(Minghui.org) I visited temples since I was a child because they seemed to be the only pure place left in the world. I did not know what true cultivation was until I started practicing Falun Dafa in 2017.
Embarking on My Journey of Cultivation
Even though I was young, I suffered from various illnesses and was depressed. One day, a practitioner in my husband’s company told him about Falun Dafa. Although my husband did not want to practice, he suggested I give it a try. I believed in science and did not think that doing some exercises could cure my illnesses, so I argued with him whenever he reminded me. However, my husband did not give up.
On January 5, 2017, after another heated argument, I decided to try practicing Falun Dafa and see how effective it really was. I got up very early every day and did the exercises with other practitioners. At first I only did the exercises. I didn’t know anything else about Falun Dafa. It was not until the other practitioners told me about Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa, that I learned that this practice was not just about doing exercises. I began reading the Fa, and I'm now a true practitioner.
Clarifying the Facts at Tourist Spots Every Day
Because I speak Chinese, fellow practitioners asked me to teach them Chinese. They also invited me to distribute truth-clarification materials at tourist spots. I did, but at first I did not understand why this was so important.
After I studied the Fa for a while, I realized that I was a “Dafa disciple” and that this title was sacred! I understood why I speak Chinese and why I was born in Vietnam. My mission and responsibility are to save the Chinese people in Vietnam and to save the Vietnamese people.
I wanted all the Chinese people I met to know, “Falun Dafa is practiced all over the world, including this small country. There are even Vietnamese practitioners who can speak Chinese.” So I seized every opportunity to tell Chinese people that Falun Dafa is good and told them the propaganda they received in China was all defamation and lies.
I have a full-time job and two children. However, I went to the tourist spots to talk to people every day.
I went to hotels, restaurants, and other busy places to hand out informational materials with other practitioners. Practitioners who did not speak Chinese played audio recordings and displayed posters. I talked to people and told them about Dafa and the persecution in China. I was touched when I saw the elderly practitioners work so hard to help Chinese people learn the truth. We went out every day.
One day, I went to a hotel with a new practitioner at 5 a.m., and a group of wealthy people arrived. They were very rude. They surrounded me, yelled at me and cursed loudly. The new practitioner was frightened and left.
I remembered what Master said,
“As a steadfast practitioner you can, just by not letting anything affect you, prevail over any situation.” (“To the Practitioners of Vietnam”)
I sent forth righteous thoughts and continued to tell them Falun Dafa is good. I was not afraid. I remained calm and showed my kindness. I felt I was doing the most sacred thing and felt my body become light.
Amazingly, their attitude changed. I knew Master was helping me.
We met with all kinds of people at the tourist spots. Some listened and were sympathetic while others were against us. Some said Dafa is good, but others criticized Dafa. We needed to clarify the truth with our wisdom.
One time, a person refused to listen. I told myself to be patient because I cultivate Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I continued to clarify the truth to him. He agreed to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) a few minutes later and said he was happy to do so. Then he said he had a friend in his fifties who became very healthy and looked much younger than his age after practicing Falun Dafa. He said, “The CCP is evil and cannot be trusted.”
I feel that we must remember that we are Dafa practitioners and we must act according to the Fa's principles. Sometimes when I clarified the truth, I felt all the beings in the universe were watching all the Dafa practitioners in this world. I always told myself to do well and live up to the standards of the Fa.
There were many times when Chinese people verbally attacked me. As long as I stayed calm and remembered that I am a Dafa practitioner, the environment would immediately change, and so would the other party’s attitude. I realized that no matter where we are or what situation we encounter, we must follow the Fa and have faith in Dafa and Master. The power of Dafa will manifest itself if we can do so.
Rectifying Myself in Dafa
Every day I do the exercises in the morning and study the Fa during my lunch break. After work I cook and take care of my two children. Then I go to a tourist spot to talk to Chinese people.
My time has been tight, and in the beginning I could not balance my job, family, cultivation, and truth-clarification projects. I wanted to spend more time talking to people about Dafa, so I did not have any patience with my children. I always urged them to eat quickly so I could go to the tourist spots. I even lost my temper when I asked them to bathe. I did not behave as a practitioner.
I realized that a practitioner should be a good person everywhere and that we should treat our family members with compassion. I realized that if I did not improve my xinxing, I would not improve in cultivation. It did not matter how early I got up in the morning or how much time I spent clarifying the truth.
Master said,
“Some people will lose their temper in disciplining children and yell at them, making quite a scene. You should not be that way in disciplining children, and neither should you, yourselves get really upset. You should educate children with reason so that you can really teach them well. If you cannot even get over a trifle and lose your temper easily, how can you expect to increase your gong?” (Lecture Nine, Zhuan Falun)
I knew I had gone to an extreme. I said, “Master, I’m sorry! I know I’m wrong, and I’ll do better.” I told myself that if I wanted to cultivate and return to my true self, then I had to improve my xinxing. How would it work if I did not practice Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance at home?
So I often reminded myself, “I am a Dafa disciple, I practice Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and I want to cultivate myself well.”
Master said,
“We have said that good or bad comes from a person’s initial thought, and the thought at that moment can bring about different consequences.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)
I sent forth righteous thoughts to clean up bad substances, and I often reminded myself to educate my children with the standard of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. No matter how big or small the issue was, I talked to my children gently. I explained the Fa principles in a way they could understand.
When my thoughts became righteous and I behaved according to the Fa, my family environment changed immediately. Now my husband and children all study the Fa and do the exercises. They are all very supportive of my cultivation. Thank you, Master, for all your arrangements! Thank you, Master, for saving my whole family!
Improving While Cooperating with Others
I also realized that we need to let go of ego and support each other. I understood that Master gave me Chinese language skills to save people, so I have the responsibility to clarify the truth to Chinese people and awaken their consciences.
I realized that if I could clarify the truth to ten people, a team could do more. I then started to clarify the truth together with other practitioners as a team. Although most practitioners did not speak Chinese, the effect of saving people was much better than when we spoke to people individually.
Of course, in the process of cooperation, practitioners all had different opinions. Sometimes they wanted to leave the group and talk to people individually.
One day, after I finished studying the Fa, I remembered what Master said in “Position” in Essentials for Further Advancement II. I realized that Master was giving me a hint to get rid of my attachment to competition, jealousy, showing off, and zealotry. I also realized I should remove the attachment to validating myself.
I immediately contacted the fellow practitioner who wanted to leave and said, “Let’s work together and talk to people as a group.” Sure enough, that practitioner happily agreed to work together. We helped dozens of people quit the CCP and its youth organizations that day. Many people said aloud, “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!”
Master said,
“So what’s the goal of opening the heavenly circuit? Opening the heavenly circuit is not itself the purpose of the practice. Even if your heavenly circuit is opened, I would say that it is still nothing. If one’s cultivation continues further, through the method of the heavenly circuit one aims at opening hundreds of energy channels via one energy channel, and one can thereby open all the body’s energy channels. We have already started to do this. With further practice, one will find in the rotation of the great heavenly circuit that the energy channels will become very wide like a finger and quite broad inside. Because the energy has also become very powerful, after the energy current forms, it will become very wide and bright. This is still nothing. When will the practice be good enough? Hundreds of one’s energy channels must gradually become wider, with energy getting stronger and brighter. In the end, thousands of energy channels will join together and turn one’s body into one without any energy channels or acupuncture points; they will join together to make one whole body. This is the ultimate purpose of opening energy channels.” (Lecture Eight, Zhuan Falun)
I realized that the same is true for our projects. When we have no attachments and let go of our egos, we will reach the realm of no energy channels or acupuncture points. The evil in other dimensions will be very afraid, and the effect of saving sentient beings will be great. Isn’t this what we want to achieve?
While working as a team, sometimes conflicts arise between fellow practitioners; there were also times when local public security and police officers came to interfere. No matter what situation we encounter, we remembered that we are Dafa disciples. We know we must remain calm and act according to the Fa. If we can do this, deeper meanings of the Fa's principles will be revealed to us. All difficult issues can be resolved under Master’s arrangements so that more people can be saved.
I am grateful to Master for guiding me to cultivate and for protecting me at all times. I am grateful to Master for helping me experience the wonderfulness of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.
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