(Minghui.org) I have practiced Falun Dafa for more than 20 years, and am sharing some of my cultivation experiences during the Fa-rectification of the cosmos.
Making Copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party
A fellow practitioner told me in late 2004, “The book Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party has been published. It can disintegrate the evil Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and save people. We are going to mass produce and distribute the book” [to make it available to as many people as possible.]
She said that making books is challenging, requires specific equipment, a large amount of consumables, and knowledge of printing, book binding, and other technologies. “Not many people in our area can do this. I know how to operate the computer and printer. How about you and I take on this project?”
“I don’t have the knowledge needed. I know nothing about how to do this,” I said hesitantly. “I will take care of the technical things,” she encouraged me. “We have Master Li and Dafa. We can do anything as long as we keep righteous thoughts.” I then agreed to work on the project.
With Master’s blessings and the help of other practitioners, we set up a production site to make the books.
We first made the Nine Commentaries as paperbacks. Local practitioners began distributing them away.
I visited my hometown one night and brought along a copy of the Nine Commentaries to lend to my younger brother. Growing up in the CCP culture, he was an atheist, but upright and brave enough to speak the truth.
Early on the following morning, before I returned home, I went to my brother’s home to pick up the book.
“Sister, what book did you lend to your brother?” My sister-in-law asked as soon as she opened the door. “He has been reading it for the entire night.”
“Two more pages left,” my brother said. “Sister, what a good book you had me read. Everything in it is so true. I was born in 1949, and I’ve experienced all these things [the book describes] myself.”
“Do you remember Xiaoliang’s parents who lived in our front yard?” he asked. “They were honest and kind, lived frugally, and bought some land. They were classified as landlords by the Communist Party. During the Cultural Revolution, Xiaoliang’s mother was criticized and beaten daily during the communist struggle sessions. She was an old lady with small bound feet. One day, they stacked four or five benches, ordered her to climb on them, and then pushed the supporting stools away. They did this repeatedly, causing her to tumble down each time. Her screams were heart-piercing. Early the following day, Xiaoliang’s mother killed herself by jumping into the well.
“There was also a great famine, and more than a dozen people in our village starved to death. Our younger brother was born that year and almost died of starvation. Even now, he still can’t walk stably. I could talk about the things in the book for days.”
“Sister, please help me to withdraw from the CCP’s Youth League and Young Pioneers. Just use my nickname.”
Back home, I shared my brother’s words with fellow practitioners. We were all encouraged and became determined to make more copies of the book to save more people.
After we distributed large quantities of the Nine Commentaries, many people wanted to practice Falun Dafa. We then decided we would also produce copies of the book Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa, which contains the complete teachings of Falun Dafa. I was so busy every day that sometimes I didn’t have time to eat. I just ate two biscuits when I was hungry. We were busy from morning until night. Yet the other practitioners and I were very happy.
We made many copies of the Nine Commentaries. Local practitioners distributed the books to thousands of households in the area.
Getting Up After a Fall
As we increased the number of copies of the book printed, more practitioners became involved. However, because we did not pay enough attention to safety the evil took advantage of the loophole. The police destroyed the printing site and confiscated all the equipment and consumables. Two practitioners were arrested. Our local practitioners suffered heavy losses.
What should we do?
Master told us:
“If you’ve fallen don’t just lie there, get up right away!” (Teachings Given on Lantern Festival Day, 2003)
After reading Master’s words, I looked inward and found many attachments, such as the desire to do things, zealotry, showing off, and not paying attention to safety when using mobile phones. I recognized that I had to exert myself and not be intimidated by the evil. Producing Nine Commentaries is important for saving sentient beings. I knew I must continue with the project.
With Master’s blessings and the help of technical practitioners, I bought the needed equipment and quickly resumed printing Nine Commentaries and other Falun Dafa books. I found another practitioner to help with the binding. Binding and printing were done at different materials production sites.
I read two lectures in Zhuan Falun every day. When I had time, I also read Master’s new lectures. Under Master Li’s protection and with righteous thoughts and actions, we have continued to make books for ten-plus years without any problems.
One day, I asked the practitioner who delivered the consumables, “How many copies of Nine Commentaries do you think we have made over the years?”
“Well, we need to count by how many cars of consumables delivered,” she answered. “One car of consumables can be used for about 20 days.” We realized that it was difficult to calculate the number of copies we had made.
We often communicated with the practitioners who distributed the books and other truth-clarification materials, and asked for feedback. They said that many people who read Nine Commentaries were elderly. Their eyesight was not good, so larger fonts and more colorful pictures would be helpful for them.
We started to make hardcover versions. The older generations had personally experienced the events that occurred since the CCP took over China that the book described, and so they liked the book. We made a 224-page Nine Commentaries for them in the largest font possible.
In order to save more sentient beings, we were not afraid of hardships or troubles. We did our best to fulfill our sacred mission of assisting Master in Fa-rectification. The Nine Commentaries books have saved many sentient beings.
Continue to Make Nine Commentaries During a Difficult Time
My son has lived away from me and my husband for the past decade and so there were only the two of us at home. My husband was loyal, honest, and very capable. He understood that Falun Dafa is good from the bottom of his heart. He often bought fruits and asked me to offer them to Master. He helped practitioners to transport the consumables. He also liked to help practitioners whenever needed. Seeing that I was busy with Dafa projects, he did most of the household chores.
Because of the CCP’s persecution of Falun Dafa, my husband was often harassed as well. When the authorities could not find me, they sought him out. During the pandemic, local authorities often came to our door to harass us. My husband always told me, “Don’t open the door for anyone. Let me handle them.”
Over the past 20 years, my husband has tried to protect me from the persecution and helped me greatly, for which I am so grateful.
In early 2022, I noticed that his gait had become unsteady. He went to the doctor and was diagnosed with an advanced brain tumor. The doctor predicted that he had only two months to live. The doctor also said that he would suffer headaches toward the end that would be so severe even the pain medication Demerol would not help.
My husband’s life was coming to an end. I was shocked and cried for a long time when I learned what was happening to him.
Then I thought, why am I crying? I am a Dafa cultivator. I have Master Li, and I have the Fa. With Master’s blessing, I can still do the three things every day while caring for my husband.
Master said:
“... look within when you run into things ...” (“What a Dafa Disciple Is,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World, Vol. XI)
When I looked inward, I found many more attachments. I depended on my husband a lot, I felt affection for him, and I also had self-interest, jealousy, fear, and lust. These attachments tied me up like ropes. How could I cultivate? I needed to sever them one by one to keep up with the progress of Fa-rectification. I knew I must do well so that Master can rest assured.
One day, a fellow practitioner came to my house to get copies of Nine Commentaries. When she saw my husband, she became concerned, “Your husband is so sick. Will you have time to make the books?”
“No problem,” I said firmly. “Saving people can not be delayed, no matter what.”
I asked how many copies she needed. She said 30 each week. “Very well, you can pick them up every Friday.”
I needed to give my husband medication, feed him, clean him, and bathe him in the summer. With Master’s strengthening, I overcame all the difficulties and continued to make copies of the Nine Commentaries. Even on September 2—my husband’s last day—I gave the usual number of books to fellow practitioners.
After my husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor, he listened to the recordings of Master’s Fa lectures every day. Although the doctor said he only had two months to live, he survived for eight months and didn’t have any bad headaches. Occasionally his head hurt a little, but ordinary painkillers stopped the pain. He eventually fell into a coma. Members of the medical staff said that this old man was extraordinary. Among the seven patients in the same ward, the other six passed away shortly after being hospitalized, but my husband lived for six months longer than predicted and he suffered very little. I witnessed the extraordinary and miraculous nature of Dafa.
I believe my husband went to a good place. I myself matured more during the difficult time of his illness. I am so grateful to our merciful Master.
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