(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioner Jin Ying is 81 this year but looks like she is in her early 60s. She has been cultivating for 30 years and remains very energetic, cheerful, open-minded, kind, and peaceful. As a true Dafa practitioner, she always looks within and regards truth-clarification and saving people as her top priorities. She goes out every day, regardless of the weather and on public holidays, to clarify the truth to people and encourage them to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organizations. To date, she has helped more than 60,000 people quit those organizations. The following are some of her experiences, as she tells them.
My husband was labeled a member of the “Neiren Party” (an alleged counter-revolutionary organization accused of being anti-CCP and treasonous during the Cultural Revolution). Our house was covered with big-character posters, and a loudspeaker was blasting “Death to counter-revolutionaries” at it all day long.
My husband was locked up and denied family visits. I was forced to do manual labor, hauling dirt as part of a “family production team.” I worked hard and didn’t dare say anything. Later, my husband was also labeled one of the “gang of four.” At work, the team leader would curse anyone I spoke to.
I was beaten and verbally abused during the day, and in the evening, all I could do was hold my three young children and weep helplessly until I felt I could not bear the misery and suffering any longer.
One day, as I wandered aimlessly, when I came to a big river I thought I might as well jump in and be free from all these troubles. I started walking into the river, step by step, but just then, I heard a familiar female voice, “Second sister, why are you here? You mustn’t die. If you do, what will happen to your children?” She came to me, pulled me out of the river, and took me back home.
Only after practicing Falun Dafa many years later did I realize that Master Li had sent someone to save my life that day. I’m forever grateful to Master for saving me and my entire family.
By the time my husband was allowed to return home, my health had completely broken down. I couldn’t eat or sleep, felt dizzy and sluggish all day, and had to take various vitamins just to get by.
In 1996, I heard that Falun Dafa could heal illnesses and improve health, so I went to a practice site, where I felt really good as I listened to the exercise music and watched people do the peaceful exercises. I joined in and felt extremely happy when I left to go home.
With my battered and worn-out body, I found it difficult at first to complete the exercises, but I felt better and better as I followed each movement. I knew I had finally found something that could truly help me. I made up my mind to stick with it to the end.
I went to the practice site every day, and everyone there treated me like family and shared their cultivation experiences. I felt extremely lucky to have come across Falun Dafa and was very grateful to Master.
A few days later, however, thoughts that cursed Dafa came to mind. I was completely confused, wondering what was happening. How could I possibly curse such a wonderful practice as Dafa? What huge karmic debts must I be accumulating? What’s more, how could I ever repay Master’s immense grace?
I forced myself not to go to the practice site, and with tears in my eyes told Master, “Master, it’s not that I don’t want to do the exercises and study the Fa, but I have been cursing Master and Dafa in my mind. Maybe I’m not worthy of such blessings. I’m really sorry I have let Master down.”
A few days later, a practitioner asked me why I had stopped going to the practice site. After I explained what was happening to me, she smiled and said, “That’s not you; it’s karma. When you practice, karma is eliminated, but it doesn't want to die, so it took control of your thoughts to stop you from practicing Falun Dafa. Come with me and listen to Master’s Fa teachings, which clearly explain these things. As long as you respect the Fa from your heart, Master will remove that karma.”
I felt completely relieved upon hearing what she said and was extremely grateful to Master for sending a fellow practitioner to reconnect me with the sacred Fa. I began to cherish the precious opportunity even more. Not long after, all my health issues disappeared.
I have never attended school, and can read only a few characters. When I brought home Zhuan Falun, Hong Yin, and a few other Dafa books, my husband laughed and said, “You only know a few characters. How could you possibly read those books?”
“Zhuan Falun is a wonderful book with high-level teachings. I may not be able to read all of it now, but I will learn to do so gradually.”
I went to the practice site every day to study the Fa, and listened to the others very carefully. I learned to read the characters one by one, and copied those I didn’t know on my hands so I could ask my husband when I got home.
When I later came across unfamiliar characters, my mind instructed me on how to read them, and I remembered them the next time I saw them. I knew in my heart that Master was giving me wisdom.
I also started a Fa-study group at my home with up to 10 practitioners attending, and we kept it going until a couple of years ago.
The evil CCP started the brutal persecution of Falun Dafa in 1999, and yet our Fa-study group continued on the path of Fa-rectification to assist Master in saving people through truth-clarification.
I leave home at the same time every day, regardless of the weather. To me, along with my own cultivation, talking about Falun Dafa to save people is a priority. I always carry fruit and snacks in my bag to give to older people or children, and at the same time tell people about the practice and the persecution. I also encourage people to quit the CCP organizations. This approach has been very effective.
One day, I saw about a dozen people working alongside a railway, so I walked up to them and said, “You’ve been working so hard; take a little rest now. I wish you all good health and blessings.” They responded positively to my words.
I went on, “Let me tell you a secret that will keep you safe. By reciting ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good’ you will avoid natural and man-made disasters. Besides, you’re all young people, and if you quit the CCP organizations from your heart, the marks on your forehead will be erased, and you will not encounter disasters.”
I then asked each of them if they had joined any of the CCP organizations. Ultimately, five of them quit the CCP organizations.
Another day, I found a pretty toy pinwheel, and as I was walking, I saw a young woman pushing a child in a stroller. I walked over and gave the pinwheel to the child, who was very happy, and started playing with it.
“Say thank you, granny,” the mom said to the child. I then shared facts about Falun Dafa, and in the end both the child’s mother and grandma quit the CCP organizations and kept thanking me. I also gave them a truth-clarification booklet to take home. They were very grateful.
On another occasion, I saw a young man walking ahead of me. Even though I had over 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of fruit in my backpack, I quickly caught up with him, greeted him, and started a conversation. When he learned that I was 81, he was very surprised.
I told him about the miserable times I endured during the Cultural Revolution and how I regained my health by practicing Falun Dafa. I also told him to keep reciting “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” to stay safe. As he listened, he slowed his pace.
I then said, “You look like a cadre; you must be a CCP member. Right now, there is a growing movement to quit the CCP, and even many senior, high-level cadres have quit their memberships to give themselves a way out. You have the good fortune to meet a Dafa disciple today and hear about this. Let me help you quit the CCP using a pseudonym. You don’t need to tell anyone at work. As long as you agree to quit the CCP from your heart, Dafa will protect you during disasters.”
Upon hearing all this, the young man happily agreed to quit the CCP and kept thanking me. Another life was saved. Thank you, Master, for giving me the strength.
For over a year now, my palms and the soles of my feet have been badly cracked and terribly painful. Yet I still go out every day to clarify the truth and save people. The amazing thing is that I don’t feel any pain when I’m telling people the facts about Dafa. The pain only returns when I get back home. Knowing that Master has endured much of the pain for me, I become more determined to do even better at saving people.
I have been taken to police stations seven times, but each time I walked out unharmed thanks to Master’s protection.
Two practitioners and I once took a nine-hour train ride to a practitioner’s hometown to distribute informational flyers. However, because we were unfamiliar with the local situation, police officers unlawfully arrested us and took us back to our local police station. I had no fear, and told the officers the truth about Falun Dafa. That evening, we were released and went home.
Another time, my husband and I went to a township over 50 kilometers (31 miles) away to distribute the book Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. Someone reported us, and we were taken to the local police station. Suddenly, I showed some false symptoms of illness, and the police became scared and told my family members to take us home.
On another occasion, while I was talking about Dafa with a group of young students, one of them reported me to the police, and I was taken to the police station. Because I had a few copies of truth-clarification materials in my bag, I gave each officer a copy and asked them to read it.
“Read it carefully when you are back home. It can save your family.” They didn’t respond; they were already reading. Later, my son came to pick me up and took me home.
One day, while we were studying the Fa at my home, someone knocked on the door. It turned out to be police officers from the local station. I let them in and led them to another room. They asked me whether I had filed a lawsuit against former CCP leader Jiang Zemin.
“Yes, I did. If I could write better, I would have sued him a hundred times over. Falun Dafa is so good. Why can’t we practice it?”
I wanted to save them, so I described the many ways I suffered during the Cultural Revolution, which ruined my family and my health. “No one cared about us then, but Falun Dafa helped me regain good health. Now I can work, and all my children have their own jobs and contribute to the country. Aren’t those good things? Why can’t we practice Falun Dafa?” They all went quiet.
Then an officer said, “Well, based on what you’ve told us, I should also start practicing Falun Dafa now.”
“You would be truly blessed if you did. However, Falun Dafa is not something just anyone can practice. You can’t practice it unless you have blessings and virtue.” The police laughed as they left.
My home is open to anyone, especially those working in the police and judicial systems, because I believe they are also here in the human world to learn the truth and be saved.
A few years ago, people from my former workplace and those on the neighborhood committee often came to harass me. After I told them the facts about Dafa, none of them bothered me again. With Master’s protection and our strong righteous thoughts, we are truly unshakable.
I would like to encourage those practitioners who still fear the police to let go of their fear or any resentment toward them, and instead use every opportunity to clarify the truth to them so they won’t commit crimes against Dafa. They’re also lives who came here to obtain the Fa, and are Master’s loved ones.
There is no property management at our residential complex, and garbage was often left to rot in the hallways, emitting terrible smells. After I started practicing Falun Dafa, I began clearing the garbage from the hallways, and removing the snow in front of our building in winter.
I purchased various tools and a small handcart to do the job. Every day, I spend at least an hour clearing garbage from all the hallways in the building and dumping it into the garbage bin about 100 meters away. I also clean the garbage bin from time to time.
Day in and day out, I have been doing this for the past 30 years. When there is too much to do, my family members also help me out, especially my oldest daughter, who often helps me take out the garbage and clear the snow in winter.
While clearing out the garbage, I also talk to passersby about Falun Dafa and encourage them to quit the CCP organizations. It’s truly wonderful to be able to do both.
Whenever people praise what I’m doing, I tell them, “It’s our Master who taught me to do so. I wouldn’t be able to do all this if I weren’t a Falun Dafa practitioner. You should all thank our Master and Falun Dafa!”
I have become well-known in our residential complex for the things I do for the community. Often, when people see me, they shout, “Falun Dafa is good!” Some people also ask me for truth-clarification materials. Even children know who I am. When other practitioners come to see me, children show them the way and say, “Look, there she is, clearing out the garbage.”
When some unscrupulous individuals come to bother me, the neighbors try to stop them. However, those who manage to talk to me eventually quit the CCP organizations after learning the truth.
Although my husband is not a practitioner, he knows the truth and often shouts loudly in front of our building, “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” Everyone in the building can hear him. This has become the norm in our complex.
I’m yearning for the day Master returns to China and reunites with us all. I hope all sentient beings learn the truth as soon as possible and return to our true home with Master.