(Minghui.org) I’m 67 years old and I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1997. I’d like to tell you about my cultivation experiences over the past four years.
A local practitioner was imprisoned for clarifying the facts about Falun Dafa in 2020. After her case was submitted to the court, other practitioners and I sent righteous thoughts near the building. When we were about to leave, the local coordinator asked who could stay and continue sending righteous thoughts. Four of us decided to stay. When the other practitioners returned that night, the police arrested seven of them. I was on the list, but I avoided arrest because I stayed and continued sending righteous thoughts. When I returned a few days later, I noticed someone was monitoring me outside our building. I left home to avoid further persecution.
Master published a new article a few days later. I thought I the other practitioners should be able to read it. Despite the tremendous pressure, I set my worries aside and went home. I printed multiple copies of Master’s new article and delivered them to the other practitioners.
Another practitioner was seized while distributing flyers. We heard that the local police planned to search all practitioners’ homes to look for the source of the flyers. The news stirred up my fear. I was worried that the detained practitioner might not be able to endure the interrogation and would expose me. I felt I would be the next one arrested. Some practitioners suggested I leave home to avoid persecution.
A local practitioner happened to need more flyers. The coordinator knew about my dangerous situation and told me that I didn’t have to print more. I didn’t know what to do. Should I continue producing flyers or hide? I stood in front of Master’s portrait and in my mind I asked him what I should do. I realized that it was probably my vow to come to this world to produce truth clarification materials, and that I shouldn’t shy away from my mission at this critical moment. I decided to stay and continue producing them as long as practitioners needed me. I was doing is the most righteous thing in the universe and Master was taking care of me. What was I afraid of?
My fear vanished as soon as my righteous thoughts arose. I began walking towards our production site to make more flyers. My heart lightened with every step I took. I felt the evil specter was trivial and far away. Ever since then, I’ve made as many flyers as local practitioners need.
I also delivered flyers to other practitioners. When the COVID pandemic was most intense, all residential compounds were strictly locked down. It was difficult to go anywhere. I sent righteous thoughts and smoothly delivered flyers to fellow practitioners every time. The only people I saw on the empty streets were those on public duty. I felt people were desperately waiting for the truth.
When Hong Yin VI was published we wished to distribute it to practitioners as soon as possible. However, residential compounds were being even more strictly controlled as the pandemic spread. We needed approval certificates and COVID test results to get out. Announcements were broadcast through loud speakers repeatedly, creating a climate of terror. Our production site was located in an area that was under strict control. I tried several times but couldn’t get in. I begged Master for help and sent righteous thoughts to eliminate the interference. After a couple of days, I was able to leave my residential compound and get to our production site.
Two other practitioners and I are involved in production, and each of us had different duties. We rarely saw each other, but it took all three of us to finish all the steps when we made books, including printing book covers and contents, laminating the covers, trimming, binding, and the final finishing.
When the other two practitioners didn’t show up, I started printing the book contents, because the pages need to stay flat for a few days before they were bound. It took me a few days to finish printing the contents. The other two practitioners still hadn’t come. I wanted to begin binding while printing the book covers. However, the printer had a problem. I had to pull out each page as it was printed, or they would get stuck.
The other two practitioners still hadn’t come by the time the book covers were printed. I started laminating them and trimming the edges. It took over 2,000 cuts to make over 500 book covers. After I finished, I started binding the books and gluing the book covers.
To save time, I only ate noodles. It took me close to a month to make over 500 copies of Hong Ying VI. I was so happy to take the books to fellow practitioners who looked forward to reading them.
A practitioner told me that another practitioner worried that late arrival of the books could have delayed the process of Fa rectification in our area. I felt uneasy hearing that and thought, “I have done three people’s jobs all by myself. In others’ view, getting in and out residential compounds is hard enough, and on top of that I made more than 500 books. Whoever said that should try it them self.” I immediately realized that my thought wasn’t right. I rejected criticism and held grievances. That’s not what I wanted. I should thank this fellow practitioner for helping me see my attachments and eliminate them.
The Minghui website published a notice about upgrading our computer operating systems for security reasons. However, the technical support practitioner in our area was arrested. I thought I should learn how to upgrade our computers so that local practitioners wouldn’t endanger themselves while surfing online. I was able to contact a practitioner who knew what to do and he showed me. Since then I installed security patches on the computer operating systems in our area.
The night I decided to learn how to do it I dreamed that Udumbara flowers bloomed everywhere, and covered the ground. I knew Master was encouraging me.
Even though I’ve stumbled, Master compassionately protected me throughout my journey and helped me break through tribulations. I’m so grateful for Master and Falun Dafa. The only way I can thank Master is to cultivate diligently!
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