept the last cigarette as a souvenir. The first day, the second day and the third day passed without my noticing. I began to be convinced that my wife had advised me correctly, but still did not quite believe it. When I saw half a pack of cigarettes in the drawer that belonged to my nephew, I lit one up. I felt very comfortable when taking the first puff. The second puff was tasteless and the third made me feel very ill. I had a very bad taste in my mouth. I wanted to enjoy the cigarette but it made me very uncomfortable and sick. I immediately brushed my teeth and sipped some strong tea to get rid of the taste. I coughed and then felt more comfortable after spitting up some dark substance. From then on I believed what my wife had said, so I began to read Zhuan Falun again and gradually began to cultivate.

I did not celebrate the Chinese New Year at home for many years. That year my classmates were all very glad to see me back home. On the second day of the Chinese New Year, I was invited to a party. They arranged for another classmate to take me there. After getting into the car, I remembered that a practitioner shouldn't drink alcohol and I felt that there was a dilemma. I was worried that I might fail the test of drinking alcohol. I thought to myself that it would be very good if they did not ask me to drink. At that time my former classmate, who was driving, said, “I will definitely drink some alcohol, so I need you to drive the car. Do you want to drink?” I replied, “No, I don't!” He said instantly, “That's great. I will try to protect you from drinking alcohol. I can drink more and you can drive the car after the party. Is that OK?” I was very glad and knew it must have been arranged by Teacher. The thought “I don't want to drink” helped me pass the test naturally.

At the party, the atmosphere was very lively. On the table there were good wines and cigarettes. In the past, I wouldn't have had the willpower to not drink a good wine and smoke cigarettes. That time I had no interest in the alcohol or cigarettes. When watching some of my former classmates after they had drunk a little too much, I was very much surprised to see that these people who normally talk in a dignified manner sounded so vulgar after drinking too much. I realized how helpless these people were, and I felt really bad for them.

The following morning I felt no discomfort, but I had diarrhea. I was very glad because I knew that Teacher was taking care of me. Teacher was helping me to cleanse my body. I also grew more hair.

I suffered from severe allergic rhinitis every year from winter to spring. At the end of 2010, when I had just returned home, my rhinitis recurred. I took medicine for more than 10 days before I began to recover. In the spring of 2011, my rhinitis recurred again. At the time I had finished reading Zhuan Falun for the second time. I did not acknowledge it as an illness, but karma. Whenever I had time, I would read Zhuan Falun and do the five sets of exercises. I also told myself quietly that if my rhinitis was cured without medication, I would tell people about this miracle to validate the Fa. I would also tell them about the existence of divine beings.

Four days later, my chronic allergic rhinitis was cured without medication. I really felt the power of Dafa.

We went to my older sister's home on the sixth day of the first Chinese lunar month. My sister has a piano. Since I liked music I asked her to play a melody and she agreed. However, I realized that she was playing a song praising the Chinese Communist Party. I instantly had the thought that she should not continue. As a result, she could not go on playing the tune, so she said, “This tune is not good. Let me change to a foreign melody.” Everything else sounded fine and everyone applauded.

I was very much surprised to hear, after sharing this with my wife, that it was the power of my righteous thoughts that affected my sister's choice of music. I couldn't imagine that a relatively new practitioner who only studied the Fa for a little more than a month would have such strong righteous thoughts.

Recalling my past, I feel that there was an invisible force that controlled everything. I converted from an atheist to someone who believed in the saying, “There are spiritual beings three feet above one's head.” (Zhuan Falun) Therefore, I began to believe more firmly in Falun Dafa. At the same time I enlightened that the years I wandered around the country and suffered hardships could have helped me to let go of my show-off mentality, the attachment to competitiveness, lust and many other attachments. I was guided into cultivation practice step by step, so I am really grateful for Teacher's compassionate salvation!

These are my experiences and understandings. Please kindly point out any shortcomings.