(Minghui.org) I am in my 80s and began to practice Falun Dafa in 1997. I hope that people who read my article will feel the preciousness of Falun Dafa cultivation.
Before practicing Dafa, I suffered frequent heart palpitations and chest pain. I also had a thyroid tumor as big as a duck’s egg, and emphysema. The constant torment from these diseases made me feel hopeless.
At about the same time I was scheduled for thyroid tumor surgery at a hospital, I began to cultivate in Dafa. Soon after stepping onto the path of Dafa cultivation, I breathed more easily. I also realized that my thyroid tumors were gone. I also stopped feeling discomfort in my heart. After having gone through all these positive changes, I was extremely excited! I came to truly feel that Falun Dafa is a righteous Fa. My life was filled with hope again. I decided that I must tell more people about Dafa in the hope that they would also obtain the Fa. I wished that they could also bathe in the sacred Buddha light.
At that time, only a handful of people practiced Falun Dafa in my village. This made me decide to share the Fa with my local villagers. When the villagers saw the changes in me, especially the health benefits I experienced, many of them began to learn Dafa. Later, my husband also decided to practice Dafa. We studied the Fa and did the exercises every day. Each person who decided to practice Dafa went through positive changes both mentally and physically. We felt fulfilled and happy. Even though that period of time was short, it was unforgettable.
On July 20, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), under orders from Jiang Zemin, began to persecute Falun Dafa. Suddenly people were forbidden to cultivate such a wonderful practice. I couldn’t understand. So I went to appeal to the provincial government. Later, I went to Beijing to appeal as well, and I was illegally detained for a month. After I returned home, my husband always asked me, “How come we aren’t allowed to practice such a wonderful practice?”
When we couldn’t have the government reverse their decision, we began to clarify the facts to the people. Practitioners from the city gave us their printed materials, then we handed them out in nearby villages and rural areas.
Later, practitioners in the city set up a large truth-clarification materials production center in my vacant property, so that we could supply ourselves. After this center was relocated, they also helped to set up a small production center. For the sake of having more people saved, we never stopped working to save people for even one day.
I believe in Master Li (the founder of Falun Dafa) and Dafa. Despite the fact that I have experienced many tribulations on my cultivation path. I have made breakthroughs by maintaining my righteous thoughts.
Having Faith in Master and Dafa: Stepping Out of Two Major Tribulations
I’ve encountered major illness karma tribulations. The cause of this tribulation was that I didn’t maintain my xinxing well and ended up drinking two glasses of beer with my husband. As soon as I drank them, I felt short of breath and kept rolling off the bed onto the floor.
Even though I felt a lot of discomfort, from beginning to end, I firmly believed that I was a Dafa practitioner and I had Master to take care of me. Therefore, I didn’t go to the hospital.
Then, eight days later, I suddenly became very ill. My throat felt like it was blocked. During that critical moment, I talked to Master in my mind, “Master, I can’t die. I have to follow Master to cultivate!” Immediately, my throat was opened, and I could breathe. Gradually, I could breathe more easily. It was just as Master said, “...Once your thought is righteous, evil will collapse ...” (“What’s There to Fear,” Hong Yin II)
Husband’s Sudden Death: Letting Go of Sadness
My husband rode his bicycle to work one day in 2011. When he got on a major road, he was hit by a military vehicle. When I arrived at the scene, he had already passed away. I held him in my arms and felt deep pain.
He was removed from the hospital and taken to the mortuary immediately and cremated soon after.
When dealing with this matter, my children, brother-in-law and other relatives consistently demanded compensation from the company that owned the vehicle that caused the collision. In the end, they paid me 180,000 yuan. My children weren’t satisfied and felt that they had short-changed us. But I said, “They didn’t hit my husband on purpose. As to how much they want to pay us, we should just take it and not argue with them.” But none of my many relatives, friends and neighbors supported my reasoning.
This case was wrapped up very quickly. The traffic police officers who dealt with this incident said, “There hasn’t been any case like this that was concluded so fast, especially since it was a local and military lawsuit.”
After my husband passed away, I felt as if the sky had collapsed and I couldn’t accept it for a long time. I also didn’t understand deep down: My husband also practiced Dafa. Even though he wasn’t as diligent as before the persecution started, he supported and believed in Dafa. How come he just left me? I couldn’t let go of my sentimentality towards my husband, and this lonely feeling bothered me for over a year.
My husband was an honest and hard-working person. He used to take care of most of our household chores. After he left, I had to do everything myself. As soon as I came home, I began to feel lonely. Thus, I went to stay with my son’s family.
When I was there, my daughter-in-law was always at odds with me. She constantly picked on me when I did household chores. A few times, she tried to kick me out of the house. At that time, when I recalled the time when my husband was around, I felt very bitter and sorrowful, and ended up shedding tears when I was alone.
After I had stayed with my son’s family for just over a year, I returned home. When I looked around, my husband’s image appeared right in front of me. With that, a feeling of loneliness arose immediately.
To feel less lonely, I often called my two daughters. They reminded me over the phone, “Mother, did you read the Dafa books?” Later, I came to understand that it was Master who had them hint at me about what I had neglected. I said, “Oh no, I didn’t.” After I hung up, I began to study the Fa. I studied the Fa continuously. Master said:
“...In the midst of great tribulation, one should be steadfastThe will to advance wholeheartedly cannot be altered” (“Steadfast,” Hong Yin II)
I came to truly realize: I am a practitioner, I have Master and Dafa. How could I become immersed in the sentimentality between husband and wife, as well as towards my children? I must pull myself together.
Even though my husband passed away, he will have a good future. His efforts in practicing Dafa won’t be a waste. Yet, I was tormented by sentimentality between a husband and wife. Thus, I couldn’t cultivate diligently and solidly, nor accomplish my mission as a practitioner.
After I came to understand that, I stopped feeling lonely, and dedicated myself to doing the three things. I looked inward when I ran into conflicts, and worked on my xinxing improvement to get rid of all kinds of attachments. I finally came to understand: When I lived with my son’s family and was treated unfairly by my daughter-in-law, it was for improving my xinxing. Thus, I let go of my resentment and sentimentality towards my children.
My Son Benefited After Practicing Falun Dafa
When my husband was around, my son was suddenly laid off from work. This was our only source of income. Then my son often fell down when walking. After a checkup at the hospital, he was diagnosed with bone marrow cavity, which is a very complex illness and can lead to paralysis. Suddenly, our family was in trouble; we were so short of money that we couldn’t treat his illness.
I deeply understood that only Dafa could save my son. So I said to him, “How about if you practice Dafa? Only Dafa can save you.”
My son knew that Dafa was good, so he agreed immediately. He and his wife studied the Fa and did the exercises together. Then, shortly after, he recovered from his illness. He also found a new job.
Because my son was so busy at work, he slacked off in his cultivation. Soon enough, he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Then I told my son to sincerely recite the phrases: “Falun Dafa is wonderful! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is wonderful!”
He immediately started reciting them. Then his tumor disappeared. Since then, my daughter-in-law’s family truly began to appreciate and acknowledge Dafa deep down in their hearts.
By being diligent in his cultivation, my son has held himself to the standards of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance at work. At his job, he worked very diligently. He also refused to take bribes from the company suppliers. When his manager saw the products that he purchased for the company were of good quality and low price, he went to check with the supply vendors. One vendor said, “Your company hired a dumb person who refuses to take any bribes!” After that, his manager had a lot of trust in him and also thinks very highly of my son’s performance. When he was first hired, my son was told that he had a three-month probationary period. Before the three months were over, his manager informed him that he was hired full-time!
My Daughter and Her Mother-In-Law Receive Blessings for Acknowledging Dafa
When my daughter received her first paycheck from work, she noticed that she was underpaid by 100 yuan. This happened a few months in a row. When she mentioned this to me, I asked her to regularly recite the auspicious phrases. After that she stopped getting underpaid.
When her mother-in-law underwent lung cancer surgery, I went to see her and asked her to recite the phrase “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” I told her that this would help her to get well soon. She agreed and recovered very quickly after the surgery. One year later, when she went to the hospital for another checkup, her doctor told her that all her cancer cells had disappeared. As a result of these experiences, both my daughter and her mother-in-law came to truly feel the miraculousness of Dafa.
Forgiving My Daughter-in-law
When my son was approved for a mortgage of 200,000 yuan to buy property this year, my daughter-in-law was so worried that she complained to me that their income was not high enough to cover the monthly mortgage payment. Even though my pension was only a bit over 2,000 yuan, I agreed to support them and give them 20,000 yuan every year. When my daughter-in-law saw that I forgave the wrongdoings she did to me and treated them kindly, she was very touched and said, “Mother, thank you, and I also thank Falun Dafa. Otherwise our family wouldn’t be so harmonious.”
Through Helping a Practitioner, His Family Acknowledges Dafa
A few years ago, Mr. Ding, a fellow practitioner, was in a car accident and was bedridden for over a year. In the beginning, he was unconscious. Only after practitioners sent forth righteous thoughts for a while, did he regain consciousness. But still, he needed the support of his wife. In addition, the clothes and shoes that he bought and sold for his business piled up in his house as he couldn’t work. His family thus lost their financial support.
Seeing this situation, a few practitioners and I decided to get together to help sell his inventory in nearby markets. No matter whether it was under the scorching sun or freezing cold, we consistently brought with us two big bags of goods to sell in the markets.
While selling goods, we clarified the facts to people there. It took us a bit over a year to clear all his inventory. After that, I brought his shoes over to sell at my store and cleared them as well. This helped his family financially. Other practitioners often brought heating supplies to his house in winter. During the holidays, they went to visit his family, bringing along gifts.
Even though he passed away in the end, his family could truly feel practitioners’ kindness. They were moved by our consideration of others, and thus, they have acknowledged Dafa ever since.
Steadfastly Walking the Path of Truth-Clarification and Saving People
Master asks us to clarify the facts to people and save them. Thus, I never slacked off in my cultivation. Sometimes I had to go to places a few miles away. I could get a ride when going there, but there was no bus to take me home, and I had to walk home. Often enough, I developed blisters on my feet. I had to ask my husband to help open up those blisters, then I could go out again the next day. Even when I was in low spirits after my husband’s death, I never stopped clarifying the facts to people. I thought that regardless of what happens to me, I shouldn’t stop doing what I am supposed to do.
I went to clarify the facts in the markets, supermarkets, shopping malls, bus stations, etc. Each day I helped from between one and two dozen people to quit the CCP and its youth organizations. At most, I helped 31 people renounce their memberships from the CCP in one day.
One time, I ran into a middle-aged woman at the bus stop. She was dressed very nicely. I started to chat with her and mentioned that she looked so nice and seemed to be well-educated. I also said, “Then you must have joined the Communist Youth League before.” She replied, “Right. How did you know?”
I said, “I just knew it! Seeing you looking so smart, I know you know a lot of things and I’d like to talk with you. The CCP is extremely corrupt. Let me ask you whom this COVID plague targets? Doesn’t it target them? With their being so corrupt, morality has gone downhill. Wouldn’t heaven not punish it? In addition, the CCP persecutes Falun Gong by throwing good people into jails, some were even tortured to death, or their organs were harvested while they were alive. How cruel it is!”
“You said it! The CCP bullies good people all the time,” the woman agreed.
“Then why don’t you renounce your membership in the Youth League, to ensure your safety?” I asked her. She wholeheartedly agreed and I gave her a pseudonym to use to renounce her membership. Before she left, she thanked me.
Another time, I ran into a practitioner who was clarifying the facts to an elderly woman at the bus stop. The woman’s husband was right beside her. Hearing what this practitioner said, he turned his face to her and began to stare at her, as if he was about to vent his anger. Seeing that, I quickly moved over and greeted him. He didn’t turn towards me, but I continued, “You seem to be well-educated.” Only then did he turn his head to look at me, “True, you said it. I am well-educated.”
“Are you a Party member then?” I asked.
“No, I am not. But I joined the Youth League before,” he replied.
“Look, the CCP is so corrupt, and we face a great calamity right now. When the CCP lacks virtue, then heaven will punish it. Aren’t you part of it?” I asked.
“True,” he acknowledged.
“Then how about if you quit the CCP? That way you can ensure your safety as a good person,” I said. I then gave him a pseudonym. He thanked me and left with his wife.
Sometimes I ran into people who refused to quit the CCP, or wanted to report me to the police, or even beat me. One time, I ran into a married couple at the bus stop. I thought it would be better to talk to them separately. They indeed stood apart. Then I talked to the wife first, and she agreed to quit the CCP. At that time, the bus came, but I hadn’t had time to give her a pseudonym. When I was just about to catch up with her, her husband showed up. He was so upset that he hit me right in my chest. When he looked at his hand, it had turned all red. I felt a strong force hit me, followed by some tightness in my chest. But I got over it very quickly.
I ask Master to empower me every day. Without Master’s protection, I wouldn’t have been able to clarify the facts. Our hearts should remain unmoved no matter what the situation. Also, I deeply understand that saving people is a practitioner’s mission and responsibility.
Epilogue
On my cultivation path of more than 20 years, only by having faith in Master and Dafa could I make breakthroughs when facing trials and tribulations. I will cultivate more diligently going forward, walk well the final leg of my journey, study and memorize more of the Fa, save more sentient beings, do well the three things, and follow Master to return to where I originally came from.
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