I Am Blessed to Be a Falun Dafa Practitioner

(Minghui.org) Throughout my life many people said that I am blessed. I did not agree, until about 30 years ago when my mother began to practice Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) and I joined her.

I’m now middle aged. I enjoy good health, a smooth career, and I’m financially stable. After I practiced Dafa I understood the true meaning of life and my morality improved. I eventually realized that I am truly a blessed person—I am able to practice Dafa!

Miraculous Power of Righteous Thoughts

For as long as I could remember, my mother was in poor health and had a severe heart condition. When the condition worsened, she was unable to get out of bed to work or even cook meals for us.

In 1995, a neighbor told my mother about a form of qigong which could improve one’s health. She thought she would give it a try. After she practiced for only a few days, her health improved. Her heart condition cleared up without any medication!

My mother was excited to tell friends and relatives how she personally benefited from practicing Falun Dafa. My second aunt and youngest aunt started to practice as well. I was born with a heart condition like my mother’s, and I did not receive proper medical treatment due to our family’s financial hardships. My mother urged me to practice and assured me it would prevent the heart condition from flaring up. I was 15 years old. With a heavy academic workload, I could only do the exercises with my mother on weekends, and I occasionally read the book Zhuan Falun.

Even though I didn’t realize how precious Dafa is and I wasted a lot of time, Master always protected me and took care of me. When I lived in a school dormitory, many of my classmates often fell ill. Later, while working, I lived in shared staff housing and my colleagues suffered from various illness. Yet I was healthy, except one time when I ate undercooked seafood and suffered excruciating stomach pain that required treatment with an intravenous drip.

I realized I was far too relaxed in my cultivation and I did not behave like a practitioner. I found time every day to study the Fa and do the exercises. I tried to live up to the standard of a cultivator. I’ve practiced Falun Dafa for more than three decades but I haven’t been ill or taken a single pill, not even during the COVID pandemic. All my colleagues tested positive. I was not vaccinated, but I remained healthy. This shows how amazing Falun Dafa is!

I once had a strong attachment which I didn’t address for a long time. The old forces exploited this loophole, and I was persecuted and taken to a detention center. I went on a hunger strike in protest, and I did not eat or drink for six days. The center director urged me to eat, saying, “If you go on like this, you’ll damage your stomach. By the time you get out, you won’t be able to eat, even if you want to. There was someone else who did exactly this—went without food for days—and ended up with a perforated stomach.”

I remained unmoved and said, “Falun Dafa is righteous. I’m protesting the Communist Party’s persecution!” I knew there would be no issues with my stomach, as Master was protecting me.

When I was force-fed, I silently asked Master to help me, and I said, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” There was no pain at all and I knew Master was bearing it for me.

With Master’s protection and with strong righteous thoughts, I was released from the detention center. I was able to eat the day I returned home and I was fine. My family was shocked, since they assumed I would need to be hospitalized. This showed the wonder of Dafa again!

I did the exercises every day, and my health kept improving. My complexion was radiant and I looked young. A neighbor looked at me in astonishment, and said, “How is it that after all these years, you look younger and your skin glows? You look even better than you did over a decade ago when we first met!”

Letting Go of Resentment Toward My Father

Before I practiced Dafa, I was selfish and obstinate. I harbored deep-seated jealousy and resentment. My family was poor when I was little. Under the immense pressure, my father would often vent his frustrations on the rest of us. He frequently beat and verbally abused me and my older brother for no reason, and constantly quarreled with my mother. Our home was in a state of perpetual chaos and unrest.

Resentment took root in my heart. I thought that when I grew up, I would find a job in a distant city, cut ties with my father, and leave him to fend for himself in his old age. However, after I started practicing Dafa, I understood that everything happens for a reason. Perhaps I owed my father from a past life, and now I simply needed to repay the debt. When I realized this, the resentment in my heart melted away, and I fulfilled my filial duties toward my parents. I bought them gifts and gave them spending money whenever I visited them. My father was touched.

Once, my father said with deep emotion that he wronged me and my older brother in the past, and he never expected that I would treat him with such filial devotion. I replied, “That’s because I practice Falun Dafa. Master teaches us to be good and kind to everyone.” My father smiled in appreciation.

Later, during a family gathering, my father declared that I was the one with the highest moral character in our entire family.

Actually, there were some difficult moments, especially a few years ago when I didn’t cultivate diligently. Sometimes I couldn’t control my temper and got angry at my husband. When that happened, Master would enlighten me through husband’s words: “You call this cultivation? Are you behaving like a cultivator?”

I immediately knew I was wrong and hurriedly admit my mistake to Master, and I apologized to my husband. As my xinxing improved, such incidents became increasingly rare, and the atmosphere at home became harmonious.

A friend said, “You seem happy every day.” It’s true that by practicing Dafa, I’ve become increasingly positive, optimistic, and peaceful.

Seeing Past Money and Material Gain

Since my family was poor and my parents were very frugal, I placed great importance on money, and I focused on petty gains. I once found some money but made no effort to locate the owner; instead, I was happy.

From practicing Dafa, I understood the principle of “no loss, no gain.” If something is not my property, then I would not take it, even if it was offered for free. On several occasions while shopping, the vendor gave me too much change. When I realized it, I returned the extra money each time. The vendors were deeply moved, saying they never met such a kind person.

There was one particular instance when I found a brand-new mobile phone downstairs at my apartment building, and I immediately contacted the owner. It turned out they lived upstairs and had just bought the phone for over 2,000 yuan. When I gave the phone back, the couple was so grateful that they bought me milk and peanut oil as a token of gratitude, which I politely declined. It was a pity at that time I was afraid, and didn’t tell them about Dafa and the persecution. I just placed some truth-clarification materials on my neighbors’ doors.

Overcoming Fear, Clarifying the Truth Face to Face

Through studying the Fa, I understood that practitioners in the Fa-rectification period have an important mission. Our cultivation is not just for ourselves. We must assist Master and help him save people.

So I started trying to tell friends and family about Dafa and advising them to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). With Master’s help they all accepted what I said. Gradually, my fear diminished, and I started tell my colleagues too. Later, I helped my workplace leader quit the CCP. Whenever clients came to me, as long as time allowed, I was generally able to clarify the truth to them. I knew they were all predestined people who were sent to me by Master.

In recent years, I noticed that people are more clear-headed, can generally understand the truth with less explanation, and many even have positive attitudes towards Dafa. Very few do not agree to quit the Party.

For a long time, I didn’t dare to talk to police officers about Dafa and quitting the CCP. I was afraid they were heavily brainwashed and wouldn’t accept the truth. I was also afraid I’d be persecuted.

Not long ago, a police officer came to my workplace for business. He was barely in his twenties. I couldn’t help thinking: “This precious life came to the world and endured all the bitter hardships, all for the sake of waiting to be saved by Dafa!” I didn’t know if another practitioner clarified the truth to him already. How could I only consider my own safety and leave him in danger of being eliminated? In that instant, my sense of compassion emerged and I wanted to help save him.

While sending righteous thoughts and asking for Master’s help, I gathered my courage and talked to the officer. To my surprise he was very agreeable. He told me he was an auxiliary police officer, and had joined the Youth League but was not a CCP member. He said that several people advised him to quit the CCP organizations in the past, but he hadn’t because he never fully understood why he needed to. That day he understood and was willing to quit.

I finally broke free from the attachment of fear, and I was able to advise police officers to quit the CCP from then on.

A few days later, I met a police officer from the Criminal Investigation Division, also in his early twenties. He heard of the Quit the CCP movement, but hadn’t paid much attention to it. I gave him a fairly detailed explanation and we talked for more than an hour. He understood and agreed to quit. I was so grateful for Master’s help!

Time is becoming increasingly tight, so I must redouble my efforts with helping to save people. Everyone I encounter is meant to be saved. I cannot pick and choose. Every life is precious and should be treasured.

How lucky all the human beings are to be born in this era when Dafa is spreading and Master is personally teaching the Fa and offering salvation! I hope everyone will be blessed by Dafa, safely navigate through the calamity, and be fortunate!