(Minghui.org) My most recent cultivation experience made me deeply appreciate that cultivation is sacred. I realized that no matter what happens, Falun Dafa practitioners must look within, as everything we encounter is part of our cultivation. When we improve our xinxing, the outcome is always the best.
I renovated my terrace and contracted the work out. The contractor had several workers, and one of them was a Falun Dafa practitioner. He was meticulous which slowed down the construction process considerably. I became impatient and began to dislike him. I asked him, “Why are you so slow? It’s only a small job, and it’s taken you several days!” We even had an argument, after which I looked down on him even more.
The work was finally finished, and the contractor left with his workers. At 9:30 p.m. that night, the contractor called me and said, “Can you please see if there’s a black plastic bag hanging on the parallel bars downstairs?” I rushed downstairs but found nothing on the bars or on the ground nearby. I went back upstairs and called the contractor, telling him that I didn’t see anything.
The contractor said, “There was 900 yuan in the bag. It was the worker’s [the practitioner] wages. His car was parked next to the parallel bars. He hung his work uniform and the plastic bag on the bars but forgot to take them with him when he left.”
I replied, “I’ll check the security camera footage tomorrow! If I still can’t find the money, I’ll give him 1,000 yuan.”
The contractor responded, “He won’t accept it.”
“I will absolutely have to give to him.”
It was almost 10 p.m. when I finished talking to the contractor. I sat down and sent forth righteous thoughts. I sent out a firm thought, “All the people in this subdivision know that Falun Dafa is good. This money is someone’s wages for three days of hard work.” I then started looking inward. Why did I encounter such a thing?
I first checked to see if I had lustful thoughts. I thought that liking or disliking someone could stem from lust, and I started to eliminate this. I later thought that looking down on someone can come from jealousy, and I started eliminating jealousy. I recalled that the practitioner worked hard on the project, how dust flew everywhere as he ground the tiles with a grinding wheel. His hat and clothes were covered with the white dust, and he knelt on the ground the whole time.
I deeply felt how wrong I was to look down on someone who worked so hard. Compassion suddenly arose in my heart. When I looked inward for my attachments, the jealousy that made me look down on others dissolved and my compassion arose. I sent righteous thoughts to eliminate my attachments for half an hour.
At 8 a.m. the next day, I went to the security office at the entrance of the subdivision. I asked the person who managed our security cameras to check the recording for any black plastic bags on the parallel bars. He started checking the recordings and asked me when it happened. I said, “4 o’clock.”
He suddenly got angry. “What time did you say?”
Seeing his reaction, I thought he must have misunderstood me. I should be kind, so I said in a gentle voice, “Please don’t be angry! I meant 4 p.m.” He smiled. Seeing that he wasn’t angry anymore, I left without waiting for him to tell me the results.
I went to a market to let people know about Dafa and help them quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organizations. That day I helped eight people quit. On the bus back home, two young girls, one 16 and the other 10, sat in the seats behind me. I was standing. I heard them whispering, then the older sister stood up and offered me her seat. I said I was fine, but she insisted. I sat down and chatted with the younger one.
She said they were from the suburbs and were visiting the city. She saw me having a hard time standing in the crowded bus and wanted to offer me her seat. The older sister worried about my safety in the bus, so she stood up and offered me her seat. I was touched and said, “Thank you! You’re so kind!”
“It’s what I should do,” she replied.
As we chatted, I said, “We were fated to meet. I want to tell you something good. If you joined the Young Pioneers, I’ll give you the nickname ‘Beautiful’ and help you quit. Millions of Chinese have already quit the CCP organizations.” She agreed to quit. I asked her to remember, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” She agreed.
Just then, the passenger in the seat in front of us got off the bus, and the older sister sat down. I said to her, “I must be predestined that I met you sisters. Have you joined the Young Pioneers, or the Youth League? I can help you to quit them.” She had only joined the Young Pioneers, so I said, “Then I’ll give you the nickname ‘Wonderful’ to quit it, Okay?” She also agreed.
Looking at the two girls, I was deeply moved. Master arranged for me to meet these two who seem to have a predestined relationship with me, giving me the opportunity to offer them Dafa’s salvation.
After I got home, I went to the security office and asked the man, “Did you check the security footage?”
“Yes!” he replied. “Go see the family whose garage is right in front of the parallel bars, and check to see if your item is on the garbage heap at their garage.”
I went to the garage but didn’t see anything on the garbage heap. I asked the owner, “Did you see a black plastic bag? A work uniform should be in it and a few hundred yuan was in one of the pockets.”
He said, “I didn’t see the plastic bag, but a work uniform is hanging there. Go and check.” I looked, and sure enough, there was a work uniform hanging there. I retrieved the uniform and checked it. I felt something in a pocket and took it out. It was a black plastic bag with money in it. The home owner said, “No one would have taken the money! No matter how much it is, we won’t touch it.” Hearing this, I was moved once again. Recalling when I sent righteous thoughts the previous night that no one in this subdivision would take this money—indeed, no one took it.
I took the uniform to the security office. Four people were there, and one of them counted the money. It was exactly 1,000 yuan. He said, “It’s good that our subdivision has surveillance cameras. Money doesn’t get stolen.” I took the uniform home and called the practitioner to come and get it.
He came two days later and counted the money. It was 1,000 yuan. He said, “That’s not right! I remember it was 900 yuan. You must have given me 100 yuan. I can’t take it.” When I told him that I didn’t give him any money, he said, “I remember it was only 900. How did it become 1,000?”
I assured him, “The 100 yuan wasn’t from me. It is your money.” He was quite surprised, and wanted to take out 200 yuan to buy gifts for the security person. I advised him that it would be better to use that money for truth-clarification materials.
The practitioner brought me many beautiful Falun Dafa amulets. Each of them had the inscription “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” that he wrote himself.
Reflecting on this experience, I was deeply moved by Master’s compassionate arrangements. Master arranged opportunities for me to cultivate, and he arranged for me to meet predestined people and clarify the truth to them. This experience was just as Master said: “...“the appearance stems from the mind.”” (“Fa Teaching Given at the Epoch Times Meeting”, Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume X).
That is, the course of events I experienced unfolded exactly as Master described. By looking inward and cultivating myself, I improved my xinxing and became more compassionate, assimilating to the characteristic of the universe. As I improved, everything around me improved. All the people I met were kind and friendly, the fellow practitioner’s lost wages were recovered, and the ending was beautiful. I am grateful for Master’s compassionate arrangements and for his compassionate salvation!
Please kindly point it out if my understanding is incorrect.
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