(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1993. For the last 30 years, I have experienced many tribulations and achievements on my cultivation journey. Master Li (Falun Dafa’s founder) has been beside me throughout my entire cultivation journey.
I lived most of my childhood in the hospital and had to rely on medicine to stay alive. Growing up, I had all kinds of ailments, including stomach and kidney diseases. I didn’t know the purpose of life and felt lost.
While resting on the bed at home after giving birth, my father stopped by to give me Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa. After reading it for the first time, I realized that this is what I’ve been looking for. I learned the Dafa exercises and began cultivating in Dafa. I also found out how to be a good person and that my purpose here on earth is to return to my original self. I came to understand about karmic retribution, and that people get sick due to their karma.
Master requires us to follow the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance" in our daily lives and be better people. I study the Fa and do the exercises every day. My health gradually improved, and I am now illness-free. I am filled with hope and I am very happy.
I have experienced many things that Master has talked about in Zhuan Falun, such as the opening of the celestial eye, the cosmic orbit, and the feeling of sitting in an eggshell while doing the sitting meditation. Before cultivating, I had a painful toothache every summer for several years. Every time the toothache flared up, I would be in pain and had to lie in bed all day for at least two weeks. Doctors tried everything from medicine to various treatments and I also tried local alternative treatments, but none of them helped. I had many of my teeth removed, but I was still in a lot of pain. After cultivating in Dafa, I no longer have a toothache. Master removed the karma that gave me the toothache—so it’s gone.
When I obtained the Fa, I was grateful to be a Dafa practitioner because I understood the meaning of life. As soon as Master published any lectures I immediately started to memorize them. It took me two weeks to memorize Hong Yin. I even memorized the published dates of the poems. Tears cover my face whenever I began to memorize them, as if memories of thousands of years ago had been awakened. I worked in the morning, did chores at night, did the exercises, and studied the Fa afterward.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the persecution of Falun Gong (also called Falun Dafa) in 1999. I got in touch with other practitioners in 2009 and started to go out to clarify the facts to people. Maybe this was Master’s plan for me. I’ve often dreamed of the heavens when sleeping. This was Master’s way of encouraging me, so I wouldn’t be left behind. I was steadfast in my cultivation and deeply grateful to Master for protecting me.
I have not stopped handing out truth-clarifying materials since 2009. In the last 14 years, I have gone to all the communities, and almost every household in the city. Deep down in my heart, I know that saving people is a practitioner's responsibility. Because of this righteous thought, I was rarely afraid during any trying situation, or during the CCP sensitive dates.
I’ve been arrested by the authorities twice but was let go after 24 hours. I realized that it is important not to be afraid when being detained by the police. I followed Master, and continued to clarify the facts despite being held in a prison cell.
Master said,
“It is a master key, the key that can unlock that thing all beings have had sealed off for a long time and been waiting for ages.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the 2003 Atlanta Fa Conference”, Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume IV)
I refused to cooperate with the police demands and acted based on the requirements set by the Fa, both physically and mentally. I have met several practitioners who were still afraid, despite claiming not to be. Cultivators know that the attachment of fear is real and the more attached to it you are, the more it will exacerbate the feeling for you.
Master said,
“Should you have FearIt will seize upon youIf thoughts are righteous,Evil will collapseThe cultivator’s mindIs loaded with FaSend righteous thoughts,And rotten demons explodeGods walk the earth,Validating the Fa” (“What’s to Fear”, Hong Yin II)
When faced with challenges, I always overcome the tribulations by memorizing Master’s Fa. I started memorizing Zhuan Falun in 2009 when I was not working. It took me a month to memorize Zhuan Falun, and I memorized it every day. After I returned to work, I memorized the Fa for the second and third time. I decided that I couldn’t just memorize the characters but really needed to understand the meaning of the words, so I memorized it that way the third and fourth time. By the time I retired in 2019, I had memorized one lecture of Zhuan Falun every day, as well as Hong Yin. Sometimes, I would dream that I was memorizing the Fa. This could be the reason why I have less fear.
Two Instances of Helping Master Save People
When distributing truth-clarification materials in a residential building, a large dog came out of nowhere on the 12th floor and attacked me. I used to be afraid of dogs. I didn’t want it to touch my face so I asked Master to strengthen me. The dog didn’t want to hurt me, so I whispered to it, “I am a Dafa practitioner and I am here to save your owner. Don’t hurt me and remember ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.’ You will have a bright future ahead.” It seemed to understand me and kept following me throughout the building. If I had been scared when the dog jumped at me, I wouldn’t be able to finish delivering the materials to all the households in the building.
Another time, I was at a luxury apartment building and walked past a man and his child on the 10th floor. He saw me delivering materials. I didn’t think much of it and kept going until I was done. When I left the building, a policeman came and asked me what I was doing. I told him that I wanted people to know the truth about Dafa and have a bright future. He informed me that someone had reported me to the police, so I began clarifying the facts to him.
I told him about the self-immolation incident on Tiananmen Square, and how Dafa has spread to over 100 countries. He understood, and said, “Someone had reported you, so I still have to do something. Why don’t you pick up all the materials that you handed out and be on your way.” I picked up a few brochures and CDs and left. I went to another apartment building and finished delivering all the Dafa materials.
Before going outside to deliver materials, I always ask Master to strengthen me and eliminate the old forces' interference in other dimensions. I try to deliver Master’s compassion to each and every sentient being. I believe that after cultivating for many years, my physical body is made of high-energy matter and is not restricted by this dimension. I use my supernatural powers and righteous thoughts to block the surveillance cameras so they won’t be able to capture my image when I deliver the materials to the apartments.
For the last 14 years, I have never stopped clarifying the facts, come rain or shine. I still have a lot of attachments to let go of, and I am not diligent enough compared to other practitioners. But I believe that by looking inward, I can eliminate all of my attachments in the long run, fulfill my sacred vows, and go back to my true home with Master. Thank you Master for your compassion.
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