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I Have Found a Master!
I suffered from many ailments prior to 1997. Although I had the support of my two children and capable husband, they were burdened with the responsibility of caring for me. For example, my young children would help to massage my legs daily. Unable to sleep well at night, due to chronic pain which encompasssd my entire body, I became absent minded and lost my ability to focus.
Things got so bad that I even contemplated suicide, and twice tried to overdose on sleeping pills. Not only did I not die, but my mind was clearer afterward.
I was unable to die, yet I had lost the willpower to live. At this lowest point, I managed to obtain Dafa and was moved to tears. Performing the exercises at the exercise site, I saw Master’s fashen standing guard above us, and the Falun emblem positioned both in front of and behind me. I had a Master!
I strove to follow what Master taught. No matter how painful the sitting meditation was, I would persist for at least one hour. By doing my best to eliminate all distracting thoughts, I was soon able to achieve complete tranquility. My family had exhausted all their savings in their quest to cure my illness, so in order to buy more Dafa books, I adopted a frugal lifestyle.
I also gave Dafa books away for free to local practitioners, in order to support their cultivation. I also gave some money, in order to let the young practitioners from my village attend the provincial experience sharing conference. Although my own children were unable to go as a result, they did not complain. My husband also gave us his full support.
A Smoother Road through Constant Mindfulness of the Fa
From the day I started cultivation, my family's life has improved by leaps and bounds. This particular experience is proof of the miraculous power of Dafa. One year, in preparation for the farming season, our family bought a piece of land nearby. However the land was forcibly bought over by another person, and instead, I was forced to buy an unwanted piece of wasteland about five kilometers away from my home.
To everyone’s surprise, the land that had been forcibly taken away from me yielded a poor harvest that autumn. In contrast, although I spent minimal effort in maintenance, I reaped an abundant harvest from that piece of wasteland. I had little time to take care for the field as I was constantly busy doing well the three things.
Every year, I only did the bare minimum of sowing the seeds, spreading the seedlings and turning over the soil. Fellow villagers would come back from their fields asking for our secret to caring for our crops. Half a foot higher than those in other fields, our healthy black and green corn seedlings grew steadily without suffering from any pests, yielding a huge harvest every autumn.
Fellow villagers knew I practice Falun Gong, and having witnessed this miracle, were convinced that Dafa is good. Persuading villagers to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was much easier as a result.
Family Members Benefit As a Result of My Cultivation in Dafa
My husband has two elder brothers. Initially my in-laws planned to bequeath all their possessions to my eldest brother in-law who was deaf and dumb, with the intention of eventually having my second brother-in-law take care of him and manage his inheritance. However after staying with us for a while, my eldest brother-in-law refused to leave.
Using sign language, he said he would die within two years if he were to stay elsewhere. My home gave him the best living environment, and he wanted to live out his life here. He was given first pick of any food, and everyone treated him with respect. My family took good care of him, so he was happy and content.
Occasionally, he would ask to drink wine. I would smilingly reason with him, “Some people who drink suffered from cerebral thrombosis when they were in their thirties or forties. Remember a person from our village? He drank so much and suffered a stroke. So he now limps when he walks.” Upon hearing this, my eldest brother-in-law would obediently put back the wine bottle.
My father would also visit us often. Upon seeing how well my eldest brother-in-law was treated, he became angry and said, “You might as well erect a shrine for him.” When my father was with us, my eldest brother-in-law would demand that we send him to stay with my brother, as traditionally sons are expected to take care of their parents in their old age.
However my father was unhappy in my brother’s house and wanted to stay with us permanently. After much consideration, my husband decided to send my eldest brother-in-law to a nursing home. However he refused to go despite much persuasion on our part. Finally, we hit upon the idea of renting a house nearby for my eldest brother-in-law. Although it was more burdensome to maintain two houses, we shuttled there constantly to take care of him. Moreover, under Master’s compassionate arrangement, my eldest brother-in-law learned to become more independent.
In this way, we managed to take care of both elderly people. My father is now over eighty years old, while eldest brother-in-law is over sixty, and both are living contentedly and enjoy good health. Truly with “...one person practicing, the whole family benefits...” (“Teaching the Fa at the Fa Conference in Australia” 1999)
My nephew developed a chronic skin disease at the age of five. I taught him to practice the exercises, and he recovered in less than a month. Many of my relatives suffered from chronic illnesses. When they dropped by to visit, I did not pity them as I know they were in the midst of repaying their karma. Moreover, some miraculously recovered after just staying with me for a few days, and they too marveled at the miracle of Dafa.
My children have now grown up and started their own families. They are kept busy from dawn till dusk, but I have many Dafa activities to do. Fortunately, I need not to worry over their wellbeing, as they will be taken care of, and I need to focus on doing what I should.
I diligently study the Fa and do the exercises every day. Also no matter how busy I am, I make time to go out in the afternoon to clarify the truth and distribute Shen Yun DVDs. My family members have become accustomed to my schedule. They believe it's beneficial to have a Dafa practitioner in the family, and fully support my activities.
Everyone in our extended family now knows that the person who tried to kill herself by downing two bottles of sleeping pills is now the proud owner of multiple homes and possesses substantial savings. As long as we take the road arranged by Master, and validate the Fa without attachments or desires, Master will assist us in achieving our goals.
Stopping the Police's Harassment
After July 20, 1999 in order to protect our Dafa books, we collected them from fellow villagers, dug a hole in our front yard and buried them. After waiting a while we unearthed the books and redistributed them. In this way, all of the practitioners in our village were able to have books to read.
During this terrifying ten years of persecution, I managed to safely pass through numerous dangerous situations by meeting Master’s requirements. Once, police officers came to my home and tried to arrest me. However after stepping into my house, they were unable to see and find me.
On another occasion, the police wanted to take me to a labor camp. I refused to go with them, and sent forth righteous thoughts. As a result, the driver was unable to find his way to the labor camp, and we only managed to reach our destination at nightfall.
By then, the management staff had already gone home. The prison doctor took my temperature and denied my admittance as he said I was suffering a high fever. The angry local police accompanying me had no choice but to take me home. On the ride home, the officers said, “We won't try to catch you anymore. No matter what we do, we are unable to deliver you to the labor camp. Even trying to arrest you at home is difficult as you disappear from our view in the blink of an eye.” From then on, the police stopped disturbing me.
In the course of cultivation, I try to eliminate all worldly attachments and desires, and hold myself to higher level standards despite living in the secular world, so as to create a path to Godhood.
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