(Minghui.org)
Greeting, Master Li! Greeting, fellow practitioners!
I am a Falun Dafa practitioner from Xinzhu. I am extremely grateful to be able to share with you my years of cultivation experiences through this conference.
One day in 2004, a colleague gave me a copy of Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa. Every time I opened the drawer where I kept the book, I could see a golden light emitting from the book. But maybe the timing wasn’t ripe, I didn’t read the book.
Later, my father, who had just retired, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Knowing about Falun Dafa’s healing power, I decided to practice it myself first and then teach my father. So I learned the five sets of exercises from a practitioner, who reminded me that Falun Dafa isn’t just about improving health, but a holistic mind-body practice. Only then did I remember the book Zhuan Falun that I had in the drawer.
After I took up Falun Dafa, I established a club at work with other practitioners. My supervisor was very supportive. We displayed information about Dafa on the service desk for visitors. Everyday, we did exercises before starting to work and studied the Fa during lunch break. Many other colleagues also joined us to study the Fa. My life was fulfilling and grounded.
At work, I met with strict demands from my manager or other challenging requests from the public. I took the challenges as opportunities to improve my xinxing. Meanwhile, my colleagues who also practice Dafa were great companions on my cultivation path. We reminded each other to follow the Fa. Our positive changes and excellent work performance impressed our colleagues and supervisors. They often help us spread information about Dafa over the years and attend the Shen Yun performances every year.
In the past few years, with Dafa’s blessings, some practitioners were promoted or transferred to other departments. This offered them good opportunities to reach out to more people and share information about Dafa in their daily lives.
Right after my promotion, my new department underwent major changes on the regulations. The demands and workload for us skyrocketed. At this critical time, my father’s illness worsened and required extra care. Between my busy work and sick father, I got caught short of time for the Fa. Unknowingly, my cultivation fell far behind.
Another serious form of karma unexpectedly arose one day. I accidentally discovered that my husband was having an affair with a friend of ours. I was caught off guard. They repented and promised that they would stop their relationship. I was mad, but I chose forgiveness because I did not know what to do.
Half a year later, this woman started to show up downstairs in our apartment building. She repeatedly texted me, asking me to give up my marriage and divorce my husband.
My husband also changed. He was no longer an honest man. He became careless and distant from the family. He proposed various divorce conditions from time to time. I did not know how to deal with this marital crisis that I thought had been resolved.
Between family, marriage, and work, I was exhausted and heart-wrenched, mentally and physically. Not only was I stubborn to keep my marriage, I also thought of taking revenge against this woman or suing her. My xinxing was greatly impacted. As a result, I did not study the Fa or practice the exercises diligently. I did not send forth righteous thoughts, and I no longer had the righteous thoughts that a cultivator should have.
Master said,
“As long as you have them, all of those attachments must be removed in different environments. You will be made to stumble, whereby you will become enlightened to the Tao. This is how you go through cultivation.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)
I suddenly realized that this incident was a test for me. We know from the Fa that karma was accumulated and passed down from generation to generation. I might not have been good to other people in previous lives. I could not just feel that I’m wronged in this life and ignore how I treated others in the past. Understanding the karmic relationship, I should just let things go and stop being attached to it. The day when I agreed to divorce, I felt so relaxed. I finally let go of the attachment of sentiment that I had been holding onto for such a long time.
My husband moved out of the house. Except for some of his clothes, he only took a copy of Zhuan Falun. I was happy for him. I know that I had cleared my karmic debt with him and Master also took the opportunity for me to eliminate my karma. No matter what happen to us, it’s for us to remove our attachments and improve our xinxing.
During that period, my arrogance in dealing with things and my unwillingness to let go of attachments seriously hindered my cultivation. They almost pushed me back into the same old me that I once was. When I completely let go, my relatives and friends became supportive of my belief. They all praised the goodness of Dafa and the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. It’s like what Master said, “After passing the shady willow trees, there will be bright flowers and another village ahead!” (Lecture Nine, Zhuan Falun)
I started cultivation at the age of 33, I believed that working in a public service sector was an arrangement for my cultivation. As soon as I turned 50 in March 2022, I retired. I then joined a social media group for retired public servants, and concurrently became a member of five mediation committees. Due to my past work experience, I was trusted and invited by local congressional representatives to join their groups. Interaction with sentient beings continued into my retirement.
Working for the mediation committees, I have interacted with many people who participated in mediation or seminars. In those circumstances, Minghui Weekly would be good truth-clarifying material. I often shared its content with the attendants during breaks. One lawyer read Master’s article “How Humankind Came To Be.” He said that this article had positive long-term consequences in his life. It was the best gift that Master Li gave to mankind, and I agreed. So Minghui Weekly became a popular gift item, and hundreds of copies could be passed out quickly.
When I chaired a mediation meeting, I often had a good feeling about the probability of success. During the meeting intermission, I would explain to both parties that it’s destiny that brought us together. I encouraged them to end on good terms that day. At the same time, I gave every participant either a copy of The Epoch Times or Minghui Weekly as a gift. Both parties involved in mediation generally felt happy after receiving the materials.
If a meeting had a harsh start without reconciliation from both parties, I would say that there might be an invisible relationship to cause differences and no one was to blame. When the mediation failed, I would give everyone a copy of Minghui Weekly while they were waiting for the meeting report and ask them to read it quietly. It was very often that an impatient person, after reading it, suddenly wanted to get the dispute resolved quickly.
Falun Dafa has extraordinary power that inspires practitioners who have a thought of saving people. As long as we cultivate ourselves well, saving people will become a part of our daily lives.
Since the Shen Yun Creations website and the Gan Jing World platform were established, I often selected a few programs and shared them with people. The feedback on the programs was overwhelming. A retired officer said that he could not wait to watch new programs the sites would be broadcasting the next day. There were colleagues who watched free Shen Yun videos several times, took the initiative to attend the Shen Yun tea party, and bought Shen Yun tickets for their friends. There are also friends who missed Shen Yun this year, but took the initiative to purchase the Shen Yun Creation subscription.
The media or online platforms established by Dafa disciples provided us opportunities to come into contact with predestined sentient beings. In June 2023, Gan Jing World held its first Father’s Day Photography Award Contest. I participated in the contest with my father’s photo.
In early September 2023, my father passed away. During the funeral, I seized every opportunity to interact with people, including those who had taken care of my father over the years, and my relatives whom I had not seen for a long time. I also met many people who came to attend the memorial. Many of them later added me to their social media groups. I believe it’s all arranged by Master for me to connect with them and later clarify the facts to them.
Master said,
“A Dafa disciple’s Consummation is absolutely not just individual Consummation. Rather, it must be that in saving sentient beings you will have led countless beings to Consummation. That holds true for every one of you!” (“Fa Teaching at the 2013 Greater New York Fa Conference,” Collected Fa Teachings, Vol. XII)
From the Fa, we know that every Dafa disciple is a particle. Our abilities all originate from the Fa. We should always take the Fa as our teacher and cherish every opportunity that Master arranged for us to save people and establish our mighty virtue. Only by doing so can we better fulfill our historical mission.
(Presented at the 2024 Taiwan Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference)