(Clearwisdom.net) Before I started writing this experience sharing article, I stood in front of Master's photo and made the gesture of heshi to Master. No human language is enough to describe Master's infinite grace. I have never met Master; however, because I have been protected by revered Master, I have walked on my cultivation path through to today. In this article, I want to share with fellow practitioners about my experiences in Fa study and doing the three things.
Obtaining the Fa to Return to My True Origin
Before I obtained the Fa, I had a lot of diseases. Later on, I suffered from chemical poisoning because of an accident at work that nearly killed me. In 1998, I was very fortunate to start practicing Falun Dafa. It has been 12 years since I became a practitioner. Dafa not only saved my life, but also taught me the true meaning of life, which is to return to one's true origin. Before the communist regime started the persecution, I persisted in studying the Fa and built a solid foundation in cultivation. I have firmly believed in Master and Dafa, been protected by benevolent Master, and made it through until today. I truly understand the importance of Fa study in saving sentient beings and doing the three things well. I look at myself based on the Fa to find my shortcomings and to truly improve my xinxing.
Zhuan Falun is indeed a magical book. After I read just three pages of it, I felt much more comfortable. As I continued to read this book, I couldn't put it down. I used all the time I could to study the book. With my improvement in cultivation, the deeper content and the magic of the Fa began to manifest in front of me. I saw colorful light on the book and the image of a Falun and an Arhat. Half a year ago, after I watched the video of Master teaching the Fa to Australian practitioners several times, I looked inward and found my impatience and the notion that I was better than other practitioners. I improved my xinxing and had a deeper understanding of compassion and harmonization. Meanwhile, I also had a breakthrough in Fa study and I saw the image of Buddha. Through Fa study, I am deeply aware of the prehistoric mission on my shoulders, so I never dare to slack off in sending forth righteous thoughts, clarifying the truth, and saving sentient beings.
Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts to Eliminate the Evil and Reduce Losses
After Master taught us to eliminate the evil with righteous thoughts, I saw some low-level, rotten demonic beings and dark minions in other dimensions when I sent forth righteous thoughts. At first, whenever I placed my palm upright, the evil beings came in swarming hordes. My sending forth righteous thoughts did eliminate many of the rotten, demonic beings. In the first two years, there were too many demonic beings, and some of them escaped. I remembered that Master said in Zhuan Falun, "Falun is something with intelligence, ..." So I thought, "The Falun will catch it and eliminate it." Instantly, a rotten demonic being was disintegrated in front of me. Sometimes there were too many evil beings, and it was inefficient for me to chop at the evil with a knife. During that period, when I studied the Fa, I noticed that the Chinese characters for "supernormal abilities" became green. At first, I didn't enlighten to Master's hint, as I thought I didn't have any supernormal abilities. But when this situation happened three times in a row, I finally enlightened that I should use the supernormal abilities given by Master to eliminate the evil. When I sent forth righteous thoughts again, I was thinking of a microscopic bomb. Then with a flash of white light, the rotten demons were disintegrated in batches. Since then, every time I send forth righteous thoughts, I have used the supernormal abilities and wisdom given by Master to eliminate the evil. Regardless of how long it took, I eliminated them until not a single evil being was left.
I also found that for those practitioners who were persecuted by the old forces with health-related tribulations, their fields were filled with rotten demons. Here I want to share my experience in helping a fellow practitioner break through the old forces' health-related persecution:
One day an older practitioner, who is also related to me, suddenly couldn't walk. She drooled and her right arm felt numb. It seemed like she had suffered a stroke. She said she was eliminating karma, but two other practitioners and I realized that she wasn't eliminating karma. We understood from the Fa that the veteran practitioners had already been raised to their positions before July 20, 1999. Such severe symptoms must be interference from the old forces. So I sent forth righteous thoughts with the other two practitioners, for the older practitioner, to eliminate all the evil beings that were persecuting her and for her not to accept the evil's persecution. When I sent forth righteous thoughts, I found that groups of rotten demons and low-level beings surrounded the older practitioner's field. I asked Master to strengthen me, and my supernormal abilities eliminated those rotten demons at once. When we studied the Fa with her, she said that she couldn't see things very clearly. We had her ask Master to strengthen her and disintegrate all the evil factors that were interfering with her eyes. After a while, her eyes became better, and she could read. We studied the Fa together the entire morning. After that, she still said she couldn't stand up.
We thought that her righteous thoughts weren't strong enough. She had the attachment of fear, and she had acknowledged the evil's persecution. If she didn't rectify herself in time, the results would be very serious. We needed to help her build up strong righteous thoughts. We knew that only Master and Dafa could save her. So I said to the older practitioner: "You can stand up. You should have the wish to stand up." But her human notions had replaced the divine thoughts. I remembered Master's words:
"The Fa can break all attachments, the Fa can destroy all evil, the Fa can shatter all lies, and the Fa can strengthen righteous thoughts." ("Drive Out Interference" from Essentials for Further Advancement II)
"...good or evil comes from a person's spontaneous thought, and the thought at that moment can bring about different consequences." (Zhuan Falun)
We had to help her to break through the evil's persecution. I asked her to recite Master's articles that address this issue, but she couldn't recite them. So based on Master's relevant lectures and my own understandings, I wrote: "I have boundless radiance and divine powers bestowed by Master, which can restrain every dimension with boundless power. I am capable of destroying all evil in this cosmos. Every cell and internal organ in my body carries the image of a Bodhisattva or Buddha, they are indestructible. All the evil factors that are persecuting my body will be disintegrated, from the most micro-cosmic to the most macro-cosmic. I am a Dafa disciple. I only follow Master Li's arrangements, I don't want other arrangements, nor do I acknowledge them. The Fa rectifies the cosmos, the evil is completely eliminated. The Fa rectifies heaven and earth, immediate retribution in this lifetime." I asked her to read this repeatedly. I told her, "Do not acknowledge the evil's arrangements; it is all an illusion. You can ask Master to strengthen you. You must stand up. If you have the wish to stand up, Master will help you."
The older practitioner read those words for several minutes. When I asked her to walk again, she took five or six steps. Now she began to have confidence. She repeatedly read the words and practiced walking. One hour later, she had returned to normal. She said to Master very happily: "Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!" However, the old forces didn't give up; two or three days later, the practitioner couldn't see again, and she felt something scurrying in her body or standing behind her. By that time, her righteous thoughts had become very strong. She recited Fa-rectification verses repeatedly, and half an hour later, she recovered. After this tribulation, I helped her find her attachments, such as her focusing on doing things but not studying the Fa enough, or forgetting to send forth righteous thoughts. In this process, I also found my sentimentality for family members. Based on our firm belief in Dafa and correct enlightenment, we passed this test. Strengthened by Master, we helped this practitioner break apart the old forces' persecution and the evil's arrangements.
Bringing Back Former Practitioners
Through Fa study, I understood that for Dafa disciples in the Fa-rectification period, it isn't only about personal consummation. We also have the mission of assisting Master in Fa-rectification and saving sentient beings. Dafa disciples are the only hope for sentient beings to be saved; therefore, every Dafa disciple is very precious. Master also wants us to help former practitioners who were deceived and "transformed" by the evil. My family members (also practitioners) and I found a former practitioner. The first time we went to her house, she insisted on her wicked understanding, but I didn't give up. Later, I sent Master's new articles to her and she didn't refuse them. Master's lectures shattered the lies that deceived her and she came back to Fa-rectification cultivation. Now she is doing the three things diligently and functions as a Dafa particle.
Clarifying the Truth to My Relatives, Classmates, and Teachers
At every festival or Chinese New Year, I visited my relatives and friends. I gave them some truth-clarification materials and explained the beauty of Dafa and my personal cultivation experience to them. I also told them about the persecution and how to avoid disaster. Some of them quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and they have been blessed since then. For example, by sincerely reciting "Falun Dafa is good", my mother-in-law's leg problems of over thirty years were cured. My aunt had a cough the entire winter, and after her family quit the CCP and she recited, "Falun Dafa is good", her cough was also cured. There are many examples like this which I won't list here.
At one time, Master gave me a hint in my dream, where I was in a heavenly paradise. I was about to do something with a group of teenagers, and I needed to find them within the shortest possible period of time. After I woke up, I realized that Master wanted me to hurry up to save people. Those teenagers were some of my classmates.
Some of my high school classmates are mid-level officials in government departments and enterprises, and some of them have been deeply poisoned by atheism. When I first talked to them, they didn't listen to me. I looked inward, and I found my attachment of sentimentality. So before I went to talk to them again, I sent forth righteous thoughts and asked Master to strengthen me. Then the effect of my truth-clarification was much better. When I clarified the truth to them, I followed the logic of their attachments, and I naturally talked about the degeneration of human morality and the consequences of the CCP not allowing people to have their own spiritual belief. When I further clarified the truth and persuaded them to quit the CCP in this way, they accepted it very easily.
Some of my college teachers also believe in atheism. In their situation, I first talked about the old days with them, and then I listened to them talk about their achievements and expressed my commendation. Later, I changed the topic and began my truth-clarification. For some, I visited them four or five times before they accepted the truth and agreed to quit the CCP.
There were several classmates and teachers who lived about 10 miles away from me. I visited them, clarified the truth, and helped them quit the CCP. Another friend lived more 30 miles from my house, and I found him and clarified the truth to him. He listened to me very carefully and accepted all the truth-clarification materials. Later, I wrote letters to him, and the effects have been good.
In the past few years, most of my family members, teachers and classmates have understood the truth and quit the CCP. Some of them haven't accepted the truth, and some of them understood the truth about Dafa but haven't quit the CCP. I hope that all of them will eventually be saved.
Clarifying the Truth to Strangers Face to Face
When I went out grocery shopping, I took truth-clarification brochures with me. Each time before I left home, I studied the Fa and sent forth righteous thoughts to clear out my field and all the evil beings that interfered with me in saving people.
For the young cashiers at the grocery stores, I often suggested they search online for the stone carved with "The collapse of Chinese Communist Party". The cashiers were often surprised to hear about the stone. Then I continued to tell them: "There are reasons for those disasters that are occurring frequently in China. Nowadays, Falun Dafa has spread all over the world, but only the communist regime persecutes Falun Gong and innocent Falun Gong practitioners who believe in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. The regime even harvests organs from living practitioners and sells their organs for profit. It's the truth that good people will be rewarded and bad people will be punished. And only by quitting the CCP and its affiliated organizations, can they really be safe when heaven eliminates the CCP. In this way, some of them agreed to quit the CCP, and some called out "Falun Dafa is good" instantly. I helped more than thirty people quit the CCP at just one grocery store.
When I clarified the truth and persuaded people to quit the CCP, Master strengthened me. I have now helped more than 1,000 people quit the CCP. In the future, I will continue doing the three things well, fulfill my prehistoric vows, and return home with Master.