The Power of Dafa: Recalling Two Incidents in My Cultivation This Past Year

(Minghui.org) I have experienced many ups and downs cultivating Falun Dafa for over 20 years. Without Master’s protection, I wouldn’t be here today. I am deeply grateful for Master’s compassion. The only way I can repay him is to follow his teachings, do the three things well, save more people, and cultivate well.

Helping a Woman Find Her Bike

On our way home from distributing truth-clarification materials in the countryside, Ying and I were riding our electric bikes on the outskirts of a scenic area that spans about six miles. It was winter, so there were not many visitors. Ying, who was in front of me, stopped to talk to a young woman.

I caught up and stopped in front of them. The young woman was explaining that she wasn’t a local and that her husband, who was doing business nearby, had told her to come here to enjoy the scenery. But when it was time to leave, she couldn’t remember at which entrance she had parked her electric bike. The scenic area has around a dozen entrances, with quite a distance between them. She seemed very distressed, pacing back and forth, and kept saying, “I’m so useless. I just can’t remember where it is.”

As Dafa practitioners, we know that nothing we encounter is coincidental. Wasn’t this an opportunity arranged by Master to bring a predestined person to us so we could save her? I knew Ying had something on her schedule and needed to go, so I said to her, “You can go do what you need to. I’ll help find her bike.”

I gave the young woman a ride so we could search for her bike. We checked one exit after another but couldn’t find it after several miles. She was a bit embarrassed and said, “We have just met, yet you’re so kind to help me like this. I feel bad about it. When I first wanted to ask for help, a few people passed by, but I didn’t feel comfortable asking them. When I saw you two, I immediately felt at ease. Today, I’ve truly met good people.”

I said, “I practice Falun Dafa. We follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance in what we say and do. Have you heard of Falun Dafa?” She replied, “I’ve heard of it, but I don’t understand why the government doesn’t allow people to practice it.”

I explained to her how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has harmed over 80 million people during all its political campaigns during peacetime—a number comparable to the total casualties of both World Wars. I also spoke about how Jiang Zemin, driven by jealousy, started the persecution of Falun Dafa, subjecting practitioners to economic, mental, and physical persecution. I mentioned the staged Tiananmen Square self-immolation, the organ harvesting, and how the CCP has framed and slandered Falun Dafa and its founder. I told her that Falun Dafa is a cultivation practice in the Buddha school and that persecuting good people will incur retribution from heaven.

I asked her if she had ever joined the CCP or any of its youth organizations and urged her to withdraw from them to avoid being implicated. I said, “Our meeting today was predestined, arranged by heaven. Please remember to sincerely recite, ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.’ Doing so will protect you from plagues and keep you safe.”

She said, “I believe what you say. Please help me withdraw from the Young Pioneers and the Youth League.”

Finally, we found her electric bike. She was overjoyed and said, “I hope we will meet again! When I get home, I’ll make sure to tell my family about this.”

My Mother Is Blessed

My mother is 87 years old this year. She is kind and gentle, always cheerful and smiling. She’s in excellent health and looks as if she’s only in her 70s. Her skin is rosy and radiant, her mind is sharp, and her teeth are still so strong that she can easily chew nuts. In our extended family of over 20 people, everyone loves her.

Ever since I began practicing Falun Dafa, my mother has always supported me and believed in Falun Dafa. She carries a Dafa amulet with her every day. Every time I visit her, I bring truth-clarification materials for her to read. She even saves new paper currency for me to print truth-clarification messages on them. Whenever a new caretaker comes to our home, she always tells them about the miraculous nature of Falun Dafa, explaining how it not only improves health but also saves lives.

The CCP virus (COVID-19) was still rampant in China in November 2023, but the CCP regime continued to cover it up, labeling it as the flu or a seasonal cold. Hospitals everywhere were overcrowded. People had a very hard time finding space in hospitals, and beds were lined up in the corridors. School attendance, from kindergarten to high school, was low.

One day, my mother developed cold symptoms. She had chills, no appetite, a very sore throat, and couldn’t fall asleep. She didn’t eat for two days and only drank a little water. She lived with a caretaker, and all of us were in different cities. The caretaker was worried about her, especially given her age, and wanted to call us to inform us of the situation.

However, my mother stopped the caretaker and said, “Don’t call them, and don’t worry. I’ll get better soon. You’ve been with me for over four years. Back in 2020, during the worst of the pandemic, I was fine. In March 2020, I broke my leg and had to have my femoral head replaced, but I didn’t need a blood transfusion. I had a spinal fracture and was discharged from the hospital in just three days in July 2020.

“I suddenly showed symptoms of a stroke in October 2022. I couldn’t move my right leg or foot, I couldn’t hold chopsticks in my right hand, my tongue wouldn’t work, and I lost control of my bladder and bowels. But after the symptoms appeared in the morning around 7 a.m., my mind was fine by noon. Within a week, I was walking again, speaking clearly, and was back to normal.

“Over these years, if it were anyone else, they might not have survived half of what I’ve been through! But I’ve come through every time just fine. If it weren’t for Master Li of Falun Dafa protecting me, I wouldn’t be here today. Master Li is a living Buddha who walks the earth. I sincerely thank him for saving my life. From now on, let’s recite every day: ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.’ With divine protection, we’re truly blessed.”

By the third day, my mother had recovered and resumed her normal routine. The caretaker was very happy and said to her, “You are so incredible. You really do have divine protection! Your daughter has told me about this many times before, but I didn’t quite believe it. But seeing it for myself, I believe it now.”