Practicing Falun Dafa Led Me to the Path of Enlightenment

(Minghui.org) I would like to report to Master and share with fellow practitioners my experiences of practicing Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) over the years.

Predestined Relationship With Dafa

My cultivation journey began when I met my husband. He told me about Falun Gong while we were dating. I did not object, because I grew up in a religious family. I already believed in Heaven and earth, and thought it was wonderful to follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.

Before we married, former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang Zemin launched the persecution of Falun Gong. The regime broadcast slander and propaganda on television every day. I didn’t believe any of it, because I knew my fiance was an upright and down-to-earth person, a man of rare integrity.

Later, the persecution became more severe and in 2001, the CCP staged the Tiananmen self-immolation incident. We had been married for two years by then and had a one-month-old baby. I hadn’t yet started cultivating.

Soon after this, around New Year’s Day, my mother called me and asked me to watch a China Central Television program called “Key-Event Interview.” She told me Falun Gong practitioners were setting themselves on fire, and wanted me to keep an eye on my husband and his family. She anxiously asked me to watch television, saying, “Don’t always side with them. Who in their right mind would burn themselves like that?” I was keen to watch the program and find out exactly what was going on. The incident was shocking. It was difficult for a person who never read Dafa books and did not understand Dafa’s principles to see the truth.

I wanted to turn on the television, but my husband stopped me, saying, “The government fabricated this story. Dafa prohibits people from killing, including committing suicide.” But my mother kept calling and asking if I watched the program yet.

As I had not read any Dafa books and did not know any Fa principles, I spoke to my husband harshly, and I began to interfere with his cultivation. He explained the facts about Dafa and the persecution, but I was not convinced. He gave me a copy of Zhuan Falun and wanted me to read it for myself, so I would realize the CCP was lying.

But my religious beliefs prevented me from reading the book until two months later. When I finally opened it, the very first thing I saw was Master’s portrait. I felt an indescribable sense of closeness. I read On Dafa, and knew right away that this was not an ordinary book. After I read a few more pages, I thought the book was so well-written and it is hard for someone to obtain such a righteous Fa.

However, I felt very tired while I read the book, and I fell asleep. I persisted over the next month and was finally able to finish reading the first lecture. Many bad thoughts were eliminated in this process, and I no longer felt sleepy. It was as if a door opened in my heart and I understood many issues that had been confused by my religion. I felt my forehead tighten and the flesh being squeezed when I started reading the second lecture and saw the phrase “The issue of the celestial eye.” I felt what Master described.

It took me a long time to finish reading Zhuan Falun that first time. I learned many Fa principles. However, I still did not want to cultivate, because I could not let go of my childhood religion.

One day, my husband was reading a sharing article online about practitioners’ past life memories. I read it as well and thought, “What were my past lives like?” That night, I had a vivid dream about me and my husband in a previous lifetime. I was a princess, and my husband was a palace guard for my father. He risked his life to save me.

For the next few nights, I dreamed about my different past lives, as if Master was enlightening me in my sleep. I could understand the meaning of the saying “A human body is hard to obtain and learn a righteous way.” At last I realized Falun Dafa and Master are the most righteous, and it is absolutely correct to follow Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I never learned principles that were so virtuous. I understood that it is not possible to return to Heaven through today’s religions, and only Dafa can bring salvation.

Overcoming Obstacles

When I decided to cultivate Dafa, the interference from my former religion began. First it was through my mother. She asked me to go to church every Sunday and on some other days too. She would call and use forceful language if I did not agree. Out of my sentimentality towards her, I could not refuse.

But I did not want to follow two ways. I often dreamed that I was on the bus to go home, but always ended up at the same starting point. I enlightened that this was Master giving me hints about wavering, and not beginning Dafa cultivation in a dignified manner.

Finally, my real test came. August 15 is an important day in my former religion, so my mother wanted me to go to church with her. I used work as an excuse and said I was too busy at my store. My sister-in-law was very angry about this, and wanted to come over to my place to argue. She said my mother’s heart condition had flared up. I knew I needed to overcome this test and not give in. So I went to my parents’ home with my husband and son.

When we went inside, I saw my mother lying in bed with a pale face. My brother and his wife stood angrily next to the bed. My mother questioned my husband, saying, “Why did you introduce her to Falun Gong, and stop my grandson from going to church too?”

My husband said, “Falun Dafa is good. Of course I would share this with the people I love most.” I made my position clear too and said, “I want to practice Falun Dafa. My son was born into our family because he has a predestined relationship with Dafa. We will tell him how wonderful Falun Dafa is.”

My heart was righteous in that moment. My mother’s face looked rosier, and my brother and his wife stopped being argumentative. I passed this test of sentimentality, so they calmed down and became more agreeable.

But my mother sent me a religious New Year calendar for the next two years, even though I did not want them. My mother said, “I am trying to remind you of the important days of the year. Your not coming to church is bad enough; you have to at least remember the dates. Put the calendar on the wall when you get home. I will come over and check.” The first year I was still afraid of my mother, so I did put it up, but she did not actually come and check.

The next year, I was still afraid of upsetting my mother, and accepted another calendar. But when I got home, I thought to myself, “I must adhere to the principle of ‘no second cultivation way.’ Master’s Dafa can bring people to their true home. It is the Dharma-ending period, how can religion save people nowadays? If I keep swaying back and forth, how can I call myself a practitioner? This calendar represents all the sentimentality and fear that I could not let go. I must relinquish them.” I tore the calendar into pieces and threw them in the garbage. Afterwards, I felt much lighter.

I had a dream that night. I was a Mongolian princess, carrying a scimitar at my waist, sitting in a council hall. Two woman of Han ethnicity in Han dresses came in, carrying swords at their waists. They pointed at me and said, “Come out and look. There are two big geese in the sky. If you can shoot both of them down with one arrow, we will stop bothering you.” I said, “Really?” They said, “Yes.”

I went outside, drew my bow and shot an arrow at the two geese. They were pierced through by my single arrow and dropped to the ground. The two Han ladies disappeared immediately. Since then my mother and my sister-in-law have not bothered me about religious matters.

Not Moved by Self-Interest

I was able to truly let go of many notions and attachments, and I started practicing Falun Dafa. The sense of clarity was the most relaxed and joyful I had ever felt. There were times when I didn’t do well; some human attachments are difficult to shed. Thanks to my husband for his help and reminders. We both helped each other in our cultivation.

The village where my parents lived was demolished and redeveloped into an apartment building. When he was still alive, my father owned a 1,000 square meter factory building and a large residential lot. There were a lot of family conflicts when the properties were re-allocated. My mother said, “You are a married daughter. I do not expect you to take care of me, and you won’t get a single square meter.” They were allocated a dozen buildings, including the 30 square meters that I should have owned. I found out a few years later that they removed my name from the household registration.

I was very upset about this. I graduated from professional school when I was 18, and my father’s businesses were booming at the time, So I joined him and helped out, working tirelessly in the family business for almost 10 years. I took on the workload of several people and made the business extremely successful. Those properties were all acquired during that time.

This attachment to self-interest made me feel unsettled. My husband discussed it with me based on the Fa, saying, “We practitioners do not fight for profits. We will not lose anything if it is ours, and will not fight for anything if it is not ours. We must evaluate and examine ourselves according to Dafa.” I understood that this happened for me to rid of my imbalanced heart and going after profit. My mind became relaxed when I let go of this attachment.

When I went back home, many relatives asked questions like, “They have so many properties. Did you get any?” Some even asked in front of my mother where my property was. My mother said uneasily, “She didn’t get anything.”

My heart remained calm. I knew I am a practitioner and I practice Falun Dafa. No attachment can block my cultivation path. I would not have been able to maintain my composure if I still followed my former religion. I would have fought with my parents long ago. I am grateful to Master for introducing Dafa. It cleansed me of all lust and desires and led me to a bright path.

Unafraid of Evil and Devoted to Helping Master Save People

Master said a practitioner needs to do the three things well: studying the Fa, sending forth righteous thoughts, and telling people the facts about Falun Dafa. My husband and I remind each other to do the three things well. We try to find as much time as possible to study the Fa. We do the exercises in the morning and join practitioners worldwide to send forth righteous thoughts at the global times. We work together to tell people the facts and ride our bikes for miles to distribute flyers. We clarify the truth to people face to face. When our xinxing is good, we can help a dozen people quit the CCP. Now this has become our routine. No matter where, as long as we can find someone to talk to, we clarify the truth. Providing we each have the heart of a practitioner, Master will bring predestined people to us.

Over the past 17 years, I have viewed everyone who comes to my small shop as someone who is predestined to hear the truth about Dafa. I thoroughly clarify the truth to them so they’ll quit the CCP organizations and be released from it’s control.

My husband and I both filed a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin to the supreme court and Protectorate. The local police station used these as evidence and illegally detained my husband for 10 days. We had no fear, refused to sign anything, and did not to comply with the police. Instead my husband clarified the truth to the officers in the detention center.

The local police often come knocking on our door and harass us on the CCP’s sensitive days, including the Zero Out campaign. My husband’s manager and the neighborhood association staff came with the police and threatened us to sign a document renouncing our faith. We explained the facts to them and told them Falun Dafa is good. We told them Master is the most righteous; they should not say bad things about Dafa so they won’t be implicated for the CCP’s crimes. As a result, they no longer said anything negative, and the campaign fizzled out.