(Minghui.org) I am a 79-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner who resides in Sydney, Australia. I go out and help clarify the facts about Dafa at tourist sites.
My cultivation path has dramatically improved since I started reciting the book Zhuan Falun in 2017. I am now able to look inward, and have rectified many unrighteous cultivation issues.
Numerous articles have been published on the Minghui website about reciting the Fa, and I have read many of them. People might think it inconceivable that an almost 80-year-old wants to recite a book, but I am a Dafa practitioner, so anything is possible.
I began memorizing Zhuan Falun in August 2017. It took me ten months to memorize the entire book. I am now almost half way through memorizing the book for a second time.
I memorize, recite, and listen to Teacher's lectures to help, which has helped me to improve in my Fa study. When I recite the Fa, I make sure that Teacher's words go into my mind. I pay attention to the syntax structure of each sentence, read it, and recite it repeatedly until I am sure that I remember it correctly. I focus and try to think only of the task at hand.
After a period of time, I felt my main consciousness become totally clear and I could easily find my attachments.
Teacher said,
“Memorizing Zhuan Falun helps you improve, since both the microscopic part of your body and the human part at the outermost surface are memorizing it together.” (“Teaching the Fa at the Conference in Switzerland”)
Memorizing Zhuan Falun has helped me improve in my cultivation state. For example, I kept leaning backwards and falling asleep when doing the sitting meditation for many years, I couldn't keep my hands erect when sending righteous thoughts, and I often fell asleep when studying the Fa. But these issues are no longer present.
The main reason why I didn't elevate in my cultivation was because I didn't study the Fa well. Reciting the Fa has helped my main consciousness become clear, and I became better at detecting my many attachments, and then eliminating them.
I knew that I had the attachment of resentment, but didn't think that I had a problem with jealousy. But my resentment was actually due to jealousy.
I tried to clear up my dimension by sending righteous thoughts, but it didn't actually solve the problem at its root. The attachments I detected were only on the surface. I now understand that the issues I face must be resolved at the root, which requires studying the Fa well and truly cultivating.
I have wasted so much time and lost many opportunities to improve in my cultivation because I was not looking at the root cause of my problems.
I experienced the power of Dafa ever since I began memorizing and reciting the Fa.
When Teacher answered a question about resentment in a lecture, I thought, “This is about me!”
Teacher said,
“I can tell you that people in the West generally don’t have a good impression of the wicked Communist Party. Of course, there are some people who aren’t clear on certain things and who advocate for socialism, equal distribution of wealth, and those kinds of things. But that’s not how this world is meant to be. Karmic causes and destiny are at work here. The good things someone did in his previous life will become blessings in this life, and those blessings might translate into a position of power, or having wealth—and that’s how someone comes to have the money that he does. While people’s business success might be attributed to their experience or business knowhow, it actually owes to their blessings. There are many people who consider themselves very talented and good at whatever they do, yet who can’t make any money and feel resentful about it. But it is because they don’t have those blessings. The fact is that this world is actually governed by higher beings, so things are fair. If someone killed people and did lots of terrible things in his last life, there is no way he should expect to strike it rich in this life.” (“2018 Fa Teaching Given in Washington, D.C.” Team Yellow Translation)
Teacher's words really touched my heart, especially “Karmic causes and destiny are at work here” and “things are fair.” They were like a heavy hammer that hit the microscopic levels of my being. I felt that my head had an opening and strong energy was pouring in to shake every single particle. It lasted for a long time, as if I was having a ritual anointment.
My feelings of resentment and jealousy disappeared.
I understood that all my tribulations were caused by myself. Teacher has already borne a lot for me, and has made use of all my tribulations to help me improve. I didn't enlighten to it however. I blamed others and was full of resentment!
Many of my abnormal states were corrected by reciting the Fa, except for one thing. When I did the sitting meditation, I felt as if someone was pushing my right shoulder. I wanted to know who was doing it and why.
Teacher helped me find the answer.
One day, I saw in a dream that someone was pushing my right shoulder. I turned around to see who it was, and saw a person with long, loose hair and wearing a long black robe, standing not far away. I shouted and then woke up. I immediately sent righteous thoughts.
When I sat down to meditate in the morning, I felt someone pushing me again. I thought it was strange, as Teacher's law body was right next to me, so why would it dare to push me? There must be a reason. Was it coming to take my life? If I owed someone from my previous lives, I ought to return the debt. But how?
I thought of the Fa teaching about benevolent resolutions that Teacher gave in the past. So I apologized to the life, and then recited the Fa about benevolent resolutions for it to listen to. Two beings appeared in front of me, and then took off. From that point on, I no longer experienced any pushing on my body.
The scene I saw in the dream made me think of something that happened when I was about six years old. Back in my hometown, I ignorantly killed some animals. Perhaps it was because of that incident that I created the karma. Now that I practice Dafa, Teacher helped solve the issue through offering benevolent resolutions.
A new practitioner helped me buy a digital music player to play the exercise music, but it was a low quality device which didn’t function properly. I tried to solve the problem by sending righteous thoughts, but it didn't work. I wasn't sure what to do.
I thought about returning it, but didn't think it was right because it was bought online by the daughter of a new practitioner. As a Dafa practitioner, we should be considerate of others. If I insisted on returning it, it would give the new practitioner some pressure.
It was a pity that this little device was produced in a country where many products were of poor quality. As it was destined for a practitioner's home, it had blessings.
A thought came to my mind: Only Teacher can help.
I sent righteous thoughts to eliminate the old force factors behind it, and asked Teacher for help. The device then functioned properly.
Teacher said,
“It is necessary for a Dafa disciple to ensure his cultivation on a daily basis, and it is the mission of a Dafa disciple to clarify the facts and save people. You cannot go without either of these as you journey toward consummation.” (“A Reminder,” Team Yellow Translation)
Practitioners must study the Fa well. Teacher addresses this in many Fa lectures. It is a tool that's needed when we assist Teacher to rectify the Fa. Only when we study the Fa well will our xinxing improve.
I study the Fa and do the exercises daily. I go to tourist sites to clarify the facts during weekdays, and help to distribute the Epoch Times newspaper on weekends.
When I study the Fa well, my compassion increases and I am more effective in helping people quit the Chinese Communist Party. Everything comes from the Fa and is given to us by Teacher.
When reciting the Fa, we need to do it with full attention, repeatedly, many times, until we fully understand and solidly remember the Fa standards.
Dafa clears up our karma, human notions, interference, and all the bad substances in our bodies. When many things assimilate and melt into Dafa, it is easy for us to see our attachments so that we can eliminate them. When everything is elevated, our bodies will feel light.
However, the old forces don't want us to cultivate.
Teacher said,
“They don’t want you to succeed at cultivation, and want to persecute the life out of you.” (“2018 Fa Teaching Given in Washington, D.C.” Team Yellow Translation)
So, if we truly look inward we will be able to eliminate the old force arrangements.