(Minghui.org) Group Fa study is the path that Master Li (the founder of Falun Dafa) has left for Dafa practitioners. It was through group Fa study that I was able to improve in cultivation.
Before I joined the group Fa study, I could not read some words in Zhuan Falun, and therefore could not understand what it was telling me. After participating in group Fa study, I realized how important it is, and decided to establish a Fa study at my home.
There was only one Fa study group in our area in 2004. Nearly 20 practitioners studied the Fa together in a practitioner’s home – it was crowded.
Master said,
“Cultivation depends on one’s own efforts, while the transformation of gong is done by one’s master. It is good enough if you have this wish.” (Lecture One, Zhuan Falun)
A Fa study was established within a short time once I made the decision. Twice a week, more than 10 practitioners attended. Practitioners were all willing to come, and no one wanted to be left behind. Thus, we improved very quickly.
We also formed a team for truth-clarification. We rode the bus to various township markets in the morning to clarify the truth. The persecution was very severe at that time, but the practitioners broke free from all kinds of restraint, let go of fear, and walked firmly on the path arranged by Master.
Helping a Practitioner in Need
As Master’s Fa-rectification progressed rapidly, more practitioners stepped out and joined our group Fa study one after another. One day, my fellow practitioner Aifang (alias) brought a practitioner, Baoling (alias) to my home.
Aifang said Baoling was a bit special, because “she experiences a lot of interference. Some practitioners say she is experiencing spirit possession.” Aifang asked me if I was afraid. I said, “I’m not afraid. No spirit possession can survive here.” Aifang said, “Then please allow her to study at your home.”
Baoling was a retired schoolteacher, and she could read very well. I wanted to see how she was doing in sending forth righteous thoughts, but I was shocked at what I saw: her head slowly turned from side to side while she was mouthing something constantly.
After we finished sending forth righteous thought, I asked her what she was saying and why her head was turning. She said she was mouthing the verses, and she didn’t know her head was turning.
I said, “You don’t have to keep reciting the verses.”
She said, “I have a lot of interference from thought karma. If I don’t keep reciting the verses, the karma will keep talking, and I cannot focus. Because of the interference, I have not studied the Fa for three years, but if you do not want me to come, I will stop coming.”
I said, “You must keep coming. With your determination, Master will help you.” She asked, “You don’t mind my coming?” I said, “I don’t mind – you can come.”
One day, a coordinator came to see me while we were having group Fa study. She sat down and studied with us. While sending forth righteous thoughts, she saw Baoling’s state, and made some harsh comments afterwards. Because of this, she moved a practitioner out of our group, and put her in another group.
It was a heavy blow to Baoling. She felt guilty and blamed herself. Practitioners encouraged her and advised her not to be moved by this. She was touched and never skipped group Fa study. She became diligent. She teamed up with practitioners to clarify the truth every day and did a good job.
Practitioner’s Conduct Impressed People
As her xinxing improved, Baoling’s state of sending forth righteous thoughts became normal. As she was advancing diligently in cultivation, her husband suddenly passed away at work (he worked at the police department). While her daughter was crying her heart out, Baoling quietly sent forth righteous thoughts, trying to communicate with her husband, but he never woke up.
Baoling treated herself as a practitioner at all times, and stayed calm. The family told Baoling not to cremate the body because they wanted to take advantage of the loss for a sizable worker’s compensation.
Baoling assessed the matter and said firmly, “We can’t do that. His time was up, and nobody should be responsible for it. He should be cremated, just as he requested.” No one challenged her decision. Baoling’s action moved the Chief of the Police Department, who brought 10,000 yuan to her home to offer condolences in person.
The sudden loss of her husband did not destroy Baoling. After the funeral, she quickly resumed doing the three things. Her family lived in the residential compound of the police department, and everyone knew about her husband’s passing, and paid attention to her state. Baoling’s mental outlook was remarkable, and helped to validate Dafa.
The couple living upstairs visited her and asked her what power made her so mentally strong, as if nothing had happened. Baoling clarified the facts of Falun Dafa to them. The couple was very impressed. Baoling’s cultivation state has been good and she has never slackened in doing the three things.
Practitioner’s Righteous Thoughts Shook Up the Evil
In the fall of 2018, while Baoling was clarifying the truth in the downtown area, a plainclothes policeman reported her and had her arrested.
There was no coordinator in our area, and we could not rely on anyone, so I rode my electric bike all over the city to inform fellow practitioners to send forth righteous thoughts for her, and help find her daughter to work on her release.
I went to her daughter’s workplace but didn’t get to see her, because she was in the management of a mobile company and was unapproachable. A fellow practitioner went to her daughter’ home, but her daughter refused to see her.
I sent a letter to her daughter. In the letter, I clarified the truth and told her to hurry up and find Captain Liu, a National Security Chief who lived in the same neighborhood as Baoling, but her daughter did not cooperate.
After being detained for 15 days, Baoling was transferred to a detention center out of town, and was formally arrested the next day. The police officers wanted Baoling to sign a statement renouncing Falun Dafa, but Baoling tore it into pieces and threw it on the floor. She refused to pick it up.
Probably trying to protect her, one police officer said, “Can you pick it up as garbage?” Baoling said, “OK. I’ll pick up the garbage.” She picked it up and threw it in the garbage can.
Baoling continued to save people even in the detention centre. The guards said that she was strong. Baoling’s righteous thoughts scared the evil. On the day of the online trial held in the detention center, the local police organized a viewing for the family members. Baoling demonstrated a Falun Dafa practitioner’s righteous conduct during the trial, and showed that Falun Dafa is a righteous Fa.
Master’s Encouragement
One day, I sat in front of Master’s portrait and thought, “My article exposing the persecution was published on the Minghui website. What else can I do? Should I make self-adhesive posters to help my fellow practitioners?” At the time, three more practitioners had just been arrested for clarifying the truth, and were in the detention center.
Master saw this thought of mine and encouraged me immediately.
Suddenly, I heard a Dafa song played loudly. I did not know where it came from. I looked out the window but no one was outside. I realized the sound came from inside the house. I looked for it, and found it in the drawer – I hadn’t used the player for more than half a year. I knew Master was encouraging me. Excited, I folded my hands together and thanked Master.
I immediately began working on the self-adhesive posters. I had never done any layout before, and wondered if there was a template on the Minghui website. I did a search, and surprisingly, I found one.
I made two posters, one for Baoling, and one for the three practitioners. I printed them, attached self-adhesive stickers to the back, and cut them neatly. I made more than 200 copies and distributed them to fellow practitioners. The power of the whole body played a big role. The three fellow practitioners were released after three days.
However, the interference to rescuing Baoling continued. The three practitioners said, “We all came back, along with quite a few others.” We thought Baoling had been released too. We felt relieved and stopped sending forth righteous thoughts for her.
It wasn’t until a few days later that we learned that Baoling was not released. Once our righteous thoughts stopped, Baoling suffered a great loss and was sentenced to three years in prison.
Baoling’s righteous thoughts were strong even in prison. Although her physical condition remained normal, she was diagnosed with a malignant tumor on her lung, and released after eight months.
Thinking back over the process of helping Baoling, I realized it was also a cultivation process for me. While Baoling was in the detention center, her family hired a lawyer to “convert” her, but she refused to give up her belief. She asked the lawyer to convey a message to her family, asking them to find me. She gave them my name and address.
I had removed the attachment to fear, and my heart was not moved by the revealing of my identity. Neither did I blame Baoling, because I understood the difficulties of being in prison.
However, during the evil Chinese Communist Party’s “Zero Out” campaign, the police indeed made me a priority and harassed me many times. They said, “It is surprising that you are a somebody.” A fellow practitioner said to me, “Please look inward. Given how many times you’ve been harassed, is it because you are attached to being a coordinator?”
I don’t blame the practitioner for thinking this way, because I knew I did what I was supposed to do. As a Dafa practitioner I should listen to Master,
“The next person’s things are your things, and your things are his things.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the 2002 Conference in Washington, D.C.,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume II)
If we have truly become altruistic, we are assimilating to the Fa.
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