(Minghui.org) I am 81 years old and began practicing Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) in 2004.
I had severe insomnia at the time, and varicose veins in my legs that required surgery. Prior to the procedure, I gave a cash gift to the surgeon without realizing there was a second surgeon involved. As a result, the operation on my other leg was done poorly, and it has been swollen ever since, causing me great pain.
I tried a cure from a spiritual society that worshiped possessing animals. My health deteriorated.
One of my relatives later introduced me to Falun Dafa. In just a few months of practicing, all of my symptoms disappeared, except for issues with my leg, which occasionally swelled up but didn’t affect my daily life.
Next, I’d like to look back on my cultivation journey, report to Master, and share some of my cultivation experiences.
After I began practicing Dafa, I studied the Fa as if quenching a great thirst. I lived in an apartment by myself, and it quickly became a group Fa-study site, where more than 10 practitioners regularly studied together.
It also became a welcome site, where new practitioners or new arrivals would come first. I welcomed everyone, and over time the Fa-study sessions at my place were usually fully attended.
I have moved several times, and my home was always a Fa-study site. I made over a dozen copies of my different house keys so practitioners could let themselves in when I was away. My home is a home for practitioners. With Dafa in my heart, there is no need to be guarded against anyone.
I felt that I started practicing Dafa late, and wanted to catch up with Master’s Fa-rectification progress. About half a year after I began practicing, I established an informational materials site at my home. Another practitioner and I made materials as soon as everyone left after group Fa study.
As the demand for materials increased, I teamed up with a younger practitioner and established a large materials site in an unused warehouse owned by a relative, with eight printers running simultaneously. We printed materials, and made desk calendars and gourd amulets. Since the warehouse was away from the city, we did not have to worry about safety due to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution, and the site became the main source of materials in our local area.
The site ran for seven consecutive years until my relative sold the property. We then divided up the workload and continued producing materials in our respective homes.
For a period of time, to make materials more quickly and also watch the property for my relative, the other practitioner and I decided to sleep at the materials site when needed. I once had to stay there alone and was a bit afraid because the yard was typically dark with no lights.
It was snowing on my way to the site, and I asked for Master’s help in my heart to keep me from being scared. Upon arriving, I saw that the yard was lit and bright, and I wasn’t afraid at all. I was moved to tears and thanked Master for his merciful protection at every moment.
My relative’s warehouse accumulated mighty virtue by serving as a materials site for Dafa, and udumbara blossoms appeared in multiple locations—on cabinets inside the warehouse and on the leaves of beans and eggplants outside. We knew that Master was encouraging us.
Besides making informational materials, I proactively clarified the facts to people I met and helped Master to save many of them. I am truly grateful to Master and Dafa. Although I’m in my 80s, I can still ride my electric tricycle through the streets and alleys. My relatives and friends are amazed by my vitality.
Master said:
“Children do not have attachments, and neither do elderly people—especially elderly women.” (Lecture Eight, Zhuan Falun)
I have fallen far short. I feel that removing attachments is a grueling journey that repeatedly tempers my heart.
Before retirement, I was domineering and bossy at work. In the early stages of my cultivation, I felt a sense of unfairness during conflicts with other practitioners. I gradually began to realize that this was an attachment, but as soon as I became irritated, I would lose my temper, then regret my behavior and apologize, a pattern which kept repeating.
One day, as I was offering fruit to Master’s portrait and reflecting on the bitterness of a fellow practitioner’s accusation, a honeydew melon rolled off the plate onto the floor. I picked it up and put it back, but then it rolled onto the table. It dawned on me that Master was reminding me to improve my xinxing. I’ve really caused Master to worry about me.
I got into conflicts with my children as well. My daughter-in-law sold my apartment to buy a house for my granddaughter, saying that she would buy one for me when the opportunity presented itself. In the meantime, she moved me into a rental property. I felt very wronged and couldn’t get to sleep, so I went for a long walk late into the night.
Master saw that I had not enlightened, and this Fa principle entered my mind:
“…because they take place solely on account of your cultivation.” (“Fa Teaching at the 2008 New York Conference,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume VIII)
I immediately felt relieved, recalling that nothing is coincidental in cultivation. I did not argue with my daughter-in-law over this. My son was furious about the matter and moved out of their home, but I persuaded him to move back.
I have not taken a single pill since I started practicing Dafa over 20 years ago. My children have witnessed Dafa’s miraculous powers through the profound changes in my physical condition and moral character, and have come to understand and support me.
My daughters were concerned about my safety because I was making Dafa materials at home. I said, “You have witnessed how much I benefited from Dafa. Isn’t it my obligation to help others by making these materials? Don’t worry about me.” They stopped being concerned.
My children are very filial, and have all understood the truth and quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. My son and his wife ended up buying a large house for me three years ago. If it weren’t for my xinxing improvement from practicing Dafa, my previously poor temperament would have prevented me from getting along with my children.
While riding my e-tricycle, I have been hit by other vehicles four times, and never once thought about trying to extort money from the drivers. Under Master’s protection, I was uninjured every single time.
When I was hit most recently, earlier this year, my e-tricycle fell on my leg, and it was very painful. I did not seek treatment, but instead persisted in Fa study and doing the exercises. As it turned out, my swollen leg from the problematic surgery has been completely fine since this happened.
Even though I have so many shortcomings in cultivation, Master has been protecting me. I am so grateful to Master! As my favorite song, “Master’s Hand” says, “I will hold your hand tightly and follow you all the way.”