(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Gong in September of 2010, and I'm now 67 years old. Although I've been cultivating for only a little over two years, I have experienced many miraculous things, which make me firmly believe in Master and Dafa.
In 1997, a Falun Gong practitioner brought a copy of Zhuan Falun to my home and suggested that I read it. I agreed at the time since I did not want to disappoint her, but actually I did not read it at all. After a few days I gave the book back. Whenever I think about this, I regret it so much. Now I realize that it was due to my poor enlightenment quality or maybe my predestined relationship had not yet arrived. In September 2010, that same practitioner came to my home and mentioned Falun Gong again. At that time, my lower back really hurt, so I thought I would give it a try. I asked her if I could read the book and she immediately brought me a copy of Zhuan Falun.
Experiencing the wonders of Dafa
I used to read very slowly. That night I only read ten pages and the next day my lower back pain was significantly better. I kept reading for 4 or 5 days. During that time, I remember that whenever I walked, it was effortless, and I felt very light – as if the wind was pushing me. That was a wonderful feeling.
Since the day I started to study the Fa, I have only slept three to four hours a day yet I do not feel tired. As Master said in Zhuan Falun: “The same is true for men: The elderly and the young will all feel that the entire body is light. As for true practitioners, they will experience this transformation.”
Words just can't express how happy I was then. I firmly believed in the existence of Master’s fashen in another dimension. I also realized that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) promotion of atheism was wicked and a huge lie and had resulted in the deaths of many people. The presence of the CCP is a great misfortune for China.
After several days, the practitioner visited me again. I was so happy to see her that I nearly shouted. I told her about how I had been feeling and that I would keep practicing. She told me that Master will help me because Master said: “When one’s Buddha-nature emerges, it will shake ‘the world of ten directions.’ Whoever sees it will come to give a hand and help this person out unconditionally.” (Zhuan Falun)
I used to smoke cigarettes. When I had almost finished reading Lecture One of Zhuan Falun, when I smoked, I suddenly had a headache and felt so nauseous that I wanted to throw up. The cigarettes didn't taste right. I started smoking when I was in my 20s and had a very strong addiction. Each month I smoked two pounds of tobacco leaves. At that time I had little knowledge of the Fa’s principles. I thought maybe there was a problem with my body but yet I didn’t feel sick. Several days later I tried to smoke again but it was still the same bad taste. By now I thought about the words of another practitioner: "Reading this book will result in miraculous things." Maybe this was a miracle. I knew very well that it is hard for a smoker with a strong addiction to quit. However, I quit smoking very easily and I was delighted.
Passing tribulations
I finished reading one third of Zhuan Falun. In a dream I saw a woman in her 30s sleeping in my bed under the covers. I had just come in from outside and was standing about 4 meters from the bed. That woman beckoned to me with one of her naked arms. She also smiled and signaled that I should come closer. I said without any hesitation, “I am now practicing Falun Gong and I cannot behave like that!” I woke up just after I said that. I felt strange and wondered why this had happened.
Now I realize that it was the first tribulation Master set for me, because several days later I read the following quotation in Zhuan Falun: “This form of interference can come from either demons or from the master, who transforms one object into another to test you. Both forms exist because everyone must pass this test. We begin cultivation practice as everyday people. The first step is this test, and everyone will run into it.”
On another occasion, a monk visited my house to ask for money. The first thought that occurred to me was to turn him immediately, but I did not know where that thought had come from. But the monk kept bugging me, and he also brought out a Buddha statue and a protection item which he insisted on giving me. At that time I could not recite Master's Fa, but “Practicing Only One Cultivation Way” was already firmly established in my mind. I felt a strong power sent from Master to help me and I realized this was another tribulation. I was able to pass it.
Master’s protection
Although I had practiced Falun Gong for only a short time, since I am a Dafa disciple I have to do the three things according to Master’s requirements.
Another miraculous event that I'd like to mention happened one night when I rode my motorcycle to a market approximately 4 kilometers away, to put up some Dafa truth-clarification materials. The day before I had seen that the gas gauge on my motorcycle was almost on empty. Based on my past experience, if I went five kilometers, it would be completely out of gas. But that was the first time I was to go out to promote Dafa. My mind was occupied with wondering: "How do I put up the materials? Where can I put them up? How can I stay safe while I am doing this?" Preoccupied with those concerns, I drove off. I completely forgot that I needed to buy gas. After I passed a gas station about a kilometer away, I suddenly thought about filling up. I also thought that when I arrived at my final destination, I would be out of gas; however, I was almost there and decided not to go back to get gas. If need be, I could simply push my motorcycle to the station. As I was thinking about that, I arrived at a village square. A light was on, and I suddenly saw that my gas gauge was lit up and it moved. I took a closer look and saw that it now showed the tank was full! I was very excited by what had happened. I knew it was Master who was helping me, encouraging me and strengthening me. I finished putting up the materials and returned home without a hitch.
Here I need to give thanks to Master, and I wish to say: "I will firmly and diligently cultivate Dafa, achieve consummation, and return home with Master!"
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