(Minghui.org) Time flies by, and 29 years have passed since I began practicing Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong). Under Master’s protection, I have steadily walked my path of Fa-rectification cultivation. I am truly grateful to Master and Dafa.
Encountering Dafa
In 1994, my great-uncle was traveling from Liaoning Province to the city of Harbin to attend Master Li’s lectures, and stopped by my home on the way. He brought a copy of Window to the Arts magazine, which featured an article about Falun Gong with a photo of Master Li sitting in meditation on the cover. I was intrigued and learned the exercises from my great-uncle.
I was 17 at the time, and attending middle school. However, after my great-uncle left, I did not continue practicing.
In 1997, my two elder sisters and I went to my great-uncle’s city to make a living, and stayed with him temporarily. My sisters were in the clothing business and wanted me to learn sewing, but I had no talent for it.
My sister and I got into an argument, and I felt empty inside with a sense of insecurity. I casually picked up the book Zhuan Falun, which I knew my great-uncle read every day, and began reading. I found it difficult to put down. The more I read it, the more deeply my body and soul were shaken. Master’s teachings are so profound!
I finished reading Zhuan Falun in a week, and felt that I had found the purpose of life, so I decided to cultivate. I went with my great-uncle to the practice site to do the exercises and study the Fa, and joined the other practitioners in introducing Falun Gong to others.
I was immersed in the joy of cultivation and walking the path of returning to my true self.
Unwavering Determination Despite Tribulations
After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the persecution of Falun Gong in July 1999, my great-uncle’s faith in Master and Dafa was shaken. He said he could not understand why Master had not protected him when he was in trouble. He gave up practicing Falun Dafa and tried a different practice. Two years later, he was in a car accident and fell into a coma, before passing away soon afterward.
My faith remained firm because Dafa had already taken root in my heart. My family was deceived by the CCP’s lies and was afraid of being implicated with me. They interfered with my Fa study and doing the exercises at home, and even hit me. I did not resent them, nor did I give in. Eventually, they had no choice but to leave me alone.
The practice site and Fa study group no longer existed, and I only managed to stay in contact with a couple of practitioners. Later on, I received Master’s new articles from them.
From time to time, they also gave me truth-clarification materials to distribute. Back then, my monthly income was only a few hundred yuan. I sometimes gave them 100 yuan (US$15) to pass on to the practitioners who made the materials. Every time they accepted it, they would say, “This money can save lives!”
In the fall of 2001, I was followed while distributing materials, but I did not realize it. As soon as I exited a building, a young plainclothes police officer illegally arrested me, and took me to the police station. The police asked where I lived, but I refused to tell them. They detained me for 15 days and would not release me until they had extorted 2,000 yuan from my family.
From then on, I paid close attention to sending forth righteous thoughts before distributing truth-clarification materials.
Persisting in Clarifying the Truth
Before I knew it, I was old enough to get married. I had had a few boyfriends, but none of the relationships worked out. In my heart, I wished to meet a practitioner who would be my boyfriend. Master then made the arrangements.
A fellow practitioner introduced me to a young man who also practices Falun Gong. We dated for six months before getting married. My father said it was good to marry a practitioner because we shared the same values and would not fight.
After we were married, we advanced together diligently in cultivation, and established a materials production site at our home. For the past 20 years, we have walked side by side on our paths of validating the Fa and helping to save people.
We hold ourselves to high standards at home and at work, conducting ourselves according to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. We work hard without complaining. At home, we show filial piety to each other’s parents, and have earned a good reputation in the various environments we have been part of.
During the past 27 years of Fa-rectification cultivation, I have primarily helped save people by distributing truth-clarification materials. Practitioners and I have distributed materials in all parts of our city, at houses along the streets and alleys, as well as in apartment buildings. Through reading these materials, many people have come to understand the truth about Dafa and have been saved.
More and more apartments have been built with the growth of real estate development. I focused on relatively affluent residential complexes with elevators when distributing materials because they had high occupancy rates and population density. At the same time, they were relatively isolated, making it less likely that residents would learn the truth elsewhere.
One day, during the COVID pandemic, a front door opened as I was putting up a self-adhesive poster next to it. I quickly walked downstairs, and the people in that apartment chased after me, shouting, “Thief!”
I stopped and replied, “I’m not a thief. I came here to deliver the truth so you can be saved. You will understand after you read the materials I left for you.”
The husband stopped chasing me, but the wife asked, “Who are you saving?”
While they hesitated, I continued walking downstairs. They did not follow me any further.
When I reached the second floor, I thought, “If the couple shouts again, they will alarm the neighbors and the gate guards. I need to send righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil elements behind them, and prevent them from committing wrongdoings against Dafa.”
I sat down on the stair landing and sent forth righteous thoughts. When the staircase was completely quiet, I left the building and safely exited through the gate.
Along my journey of cultivation, I have not pursued luxurious housing or clothing, nor have I traveled for entertainment. Instead, I have obtained this precious Dafa. Being able to assist Master in Fa-rectification and taking responsibility for helping to save sentient beings while walking on the path of returning to my true self has made my life truly worthwhile.
Thank you, Master!
This concludes my limited personal understanding. Please point out anything improper.
