(Clearwisdom.net) When it comes to my cultivation experiences over the past 14 years, it would take days to recount all of them. If I had the ability, I should write a book. I have helped over a dozen people take up the practice of Falun Gong and they have been cultivating ever since. Below I'd like to share two stories to show the wonder that Dafa brings to people.
The story of my husband
There are eight of us in my family, and five of us practice Falun Gong. We care about each other and live together in harmony. Everyone is healthy and our grandchildren are smart, lovely, and adorable. I was the first one in my family to obtain the Fa, and two years later my husband joined me.
Even before he began to cultivate, my husband had always been a hard working, capable, and kindhearted person. However, he had a really quick temper and only knew how to discipline children physically. His greatest hobby was playing Mahjong. He could play all night long with his buddies, while smoking up to three packs of cigarettes. When he returned home in the morning, his face was often blue and purple. Because of this, I fought with him almost every day. In order to break his habit, I even asked our relatives to talk to him, only to no avail.
In August 1994, I was fortunate enough to come across Falun Gong. The first thing I said when finding a Falun Gong group exercise site was, "Finally, I found you!" Having discovered the priceless treasure in my life, I totally forgot about my husband's hobby of playing Mahjong. He continued to play, and I went out in the morning and at night to practice with other practitioners. After a period of time, my husband said to me, "I won some money today [playing Mahjong]. Every month I give my salary to you. I've never asked for money from you." I replied calmly, "I don't care how much money you've won. If your health deteriorates, can the money buy you health?" A few days later he again told me he had won some money. I said to him, "From now on, don't tell me how much money you won. I'd rather you tell me how much money you lost. I'd say, if you win again in the future, return all the money to your buddies. If you lose, don't worry."
I had realized winning money by playing Mahjong would result in loss of virtue, so I hoped in my heart that my husband lost money. To my pleasant surprise, from that point on, he did lose almost every time he played. He would tell me how much money he lost that day or the other day. As a matter of fact, we needed to save money for our two sons to get married. But I always comforted my husband when he lost money. Soon he didn't go out every night to play Mahjong. He would go only once every few days.
In 1996, while he was staying home, he saw the copy of Zhuan Falun I put on a desk. He picked it up and began to read. He was deeply touched by what he read. The second day he followed me to the exercise site. He told his buddies not to ask him to play Mahjong anymore. From then on he indeed went out to practice the exercises every day. One week later, he quit smoking. His colleagues couldn't believe he really quit smoking and they tried to lure him with the best cigarette. He told them it didn't taste right. The miracle of Dafa truly manifested in my husband. He was able to quit playing Mahjong right away and quit smoking one week into his cultivation. Now that 12 years have passed, one can imagine how many more changes my husband has gone through.
The story of my former classmate
I have a classmate who obtained the Fa in 2004. Before she practiced Falun Gong, she had two major surgeries to remove her breasts and uterus. Unfortunately, she developed high blood pressure and stomach problems after the surgeries. She couldn't eat and was extremely thin. She tried everything, but nothing helped. Her husband had heart problems and had to carry pills with him at all times. Even for a short walk near their home, her husband had to have someone watch him. Their daughter-in-law was approaching labor, so who was going to take care of the mother and the baby?
At that point she remembered what I had told her before and came to me to learn Falun Gong. I told her to read Zhuan Falun every day and follow the book to become a good person. After some time she came to me again, asking, "How can I be a good person? When you started cultivation, you had many people sharing experiences together. I don't have that environment now, and I'm not sure if I'm doing everything right." I then shared with her the many stories I knew regarding improving xinxing and being a good person. After that, I went to see her every once in a while to share experiences. She soon became very healthy and looked much younger. She was able to look after her new granddaughter and also take care of the housework. She was extremely happy about the changes in her, and she came to thank me with gifts. I said, "There's no need to give me presents. It is because you have a predestined relationship with Dafa and Master helped you. Master asks us to help people unconditionally. We cultivate Truth-Compassion-Forbearance, so we should be compassionate."
The first year of her cultivation went by quickly. At the beginning of the second year, however, her blood pressure suddenly shot up. She was very frightened and checked into a hospital. At the same time, she asked her eldest daughter to send her Dafa books to me and asked me to help store the books for the time being. I thought to myself that she would soon come get her books. Three days later she called from the hospital, saying, "How come my blood pressure isn't dropping, no matter what?" I asked her to think for herself. She said she probably should check out of the hospital. Later she said with surprise, "My blood pressure dropped once I got out of the hospital." She immediately retrieved her books.
In May 2005, I established an information center in my home with some fellow practitioners' help. I often give her different materials to read, including experience-sharing articles written by practitioners. She began to work on her xinxing in her cultivation. Later, she told me the following things she encountered.
A while back, her son went to another city with his mistress, leaving his wife behind to live with her. He demanded a divorce from his wife. His wife was furious and often messed around in the house. She was never agitated, but instead treated her daughter-in-law even more nicely. At the same time, she kept text messaging her son and his mistress. After numerous texts, her son left his mistress and came home to reunite with his wife.
She promoted Dafa to her colleagues, and some of them have already begun cultivation. She also persuaded her husband to quit the Chinese Communist Party. After the withdrawal, her husband's heart condition improved a lot and he was able to take care of himself. Now her family life is a happy.
She told me she now feels she has truly entered the door of cultivation.
The above are true stories, which are just manifestations of Dafa at the lowest level of the universe. I can never completely explain what it means by "Falun Dafa is good," but I can assure you that cultivating one's heart will bring good fortune.
