(Minghui.org) Recalling my two-decade-long cultivation path, I truly feel that Master has been enlightening and protecting me at all times.
No matter what kind of conflicts I ran into, whether feeling under the weather or facing tribulations, I made breakthroughs by firmly believing in Master and Dafa.
My diligence was due to daily Fa-study, reciting the Fa, as well as cultivating my xinxing. Thus, my mind became very clear. In addition, my voice became strong, crisp, and possessed more penetrating power.
One Thought Brings about Different Consequences
I left my home in 2014 to avoid persecution. I went to another city and bought an electric bike for commuting to work. When I first used the bike, I did not realize that I had to turn off the power before pushing it up a slope. The bike propelled itself, dragging me along for some distance, and then fell onto my abdomen. I was in great agony. That was when I remembered Master's teaching:
“… and the thought at that moment can bring about different consequences.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)
I got up and pushed my bike home. Although another practitioner tried to persuade me to take a sick day, I decided to endure the pain. If I were to lie down, I thought, it would be difficult for me to get up again.
However, after work, the pain I had to endure at night was still tremendous. Nevertheless, I got up at 3:40 a.m. to do the Dafa exercises. By the time I completed all five exercises, I had recovered.
Experiencing the Power of Dafa
I heard a knock on my door one day. It turned out to be a practitioner and a woman who claimed to work for the community association. She asked to come inside and do a headcount of those living in the house. With a few practitioners inside and some truth-clarification materials on the floor, I denied her request.
When practitioners realized that I might have been monitored, they suggested that I move. I began to wander around. Then, I changed my mind and decided to return home. I sent forth righteous thoughts at night time and wrote truth-clarification slogans during the day.
As I had problems with my legs, it was difficult to endure the pain when sitting in meditation, When I was just about to take my legs down, I thought of a story Master had told us: a practitioner's leg was fractured by guards, but he persisted in doing the sitting meditation and recovered quickly.
So, I decided not to take my legs down and quietly recited “On Dafa.” After I finished doing the exercises, I sent forth righteous thoughts and sat in a lotus position until the pain disappeared.
Dealing with Conflicts
While making amulets, I ran into conflicts with other practitioners. Soon after, I felt I had chest pain and a sore throat. It was as if something was pressing down on me. This made it difficult to enter into tranquility while meditating and studying the Fa. Whatever practitioners said to me would turn into a conflict. A practitioner reminded me to study Master's new article.
Master said:
“The complexity involved in the Fa-rectification of the cosmos is beyond human comprehension, and the interference arranged by the old forces is remarkably severe. So as your master I hadn’t wanted you to get caught up in the perplexing intricacies of the situation and thereby have your cultivation be affected. I want you to have the utmost magnanimity and compassion toward sentient beings. When you experience any kind of interference, if you can manage not to get overly focused on the particulars of what is happening and thereby keep yourself unperturbed, then you will be able to emerge from it all, and you will have even greater mighty-virtue.” (“On the Responses to the Piece About Assistant Souls,” Team Yellow Translation)
I came to realize that I got stuck in the detailed matter and fell into a trap set by the old forces. When the old forces saw that practitioners were cooperating well with one another, they wanted to cause interference.
Master also said,
“Do you realize that as long as you’re a cultivator, in any environment or under any circumstances, I will use any troubles or unpleasant things you come across—even if they involve work for Dafa, or no matter how good or sacred you think they are—to eliminate your attachments and expose your demon-nature so that it can be eliminated, for your improvement is what’s most important.” (“Further Understanding,” Essentials For Further Advancement)
“If you are able to succeed in improving yourself this way, what you do then, with a pure heart, will be the best and most sacred.” (“Further Understanding,” Essentials For Further Advancement)
I realized why we had run into conflicts. Master used this opportunity to have us find our attachments and eliminate them. I looked inward and found a hidden attachment to gossiping. I also saw a competitive mentality and resentment.
No matter whether I was right or wrong on the surface, I should look inward unconditionally and eliminate the attachments. When I began to truly look inward and eliminated these attachments, I no longer held negative feelings toward some practitioners for what they said about me. I could also enter tranquility when doing the sitting meditation. I felt that the blocked areas in my body had opened up, and my whole body felt very comfortable.
