(Clearwisdom.net) This is the story of a couple about sixty years of age, who are new Falun Dafa practitioners. Since the very beginning, they have understood the cultivation process of looking inward, and believe firmly in Master and Dafa.
Predestined Relationships Revealed
Last fall, a retired couple traveled a great distance to visit their relatives in Yanbian in order to learn the facts about Falun Dafa. Their relatives, together with a few other Dafa practitioners, answered all of their questions patiently and compassionately. They clarified the truth about the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Dafa using personal experiences.
They were also give copies of the book Zhuan Falun. They were truly happy to obtain it and could not put it down. They replaced the old protection cover of the book with a new one and started reading right away. Before finishing the book, one of them said, "This is such a great Dafa. Why didn't you tell us about it earlier? We have been in the dark for so many years. Jiang Zemin and his CCP are destroying our people and nation, aren't they? Persecuting Dafa practitioners who cultivate 'Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance' is truly evil."
The wife said, "I have been a Buddhist for many years. I just worshiped Buddha every day without reading a single piece of Buddhist literature." She held Zhuan Falun in her hands, saying, "I will not put down this Dafa for the rest of my life."
A practitioner told her, "Due to the CCP's destruction and blockades, Dafa books are in really short supply. Master taught us that cultivation starts from being a good person who thinks of others first. This Dafa is extremely precious. Think about this, for years we have been isolated from each other and then we stopped communicating. Why at this time are you coming to Yanbian, wanting to know about Falun Gong? Why you are so happy with the Dafa book and cannot put it down? This was great Master's arrangement. All of us have a predestined relationship with Dafa."
Standing Tall in the Face of Evil Persecution
A nine-day Falun Gong seminar was held for these new practitioners, where they listened to an audio recording of Master teaching the Fa in Guangzhou and learned the five sets of exercises. One day when this couple and another new practitioner were practicing together, the tape player abruptly stopped. They were all surprised: someone had pulled out the power cord, but the door was locked. Who did this? In a few days, someone repeatedly came to threaten them, saying, "Someone knew you were all practicing Falun Gong and a police car came. Reporting one Falun Gong practitioner could lead to a reward of 3,000 yuan. Some people were arrested and some people were sentenced." However, the couple was not frightened. Fellow practitioners shared with the couple that it is very difficult for a person who wants to cultivate and you would not succeed if you were not protected by Master's Law Bodies. The old forces in other dimensions will interfere with you and cause you to fail. So this couple said, "Then we shall cultivate and get rid of our attachment of fear, and the more interference we get, the more persistent and diligent we will be in our cultivation." Practitioners together with this couple sent forth righteous thoughts to successfully eliminate the interference.
Doing the Three Things Wholeheartedly
Fellow practitioners studied Master Li's "Teaching the Fa at the Western U.S. International Fa Conference" with the couple. Through Fa study, they understood the uniqueness of Dafa practitioners during the Fa-rectification period. After they obtained the Fa, they took copies of Zhuan Falun and Master's articles, as well as many truth-clarification materials, and then returned home.
Three months later, some practitioners visited the couple to see how they were doing in their cultivation and found very noticeable changes in them. In the past they looked sickly, and they had both been hospitalized. The husband was close to death the previous year, and was humpbacked and bald. In just a few months, their skin became softer, their complexion was healthy, their minds were clear and they were in high spirits. They walked lightly and energetically. The husband was no longer humpbacked and on top of his head there were some new, short and dense black hairs growing. He looks at least ten years younger.
They said that the first thing they did after they arrived home was to remove the Buddha images they worshiped in the past and respectfully invited Master's Law Bodies. They proudly said, "We take the three things that Master requested as the first and most important things. We start practicing the five exercises at 3:50 a.m. every day, send forth righteous thoughts at 6:00 a.m., and then do our morning washing (washing their hands before studying), and after that, we study the Fa in the lotus position." At the very beginning of their practice, they were able to practice for two hours with a lot of hardship. No matter how painful it was, they persisted. The wife was only able to sit in half lotus at the beginning, but now she can sit in full lotus. After they did these things, they cooked and ate their breakfast. They began clarifying the truth and helping people to quit the CCP and its related organizations every day, and they have not stopped. Their respect for Master and the Fa is obvious.
They integrated their Fa study and xinxing cultivation, focusing on looking inward when they encounter problems, and they have improved a lot. People who are familiar with them see that they are different people now, so the couple takes this chance to clarify the truth to them. We are all Master's students. As veteran practitioners who have known the Fa for so many years, how did we do? On this golden, shining road of cultivation that great Master created for us, do we have attachments to seeking comfort and relaxation? How many attachments have we not let go of? During the Fa-rectification Period, we cannot let great Master worry about us any more!
