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How I Began to Practice Cultivation
I became a Dafa practitioner in October 2005. I started to run a karaoke shop before I began to practice cultivation. Other people leave home in the morning for work and return at night. I leave home at night and only get home at dawn. On my way to and from work, I often saw bus advertisements with the words “Falun Dafa is great.” I thought, “What is this about?” When I mentioned this to a staff member at work, he said, “It is referring to Falun Gong. Someone gave Dong a book about Falun Gong.” I quickly approached Dong and asked him to bring the book to the shop. I offered him a free drink to thank him for giving me the book.
When I opened the book Zhuan Falun, I thought: isn’t this the Master I saw in my dreams?! I had once had a vivid dream. I saw a tall, noble god with curly, blue hair. In my dream, I understood he was Master and his last name was Li.
I wanted to practice Falun Gong after reading the book, but I didn’t know where to learn the exercises. Master then arranged for me to meet a female driver while taking a taxi to accompany my friend to see a doctor. The woman was a practitioner. She gave me a flier. After reading it, I realized that many people are practicing Falun Gong and it improves people’s health. There was a phone number on the flier to inquire about free nine-day introductory classes. I signed up for the class that commenced on October 1. I used to take Chinese and Western medicine all the time. I had a stroke and could not sleep due to excessive alcohol consumption. After I began to practice, I was finally able to have a good night’s rest.
In Master’s teachings, practitioners are forbidden from drinking alcohol. I thought: Selling liquor is a major source of income for my shop, how am I going to make money if I quit drinking? It shouldn’t be a problem if I just drink less? A teacher, Mr. Lin, came to my shop for a drink. After drinking with him till past 5 a.m., I began to vomit and to suffer from diarrhea. I was taken to the hospital. A hostess from my shop said, “That’s strange. All of us are fine after eating and drinking, how come you became so sick?” I returned home after being given an IV drip. I took a packet of medication when I woke up and my heart began to hurt terribly. I thought, “I will not take any more pills. I will get better after doing the exercises.” I threw out the pills and I stopped taking medication and only did the exercises.
A few days later, a police station director came to my shop for a drink. He asked me to join him for some drinks. I told him that I cannot drink liquor. He said a weak liquor like plum wine shouldn’t be a problem. I thought I had better keep him company due to his position. As I drank the first glass and was about to pour myself a second glass, I began to have a terrible headache. I said to the director, “I really cannot drink alcohol, my head is about to explode with pain.” I started to quit drinking. Many people say those in our industry cannot possibly practice cultivation as they are used to the night life.
As a Dafa disciple, the environment we are in is a place for us to practice cultivation and tell people what Dafa is. Because I run a karaoke shop, I have developed unique skills in public relations and have made many friends. These friends became people I have invited to attend Shen Yun presentations and who then bought many tickets to see the performance. Whenever I attend social events, take the bus, or walk on the street, I always carry fliers about Falun Dafa and origami lotus flowers with messages about Dafa in my bag. I give them to predestined people and tell them about the persecution in China. When there is an opportunity, I exchange name cards with the person so that I can introduce Shen Yun to him or her in future.
I think it is arranged by Master that I use my unique personality to help him save sentient beings. I have enthusiastically gotten people to quit the CCP for nearly a decade. I sincerely hope that people won’t miss the chance to be saved by Master.
Overcoming a Test of Life and Death
On March 21, 2021, I went out to do the exercises in the morning. I hopped on my bicycle and dashed out the door in a hurry. I don’t know what happened while riding my bicycle but when I woke up, it was the fourth day after I had been hit in a car accident. I looked at my son while lying in bed. He asked, “Are you awake? Someone is here to see you.” It was only then I learned that I had been hit by a 3.5 ton truck, and as a result, there was a hole in my head, I had cranial bleeding, my collarbone and thigh bone were fractured, my chest was injured, and my head had become deformed from the collision. It was Falun Gong that saved my life!
I took medication and slept every day when I was in the hospital and spent day after day in a daze. One day, I suddenly thought, why did I not do the exercises or send righteous thoughts? I asked my son to bring me an audio player. After examining my eyes, the doctor said my right eye was injured and I would not be able to see again. My son said: “Doesn’t that mean you are disabled?” I assured him: “Don’t worry, I will slowly recover after I do the exercises.”
The second day after I went home, I began to do the exercises. Leaning against the bed, I endured the pain and did the movements. I took a break when I could not take it anymore. When I did the sitting meditation, I could not sit in the lotus position. I wept in pain. I asked Master for help: “Master, I want to do the exercises, I must do the exercises, please help me.” I slowly pulled my legs into position. After a while, I took a rest and continued to sit in the lotus position. On the third day, I realized I was a cultivator all of a sudden.
Master said:
“I would say that physical pain is the easiest thing to endure: Just grit your teeth and it’s over.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)
I understood that a cultivator does not have any illnesses, just karma, and one will feel pain while eliminating karma, so if it hurts, just let it be. Regardless of the pain, I must continue to do the exercises; the karma has reached the surface, things will turn around after reaching an extreme. I did not take any medicine. When I could not sleep, I got up to send righteous thoughts. I went back to bed after the pain subsided. When the pain returned, I sent righteous thoughts again and did the exercises. When I was not able to sleep, I studied the Fa and sent righteous thoughts. This went on repeatedly and slowly I fell asleep.
My son asked the insurance company to negotiate compensation for the car accident. He wanted a one-million Taiwanese dollar (~USD$32,000) settlement, and if the other party would not concede he would sue them. I told an agent of the insurance company, “No one wanted this to happen. Furthermore, the other party has a family to support, what would happen to him if we asked him to pay so much money in compensation? Just ask him to pay the medical fees.”
When learning that I practice Falun Gong, the agent said, “How come there are such good people? If someone else was hit so severely, he would try to ask for a lot of money.” I phoned my son and said, “That driver is around your age, we should put ourselves in his situation. Let’s forgive him. You are also kind and often help others, let’s handle it this way.” My son replied, “As you wish.”
A friend said, “You are remarkable, you recovered so quickly, it is a miracle!” I replied, “It is not me who is remarkable, it is Falun Dafa! Falun Dafa is extraordinary, it is not an ordinary qigong, it is a high level cultivation practice in the Buddha School.”
This friend said he saw how extraordinary Falun Gong is through the car accident and he wants to practice it, too. I gave him a copy of Zhuan Falun and instructions on how to do the exercises.
Conclusion
Although I still suffer from great pain, while writing this experience sharing article I recalled the accident and my face is covered in tears. With encouragement from practitioners, I persevered and finished writing this sharing.
Master said:
“When you feel very uncomfortable, it indicates that things will turn around after reaching an extreme. Your whole body will be purified; it must be completely purified. The root cause of your illness has been removed, and what remains is only this bit of black qi that will come out on its own to let you suffer a little and bear a little hardship. It wouldn’t do for you to not bear even a little bit.” (Lecture Two, Zhuan Falun)
I have faith that as long as I truly practice cultivation, Master will look after things on my cultivation path, and so I leave everything up to Master to arrange. Fellow practitioners, I hope all disciples can practice cultivation solidly and steadfastly. Master is waiting for us!
Thank you, Master and fellow practitioners!
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