Zhuan Falun Is a Bright Light in Today’s Society

(Minghui.org) The main book of Falun Dafa’s teachings Zhuan Falun, was first published 30 years ago. This book has been read worldwide and its teachings guide people to improve their moral character and return to their true selves. These teachings allow a person to see the true meaning of life. After reading the book, countless people see hope in their lives. The following are two cultivation stories of Falun Dafa practitioners in Taiwan.

Falun Dafa Is Amazing

Mr. Chuang Yongtai has practiced Falun Dafa for two years. He first heard about Falun Dafa ten years ago and bought a copy of Zhuan Falun. But he only glanced at it and then put it aside. After a series of hardships in his life, Mr. Chuang suddenly remembered this long-forgotten book.

When he opened Zhuan Falun, Mr. Chuang was surprised and said he occasionally saw these pages in his dreams. Before he finished reading the book, he decided to practice Dafa.

Mr. Chuang Yongtai reads Zhuan Falun

Mr. Chuang practiced and taught Tai Chi Quan for nearly 20 years. He also occasionally served as a referee. After reading Zhuan Falun, he understood the meaning of “no second discipline.” He resolutely gave up Tai Chi Quan and only practiced Falun Dafa.

Mr. Chuang said, “I am lucky to be a Dafa practitioner. From Zhuan Falun, I understand the true meaning of life and the universe’s principles. This is a precious book that teaches people to return to their original, true selves.”

Mr. Chuang did not know how to identify his attachments when he began practicing, and said Zhuan Falun was like a mirror and helped point out his human notions, “When I found an attachment, I was able to quickly identify the root of my attachment based on the teachings in the book. Whenever I felt emotional or unsettled about something, I wrote it down, found the attachment and eliminated it.”

As he continued studying the book, Mr. Chuang said he felt a stream of positive energy purifying his body, and said, “Zhuan Falun is like a bright light in this confused society. When I encountered difficulties, it guided me out of the maze and helped me to better myself.”

Mr. Chuang says he’s experienced miracles several times. Previously he had surgery for styes (eye infections,) after oral and topical treatments failed. One day the old disease relapsed and two styes swelled up, and were as big as beans. He dreamed every night that he was arguing with his former boss. These strange dreams seemed to give him a hint that something was amiss. Mr. Chuang looked within and found his attachments to fame and sentimentality. The moment he began eradicating these attachments in his mind, the abscesses on his eye burst and disappeared.

His oldest son was involved in a serious accident last year. He collided with a truck while riding his bicycle. His liver and lungs were ruptured, and surgery was performed immediately. After the surgery, the doctor expressed his amazement and said “His internal organs were severely damaged. But his ribs were not broken and many blood vessels were not ruptured. This really is a rare case!” When one person cultivates, the whole family benefits. Mr. Chuang feels his son benefited from Dafa.

He gave his son a copy of Zhuan Falun and encouraged him to read it. His son also felt the reason he survived the car accident was because he sincerely recited the phrases, “Falun Dafa is good, and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” every day. He started to practice Dafa. The day after he first did the exercises, the chest drainage diminished significantly. His chest tube was removed the next day. On the third day, his fever was gone and he was able to walk on his own. Two weeks later, he was discharged from the hospital.

Mr. Chuang said happily, “I found Dafa and a great life mentor, Master Li, the founder of Falun Dafa. I will practice diligently, fulfill my vows, and live up to Master’s compassionate salvation.”

Following the Teachings in Zhuan Falun

Ms. Chen Yiling’s family practices Falun Dafa. Her mother and grandfather are practitioners, and she started practicing Dafa at the age of six. Since she was too young to really understand the content of Zhuan Falun, her mother helped her do the exercises and listen to Master’s lectures.

Ms. Chen always followed Falun Dafa’s principles while encountering various challenges in life. She said, “In all circumstances, I will follow the teachings in Zhuan Falun to guide me in maintaining my moral character.”

Ms. Chen Yiling

Although she practiced when she was young, as she grew older, Ms. Chen found it difficult to follow Falun Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. In middle school and high school, she was assigned the duty of reporting classmates who violated classroom rules to her teachers. This caused her classmates to resent her. Being a practitioner, she had to do her job well, but she found it hard to balance following Dafa principles and fulfilling her duties at school.

She was also confused when she wanted her peers to recognize her, and she strove to reach her goals. In pursuit of excellence, she gradually became competitive, calculating, jealous, and engaged in show off behavior. “An excellent student who fails to win recognition would be considered to have poor cultivation,” she thought.

Ms. Chen studied music at a national university after she graduated from high school. This undertaking didn’t go as well as she expected. Her music journey, which should have been filled with passion, became increasingly difficult. She believed that success and fame were indications of her doing well in cultivation, and she could not bear the thought of failure. To calm her mind, she read a lot of books on modern psychology.

Her mother always told her that a cultivator should not criticize others, but search inside oneself with an open mind. But her mother’s suggestions did not seem to help and the “generation gap” between them widened. Her family entered into a chaotic period of endless arguments. However, Ms. Chen was extremely regretful after each argument with her mother.

She said, “During confrontations, I kept thinking about what I should do to meet the requirements for a cultivator, and how I could respond to the conflicts in a friendlier way. I read Zhuan Falun word for word after each argument. Eventually, I let go of attachments and, thus, no longer felt trapped in negative emotions.”

Ms. Chen has persevered through thick and thin in her life. In the face of tribulations, she thought of her mother’s advice and read Zhuan Falun. She said, “Although I acted like an ordinary person at times, I will never give up Dafa and this cultivation environment. After all, my fundamental goal is to return to my original true self.”

Ms. Chen currently works as a substitute teacher in a middle school. Her job isn’t stable, but she’s very optimistic. She said, “Now I read Zhuan Falun every day. I’ll be a better person day by day following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance!”