(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Gong in October of 2008. I often shed tears of joy for being so fortunate as to have the opportunity to practice it in this lifetime. Tremendous changes have occurred in my physical body and spirit. Dafa has truly saved me from human suffering. I often wish that I had known about it earlier. I will never be an ordinary person again - no matter what material interests this life may bring.
I first heard about Falun Dafa in 2000 when I worked in an industrial district. One day while in the dining hall, I saw the walls covered with posters slandering and defaming Falun Gong. The thousands of people in the dining hall were all poisoned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda. Influenced by the content, “hatred” was also seeded in my mind. However, at the bottom of my heart, I liked the three characters: “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance”. I encountered many Falun Gong practitioners in the following years; however, I avoided them due to my fear and hostility instilled by the CCP.
My husband and I started our family in 2008, although we were poor. Our son was only two years and eight months old, yet a frequent hospital visitor because he often had colds, fever, coughing and tonsillitis. I often quarreled with my husband because of the high stress in our lives. One afternoon in October, a Falun Gong practitioner from our village came to clarify the truth to me. I had ignored her many times in the past when she'd mentioned Falun Gong. Perhaps it was time for me to be awakened, or maybe I was moved by her compassion. I watched a DVD containing the facts about Falun Gong with her. I felt that it was great and chatted with her afterwards. That afternoon, I'd planned on taking my son to the hospital for some medical treatment, but had to cancel because he was coughing again. Before she left, she gave my son a charm with “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” printed on it. Following a discussion with my husband that night, we hung it on my son’s neck. The next morning, he no longer coughed and felt very energetic.
Later, I borrowed the book Zhuan Falun from that practitioner. Due to my ignorance in the early stage, I didn’t know to respect it. I treated the book as an ordinary novel and read a little every night. I read it in bed and while watching TV. I cried when I read Teacher’s words,
“We have also said that if every one of us cultivates his inner self, examines his own xinxing to look for the causes of wrongdoing so as to do better next time, and considers others first when taking any action, human society would become better and ethical standards would again rise. The spiritual civilization would also become better, and so would public security. Perhaps there would not be any police.” (from Zhuan Falun)
I fell asleep. Sometime later, I was half-awake and felt something spinning rapidly in my abdominal area, then woke up. I was so overwhelmed with joy that I woke up my husband and told him that Teacher had installed a Falun for me!
After a while, Teacher once again purified my body. It was exactly as described in Zhuan Falun. I had diarrhea for two days, along with symptoms of a cold, including bone aches and fatigue. All the symptoms disappeared four days later and I felt very light. During those few days, I also had some amazing dreams. In my dreams, I was tested to see if I had a good understanding of Falun Gong. I also had some tests in real life. Clerks always gave me extra change whenever I went shopping, but I wasn't greedy and returned all of it. My son has been very healthy in the years since I started practicing, even though his doctor had predicted medical problems.
I joined the Fa study group in a fellow practitioner’s home in order to study better. Sometimes, over ten practitioners attended. Only one of the group had started practicing Falun Gong before 1999. We went together to distribute the truth clarification materials, clarify the facts about Falun Gong and ask people to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. Last year, I felt a lot of interference. Feeling lonely and depressed, I had a dream one night. Teacher appeared in my dream, and I was greatly encouraged even though he didn’t say anything. Later, some practitioners asked me to sign a document which said, “So and so signed. You should sign too.” I said, “I learn from the Fa, not from any individual. Even if all the local practitioners signed this, I still wouldn't sign it.” Soon after, the Minghui website published the article: “Editorial: Are You a Cultivator? (With a Comment from Master)”. Those practitioners no longer came to me. I found my shortcomings through this incident. I would never have had conflicts with fellow practitioners if my heart had been truly unmoved. Meanwhile I truly hope that our practitioners can calm down and reflect on our behavior. We cannot let Teacher worry about us!
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Heshi!
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