(Minghui.org) (Continued from Part 1)

Seeking a Path for Seven Years Before Finding a True Teaching

Fu Yuelan, who has practiced Falun Dafa for 30 years, was once a Buddhist. In the seven years before starting to cultivate, she earnestly sought a path to spiritual liberation, traveling to other countries and visiting monasteries in search of a true teaching. At one point, she was even considering becoming a nun. Yet, despite all her efforts, her countless questions remained unanswered—until she read Zhuan Falun.

“At that time, I found many answers in the book and decided to practice Dafa earnestly,” she said. “Master taught that one can practice Dafa in everyday society and that the whole process of cultivation is about getting rid of attachments. Master also explained the various attachments in great detail. Thus I understand how to cultivate.”

Three months after Yuelan started practicing, Master gave a lecture in Singapore. She and other practitioners listened to Master’s teachings in a hotel. She recalled that, “Master smiled benevolently.” She said she saw a brilliant light radiating from him, spreading over a wide area and illuminating the entire wall behind. It then shifted into a spectrum of seven colors—a truly beautiful sight.

While Master was signing their books, Yuelan quietly said to a practitioner next to her, “Master is not an ordinary person. Master is a Bodhisattva.” Master seemed to hear her and turned to look at her benevolently with a smile.

“I asked Master to sign my copy of Zhuan Falun that I had brought with me. Master smiled and wrote inside the book: ‘Obtain the Fa.’”

Yuelan continued, “I have practiced Dafa for 30 years. My belief in Master and Dafa has never wavered. Whatever lies and slander towards Master there may be, I did not believe any of them.”

Witnessing the Power of Dafa and Appreciating Master’s Grace

Chen Zhouchen and his wife Zhang Lifang have cultivated for 31 years. They experienced the extraordinary power of Dafa when they started practicing, from getting rid of a 20-year addiction to smoking, to recovery from work-related ailments. Through their physical and mental changes, they could feel the preciousness of Dafa.

Mr. Chen had become addicted to smoking in his 20s when he began his career. Realizing the negative health effects of smoking and drinking, he tried various methods to quit but all were in vain. However, when he read the teachings in Zhuan Falun about quitting smoking and drinking, he became determined and finally succeeded.

“I thought that day I would give up smoking and amazingly it happened,” he said. “When colleagues offered me cigarettes later, they smelled unpleasant. When non-practitioners tried to give up smoking, they felt uneasy, and it was hard to succeed. My family members said it was incredible and wondered how I could do this without relapsing. It was amazing.”

Mr. Chen worked in the warehouse at a tech company. Once, he was using a manual pallet lifter to load goods onto a truck, and the vehicle suddenly lurched forward, causing the highly stacked cargo to crash down. He said, “The cargo was heavy and fell right in front of my feet, but I was untouched. It was fortunate that Master protected me. If the goods had hit me, it would have been dangerous.”

His wife Ms. Lifang, is a hairdresser, and she developed an occupational ailment early in her working life. She suffered from recurrent ganglion cysts in her right wrist, requiring needle aspiration treatment every six months. Compounding this, her irregular meal schedule often caused stomach pain.

Ms. Lifang and her husband went to a friend’s house to learn the Falun Gong exercises in May 1995. She focused on calming down while doing the second exercise. Both a cyst on her wrist and her stomach discomfort vanished without medication. Before practicing, Ms. Lifang frequently suffered from colds and was frail, weighing less than 40 kilograms (88 lbs). After taking up the practice, she became stronger, and her weight increased to over 45 kilograms (99 lbs).

Recalling when he personally saw Master in July 1996, Mr. Chen said, “I saw that Master was very tall and shining with a golden light. Master smiled like a Buddha which was very moving. Master’s teachings were profound. Many people attended, and the whole venue was full.”

Master gave another teaching during the Singapore Fa Conference on August 22, 1998. Practitioners went onstage for a group photo with Master, and he shook Mr. Chen’s hand. He recalled, “Master said compassionately, ‘Read the book more.’ Master’s words were impressed deeply in my heart. I had preferred doing the exercises instead of reading the book, and Master knew this.”

Blessings From Dafa

Su Minghua, who is 81 years old, has maintained good health and energy thanks to practicing Falun Dafa. She retired just over a year ago after working for more than half a century.

Looking back, she said she and her four siblings began practicing Dafa in March 1995. The five siblings practicing Falun Gong together was a well-known story at the time. Previously, Ms. Su had often thought life was pointless and full of suffering, and at one point even felt she could no longer go on. When she started practicing, she experienced a sudden sense of clarity and understood the meaning of life. Her longstanding insomnia and skin problems disappeared completely. Today, she still walks with a brisk step, enjoys excellent health, and is full of energy.

“I was fortunate to receive the book Zhuan Falun soon after I started practicing,” Ms. Su said. “Everything Master says is correct. It feels as though this book can never truly be finished. Each time I read it, new layers of meaning reveal themselves, touching me deeply—sometimes even moving me to tears.”

Her brother Su Mingfu met Master at the inauguration ceremony of the Singapore Falun Dafa Association. He shared, “It was not long after I started practicing and I did not have a deep understanding of cultivation practice. I felt happy when I shook hands with Master. Master’s hands were very firm and substantial—a sensation unlike any I had ever experienced. Master was incredibly kind and compassionate. There was no air of superiority about him—he was easygoing and very approachable.”

To introduce more people to Falun Dafa, practitioners in Singapore offered to teach the exercises free of charge at their homes. Ms. Su held a class at her home twice. Along with the establishment of the Singapore Falun Dafa Association, practitioners have continued to hold free exercise classes at community centers since 1997. Dozens of people attend the classes each time. The Singapore Falun Dafa Association has offered a nine-day lecture course for many years as well, which is also free.

A banner worded “Falun Gong free classes” was hung in the Ang Mo Kio area of Singapore on December 20, 1998. (Minghui.org)

Veteran practitioners teach beginners at a nine-day class from December 28, 2019 to January 5, 2020. (Minghui.org)

Soon after obtaining the Fa, Ms. Su and other practitioners set up a group practice site in Hougang Park, which became the first exercise site in Singapore. She said, “We put up a banner saying ‘Falun Gong free class’ and did group practice seven days a week. Many people came to learn the Falun Gong exercises with us.”

Ms. Su recalled that she went to see Master as he was leaving Singapore. The moment Master stepped toward the departure gate and turned to wave farewell to everyone is forever etched in her heart. Master’s benevolence and grace have quietly remained there like a gentle rain nourishing the earth.