I Am Very Lucky to Be Master's Disciple

(Minghui.org) I am a female Falun Dafa practitioner, nearly 70, living in the countryside. Although I have gone through many hardships during my cultivation, I know that Master is good and Dafa is good. I have remained committed to my cultivation path and helping Master save others.

Because I went through the 10-year Cultural Revolution catastrophe, I only received two years of primary school education. As a result, I have had to overcome many difficulties, including not being able to write well, in order to report to Master the small progress in my cultivation journey.

Not Afraid of Family Opposition, I Insisted on Practicing Falun Dafa

I began practicing Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) in 1998. Through cultivation, all of my health problems have disappeared.

On July 20, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began to persecute Falun Gong. State-run television and radio were filled with propaganda slandering Dafa. Especially after the staged Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident, my entire family believed the lies. Whenever I tried to do the Dafa exercises, my mother-in-law would take away my cassette player and even told her son and two daughters to stop me from doing them.

One night at 10 o’clock, with heavy rain pouring down, my husband asked me furiously, “You have two choices; you can only pick one. Do you want Falun Gong, or do you want our family?”

I told him I wanted both, but I will definitely continue practicing Falun Gong. He ordered me to leave and go to my parents’ home. I picked up my bag, put my Dafa books inside, and walked toward the door. Seeing that I really intended to leave, he said, “I can’t stop you. If you want to practice, then go ahead.”

One morning in August 2000, I went alone to Tiananmen Square to tell people that Falun Dafa is innocent. I saw large numbers of police there arresting people.

An officer approached me, holding a slip of paper with the character 炼 (practice) written on it. He asked if I recognized the character. I acknowledged that I did, so he continued: “Do you practice Falun Gong?” When I answered yes, he grabbed me and pushed me into a police van.

It wasn’t long before the van was filled with Dafa practitioners. The police smeared a strong medicated oil in the practitioners’ eyes and noses, causing everyone’s eyes to tear up and their noses to run. They also beat practitioners with their large mobile phones.

The police took us to another location and locked us in metal cages. They demanded to know where we were from. Soon after, officers from my hometown arrived and took me to a hotel in Beijing.

Two older officers questioned me, asking why I went to Beijing. I replied: “I came here to appeal for my teacher and Dafa. Our teacher guides people to be kind, improve their moral character, and become better people. Yet such a good practice has been labeled a cult. How could I not come and speak out for my teacher?”

I told them: “After I began practicing Falun Gong, all my illnesses disappeared. I used to have a very bad temper. If my father-in-law swore at me, I would swear right back. But after learning Falun Dafa, I realized that was wrong. I began to follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance and strive to be a better person.”

I continued: “When my father-in-law became half-paralyzed and bedridden, I took care of him, preparing three meals a day and cleaning up his urine and feces without complaint. With such a good teacher guiding people to be like this, how could I not speak up for him?”

One of the officers said, “Both of us will soon retire. When I retire, I will practice Falun Gong.”

When people from my hometown came to pick me up, those officers even said: “She is my relative, a good person. Do not mistreat her.”

Letting Go of Human Notions and Passing the Family Test

My husband manages our daily household expenses. At the start of our marriage, he gave me some money a few times.

In 2001, after I returned home from a period of unlawful detention, I discovered that my husband had a mistress. From then on, my life was no longer peaceful. He came home very late every day and only provided me with money for basic living expenses, while he rented a shop for that woman to sell textiles and even took belongings from our home to hers. At that time, my mother-in-law was already in her 90s and had gone blind. I was the only one caring for her. My two sisters-in-law did not help at all.

Initially, I didn’t know how to cultivate. All I did was feel angry and live in constant distress. Later, through studying and reciting the Fa, I realized that I am a Fa-rectification-period Dafa disciple; my goal of cultivation is to reach a state of selflessness and ultimately become enlightened. Dafa brought me closure, and my mind gradually became more open, calm, and at ease.

After enduring over 20 years of my husband’s unfair treatment, I learned to let go of self and accept everything—I no longer held resentment in my heart. Looking back at my husband and that woman, I can now treat them with compassion.

My mother-in-law had a strong personality and was often harsh with me, but I always treated her kindly, preparing three meals a day for her and doing all the washing without complaint. This was my cultivation environment. I suffered a lot, but I found joy in it. I often played recordings of Master’s Fa lectures for her. She remained in good health and would often say, “You are a good person.” She passed away in 2003 at the age of 96. I also took care of my father-in-law until he passed away.

I Feel Deeply Honored to Be Master’s Disciple

Studying the Fa well is the best way to save people, and group Fa study is something I must participate in. Over the past 27 years, since I first began doing the exercises, except for a few occasions when I didn’t have time, I have been getting up at 3:30 every morning to do them, making sure to complete all five exercises. For over 20 years, I have never stopped clarifying the truth to people. No matter how cold the winter or how hot the summer, I ride my bicycle to markets and walk the streets to share facts about Dafa and help save people.

Although I am not highly educated, as a Dafa disciple, I clearly understand that saving people is my mission. I listen to Master. Whatever Master asks us to do, I will do it. I try not to disappoint Master’s expectations for his disciples. In the face of tribulations at home and elsewhere, I have learned to take things lightly and, ultimately, to let go of my attachment to self.

What Master has given me is a bright path that leads back to my true home. I feel honored to be Master’s disciple. Thank you, Master, for your compassionate salvation, and thank you also to fellow practitioners for your selfless help. If anything I have said is inappropriate, I sincerely ask practitioners to kindly point it out.

I will steadfastly cultivate in Dafa, without regret.