(Minghui.org) I began practicing Falun Dafa in 1996 and have been cultivating for almost 30 years. I’d like to share my cultivation experience with fellow practitioners and report my progress to Master.
My husband had stomach problems before we got married, and after marriage, due to the pressure of life and the cost of our three children’s schooling, his condition worsened. A man in his 30s, the pillar of our family, spent all day wrapped in a thick blanket in bed, unable to do any work. I was a spoiled child and ended up frail and sickly, suffering from insomnia, headaches, heart disease, and low blood pressure. I was also often frightened by ghosts and spirits. I worried as I was only in my 30s, wondering when all this suffering would end. My parents-in-law were deeply concerned by my family’s situation.
In the winter of 1996, my mother-in-law heard that practicing Falun Dafa could cure illnesses and improve one’s health, so she asked my husband to practice it. My husband didn’t want to go. As I didn’t have much work to do in the winter, I said, “If you won’t go, I will.” When I got there, I saw several people gathered in a circle reading a book. Half believing and half doubting, I followed along with them and began learning the practice.
A few days later, a practitioner said to me, “How about we go to your house to study the Fa?” I said, “Sure!” To help my husband learn Dafa, local practitioners came to my home. We sat together to read the book, do the exercises, and watch videos of Master’s lectures and exercise instruction. My husband began reading the Fa and doing the exercises with us.
My husband vomited filthy, foul-smelling substances overnight. We realized that Master was cleansing him, and we weren’t afraid. After that, my husband recovered completely, like he had undergone a rebirth, and his spirits lifted. Seeing this change, my mother-in-law, sister-in-law, son, and daughter all began practicing Dafa. They all know that Dafa is good, and they all strive to be good people according to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. They follow Master’s teachings, look within during conflicts, and have stopped arguing and fighting with others. Our big family lives in harmony and happiness.
Our neighbors and fellow villagers witnessed the extraordinary power of Dafa and began practicing it one after another. From an initial group of six people, our practice site quickly grew to be around 40. Every morning we began doing the exercises a little after 3 a.m., and would complete the five exercises in one go. We shared our cultivation experiences and amazing stories. Our former worries vanished and our faces beamed with happiness. The atmosphere was so sacred, glorious, and beautiful beyond words.
Practitioners and I went to other villages and towns to introduce Falun Dafa to more people. I rode my bicycle with my 6-year-old daughter sitting in the back. I didn’t get tired even after riding a long time. The scene of the group exercise was so beautiful that words cannot describe it.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began persecuting Dafa in July 1999 and deceived so many people with its lies. Practitioners began clarifying the truth and saving sentient beings. My family used to have an orchard and a vegetable garden. I often went to a market on the roadside to sell vegetables and fruits, and had accumulated a lot of small bills. Every day when I got home, I would flatten the money and write on them “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” and “The Heaven will eliminate the CCP.” Later, when stamps with these words became available, I stamped the money and spent it to raise awareness.
I knew many people in the market, and for more than 20 years I spent only currency with these words on them. Large grocery stores, butcher stalls, fruit shops, Mahjong parlors, etc., all need small bills on hand; in total anywhere from 3,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan. Sometimes when I didn’t have enough small bills, I would get some elsewhere, tidy them up and print words on the bills, and then exchange them with people. I once asked a friend to withdraw more than 10,000 yuan in new one-yuan bills from a bank, and then I printed words on the bills and exchanged them with people to spread the facts.
When people came to buy fruit, I would tell them about Falun Dafa and give them informational brochures. Once, after I picked the large fruit throughout the orchard, I looked back and saw the fruit left on the trees were still just as large as the ones I had picked.
I had visited relatives in the city every year in previous years. I brought some informational materials about Falun Dafa when I went there. I sent forth righteous thoughts before I took my grandson out. We went to the neighborhood parking lot and roadsides where a lot of cars parked. I left brochures on windshields or door handles, and put up stickers on utility poles. We took elevators to the top floor of apartment buildings and ran downstairs to distribute materials door-to-door. When my grandson was 7 years old, I walked around my local town distributing materials at night. I felt as if I was walking on air and distributed materials incredibly fast. I felt as light as a swallow. I walked through the streets and alleys, and never felt tired. Winter nights were very cold, but my winter coat was almost soaked with sweat when I returned home after distributing materials.
When I traveled, I distributed informational materials in hotels, cars, and cruise ships. I spread the facts about Falun Dafa wherever I went. I went to Beijing once and asked Master to strengthen me in validating Dafa and saving numerous beings. I safely distributed informational materials in alleyways. I went to Tiananmen Square, where police and plainclothes officers constantly questioned and searched pedestrians. Under Master’s compassionate protection, I passed the check points smoothly, left informational materials on benches in Tiananmen Square, and returned home safely. The Fa-rectification is progressing rapidly, and time is being pushed quicker and quicker; I must seize each second to save more people!
My two-year-old grandson suddenly couldn’t move his arms, and both of his arms drooped. On the way to the hospital, I told him to recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” and I prayed to Master to protect my grandson and keep him safe. When we got to the hospital, the examination showed that there was indeed nothing wrong with my grandson, and his arms could move freely again.
One summer, my four-year-old grandson was running and playing barefoot in the yard when he accidentally stepped on a smoldering fire pit. Large blisters immediately developed on his feet, but he said it didn’t hurt at all. He was able to run around the next day. I knew Master had protected him.
My youngest son was doing wrought iron work when an angle iron fell from a height of over 10 meters. His glasses were shattered, but he was unharmed. It’s truly thanks to Falun Dafa!
My parents were approaching their 90s and needed care after 2022, so I stopped going to the market to sell vegetables. Before that, I had gotten up early every day to prepare vegetables in the field, then went to the market to sell them, and only returned home in the evenings. I rarely had time to study the Fa or do the exercises. Now I have time to study the Fa, do the exercises, and clarify the truth to people. My brothers and sisters come to take care of our parents whenever they have time, and that gives me more time to do the three things well.
My electric tricycle was upgraded with a larger battery, allowing me to travel to villages within a radius of a dozen miles. I distributed informational materials such as Minghui Weekly, Heaven Sent Blessings, Golden Seed, The Truth, Wisdom Voice, All Living Beings in Heaven and Earth, Wishing You Safety, and calendars and New Year pictures with facts about Falun Dafa printed on them.
Some people were very happy receiving my materials. One said, “Thank you! Come to my house for a drink of water before you leave.” I often told them there was no need to thank me, “It was Master who sent me to save you. If you want to thank someone, thank Master!” They would often respond by shouting “Falun Dafa is good! Master is good!” I felt truly happy for them when I heard that.
I once saw a few elderly people sunbathing on the roadside. I told them about Falun Dafa and encouraged them to recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” One elderly man wasn’t able to say the phrases, so another elderly man taught him word by word.
I clarified the truth to several elderly women who were chatting once. I gave them calendars that had words about Falun Dafa printed on them, and they were happy. Several elderly men were sitting nearby. I thought I didn’t have many materials left, so I didn’t approach them. Just as I was about to leave, one elderly man said, “You gave them materials, but none for us?” I said, “I’m sorry, I only have a few copies left.” So I gave all the copies to them. I was truly happy seeing people yearning for salvation.
I usually go out alone to distribute materials and explain the facts about Falun Dafa. I send forth righteous thoughts before leaving home, and while distributing materials I keep sending forth righteous thoughts, and everything goes smoothly. My experience is that while clarifying the truth and distributing materials, I avoid staying in one village for long by going through a few alleys and then moving on to the next village. This is relatively safe, and next time I can continue distributing materials to places that I hadn’t been to last time.
There have been times when a car kept following me. I would send forth righteous thoughts and use the supernormal powers Master has given me to immobilize the car, or stop it from following me, or have it make a turn to prevent it from interfering with me doing the three things. Master is right beside me and no one can interfere with me.
One day in 2015, I drove my tricycle out to talk to people and distribute informational materials. As I was walking down a country road, sending forth righteous thoughts, I looked up and saw a tall, pink archway in the distant sky, magnificent, spectacular, and incredibly beautiful! I did not dare to move my attention from what I was doing to appreciate this magnificent and wonderful sight, as I was alone, sending forth righteous thoughts, putting up stickers, finding suitable utility poles, and watching out for my safety. By the time I finished putting up stickers and wanted to look again, it was gone.
I went there to look again a few days later, but there was nothing there. Only then did I realize that compassionate and great Master had opened my celestial eye and had let me see the magnificent sight of the heavenly gates wide open. I enlightened that the heavenly gate is wide open and time is pressing; I must quickly do the three things well, save more people, and follow Master to my true home.
In the days to come, I will definitely study the Fa well, and do the three things more diligently, fulfill my vows, save more people, be a qualified Dafa disciple, and follow Master home!
Please kindly point out if there is anything that is not in accordance with the Fa.