(Minghui.org) As a young mother of two, a boy and a girl, I enjoyed a happy and comfortable lifestyle. Despite living in an atheistic, communist society, my family kept several Buddha statues at home and my friends tried to introduce their religious beliefs to me as well. Because none of them really convinced me, I felt a little lost on my spiritual quest.
Getting to Know Dafa
One day in the spring of 2013, a friend of my husband's visited us and we talked about Falun Dafa for a long time. She sounded trustworthy and I believed her words. After she explained how the communist party defamed the spiritual practice and severely mistreated practitioners, both my husband and I renounced our membership in the Party.
Curious about Dafa, I asked our friend many questions. She answered them all and showed me how to do the five Falun Gong exercises. “If you really want to know more about the practice, please read Zhuan Falun. This book explains everything,” she said.
Several days later, our friend brought me a copy of the book. As she handed me the book with both hands, I could tell how important the book was to her. This was an old book with a protective cover, and each page must have been read many, many times. I felt surrounded by an energy of peace and warmth.
My Life Changed
I began to read the book and was quickly drawn by the profound principles in it.
In Lecture 4, Master wrote:
“Genuine cultivation practice depends entirely upon a person him or herself, so it is useless to pray for something. You do not have to worship a Buddha or burn incense. As long as you really practice cultivation according to the standard of a practitioner, Buddha will be very pleased to see you. If you always do bad deeds in other places, he will be disgusted to see you although you burn incense and kowtow to him. Isn’t this the truth? Genuine cultivation practice depends upon the person him or herself. What’s the use of your kowtowing and worshipping the master if you do whatever you want today upon stepping outside this door? We do not care for this formality at all. You could even damage my reputation!”
Knowing that Master is so righteous, I felt immensely fortunate to have become a Falun Dafa practitioner. Deep in my heart, I knew that this was my destiny.
One incident happened not long after that. My son was usually very well behaved, but one day he was playing with a cigarette lighter and accidentally set fire to the window curtain. My husband was not at home and my little boy did not know what to do except cry. Somehow I remained very calm and slapped at the fire hard with a bed cover, and then pulled the curtain down, which was almost burnt up. By then, the Buddhist shrine next to the window was also on fire. Seeing the Buddha statues in the shrine, I quickly put out the fire with a bed cover.
After the fire was out, I checked my hands and only found some small blisters, which were healed after two or three days. Reflecting about the whole incident, I realized that I had to be more serious with my cultivation. I gave away all those Buddha statues.
Telling Others about Dafa
I soon began to tell others about Falun Dafa. My cousin had been deceived by the communist party's lies, but after I told her the facts about Dafa, she also started to practice Falun Dafa. Two days after my cousin started reading Zhuan Falun, she saw Master's law body smiling at her. Soon afterward, her hepatitis was gone and her dream of having a baby also came true.
I met a successful married couple. The husband was the head of a hospital, but he had a condition that required daily medication. When I told them about Falun Dafa, they were initially opposed to it. I felt sorry for them but could not do anything to change their minds.
Later, when I visited them again, their attitude toward Dafa had changed. We talked about how profound Falun Dafa is, and how much I have benefited from the practice. I gave them a copy of Zhuan Falun and the husband spent the next several hours reading the book.
“This is so good,” he cried out with excitement. “Please teach me the exercises right now!”
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