My Joy Is Clarifying the Truth and Saving Sentient Beings

(Minghui.org) I began to practice Falun Dafa in January 1999. Before that, I was sick and often in pain due to a cranial nerve disorder. Because of headaches, I had trouble sleeping and eating, and I also became depressed. I did not know the meaning of life and felt there was no joy in life. Joy was something beyond my reach.

My body and mind changed significantly after I started practicing Falun Dafa. The ailment that had tortured me for almost a decade was gone, and my head no longer hurt. It was truly quick and effective. Dafa is so magical and great! This feeling of joy is really hard to describe in words. Not only that, Falun Dafa’s principles helped me to understand the truth of the universe:

“Zhen-Shan-Ren is the Sole Criterion to Discern Good and Bad People” (Lecture One, Zhuan Falun).

I found the true meaning of life: People can only be truly happy if they are kind and altruistic.

In today’s world, people’s moral standards are far below those of the ancients. Morality is declining. Parents work hard to raise their children, but they may not have a good ending in their old age. I practice Dafa, and Dafa teaches us to be good people and to maintain high moral standards.

“Return to tradition puts you on the path to Heaven.” (“Creating Anew,” Hong Yin V).

As the saying goes, “Filial piety comes first among all virtues,” so I especially need to do well in that regard.

I started practicing Dafa just after I got married. My parents-in-law, who were over 60, hoped they could live with my husband and me. Personally, I would have preferred that we live by ourselves. However, Dafa teaches that us that cultivators have to be considerate and look at things from other people’s perspectives. If my parents-in-law wanted to live with us, then they could. I cooked delicious meals for them three times a day and cleaned for them in a timely manner. I was happy to do everything I was supposed to do. One time, I went to a neighbor’s store and the woman at the store said to me, “Your mother-in-law is so lucky. It is hard to find a good daughter-in-law like you these days.” I smiled. I knew she was complimenting a Dafa practitioner, since she knew that I practice Falun Dafa.

So my parents-in-law could live comfortably and not worry about trivial things, I covered all the living expenses. My father-in-law could then save his salary for himself and his other children, which I calmly accepted.

The house we live in with my parents-in-law is in my father-in-law’s name. When my husband and I were talking about marrying, everyone inside and outside the family knew that my father-in-law’s brother’s house was reserved for my husband. My father-in-law was going to transfer the title of his brother’s house to himself, and he asked my opinion. I said, “I have no opinion. You can handle it however you see fit.” My father-in-law said, “Then I’m not worried.” This meant that we would no longer have a house under our names. That did not bother me, and I remained broadminded and composed.

Because I practiced Dafa, I was healthy and happy. I gave birth to a baby boy a year after we were married. My parents-in-law were very happy. My husband later told me jokingly that when we were engaged, my parents-in-law saw my physical condition at the time and even advised my husband to cancel the engagement. I’ve never held grudges over these things and still treat my parents-in-law well. My husband and his family have all witnessed my physical and mental changes after practicing Dafa. Later, when Dafa was persecuted, they still believed that Falun Dafa is good and supported me.

My sister-in-law said, “Of all our siblings and in-laws, you have contributed the most to my parents but have gained the least. My father speaks pretty highly of you.” I said, “I know what I do [I practice Dafa].”

I was well aware that it was Falun Dafa that allowed me, a formerly ill and narrow-minded person, to become healthy and broadminded.

Offering Salvation to Sentient Beings

Dafa requires us to cultivate while conforming to ordinary society to the greatest extent while maintaining good relationships with our family and in society. I take good care of my family members, and I also do part-time work to contribute to the family. I always work on my cultivation to lay a good foundation.

I know Dafa practitioners have a historic mission: to clarify the truth and save sentient beings. Even though Falun Dafa is a practice that teaches people to be kind, it is suffering unprecedented injustice. Because I have personally benefited from Falun Dafa, I want to let others know how wonderful it really is and to raise awareness of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution, so they will not be misled by the CCP’s lies and have no future.

For many years, day after day, year after year, I have clarified the truth to save people whenever I have the time and opportunity. I clarify the truth to folks in villages, to people going to work, to friends and guests at gatherings, and to people just passing by. Clarifying the truth and saving sentient beings is the meaning of my life and my greatest joy. The recognition and praise that people who are saved after understanding the truth bestow upon me encourage me to be diligent. Their appreciation makes me happy, but I tell them to thank Master Li for his salvation. I am happy that they have been saved and am moved by their kindness.

Amazing things have happened as I’ve done this. I once spoke to a woman for a long time about how Falun Dafa teaches people to be kind and good, its miraculous effects in healing illness and keeping fit, the CCP media’s false propaganda, the CCP-staged Tiananmen self-immolation, the CCP-sanctioned forced organ harvesting, the fact that Dafa has spread around the world, and the movement to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. Lastly, I advised her to quit the CCP, and she gladly agreed. When I told her the alias I had come up with for her, she laughed and said, “That’s my real name!” I thought it was amazing and said to her, “You’re so predestined. What a coincidence.”

Another time, I was going to a market to clarify the truth. When I went downstairs, I found that it was cold, so I went back upstairs and changed into a heavy coat. However, I left my pen and paper I used to record the names of those who quit in the pocket of my other jacket, and I did not realize it until I got to the market. I planned to talk to two people first, because I would not forget two names, and then go to a store relatively far from the market to buy paper and a pen. I quickly convinced two people to withdraw. The alias I gave one of them was “Mengxiang” (meaning “Dream”). I was afraid of forgetting them so I kept repeating the two aliases on the way. When I got to the supermarket, I saw that its name was “Mengxiang.” I thought: “Now I will not forget. Thank you, Master, for your encouragement.” After I bought paper and pen and wrote down the names, I went back to the market to clarify the truth.

The path of cultivation and saving people is busy yet fulfilling and joyful. However, there are also times when cultivators are not in a good cultivation state, and when they cannot control their xinxing well, their mood will also be affected. When this happens, Master will use sentient beings to give us timely reminders. I know that saving sentient beings is a great responsibility, and whenever this happens, I will quickly adjust my cultivation state and go save people. Each time after I clarify the truth, I remind people who understand the truth: “At critical moments, be sure to maintain righteous thoughts toward Dafa!” Some people have turned around after walking away and said, “You have to keep going, too!” That actually made me cry. How precious sentient beings are! If I don’t save them, how can I face them?

I can now manage my time to have more time to save people. Using my husband’s words, it’s good as long as I can live my life well. Yes, this is also the voice of a being who truly understands the truth. Without Dafa’s salvation, I would not have everything I have today, including my life. I have infinite gratitude to Master for his compassionate salvation and care. I will definitely be more diligent, cultivate myself well, and save more people. This is the best way to give back to Dafa and Master.