(Minghui.org) I always felt ashamed whenever a practitioner asked me when I started cultivating in Falun Dafa.
When Master came to Jinan City in Shandong Province to lecture for the second time in June 1994, I was fortunate to listen to Master’s lectures for the very first time. But I was dragged away by someone who wanted me to practice a qigong that involved spirit possession. I finally stepped into Falun Dafa cultivation in May 1999.
Master Reconnected My Predestined Relationship With Dafa
My body was a mess because I practiced that qigong involving spirit possession prior to 1999. That’s why I developed a number of illnesses, including four ulcers in my womb. I had to take a lot of Chinese medicines. As soon as I lowered my head, I would spit out acid water. It was truly painful, but I couldn’t find a cure.
When coming home one day in May my husband was holding a pile of books in his hands. He said, “Why don’t you practice Falun Dafa? It is much better than getting injections and taking medication.” I wasn’t convinced, so I challenged him, “If it doesn’t work when I take medications, how can just doing the exercises work?” My husband put the books aside and said, “You can read one of the books and go from there.”
At night, I lay in bed and picked up a Falun Dafa Book called Zhuan Falun Vol II. There was a flash of golden light. I was in shock and caught off guard. I quickly opened up the book to take a look. As I’m almost illiterate, I fell asleep after flipping through a few pages. In a dream, I saw a compassionate and solemn Bodhisattva approaching me and then saying something. Even though I didn’t remember what she said, I slept soundly that night.
I ran into my colleague Xiaoe at work the next day. Both she and I had come down with gynecological diseases. However, she had a much better complexion than I, as her cheeks were rosy. I said to her, “Xiaoe, you should keep taking the medications, otherwise it won’t be good for you.” She smiled and said to me, “I have stopped taking all medication for a while. After I began practicing Falun Dafa I recovered from all my illnesses.” As soon as I heard that Falun Dafa could cure people’s illnesses, I said, “I also want to give it a try!” Then, she told me to go to the nearby practice site to learn the exercises.
I went to the practice site the next morning. The assistant showed me the Dafa exercise movements. The assistant was the director of the workers’ union in a factory. He held a nine-day class during which he played Master’s lecture video-recordings in the factory auditorium. More than 100 people were attending the lecture.
After I had practiced for three months my uterine fibroids disappeared, as well as quite a few of my other illnesses. I was happy and became upbeat from then on.
Dafa Being Persecuted: Safeguarding the Fa
Three months after I stepped into Falun Dafa cultivation, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched its persecution of Falun Dafa. I felt very sad.
Xiaoe told me that she would be going to Beijing to safeguard the Fa, and asked if I would take care of her child while she was gone. She was going to Beijing to seek justice for Falun Gong and Master, so without saying anything, I took her child to my home. Later, local police officers arrested and detained her. At that time, the security office in our factory went to the homes of those employees who practiced Falun Gong and harassed them.
Even though I had only just started to practice in Dafa, I knew that Falun Dafa was a righteous Fa, and taught people to be good. It also had the amazing effect of curing illnesses and keeping fit. I have benefited from it myself. While thinking about reasoning things out with the factory management team, a few police officers and people from the security office came to my home. A police officer asked me if I knew Xiaoe. I said, “How can I not know her, she is my colleague.”
A few of them were about to head into my room when I shouted at them and tried to stop them, “How can you possibly go into someone’s room without asking for permission?” He then pulled out the drawer, even though he saw my hand-copied Dafa books, he put them down without saying anything.
At that time, my husband returned home. Holding strong righteous thoughts, he asked them, “What are you doing here? Do you have a search warrant? Show me please!” Upon hearing that, they got scared and left. My Falun Dafa books were on the couch, but they couldn’t see them. I knew that Master was by my side. No one could move me.
Soon enough, they all came back. My husband said, “You want to take her away?! You can take me, but don’t take my wife!” I wasn’t afraid either, saying, “It is I who practices Falun Gong. It has nothing to do with him!” The person in charge of the security department said, “Who said we’d take you away? Let’s go.” Then all of them left.
Believing in Master and Dafa: Illness Karma Illusion Disappears
When I was about to use the washroom, I couldn’t move my feet. I thought that this was an illusion—I wouldn’t be scared. I would believe in Master and Dafa, have righteous thoughts, and behave accordingly.
Master said,
“In other words, you are not in any way beings of the Three Realms, and you are no longer ordinary persons. That is why when your righteous thoughts are strong you can resolve any problem. The sickness karma that appears in your body manifests as a test. Of course it appears to be sickness karma, as it definitely won’t have the appearance of a god getting ill. So you should handle it with righteous thoughts. You are a cultivator, so it is definitely not in fact sickness. But it won’t come across that simple.” (Teachings at the Conference in Los Angeles)
I sent forth righteous thoughts to negate the old forces’ persecution, and eliminated the dark minions and rotten demons in other dimensions. Then, I used my hands to gradually move my legs. It took me about half an hour to finish using the washroom. I was able to go to the kitchen and make lunch at noon. When my husband came home for lunch, he didn’t realize that I had a problem.
I was supposed to pick up a quilt I had ordered for my daughter. I thought as a practitioner, I should stick to my promise. So I moved my legs to get on my electric bike and go to the market. When I got there, without getting off the bicycle, I asked the owner to give me the quilt. Then I headed home.
That night, I calmed my mind to study the Fa, did the exercises, looked inward, and sent forth righteous thoughts intensively. I recovered by the next day.
Walking out of the Police Station in an Upright Manner
A few local practitioners and I went out to distribute Falun Dafa informational materials. In order to assist Master in the Fa-rectification and save more sentient beings, we took big bags filled with Dafa materials, and climbed mountains and hills, without concern for the weather. We did not worry about being reported a few times and arrested by the police. We walked out of the police station while sending righteous thoughts, and were protected by Master.
One summer vacation, I returned to my hometown. The coordinator Ms. Yuan invited me to clarify the facts in the mountains. I took the bus for a couple of hours before we arrived at her home. Ms. Xia, a new practitioner, wanted to come along. When the three of us were about to head out, suddenly we couldn’t open the door. At that time, I didn’t enlighten that Master was hinting that there was danger ahead, and we should stay at home. Ms. Yuan asked her neighbor downstairs to open the door for us.
We talked about where we should go. Ms. Xia suggested that we go to her hometown in the countryside, as she was very familiar with the roads. We picked up Ms. Hu, and the four of us arrived at Ms. Xia’s hometown in the countryside. Ms. Xia teamed up with me and we went door to door to distribute Dafa materials.
Ms. Yuan joined us later. Ms. Yuan noticed that Ms. Hu was not there, so she gave me her bag and went to look for Ms. Hu. I didn’t know there were informational materials in her bag, so I just waited.
We were reported by people who didn’t know the truth about Falun Gong, and after a while, a black sedan stopped in front of us. Three police officers got out of the car and asked me, “What are you doing here? What’s in your bag?” I said, “Nothing.” An officer watched me, then another two officers went to look for other practitioners. The two officers came back in a short while, saying that they didn’t find anyone. An officer said to me, “They both ran away, you have to come with us.” Without saying anything, they forced me into the police car.
After arriving at the local police station I felt very nervous, dizzy, and uncomfortable. An officer gave me some water, then asked me, “Can I take you to the hospital?” I shook my head. Later, I began to calm down, thinking that Master was right in front of me. What was I afraid of? So I settled down and began to send forth righteous thoughts.
Soon enough, an officer brought in Ms. Hu. We didn’t talk to each other, but looked at each other, and empowered each others’ righteous thoughts. Then, the officer took Ms. Hu into the interrogation room. Many people passed by, but no one took care of me. I just sat there to send forth righteous thoughts. One officer said that he had a headache. I told him, “Young man, sincerely recite Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good! You’ll get well soon.” That young officer just smiled and said, “What kind of place is this? How do you dare to say something like that?”
After a little while, an officer took me to take my fingerprints. I refused, so a few of them dragged my hand to try to force me. I shouted, “You can’t!” Sure enough, they didn’t get it. An officer said, “We couldn’t get the fingerprint from the other one [Ms. Hu] either.” I then went to another room to sit in lotus position and send forth righteous thoughts.
Later on, an officer ordered me to follow him into the interrogation room. I refused, and said, “If you let her (Ms. Hu) go, then I’ll go inside with you.” He didn’t want to, but said, “As soon as you go inside to sign it, I’ll let her go.” I wasn’t scared and said, “That won’t do. You have to let her go first.” So they had to release Ms. Hu.
After I went into the interrogation room, an officer ordered me to sit right across from him. I refused, and picked the chair beside me. The police kept asking me questions, but I refused to answer them all. He asked, “Who gave you the brochures?” I replied, “Someone passed them to me on my way.” After that officer left, and a young female officer watched me.
Later, that officer came back holding a piece of paper on which was recorded our conversation, and he asked me to sign it. I said, “For your sake, I can’t sign. As I wouldn’t allow you to commit a crime against Dafa.” He didn’t say anything else, but told me I could go home.
When I was about to get to the entrance I turned and ran back. I shouted, “Please remember ‘Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!’ It’s for the benefit of your family.” Then those two police officers shouted back anxiously, “Look at you, how can you come back? Please leave quickly!”
As soon as I walked out the door I saw Ms. Hu. Instead of leaving, she had stayed at the entrance and sent forth righteous thoughts. We then walked towards the bus station. For the sake of our security, we changed to another bus, and returned home safe and sound.
Cooperating: Dismantling the Evil Persecution
For over a decade, a few of us clarified the facts about Dafa. No matter the danger and tribulations we encountered, we have faith in Master and Dafa and never wavered. We supported each other, worked well with one another to dismantle the evil, and firmly walked on the path of assisting Master in the Fa-rectification and saving sentient beings.
One time, three of us went to a small village carrying very heavy travelers’ bags filled with informational materials, desk calendars, and amulets. At that time, Ms. Yuan and Ms. Hu teamed up, while I was alone. We then went separately into the village to deliver the materials. I went from door to door. When there was nobody at home, I just left the materials on the doorknobs. Most people gladly accepted the calendars and brochures. Before I left, I told them that reciting “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” could bring them good fortune.
I went to one household and a lady opened the door. I gave her the new year calendar with both hands. I said to her with a smile, “I came to deliver good fortune for you.” She was surprised, asking me to lower my voice. She said, “We just had a meeting last night. We were asked to report you whenever we saw you. Please leave here quickly!” I thanked her and left. After I left, I wanted to quickly tell fellow practitioners to pay attention to their safety. Soon enough, I saw Ms. Yuan and Ms. Hu. So I quickly ran at them to tell them what I was just told.
I still had a few fliers to distribute. A long-distance bus stopped nearby, I was ready to board it, but my fellow practitioners did not want to leave until all the materials were distributed. After we had some snacks, we distributed more fliers. When I looked up, I saw a group of farmers working. So I headed towards the hill across from me. On my way, suddenly a voice echoed in my head, “If you go there, you’ll be in trouble.” I immediately sent forth righteous thoughts to dismantle the evil specter’s interference, and went to the construction site.
At that time, a tall young man came out from the room and asked me in a rude manner, “What are you doing here?” Before I even answered, a lady who came out after him said, “She came here for fun.” Then I just followed her. I caught up with her and said, “Thank you for helping me.” Then I gave her a calendar. She warned me, “You must leave as quickly as you can, don’t let him see you. He is the team leader of this construction team.”
I thanked her and then headed towards another road. Shortly after that, I sat on the stairs to take a break. Ms. Hu came running. She said, “Ms. Yuan is looking for you. Just now a big man caught us on the hill. He asked me to come get you.”
They both went to the construction site. I said to Ms. Hu, “We can’t go back. Let’s hide our materials and quickly send forth righteous thoughts, to stop local villagers from committing crimes against Dafa. We have to help Ms. Yuan get out as quickly as we can.” We hid the materials under corn stalks then sat on the ground, asking for Master’s empowerment, and sent forth strong righteous thoughts.
About half an hour later, I saw Ms. Yuan walking towards us. We quickly went up to her. She told us with a smile, “The big guy called the police station three times, but didn’t get through. When I clarified the facts to him, he didn’t want to listen. In the end, he saw that you didn’t come back, so he let me go.”
By that time, it was dark. Under the moonlight, we climbed up mountains and hills, and walked on the bumpy mountain roads for a long time. On our way, in the beginning, I had the attachment of resenting other practitioners. Later, Ms. Yuan looked inward. She said she was too stubborn and didn’t want to listen to other people’s opinions. I also said I had a bad temper and didn’t think of others needs first. Ms. Hu said that she didn’t do things by following the Fa standards. With the three of us all looking inward and rectifying ourselves in the Fa, our gaps disappeared. At that time, we also arrived at the bus station. We went home safely. I knew that Master was right beside me, protecting me all the way.
In my future cultivation, I’ll follow Master closely and let go of my ego, work closely with practitioners, strengthen my righteous thoughts, and do the three things well.
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