(Minghui.org) I began practicing Falun Dafa in 1995, and I’m now 67 years old. Even after 30 years of cultivation, I still remember how excited I was when I first began practicing! I felt like I was the happiest person in the world. To be able to cultivate Dafa is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I felt incredibly fortunate.
Not long after I started practicing, Master’s article “True Cultivation” (Zhuan Falun Volume II) was published, and I could not help but cry. Perhaps my knowing side sensed the hardship and tremendous sacrifice Master endured to save us.
Looking Within
I went to a group Fa study at 6 p.m. one evening, and did not return home until 9 p.m. I saw that my husband was not home. I knew he played mahjong all day, and thought he must have still been playing. I was extremely angry.
I knew where he was, and I wanted to go there and overturn the mahjong table. Then I had another thought, “I’m a practitioner. I represent the image of Dafa. I can’t bring disgrace to Dafa.” Just as I thought this, a sentence flashed through my mind, “Isn’t this reaction an attachment to sentimentality?” At that moment, I felt something suddenly sweep down from my chest. I immediately felt as though nothing had happened. My heart was calm.
I began looking within and realized that when we encounter conflicts, if we can think of the Fa and remember that we must not have a negative impact on Dafa, and be responsible for saving sentient beings, Master will remove the bad substances from us. Master is always by our side, watching over us.
Never Give Up on People
I usually go out with other practitioners in the afternoons to clarify the truth about the persecution. We give people Dafa amulets and truth-clarification materials.
As soon as I began talking to a man one day, who was selling vegetables, he asked, “Are you a Falun Dafa practitioner?” I said yes. He then said, “I don’t want to listen.” I asked, “Do you think Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good?” He said yes.
“The principles of Falun Dafa are Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Look at what people have become nowadays. Just for money, they dare to do all kinds of bad things. If people conducted themselves according to Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, would there still be all these counterfeit goods?”
He nodded and began cursing the current Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader, “He hasn’t done anything good since coming to power. Look at what’s happening to ordinary people.” He was also particularly dissatisfied with the medical system. He said, “People with uremia used to get dialysis for free, but now they have to pay. They even charge a threshold fee for hospitalization.” He also mentioned how fake vaccines had harmed people. He was very angry.
I talked with him more about the corruption in society. I then explained what Falun Dafa is, and why the CCP persecutes Falun Dafa. And I exposed the lies seen on television that slandered Falun Dafa. I went on to explain why people should withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. I added that since the CCP came to power, its political campaigns had caused the deaths of 80 million Chinese people, and that hundreds of thousands of Falun Dafa practitioners have been persecuted.
“Persecuting good people is intolerable to Heaven, and good and evil will receive their due. After 27 years of persecution, all kinds of disasters are occurring, and the CCP will face consequences for its actions. Those who joined the CCP organizations will suffer along with it. Why do people say that withdrawing from the Communist Party, the Youth League, and the Young Pioneers can protect one’s life and safety? Those who kill others will have to pay with their lives; this is a heavenly principle. By withdrawing from the CCP organizations, we align ourselves with Heaven’s will, and we’ll be protected.”
He agreed to withdraw from the Youth League and the Young Pioneers, and I taught him to say, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” I told him that not only could this benefit his health, but he could also avoid disasters. I then gave him additional materials and I urged him to ask his family, relatives, and friends to withdraw from the CCP.
When we were leaving, he waved to us and said, “I really enjoyed chatting with you!” I was truly happy that another life had been saved.
Creating a Positive Environment
I was once abducted by the CCP and sent to a detention center. When I first arrived, no one in the cell knew the truth about Falun Dafa. They all called me “Old Lady,” and even “Skinny Old Lady,” because I was relatively thin. I thought, “I must use my words and actions to validate the goodness of Dafa and help Master save them.”
This was during the COVID pandemic when many prisoners were sent to the detention center instead of prisons. More than 50 people were housed in one cell. Because sleeping space was so cramped, prisoners often fought with one another. The cell leader told me to sleep at the end of a long bed near the toilet, where two long tables were pushed up against the side of the bed. My body was sometimes squeezed onto the tables. I thought, “I’m a practitioner. I can’t fight with others. I represent the image of Dafa, so I must conduct myself well.” Everyone saw how I reacted, and the cell leader gave me a thumbs-up.
I asked to do the Dafa exercises, and was refused. I said to the guards, “If I don’t do the exercises, my health will be affected.” But they still would not let me do them. Seeing my steadfast heart, Master transformed my physical condition. I suddenly appeared to have a heart attack. I could not catch my breath, my lips turned purple, and I couldn’t move.
Everyone in our cell was washing their clothes. I was standing at the doorway and still had difficulty breathing. An officer walked by and wanted to know what was wrong. I said, “I can’t catch my breath.” She called me outside and asked, “Have you been practicing the exercises?” I said, “They won’t let me.” She then assured me that I could do them, and said she would talk to the administration about it.
From then on, I did the exercises and sent righteous thoughts every day. In the morning, when everyone was sitting around, I meditated. At noon, when they were resting, I practiced the other four exercises.
I tried to clarify the truth to a prisoner. She retorted, “Say another word, and I’ll report you.” I later talked to her again and told her traditional stories, and the principle that good and evil are repaid in kind. She gradually became interested, so I told her the truth about Dafa. Once she understood, I helped her withdraw from the CCP’s Youth League and Young Pioneers. I knew Master was encouraging me.
She was later transferred to the cell next to mine and became the cell leader. Another Dafa practitioner was brought to her cell. The practitioner was extremely weak from being tortured. I called out to the cell leader and asked her to pass some things to this practitioner for me. She said, “With me here, you don’t need to worry about anything.” I felt genuinely happy that another being was saved.
The cell leader in my cell usually would not let me speak, but she was often away. Whenever she left, I clarified the truth about Falun Dafa and the persecution. I spoke loudly so everyone could hear me. Most accepted that Dafa is good, and they also withdrew from the CCP organizations. They often said, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance are good.” Two people were already able to recite On Dafa, Zhuan Falun,andmore than 10 poems from Hong Yin. Some also memorized “Wealth with Virtue” (Essentials for Further Advancement).
A detention center officer once came into the cell and said, “Look at the Falun Dafa practitioners. They don’t gossip or speak badly about others. They never cause trouble. Now look at all of you—you constantly fight and curse. You should learn from them. I’m not opposed to religious belief.” On another day, she was in the cell next door and angrily shouted, “The CCP does nothing but lie. They told me to transform a practitioner and promised they would release her. But after she was transformed, not only did they not release her, they gave her a heavy sentence!”
I never missed an opportunity to clarify the truth to the detainees. Only a very small number of people refused to accept it. Everyone began calling me “Sister” or “Auntie,” and they were all very friendly. No one called me “Old Lady.” None of this would have been possible without Master.
Assisting Master in saving people is my mission. At this final, most critical moment, I must work even harder to study the Fa well, cultivate myself, and fulfill my mission.
Thank you, Master, for protecting me throughout the journey! Thank you, fellow practitioners, for your selfless help!
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