(Minghui.org) It was a Sunday morning on May 4, 1997, when I went to the park to learn Falun Dafa. I closed my eyes and saw that the whole energy field was covered with red light, just like Master Li Hongzhi said in Zhuan Falun:
“This site is not an ordinary site, and neither is it a site for an ordinary qigong practice: It is a site for cultivation practice. Many of our practitioners with supernormal abilities have seen that this Falun Dafa site is shielded with red light, and it is red all over.” (Lecture Three, Zhuan Falun)
The entire field was comfortable and peaceful. A strong desire then rose in my heart to never give up and cultivate all the way to the end!
Blessings from Dafa
After learning the exercises, I asked practitioners who taught me where I could get Dafa books. They told me to go to the Fa-study site in the evening. I acquired the treasured book Zhuan Falun. The coordinator said that I was very lucky as there was only one copy left, and I happened to get it.
From then on, I carried Zhuan Falun with me wherever I went and studied the Fa whenever I had time. I was like a container that couldn't get filled up. At the Fa-study site, other people exchanged their experiences of cultivation, but I couldn’t put mine into words. I simply felt happy and knew that Falun Dafa is good.
In less than a week, my husband asked, “Why don't you complain about your headaches any more?” I had severe neurasthenia prior to practicing Dafa, which sometimes made me unable to sleep. My husband had to stay up and help stop the pain by massaging my head.
I hadn't even learned the exercises properly yet and couldn't get my legs crossed for the sitting meditation, but my headaches were gone; I hadn’t even noticed. It was truly like Master Li said, “One should gain things naturally without pursuing them.” (“Learning the Fa” from Essentials for Further Advancement)
When I was watching the video of Master's Fa lectures, I fell asleep. I later learned what Master described:
“A few individuals may fall asleep and wake up as soon as I finish my lecture. Why is that? It is because their brains have illnesses that need to be treated. One will be unable to stand it if one’s brain is worked on.” (Lecture Two, Zhuan Falun)
Since the day I obtained the Fa, I have never used any medicine. My whole body is very light when walking. My pre-existing conditions, such as heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, neurasthenia, and bronchitis have totally gone. I am filled with joy every day. I know how to be kind to others and always behave according to Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance.
One day, my husband exclaimed, “I used to get scolded a lot by you. Now, not only have you stopped scolding me, but if I do it to you, you don't get upset with me!”
Dafa has changed me, not only physically and mentally, but has also taught me not only how to be a good person, but a better person. Our whole family is bathed in the light of the Buddha Fa. We are very grateful to Master!
Improving Xinxing
One afternoon, not long after I started practicing, I was on my way back from the Fa-study meeting. A young man approached me and said, “Hi, I'd like to make friends with you. Okay?” I brushed him off, saying, “We don't know each other, what kind of friends could we possibly be?” The next day, another man followed me. I realized it was time for me to eliminate my attachment of desire and lust! Master said:
This form of interference can come from either demons or from the master, who transforms one object into another to test you. Both forms exist because everyone must pass this test. We begin cultivation practice as everyday people. The first step is this test, and everyone will run into it. (Lecture Six, Zhuan Falun)
Cultivation takes effort to pass tests. I soon passed this one and my xinxing improved.
I need to make sure I leave home before 6 p.m. every day to get to the Fa-study site on time. I get dinner ready before I go so that my family members have meals when they get home from work. When I finish Fa-study and exercise practice, it is often approaching 9 p.m.
Sometimes when I get home, the messy dinner table with leftovers, dirty plates, and debris makes me uncomfortable. But I remind myself not to get angry. As a cultivator, I have to maintain my xinxing and take this as an opportunity to improve. So I end up quietly cleaning up the mess.
My work unit was struggling and starting to lay off staff when the financial officer announced his retirement. I was the only one in the unit with an accounting qualification and some people felt strongly that I should take the financial officer role. The boss, however, assigned me to do HR work. I did not fight to take the finance role because Master told us to be good people. I just gladly accepted my new assignment and performed well, which was appreciated by senior management.
Knowing Dafa is so precious, I require myself to behave according to the standards of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance all the time. Miracles have also occurred. I was once lying in bed when I heard a strange sound and felt my body was being jolted. I was stunned! Was it an earthquake? Looking around the room, nothing was moving. I realized that it was a Falun (law wheel) spinning, which was adjusting my body.
When I was cooking on another occasion, I accidentally touched the hot stove with three fingers. My fingertips were burned, there was black smoke and the smell of burning flesh. However, I didn't feel much pain. By the next morning, I found that my fingers were completely normal. It was truly amazing!
Category: Improving Oneself
