(Minghui.org) If I had not begun Falun Dafa cultivation practice, I would have died long ago of heart problems or stomach cancer. Dafa gave me a new life. Recalling everything from the past 15 years, especially the hardships and tests, I realize that Master has truly given me a lot. I cannot describe in words how much I appreciate Master.
I was born into a family that was involved in government work. My grandmother died in July 1963. Our neighbor was a fortune teller, and said that this day was a day of two deaths, and that we needed to stitch a paper bull and burn it to stop the curse. At that time, my parents and my uncle worked for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), so they didn't believe in these things. However, the fortune teller was right. On the day that my grandmother died, my dad had a sudden heart attack and passed away.
After losing two of the most important people in her life, my mother became depressed and suicidal. She quit working and seemed to no longer care about us. At that time my sister was only 11, and I was six. My brother was barely three. And that was how a perfect family shattered into pieces.
I went down to the countryside during that winter. While there, I contracted viral myocarditis, and I had four high fevers. It was treated as a cold, and I consequently had sequelae, including palpitations, shortness of breath, angina, and shock.
When I had my child, I developed varicose veins and severe rheumatoid arthritis.
After I had my child, all of my joints hurt. I also had high blood pressure, sinusitis, pharyngitis, gastritis, appendicitis, colitis, peripheral nerve circulatory disorders, severe kidney disease, and about twenty other kinds of illnesses that bothered me daily.
I always asked Heaven, “Why are you doing this to me?” I felt suicidal, but looking at my merely four-year-old child, I couldn't do it. I lost my father at a young age, and I didn't want my child to lose a parent like I did. I struggled for about ten years.
My older sister was fortunate, and started cultivating in Falun Dafa during 1996. She recommended that I cultivate as well. Because I was involved with two other kinds of qigong, I assumed that Dafa was merely another form of qigong. I thus wasted two years of valuable time.
March 1, 1998 is a day that I cannot forget. My sister gave me a copy of the book Zhuan Falun . When I first read it, I couldn't stop reading. I read the book in one sitting, and was persuaded by the deep and profound cosmic laws. I realized that all of my misfortune was because of my karma. I then realized that Master was always watching over me.
In Zhuan Falun , it says that Falun Dafa is cultivation practice to become a Buddha,
“Why wait and not start to practice today?” (“Lecture Nine” from Zhuan Falun)
I accepted the Teacher of Falun Dafa as my Master. I didn't have a father since I was young, and now I finally had a father figure in my life.
I used to have insomnia, and when I slept ten-plus hours, I still felt drowsy during the day. Now I sleep only a few hours, but feel very energetic. The veins in my legs went from purple to disappearing completely. On the third day after I read the book, I threw out all of my medicine and prescriptions. All my illnesses vanished in one night.
My attitude changed from grouchy to peaceful, and I now smile all the time. My husband saw the changes and supported my cultivation.
Everyone saw the changes in me. My son, second sister, brother, neighbors, friends, and company leaders started cultivating. Nearly 30 of them read the books, and 10 or so started practicing. My division's Party head and middle-level officials started reading, and the Party head also practiced for a year or so. Several executive officers from my husband's workplace also read and cultivated. Unfortunately, they did not continue due to the persecution.
Master teaches that we should upgrade our xinxing, consider others first, and look inward if there's a problem. I measure myself by the standard of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance daily, and I became a better person in every aspect.
I usually cleaned the stairwell in our building until it was pristine. There was one time when my family installed an air conditioner, and the lady from our neighbor wanted us to move it, claiming it blocked her window. I said, “You tell us how to install it and we will do so.” After I said this, she was embarrassed and left.
My business had two projects. After they were completed, one had a profit of 1,500,000 yuan, and the other had a profit of 60,000 yuan. Both profits were taken by two of my colleagues. In the beginning, I couldn't stand it. The company was preparing to downsize people, and they were taking all the profit and putting it under their names! However, I realized that Master said,
“Everyone knows that our school of practice does not shun ordinary human society in cultivation practice, and neither does it avoid or run away from conflicts. In this complex environment of everyday people, you should be clear-minded and knowingly lose in terms of interests. When your self-interest is taken by others, you will not go to compete and fight for it like others. With different xinxing interference, you will suffer losses. In this difficult environment, you will temper your will and upgrade your xinxing. Under the influence of different ill thoughts from everyday people, you will be able to reach above and beyond.” (“Lecture Eight” from Zhuan Falun)
It could be that I owed them in a past life and never re-payed them. Master used this situation to help me eliminate my attachment to materialism, and I became determined to let it go. Surprisingly, the majority of employees at the company were college students. I was a layman in business, however I became better and better in making profit for the company. I was number one in earning profit for the company for several years in a row. Everyone knew of my skills, and I knew that I gained them with help from Master.
My company focused on one-on-one meetings with clients, so commissions were typical. During business, it's typical to trade in cash. Netting 50,000 or 60,000 yuan per year was not hard. Clients typically gave gifts and cards, and they could total a couple hundred thousand over the years. However, I refused them all and decided to clarify the truth to the people instead.
My division calculates everyone's profits and their usage fees for banquets. I could throw a banquet worth a couple hundred thousand yuan. However, since I started cultivating, I seldom throw banquets anymore.
There was one time when an employee gave the company trouble by forging the seals, so the sealing rules became very strict. Everyone knew that I cultivated, and when the boss wasn't around and I needed to seal something urgently, they said, “You can seal whenever you want, but only you.” The head of our division said, “The media says that Falun Gong is bad, but look at her! She's the only one here who doesn't take commissions!”
Before I retired, I made sure that everyone at my workplace quit the CCP.
My father-in-law uncle was a Party member. He is a nice man, but weak. After the persecution started, he believed the CCP lies. He watched the news that slandered Dafa and dragged my child to watch as well, and he wanted my child to quit cultivating. His physical condition has since worsened daily.
At first he didn't listen the truth I told him, and coronary heart disease and diabetes tortured him every day. Later, he developed a brain stem embolism and was in critical condition. My child and I encouraged him to say, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” He refused, and we said, “Your illness is incurable, so why not try it? You're not saying it publicly, so there's nothing to worry about.” After about half an hour, he said it, and a miracle occurred. He became able to walk by himself, although not perfectly straight, but he didn't need help. After a few days, he left the hospital. One day, he fell and tripped over a tree branch and scraped his face. I stayed with him and clarified the truth to him for over a week, and the wound on his face healed and the scars vanished.
My husband also experienced some miracles. When I first met him, he had stomach problems. When he drank, his stomach bled. During 2001 and 2002, he had stomach bleeding problems five times in eight months. He vomited multiple times, and one time he bled so badly that he couldn't sleep. I thus sent righteous thoughts every hour, and the condition was gone by midnight. The doctor said it's unclear where the blood came from, and that he only had some inflammatory problems. A person generally would've had a gastric perforation in that situation. But I knew that my husband benefited from his standing by Dafa.
My husband's fourth uncle had serious heart problems and diabetes. One day, he was sent to the hospital's ICU. I told him to say, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” and quit the CCP. He did, and that afternoon he was transferred to the normal patients ward. Not long after, he was able to leave the hospital.
My second sister cultivated for three months in 2000 and then stopped. Last winter, she discovered that she had breast cancer. She was weak to begin with, and the chemotherapy made her worse. I told her to say, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” I also offered to read the Fa to her, and she was really willing to listen. Her recovery was a miracle. To give her an environment to cultivate, I let her stay at my house for half a year. Whenever we had time, we studied the Fa.
My third sister suddenly had an arachnoid brain aneurysm rupture in 2009. She supported Dafa, and always said, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” She had also already quit the CCP. When she had this rupture, she told people nearby about her condition, thus she was rescued in time. The doctors said that it was a miracle, but we knew that Master had saved her.
My level is limited, and if there's anything that needs correction, please point it out.