(Minghui.org) Greetings, Master! Greetings, fellow practitioners!
I am a Falun Dafa practitioner from Hsinchu in northern Taiwan. Currently, I am in charge at an Integrated Circuit (IC) design company. Having been practicing Falun Dafa since January 2004, I am happy to share my experiences.
Becoming a Falun Dafa Practitioner
For two years I suffered with insomnia. I tried many cures but even sleeping pills did not help. When a friend recommended Falun Dafa to me, I asked if the practice could solve my insomnia. “Of course,” he replied with confidence. Several days into the practice, my insomnia was much better and two weeks later it was totally gone. I was surprised: How could Falun Dafa cure something so quickly that no other treatment could? That's not all, other physical problems also disappeared. For example, when I was working during college, I fell down from the second floor and injured my lower back. That injury was fully cured.
Because of my busy work schedule, I did not attend a nine-day workshop to learn all the teachings of Falun Dafa. Without a deep understanding of the practice, I gradually slacked off and slowly stopped doing the exercises six months later, almost returning to being an everyday person. Two years after beginning to practice, I had insomnia again without warning. Just as I was about to take sleeping pills, I suddenly remembered how my insomnia was cured two years before. So I did all five exercises for two days and the insomnia was again gone. This was amazing, I thought, and thanked Master Li, the founder of Falun Dafa, for not abandoning me. I started to study the Dafa teachings attentively. After reading through all teachings several times, I gained deeper understandings and knew what I had missed during those two years.
During those days, I was often moved to tears as I studied the teachings. On the one hand, Master Li’s teachings moved me profoundly; on the other hand, I regretted the two years I’d wasted.
Master said,
“But whatever the case, because what I am transmitting is a cultivation method of the Buddhist school, I’ll use some words from the Buddhist school: being able to obtain it is due to predestined relationship (yuanfen). Right now you don’t know how precious it is. When you do come to realize that it’s precious, you will feel most fortunate.” (“First Fa Teaching Given in the United States,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World, Volume I)
I was very thankful for Master’s compassion and I was determined to cultivate all the way.
Validating Dafa in Different Work Environments
I was a senior engineer at an IT firm at the time, so I started to recommend Falun Dafa as well as Shen Yun to my coworkers, suppliers, friends, and relatives. I gave away dozens of Zhuan Falun books, and several friends also became practitioners. Six years later, my family finances were stable. After reaching an agreement with my wife, I volunteered to work full time with New Tang Dynasty (NTD) Television. Because of the work I did, I had occasion to interact with all kinds of industries. Two years later, I left NTD Television to work for everyday companies as a general manager or chairman of the board. This allows me to introduce Falun Dafa to more people.
I was once the general manager of a Taiwanese firm with two factories in mainland China. Relations between Taiwan and China were close in those years, and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials often visited our headquarters in Taiwan. One day, over 10 Party secretaries from all over China visited us. We had dinner at a restaurant and I was wondering how to tell them about Dafa. Then the manager of a Chinese branch factory said, “Our general manager [meaning me] cannot visit mainland China because he practices Falun Dafa.”
His remark left those CCP officials surprised and fearful. So I took the opportunity to tell them about Dafa. They could not wait to criticize me or try to convince me to quit the practice. Seeing the rampant viciousness, my righteous thoughts also arose. I began to expose the faulty logic behind the CCP’s defamatory propaganda about Dafa. They eventually quieted down.
Through this battle of good and evil, I could feel the pressure practitioners in mainland China are facing. I also witnessed the power of righteous faith and righteous thoughts. I gained a better understanding of Master’s words: “Cultivation depends on one’s own efforts, while the transformation of gong is done by one’s master.” (Lecture One, Zhuan Falun) Thank you, Master.
Between 2010 and 2012, senior Party secretaries visited Taiwan. Three times, we were able deliver lawsuit documents to them in person. I could feel the support when other practitioners sent forth righteous thoughts to help. The vicious elements behind the CCP officials collapsed.
As I handed them the lawsuits, I said, “This is a lawsuit that finds you at fault. You are being sued. Falun Dafa is good. Please stop persecuting Falun Dafa.”
I still remember the defeated expressions of those Party secretaries. They canceled their remaining trips and returned to mainland China early.
Working with VIPs
I encountered a major tribulation in January 2015 when my eldest son suddenly passed away. He was a third grade student. He’d caught a cold and died in his sleep. This hit me hard, and I did not know how to react. He’d been a healthy, smart, hard-working, lovely boy. We’d spent many hours together on Dafa activities: marches at different places, distributing flyers, collecting signatures to end the persecution, and so on. For several days, I was overcome with grief. I was also worried about my wife and our two other sons. My wife and I cried so much.
Still, I knew I was a Falun Dafa disciple. I might not know the arrangements or karmic relationship behind it, but I must have had loopholes in my cultivation. So I put more effort into studying the Dafa teachings, listening to the audio lectures, and looking within. I also identified many attachments, including some related to my son and my wife. My son was outstanding, and he made me look good, which was vanity in my part. Also, when I first began to practice, I was longing for happiness and a comfortable life. Little by little, my main consciousness and righteous thoughts arose. I knew my mission to help save people was not yet over. Several days later, I stopped grieving and went to the chairman of the board of Shen Yun. I said I planned to reserve a Shen Yun performance as a private venue and that I could reach out to owners of several listed companies. Several other practitioners and I reserved a performance for VIPs at the The National Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall.
In the following years, I put more effort into interacting with mainstream society. Together with other local practitioners, we had regular group study and sharing on how to interact with VIPs. When the VIPs found out that we as a group are selfless, sincere, and kind, they would trust us and like to interact with us or become good friends. Sometimes, we would organize events, including Shen Yun promotion tea parties or dinners with the VIPs. Since we organized the events, we could talk about Shen Yun, cultivation practice, and Falun Dafa in a relaxed environment.
Many people, including construction company owners, lawyers, and doctors, shared their understandings of Dafa. Some even became practitioners. A president of a dental hospital said to me, “Now I have learned that the key of Dafa practice is improving xinxing, not doing the exercises.”
I looked for opportunities to share my understandings and encouraged them to study the Falun Dafa teachings. After they understood Shen Yun better, they shared that information within their circle of friends. They brought their friends to Shen Yun and did not mind being interviewed after seeing the performances.
Many people have realized the importance of interacting with VIPs to save people. In recent years, things have developed quickly. The Falun Gong Protection Act was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, and the media in Taiwan have picked up on live organ harvesting in China. It requires long-term positive interactions with mainstream society for these VIPs to show their support in media discussions about Falun Dafa, become guest speakers during Dafa events, help push legislation, and promote Shen Yun.
From these events, I learned that the way we do things must be acceptable to everyday people. This is important in order for them to be saved. In addition, we practitioners need to work well with each other to more effectively save people.
Seven forums have been held locally to promote Falun Dafa in mainstream society. Over the past three years, some 300 VIPs have attended these forums. Some began to practice, while others became friends of Falun Dafa. I’ve found it an interesting experience, because my coworkers, friends, dentists, and accountants are now practitioners.
A practitioner once asked me how I introduced Falun Dafa to everyday people. I said. “Master arranges it. But we need to be considerate of them instead of just telling them what we want to tell them.” For example, through casual conversation, we can listen for their misunderstandings, what they need help with, what they like, and who they trust. We can organize events with VIPs to share the benefits of Dafa with their fans.
Looking Within and Identifying Attachments
Having practiced for 20 years, I have found many of my problems. For example, sometimes I looked down on certain practitioners, thinking they were just talking without acting, failing to follow their words, and unwilling to take on responsibilities. Later on, I realized these thoughts were like mirrors that reflected my issues. Also, I had difficulty accepting criticism, and I worried that others would judge me, which were notions stemming from my attachments to fame and sentimentality. I told myself I have to look within and cultivate solidly in order to improve.
Recently I found another attachment—being too attached to efficiency. Because of that, I sometimes lost patience and could not tolerate conversations with no talking points. Such a mindset included avoiding red lights. When I walked or drove, I would control my speed to minimize the time I spent waiting at red lights. In the past, I thought I did that to save time or save gasoline. Thinking deeper and looking inward, I realized I was actually taking advantage of the system to maximize benefits for myself. This was based on selfishness. I will do better in the future.
Summary
As a Falun Dafa disciple, I have realized that reaching consummation in cultivation practice is not our goal. Our goal is to do the three things well.
Above are my understandings. Please point out anything inconsistent with the Falun Dafa teachings.
Thank you, Master! Thank you, fellow practitioners!
(Presented at the 2024 Taiwan Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference)
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