(Minghui.org) I began practicing Falun Dafa in 1993, and many of my friends and I would like to recount how my family members who practice benefited both physically and mentally.
My Relatives Begin Practicing
Falun Dafa was introduced in May 1992, in Changchun. Some people did not initially know what cultivation meant, so they practiced to improve their health. But, after the other family members saw their positive changes, they began practicing.
Even though my mother was only in her 30s, she suffered from high blood pressure, insomnia, ovarian cysts, and frequent, prolonged menstrual bleeding. A neighbor suggested that she try practicing Falun Dafa. Whenever she meditated, large quantities of pus-like discharge would flow from the corner of her eyes, which I would wipe away with tissue. Less than a month after she started practicing, my mother’s illnesses disappeared. She was deeply grateful to Master Li Hongzhi, and resolved to continue practicing Falun Dafa.
Influenced by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) atheist teachings, my father considered believing in gods and Buddhas to be superstitious. He was amazed by the tremendous improvement in my mother’s health after she began practicing Falun Dafa, so he began practicing. He soon quit smoking and drinking. He even saw colorful Falun swirling throughout our house, and felt it was miraculous.
When my mother introduced Falun Dafa to my maternal grandmother, aunt and uncle, she learned that my maternal grandmother’s half-siblings—my great-uncles, great-aunts, their sons and daughters-in-law—were also practicing.
In 1993, I was the only one in my junior high school class who practiced Falun Dafa. In 1996, I met a boy in my high school class, and a girl in the next class, who practiced. The girl’s parents were volunteer Falun Dafa coordinators.
I was happy to find schoolmates who practiced! We often spent our lunch breaks visiting the girl’s house to watch Master Li’s video lectures. At university, I met a male classmate who had practiced Falun Dafa since he was a child. The number of people practicing Falun Dafa in the early days after Falun Dafa was introduced to the public was huge.
Recognizing the CCP’s Lies
I worked with Yunwei (pseudonym) at a foreign company. We shared an apartment to save on rent and became good friends. Poisoned by the CCP’s propaganda about the Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident, she believed Falun Dafa was bad. She was surprised that I had a portrait of Master Li Hongzhi and wondered why I practiced Falun Dafa. Her attempts to persuade me to give up Falun Dafa caused some tension. Our frequent debates led nowhere, since neither of us could convince the other.
I later quoted something Master said, “Whoever attacks goodness is definitely evil.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the 2002 Conference in Philadelphia, U.S.A.,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume II ). Yunwei was speechless. I said, “Once you read Zhuan Falun the CCP’s lies will collapse.”
After she read Zhuan Falun, Yunwei was convinced that what the CCP said were all lies. She began practicing and told her relatives about her positive experiences. They changed their minds and knew Falun Dafa is good.
One of Yunwei’s aunts recalled how she stood up for Falun Dafa. During the early days of the persecution, passengers traveling to Beijing were made to step on an image of Falun Dafa’s founder before they were allowed to board the train. Yunwei’s aunt resolutely refused to comply, shouting, “Why should I step on it?! I won’t do such a despicable act. You can do it if you want to. I won’t. Let me get on the train!” Embarrassed, the staff let her board.
My friend’s older brother, Jiaming (pseudonym), was a handsome, outstanding and highly capable young man who held a managerial position in a foreign company. He was found to have a serious liver disease during a company health checkup. The company told him to take sick leave and resign if he couldn’t recover. Faced with this devastating blow, Jiaming sought treatment at multiple hospitals, but his condition did not improve. Unable to afford further treatment and not wishing to burden his family with the medical bills, he left home and intended to cut all contact and fend for himself.
One day, Jiaming found a Shen Yun Performing Arts DVD and information about software tools to bypass the CCP’s internet Firewall on the door of his apartment. Using the free program designed to circumvent the firewall, Jiaming accessed a Falun Dafa website and taught himself the five sets of exercises. After several months, his health underwent a positive transformation. At his next hospital checkup, tests indicated his liver disease was gone.
Jiaming returned home and told his parents about his miraculous recovery. Deeply moved, they began practicing Falun Dafa. Jiaming subsequently got married and was blessed with a bright little daughter.
Growing Up With Falun Dafa
Falun Dafa guided me during my formative years. I was a well-regarded, diligent and sensible student, and my parents seldom worried about me. My coworkers called me “kind, responsible, approachable, and easy to get along with.” Former coworkers always tried to persuade me to stay whenever I changed jobs.
I worked for a private company for years, and my former boss still sends me New Year’s greetings each year. After I got married, my husband’s relatives and friends praised me and said I was kind, considerate and broad-minded. All this goodwill stems from my practice of Falun Dafa. I follow Master Li Hongzhi’s teachings, and I strive to be a good person by practicing the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.
A Grandmother’s Secret to Good Health
My 98-year-old maternal grandmother remains healthy and able to care for herself. She, her son, grandson, their spouses and great-granddaughter—all four generations live under one roof. They earned little from farming, but my uncle and aunt managed to put my cousin through university. My cousin found a stable job after graduating and still works at the same company. Besides showing filial piety and respect to my grandmother, the family enjoys a harmonious relationship, to the envy of everyone in the village.
My maternal grandmother’s family has a positive attitude towards Falun Dafa. My grandmother believes in the existence of gods and Buddhas. A kindhearted woman, she was widowed at the age of thirty-two and raised my mother, aunt, and uncle alone.
My mother showed my grandmother how to practice Falun Dafa before the persecution began. Because she is illiterate, my grandmother listened to Master Li’s audio lectures and absorbed the profound principles. My cousin also enjoyed listening to Master Li’s lectures.
In July 1999, the CCP began persecuting Falun Dafa. That day, I was digging up potatoes in my grandmother’s vegetable garden when my cousin suddenly rushed out of the house, shouting, “Look! The news on TV is reporting that Falun Dafa is banned!” I ran inside and switched between channels, only to find every channel broadcasting lies which slandered and defamed Falun Dafa.
Practitioners had a long and difficult journey to clarify the truth and debunk the CCP’s lies. My mother asked my uncle’s family not to interfere with my grandmother’s practice of Falun Dafa. My aunt reassured her, “We support her and we are not opposed to her practicing.” They were all blessed with good fortune because they did not oppose Dafa.
Many elderly villagers died in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. My grandmother had a severe fever and could not eat or drink for days. Considering her advanced age, my uncle and aunt started planning for her funeral. But she miraculously recovered. The family reminded her to say, “Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” Now, whenever we ask her, “Do you still remember that Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good?” She replies, “Of course!”
When my maternal grandmother turned 80, her children held a special gathering to offer words of blessing. My father said, “May Grandma live to be 100—even longer than all the elders in our family!”
With my grandmother enjoying good health and happiness despite her advanced age, reaching 100 years of age is a conceivable reality. I firmly believe that Falun Dafa is the secret to her great health and longevity!
(Selected submission in celebration of 2026 World Falun Dafa Day on Minghui.org)
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