(Clearwisdom.net) I obtained the Fa before April 25, 1999. On the path of assisting Master with Fa-rectification, validating the Fa and saving sentient beings, I have walked through 10 years of trials and hardships.
Dissolving the Party Culture and Fortunately Obtaining the Fa
I grew up in the highly toxic culture of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and I didn’t believe in Gods or Buddhas. While lost in the maze, I had created measureless karma.
In early 1991 when I was nearly 43 years old, I suddenly suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage and almost died. Then I suffered from coronary heart disease in 1994 and often had severe headaches, making me reliant on taking medicine and injections to live. After suffering with the diseases for nine years, I fortunately obtained the Fa in February 1999. At that time, I started practicing Dafa with the thought of having my illnesses cured.
In the beginning of my cultivation, I went to the practice site to study the Fa and do the exercises every morning, and I watched the videos of Master teaching the Fa every night. Afterward, I attended a Fa-study group and exercise group, and I exchanged cultivation experiences with fellow practitioners. During this process, I enlightened to many Fa principles, especially the following:
“All of the lives in this dimension are different from those in other dimensions of the universe. The lives in this dimension cannot see the lives in other dimensions or the truth of the universe. Thus, these human beings are actually lost in a maze. In order to cure illness or eliminate tribulations and karma, these people must practice cultivation and return to their original, true selves. This is how all the different cultivation schools view it. One should return to one’s original, true self; this is the real purpose of being human. Therefore, once a person wants to practice cultivation, his or her Buddha-nature is considered to have come forth.” (Zhuan Falun)
During that time, I found a gold necklace and returned it to the owner without accepting any reward. I also found 50 yuan in bills and returned it to the owner. My xinxing upgraded very quickly at that time. I felt that Master purified my body every day, and I really experienced the wonderfulness of Dafa and Buddha’s infinite grace from the bottom of my heart.
Eliminating Illness Karma and Purifying My Body
Master purified my body all the time after I began to practice cultivation in 1999. In the first several years of practicing cultivation, I went to the bathroom five to six times a day at times. Sometimes I vomited severely, causing a great pain in the left side of my chest. But after that, I always felt very comfortable. Sometimes I felt like my lower abdomen was bloated. But eventually, a great change came to my body. I became stronger and healthier.
Because my understanding of the Fa didn’t measure up, I had doubts and fears when my illness karma was being eliminated. Through studying the Fa and exchanging cultivation experiences, I understood that Master had pushed all of the pre-July 20 disciples to our positions. Therefore, if someone suffers illness karma nowadays, it is the result of the persecution and interference by the old forces. We should eliminate them with righteous thoughts. Now I am already 62 years old, but I look like I am only about 50 years old.
Upgrading Xinxing and Doing Well in Ordinary Society and the Family Environment
Master said, “The Buddha-light illuminates everywhere and rectifies all abnormalities.” (Zhuan Falun)
In the summer of 2005, my grandson was naughty and carved two large circles into the side of a taxi. Because I am a cultivator, I took the initiative to make an apology to the taxi owner. However, the taxi owner had an aggressive posture, saying, “I was anxious to find out who was the troublemaker. Now I know. Your grandson must give me compensation; otherwise, I will break his arms and legs…” My mind was not moved at that time. I didn’t say anything to argue with him; instead, I told him kindly and politely that I would pay him 800 yuan.
After that, whenever I had conflicts with ordinary people, even when I experienced something more impetuous, I always solved them well with a heart of benevolence and a mind of kindness.
My wife didn’t practice cultivation. Because the evil CCP persecuted Dafa disciples, she often interfered with my studying the Fa and clarifying the truth about Falun Gong. After I started practicing Falun Gong, she saw that my xinxing had improved and I was very healthy and strong. My wife and son both suffered from chronic hepatitis B. My son’s illness later worsened to cirrhosis of the liver, which cost over 100,000 yuan for treatment. However, it was not cured at all. Under Master’s benevolent salvation, my son quickly recovered. Besides this, my wife’s sister-in-law came to understand the truth about Falun Dafa after I sent her informational materials. Her life was spared in a severe car accident; she was only frightened and was not hurt at all. All these things let my wife personally witness the miracle of Dafa. Under my kind advice and the mighty virtue of Dafa, my wife finally changed her mind. She not only supported my practicing cultivation, but she also began to study Zhuan Falun and do the five sets of exercises.
Assisting Master with Fa-rectification and Having Righteous Thoughts and Righteous Actions
Soon after I obtained the Fa, Jiang Zemin started to persecute Falun Gong. By chance in 2000, I met with practitioner “A”, who was persecuted for three months after she went to Beijing to appeal and had gotten out successfully with righteous thoughts. After exchanging cultivation insights with her, we began to contact fellow practitioners and work on making truth-clarifying materials. The environment at that time was very evil. Dafa materials and informational materials about Falun Dafa were badly needed. One copy of Master’s Fa lecture or several copies of informational materials were so precious to practitioners. Sometimes, one copy was passed around among many practitioners, and practitioners often wrote down the contents after seeing them.
Once I went to visit practitioner “A” on a rainy day. I arrived there at around 7:00 p.m. As soon as I knocked on the door, her son, who was not clear on the truth about Falun Gong, rushed out and called the security section of the factory they worked for. Officials then came and forcibly brought me to the security section office. As they interrogated me, they called the security section of the factory I worked for. Officials of my company told them that I was an honest and upright person. At that time, I was considering how to eliminate the evil and return home safely. I suddenly remembered some sentences that I saw in the truth-clarifying materials: “Those who tear the materials will get evil returns; people who spread the materials will have good rewards.” I then kept on repeating them in my heart and sending forth righteous thoughts at the same time. This turned out to be very effective. The evil factors behind the officials were eliminated and I returned home safely.
Our local production site received materials and several hundred informational discs about Falun Dafa in 2001. Practitioner “A” and I put a lot of them in two large bags and took a taxi to a suburban district to distribute them. It was a rainy spring day. Practitioner “A” and I separately went to two residential buildings in a factory. After I went upstairs to the level between the second floor and the third floor, a tall man walked down, asking: “What are you doing?” As he asked me, he seized my hand and tried to get my bag. I held the bag with a tenacious grip. Then a group of people showed up. A young man suddenly gave me a severe punch on the left side of my head, immediately causing a big bump. Several people came up and held me, saying that they would take me to the police station. I said to them, “I am a Falun Gong practitioner. I suffered a brain hemorrhage and coronary heart disease before. By practicing Falun Gong, I have fully recovered.” At the same time, I took out several copies of informational materials for them. The young man said, “It seems that you are a good person, not a bad guy. I’m sorry. I hit you wrongfully.” I said: “It doesn’t matter. Just don't do it in the future.” The young man said, “We are really sorry.” It then began to rain heavily. However, practitioner “A” and I still finished distributing all the materials. When we got home, it was already after midnight.
In 2005, I was recommended by fellow practitioners to be the coordinator in my local area. As the Fa-rectification process went forward, practitioners have coordinated with each other better and better.
This is just my current understanding. I hope fellow practitioners will kindly point out whatever is improper.
