(Clearwisdom.net) I am 62 years old and have been cultivating in Dafa for ten years. I frequently study the Fa, place my trust in Teacher and Dafa, and correct my thoughts and behavior based on the Fa's requirements at different levels.
Gaining things naturally without pursuit
I started studying the Fa and doing the exercises in 1999 to improve my health, specifically my arthritis. By following Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to conduct myself, my xinxing improved without my noticing it.
I used to not say anything if I got extra change from the cashier, but after practicing Falun Gong, I would return the extra money immediately. I used to fuss about every penny with my mother-in-law's family and fought over everything. Now, I have become compassionate and find it easier to get along with them. After studying the Fa for six months, my former illnesses disappeared, except for the arthritis. I realized that I was pursuing that goal, and after I removed the attachment, it went away as well.
Catching up with the process of Fa-rectification
At the end of 2003, one day while studying the Fa, I came to the realization that this is Buddha-Fa cultivation, and if I were to choose between personal gain and cultivation, I would choose the latter. With righteous thoughts, my attachments gradually disappeared as I read Master's teachings after the persecution began. At the same time, I began sharing my cultivation experiences among friends and relatives, telling them about how good Falun Dafa really is. In 2004, I saw that the Minghui website published Teacher's hand gestures for sending forth righteous thoughts. This really brought home to me how important that was.
I later read an article published in Minghui Weekly that helped me to understand the importance of sending forth righteous thoughts. It was about how an older fellow practitioner negated the old forces' persecution by sending righteous thoughts. Teacher, through the Minghui website (Chinese version of Clearwisdom), has been guiding Dafa disciples, and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been trying to separate practitioners from Teacher via the Internet blockade. Since then, I have been following Teacher's requirements to do the three things well in order to catch up with the process of Fa-rectification.
With righteous thoughts, I broke through the sickness karma arranged by the old forces
At the end of August 2004, I suddenly lost feeling in my right hand, and I could not even raise my right arm. I also became incontinent, rendering me totally unable to take care of myself. A fellow practitioner brought me Teacher's new lecture. We studied it together and then looked within ourselves. When we next sent forth righteous thoughts, we added a thought, "We suffer for our own karma, but we completely negate the old forces' persecution, and we are determined to disintegrate them." One time when I was sending forth righteous thoughts, I felt that the Falun was spinning very fast on my body, and it didn't stop until after I finished sending forth righteous thoughts. I thought about what Teacher had said,
"Falun is something with intelligence, and knows itself to do these things." (Zhuan Falun)
Soon, I was so delighted to discover that I was able to raise my right arm. Because of that attachment, though, the old forces took advantage and caused my arm to become disabled again. Teacher said in "Mighty Virtue"
"Dafa does not leave the body,
The heart harbors Zhen-Shan-Ren;
In the world is a great Arhat,
Spirits and ghosts fear greatly."
(Hong Yin)
Teacher's Fa continuously inspired me with wisdom, which enabled me to completely negate the old forces. Through studying the Fa, doing the exercises, and sending forth righteous thoughts, I was able to recover and go back to work after two weeks. I was able to break through this arrangement by the old forces with fellow practitioners' support and remembering Teacher's words,
"When it's difficult to endure, you can endure it. When it's impossible to do, you can do it." (Zhuan Falun)
I also remembered that I must overcome the persecution and help others be saved through my belief in Dafa.
Through Dafa cultivation, I have seen the importance of studying the Fa, sending forth righteous thoughts, and clarifying the truth to save sentient beings.
Through studying the Fa, I have realized that it's urgent to save sentient beings. There are still so many people who still don't know the truth, and even at my workplace, many colleagues, due to the lack of Dafa practitioners, have not quit the CCP. I will continue to persevere amidst the persecution and do the three things well.
