(Minghui.org) After seeing the notification from the editorial department on the Minghui website, “Call for Submissions to Commemorate the Twentieth Anniversary of Falun Dafa's Introduction”, I thought, “Master has been rectifying the Fa in the human world for 20 years. During this time, Master has toiled and endured so much for practitioners and sentient beings, and awaited with great expectation. Many practitioners have suffered hardships and encountered dangerous situations, tests of life and death, and scenes of carnage. With the compassion that Master has imparted to us, we have firmly and tenaciously spread the Fa and told the facts about Falun Gong and the persecution in order to save the world's people. I believe heaven and earth have been touched and moved by every practitioner in the course of his or her cultivation. Their stories move one to tears.” I will explain to those who have not understood Dafa what I was like before practicing Falun Dafa and how the practice has changed me.
Before I practiced Falun Dafa, I frequently had colds and headaches. I had had headaches since childhood and would throw up several times each time I had one. I took a lot of medicine but it was ineffective. I developed a conditioned reflex and became nauseated and threw up just when I saw my pills. By the time I was thirty years old, my breathing became coarse and heavy, I gasped for air, and my heart palpitated terribly when climbing three flights of stairs.
I'm a salesperson in a company. I would often argue with my colleagues in order to receive outside phone calls and obtain extra benefits. I would wrangle with them over a small matter. I would haggle, complain and be resentful when it came to doing extra work. I constantly felt that things were unfair. I was filled with discontent.
In the vast dye vat of this society, I gradually developed a lot of bad habits: smoking, drinking, playing mahjongg (gambling), singing karaoke and going to bars. I drifted along with the current trends and did many bad things.
I fortuitously received mail clarifying the truth about Falun Gong and the persecution in 2009. Contained in it were instructions how to break through the internet blockage using “Freegate” software. I followed the instructions and was able to visit the Minghui website. I didn't dare to believe what I saw, photos of Falun Dafa being enthusiastically practiced throughout the world. There were also photos of thousands of international awards, including from places that had bestowed the following honors: “Falun Dafa Month,” “Falun Dafa Week,” “ Master Li Hongzhi Day.” I was really shaken up and immediately understood that the information that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had spread was false. They used rumors to slander Falun Dafa.
I downloaded Falun Dafa books and music for free from the Minghui website and began this difficult-to-obtain path of cultivation.
After reading Zhuan Falun, I realized that returning to our original, true selves is the true purpose of life. From the bottom of my heart I cried out, “This book is truly great and miraculous! This is what I'm looking for. I want to return to my original, true self.”
I gradually changed as my understanding of the Fa deepened. My temperament improved. I became more polite and stopped complaining. I smiled more. I threw out all the medicine in my drawer because I didn't need it. I could feel Falun moving in my belly within two days after I started to study the Fa. My head felt like it would split open from the pain when I began listening to the Fa but I knew from studying Zhuan Falun that Master was taking care of me, even though my head really hurt. Master was purifying my body and helping me to eliminate karma and get rid of my illness at the root. Afterwards I felt that my mind was clear and light when I walked. I no longer panted and my heart didn't flutter going up stairs. I was grateful to Master from the bottom of my heart.
I clearly felt that everything in Zhuan Falun was true. One evening after I had recently obtained the Fa, I saw a large Falun above me as I carelessly got out of bed. A small part of it seemed to cover the whole room. I knew that the large Falun was protecting me.
I read all of Master's lectures in roughly one month. I was excited and wanted to become a practitioner. I wanted to clarify the truth and tell people about the persecution, and the beauty of Falun Dafa. I felt pained in my heart that so many people had been deceived by the lies of the CCP.
I began by telling my co-workers about the facts of Falun Gong and the persecution. Many of them understood the truth and withdrew from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. I had a female colleague who didn't understand why I practiced Falun Gong and said some unpleasant things about the practice. I didn't pay attention to her attitude and just continued to talk with her but she wouldn't accept what I had to say. I stopped speaking with her. Half a year passed and then I spoke with her again. I couldn't believe my ears. I hardly said anything about the practice or the persecution but her attitude had completely changed. She said, “Before I wouldn't believe anyone who told me that Falun Gong was good. Now I truly believe. Do you know why? Your behavior has changed my mind. You are completely different from the way you were before. You have changed so much. Falun Gong is amazing.”
I gave her a copy of the DVD, “Courageous Journey Between Heaven and Earth.” After a few days she said to me, “This DVD is great. I finally understand. I will definitely let my husband practice with you.” I said, “The best thing is that you understand. You don't have to practice with me. I still have a lot to improve on. If your husband really wants to practice let him read this treasured book, Zhuan Falun.”
This is what I have learned in the short period of time that I have practiced. There are many areas where I still fall short. I am far from Master's requirements and the standard of the Fa, but I will definitely follow Master, and live according to the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I will be a good person and become an even better person. My behavior will be righteous and will confirm the goodness of a person who practices Falun Dafa.
Thank you Master for your great kindness and salvation.
From the Call for Submissions to Commemorate the Twentieth Anniversary of Falun Dafa's Introduction
