The Joy of Being a Falun Dafa Practitioner

(Minghui.org) I’m a female Falun Dafa practitioner who began to practice Dafa in the spring of 1998. For over 20 years, I’ve steadfastly followed Master’s guidance. I would like to share some of my experiences before and after beginning cultivation practice.

Life’s Hardships

I was born in the countryside. My father graduated from a university and was then admitted to a prestigious military academy. After graduating from the academy in 1948, he was assigned to the rank of junior officer. However, because it was during the era of the Nationalist Party’s rule, this was used against him during the Cultural Revolution and he was persecuted to death. My mother also passed away while still quite young. My siblings and I endured continued humiliation and struggled to survive at the bottom rung of society. No one would help us, and almost all of our relatives and friends cut off contact with us.

My first marriage lasted only a few years. I raised my young son until I married a man who had two children. One of my relatives introduced him to me, saying that he was of good character. However, after we go married, I discovered that he was two-faced and acted quite differently in public. He was extremely selfish and materialistic. He was also a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and an atheist. It was clear he worshipped money and cared less for morality and conscience.

Our household was financially strained because we had no income and relied on only a few acres of farmland for sustenance. Even under those circumstances, our marriage remained relatively stable. However, the heavy family and economic burdens took a toll on my health. I suffered from headaches, angina, stomach pain, severe insomnia, constipation, and dizziness.

My temper worsened, and I often argued with my husband. I once told him, “I feel so unwell. Who knows, one day I might faint and never wake up.” He replied, “You’re never okay! Just do things normally, and if you die, you die. I’m healthy anyway.” His words left me feeling as if life was worse than death!

During that time, I had a vivid dream: I was carrying my son while walking along a mountain ridge. The sky was pitch black, and there was a freezing, biting wind howling around us. I was exhausted and wanted to find a sheltered spot to rest, but the mountain was barren, with nowhere to shield us from the cold wind. That dream remained vivid in my memory. It really reflected my dire situation.

From Hardship to Joy

In the spring of 1998, I was fortunate to come across Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong). From that day onward, my fate changed and I stepped out of darkness.

After reading Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Dafa, about three times, I recovered from my illnesses. I was truly happy! I could never imagine that such an incredible blessing would come into my life. My gratitude to Master is beyond words, and I was determined to cultivate to the very end.

I was once riding my bicycle with a sack of wheat weighing about 100 pounds on the back. As I rode down the street, the sack accidentally fell to the ground. A woman I knew, who was sitting nearby, rushed over to help. Before she even reached me, I had already picked up the sack and placed it back on the bicycle. She stared at me in astonishment, “How come you’re so strong? Are you not ill anymore? How did you get healthy?”

“By practicing Falun Gong!” “Oh my! She replied. “That’s so amazing! I want to practice it too!” She soon began Dafa cultivation practice.

With my health restored, I was able to shoulder many of the family responsibilities. My husband also benefited, and he often said, “Every time I come home, I feel this wonderful, comforting energy. The food tastes better, and I can fall asleep as soon as I lie down. I haven’t felt this way in years. It’s amazing!” I told him, “This is the blessing Falun Dafa has brought to our home. It is truly the divine light of the Buddha shining upon us. We must cherish it!” He nodded in agreement.

After I began to practice Dafa, our family’s financial situation improved. My husband found an excellent job with a high salary. With our newfound financial stability, he later quit his job and started a trading company, which brought in a flood of wealth. Within just a few years, his two children got married and bought apartments in the city. My son was admitted to a university, and we also purchased an apartment.

However, my husband gradually changed. With people praising him for being successful and, given the influence of the CCP slanderous campaign against Falun Dafa, he lost his sense of gratitude. He indulged in drinking, gambling, extramarital affairs, and started to look down on me, treating me as a burden. He frequently picked fights with me for no reason. He accused me of being incompatible with him, saying we had no shared values or common topics of conversation. He even claimed that my kindness toward him was motivated by his money. He often disrupted my cultivation practice and efforts to validate the Fa.

I tried to persuade him, “Don’t forget our roots. The blessings you’ve received are granted by Dafa.” He scoffed, “Nonsense! It’s all because of my own abilities. With money, one should enjoy life while one can!”

Despite my patience, tolerance, and kindness toward him, our 30-year marriage eventually fell apart, and we signed a divorce agreement. Although his company had millions in yuan in liquid assets, he only gave me a little over 300,000 yuan. As a Dafa practitioner who cultivates Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, I knew I should let go of attachments to profit and sentimentality. I didn’t fight over money with him and let him do as he pleased. After obtaining the divorce certificate, he joyfully jogged out of the courthouse. Watching him leave, I felt no resentment, only pity.

That night, I had a vivid dream. A large truck loaded with goods on the highway was suddenly overturned. The goods spilled all over the road. Upon closer inspection, I saw that they were bundles of varying sizes. When I woke up, I realized what it meant: I was now relieved from all my bundles of burdens.

The Joy of Being a Dafa Practitioner

Although I’m not wealthy, I enjoy good health. Although I do not have fame, profit, and sentimentality, those things are as transient as dust. What I have gained is the Fa, and it cannot be purchased with any amount of money.

Every day, I am bathed in the light of the Buddha Fa. I feel light and free—free from illness, free from attachments, free from resentment and hatred, free from worries, and free from desires and pursuits. Whether it has to do with improving my xinxing, clarifying the truth to save people, or interacting with everyday people, I let things unfold naturally. Through constantly cultivating myself, I have genuinely understood the true meaning of life. I now devote myself entirely to assimilating to Dafa and following Master step by step.

I memorize three lectures of Zhuan Falun every day and complete all five sets of exercises in one sitting. During my cultivation, I often feel Master’s protection, blessings, and guidance. It’s incredibly wonderful!

When taking a shower, I once noticed that the water flow from the shower head was uneven. I thought to myself, “The shower head is getting too old and must be clogged. It’s time to get a new one.” Then I thought, “I don’t have time to deal with it now. I’ll buy a new one when I have more time.”

A few days later, when I was about to shower again, I noticed a plastic bag in the bathroom. When I opened it, I found a brand-new shower head—the exact one I had been thinking of buying. Nobody had been to my home in those few days, nor had I mentioned it to anyone. It was truly miraculous and solved my problem. I put my hands together in gratitude and thanked Master!

Another time, I had just withdrawn 500 yuan to make some Dafa calendars. The next day, my son came to visit me. Before leaving, he left me 2,000 yuan, saying, “Spend it however you need to. Don’t be too frugal. I earn more than enough.” It was as if he knew that I needed the additional money.

I have essentially integrated clarifying the truth and saving people into my daily life. Whether shopping, taking public transportation, attending events, or visiting relatives and friends, as long as I step out, I encounter people with predestined relationships, whom I can talk to about Dafa. My greatest joy is seeing sentient beings saved.

A fellow practitioner goes to various markets every day to clarify the truth, sometimes spending 20 to 30 yuan on round-trip tickets. When I praised his commitment, he replied, “This is what I’m here for!” His words resonated with me. Indeed, clarifying the truth and saving people is our mission. What could be more meaningful than this?

Saving People Is a Practitioner’s Mission

Once, I was on my bicycle riding along a road and saw an older woman sitting by the roadside, seemingly trying to get up but failing twice. I got off and asked, “Ma’am, do you need help standing up?” She said yes. I then helped her up and she started crying, “Thank you!” she said.

I said, “You’re welcome! I’m a Falun Gong practitioner.” She replied, “I’ve been sitting here for a long time. I was tired from walking and wanted to rest, but after sitting down, I couldn’t get up. I waved to people for help, but no one bothered to stop. Society has really declined and good people are so rare. But you came to help me! Thank you so much. People say Falun Gong practitioners are good people, and today I’ve experienced it firsthand!”

“It’s our Master who teaches us to be good people.” I then started to talk with her and clarify the truth. She was in her 80s and had once been the head of the Women’s Federation in the county government. Her son and grandson held important positions in other regions, but she chose to live alone. I encouraged her to recite, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” and told her this would benefit her health. I then asked if she would quit the CCP using a pseudonym. She said, “Use my real name. The CCP is done!”

Another time, while waiting at a bus station, I noticed a middle-aged man pacing back and forth. When I handed truth-clarification fliers to two people nearby, the man quickly approached me, “I’ve been waiting for you.”

“What do you mean?” I asked. He explained, “I’m a migrant worker from the mountains. My bag was stolen, and I lost my phone and all my money. I want to go home but don’t have money for a ticket. I’ve read your books and know Falun Gong practitioners are good people, so I waited here for someone like you to lend me some money.”

“How much do you need?” “Six yuan is enough,” he said. “Here’s ten yuan,” He repeatedly thanked me, and asked for my WeChat username so he could return the money. I told him there was no need. The two people who witnessed this incident also quit the CCP.

Blessings for Treating Practitioners Kindly

My son visited me and said, “I’ve paid your heating bill online, so you don’t need to worry about it.” He later came to see me again, driving a new car. I asked him, “Where did you get the money for a new car?” He replied, “My workplace made an exception and gave out bonuses.” I thought to myself, “This is the blessing he received for treating a Dafa practitioner kindly.”

In my city, there’s a well-known supermarket chain with several branches. About ten years ago, the company was on the brink of bankruptcy after suffering years of losses. The chairman couldn’t figure out why. He called a meeting with the branch managers to brainstorm ideas to save the company. Several managers suggested, “It might be because we refuse to accept cash with Falun Gong’s truth-clarification phrases written on them. Other supermarkets accept them, as do small vendors. Many of our loyal customers have stopped shopping here because of this.” Taking their advice, the chairman decided to start accepting them. The following year, the company turned things around and began to make a profit again.

Many people died during the three years of the pandemic. But my entire family of more than 30 people across three generations remained safe. Some members had mild symptoms but all quickly recovered. Isn’t this a miracle? This is Dafa’s blessing!