(Clearwisdom.net) I was fortunate enough to start practicing Falun Dafa in March 1996. Incredible things happened only a few moments after I picked up the book Zhuan Falun for the first time. A shadow appeared in the corner of my right eye. With a closer look, I saw that it was a big Chinese character, "Forbearance." It appeared whenever I opened my eyes. How amazing! Benevolent Teacher knew that I was short-tempered and hinted to me to forbear more. I kept this in mind and was determined to work hard on forbearance and cultivating my xinxing. When studying Teacher's article "True Cultivation," I could not keep from crying. The Fa and Teacher's words were deeply rooted in my heart, and this laid a solid foundation for me to validate Dafa in the future.
I've followed the path of cultivation for more than a decade under Master's protection, while being harmonized with Dafa. Four generations of my family have done the exercises in the park including my mother (88 years old), my grandson (3 years old), my son and daughter-in-law. My entire family was immersed in the illuminating light of the Buddha Fa. We studied the Fa every day and cultivated our xinxing, and we have benefited tremendously from it.
When the Chinese Communist regime started the persecution of Dafa and its practitioners in 1999, I chose to follow the path of validating Dafa and did not allow them to take away a single piece of paper that is related to Dafa. I reminded myself constantly that since I chose to follow Master to help rectify the Fa, no hardship would set me back. I would do what Master instructs us to do and follow the cultivation path arranged by him. No one can dissuade me from cultivating firmly in Dafa and following Master.
1. Master Helps Me to Eliminate the Attachment of Fear
The attachment to fear surfaced when I went out to distribute truth-clarifying materials. One evening I went to a building to distribute materials. It was dark and after I reached the fifth floor, a door suddenly opened and a man came out. I continued to the sixth floor and when I finished, I noticed the man was still standing beside the door. He followed me and asked, "Where are you from? What are you doing here?" I replied that I was looking for someone. He asked for the person that I was looking for, and I told him a random name. I was a little afraid at that time because I still had some materials with me. When we got to the second floor, remembering Master, I asked for his help. Instantly that person softened up and said, "I know you are handing out pamphlets" and then he left.
Another time when I was distributing truth-clarifying materials, I reached the sixth floor of a building and saw a box-like object in the dim light. Two dogs suddenly barked from inside the box. I was startled and started down the stairs at once. Someone came out of the apartment in the floor above but I was already down below. I spoke to Master's photo, "How could I be so cowardly? My righteous thought is not strong enough, Master, please give me more courage." No matter what the interference is, we should carry out the things that need to be done. When a problem arises, if we can think of Master then "after passing the shady willow trees, there will be bright flowers and another village ahead!" (Zhuan Falun)
While distributing truth-clarifying materials, I have been followed by Chinese Communist Party agents, but managed to escape from their pursuit. However, there were times when fellow practitioners who went with me were arrested. Master said,
"To tell you the truth, the entire cultivation process for a practitioner is one of constantly giving up human attachments."("Zhuan Falun")
After studying the Fa and reciting the poem "What's To Fear?" in Hong Yin Vol. II , I told myself that when I send forth righteous thoughts I am a god that is as tall as the heavens and incomparably noble and I will not allow any evil beings to interfere with me. If they do interfere, they will enter the gate of no life and their sins would be so great that no redemption would be granted. Master once again eliminated the things that made up my attachment to fear. All is done by Master.
2. Removing Human Notions to Do the Three Things Well
At 9:00 p.m. on September 9, 2007, I saw an Udumbara flower that had bloomed for nine days. It grew on the iron cover of a lamp. Gradually these flowers started to bloom in many other places as well. As a practitioner during the Fa-rectification period, I feel that my responsibilities are huge. It has been a journey full of hardship, but practitioners have become more mature and more determined along the way.
When I clarified the truth and suggested to people that they quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), sometimes human attachments would surface. I have been to the markets in rural areas and clarified the truth on the bus, in shopping centers and supermarkets, at weddings and at gatherings of all sizes. I talk to anyone I meet. Master has given me a heart of benevolence and I use it to save sentient beings. Things usually go smoothly if I have sent righteous thoughts and have studied the Fa well enough beforehand. I also had to eliminate human attachments. If our heart is solely focused on the good of others, we will be able to save them. There are those who do not yet understand, but we should persist in what we are doing. There are many vendors in the markets, and most of them claimed that they were not on the side of the Chinese Communist Party and would follow their own path. Some people even said loudly, "Falun Dafa is good!"
I am very happy when I talk to a person and he quits the Communist Party. Some people are strongly influenced by the Party and said that the Party gave them money and a livelihood. I tell them that the fortune of a person is the result of many previous lifetimes. The party members do not give you money from their own pockets, but rather from the people. I answer their questions with a kind heart and keep eliminating any evil factors and interference. I use the Fa principles of the cosmos to rectify their mindset. They often became speechless after hearing my words.
During the process of validating the Fa, I reminded myself not to forget my own cultivation. I tried my best to rectify myself in the Fa and leave no worries for Master. Since 2002, we have kept up group study in my area. Sometimes conflicts arise among practitioners to improve our xinxing level. One time there came a person who did not read well and claimed to be a veteran practitioner. In the past, as a group we could read two chapters of Zhuan Falun in half a day but now with her, we could barely finish one chapter. I became impatient and my attachment rose. I was ready to jump when she could not make out a sentence. I also questioned what kind of veteran practitioner she was when she could not even read through Zhuan Falun. Others also said that she only studied the Fa intermittently.
At some point I thought that I would just stay home to do my own studying. Why invite the bad feelings? During the days that I studied at home, Master gave me hints in my dream that there was a layer of substance on my human side that still needed to be eliminated. I started to search inside myself. To a cultivator, anything that happens serves as a chance for improvement. After I listened to Master's "Fa-Teaching Given to the Australian Practitioners" seven times, I remembered a line from Master, "When you shy away from the tribulation, it means that you have not passed it." Master teaches us to cultivate ourselves to be a selfless, righteous and noble being that lives for others. He also talked about improving as a whole and elevating as a group. During the process of cultivation, any incident is considered to be good, whether you think it is good or bad. If there is a clump of something in your heart that makes you suffer, then it is a form of interference. It must have been that there were attachments that needed to be discarded. I did not use my kindness to help others, and there were the human attachments to competition, showing-off and impatience. At the root lay the lack of forbearance.
While my spirit was cleansed by the magnificent Fa principles, I had the urge to cry. I had not lived up to Master's protection and hints. I rejoined the group Fa study and shared my thoughts with fellow practitioners. We agreed to help each other more and elevate as a whole. When I listened to my fellow practitioner reading the book again, I no longer felt annoyed. An attachment was melted away and my heart was lightened. In this corrupted world, we can only try to purify and improve ourselves by searching inward with the Fa principles.
We are determined to walk well the path arranged by Master and negate all forms of interference and arrangements by the old forces, and assist Master with Fa-rectification. We will accomplish this historic mission, do the three things well and leave Master no cause for worry.
