Awakening Sentient Beings with Compassion on the Path of Cultivation

(Minghui.org) I bought a copy of Falun Gong at a roadside stall on May 22, 1995. The moment I touched the book, I felt something round drop onto my lower abdomen with a “thud.” Master Li (Dafa’s founder) installed a Falun and cleansed my body. After I got home, I read the whole book in one go. I started cultivation and became a truly cultivating disciple on May 26, 1996.

Through participating in group Fa studies and exercises, many of my illnesses disappeared. The goodness of Dafa, requiring practitioners to be kind and uplifting morality, also made me become a good person, and this influenced many people along the way, especially my family members. My mother saw that my tuberculosis had been healed and told everyone, “Who does not believe that Dafa is good? I believe in it because my daughter has recovered from her illness!” 

My father-in-law saw that my character had changed to become kind, optimistic, generous, and filial, so he complimented me for being a good daughter-in-law and often told others, “Everyone says that a leopard never changes its spots. That's wrong! I say that a leopard can change its spots because my daughter-in-law became a different person after learning Falun Dafa. I think this practice is just too great. I’m also going to learn it.” He led his friends and relatives, including his sisters and their husbands, to start to cultivate in Dafa too.

Improving My Cultivation Level Through Studying the Fa and Cultivating My Heart

I have been able to study the Fa, practice the exercises, and cultivate myself based on Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance every day for more than 20 years. I am even able to require myself to do so in a strict manner. When I first started studying the Fa, I memorized “On Dafa”. I continued memorizing it every day, even through today. I have also been able to persist in joining the morning exercise sessions throughout the years, waking up at 3:10 a.m. every day to start practicing the five sets of exercises from 3:20 a.m., until I finish sending forth righteous thoughts at 6:10 am. When I missed, I would make up for it later. For the whole last year, I emphasized studying the Fa well. I joined a small Fa study group, which holds a group once every week, and memorizes Master’s teachings in different regions, and studies Zhuan Falun. The practitioners all respect Master and the Fa, and their touching stories of how they improved their xinxing benefited me and encouraged me to be diligent in my cultivation.

I joined another small night Fa study group last year, which is held every day. The members of this small group are all diligent in their cultivation and they all cherish this cultivation environment. There are a few young practitioners who go to work during the day, and they sometimes have no time to have dinner as they rush to join the Fa study. There are also practitioners who have already memorized Zhuan Falun for the third or fourth time. Their level of diligence in cultivation has really moved me deeply. I need to be diligent in my cultivation too.

The Fa study site is relatively far from my house, so I need to walk more than half an hour to reach it. I initially felt quite tired, but after a while my legs no longer hurt, and I could even walk quite quickly. Along the way, I recited “On Dafa” multiple times, and the walk was easy, as though someone was pushing me. On the eve of the Chinese New Year, I went to the Fa study site to watch Shen Yun on the NTDTV live broadcast. It was snowing heavily, so I took a taxi to the Fa study site. I was the only person there, but I still put my legs in the full lotus position formally throughout the whole performance. On my way home, no one was on the road and there were no taxi’s either, so I braved the heavy snow and walked home.

Another time, I didn't manage to reach the Fa study site in time to watch the video of Master’s lecture in Guangzhou. The next day, I went there to watch the video of the second lecture. Through studying the Fa and cultivating with everyone in the group, I have improved quickly and had improved my understanding of the Fa and benefited greatly. 

Due to my improvement, my family has become harmonious. I often play videos that display the extraordinary nature and goodness of Dafa, “The Stories of Life,” introductions to Shen Yun performances, and songs from Tianyin, on the television in my house. When my whole family goes on a road trip, I always play Master’s lecture recordings in Guangzhou in the car. They have all benefited from it. My husband and my uncle quit smoking, which was their habit for many years. They are all supportive of my Fa study and exercises. They all use their cars to drive me to the Fa study site to study the Fa or help me raise awareness of the persecution.

Clarifying the Truth, Awakening Sentient Beings

I abide by Master’s Fa and save sentient beings with compassion.

My Family

My sister-in-law contracted lung cancer and her daughter contracted breast cancer. Both of them had surgeries. After I heard about it, I took Zhuan Falun, truth-clarification materials, amulets, fruit, and money to visit them. I told them that only Dafa can save their lives! They truly listened to what I said and started to practice Dafa. They joined the small Fa study group and studied the Fa and did the exercises wholeheartedly with the help of fellow practitioners. My sister-in-law went to the hospital for a check-up not long after that and the doctor told her, “You have recovered from your illness. You don’t need to come to the hospital anymore.” Both my sister-in-law and her daughter recovered, and two lives were saved.

My Neighbor in My Hometown

The husband of my neighbor’s daughter in my hometown had a brain tumor and had surgery. My neighbor’s daughter was exhausted from looking after her husband. When I met her on the street, I comforted her and told her about the goodness of Dafa. I asked her to recite the two phrases: “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” She believed that the phrases could help and often recited them at home. Her husband once lost consciousness and she was so scared that she cried and shouted, but nothing seemed to work. She then recalled what I had told her and recited the two phrases loudly in his ear. As she kept reciting it, her husband gradually woke up. She thanked me when she saw me, and I told her that if she really wanted to thank someone, she should thank Master. She understood the truth and quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organizations using her real name.

My Classmates

I often keep in touch with my classmates and invite them out for meals. When some of their children got married, I attended their weddings to clarify the truth. I took many Dafa materials and packed them according to their categories. Everyone got a pack. I sometimes also gave them a copy of Zhuan Falun. They all knew that I practiced Falun Dafa. I told them about the goodness of Dafa and its amazing healing effects, and they were all happy to listen. After understanding the truth, most of them agreed to quit the CCP and its youth organizations. 

Every time I attended gatherings, classmates would ask me what information materials I brought for them. Some also told me that they distributed the materials I gave them. Hearing things like that, I felt really happy about their awakening. During the Chinese New Year, everyone was waiting for me to give them the exquisite Dafa calendars. My classmates all said that I was a good person!

My Great Students

I used to be a substitute teacher at a school and had a good relationship with my students. They said I was a good teacher. Despite being separated from them for many years, these students still remembered me. In 2019, on their 40th graduation anniversary, they invited me and another teacher to join their gathering. I accepted the invitation as I thought it was a good chance for me to raise awareness about Dafa and the persecution. I brought everyone Dafa materials. The celebration was grand and solemn. A few dozen people paid their respects to their teachers. I was touched in my heart. In my speech, I told everyone that no matter what, they must be good people and remember that compassion and virtue are fundamental. Before departing, I gave everyone an exquisite amulet. Some said, “Teacher is really good. You even brought us these precious presents.”

Another class of students heard that I had returned to my hometown and invited me to a meal. I told them about the goodness of Dafa and sang a song to them, hoping to awaken their consciences. Everyone was happy. One said, “Teacher, this is a Dafa song! My supervisor learned Dafa and treats people well.” Before I left, I gave each of them an amulet. I also helped them to quit the CCP and its youth organizations.

Clarifying the Truth Face-to-Face

I let nature take its course and make use of many methods to save people. I always carry truth-clarification materials with me. Whenever I met someone with affinity, I would talk to them, and many people accepted what I said. Among them was an 80-year-old man, I clarified the truth and gave him a small audio player. At that time, he and his wife used their real names to quit the CCP and its youth organizations. When we met again later, he told me, “I listen to the audio that you gave me every day. It's just great. I used to have a bad temper. I would be full of rage as I could not tolerate things.” He also told me, “I invested one million yuan in a financial program, all of which was stolen in one go. I was devastated and desperate. I really thought about suicide. But ever since I listened to this precious audio, I have really changed to become another person. I have become cheerful and take things lightly. I am always smiling and live very happily.”

There have been countless examples like that, so I am not going to describe them all.

On my path of cultivating in Dafa, I follow Master closely to clarify the truth and do fairly well in matters related to saving sentient beings. But I still lag behind in terms of improving my xinxing. I have not done well sometimes. When I encounter problems, I am still unable to pass some tests. Master enlightened me many times in my dreams. At times, when I did well, I seemed to be ascending progressing upward step by step. When I did not do so well, I would dream of myself walking down or sliding down steps. 

From now on, I must recall the pain from the past and do well in the future by being determined to follow the Fa-rectification progress tightly, make good use of all my available time to study the Fa well, cultivate myself well, get rid of my attachments, and do well on my path of cultivation.