(Minghui.org) My life has changed in a myriad of ways since I started practicing Falun Dafa many years ago. I would like to share a few cultivation experences with everyone in the hope that others can benefit from them, too. Before practicing Falun Dafa, I sought fame, self-interest, and competed for personal gain, just like most people around me. Sometimes I felt like my emotions were up one minute and down the next. I often agonized over the most trivial of losses.
After I started to cultivate in Dafa, I completely changed. Now, my heart is always peaceful and calm.
Master wrote:
“He who acts for his name
a life of anger and hate is his
He who acts for profit
cold is he, knowing not his kin
He who acts for emotion
many are the troubles he brings himself
Bitter,
fighting away,
he makes karma all his life.
Not seeking a name
life is carefree and content
Not set on profit
one is known as humane and righteous
Not stirred by emotion
the mind is quiet, desires few
Kind,
cultivating himself,
he builds up virtue all his years.”
(“An Upright Person” from Hong Yin)
Whenever I read Teacher's poem, I feel a profound sense of peace.
I have a son who didn't do very well in high school. Instead of pressuring him, I told him that he should try to do his best, which he did. He was surprised when he learned that he was accepted into his favorite university.
My colleagues often compliment me, saying that I have a good attitude, but I know it is because of Dafa that I think and act the way I do. I am guided by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance in my life and that is why I am always happy.
Master wrote:
“A wicked person is born of jealousy.
Out of selfishness and anger he complains about unfairness towards himself.
A benevolent person always has a heart of compassion.
With no discontentment or hatred, he takes hardship as joy.
An enlightened person has no attachments at all.
He quietly observes the people of the world deluded by illusions.”
(“Realms” from Essentials for Further Advancement)
Falun Dafa has changed me in so many ways. As a school teacher, I refuse to accept gifts (bribes) from students and their parents. Although it is a widespread, corrupt practice in China, I know that as a Dafa practitioner, I have to follow high moral standards. When I return the gifts to the parents, I use the opportunity to clarify the facts about Dafa to them. Handling the situation this way has earned me a lot of respect in school.
After I began cultivating, I started to really appreciate traditional Chinese culture and shared my understandings with my students. I believe that it is very important to be a virtuous person: to be good, honest, kind, open-minded, and to take fame and personal gain lightly.
I told my students to recite “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” if they find themselves in danger.
During the college entrance examination in 2012, my students recited “Falun Dafa is good.” They told me afterward that their minds had been very peaceful while taking the exam. They all received very high scores.
I would like to sincerely thank Master Li Hongzhi. No words can express my deep gratitude. I will follow Master's requirements and be more diligent on my cultivation path.
