(Minghui.org) This Chinese New Year was special for my family. Many relatives noticed that I’d changed. My cousin’s wife met me at a family get-together. Later on she told my mother that I seemed warmer and more pleasant overall. I’d looked mean before and she was afraid to talk to me.
My mother also witnessed the changes in me. I brought a lot of money home this year, which I never did in the past. During the holidays at home, I washed the dishes, mopped the floor, took out the trash, etc. I was kinder and didn’t throw any tantrums. Overall, my family enjoyed a more festive and happier new year this time.
I started to change when I began practicing Falun Dafa. I came to understand the meaning of life and what cultivation was all about and experienced significant improvement from the inside out—spiritually and physically.
Addicted to Playing Online Games
Like many other young people, my life used to be about pursuing and fighting for self-interest. I grew up in an atheistic society and was always looking for opportunities to get what I wanted, without restraint. I hit rock bottom and became addicted to playing Internet games, reading online novels, and watching pornography. I couldn’t control myself and played games day and night. I looked unhealthy and became unstable and narrow-minded. I was ashamed and depressed.
I had heard good things about Falun Dafa over ten years ago and quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organizations using my real name. Just a few months ago, I made up my mind to practice Falun Dafa. As a result, I realized the reasons for my addiction, which I had no idea about before. I was able to persevere and stopped the temptation of addiction. The power of Dafa is magical! Now I know that Master removed those badly corrupted substances from me.
Falun Dafa Changed My Life
Before practicing Dafa, I thought of cultivation was just a fairy tale because I have lived in a country where the CCP imposes atheism and evolutionary theory on its citizens, indoctrinating us as early as elementary school.
However, many people still believe in seeking out qigong masters with supernatural abilities. I heard about them in my hometown too. In non-communist countries, people commonly have a belief. Having faith doesn’t harm a society nor does it have a negative impact on its development, but it does prompt respect for others.
My health improved dramatically after I started cultivating. I used to stay up all night browsing the Internet and always felt tired despite sleeping in longer the next day. Now I can sleep a little but still have plenty of energy. For example, I watched the broadcast of Shen Yun Performing Arts on Lantern Festival Day. It was almost 3 a.m. by the time it was over. I remembered Master’s Fa:
“Has it ever occurred to you that cultivation is the best form of rest? You can obtain the kind of rest that can’t be obtained through sleep. Nobody would say: “The exercises are making me so tired that I can’t do anything today.” One would only say: “The exercises are making my whole body relaxed and at ease. I don’t feel sleepy after a sleepless night. I feel full of energy. I feel completely fine after a day’s work.” Isn’t that the case?” (Teachings at the First Conference in North America)
I decided to do the exercises after watching Shen Yun, so I went to bed really late. Nevertheless, I woke up feeling great and was in high spirits later that morning. My mother said that she heard a buzzing sound and felt the air vibrate when I spoke to her.
Conclusion
Many practitioners have experienced the miracles of Dafa. Some got better or recovered completely from terminal illnesses, posting before and after pictures as proof. Many remained safe when dangerous things occurred. There are too many miraculous incidents to mention.
People today are busy with their daily lives and don’t know that Dafa is spreading around the world. China was called the Divine Land in ancient times, and there are many stories about people cultivating to higher levels. Life is short. We should seize the opportunity to cultivate Dafa. It’s extremely difficult to obtain a human body to cultivate. There will be no words to describe the regret of missing cultivation in this lifetime.
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