(Minghui.org) I began practicing Falun Dafa in 1999. Protected by benevolent Master, I’ve cultivated for 25 years. I’ve experienced pain after having stumbled, but also joy when I pulled myself together. I’d like to tell you about some of my amazing experiences.
Clarifying the Facts
Former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang and his group fabricated lies about Falun Dafa to deceive people. In order to help people understand the truth, Ms. Lan and I drove our bicycles to the mountains to hand out informational materials. At that time, bicycles were our only means of transportation.
We carried a few hundred copies of materials and handed them out everywhere. On our way, we recited Master’s poem,
“Coming with true principles of free will,With a light and easy spirit, traversing the four seasThe Fa principles spread everywhere in the human worldFully laden with living beings, the Fa boat sails” (“Tathagata” Hong Yin II)
We forgot about hunger, fatigue, and thirst—our only thought was to save people.
After we finished handing out materials, we clarified the facts to people face-to-face. One time, we noticed a mother and her son working in the field. We told them about Dafa and how it was slandered by the CCP as well as the persecution practitioners are subjected to. They quietly listened. We talked for more than an hour. When we asked if they understood, they replied, “Yes we do. Thank you!” We said, “Please don’t thank us. Please thank our Master!”
When we were about to leave, the mother asked us if we’d eaten. It was past 3 p.m. and we said we hadn’t. She invited us to her home and said, “You’ve traveled a long way to bring us blessings, but you are hungry. How can I not invite you to eat?” We politely declined. We knew Master encouraged us.
We sometimes faced dangerous situations. Master arranged for people to help us when we couldn’t find the way home. I feel that Master is by our side at all times and safeguards us. He has done so much for us. Thank you Master!
Improving My Cultivation
I was arrested and held in a police custody for three years and went on a detour in my cultivation. After I was enlightened by Master multiple times and with fellow practitioners’ help, I returned to cultivation. There was only one local practitioner who made informational materials. He only knew how to print, but did not know how to download materials from the Minghui website. He relied on practitioners in the city, which resulted in a delay in local practitioners and people receiving the information quickly.
Seeing this situation, I really wanted to make materials. However, I didn’t even know how to browse the Minghui website, or type. I reminded myself that I was a practitioner, so nothing should be too hard for me. After discussing the situation with another practitioner, he brought me a computer and a printer.
I had fear and many negative thoughts when I first began making the materials, and I was afraid my family would find out. I knew this was interference and sent righteous thoughts as I knew those negative things were not mine. I only wanted to walk on the path arranged by Master. I asked Master to help to remove those bad things. Empowered by benevolent Master, I began operating my little material production site.
Master opened my wisdom. As a result, I learned very quickly. After a practitioner went over the steps with me a couple of times, I remembered them. During the process, I also eliminated several attachments. For instance, I sent out the list for people who quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). In the beginning, I only recognized a few letters on the keyboard, so I typed very slow. When there were a long list of names of people who quit the CCP, I had to stay up all night in order to finish. Sometimes I didn’t know which key I hit by mistake, and the list suddenly disappeared. I was worried. But I also knew this happened to help me eliminate my anxiety.
I also had to work to pay off my husband’s debt. After I was illegally sentenced, due to the slow-down of the factory that my husband ran, my husband incurred a lot of debt. After I was released, I began to take on labor work. Later I opened up a bakery store in my home. I took care of the business in the morning and made materials at night.
In the past nine years, protected by benevolent Master, the material production site has run smoothly. I’ve continuously dispelled and negated every unrighteous notion and fear. When my fear surfaces, I remind myself that Master is by my side and is safeguarding me. My fear gradually subsided, and my righteous thoughts became stronger and stronger.
My husband found my printer one day. When I came home, he said, “You brought that thing home, what if it’s found? Quickly take it away!” I was in a panic, how did he see it? I knew I should clarify the facts to him.
However, he was getting more upset as he talked, and he didn’t want to listen to me. But I wasn’t rational and I didn’t stop. He suddenly ran into the room, grabbed the printer, and then slammed it onto the ground. While he was doing that, he was also swearing. The ink splashed all over the room. His eyes looked as if he were possessed. I was petrified. I suddenly realized that something was manipulating him.
I sent out the thought: Eliminate the bad things that are manipulating him. He stopped immediately, and sat there like a deflated balloon.
I quickly grabbed the blanket from the bed and cleaned the ink on the floor. Perhaps he realized that his behavior was outrageous. He said, “Last time, when those police officers ransacked our home, one said, “It doesn’t matter how many materials we find. However, if we find a printer it’s proof that your home is a production site.”
I replied, “They tried to trick you.” He said, “But I’m scared! I don’t want to see you arrested and illegally sentenced like last time.” He told my son and daughter-in-law that I made informational materials. I told my daughter-in-law, “This is my mission, please don’t worry about it. Besides, you can’t stop me.” She replied, “Yes I know.”
When I looked inward, I realized that when I clarified the facts to him, I had the CCP fighting mentality. I didn’t think from his perspective, or realize that what happened was a reflection of how I didn’t cultivate myself well.
When I deeply looked inward, I saw I had other attachments, such as fear, jealousy, competitive mentality, hatred, resentment, and feelings of unfairness. Even though I did the most scared thing, if I still had these attachments, the old forces would take advantage of them and cause me to have tribulations. It manifested in the human world by practitioners being persecuted by the CCP, causing tremendous pain and harm to them and their families.
My husband found the printer again the next day. He said, “I told you to get rid of it, but you didn’t listen to me. I’ll throw it on the floor.”
I didn’t say anything, but thought, What I did was the most wonderful and righteous thing, it’s for saving sentient beings. Master has given us a great and sacred honor, I must give this printer a safe environment. I quietly sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil factors behind my husband. My righteous thoughts subdued him, and he quietly left.
The third time my husband found the printer, instead of overreacting, he asked me to put it away. I said, “Sure, I’ll do that.” After I let go of these attachments, I realized he also changed. He never mentioned making materials. I enlightened that I passed these three trials because Master helped me. I came to understand another layer of meaning in Masters poem,“What’s There to Fear” in Hong Yin II.
My Neighbor Is Blessed After Learning the Truth
A new neighbor made steamed buns and sold them. She worked very hard and got up very early. One noon when she took a break, I chatted with her. In the beginning, I didn’t mention that I practiced Falun Dafa, I only talked to her about how to be a good person. She asked me how I knew so much. I told her that it was our Master who taught me. I asked her if she heard of Master or Dafa. She said no. I then asked her if she attended the school, she said no. When I asked her to recite the phrases - “Falun Dafa is wonderful!” “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is wonderful!” She agreed.
She later said, “Since you shared with me on how to be a good person, my temper improved. I also let go of my attachment towards self-interest. I’m no longer worried if my business goes well or not.” Her relations with her family also improved. She used to be rude to her husband. When she told her husband about the Falun Dafa principles, he also changed.
She was in an intersection on her way to deliver buns, when her electronic bike suddenly fell. There was a lot of traffic and she was sure she’d be hit. The traffic suddenly stopped, which was truly miraculous. When she told me what happened I said, “Our Master protected you.” Since then, she believed more in Dafa.
During the pandemic lock-down, many businesses closed, yet her business still did well. Since she was over-loaded with work, she asked me to help her find a helper. She said she would trust the person I found. I contacted a practitioner, and she hired her. The neighbor happily said, “You people are so great!” I told her that it was because we practice Falun Dafa.
In order to show her appreciation, she brought me her specialty. I politely declined and said, “Please don’t thank me. My Master has taught me how to be a good person. If you want to thank someone, then please thank him.” I also told her that she received blessings because she believed Falun Dafa is great. I gave her a USB loaded with truth-clarification content. After she watched it, she asked, “Is this for real?” I told her yes. She was very upset because practitioners were persecuted. She also shared the truth with her family and friends. Her family all decided to quit the CCP organizations.
Thank you Master for your benevolence and saving grace. You’ve scarified so much for us.
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