A Minghui Article Resonates Deeply with a German Practitioner

(Minghui.org) The article titled “I Found the True Master Who Offers Salvation” was published on May 31 on Minghui.org to celebrate World Falun Dafa Day. It was submitted by an 88-year-old Falun Dafa practitioner in China.

In the article, the practitioner discussed the challenges he faced during his youth, which led to a severe gastric ulcer. He also described the miraculous events he experienced over the past 27 years after he began practicing Falun Dafa, as well as his efforts to tell others the truth about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong.

“This article left a very deep impression on me,” said Milena, a German Falun Dafa practitioner, who began practicing Falun Dafa 13 years ago. “Those sharing articles encourage me to be more diligent in cultivation and I found this article in particular to be very inspiring. Master has truly saved my life. This is what I want to say.”

Milena (right) teaching local residents the Falun Gong exercises in a park.

Falun Dafa Has Become the Most Important Thing in My Life

Milena migrated to Germany from Croatia as a teenager, and worked very hard to make a living. She ran a beauty salon in the local city center before she retired.

“The difficult life described in that article reminded me of my own hard struggle to make a living when I felt very confused about the meaning of life,” Milena said. “I later realized that all the pain and suffering I had experienced might have paved the way for me to obtain Falun Dafa later on.

“I used to suffer from a severe herniated disc and was constantly in unbearable pain. I tried all kinds of treatment, but nothing worked, until a friend introduced me to Falun Dafa.

“When I began reading the book Zhuan Falun, I was filled with joy, as it answered many of the perplexing questions I had in my life. So whenever I had time, I would read Zhuan Falun, and found it hard to put down. My happiness was beyond words.

“I found the book so amazing that I simply couldn’t put it down, and in my heart, Falun Dafa has become the most important thing in the entire world.”

Falun Dafa Principles Helped Me Regain Health

Thanks to her commitment to study the Fa from the very beginning, Milena understood the universal principle of cause and effect and that the reason people suffer from illnesses is due to the karmic debts incurred in their previous lives. With the guidance of the Fa, she steadily pulled through her own sickness karma.

“In fact, when I was working during the day, the pain became much less and it didn’t bother me much at all, but as soon as I got back home, I began to feel the pain. But I didn’t take it to heart, as I understood that it was a karma-cleansing process. Thanks to Master’s protection, I became completely well a few months later. Since then, I have never needed to take any medication,” she said.

“Dafa changed my life,” Milena explained. “Without Master and Dafa, I can’t imagine where I would be right now. Maybe I would be confined to a wheelchair. But look at me now, completely healthy and full of energy. I feel deeply grateful to Master from the bottom of my heart.

“Master not only saved me from hell, but also gave me a new life, teaching me how to become a good person.”

After taking up the practice of Falun Dafa, Milena began to live by Dafa’s principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. She felt the changes within herself, which the people around her also noticed.

Milena said, “At work, I changed my way of thinking and learned to be considerate of my clients instead of looking for personal gain. Some clients cancelled their appointments just a few hours or even minutes before I was due to see them, but I never took it to heart, and I used the spare time to do the exercises. To my surprise, I had more and more new customers later on.”

Many people who know Milena said to her, “You have changed, and you are no longer short-tempered like in the past, but have become more peaceful and easy-going.”

Milena knows very well that the principles of Falun Dafa have fundamentally changed her for the better.

I No Longer Feel Heavy-hearted after Letting Go of My Human Attachments

“In fact, it isn’t that easy to always act according to the Fa principles in life,” Milena said. “I used to hold a lot of grudges towards my neighbor. Even though I tried to give in on the surface, I still held much resentment towards him in my heart.

“Once, I saw him during a community event. I remembered that Master told us to be kind to all people, and Dafa disciples do not have enemies. So I walked up and greeted him warmly. Since then, the relationship between us has become much better.

“When I let go of my human attachments, I no longer feel heavy in my heart, and I would never fight back even when I am bullied. I always maintain a peaceful mind in dealing with issues. I could feel the power of Dafa, and sometimes, I even feel surprised myself at just how much I have changed. I’m no longer the short-tempered, domineering person I used to be. Dafa and Master have turned me into a new person.”

Being the only Dafa practitioner in her area, Milena wants to share the greatness of Falun Dafa with the local people. She often goes to a nearby park to talk to people about Falun Dafa and how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been persecuting the practice since July 1999. Whenever possible, she also attends activities organized by other Dafa practitioners in bigger cities.

Regardless of the Distance, I Will Tell the People in My Hometown about Falun Dafa

Milena said, “I share the same wish as the author of the article, so I decided to go back to Croatia in the summer to distribute materials about Falun Dafa and the persecution in China.

“I drove for over 1,000 kms (approximately 620 miles), with only a few short rests in my car—something I could never have even imagined doing in the past. It’s our Master who empowered me with courage and righteous thoughts so that I was able to step out of my comfort zone and fear,” Milena said.

Summer in Croatia is hot and dry, with temperatures soaring into the thirty-something degrees Celsius (high 80s Fahrenheit). Milena carried a heavy bag full of informational materials and climbed more than a hundred steps daily to reach the city centre and distribute them to people.

She explained, “Whenever I felt exhausted, I would remind myself: ‘This is your mission, and you must do it well.’ Sure enough, I would soon feel energized again. Falun Dafa empowered me and encouraged me to keep going. I completed my 3-week plan to clarify the truth in Croatia with success. Thank you, Master, for your most kind help and protection all along!”

Milena personally experienced Falun Dafa’s miraculous power and wonderfulness, and shared the same feeling when she read the line in the article: “Falun Dafa changed my life.”

She said with emotion, “Thank you, Master, for saving my life. In addition to eternal gratitude to our Master, I’m determined to be more diligent and cultivate with a true heart!”