New Practitioner’s Cultivation Experiences

(Minghui.org) My older sister returned home in April 2019 after traveling and told me that she had begun practicing Falun Dafa. She told me that Dafa was being maligned and I believed her. I visited the United States twice and met people who were clarifying the truth about Dafa at tourist attractions. I did not learn much in the presence of my supervisor, but I believed my sister.

I was learning another spiritual practice at the time. My sister gave me the book Zhuan Falun and suggested I read it. She said it was very well-written. After I read the book for two days, I began having scary dreams. One night I had a vivid dream in which an all-powerful female general was on the battlefield. I thought that this was strange. I read what Master said about “no second cultivation way.” I still continued spiritual practice. So after reading two lectures, I stopped reading Zhuan Falun, but I continued observing the changes in my sister.

My company was reorganized that August and I was dismissed. On the same day, I broke up with my boyfriend, and I was depressed. When my period came in September, the menstrual cramps were intense. I told my sister, “I am suffering so much. This is too much to bear!” My sister took out a thumb drive and invited me to watch “The Stories of Life” and “Legend of the Future.” After I watched the videos, I decided to give up the spiritual school I was practicing. I understood that practicing Falun Dafa and cultivating myself could help me escape the endless cycle of reincarnation, but what I was practicing could not.

My sister and I practiced by ourselves and hadn’t met any local practitioners.

Eliminating Interference

I did not truly understand what it meant to cultivate, but I occasionally read Zhuan Falun and practiced the exercises. Just before the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, the financial project that I had taken out a loan on was being investigated and the funds were frozen. Almost overnight, I was heavily in debt. I could not sleep thinking about the hard life that I was about to lead. Then, the pandemic broke out. China went into a lockdown and I was quarantined at home. I felt very anxious when I thought about the huge debt I had to pay off. This woke me up from my comfortable life and I was determined to cultivate properly. After the lockdown ended, I returned to my business, a hair salon that I had opened. When I was not busy I read the Dafa book. I began cultivating diligently.

My cousin and his wife came to my salon in May to get something. I had talked to his wife about Dafa before, but she did not want to listen. That morning, she lost her temper at me for no reason. I forced myself to hold my tongue, and I left my shop. When I returned I discovered my Dafa books which were on the table had been thrown on the floor. I could not maintain my xinxing and shouted at my cousin’s wife. She burst into tears and ran out of my salon.

That afternoon, my father stomped into the shop and looked everywhere for the Dafa books. My sister hid them and he only found the Hong Yin book. He said many terrible things about Falun Dafa and ordered me to stop practicing. I tried to clarify the truth to him but everything I said was filled with my attachment to fighting and winning the argument with him. I asked my father to return the book to me but he refused, saying that I had been brainwashed. He even tried to drag me to the police station. I shouted, “OK! Let’s go!”

While walking home I thought, I have yet to see Master or any miracles. Just by reading Zhuan Falun and listening to fellow practitioners’ cultivation experiences, there is this strength in my inner heart that is telling me, “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is the true law. There is nothing wrong with Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.”

My tears started falling. I was not crying because of fear. I knew that one day I might be reported to the police, but I did not expect that the one who reported me would be my father. I was crying because my father had been misled by the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) lies about Dafa. As I walked, I started to send righteous thoughts. Gradually, my righteous thoughts became strong and I understood that I was supposed to go to the police station to clarify the truth and let my father listen to it too.

I did not know at that time that we should not accede to the evil’s requests, therefore I walked to the police station with my father. Along the way, I tried to tell him about the changes in myself after cultivating in Dafa.

When we reached the police station, my elder sister was waiting at the entrance. Both of us had no fear. Most of the police officers were in a meeting so there were only two policemen there. The younger officer wrote down our statements and we clarified the truth to him. Although we did not clarify the truth well, our righteous thoughts were very strong. Initially, our father still said bad things about Falun Dafa. The other older officer recorded my information and told us to go home.

My Younger Sister Helps Expose My Attachments

My other sister is ten years younger than me. While we were quarantined at home due to the pandemic in 2020, we three sisters stayed together. Because we had to prepare meals and clean, the work was hard for us. I am considered the most hardworking one. When they did not do their share, I quietly did it for them, but I soon felt unhappy. My younger sister ate and drank, but did not do anything to help. She instead created havoc every day and she also said whatever she thought.

I couldn’t take it. One day I threw the apple I just peeled at her. She laughed and said, “You call yourself a cultivator!” This showed me that I still had a bad temper and I needed to change it. A few months later, I slapped her during an argument. I apologized to her afterwards. After these incidents, I kept correcting myself by reading the Dafa books. My sister said that my temper had really improved. I finally got rid of my habit of hitting people and saying vulgar words.

My younger sister likes to wear my clothes. Since we’re the same size she often takes my clothes and shoes without telling me. The worst part is that she gets them dirty. Afterwards she throws them on the floor, and waits for me to wash them. This made me unhappy. I bought light colored pants. I liked the pants so much that I saved them for a special occasion. My sister took the pants without asking me. I discovered them in a pile of dirty clothes and saw a dark stain that I could not wash out. I immediately became very angry.

When I complained, my older sister pointed out that I was attached to clothing and my appearance. After I understood this, I read the Fa more and tried to eliminate my attachment to material things. My younger sister still wears my clothes, but my attachment to material things is diminishing. My desire to buy things is also getting weaker. I realized that I should thank my younger sister. She later offered to help me wash the clothes. She also cleaned my shoes without being asked.

I have to leave the house early, and I usually don’t get home until after 10 p.m. My younger sister is home for hours. She makes a huge mess, and leaves dirty clothes and socks everywhere. She also likes to make different kinds of delicacies. She messes up the kitchen and leaves piles of dirty dishes. I usually spend one to two hours cleaning the house after dragging myself home from work.

No matter how nicely I asked her to clean up after herself, she ignored me. My displeasure with her grew. I could no longer control my temper and told her that no one liked her because she was very dirty.

I saw my attachment to complaining and resentment, and understood that the reason I always complained came from my habit of looking at everything negatively. I could only see her shortcomings. I realized that Master was making use of my younger sister to expose my attachment to complaining and resentment so I could eliminate it. I sent righteous thoughts to eliminate this attachment. I tried to look for my younger sister’s good side, and be more understanding of her. When I finally let go of this attachment, my younger sister changed. She started to do housework.

Clarify the Truth and Validating the Fa

Clarifying the truth is the most important thing Master asked us to do. I did not know what to say and I was afraid that I’d be arrested. I read articles in which other practitioners talked about how they clarified the truth. I wrote down what they said and used it to write what I wanted to say. I usually clarify the truth to my customers.

When I’m diligent in my cultivation I’m able to help people quit the CCP and its youth organizations.

One day I thought, “I’m not sure if quitting the CCP and its youth organizations is real.” When I took a nap I dreamed that light was radiating from my younger sister’s body. (She had already quit the CCP and its youth organizations.) In the dream, when two customers came into my shop, I was surprised to see that one of them had the CCP emblem imprinted on her forehead. I knew that Master was enlightening me.

My older sister took her child to the park to play one day. The child led her to a crowded area they seldom visited. There, my sister discovered five large display boards with messages that defamed Dafa and Master. My sister told me about it. When I heard it, I felt sad, scared, and pressured at the same time. The next day, I took the child to the park and found the display boards. Fear crept in and my heart was not stable. I thought, “I’m a cultivator. How can I validate the Fa and save people when I had such strong fear?”

I strengthened my Fa study but my heart was still not calm. All sorts of selfish and wild thoughts kept coming into my mind. I ignored them and just thought of how to study the Fa well. I reduced my fear and also strengthened my righteous thoughts.

I understood that this was a good opportunity that Master arranged for me to improve my xinxing and get rid of my fear. I also thought about the fact that the weather will get hotter in a few days so more people will go to the riverside for a stroll, and more people will be deceived by those lies. I knew I needed to remove the messages on those display boards.

When I told my younger sister about it, she volunteered to help me remove those messages on the display boards. I took her there to check out the route. The fear in me was still quite strong, however. In contrast, my younger sister did not have any fear. She even suggested a way to take them down.

After sending forth righteous thoughts one night with my elder sister, I was preparing to go out, but my younger sister was sleepy. My righteous thoughts were very strong. I was already prepared to go by myself if she decided not to go with me. I went to her bedside and this time she got up. On the way there, we had no fear. During the process of cleaning the boards, my fear kept welling up. I kept repeating the Fa in my heart:

“Should you have fear,it will seize upon youIf thoughts are righteous,evil will collapseThe cultivator’s mindis loaded with FaSend righteous thoughts,and rotten demons explodeGods walk the earth,validating the Fa.”(“What’s to Fear?,” Hong Yin II The Grand Verses)

With Master’s protection, we successfully cleaned those display boards.

I have made many choices in my life, in terms of relationships and work. Choosing to practice Falun Dafa was the most correct decision—one which I will never regret. In this last phase of Fa-rectification, I will study the Fa more, study the Fa well, eliminate my attachments, assist Master in Fa-rectification, and fulfill my pre-historic vows.

The above are my understandings based on my limited cultivation level. Kindly let me know if there is any room for improvement.