My Husband Changed After I Examined Myself

(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1996. My husband is stubborn, intelligent and capable. I strayed from cultivation in 2003 due to my attachments to fame, money, sentimentality and lust.

Compassionate Master did not give up on me. With other practitioners’ encouragement I returned to cultivation. However, my husband believed what happened was caused by Dafa. He forbade me from doing the exercises and threatened to divorce me. He said disrespectful words about Master and burned my Falun Dafa books.

I tried many times to tell him how good Falun Dafa is. Our relationship became strained, and the toxic atmosphere negatively impacted our child. I thought my husband was hopeless, so I decided to ignore him.

As practitioners we know that whenever there’s a conflict, we need to examine ourselves. I saw that I was selfish, hateful, lustful and competitive. I always had to have the last word. I realized I caused the issues between us. Cultivation is a process of eliminating our attachments.

I spent more time sending righteous thoughts to eliminate the negative substance that was blocking my husband from hearing the truth. I wanted to eliminate the Chinese Communist Party substances and correct what I did wrong. I reminded myself that I was a cultivator, and treated my husband with tolerance, compassion and kindness. He no longer stopped me from joining our local Fa study.

From Master’s teaching, I knew that my husband and I have a strong karmic bond. I need to save him. However, I was afraid he would not listen.

One day, a practitioner brought a large bag of pamphlets to our meeting. We decided we should give one pamphlet to each household in our village, to help our neighbors understand what Falun Dafa is about.

I returned home earlier than usual that evening. The pamphlets were folded and ready to be distributed, and I planned to go out later when there were fewer people on the streets.

I was afraid my husband would say disrespectful things about Dafa, so I hid the materials. I decided to head out after he fell asleep.

Then I thought, “I go out and talk to people on the street, but I can’t even save my own family! Am I a cultivator if I don’t have the courage to do the right thing?” My husband said, “You returned so early.”

I wanted to eliminate my fear so I told him, “I plan to pass out pamphlets tonight.”

He said, “I see practitioners giving them out on market day. Our aunt (also a practitioner) is there every market day!”

I could not believe what I was hearing. I was so excited and did not know what to say. I regret not clarifying the truth to him earlier. I thanked Master for his great compassion. When I corrected myself, my husband changed.

Now he brings me on his bicycle when I distribute Falun Dafa pamphlets, or hang banners about Falun Dafa. He also reminds to join the group Fa study.

I urge practitioners’ family members who still do not have a clear understanding of Falun Dafa to see the truth about Dafa, so they can be saved.