Falun Dafa Is a Clear Stream in a Chaotic World

(Minghui.org) After Master Li Hongzhi introduced Falun Dafa to the public in 1992, through word of mouth, and within a few years, it spread throughout China and then throughout the world. In China alone, more than 100 million people practiced Falun Dafa in 1999.

Dafa raised practitioners’ ethics, and quickly improved people’s morality. Since then, like a shining beacon, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance has brightened practitioners’ hearts, helped us obtain healthy bodies, and see hope. We were no longer confused—instead we follow the highest characteristics of the universe, “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.” We genuinely strive to be good people and practice these moral principles. Countless virtuous individuals have thus emerged in China.

However, in July 20, 1999, out of jealousy, former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang Zemin initiated the persecution to slander, defame, and eliminate Dafa. Thousands of practitioners have since been illegally arrested and killed.

Despite the fact that the CCP has persecuted Dafa for over 26 years, practitioners have held onto the teachings of their Master in different environments and different social classes. They’ve held themselves to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to be good people. They are unafraid of the CCP’s brutal persecution and suppression, and have persistently talked to people about the beauty of Dafa.

I’d like to share some examples with you.

Couple Strives to Follow Falun Dafa’s Principles

Ms. Anxin and her husband lived in poverty before they began practicing Falun Dafa in 1997, and were in poor health, frequently caught colds, and suffered from severe gastrointestinal problems. Ms. Anxin also had uterine fibroids, and constant back pain prevented her from straightening up. Her husband had serious gastrointestinal issues. He experienced diarrhea and pain after he ate, and he had difficulty swallowing. He also frequently went into shock due to anemia. They were plagued by various illnesses and suffered immensely. They felt their lives were hopeless.

Ms. Anxin has six siblings. Before she was ten years old, she had to take on all the housework and care for her younger siblings. The heavy workload left her feeling bitter, and she was not able to experience the joys of childhood. Lying in bed at night, she often wondered why she suffered so much. She had respected gods and Buddhas since she was very young, and often wondered, “How does one become a god?”

After she and her husband began practicing Dafa, they read Zhuan Falun and felt it was amazing. It answered all their unresolved questions, showed them the purpose of being human, and taught them to be good, and even better people—adhering to Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. They understood that people fell down to earth because they became bad, and that they came here not to pursue a happy and beautiful life, or for enjoyment, but to return to their original true nature. They also understood how a person could cultivate themselves and become gods.

They felt good, and felt that they had finally obtained the true teachings and found a wonderful method to cultivate themselves into gods and Buddhas. They felt light when they walked. The joyfulness and gratitude they felt were indescribable. They wanted to shout on the street and to the heavens, “We have obtained the Fa! We can also cultivate ourselves into gods and Buddhas!”

They greatly treasured their opportunity to practice Falun Dafa. Thus, even when the CCP rampantly persecuted them, it didn’t shake their determination to cultivate.

Ms. Anxin and her husband are good people, which is even evident in the small things they do. They voluntarily cleaned the stairwell, paid for light bulbs out of their own pocket when it came to replace the streetlights, and never asked their neighbors to share the cost. They have done this for 28 years, and never asked for anything in return. When observant neighbors noticed this and offered to chip-in to help pay for the lightbulbs, they politely declined.

They also worked together to clarify the facts to help Master save people. They talked to people wherever they went. Whether they were shopping, taking a walk, going to a market, or visiting relatives, if they encountered elderly people, disabled people, or children, they lent a helping hand or offered assistance. When they saw someone carrying or moving heavy items, they offered to help. People truly appreciated their help. The couple used the opportunity to clarify the facts and told people that they practiced Falun Dafa, and it was their Master who taught them to be good. They asked people to thank their Master instead of thanking them.

Once, on their way home, they encountered someone asking for directions. Without hesitation, they turned around and led him to his destination. They had to walk a long way, and the person was very moved. He wanted to give them money as a token of his gratitude and buy them some food, but they politely declined. They said, “We want to be good people by following our Master’s teachings and adhering to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.”

They always told people, “If you want to thank someone, please thank our Master—Mr. Li!”

Whenever they met people who had trouble carrying heavy items they bought, Ms. Anxin and her husband helped them. People were deeply moved, but the couple felt it was just a small act of kindness, which is also one of the basic qualities that a practitioner should possess.

As practitioners, they cared very little about their own self-interests. Once, after buying something, they realized that they underpaid the merchant, so they returned the money the next day. They never picked up lost money on the street. They would also remove any pebbles, fruit peels, scraps of paper, or dead branches they saw on the roadside to make the road clean.

After her husband passed away, Ms. Anxin didn’t stop practicing. She continued to talk about Dafa and help Master save sentient beings.

Police officers came to harass her in 2024. They wanted to photograph her, but she stopped them. She also told a young police officer, “Don’t take pictures of me, it’s not good for you.”

The young man, realized he was being rude and stopped. Then he asked her, “Have you cleaned this staircase all these years?”

She replied, “Yes.” Even after her husband died Ms. Anxin continued to clean it. The police officers gave her a thumbs-up.

Ms. Bao Pays Off Her Husband’s Debts

Ms. Bao is persecuted by the CCP because she practices Falun Dafa. She was sentenced to three years in prison, and while she was incarcerated her factory went bankrupt. Her husband was hundreds of thousands of yuan in debt, and he was also having an affair. After Ms. Bao was released from prison and returned home, her relatives and friends advised her to divorce him, so she wouldn’t have to clean up his mess. She decided not to abandon her family and child, but instead chose to work odd jobs to earn enough money to pay off her husband’s debts. Even so, her husband scolded her for meddling in his business.

A creditor family urgently needed money and approached Ms. Bao. She told them, “Don’t worry! I’ll definitely find a way to pay you back.”

Ms. Bao did everything she could to raise the money, and paid them back. The family was moved and one of them said, “You are such a good person.” Because of the way she handled this matter, they saw through the CCP’s propaganda, and said that people who practice Dafa are great. They accepted the truth about Dafa and agreed to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.

Ms. Bao kept working her part-time job, and repaid the money her husband owed. Everyone was moved. They thought they would never get back the money they lent him.

Ms. Bao told her relatives and friends, “I practice Dafa and follow Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to be good. Our Master taught us to think of others at all times and be altruistic. I was imprisoned only because I held myself to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to be good. Please be sure to remember the auspicious phrases, ‘Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!’ Renounce your memberships from the CCP’s organizations you joined, and choose a bright future for yourselves.” They gladly agreed.

Facing Injustice and Unfairness

Ms. Cai is a teacher, and has an excellent reputation. She taught students patiently and kindly, sponsored students in need, and refused to accept gifts from them. Sometimes, if she couldn’t decline the offer, she bought school supplies or books that were equivalent value to their gifts, and gave them to them. In order not to affect her teaching graduating classes, she gave up the opportunity to apply for a senior teacher qualification.

Because she upheld her belief in Falun Dafa, Ms. Cai was sent to a forced labor camp. After she was released and returned to work, the principal cut her pay. Some teachers thought Ms. Cai wouldn’t be as dedicated to teaching as before, but she continued to teach diligently, not only influencing students with her kindness but she also treated her colleagues and superiors with respect. One evening, the principal called and said, “Teacher Cai, you need to come to school immediately. So-and-so teacher is no longer teaching a certain class. You’ll have to cover for her.”

Ms. Cai did so without hesitation. She took over the class that the other teacher refused to teach.

Even so, for such a great teacher, under pressure from the 610 Office, the principal deprived her of her right to teach students. One parent said, “We’ll never find another teacher as honest and upright as her, who doesn’t take bribes from students.”

The school gatekeeper also remarked, “Teacher Cai is a truly good person. She’s neither greedy nor corrupt.”

One of Ms. Cai’s students became a successful member of society and was invited back to the school to give a speech to the faculty and students. The former student praised her, saying, “Teacher Cai not only taught me knowledge and how to be a good person, but also gave me motherly care.” While her former student was giving his speech, Ms. Cai was being forced by the school to sit in the guardhouse at the gate for “reflection and study.”

Ms. Cai sat in the school gatehouse every day, facing the more than 1,800 teachers and students coming and going, being pointed at and gossiped about. Her child encouraged her, saying, “Mom, you are the role model for all the teachers in the school, the most outstanding teacher.”

The relationship between a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can be very difficult to reconcile. Before she began practicing Falun Dafa, Ms. Cai had a bad relationship with her mother-in-law, who found fault with everything she did. Faced with her mother-in-law’s criticism and difficulties, Ms. Cai regretted her marriage.

After she returned home from her labor camp term, her mother-in-law became even more abusive—she discriminated against her, verbally abused her, and pressured her to divorce her husband. Faced with her mother-in-law’s insults, she repeatedly wept, enduring the pain in her heart. When she was unable to bear it, she went downstairs, until her mother-in-law calmed down. Despite the hostility she still cooked her mother-in-law’s favorite dishes and bought her clothes. Gradually, her mother-in-law changed. She became willing to chat with Ms. Cai, and the two were able to get along harmoniously.

After she taught her mother-in-law to recite the auspicious phrases, her mother-in-law recited them. In the last five years of her life she was healthy, and lived to be 90 years old.

Ms. Ding Never Gave up on Her Husband

Ms. Ding and her husband used to run a timber company with two factories, and their business prospered. Ms. Ding has been sentenced twice by the Party since July 20, 1999, when the CCP began persecuting Dafa. After she was released, she learned that her husband had affairs with several women, squandered hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets, and borrowed thousands of dollars in high-interest loans, with the interest payments constantly building up. Ms. Ding took out the only money the family had, borrowed money from relatives and friends, and personally paid off the loan sharks, and told them to never lend her husband money again.

Her husband subsequently had no income, and had to fully depend on Ms. Ding’s pension, which was only a bit over 1,000 yuan, as well as support from their two daughters. Ms. Ding didn’t despise her husband. Instead, she treated him kindly in every way. She advised him to cherish his life and read Zhuan Falun. She asked him to be a good person by following Master’s requirements and holding himself to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and stop having affairs. He finally changed and broke off all contact with the other women. He said, “Master is truly wonderful! Falun Dafa is also wonderful, and taught you to be so good!” Last year, her husband also began to read Zhuan Falun.

A Moral Monument

If everyone followed Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, people’s hearts would be rectified, and morality would rise again. By following Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance to be good, a hundred million practitioners demonstrate their unwavering belief. Like streams of clear water in a turbid world, they converge into a vast ocean, becoming the mainstream of human morality. Although they differ in status, social standing, and living and working environments, they erected moral monuments in the world through their words and deeds.