(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa during the Chinese New Year holidays in 1999.

At that time I had graduated from college two years earlier and I was teaching a professional course in a school. After celebrating Chinese New Year Day, I suddenly had an urge to visit an old friend. I went to her house and noticed a book on the back of her sofa. I opened it and saw a photo of the author, who was smiling at me. I read “On Dafa” and understood it was not an ordinary book, so I borrowed it from my friend.

After returning home and having dinner, I finished reading it in one go late that night. I was impressed by the teachings. Could it be that the Dafa mentioned in the book was referring to this book? I had never been so careful when reading other books. I handled it with care.

I returned the book the following day and bought a copy of Zhuan Falun for myself. It was the beginning of my cultivation practice.

Then the CCP began to persecute Dafa and Dafa practitioners. I was illegally sentenced to forced labor and prison for a total of six years. Over the past 20 years, I have experienced countless hardships, setbacks, and tribulations. I lost my job, and my parents passed away, but I have still followed Master and firmly believe in Dafa.

I have memorized Zhuan Falun three times and would like to share my experiences.

The first time was in the spring of 2003 after I was released from the forced labor camp. I spent more than a month memorizing all of Zhuan Falun. At that time, I only had a superficial understanding of the Fa, so I just memorized it mechanically, about 10 pages on average every day. But I felt my mind was very clear and alert, as if I didn’t need to sleep. I felt that time slowed down since I didn’t need to sleep, but I still forced myself to have a short sleep every night.

The second time was in the fall of 2022, and it took me almost two months. I no longer memorized it mechanically and my feelings were different because my understanding of the Fa had deepened. During the process of memorizing, the most obvious feeling was that the energy was very strong.

When I was meditating, I could feel the energy flowing through my legs, arms, and back. My toes were warm, and parts of my legs were also hot. When I did the second exercise, strong energy traveled through my arms; when I practiced the standing exercises, I could feel a noticeable heat in my palms. I felt warm even though the temperatures were very low.

I could feel the energy whizzing out of my hands when I was sending forth righteous thoughts. It was a very comfortable feeling. I could send forth righteous thoughts for an hour without feeling tired. And the stubborn fungal infection on my right big toe nail that had plagued me for many years healed, and the nail became completely normal.

The third time memorizing was in the Fall of 2023 and it took me 50 days. The feeling was even more remarkable. Not only was energy flowing through my body strongly, but also I felt like I was entering a void during meditation. Sometimes my body seemed to be flying up. While practicing the standing exercises, I felt that my hands were following the mechanisms automatically. When sending forth righteous thoughts, the energy in my hands and my entire body was very strong and emitted rapidly, and my body felt very hot.

Moreover, there were great changes in my daily practice. It felt like as long as I memorized the Fa, even if I only memorized two or three pages, Master would push me forward. I gradually gained a real understanding of the various reactions, bodily changes, and energy that Master has talked about in his lectures.

During my days memorizing the Fa, I would intuitively check my thoughts and actions based on the Fa in day to day matters. My mind would recite the Fa when I had free time. I practiced the exercises more, sometime twice a day and sometimes for three to four hours a day. I sent forth righteous thoughts for half an hour or an hour each time.

I was happy every day, like an innocent and carefree child. It was a very wonderful feeling. Thank you, Master, for your great compassion.