(Minghui.org) I am a new practitioner. I started to practice Falun Dafa less than a year ago. I am 70 this year, the sixth of nine siblings. Although I have just obtained the Fa, Master has truly taken care of me and I have benefited so much from cultivation.
I started cultivating Falun Dafa because of my two sisters. My second eldest sister is 85 this year, and she has practiced for more than 20 years. My third eldest sister is 78, and she has cultivated for more than a decade. Both of them live in northeast China. I remember that when the persecution just started, both of them went to Beijing to stand up for Falun Dafa. They were arrested several times, but they remained steadfast in their faith. I did not understand what Dafa was all about then. I just wondered why the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) said that people were no longer allowed to practice it, but so many still did.
Every time my sisters returned to our hometown, they would tell the whole family how good Dafa was and share some of the amazing things that had occurred since they’d started to cultivate. I started to gain some understanding of Dafa. I believed that my sisters were not going to deceive their own family and that everything about Falun Dafa on television was false. The movement to quit the CCP started at the end of 2004, so my sisters came back to our hometown to persuade people to quit the CCP’s organizations. My younger sister and brothers, 10 in all, quit the Party, including the younger ones.
A few years ago, my health was poor. I often suffered from stomachaches and dizziness and didn’t even dare to walk. When it was bad, the whole world was spinning and I dared not open my eyes. Surgery did not help. Then I had problems with my rectum and had to have an operation. My health was really bad.
My second and third sisters heard about my situation and called, asking me to recite the two phrases, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” When I asked if saying these few words would help me recover, they said, “As long as you recite them sincerely, yes. You’ve seen how we’ve cultivated for so many years and not been ill? You already know this.”
I said, “If it really is that good, I am going to practice it, too.” They were very happy to hear that.
I then asked, “How can I learn it? We live so far apart and I do not know anyone in my area who knows this practice, so how am I going to learn it? The Party is still persecuting Falun Dafa, so I cannot go out to find help.”
My sister said, “I’ll send you a copy of the Dafa bookZhuan Falun, and you can take a look at it first.” She sent me a copy of the precious book Zhuan Falun.
Maybe I really had an affinity for the practice: When I opened the book, I felt my heart become lighter. Even my eyes felt as though they had lit up. I felt that I had seen Master somewhere before, and I found him very pleasing. It really was a good book! Master’s lectures were so well-written! It was not like what the evil Party said. I realized that Master is here to save people and asks people to abide by Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance to become good people. Not only do they only do good things, they do not even retaliate when people beat or scold them. This book was so good and I had finally found it. Why does the Party stop people from learning it? That is because the Party is so evil. It is all about deception, evil, and fighting with others.
I called my two sisters and said, “I have read the Dafa book and it is so great! This is what I have been looking for. I want to cultivate till the end. But we live so far apart, how can I learn it? I can’t just read the book, I also need to learn the exercise movements.”
They said, “We will send you another book, The Great Way of Spiritual Perfection, Master’s exercise-instruction video, and the recordings of Master’s lectures. You can take a look and follow that to practice first. I agreed.
I did as they suggested, but I sensed that my exercise movements were inaccurate and differed a lot from the correct ones, so I asked some people I knew if they knew anyone who practiced Dafa, but no one did. One day, my brother came to my house, saw the Dafa book, and asked, “Sister, you are learning Dafa, too?”
I said, “This Dafa is really great. Do you know anyone who practices it?” He replied, “A lady in my department does. She is a good person and has practiced it for over 20 years.” I was elated to hear that and asked him for her phone number. I called the lady and told her about my situation. She immediately agreed to come to my house to teach me.
Two days later, the lady rode her tricycle to my house. She was very kind and taught me the exercise movements patiently. She even brought Master’s latest lecture, a Minghui Weekly, and other materials, explaining the current progress of the Fa-rectification. That increased my confidence to cultivate. I felt that I must cultivate well because this Fa was so good. It was a pity that I learned it so late.
By studying the Fa and doing the exercises, I felt light and relaxed. In the past, I would pant and become breathless when I walked or climbed the stairs. Now, I don’t feel tired at all when I climb the stairs. Some time later, I became very dizzy and I felt unwell all over. I called the lady and asked her why I felt so uncomfortable over the past few days. She said, “This is a good thing. Master is correcting abnormal states in your body, and you will be fine after some time.”
Truly, one month later, I no longer felt dizzy and my whole body no longer felt uncomfortable. Two months later, my stomach no longer hurt and the bowel irregularity after the rectum surgery stopped, too. Even the piles I had suffered from for many years went away. When I returned to the hospital for a checkup three months later, everything was back to normal. The white spots on my liver had disappeared, my depression was gone, and my legs were no longer weak or tired when I walked. Basically, all of my ailments were gone and my body felt light and relaxed. No words can express my gratitude to Master.
Last year before the Chinese New Year, my cousin in Shanghai had an intestinal obstruction and was in great pain. As it was near the Chinese New Year, the hospital would not operate on her, and medications did not help. She could not tolerate the pain and called me for help. I told her, “Quickly recite ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.’” She agreed.
A few days later, she called me and said, “Sister, you asked me to recite those two phrases. I did, and I have now recovered. This is so miraculous! This Dafa is really great! I recite the phrases every day now.”
A few days ago, this cousin came back to our village for a visit. I saw that she looked very healthy and energetic. When I asked if she’d quit the CCP, she replied, “I quit more than a decade ago.” This cousin is really thankful to Master from the bottom of her heart for his benevolent salvation.
Although I came to the Fa late, I want to catch up with the Fa-rectification, do the three things well, and save people who are predestined. I have already helped four classmates, who understand, to quit the Youth League. In my daily life, I abide by Dafa’s requirements to treat others with kindness and be considerate. If there is trash on the road, I pick it up and throw it in a trash can. I feel that I have changed a lot compared to how I was in the past.
From now on, I want to do the three things well and get rid of my attachments. I have confidence and I am determined to improve in my xinxing. I will persist in cultivating Dafa without wavering and follow Master home.
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