(Minghui.org) The Fa study group at my home was established many years ago, but has been most consistent since April 2024, with three to six practitioners always in attendance. We study one lecture of Zhuan Falun every morning. Those who are busy do one hour-long exercise session and leave, and the rest of us finish the remaining exercises and send forth righteous thoughts for half an hour.
After a year, there have been positive changes in our xinxing and physical appearance. A practitioner in the group saw with his celestial eye that there were countless Faluns (Law wheels) in our field, many beautiful fairies, a large pink and white lotus flower, and Master sitting upright on the large lotus flower. He said that this scene is extraordinarily beautiful in another dimension.
Correcting the Mindset
There is an elderly practitioner in the group. In 1997, she was dying due to poisoning from a folk remedy used while trying to cure her hepatitis B. The hospital refused to admit her. Fortunately, she started practicing Falun Dafa and recovered quickly. She said that Master extended her life. This practitioner was very grateful to Master, firmly believes in Dafa, and does the three things well, but she has not yet gotten rid of her fundamental attachment—the thought of curing her illness.
In the back in her mind, she felt her body would have problems if she failed to do the three things well. In reality, her body had been experiencing constant issues. During group Fa study, she understood that she could not cultivate with a body full of sickness. Master purified his disciples’ bodies, and she had to fundamentally change her mindset, from the idea of curing illness and keeping fit, to becoming a true cultivator.
Practitioners Have Different Understandings of the Fa
Another practitioner is a retired teacher. She developed the habit of being a know-it-all and liked to argue with others. From studying the Fa and the kind reminders from fellow practitioners, she realized that the Fa manifests differently at different levels and that one can only see the Fa principles at the level one has cultivated to. She now understands that one’s realizations are not necessarily absolutely correct. Imposing your understandings on others is not humble or respectful, and you will be guilty of misleading other practitioners if you insist on your ideas. This practitioner has since tried hard to restrain her desire to express herself. After looking inward, she realized that fellow practitioners have different understandings of the Fa principles, so she now only expresses her own understandings without seeking approval from other practitioners.
Aversion to Filth
I also found many well-hidden attachments that I am trying to root out. Although I don’t have a fear of germs, I am afraid of others using my toilet and lying in my bed. It’s not because I’m worried about infections, but because I think it’s dirty. I have the same aversion toward my son and daughter-in-law, who work in other places, and toward my mother and sisters. I would not use the things they have used without changing or washing them. I feel annoyed if they just leave things around my home.
Because of this aversion to filth, after studying the Fa and sharing experiences one evening with a fellow practitioner, although it was already 11 p.m., I still sent her home, forcing her to travel half an hour back to her place.
After this, I realized that any attachment will hinder my improvement, so I am trying hard to get rid of my attachment to avoiding dirtiness. A practitioner was detained and later became homeless. I understood her difficulties, gave her the key to my house, and told her that she could stay there anytime. She stayed with me overnight. During the Chinese New Year, there were two days when some practitioners spent the night at my house after watching Shen Yun videos, and I wasn’t so upset anymore. I will continue to work hard to get rid of this attachment.
Understanding the Importance of Not Taking Things from Others
Another elderly practitioner in the group was supposed to retire in 2006. But because she refused to stop practicing Falun Dafa, her company refused to give her her pension. She was forced to survive on the income of a part-time job and support from relatives and other practitioners. After receiving support for an extended period, she became accustomed to it and would accept help from others regardless of her situation.
Over the past two years, her daughter has given her enough money to cover her living expenses, but she still takes things from others. She even thought that it was right that practitioners support her. She thought she was providing fellow practitioners with the opportunity to accumulate virtue. The practitioners in the group discussed this issue with her based on the Fa principle of “No loss, no gain.” They explained that she should not lose virtue in exchange for other things. Virtue is too precious for a cultivator. She must give up the attachment to personal gain, and if she already has enough to cover her expenses, she should not take help from others. Master also clearly told practitioners in his teachings not to ask for other people’s things. Master doesn’t even ask for things from his disciples. How can we ask practitioners for things? She finally understood and said she would not take other people’s things anymore.
Faced with the Chinese Communist Party’s intense persecution, practitioners in the group all have a rational and mature understanding of the current situation. Especially after reading Master’s article “Critical Times Reveal One’s Spiritual State,” our faith in Master and the Fa has become even stronger. We continue to distribute truth-clarification materials, post stickers with messages about Dafa, and clarify the truth to people.
Positive Change in Appearance
A male practitioner in our group is in his early 40s. When he was young, his family hired a shaman to treat his illness, but he was not cured. He was possessed by an animal spirit. When he was 18, other deities often insisted on being his master and putting things into his body, causing interference and tribulations in his life and cultivation. For example, sometimes, when he opened Zhuan Falun, there was not a single word in the book, or his vision was blocked by various pictures and images, so he could not see a single word. When he listened to Master’s audio lectures, he often could not hear a single word, not because his player was bad or his ears had problems, it was the interference. It was challenging for him to study the Fa, do the exercises, and send forth righteous thoughts at home.
When he came to the group to study the Fa in early April last year, he had to wear a headset to increase the audio volume while listening to the exercise music or Master’s lectures. He is tall and appears strong, but he felt so weak that he could not even lift his chopsticks to eat, and had to rest several times during a meal. Sometimes, he had no strength to stand up to go to the bathroom, so he had to crawl over there. Other practitioners experience the sensation of lightness after studying the Fa and doing the exercises, but he felt so much pain and fatigue that he had no strength at all after the exercises. When he sent righteous thoughts, it was like his body was collapsing, the earth was cracking, and rivers were turning upside down. Sometimes, he was knocked down or even passed out due to the impact of the interference. We noticed that he was struggling desperately.
After two or three months, Master cleansed his body, removed the bad things, and corrected his condition. He could study the Fa, do the exercises, and send righteous thoughts at home. He no longer needed to wear a headset when participating in group Fa study and doing the exercises. The weak state of his body disappeared, and his health returned to normal.
No matter how difficult and harsh the situation was, his faith in Master and the Fa remained unshakable. He said that he may not be able to succeed in cultivation, but he has Dafa in his heart and only wants to be Master’s disciple. He bought a complete set of Master’s books, and said that he must have Dafa books at home. He lives on a subsistence allowance, and as long as there is a need to spread Dafa and save people, he will donate as much as possible.
For example, he bought a computer monitor worth more than 700 yuan, an internet card worth more than 200 yuan, and materials for making Falun Dafa amulets with his own money. His home internet only serves fellow practitioners. When practitioners wanted to help him, he refused, saying that this was where he could contribute to his fellow practitioners and Dafa. Recently, his blood pressure rose very high, and he had a headache. He firmly believed in Master and the Fa and did not regard it as an illness. He knew this was evil interference, and the tribulation passed in three or four days.
Hunchback Straightens
Another practitioner in the group is a woman in her 70s. Her back was bent almost 90 degrees. Before, when we met face to face, I could only see her bulging back, not her face. While sending righteous thoughts, her face was almost buried in her hands or right above her legs. She watched Shen Yun on video during the new year. She sat cross-legged in front of the screen for more than two hours. Although her back was not straight, her face always faced the screen. In the past, she couldn’t even last more than a few minutes facing forward.
That evening at 11:50 p.m., we sent righteous thoughts until 12:50 p.m. I looked at her several times and saw her head was higher than the back of the sofa. When she sat in this position before, I could only see her back. She said that when she was meditating and sending righteous thoughts at home, her body kept leaning to the right, and she would sometimes fall and have to adjust herself several times. It didn’t happen once that night. She said my house has a good energy field. However, I think it has a lot to do with watching Shen Yun. While the energy wasn’t as strong as experiencing a live performance, it still has its benefits.
Practitioner Used to Struggle to Breathe
In July, a 63-year-old male practitioner joined the group. He is skillful and can install and repair many electrical appliances. He has helped many people, including practitioners. Especially in the first few years of the persecution, he took significant risks and provided money and technology to keep the truth-clarification materials production site running. Over the past 20 years, he has been distributing truth-clarification materials.
When he first came to the group to study the Fa, he was badly interfered with. He usually didn’t cough, but he would start coughing as soon as he read the Fa. He would cough more than 20 times while reading one lecture. It was as though he was struggling to breathe if he didn’t cough. The symptoms improved after a month, and now he occasionally coughs once or twice.
This practitioner said that his breathing used to be shallow, and when he inhaled, the air in his lungs could only reach two or three buttons below his neck, but now it can reach his lower abdomen. He feels that his body is light, and another amazing thing is that he no longer needs to wear reading glasses after studying the Fa in the group for about two months.
Uterine Tumor Disappears
In late April 2024, a new practitioner came to the group. She was in her 60s. During her company’s physical examination in March, she was diagnosed with a large uterine tumor. The doctor said that the condition was not good and asked her to go to the provincial hospital for a pathological diagnosis. She was afraid of bad news and didn’t dare to go. However, she plucked up the courage and finally went to the provincial hospital for a pathology test in early May, and the result was that the tumor was benign. Then, the preoperative examination showed that the tumor was gone! She was surprised, happy, and grateful to Master and Dafa. Witnessing this miraculous experience of Dafa, her husband also started practicing.
Practitioner Takes Illness as an Illusion
In another instance, a 72-year-old practitioner in our group has been suffering from various symptoms of diabetes for more than 10 years. She believes in Master and the Fa, and knows that practitioners consider illness symptoms to be illusions, so she doesn’t take illness as an issue, and it has never affected her life or cultivation.
In 2022, her right big toe ulcerated and formed a scab in four days. On the fifth day, she went out to clarify the truth about Dafa. It took nearly a year for the ulcerated area to heal. In late February 2025, her big toe and second toe on her left foot rotted. It started under the skin, and the outer layer of skin rotted away, exposing the flesh and blood.
Two toenails rotted away, and half of her sole was red and swollen. She stayed calm, was happy, and did whatever she was supposed to do. A scab formed in a week, and two toenails grew back in about two weeks. The foot was completely healed by mid-April. She expressed gratitude to Master, praised the wonder of Dafa, and felt sorry for those people around the world who do not know the truth about Dafa and cannot start practicing.
Studying the Fa as a group can help correct various misunderstandings of the Fa promptly, and improve the quality of Fa study. Doing the exercises in a group can help us discover and correct incorrect movements, so as not to deviate from the mechanisms given by Master and thus better evolve our bodies. In particular, it can prevent unconscious deviations in the Fa. There are also benefits of mutual encouragement, learning from each other, and improving together.
As we pay more attention to cultivation, our xinxing has improved, and we are putting more effort into doing the three things well. There have been significant changes on the surface of my body.
Group Fa study is the cultivation form that Master has given us. If conditions permit, please help practitioners to study the Fa together and persevere. Two or three people will be enough.
Please correct me if my understanding is not in line with the Fa. Thank you, Master. Thank you, fellow practitioners.