(Minghui.org) After reading the article “How Humankind Came To Be” several times, I felt that Master was telling both Dafa disciples and all people that only by remaining kind can a person elevate his life, be saved by the divine, return to the heavenly realm, and accumulate virtue to receive blessings. Therefore, in our daily lives and at work, we must hold ourselves strictly to the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance, strive to be people of noble character, and always consider others first.
One of our greatest challenges is to remain kind amid intense conflicts, harsh words, and suffering caused by substantial financial loss. I believe fellow practitioners are well aware of it. Only true cultivators, guided by Master’s Fa principles and protected by His compassion, can walk their cultivation path well.
Lin, 78, is silver-haired but has a youthful complexion, She remains energetic and alert. Except for weekends, she goes out to clarify the truth face to face with another elderly practitioner every day. She has also written several experience-sharing articles on Minghui.org.
In the late 1980s, Lin’s husband had an affair. For a traditional woman like Lin, it was devastating. She suffered from multiple illnesses, including rheumatic arthritis— which caused rheumatic heart disease, making it almost impossible to work.
Fortunately, her supervisor encouraged her stay home and just work in the office at the end of the month.
She cried constantly, and often thought of ending her life during those years. Her two children were in middle school and elementary school at the time. One night, after settling her children and writing a suicide note, she left home, intending to kill herself. Luckily, two kindhearted people encountered her and encouraged her to return home.
After obtaining the Fa in 1998—within less than ten days—all her illnesses disappeared as she studied and practiced the exercises. For the first time, she truly experienced what it felt like to be free of sickness. Her smile naturally returned. When her two children saw her smile, they also began smiling, and everyone understood that the incredible changes she was experiencing were thanks to Dafa.
Guided by the principles of the Fa, Lin understood that only by cultivating solidly could she improve her xinxing (character). She could let go of resentment only by improving her character. Without removing those negative substances, she would always suffer. Besides taking good care of her children, she devoted herself to studying the Fa and doing the exercises. She studied Zhuan Falun all the way through once every three or four days, and Master’s other lectures as well.
One day, as she was clarifying the truth by the roadside at a busy market, she saw her ex-husband walking toward her. It was too late to avoid him, She did not want to meet him because she felt embarrassed to speak to him. Her mind was racing with the thought of turning away. Finally, she thought, “As I’m a Dafa disciple, my responsibility is to clarify the truth and save sentient beings, to assist Master in Fa-rectification. Doesn’t meeting him mean that he came to hear the truth and to be saved?” With this thought, she responded to his greeting and quickly turned the conversation to truth clarification.
Her ex-husband worked in law enforcement and had been deeply influenced by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). When she talked about quitting the CCP and its affiliated organizations, he hesitated to do so. Then, she explained in detail the staged “Tiananmen self-immolation” to him. After listening attentively, he agreed to quit the CCP with a pseudonym.
Through this experience, Lin realized that as long as people truly cultivate, Dafa can fundamentally change their notions, help them let go of attachments, and transform a narrow heart into a broad, open one. When people assimilate to Dafa and act according to the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance, both their bodies and minds will undergo transformation and elevation, and there will be divine manifestations. From the depths of her heart, one thought kept arising: “Cultivating Dafa is truly good!”
Chen obtained the Fa in 1997. Now in her 80s, she is full of vitality with a radiant complexion. She rides a pedal tricycle to various markets to clarify the truth and help people to quit the CCP.
She also experienced a test of losing personal interests. When she was young, she and her husband opened a bookbinding factory. Then, they expanded into a larger factory building with their savings. After her husband passed away, she entrusted the factory to her son and daughter-in-law. However, to buy an apartment in town for their son’s wedding, Chen’s son sold the factory for several million yuan without giving Chen a single cent.
Her son and daughter-in-law never mentioned that they sold the factory. Chen thought, even if they gave me just some tens of thousands to spend, I would feel more at ease. After all, this was the hard-earned savings that my husband and I accumulated over most of our lives. Remembering Master’s Fa and that she was a cultivator who should let go of attachments to personal interest, she did not bring up the matter.
Chen told me, “If I had not cultivated Dafa, I would never have handled it this way. That was not a small amount of money.” Her son and daughter-in-law experienced their mother’s character elevation from cultivating Dafa, so they strongly supported Chen to cultivate. Even during the most frenzied persecution––when Chen was illegally detained at a brainwashing center––her son fearlessly knocked over the gate with his car. By asking the police to release his mother, Chen’s son was also unlawfully detained for more than ten days. But his courageous action deterred the police. After that, they no longer dared to harass Chen at home. On the politically sensitive days, they merely drove past her house, took a photo of her door, and left. Chen has a big family with four generations living together, with about a hundred relatives. All of them have learned the truth and quit the CCP.
In November 2016, when I clarified the truth with a practitioner in a market, an elderly man refused to quit the CCP after learning the truth, and kept praising the CCP. As I didn’t let go of the attachment to competitiveness, I was reported by the man, and then illegally arrested and sent to a detention center.
While dealing with police at the detention center, I did my best to remain calm and demonstrate the demeanor of a Dafa disciple, continuously clarifying the truth to the police.
A young female officer, sensing my sincerity and kindness, said, “Falun Gong practitioners are all kind people at just a glance.” I remembered her name while she was recording my statement. Later, when she checked my clothes, I said to her, “You’re so-and-so, right? Kind people should have protection from the divine. Let me help you quit the CCP.” I made a pseudonym for her to quit. She thanked me repeatedly.
During my time in the detention center, I was not sad. Aside from reciting the Fa and sending righteous thoughts every day, I tried my best to treat everyone kindly. Each new detainee was emotional. I patiently comforted them and shared my food and clothing. Many were deeply moved and willing to confide in me. This gave me the opportunity to tell them about the goodness of Dafa and the corruption of the CCP, helping them understand that the suffering people endure today stems from the CCP’s corruption and moral decline. After learning the truth, many agreed to quit the CCP.
One evening, a young woman refused to eat dinner, and sat cross-legged on her bed, saying loudly, “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good! I want to eat at home!” Suddenly, a police officer appeared and told her to pack up—she was being released. Witnessing the miraculous power of Dafa, others in the cell also began sincerely reciting every day, “Falun Dafa is good.”
On the night before my discharge, everyone was too excited to sleep, though it was past midnight. They gathered around me to listen to me to explain the truth about the staged “Tiananmen self-immolation” incident, and I taught them how to sit in meditation. After they had learned the facts about Dafa, it was time for me to go home. I am deeply grateful to Master for strengthening me, and for fellow practitioners’ tirelessly sending righteous thoughts toward the detention center. Whenever they did it, I could clearly feel the immense power of Dafa disciples’ righteous thoughts, which created a strong righteous field to eliminate the evil in other dimensions.
Not just me, but countless Dafa disciples who have been imprisoned harbor no resentment or hatred. Instead, we consistently maintain kindness and demonstrate the compassion of Dafa disciples. Because of their kindness, innumerable sentient beings have learned the truth and quit the CCP. Some have also become Dafa practitioners.
Tens of millions of Dafa disciples remain calm and kind in the face of conflicts, betrayal, financial loss, loneliness, ridicule from those unaware of the truth, and verbal abuse while clarifying the truth—in harsh weather or severe physical pain. This is because they keep purifying and strengthening themselves with the Fa principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. They understand that their mission is to do the three things well, assist Master in Fa-rectification, and save sentient beings.
I am grateful to Master for helping us break the human shell formed over many lifetimes, guiding disciples to become divine.