Saving Sentient Beings During the Pandemic

(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1996, almost 27 years ago. Falun Dafa purified my mind and body, and guided by Falun Dafa’s teachings, I gradually changed from being a competitive, selfish person, to one who cares little about personal gains and losses. I now treat those around me with consideration.

I reside in Wuhan, the place where the COVID virus was first discovered. During the pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) took extreme quarantine measures, and left residents to survive a near-hellish existence. As a Falun Dafa cultivator, I continued to study the Fa, do the exercises, and send forth righteous thoughts throughout the pandemic. I continued to report to work in person, and of the 26 people employed in my company, I was the only one who never tested positive for the virus.

I usually spend my lunch break sending forth righteous thoughts, and doing the exercises in the office. As our company manager once commented, “Your daily meditation really works. Your body appears indestructible!” My colleagues are all aware that I practice Falun Dafa, and almost all have withdrawn from the CCP, as well as the Communist Youth League and Young Pioneers. Thus, those who came down with COVID all enjoyed a speedy recovery.

Caring for My Sister-In-Law

During the 2023 Chinese New Year’s Eve, my brother and his family came down with COVID. My sister-in-law, an advanced lung cancer patient, was in such serious condition that she had to be hospitalized. However, we had to compete with many other patients for a bed in the hospital. Eventually my niece used her connections to obtain a place for my sister-in-law.

We then ran into another problem. As we were on the eve of a major holiday, hiring a caregiver was nearly impossible. We received no applications, even after offering to triple the usual nursing fee. At her wits end, my niece consulted with me, and I decided to take on the task of caring for my sister-in-law during her stay at the hospital.

Master taught us:

“You are someone who leads a life of spiritual development under the Great Way and who helps me to save people, and while saving people you have helped to eliminate for many people bacteria and viruses thousands of times more potent than those of any epidemic.” (“Wake up”)

As a practitioner, I know our practice can kill all viruses and bacteria. Each night, I stayed at the hospital to take care of my sister-in-law. At dawn, I traveled to my company to resume work. My electronic devices became my constant companions, as I studied the Fa and did the exercises whenever I found time in the hospital. I also reminded my sister-in-law to recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” and played the Dafa music Pu Du and Ji Shi for her.

My sister-in-law had been an advanced lung cancer patient for the past eight years, and initially refused to accept the truth behind the persecution of Dafa, believing instead the CCP’s teachings of atheism and fabricated propaganda. Over the years, I persisted in clarifying the facts about Dafa, using my good health and kind actions to demonstrate the goodness of a Dafa practitioner. Moreover, I had never been infected with the virus. Over time, my sister-in-law gradually came to accept the truth and began sincerely reciting, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”

I initially focused on caring for my sister-in-law and did not clarify the truth about the goodness of Falun Dafa to the other visitors and patients in the same ward. After observing me for some time and finding out about our relationship, patients and caregivers began praising my good character. In response, I disclosed to them, “I practice Falun Dafa. Even during the pandemic, I continued studying the Fa and doing the exercises each day. Falun Dafa’s protection ensured I was never infected with the virus.”

I described how this plague targeted those affiliated with the evil CCP. Only by quitting the CCP, as well as its Youth League, and Young Pioneers would people be able to stay safe. Two patients immediately agreed to quit. A passing nurse who stopped to listen also agreed to withdraw from the Young Pioneers. Having personally witnessed my kind actions, she became convinced by my words despite never having heard the truth about Falun Dafa before. Two brothers who were caring for their elderly mother also agreed to quit the CCP. In particular, the younger brother voiced his disgust with the evil CCP’s actions and expressed interest in reading overseas reports. He thanked me when I gave him a USB flash drive containing software to breach China’s firewall.

During her initial admittance, my sister-in-law’s doctors warned that her condition was so poor that she would likely have to spend the New Year’s holiday in the hospital. For years, I had spent each New Year’s Eve at home watching the Shen Yun show. I remained determined to watch it this year. Besides begging Master for help, I also told my niece, “This New Year’s Eve, I want to spend time at home watching the show.” My niece also acceded to my request.

With Master’s help, an amazing thing occurred. On the morning of New Year’s Eve, the doctor suddenly announced that my sister-in-law could go home after receiving her dose of medication. Released from my responsibility of staying overnight at the hospital, I could resume my routine of watching the Shen Yun performance. I silently thanked Master!

Working Hard to Save More Sentient Beings

Despite being 60 years old, I remain the youngest Dafa practitioner in my residence. Fellow practitioners usually turn to me for help, and I strive to carry out these tasks quickly and well. The process of helping others is also a way to elevate in levels. I have eliminated many attachments such as fear of trouble, selfishness, and dislike of fellow practitioners, among others, while settling various issues brought to me by practitioners. I am grateful for this opportunity to improve my character.

I also print truth clarification banknotes. After downloading the template and wording from the Minghui website, I relied on the description shared by other practitioners in their experience sharing articles to forge a simple printing method and template. Although this slow method only allows me to process one banknote at a time, I can overcome the limitation of printing on new banknotes only, as this method can print on old banknotes as well.

For years, I have been using this method to print truth clarification banknotes for myself and fellow practitioners nearby. The COVID outbreak further heightened its importance as a channel for truth clarification, and the suggested wordings published on the Minghui website further helped in saving sentient beings.

Master published a new teaching, “Why the Creator Seeks to Save All Life,” on April 17, 2023. While reading this article, I was struck by the breadth of compassion Master has towards sentient beings in the world. We need to remember that everyone in this world was Master’s relative at some point in their past lives. Having been saved by Master, Falun Dafa practitioners should work to save all sentient beings unconditionally. I recalled my distant relatives who lived far away. They had rejected the truth about Falun Dafa and had declined all offers to withdraw from the CCP. Master’s article instilled within me a newfound desire to save them.

My husband and I drove more than two hours to our relatives’ homes and proceeded to explain the truth behind the persecution of Falun Dafa. We also advised them that the only way to survive this pandemic was to quit the CCP and recite the two phrases “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”

My husband’s two cousins and a cousin-in-law had previously refused when we clarified the truth about the CCP’s persecution of Falun Dafa to them. They were unwilling to listen or quit the CCP. This time around, they finally accepted the goodness of Dafa and agreed to withdraw from the evil CCP.

During his army enlistment, my husband cultivated a close friendship with his regiment commander and company commander. Although neither side had contacted the other for over 40 years, my husband still thought of them fondly. During this trip, we managed to locate their retirement homes. Unfortunately, both elderly commanders had already passed away. With agreement from their relatives, we helped the two commanders, and their family members to also withdraw from the CCP.

One of my technical school classmates had similarly refused to quit the CCP in the past. At each class gathering, I would tell her the truth behind the persecution of Dafa and advise her to quit the CCP. Yet because of her successful career and excellent financial state, her comfortable life and lack of threats meant she saw no need to withdraw from the CCP. After many failed attempts, I had written her off. Yet after studying a few recent teachings from Master, I renewed my determination to save her.

After pandemic control measures were lifted by the CCP, she caught COVID and suffered a very painful and uncomfortable recovery process. Upon hearing that I had never caught the virus before, she finally became convinced of Falun Dafa’s mission to save sentient beings. Moreover, by that time, the news of how the CCP’s inhumane COVID measures had claimed the lives of many victims had become widely known. This convinced her to withdraw from the various CCP organizations. Master’s merciful intervention had saved another life.

The prelude of Fa rectification of the human world has begun, bringing with it a countdown for the time we have left to cultivate. I intend to seize the time remaining to study the Fa, cultivate, fulfill my oath, and help Master save sentient beings!