(Minghui.org) Despite the atheistic indoctrination by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), my mother had a deep faith in Buddha and God. Thus, since I was a child, I had a strong desire to learn the teachings of a Buddha or God, hoping that one day I could cultivate toward Godhood or Buddha-hood and reach consummation.
Obtaining and Cherishing Dafa
I was introduced to Falun Dafa, also called Falun Gong, in 1997, and cherished it because I felt I had finally found the practice in which I could become enlightened.
I was in my 30s when I started to practice Falun Dafa. At that time, I suffered from various illnesses and my body was very weak. I took a lot of medicine every day and didn’t have the strength to climb the stairs if I was even holding something small.
I had a large network of acquaintances because I worked in a media company, including some of the top specialists from renowned hospitals in our city. Yet none of them were able to give a diagnosis of my illnesses.
Initially, I borrowed Zhuan Falun (Volume II) from a friend and read the entire book in one night. I didn't understand everything I read, so I carefully read it a second time. When I felt tired I took a nap, and when I woke up I continued reading.
After I began to practice Dafa, I felt excited. I stood in front of Master Li’s (the founder) portrait with my hands conjoined and said: “Master, I want to be a genuine practitioner. I have medical insurance, and I am not practicing Dafa to heal my illnesses.”
One night when I first started cultivating and was half asleep, I felt the bed moving. My first thought was that it must be an earthquake. I immediately looked at our tube light bulb – a lamp my parents hung to identify earthquakes – and saw that it was not moving. But the bed was still shaking.
At that moment I saw a huge Falun, about a meter in diameter, rotating above my head. I felt that the axis was in my head. I was so excited. My daughter was sleeping by my side, swinging with the bed. I went back to sleep.
When I woke up, I discovered that the huge Falun was rotating near my waist, and the axis was inside my body. It turned clockwise and then counter-clockwise, making the sound of the wind as it rotated. My body felt very warm and comfortable.
When I got up the next morning, the usual stiffness because of rheumatism was gone, and I also recovered from a headache that lasted for two hours in the afternoon. My back used to ache when I got up in the morning and taking medication didn't help. Within one month of stepping into Dafa, I had recovered from all my illnesses.
When a doctor from the health center saw me, she was surprised at the positive changes in my body. I told her and others that Falun Dafa gave me a healthy body. They all borrowed Dafa books from me.
Following the Dafa Principles
After I started to practice, I always remembered Master’s teachings and was strict with myself. At my workplace, I no longer cared about personal gains and losses. Once I found a gold necklace in the restroom and immediately handed it in. I donated one month's salary to an area that was flooded. When my workplace was allotting housing, I let a recent graduate have it. When I was given more of a bonus by mistake, I immediately returned the money to my boss.
My boss was curious as to why I wasn’t greedy when it came to housing, gold, or money. I told him that I practice Falun Dafa. Several managers immediately became interested and asked for the Dafa books.
A week later, several managers talked with me. One said, “Do you know what your new job assignment is? You should stop everything you are doing now and start telling people in our department about Falun Dafa. We will tell your supervisor not to give you any new assignments for now.” Then, my boss gave me a list of employees who often made trouble, and whom he wanted me to help first.
A few days later, some managers came to me and asked for an update. I said, “I gave the people the Dafa book and they are studying it. As managers, you could play a leading role in practicing Dafa.” They all agreed that Falun Dafa is great and was interested in learning more about it. When they saw that I purchased boxes filled with Dafa books, they wanted to reimburse me for the cost, but I refused to accept their offer.
Master said, “… you won't fight back when you’re beaten or sworn at.” (The Ninth Talk, Zhuan Falun)
Once my coworker said: “While I was riding in the elevator, people from other departments asked me if you practice Falun Dafa. I told them that you did. They said it’s such a good thing that you can practice.”
I used to be a mean and aggressive person at my workplace and coworkers were afraid of me. After I became a Falun Dafa practitioner, I no longer pursued self-interests, was able to tolerate others, and looked within when encountering conflicts. I believe that these changes indicate true cultivation.
Improving Xinxing
There is an elderly employee in our work unit who was often bullied. People made fun of him, but he didn't resist or complain. One day, he came to my office to give me a hard time. I wasn’t sure what had happened and was about to say something when he suddenly became very angry and started swearing at me. I immediately realized that it was an opportunity for me to improve my character.
I was usually good at being tolerant, so what was this xinxing test about? So I stopped trying to say anything. Coworkers were surprised and were watching us like they were watching a movie. They couldn’t imagine how an aggressive person like me was being bullied by this person who is usually a coward. I remained calm and just got up and left my office. He chased after me, so I quickly got into the elevator and closed the doors.
A colleague in the elevator said to me, “Why is he yelling at you like that? You know he is usually a cowardly person. Do you have shortcomings? It is such an insult to be treated that way.” But my heart was not moved and I smiled at him.
This incident was talked about in our department for a long time. Thus, many people became interested in learning Falun Dafa and borrowed the Dafa books from me.
A few days later, the person who yelled at me came and apologized. I forgave him and smiled at him because I am a Falun Dafa practitioner. He said he was not himself that day, and he regretted his behavior. However, I knew why this happened. It was because of historic reasons, such as karmic ties between us. And in this lifetime, he came to help me improve. As long as we do things according to Dafa’s requirements, all bad karmic relationships can be resolved.
At that time, my legs were extremely painful when I practiced the sitting meditation, and I often wished that I could bury myself in a hole. However, I thought that if I can care less about personal interests and remain calm in a conflict, I would not feel such excruciating pain when I meditated. Because I maintained my xinxing when I was sworn at, I did not feel the pain when doing the sitting meditation that day. Actually I had never felt so comfortable before. I realized that my coworker was actually helping me eliminate karma and I should thank him.
Facing the Persecution of Falun Gong
Since July 20, 1999, the CCP has persecuted Falun Dafa practitioners. Our company managers were also deceived by false television (TV) reports that slandered Falun Dafa. A group of them talked to us practitioners and tried to persuade us to give up cultivation. One manager said: “I see your positive changes, so I think that Falun Dafa is good indeed, but why are you disturbing social order by promoting the theory of doomsday?” I said, “I heard some talk about doomsday, but I never said anything about it to you, did I?”
Master said:
“And there are some religions that talk especially about doomsday and focus on that stuff. Those are one-hundred percent evil religions. They cause social turmoil and are irresponsible to society. So it’s not hard to distinguish these evil religions.” (Teaching the Fa at the Conference in Europe)
I quoted Master’s words. He then said, “Please bring me a copy of your Master’s recent teachings you just mentioned.” I also told him that our Master once said that the moon is hollow, which was proven by NASA a few years later. When he ran into me a few years later, he said, “What Master Li said is so true. Falun Dafa is miraculous!”
I have had hundreds of conversations with different managers. Each time I asked the manager to read Zhuan Falunbefore we talked. Several directors also read the book. Eventually, the directors and managers stopped saying bad things about Falun Dafa. When there was news about Falun Dafa on TV, managers would ask me about its reliability.
I went to Beijing to petition for Falun Dafa. I wanted to tell the CCP leaders how good Falun Dafa is, how it can improve moral standards in society, help citizens keep fit, and thus bring stability and prosperity to the state. Yet I was accused of “disturbing social order” because of my peaceful petition. I was taken to a forced labor camp for one year. At that time, if practitioners who went to Beijing to petition were arrested, their companies and supervisors would also be implicated. So I refused to provide my identity when I was arrested and many other practitioners did the same.
Warning of Experiments Done at Secret Places
I was held in a detention center in Beijing for one month. They repeatedly asked me for my name and where I worked. I refused to tell them any personal information. I just told them how I had benefited from Dafa. Finally, one police officer said, “I know you are a good person through our conversations, but I cannot release you. Also, I want to tell you that if you refuse to give your identity, you will eventually be taken to some secret place to be part of an experiment. You are just like a ‘little mouse’. How can your family find you? If you tell us your identity, you can at least keep your life, otherwise, you will definitely die. You may not believe my words now, but a few vehicles of practitioners have been taken away for the experiment.” I didn’t believe him. He then said, “I'm trying to save your life.”
The following day they took photos of me. Then the officer said: “You will live only if your local police station recognizes you, or if you are willing to be registered. I have to ask for special permission to search for you on the Internet (that was in the year 2000), but if I do search you online, it will affect my bonus this month.” I said right away, “I don’t want to affect your bonus, so I am willing to tell you my name. Anyway, I am already registered at our local police station.” He smiled, “You will thank me in the future, please don’t forget.”
A director at the detention center also advised me: “Be smart and leave here. Now they don’t release anyone. If you are not willing to be registered, then you will turn into a ‘little mouse.’” I didn’t believe his words at the time, but now I understand what “little mouse” meant.
While I was in the forced labor camp, one day a hospital staffer came to collect blood samples from me, claiming that they were doing health exams. The police officer on duty that day (a sentient being who often asked for facts about Falun Dafa) called me to her office and asked if I had hepatitis. I said no. She insisted that I had hepatitis, and asked me to stay in her office. I didn’t know what was going on at that time but was kept in her office for a whole morning. Now I realized that they drew our blood to match blood types because they were harvesting organs from practitioners.
The Jiang Zemin (former CCP leader) faction’s cruel persecution of Falun Dafa has destroyed many families and caused a lot of tragedies. They have been using money and benefits to drive those judicial staff of low moral standards to persecute good people, and they even force some good judicial personnel to commit crimes. This proves the evil nature of the CCP is making people destroy themselves by becoming bad.
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