(Minghui.org) I began to practice Falun Dafa in 1999. It has been 20 years. I have benefited greatly from practicing Falun Dafa.
Falun Dafa Can Solve All Problems
My husband has a short temper. Once for a trivial thing, he beat me with a sweeper, and then slapped me. I told him to not be so angry. In my heart I said to myself: “This is a good opportunity for me to improve my xinxing. I must not lose it.” I didn't fight back, but smiled. He thought that I was trying to provoke him, and got even angrier. He found a shovel and beat me with it. He refused to listen to my explanation.
Master said:
“This is because when a conflict occurs, it will take place unexpectedly. But that is not a coincidence—it is for improving your xinxing. As long as you treat yourself as a practitioner, you can handle it properly.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)
Although I had bruises all over my body, I didn't feel the pain. In my heart I didn't have any complaint or hatred toward him. After beating me, his hands and feet were injured. He could not fall asleep due to the pain. Later he said to me: “I didn't know that you have Master protecting you. I was wrong.” He then apologized to Master too.
Clarifying the Truth of Dafa
Given the Fa-rectification period, practitioners in my areas started to clarify the truth about Dafa face-to-face, and pass out truth-clarification materials. Another practitioner and I cooperated with each other for two years. We study the Fa in the morning, and go out to clarify the truth in the afternoon every day, no matter how severe the weather is. Despite the persecution we never stop.
We go to farmers markets, bus stations, shopping malls, and other places that have a lot of traffic. This is also a process for us to cultivate our xinxing. We treat everybody with compassion, including those who have been poisoned by the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) lies and held hatred toward Dafa. Some people cursed us, and some even tried to report us to the police. With our solid belief in Master and the Fa and the righteous thoughts given by the Fa, we overcame all kinds of difficulties.
One day we passed out brochures, and ran into a policeman. We were arrested and taken to the police station. I was nervous, and my heart beat fast. I realized that it was fear, and I should not have it. I said to myself: “I walk on the path arranged by Master, and I will not cooperate with the evil.” I sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil. I didn't have hatred toward the police who reported on us—he didn't know the truth; what a pity.
Master said: “Of course, cultivators have no enemies.” (“Turning the Wheel Towards the Human World,” The Essentials of Diligent Progress Vol. III)
He was controlled by the Party, so I should not hate him. It is a poor life who committed a crime. All the sentient beings come here to learn the truth. I must save them. I asked Master for help, and promised that I will do well.
The police interrogated us separately, asking where we got the materials. We were told that if we gave them the answer, we would be released. But neither of us cooperated. Later the chief of police came in, and asked who is so and so (my name). “You are really well known,” she said. I sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil behind her so that she would not commit crimes towards Dafa. She then said: “I will not beat you,” and then left.
I was released after 15 days. We recited the Fa, continuously sent forth righteous thoughts, and clarified the truth to the inmates. I convinced all the inmates in my cell to quit the CCP and its youth organizations.
In the evening of the 13th day, I had a dream. In the dream, all the policemen were kids. They were at a meeting, discussing how to imprison me. I talked to them one by one: “Do not persecute me. Remember that Falun Dafa is good, and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” On the 15th day, the chief of police said to me: “We were about to imprison you.” I said in my heart: “Your decision means nothing.” She continued: “We were about to ask you to write a promise not to practice Falun Gong anymore. But I guess you would rather be imprisoned than writing the promise. So, that is it. You go home and continue your practice.”
Fellow practitioners sent forth righteous thoughts as one body, and helped my mother rescue me. Later, I calmed down, studied the Fa, and looked inward. I found that I had the hidden attachments to showing off and making achievements. The old forces took advantage of these loopholes. I must get rid off them.
When I went to the countryside to distribute Dafa materials, 20 some people surrounded me. They yelled: “This is Falun Gong. Catch her.” I was calm, and sent forth righteous thoughts. Master helped me freeze them. They were yelling “catch her,” but their bodies were frozen. We learned from the Fa that we are walking on the path of divinity, and we are not confined by the everyday people's stuff and principles at low levels. As long as our minds and thoughts are on the Fa at every moment, the amazing power of the Fa will manifest.
Last year, another practitioner and I tried to make the calendars with the truth-clarification contents at my apartment. We boxed them up. A male practitioner agreed to come to my apartment to pick them up. To save everybody's time, I carried the boxes downstairs before the appointed time, so that we could quickly load the boxes as soon as he came. We waited for two hours, but he did not show up. We called him and he said that he was tired, and would come the next day. We could not find anybody else due to the security reason.
The other practitioner and I decided not to transport large amounts of materials in the future. After we made a few calendars, we fill a bag and pass them out. We make materials every day, and take them to the practitioners who plan to pass them out at different places.
People Who Know the Truth Protect Practitioners
We often go to the countryside and distribute out Dafa materials door-to-door. Many people welcome us, and ask us for the materials. We also tell them to recite “Falun Dafa is good; Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” Many people have learned the real story behind the persecution of Falun Gong.
Yet, there are still people who are deceived by the CCP. One day at a bus station, I tried to give an old man a truth-clarifying booklet. He grabbed it. Then he held my arm and tried to get my bag that had more truth-clarifying materials, threatening that he would take me to the police station. I said: “I cannot give you the bag. Your behavior harms yourself. I cannot let you commit crime against Dafa. I am trying to tell you the truth for your own good.” He said: “The Party pays you, yet you are against the party.” I replied: “My salary is not from the Party. It is payment for my labor.”
He held me tightly, and many people surrounded us watching. I yelled loudly: “Master, help me.” One of the passersby told the old man to let me go, “They are the best people. She is not doing anything wrong.” Another few people also said to him: “What are you doing? Let her go now.” He released me. The passersby told me to leave. I didn't have time to thank them, but I didn't have fear either. It was Master who protected me again.
Getting Rid of Egotism and the Attachments to My Own Opinion
My mother, also a practitioner, is illiterate. She doesn't cultivate diligently and has strong fear. I am worried about her, and often criticize her because of this and that. Sometimes I said she was indoctrinated by the Party. I thought that I said it for her own good, but I didn't consider whether she would accept my words.
She has a rooster, which often pecks at people. One day the rooster injured my leg. I didn't say anything. Later it pecked me a few times again. My hatred came out. I found a stick and beat it, yelling: “I will kill you. I will send you away.” It tried to fight back, which made me more angry, and I took out the anger towards my mother. “Why do you keep it? Dirty and smelly?” I yelled at her. I didn't look inward afterwards.
At the group Fa-study that night, I felt a little pain in my legs. I didn't pay much attention to it. Two days later, the pain worsened. Fellow practitioners reminded me to look inward. I found a lot of attachments. I said to Master's portrait: “I am wrong, Master.”
Master said:
“From now on, whatever you do, you should consider others first, so as to attain the righteous Enlightenment of selflessness and altruism.” (“Non-Omission in Buddha-Nature,” Essentials for Further Advancement)
Master also told us to consider others first. But I only saw mother's shortcomings. I criticized her without compassion, and I didn't cultivate my speech. I also said bad things behind her back, looked down on her, and sometimes even got jealous of her. I have attachments to my own opinion, and never consider other people's feelings. I was also too harsh to the rooster.”
Master said:
“Killing does not only bring about a lot of karma, it also involves the issue of compassion. Shouldn’t we have compassion as practitioners? When our compassion emerges, we will probably find all living beings and every person suffering. This will happen.” (Lecture Seven, Zhuan Falun)
I must get rid off the rotten substances and human notions accumulated in my mind, especially the egotism, and the poisons from the CCP indoctrination. In conflicts, I must measure myself against the Fa and look inward, so that I can improve my xinxing and help Master rectify the Fa better.
Category: Improving Oneself
