(Minghui.org) Before beginning to practice Falun Dafa, aka Falun Gong, in 1998 I must have accumulated a great amount of karma.
I lost my parents when I was a child. My husband passed away a long time ago. Soon after, my only son, who graduated from a vocational school, developed psychiatric problems. I had numerous health problems such as gall and kidney stones, an abnormal heartbeat, insomnia, and lupus. When I was near the end of my life, Master saved me. My son also benefited.
I began to practice Dafa in Guangzhou City. I had been doing the exercises and studying the Fa with local practitioners in the park every day. We also watched Master’s lecture DVDs and participated in spreading Falun Dafa. In addition, I attended the 1998 large-scale Experience Sharing Conference. That was the most wonderful period of my life. This also laid a solid foundation for my validating Dafa, and saving sentient beings in the future.
Keeping Faith in Master and Dafa Despite the Persecution
Jiang’s regime launched the brutal persecution of Falun Dafa on July 20, 1999. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has used all its media to defame my faith, attack Master Li Hongzhi, and arrest practitioners. Feeling deep sorrow, I burned incense and kowtowed to Master Li's (the founder of Falun Dafa) portrait. I promised to safeguard Falun Gong.
Master said,
“When people do not have virtue, natural calamities and man-made disasters will abound. When the earth does not have virtue, everything will wither and fall. When heaven deviates from the Dao, the ground will crack, the sky will collapse, and the whole universe will be empty. When the Fa is right, the universe will be right. Life will flourish, heaven and earth will be stable, and the Fa will exist forever.” (“When the Fa is Right, Essentials for Further Advancement)
In early 2000, I was monitored, and two people from the municipal 610 Office came to my workplace to threaten me. At night, three police officers from our local police station came to my home to harass me, as a result, my son’s mental illness worsened.
When the president of my company asked me to give up cultivation. I said: “Only by practicing Falun Dafa have I done well. So, how can I stop practicing?” I also told him that good and evil incur their just rewards. The person in charge of my team also said to me: “If you don’t think about yourself, at least you’d have to think about your son.” I said, “For me to practice Dafa is not only for myself but also for my son. For one person to practice, one’s entire family receives benefits. Dafa means everything to me.”
Validating Dafa
My son experienced hallucinations. Besides, he talked nonsense, had very little control over his emotions, and also shouted from time to time. He had been on medications for a very long time and was admitted to the hospital multiple times. Besides, he had high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, and diabetes – he was critically ill.
I felt a lot of hardship in taking care of him. So I said to him: “Without Dafa, I wouldn’t have been around. Master gives us everything.” I continued to read Zhuan Falun to him every day. I had him copy Zhuan Falun and Hong Yin. I asked him to burn incense in front of Master’s portrait and kowtow. I also asked him to recite: “Greetings, Master Li! Falun Dafa is wonderful! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is wonderful!” Gradually his situation changed for the better.
One day, my son called me, he said: “Mom, I received the money you transferred to me, but I felt it was given by Master. Greetings, Master Li Hongzhi, Falun Dafa is wonderful!” As soon as he said that, the ulcer on the top of his left arm, which could not be removed with surgery, disappeared. His blood pressure dropped, and he no longer showed symptoms of diabetes. I felt truly grateful to Master and Dafa. We couldn’t have overcome those tribulations without the blessings from Dafa and Master.
From then on, I have been clarifying the facts to people. I told them that the Tiananmen self-immolation incident was a hoax. It was fabricated for the purpose of inciting ordinary people’s hatred towards Dafa, and to have a reason for the persecution. I also used my own experience as to how my son and I had benefited from Dafa, and to demonstrate that Dafa is truly wonderful.
One time, when I was waiting for the bus, I met a lady. I talked to her about quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). I told her many facts about the persecution, but she didn’t say anything. When the bus came, she quickly got onto the bus. Suddenly I saw a new cell phone laying on the ground, which was at least worth a few thousand yuan. I began to shout: “Whose cell phone is this?” She suddenly turned around and said: “Its mine.” Then she quickly got off the bus. When she got the cell phone from me, she said: “I admire you! I will quit the Party. Thank you, Master Li!”
Another time, after two men got off at the same bus station as I did, I saw a big wallet lying on the ground, and shouted: “Hey, you lost your wallet!” They turned around to take a look and replied, “Yes!” They were surprised and kept thanking me, because in modern-day China most people apply the “finders, keepers...” rule when seeing lost valuables.
I told them that I practiced Dafa and that my master, Li Hongzhi, taught me to be a good person. I asked them to thank my Master instead. They were shouting: “Thank you, Master Li!” Then I began to clarify the facts to them and helped them quit the CCP. I also told them to recite “Falun Dafa is wonderful!”
Helping People Withdraw from the CCP
Every day before I went out to clarify the facts to people, I always dressed up properly. Then I bowed before Master's portrait and asked for His help. One time, a stranger stopped and asked: “You are looking great! How old are you? What do you practice?” I said, “I am close to 70 years old, I practice Falun Dafa.” She told me I only looked like someone in her 50s. I shared with her how both my son and I had benefited from Dafa and told her to recite “Falun Dafa is wonderful! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is wonderful!” I also helped her quit the Youth League and Young Pioneers.
One day I ran into four university students at a park. When they tried to sell me insurance, I talked to them about Dafa. I reminded them about the June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Massacre and told them that Jiang’s regime fabricated the self-immolation incident in 2001 to frame Dafa so that they could justify the persecution. I also talked about how Dafa has spread throughout the world. I told them that the CCP will collapse and that only by renouncing their memberships in the CCP, could they ensure they would not be implicated in the CCP's atrocities. The quit the CCP and shouted, "Falun Dafa is wonderful!"
After my son’s two uncles sold the house we inherited, every one of us got 6,000 yuan. Master said “What is owed must be paid for..” (Lecture Three, Zhuan Falun) I decided to pay back the debt of 5,000 yuan on my husband’s side, though the receipts only showed 2,000 yuan. After my relatives found out, they thought I was silly. I said to them: “I practice Falun Dafa. My Master teaches me to treat everyone kindly, and consider others in doing everything, that’s why I did it this way.” After that, I began to send forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil factors behind them. Then I clarified the facts to them and helped 12 of my relatives quit the CCP.
Being Steadfast in Cultivation
After my son had been hospitalized two times in 2011, his body was swollen. One day he fell to the ground, and after a few days, he passed away. When he fell, I tried too hard to pull him up, which caused a fracture in my lower back. As a result, I was in a lot of pain. I also developed diarrhea, insomnia, and lost 15 pounds.
One time when a practitioner asked about my son, I broke into tears. She said: “Can you still do the exercises despite suffering so much?” I said, “If I didn’t do the exercises, I wouldn’t be able to keep up. I can’t die, otherwise I’d let Dafa down.” I stopped crying and began to send forth righteous thoughts, I also recited the Fa. I realized that cultivation was extremely serious and has its standards. What appeared to me was all illusory and should thus be treated with righteous thoughts.
When my relative told me that the tomb she prepared for my son had another spot reserved for myself, I firmly rejected it. I thought to myself that I’d go home with Master and leave ordinary people’s life and death behind.
Master said:
“Cultivation is hard. It’s hard in that even when a terrible calamity strikes, even when evil madly persecutes, and even when your life is at stake, you still have to be able to steadfastly continue on your path of cultivation without letting anything in human society interfere with the steps you take on your path of cultivation.” (“Path”, Essentials for Further Advancement II)
“Unendurable loneliness is most dangerous to humans, and it’s also the greatest tribulation in practicing cultivation. So in the process of enduring hardships or in various environments, humans can practice cultivation and advance themselves. It’s not a bad thing to suffer and experience some misery...” (Lecture at the First Conference in North America)
Being lonely can be very painful. But one day, when a classmate invited me to stay with her, as she lived by herself, I declined, as I already had my daily routine around doing the three things. I have been treasuring my time and immersing myself in the Fa.
Master Saved My Life Multiple Times
One time I was waiting for a bus. When I was just about to get on the bus, suddenly a motorcycle passed by me very fast. Right at that time, a big hand was holding me back from moving forward. Because if I were to move one more step, I’d be hit by the motorcycle – Master saved me.
One morning I suddenly felt chest pain, vomited, and had a headache. Just as I was about to fall down, I quickly sat down to ask Master for help. Soon enough, my symptoms went away.
I gave what my son left me, 33,000 yuan in total, to the Dafa informational materials printing center recently.
Weathered Through Typhoon
In our area we experienced a typhoon. A lady asked me if I was still going out. I responded by smiling as she couldn’t hear me. When I was passing the intersection, I saw two young men in front of me. The strong wind blew one of them over! At the intersection, I said, “Wind, I am a Dafa practitioner, you cannot harm me.”
I then recited Master's poem:
“Dafa is what you carry everywhere,Zhen Shan Ren, rooted in the mind;A great Arhat walks the earth,Gods and demons fear with awe.” (“Benevolent Might,” Hong Yin II)
I was able to pass the intersection without any problem.
At the Chinese steamed bun shop, I clarified the facts to the owner and explained why one should quit the CCP. Two of the people in the shop quit the CCP and Youth League. After I came home, although I was totally soaked, I felt warm inside, because a total of nine people quit the CCP.
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