Looking Inward Resolved the Conflict with Fellow Practitioners

(Minghui.org) I wish to share a cultivation experience that occurred five years ago. Fellow practitioner Ms. Zhao Mingli (alias) was persecuted by the Chinese Communist Part (CCP), but was able to break out of the detention center by holding righteous thoughts. Her family was poisoned by the Party’s propaganda, and didn’t understand her, so she couldn’t go home. Another practitioner introduced her to work in the factory where I worked. 

Mingli was going to stay with me. When we first met, Mingli and I shared our experiences and understandings peacefully. After hearing about the persecution she went through, and how she broke out of the detention center, I felt empathy for her and admired her strong righteous thoughts. We encouraged each other to be more diligent in cultivation. 

Because Mingli’s family did not understand her, she was interfered with for a while which made it hard for her to concentrate when studying the Fa. It so happened that there were other practitioners who were released from the same detention center. They all knew each other, so they shared. I knew little about Mingli and did not share enough with her. Moreover my understanding of cultivation was limited, and I had a strong attachment to self-interest. Thus, I believed the rumor that Mingli was a spy. Therefore, I made a decision that lacked compassion: I called her a spy and asked her to leave my place right away. 

When another senior practitioner Mr. Ding Shang (alias) heard about my decision, he said, “How could you do this to her?! We are her fellow practitioners. She was persecuted by the evil Party. Her family did not understand her. She is not the type of person you imagine her to be.” However, I did not want to listen and insisted that she had to leave may place. At that time, Mr. Ding looked at me with tears in his eyes and said, “Okay, I know another practitioner. I will ask him for a favor.”

At that time, I thought I was doing the right thing and felt very sure that she was a spy. Such unmerciful behavior was irresponsible to Mingli and brought me a physical ordeal. That night, I suddenly felt unwell. I had difficulty breathing and felt as if I was suffocating. At midnight, it became even worse. So I started doing the exercises, sent forth righteous thoughts, and asked Master for help. It helped a little. The next day, I continued doing these. I also looked inward. 

Gradually, I felt apologetic to Master and fellow practitioners. I realized I misunderstood Mingli. It was wrong for me to say that Mingli was a spy. I knew I had to apologize to her. I also knew I had to ask Master for forgiveness. I suddenly felt a lot of relief. I realized that I was on the right track. I immediately went to Mr. Ding’s home and told him what I experienced after we talked. I told him that I would like to apologize to Mingli and that it was wrong to call her a spy. I would like to ask for her forgiveness. Mr. Ding told me, “You are doing the right thing this time.”

Mr. Ding accompanied me to visit Mingli. I recited, “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good; Falun Dafa is good” along the way. Before we met Mingli, all my physical discomfort went away. This is the power of Dafa. As long as my mind was right, Master removed the karma for me. Within an hour or so, there was no pain at all. Looking inward made me happy and made me realize how fortunate I am to be a disciple of Master!

Mingli was studying the Fa when we arrived. I apologized to her, “I am very sorry. Little sister, I’m really sorry that I misunderstood you. I should not have called you a spy, and I sincerely apologize to you. Please forgive me. My Fa study is also too superficial. My cultivation has a lot of room to improve. I apologize to you and to Master.” 

Mingli was very humble. She said that she also had human notions and didn’t do well in many aspects; thus, there was misunderstanding. After hearing what she said, I felt even more guilty about how poorly I had cultivated. 

I was very happy to be with fellow practitioners, to examine our shortcomings, and to exchange our cultivation experiences.