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Revered Master, greetings!Fellow practitioners, greetings!
I began practicing Falun Dafa in 2010. The following are my experiences in cultivation to report to Master and share with fellow practitioners.
Changes After Obtaining the Fa
I was very weak before I started practicing Dafa and had a very poor immune system, so I would catch a cold every year when the seasons changed. I would feel very tired after doing just a little housework, and I would need to lie down and rest.
I began with reading Zhuan Falun every day after I obtained the Fa. I could gradually read more every day. I later added in time to watch videos of Master teaching the Fa in Guangzhou. I learned all five sets of the exercises. I could practice longer day after day, and in the end I could complete two hours of exercises.
My physical condition also changed significantly. I no longer catch colds when the seasons change, I am full of energy, and my personality is not as competitive as before. I am completely different from before.
What I felt most deeply was that my impetuous heart deeply calmed down. I feel comfortable both physically and mentally, and I am happy every day. In fact, my inner feelings are much deeper than I can describe in words.
From then on, I made sure to study at least one lecture of Zhuan Falun every day and watch one of Master’s lectures in Guangzhou. I told myself that I lived to cultivate, and I persisted in this way every day.
Thank you, great and compassionate Master, for your salvation, which has given me the opportunity to embark on the path of returning to my true nature. I cherish this rare opportunity very much.
Looking Inward While in a Tribulation
One Saturday afternoon in 2022, I got off work at 4pm. I walked from one office building toward another. It was drizzling and my shoes were wet. I slipped and fell to the ground on my left knee. The weight of my body was on my left knee. Some staff members wanted to help me. I had a righteous mind and got up by myself, told them that I could walk, and expressed my gratitude for their help.
I rushed to Chinatown to clarify the truth with fellow practitioners. I stood there for nearly two hours, and then a fellow practitioner drove me home. I could no longer use my left leg when I got out of the car. The practitioner carried me home. I had to use a chair as my crutch to move around the house. I studied the Fa longer than usual that night. I did exercise two for one hour as usual.
The following morning, I did exercise two for one hour again. At the end, my left leg hurt as if my heart was hurting. I insisted on studying the Fa and read three lectures in a day. I told myself to persevere and endure the hardship to eliminate karma. After two days of persistence, a miracle happened. I could walk without holding on to a chair. But I still had to rely on my right leg while walking.
I used the xinxing standard of a cultivator to discipline myself. I did not take sick leave, but my annual leave for the three days that I rested at home. My roommate didn’t understand me and said that I was really stupid. I gave her a smile. I returned to work on the fourth day. My supervisor and the managers saw that my left knee was still swollen and kindly recommended a Chinese medicine clinic to me.
I thanked them for their concern for me and told them that I practice Falun Gong, which is a practice that cultivates both the body and the mind. As long as I practice it every day, I will get better. In the following days, they saw that I was getting progressively better , and they said to me that this practice was so good that I should keep practicing it. I said I would.
I looked within for my attachments during the tribulation. Fruit is provided to employees, and we are allowed to take the remaining fruit home after we get off work every Saturday. As time went by, I became more and more greedy, thinking that I should take as much as I could. One reason was that I didn’t have to buy fruit, which saves money. The other reason was to bring some to the fellow practitioners clarifying the truth at the tourist attraction. There was also a sense of superiority and a desire to show off. Through this experience I found these attachments, so I stopped doing that, and as my xinxing improved my knee quickly healed.
Letting Go of Attachments During Truth-Clarification at Tourist Attractions
Master arranged for me to clarify the truth to Chinese tourists in 2018, because I was eager to save people.
Every day at the tourist attraction, I silently recite Master’s teachings:
“Steadfast cultivators, when the heart does not move, ten thousand moves are subdued.” (“To Vietnamese Students”)
Master’s words always encourage me and make me more diligent.
All the tourists’ expressions, including accusations, that I heard and saw were mirrors pointing directly at my heart, helping me to find and get rid of my attachments.
Getting Rid of the Desire for Gain
I often hear tourists ask: “How much do you get paid a day? Do you still need people for this lucrative job? I will do this job too if you can pay me 10,000 Singapore dollars.” At first my heart was moved when I heard these words. I would explain to them with a sense of being wronged that we are volunteers, and all Falun Gong practitioners around the world are volunteers, and we are selflessly clarifying the truth to you.
I didn’t say it, but in my heart I was thinking that not only did we not make any money, we also told you the facts under the sun and in the rain. After all, your life belongs to you, and it is your own choice whether to be saved or not. I would say, “Don’t put your life on the line with irresponsible words. When the Communist Party is destroyed, if you don’t renounce it, you will be buried along with it. You will regret it terribly.” The effect was not good, because I had human thoughts in my mind.
I pondered why I kept hearing these types of questions and why I couldn’t explain things to them with the kindness and compassion of a practitioner. I became determined to find and get rid of the attachment.
I found my heart for self-interest after looking inward for a while. For a long time, I have had the idea of making money by selling snacks occasionally, because I can make many things out of flour and I want to make some money while I still have the ability. When I went to a food court, I saw that every stall was very busy at mealtime and closed very late at night. With such long working hours, there was no time to clarify the truth and save people, and I may not be able to practice the exercises and study the Fa every day.
There are so many tourists at the tourist attractions that really need me to save them. Time is so tight. As a cultivator, how can I still want to make money at this time? Could it be that I can’t make a living? I came to Singapore, and went from renting a house to having my own house, and also have a pension. Isn’t this the best arrangement given to me by the great and compassionate Master? Doesn’t this allow me to have no worries and do the three things well? Isn’t this greed something that a cultivator should cultivate away?
Master said,
“The practice isn’t hard so long as you are sincere about spiritual growth, are willing to go through whatever it takes, and can come to look upon the material things of this world with detachment and indifference.” (The Ninth Talk, Zhuan Falun)
It was amazing that tourists rarely asked this question after I found my desire for gain and let it go. I am grateful for Master’s enlightenment.
Getting Rid of the Heart of Competitiveness
When clarifying the truth at scenic spots, tourists would suddenly say, “Stop telling us, we won’t listen.” Some would impatiently wave their hands at me, and some would say something sarcastic. What’s more, some tourists pointed at me and scolded me. At this time, my competitive heart was aroused by these tourists, and I forgot the purpose of being there as a cultivator to clarify the truth and save people.
The desire to protect my reputation arose, and the words I spoke carried a strong competitive heart. I would say: “If you don’t want to listen, you can choose not to listen, but don’t affect others’ listening.” If a tourist spoke again, I would tell him to shut up.
When someone pointed his finger at me and cursed, I would tell him directly: “This is Singapore, not your home, don’t act like a jerk here!” I felt like I had let out a lot of anger when I said these words. However, the effect on my truth-clarification was not good, and I also felt that the environment became impure and not peaceful.
Master arranged for these Chinese tourists to come to tourist sites for us to clarify the truth to them and save them. My heart of competitiveness had affected the efforts of saving people. I failed Master’s painstaking efforts and fellow practitioners’ cooperation with the exercise demonstration. After I realized this, I became more strict with myself. I studied the Fa more and my kindness and care were revealed.
I thought to myself, if I meet tourists like that again, I will consider things from their perspective. Chinese people have been deceived by the Chinese Communist Party’s lies for too long and they are suffering. I wanted to talk to them with kindness and care. As my xinxing improved, miraculous things happened, and tourists became less likely to reject me or curse me.
When I hear tourists saying things like “Stop talking”, I will smile and say calmly, “It’s not easy for you to come out of China, and you’ve been deceived by the CCP’s lies for too long and too deeply, because the CCP’s Internet firewall blocks the truth. You are lucky to be able to see and learn the truth here.”
The tourists are happy when I say this, so I continue, “We were predestined to meet here. Since ancient times, it has been said that Buddha will save people with predestined relationships. You are predestined to meet Falun Gong practitioners here today and can be saved.” I tell them that I am a volunteer and there is a way to be safe; you can nullify the vows you made when you joined the CCP, the Youth League, and the Young Pioneers. Your life belongs to you, not the communist party. Quit the Party as early as possible and live in peace. Many tourists thanked us after they understood the truth and quit the party.
Some Thoughts on Clarifying the Truth at Tourist Attractions
When clarifying the truth, we should always treat tourists with kindness and love, and sincerely consider and care for them from their perspective. Tourists will be happy, touched, and grateful to Dafa disciples. They will talk to us and trust us. For example, on rainy days, I would kindly remind tourists to be careful when walking on wet roads. Or if some tourists don’t bring umbrellas on rainy days, I would hold my umbrella for them. When we show our kindness, more tourists agree to quit the party.
Another scenario is that the energy field is stronger and more Chinese people quit the CCP when more practitioners come to the tourist attraction to practice. Now we can persuade more than 20 people to withdraw from the CCP on average each day, and the maximum number of people at one time was 64.
I also gained a lot from clarifying the truth at tourist attractions and experienced the power of righteous thoughts.
I get up at 4:50 in the morning, meditate one hour, and prepare breakfast for my husband. I then go to the tourist site to clarify the truth to Chinese tourists. I never miss a day and go 365 days a year, rain or shine. I talk to tourists from tour buses one after another by accompanying them, walking up and down the hill for four to five hours every morning. Although busy, I am full of energy and my heart is filled with happiness and joy. A tour guide even told tourists: “This [Falun Dafa] exercise might be really good. Look at this lady, she doesn’t even feel tired walking back and forth so many times.”
The above are my personal understandings. Please kindly correct me if there is anything not in accordance with the Fa.
Thank you Master!Thank you fellow practitioners!
(Presented at the 2024 Singapore Fa Conference)
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