Cherish Our Cultivation Environment

(Minghui.org) When my life seemed most hopeless, I was fortunate to find Falun Dafa. Master saved me and gave me a second life, and I’m grateful for his compassion and salvation! During the twenty years I’ve practiced cultivation, I’ve always tried my best to do the three things well, and I’ve experienced many positive changes.

I’m now in my 80s and I’m free of illnesses. Because I’m so active and healthy people can see how wonderful Falun Dafa is. I tell people the truth about the persecution and help them withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations.

I still have many attachments, especially fear, which always affected my cultivation. After I began participating in group Fa study last year, my righteous thoughts became stronger. Practitioners encourage each other, look inward and our cultivation improved. I greatly benefited from this. We discuss different topics. For example, this November marked the 20th anniversary of the publication of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party, so we discussed this. My righteous thoughts gradually became stronger and my fear diminished. When I encounter problems I remember what Master said and this helps me look inward and eliminate many attachments.

Whenever my husband and I argue I treat it as a good thing and an opportunity to improve. Although I’m in my eighties, I have no attachment to age. Cultivators are not subject to age restrictions because Master is watching over us. I remind myself that I’m a Falun Dafa practitioner. I continue going out every day to clarify the truth about the persecution. I don’t care about the weather—I know people are waiting to be saved so I go out and do what I should do.

I used to host Fa study in my home, but stopped because my house needed to be renovated. After I began participating in the local Fa study group last year, I benefited a lot. I also realized that group Fa study is a form of cultivation left by Master. With the encouragement and support of other practitioners I resumed holding Fa study at my home. We cherish this precious cultivation environment, and everyone comes on time. We read one lecture in Zhuan Falun and one of Master’s new lectures. We discuss different topics, such as commemorating the 25th anniversary of the peaceful petition at Zhongnanhai on April 25, supporting the global Tuidang (Quit the CCP) etc. We also read the Nine Commentaries. Our discussions help me see the true essence of the CCP and eliminate CCP culture that was instilled in me since childhood.

Each time after we read the Fa we discuss our insights and experiences and we improve together.

Every time it’s one of the CCP’s “sensitive days” someone monitors the entrance of my building. When this happens we feel it’s test to see how righteous our thoughts are. But the practitioners in our group have overcome our fear and never missed a single day of group Fa study.

We deny the old force’s persecution and study the Fa as usual. We maintain our righteous thoughts and clarify the truth to those who were sent to monitor us, eliminate the evil elements behind them, and save them with compassion. I ask the people who were sent to watch us, “What are you doing here? Aren’t you helping the CCP persecute good people? This isn’t good for you and your family.” They usually say, “I don’t know anything about Falun Dafa. I’m paid to be here.” After I tell them the facts about Falun Dafa, they usually say, “You do whatever you need to do, and I won’t interfere with you.”

Sometimes it’s cold and windy or it rains. I bring them hot water or offer them a raincoat. They feel practitioners’ kindness and are willing to listen when I clarify the truth. I’ve helped every person who was assigned to watch me withdraw from the CCP and its affiliates. I also told them to remember the auspicious words: “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” Only one was unwilling to listen, but he was soon transferred and the person who replaced him was willing to listen.

By participating in group Fa study my xinxing gradually improved. I hope that more practitioners join Fa study, and work together to save more people, live up to Master’s compassionate salvation, and welcome the arrival of the Fa rectifying the human world.