(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa in 2004 when I was in my early 30s. It gave me a feeling of great energy and vitality. My stomach problems, liver disease and gynecological issues disappeared soon after.
The following experiences are about how I’ve talked to people about Dafa over the years, and how I’ve benefited from the practice.
Body Cleansed and Character Improved
Red bumps appeared all over my face after I took up the practice. It looked terrible. Since I was running a small beauty salon, I believed that having good-looking skin was very important in order to keep the trust of my customers.
However, four of my employees quit. With red bumps all over my face and with little help at work, I knew that it would be difficult to keep my salon open. It was a test of my faith in Dafa, and that the bumps would soon clear up. Though it was very hard to persevere in my work looking like I did, my faith never wavered. I'd invested six years of hard work into my beauty salon, but thought that I would rather close it than stop practicing.
I decided to wear a surgical face mask when I worked with my customers, but one day, one of my long-term customer's husband saw my face before I donned my mask.
My customer told me about her husband's reaction, and that he didn't think I could be trusted. Yet this lady didn't stay away. I realized that I needed to tell her about Dafa and the persecution, and not to be scared of her reaction.
I took off my face mask and said, “My face is discharging bad poison, but it is only temporary. I will be fine once it is over.” I then told her about Dafa and its wonders. When she eventually saw the bumps on my face disappear, she also started practicing.
Still, the toughest times for me to overcome my fear was when my relatives invited us for meals. My husband cared very much about his reputation, and told me, “Look at your face. Since you can't make yourself look good, how can others trust you?”
I thought he treated me unfairly. He was sentenced to jail for fighting in 1999. His mother worried that I would divorce him. I told her that I wouldn’t, and continued to run the salon to provide for our family.
I knew the reason for my tribulations was because of karma that I needed to repay. So I spent more time studying the Fa and practicing the exercises. When it felt especially difficult to forge ahead in my cultivation, I would recite part of Master’s poem:
“Each and every barrier must be broken through,And everywhere does evil lurk.Abundant troubles rain down together,All to see: Can you pull through?”(“Tempering the Will” from Hong Yin)
I had many attachments to let go of. Once I let go of the attachment to fame and profit, for example, my business improved, and I had to get a larger premises.
Telling People about Dafa at a Training Course
I come into contact with many people due to my work. Even though Falun Dafa is being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) I have no fear when talking to people about it. I often remind myself that I am a Dafa practitioner, and that by thinking of others and following the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, other people will come to know that I am a good person and trust me. Gaining peoples trust makes it so much easier to talk to them about Dafa and the persecution.
When I was attending a training course out of town, a lady and her co-worker from Sichuan Province shared the hotel room with me. When I came back to the room after the meeting, I noticed it was full of cigarette smoke. I judged her character right away, and I thought she must not be a good person. I was cold towards her after that. But she was very nice to me and offered me a cigarette.
I explained that as a Dafa practitioner, I did not smoke. She said to her co-worker, “See, I told you she was not an average person.”
“How can I learn the practice?” she asked. “Is it easy? Please teach me!” It turned out that she had wanted to learn Falun Dafa but didn't know how to go about it. I thus taught her the exercises and helped her quit the CCP.
My first reaction to her was cold when I knew she smoked, but it turned out that she was actually very nice and was just waiting for me to help her learn Falun Dafa and quit the CCP. I realized that my habit of judging others was wrong and I needed to get rid of this attachment.
The wife of a judge shared my hotel room on another occasion. While she sat on the bed and read her training materials, I began to meditate. Ten minutes later my cell phone rang, so I stopped and answered it. She later asked me what kind of meditation I was doing. I told her that it was Falun Dafa and explained that Dafa was not at all like what the propaganda showed. She said she trusted me because she saw how tranquil I was when practicing the exercises.
During the training class, one of the instructors offered to teach the attendees another form of qigong for an additional 3,000 yuan. He also said he could heal illnesses.
One of his followers twisted her body like a snake and another jumped like a frog. I knew these people were possessed by animals, so I asked Master to protect me. I left at that point.
I asked some of the attendees later if they knew what they were doing. They admitted they were not clear about it. One of them added that she knew what was going on, but couldn't control herself.
Master said:
“There’s a fair number of people who’ve gotten possessed as a result of their thoughts not being proper. Their master consciousnesses aren’t in command, and yet they somehow think it’s qigong.” (The Sixth Talk from Zhuan Falun)
I told the judge’s wife that she should not learn that kind of stuff; that it was harmful to people and cheating them out of money. We became friends after that trip and she later quit the CCP.
Not Missing a Single Person
I had been trying to sell my beauty salon for a while but couldn't. Over time I began to realize why: There were still many people waiting to be saved.
A lot of businesspeople that came to my salon became my friends, and many of them learned to practice Dafa. One person told me that she had visited many salons but thought that mine had the best energy.
Another chatted with me at my house. She told me that she was pregnant for a second time, and that her first pregnancy failed. She hoped that this time it would be okay. I told her to believe in Dafa and that she would be fine. I played a DVD about Dafa for her. After she finished watching it, she told me that she saw Master coming to her and smiling.
She was very happy, and later delivered a healthy baby girl. She now has a copy of Zhuan Falun to read.
A salesman came to my salon one day. I talked with him for a while. As he was about to leave, he turned around and gave me a glance. I was shocked by the look in his eyes. It seemed like he was begging me to do something. After he left I sent righteous thoughts, and I heard a voice in my mind, “My king, my lord, hurry up to save me!” It seemed to be an echo of that man’s voice.
The same voice came again and shouted several times during the sitting meditation that evening. I couldn't become tranquil. I answered, “I will save you, but don’t disturb me during my practice.”
I called the man the next day and asked to meet him. We chatted and I told him about Dafa and asked if he would like to quit the CCP. He agreed.
People are eagerly waiting for practitioners to save them. I talk to my customers about Dafa while I work, and some agree to quit the CCP. Some have been listening to me speak about Dafa for six to seven years. One company director even told me, “You are indeed saving us. What you are doing is wonderful.”
