(Minghui.org) Before I began practicing Falun Dafa in 1997, I was plagued with many illnesses such as gallbladder stones, gastric ulcer, and gastritis. Despite seeking treatment everywhere, the illnesses just could not be cured. I was hospitalized every year. I always felt down and lethargic.
In 1997, my sister began practicing Falun Dafa and urged me to try. She taught me the fifth exercise, the meditation. I felt very comfortable and was able to meditate in the full lotus position for 2 hours. After I began practicing Falun Dafa, all my illnesses disappeared. I experienced the feeling of being free of illnesses. I also no longer took medicine.
Every morning we joined the group practice in the park and read the teachings with others at night. I understood why we are here. I was happy and my family was harmonious. I was healthy and felt wonderful. No words can express my gratitude to Master. I’m now old, but my body is healthy, and I’m full of energy. Not only do I continue working at my company, I also make good use of opportunities to cultivate diligently. I also often help out my son and granddaughter.
Going to Beijing to Appeal for Dafa
In July 1999, everything changed. The then head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Jiang Zemin, ordered the nationwide persecution of Falun Dafa. Every level of the Party’s media went full force to fabricate lies and slander Master. Practitioners all felt very sad and we decided to petition the authorities, speak a word of justice for Falun Dafa and clear Master’s name. Initially, we went to the provincial government and newspaper to submit our petition. However, everyone ignored us and even chased us away.
Since there was no place for us to have our voices heard in the province, we went to Beijing to clarify the truth. That was in February 2000. A few practitioners and I went to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and we did the exercises with practitioners from different provinces. We were grabbed by the police, escorted back to our province, and detained in the local county jail. The police told us that as long as we promised not to practice Falun Dafa, they would release us. We remained steadfast in our belief in Master and Dafa, and thus we refused. We were detained in the county jail for 15 days before we were released.
In June 2000, we went to Beijing for a second time to appeal for Dafa. My sister, my parents who were in their 80s, a fellow practitioner and I went to Beijing together. At that time, my father had a stroke and his mind was not very clear. There was also a malignant tumor on his arm and both of his legs were swollen. As we could not take care of him at home, we had no choice but to bring him to Beijing. When we arrived at Tiananmen Square, we meditated at the square. The police rushed over and dragged us into the minibus, kicking and punching us. My father was left behind and shouted, “They are beating people!” I was very anxious and asked to get off the bus to look after my father. The police not only ignored my request, they kept roaring in rage and hit our heads and slapped us crazily. In this way, we were separated from our gravely ill father and he was left behind on Tiananmen Square.
We were taken to the police station and detained for hours. Our Provincial Office in Beijing sent someone. I explained that our sick, elderly father had been left alone on Tiananmen Square, and I asked if I could go back and look for him. When I arrived at the square, I searched the sea of people but my father was not there. What should I do? To my surprise, I met my father at the entrance of Xidan department store. This was a miracle! There were so many people, and looking for one person on the crowded streets of Beijing is like looking for a needle in a haystack. However, my father actually appeared before my eyes! I recalled the words that a practitioner said when we were being dragged onto the minibus, “We have Master’s protection.” I understood that Master was protecting Dafa practitioners, helping us to eliminate our difficulties, and arranged for me to find my father!
What was even more miraculous is that after returning to Jiangxi, the malignant tumor on my father’s arm was gone. His hands and legs were no longer swollen. We once again witnessed Dafa’s miracle.
We were detained at the county jail. I went on a hunger strike. After 7 days, my body became weaker and weaker. The county jail was afraid of being held responsible if I died so they sent me home. After studying the Fa and practicing the exercises at home, my body returned to normal.
On October 5, 2000, we went to Beijing for the third time. This time, we completely let go of our attachment to life and death and clarified the truth about Falun Dafa to passersby: More than 10 of us took a detour to reach Beijing. We stayed at a practitioner’s home and divided ourselves into groups, 5 groups of 2. Each group brought a big bag of truth-clarifying materials and took the bus to surrounding areas to distribute them. At night, we returned to the practitioner’s home. If one group did not return, we knew that they were arrested by the police.
We went out the next morning and brought banners to display on Tiananmen Square. I was separated from the other practitioners. I went to Jinshui bridge by myself, took out a banner that had “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance” written on it and displayed it to the foreign tourists at the square for 7 to 8 minutes. After the tourists walked away, the police rushed towards me, punched and kicked me, snatched away the banner and brought me to the Tiananmen Square police station. I was taken back to my province and detained in the county jail. There were many practitioners in the jail and we shouted, “Falun Dafa is Good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is Good!” Everyone went on a hunger strike to protest the persecution.
The persecution against me intensified and I was sent to the forced labor camp for 3 years.
Do Not Stop Clarifying the Truth
While I was being persecuted I did not forget Master’s words, “Solid cultivators of Dafa follow Master closely.” (“Your Heart Should Know,” The Essentials of Diligent Progress II)
I kept clarifying the truth to people. I distributed theNine Commentaries on the Communist Party, and truth-clarifying booklets. I pasted truth-clarifying stickers, made truth-clarifying phone calls and used money which had truth-clarifying messages on it.
In 2015, practitioners began filing criminal lawsuits against Jiang Zemin. On June 19, I sent out 2 letters to the Supreme Prosecutor’s Office and the Supreme Court. At that time, due to my fear of being persecuted again, I did not include my address in the letter. Later, through studying the Fa and exchanging cultivation experiences with fellow practitioners, I eliminated my fear and wrote 2 more letters to sue Jiang Zemin. This time, I wrote down my full name, company and address in an aboveboard manner.
I also used my mobile phone’s broadcasting function to send truth-clarifying messages to people. I provided truth-clarifying links to people who were looking at their mobile phones at the bus stops, hospitals, supermarkets, parks, etc. In 2017, the truth-clarifying application had a browsing rate of 200 to 300 people per day. Some people directly quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organizations using the link. When I clarified the truth face-to-face, I was usually able to persuade 3 to 8 people to quit the CCP and its youth organizations every day.
In September 2020, I was reported while I talked to people and I was taken to a detention center for 5 days.
Nothing can stop me from clarifying the truth and saving people. I work as an accountant at my company. My boss and coworkers know that Falun Dafa is good. Almost everyone has quit the CCP and its youth organizations. When new employees are hired, I clarify the truth to them and help them quit the CCP. One manager hadn’t quit but told me, “I always say, Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” When the company treats clients to meals or purchases things, I volunteer to help. This way I’m able to use large amounts of currency which has information about Dafa imprinted on it.
Make Good Use of Opportunities to Save People During the Pandemic
The COVID virus spread rapidly in China. I heeded Master’s guidance to put in even more effort and use every opportunity to tell people, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” and help them quit the CCP and its youth organizations. This past year, my cultivation environment changed. I need to send and pick up my granddaughter from school. I heeded Master’s guidance and understood that Dafa practitioners are people's hope. Therefore, I use the time when I send and pick up my granddaughter to clarify the truth to people, everywhere I go, no matter who I meet.
It takes me one hour to travel on my electric bike from my son’s house. I talk to people waiting at the bus stop and those who work at construction sites. Most people accept the truth. When I talk about the corruption and degeneration of the CCP and that heaven wishes to annihilate it, most people agree. Of course there are people who scold me or threaten to report me to the police. I am not moved. I just smile at them. I treat this as a cultivation opportunity. Fewer people scold me now.
Studying the Fa and cultivating are the fundamentals of clarifying the truth well and saving people successfully. A few years ago, I started to memorize the Fa. However, I did it intermittently. As I found it to be a very hard, I did not persist. I later read a cultivation experience article on Minghui.org which mentioned that practitioners in their 80s memorized Zhuan Falun, I started to memorize Zhuan Falun again this year. Now, I memorize one section of Zhuan Falun and study one talk of Zhuan Falun every day. I will make use of the time when I am waiting for the lift to memorize the Fa using an electronic book. At night, I read Master’s collected teachings given around the world. Through studying Master’s Fa, I know that Dafa practitioners must do the three things well.
I also impose strict requirements on myself. Master said that practicing the exercises is the best form of rest. After I practice the exercises I feel energetic and refreshed. I go to bed every night at 9:50 p.m., wake up at 12 a.m. to send righteous thoughts, then wake up at 2:20 a.m. to practice the exercises until 6 a.m. I then send forth righteous thoughts as per normal and add on another 15 minutes for my own truth-clarification later when I go out.
Falun Dafa practitioners are doing the most righteous thing in the universe—we are saving people. Therefore, no one can disturb us and the evil people will not be able to see us.
One day during the Chinese New Year in 2022, I noticed a man near the entrance of the train station. I greeted him and said, “Hi! I wish you a happy life and maintain peace and safety. Let us recite ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good’ frequently during this pandemic period.” He immediately grabbed my shirt and said fiercely, “You are Falun Gong!”
He snatched one of my bags and I immediately sent righteous thoughts. I struggled free from his grip and he could not catch up with me. I then went to another location to clarify the truth. I thought that this man may most probably be a policeman in plain clothes. However, such a strong man actually could not catch me. This is all because of Master’s protection. Thank you Master! I went home and looked within myself: It must be because of the time when I looked after my grandchild during the Chinese New Year and did not send forth righteous thoughts at 12 a.m. that caused the evil to make use of this loophole. I must learn from this lesson. Cultivation is a very serious matter.
Now, the effects of my truth-clarification are more significant. When times are good, I can persuade more than 40 people to quit the CCP and its youth organizations within a day. I know this is because Master is helping me. When we abide by Master’s instructions, Master will help us. As long as we have strong righteous thoughts, Master is right by our side.
Cultivating as When I First Started and Returning Back to My True Self
A few years ago, I slacked a bit in my cultivation. Some bad attachments were not gotten rid of for a prolonged period of time. As I got more in-depth in my Fa study, I gradually learned that I must be a good member of my family and improve in my xinxing. My husband has an impatient temper and says hurtful words, thus he gets into conflicts with people easily. In the past, I looked down on him and often quarreled with him. I still could not attain the state of tolerance. Later, I thought that he may be trying to help me improve my cultivation. I may also have treated him in the same way in a past lifetime, so I owed him. Afterwards, I was able to forbear his outbursts. Now when he scolds me, I remain calm. I do not argue back or get angry.
When I first went to my son’s house to pick up and send my granddaughter, I quarreled with him. Later, I calmed down to study the Fa and listen to the cultivation exchange articles’ recordings on Minghui.org. I looked inward and felt that I had not done well. I told my son, “I did not do well, I did not listen to Master’s guidance, I did not behave like a cultivator. I am sorry!” My son also immediately said that he also did not do well and asked me to forgive him.
It is really good to practice Falun Dafa. I now know how to think for others and I no longer get angry. It is really “...with one person practicing, the whole family benefits” (Teachings at the Conference in Australia).
My family lives in harmony. From now on, I must be diligent in my cultivation, especially during this period of time when the Fa’s rectification of the cosmos phase is crossing over to the Fa’s rectification of the human world. I must attain the state of cultivating as diligently as when I first started, clarify the truth more, persuade more people to quit the CCP and its youth organizations, and listen to Master’s guidance to return to my true self.
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