(Clearwisdom.net) On the evening of May 20 at 9 o'clock, a fellow practitioner and I were sending forth righteous thoughts together. After the first five minutes of clearing our minds, just when I erected my palm, I saw a small Buddha on each of my fingertips, crystal clear and shiny. The light reached deeper dimensions. I held my xinxing, concentrated my thoughts on the word "destroy" and asked Master to support me with divine powers. When I switched to the "lotus palm" gesture, many light purple lotus flowers were flying in other dimensions. These lotus flowers were also crystal clear and shiny. I reminded myself that these were Master's encouragement and I should not show any excitement. This time of sending forth righteous thought was very effective and I had a good feeling. I discussed what I had perceived with my fellow practitioner after we finished sending forth righteous thoughts. We both thought it was encouragement from Master, and that we should be more diligent from now on and do well with the three things as required by Master.
About one month or more ago I overheard a practitioner and a coordinator discussing me. I experienced a sudden realization and understood right then and there: cultivation is to choose the Fa and choose righteous thought each time we are faced with a large or small decision.
The story happened as follows:
In the middle of May, police suddenly arrested a practitioner. Other practitioners considered my safety issue, so they found me a job in another area. After several practitioners had repeatedly urged me to leave, I thought that there were no casual matters on my cultivation path. Perhaps it was Master's arrangement. It did not matter whether or not I remained or left. As long as I had a cultivation environment, anywhere would be a place to validate the Fa.
To my surprise I met a practitioner who can repair computers and printers in the new place. This was really Master's arrangement. I was overjoyed, since the equipment at the Dafa materials production sites in my area had broken and we had to take them to an area very far away for repair, which was very inconvenient. In addition, that practitioner was arrested this time so our material sites stopped functioning and we could not find a place to download files from the Minghui and Zhengjian websites. When we did not know what to do, my trip solved these two problems and I was quite happy.
Without any hesitation I gave up my job and returned with a "U- drive" that my fellow practitioner had bought. From then on I just commuted between the two areas, which continued for two months until all the equipment was repaired and the Internet sites re-established. During that whole time I would sometimes only eat one steamed bun and two cucumbers during an entire day. Sometimes I could not find water to drink. It was during June and July - the lack of water coupled with high temperatures - one can imagine the utter discomfort of those days. The risk of traveling with the equipment between the two areas was also high. Later I overheard fellow practitioners and coordinators praising me for what I did. In fact, as Fa-rectification period Dafa practitioners, anyone would do the same thing, thus I did not feel I had accomplished anything I should be proud of. Nevertheless, I thought of Master's encouragement for me that I mentioned at the beginning of this article and I looked back at each of the choices on my six-year cultivation journey.
In fact, my cultivation path was quite simple. When the evildoers started the persecution I did not step forward. I had just learned Falun Dafa less than one month prior. When I saw coordinators and steadfast practitioners being arrested and sentenced in front of me I was shocked. It was not until July 11, 2003 that I stepped forward. This was prompted when a practitioner who was detained for three years and had just been released less than six months prior was once again arrested from home. Our locale was a heavily persecuted area. I could not find any practitioners then and could not find a Falun Dafa materials production site. Without any help, I went ahead and bought some red paper, and cut pieces of the proper size. I wrote truth clarification information that I edited myself on one side, and wrote "Falun Dafa is wonderful" in Li-script style on the red side. I spent two days writing and one day in distribution. After doing this for several months I had covered each corner of towns and villages within a 30 kilometer (19 mile) radius. It was not until a practitioner who knew of a Dafa materials production site found me that I finished this period of self-editing and self-distribution. One day during that period I rode a bicycle, traveling for 90 kilometers (56 miles) round trip to spread truth clarification information to a brainwashing site compound where that practitioner was detained.
We are in a special historic period, so we have a special cultivation method. Although it was the old forces that imposed this on us and we do not acknowledge it, the reality forced on us is that we have to learn to make choices. Each choice is a life or death test, choosing life over death each time, and either progressing forward or backward in the process. This is the cultivation path of Fa-rectification period Dafa practitioners. During the decision-making processes I have cried, laughed, felt lonely, felt hardship and felt happy. I became mature during decision-making and I accomplished things in making my choices. I get closer and closer to Master and often feel Master is next to me.
There was another time when I went to a remote area to distribute truth clarification materials. I had never been there before. I realized that unless I had Master's Fa-guardians' protection, I would not be able to return safely around midnight. Another time before leaving home I said to Master, "Honorable Master, please help me on today's trip. I just came here. I am not familiar with the surroundings. I do not know where to go. I shall follow your guidance." Then, when I had just stepped out the door, a road paved with sand lay before me. I followed this road and arrived at a large village. Heavy rain had fallen the day before, so the road was muddy. However, the mud did not stick to my tires. Some areas looked difficult to pass, yet my bicycle went through them without any trouble. When I entered the village, the dogs not only did not bark but also treated me like their master. They surrounded me with joy. Things went quite smooth that day. When I left the village those dogs were still there. They gave me a send-off from this far-away village.
Another more surprising story is that one day I went to a town 20 kilometers (12 miles) away to distribute Dafa material. After being under way for five kilometers, I felt some unusual things from the front wheel of my bicycle. I then thought that I was doing the most righteous thing, and nothing would happen with Master's protection. I continued on like this. After I finished distributing the materials I headed back home. It was around 6 o'clock in the evening, and everything was normal. When I passed by a bicycle repair shop near my home, I suddenly remembered the bicycle acting abnormal in morning. I stopped and asked the repairperson to take a look. The repairman removed the front wheel and shouted in surprise, "Dear old lady, you are so lucky today. The axle is so badly broken, how were you still be able to ride it?" As he was talking, he showed me the two pieces of the broken axle. I deeply felt the power of Dafa, and then clarified the facts to the repairman. Finally I said, "If I had been without Master's protection, I would not have been able to ride a bicycle with a broken front axle for nearly 35 kilometers (22 miles). Moreover, two thirds of the road was an uneven dirt road." The repairman quickly replied, "Miracle! It was really a miracle!"
There were many unusual stories like this. For example, I went to a very wicked town to distribute material. At noon, many people stayed under the gate arch of the town government compound, where it was cool. I could not enter, so I asked Master for help. After a while a gusting rain arrived, so those people went home to take naps. The rain stopped quickly and the whole town government compound became quiet. I distributed the materials to every corner of the government compound without missing one single room. I also placed truth clarification CDs on police cars and court room doors. It took nearly 20 minutes and not a single person showed up. I left there without any trouble.
There was another time when I went to a different area to repair a printer. When I was waiting for a bus, large drops of rain suddenly started to fall. I immediately asked Master for help, "Master, this machine cannot become wet. Other practitioners are waiting for this machine." After a while the bus came. After I stepped onto the bus I took a look and found not only did the machine not get wet, my clothes did not have a single spot of rain. There are so many stories like this that I can't count them.
In summary, cultivation relies on oneself and cultivation energy comes from Master. As long as you choose cultivation, as long as you do everything from the aspect of the Fa, and as long as you have this intention and really put it into action, Master will arrange everything for you.
I do not have any intention to boast of myself, but just want to tell those who still have not stepped forward today, that no matter what kind of reason or excuse you have, you have all chosen "self" and the future universe will not accept selfish beings.