(Minghui.org) I have traveled this far on my path of cultivation, having experienced regret and pain while struggling to get up after having stumbled, and the transcendent feeling after I improved. I felt ashamed after I read experience sharing articles on the Minghui website and compared myself to diligent practitioners. I hesitated to write about my cultivation experiences, but did so with the encouragement of fellow practitioners.
Starting to Practice Falun Dafa
I had extraordinary fantasies when I was a child. When I was in middle school, I went to temples and churches, and I read many books in an attempt to gain some insight. After I became an adult, I practiced several types of qigong because I hoped to find answers to my questions about life. Falun Dafa resolved all these puzzles. I was overjoyed, and I felt that I had found a treasure.
I began practicing Falun Dafa in 1997, but I practiced alone and seldom interacted with other practitioners. Thus, I did not know when the peaceful April 25 appeal to the government happened or the other times when practitioners appealed to the government.
It wasn’t until I read online about how Dafa was persecuted and the self-immolation hoax at Tiananmen Square, that I understood I should clarify the facts about the persecution. I couldn’t find other practitioners, but I knew I should do something and help the people who were deceived.
I started making truth-clarification DVDs and printing materials, which I delivered to mailboxes in the neighborhood or placed on people’s doors. I never stopped doing this. Soon after, the SARS epidemic began to spread. Some of my colleagues and relatives developed severe symptoms. I understood Dafa’s amazing effect in saving lives, so I gave DVDs to the families of those who were infected and told them, “Please check out the DVD and informational materials, so that you could tell right from wrong, and your family will avoid danger. Please remember the auspicious phrases, ‘Falun Dafa is wonderful! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is wonderful!’ Your whole family will benefit from it.” For those who agreed with the informational materials, their condition stabilized. They quickly and miraculously recovered, much to the surprise of their doctors, the patients themselves, and their families.
When I was illegally held in prison, I also had opportunities to talk to the guards about Dafa and the persecution. Some appeared to give it some thought after hearing this, while others said they wished to practice Falun Dafa.
Dafa Saved My Mother’s Life
After I was persecuted, my elderly mother was upset, suffered a stroke and fell into a coma. The doctors could not help her and told our family to prepare for the worst.
I believed that the extraordinary power of Dafa could save her, so I played the recordings of Master’s lectures for her. She opened her eyes a week later and gradually recovered. In a matter of two months, she went from being paralyzed to walking. Our relatives, the nurses, doctors, and other patients were amazed.
After she was discharged from the hospital, she began practicing Dafa. Her outlook on life changed. After learning of her recovery and discharge from the hospital, her coworkers and friends visited her and saw how wonderful and miraculous Falun Dafa is. Each one took a copy of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and a truth-clarification DVD. My mother and I sincerely wished them a bright future.
Dafa Saved My Brother’s Father-in-Law
My brother’s father-in-law is highly educated, stubborn, and confident. He criticized me after I spoke to others who were visiting him about the importance of renouncing one’s memberships from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organizations. He thanked the CCP, and said that without it he wouldn’t have the food, clothing, and happy life he enjoyed. Shortly afterward, he suddenly felt unwell and was diagnosed with colon cancer, which required immediate surgery.
When I heard what happened, I went to the hospital. He was very worried and no longer arrogant. His family was also at a loss. I comforted them and said, “Don’t worry, no matter how serious his condition, there is a way to help him.”
He asked me anxiously what he needed to do. I told him, “There are still a few days before the surgery. Please read this book The Ultimate Goal of Communism every day. Sincerely recite the auspicious phrases, Falun Dafa is wonderful! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is wonderful!”
He seriously listened and did as I suggested. After surgery, all of his test results were normal. As a result, chemotherapy was not required, and he was discharged without any complications. I knew Master had saved another person and his family appreciated how wonderful Falun Dafa is.
My Sister-in-Law
My sister-in-law was from the countryside and a veteran CCP member. When I told her about the CCP’s evil deeds and the significance of quitting the Party, she asked me to help her and her daughter quit. She also began reciting the auspicious phrases.
After she quit the Party, she told me about her greatest heartache. Her grandson was diagnosed with a mental illness when he was a child. He was unpredictable and destructive, so he couldn’t attend daycare or any school, and she had to care for him. His parents had taken him to various hospitals for treatment, but to no avail. Her grandson was now in his 20s, while my sister-in-law was now older. Overwhelmed with worry, she often wept.
I felt bad because I neglected her family. I met with her grandson and explained how to recite the auspicious phrases. I told my sister-in-law that she should recite the auspicious phrases with him every day, as it would bring good fortune and avert disaster. She agreed.
Her grandson changed—he no longer needed to be constrained, and became a great help to his grandma. The grandmother and grandson often went to the market together and visited relatives and friends. He was very good at helping his grandmother, and this unexpected happiness brought my sister-in-law immense joy.
Conclusion
Master said, “...with one person practicing, the whole family benefits...” (Teachings at the Conference in Australia)
When I interacted with my family and extended family, it was a good opportunity to clarify the facts and hand out informational materials. Dafa’s compassionate saving grace could help them recover from their illnesses. Some quit the CCP, while others decided to begin practicing Falun Dafa.
In the process of assisting Master in Fa-rectification and doing well the three things, my xinxing improved and the experience I gained was beneficial. However, I’ve also experienced serious lessons when I failed to eliminate my attachments to comfort, lust, greed, showing off and a competitive mentality.
A group of collaborators pulled me into a group chat in order to brainwash me. However, Dafa is the beacon that lights the way forward in my chaotic life. Master’s immense saving grace has been deeply rooted in my heart. I seriously told them about the painful lesson when Devadatta attempted to recruit Shakyamuni’s disciples to start a separate sect and betray the Buddha, and if a Fa-rectification period Falun Dafa practitioner doesn’t follow the path arranged by Master, there would be no way out.
I feel truly honored to practice Falun Dafa. Master helped me understand how precious this cultivation opportunity is. I will cultivate diligently to repay his saving grace.
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