(Clearwisdom.net) I am a Dafa disciple, and I am over 70 years old. I have gone through the process of memorizing Zhuan Falun five times. I felt that when I clarified the truth to save sentient beings, having memorized the Fa made the process go much more smoothly.
The morning market is one of the biggest markets in our city. From spring to fall, small retailers and nearby vegetable farmers come to sell their products, so there are always lots of people. I have been going to the morning market to clarify the truth and to give people truth-clarification materials in person since 2000. In the beginning people were scared of being persecuted by the CCP. But I kept trying, and gradually people began to accept the materials and to take them home to read. Thus they gradually learned the truth and understood that people who practice Falun Gong are all good people. I have always however, felt that I could do better in truth-clarification. So I searched within and began memorizing the Fa.
Every morning I start memorizing the Fa before daybreak. At dawn I go to the morning market to clarify the truth. Days and years have passed. Little by little I came to know many of the sellers. Whenever they see me they yell, "Falun Dafa is good!" One person who sells fish yells, "Falun Dafa is good" every time he sees truth-clarification materials. Because now people all understand the true facts, passing out the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and persuading people to quit the CCP have become quite easy. Many people have helped their family members quit the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers. Now many sellers take the initiative to ask me for the Dafa materials. A peanut seller said, "Whenever I have Dafa materials in my hand, my products sell more quickly." Many people have changed their attitude toward Dafa and they are now very friendly toward Dafa practitioners because they have realized that people who practice Falun Gong are all good people.
Once I met an older lady who was a bit younger than I. She understood right away after I clarified truth to her. Also, her righteous thinking was quite strong. She said, "I hope this Party will disintegrate soon. This Party is so evil. The officials from top to bottom level are all corrupt. High-ranking officials take big bribes and minor officials take small bribes. They are bilking the nation, and the common people are suffering so much. We are lucky that Falun Gong is saving people, otherwise people won't be able to survive any longer." Wherever she goes, she tells people that Falun Gong is good. Other people warned her to be careful, and that someone may report her. She said, "I'm not afraid. I will say 'Falun Gong is good' no matter what." She is terrific.
I once went to an apartment building to pass out truth-clarification materials. When I exited the building, I saw a regional police officer standing nearby. A thought quickly passed through my mind, "I am a Dafa disciple. There is Master and the Fa, so I'm not afraid of anything." I naturally walked up to him and said, "Hello." The policeman murmured and could not even say anything. Dafa's power had already eliminated all the evil factors behind him so that his human side was very weak.
Another time when we were having group Fa study, some police officers rushed into the room and were about to take away our books. I jumped up from the bed to get the books back and told them, "If you dare to take the books away, I will go to Beijing to appeal tomorrow." In the end the police could not do anything and left quietly.
I realized that memorizing the Fa has helped me to increase the capacity of my heart, so that whenever I encounter something I can do better by searching within. When conflicts come, I can just smile and forget about them, and when I realize that I am wrong, I am able to correct myself immediately. There was once a conflict between me and another practitioner, and I felt that the situation was unfair. But then I used the Fa to measure myself and discovered how silly I was--as for someone to reach even the Arhat level, his heart must not concerned about anything, and I am a Dafa disciple who is trying to reach a much higher level than that. How can I be called a Dafa disciple if I am concerned with such small matters? After I eliminated the attachment, everything returned to normal and I smiled sincerely when I saw that practitioner again. I felt that my body had become very light. I shared this experience with practitioners in our Fa-study group and they benefited from it, too. We thus improved and advanced as a whole.
Memorizing the Fa has also helped me achieve a tranquil mind when I send forth righteous thoughts. Because the Fa is in my mind, I have few distracting thoughts. One time as I sent forth righteous thoughts, I saw the character Mie (meaning "cleaned out," "eliminated," "purged") was shining in gold and my (Assistant) Spirit was sitting in the air, sending forth righteous thoughts and purging the evil. In short, I have benefited so much from memorizing the Fa.
Since my level is limited, please kindly point out anything that is inappropriate.
