(Clearwisdom.net)
1. Regaining Life through Practicing Falun Dafa
I have been a Falun Dafa disciple for five years now, and the memory of obtaining the Fa is still quite fresh in my mind.
In 2004, I frequently saw a young Polish man who distributed the Epoch Times newspaper to Chinese people. Someone told me to stay away from this young man because he was involved with "Falun Gong." I believed the lies that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) told about Falun Gong, so whenever I saw him, I kept my distance.
One day, I saw this young man eating dried bread while distributing newspapers, and out of kindness I invited him to have a cup of Chinese tea. I called a friend over, who speaks better Polish than me, to tell him about the staged "self-immolation" and suggested that he stop practicing. He listened quietly (later on, I realized that he was sending forth righteous thoughts), and after I spoke, he suggested that I read Zhuan Falun. I surprised myself when I agreed.
After that, he brought the Chinese version of Zhuan Falun to me. I skimmed through the table of contents and wanted to read more about every single topic. I was immediately drawn to the book and sat down to begin reading. I could not stop reading, and was not aware when the young man left or how many customers came into the shop that day. I was immersed in the Fa and the shock that I felt was indescribable. It wasn't until a security guard came by and told me that the shop was closing that I realized that I had read until midnight. I immediately went home and finished the whole book. After reading, I asked myself, "How could I have waited until now to read such a wonderful book?"
The first thing I did the next morning was to make a long-distance call to my mother to tell her, "Falun Dafa is good! The 'self-immolation' is definitely false!" At the time, I did not know that the truth of the CCP's "self-immolation" was already widely known to the world. However, I did realize that Falun Gong was completely different from what China's TV stations said.
Afterwards, I learned the exercises and my body started to become purified. A tumor that I had for more than ten years disappeared. Previously, I had tried Chinese and Western medicine and surgery, to no avail. After reading Zhuan Falun, I no longer experienced pain, nor did I require any medicine.
My mind was purified as well. For the first time, I realized that I had many shortcomings, and that my judgment and morality were declining along with society's downfall. I used the Fa to evaluate my life and deeds. I had a sense of awakening from a dream, and my personality became much more cheerful. It seemed like everything had changed. In one month, my body and worldly views had completely changed for the better.
I thank the staff of Epoch Times and the Dafa practitioners of Poland for introducing Falun Dafa to me. I thank Master for saving me and allowing me to be born anew.
2. Falun Dafa Teaches Me True Knowledge
In Zhuan Falun it is said:
"When you say that you are going to practice cultivation, they will not let you do it, You want to practice cultivation and leave. When you've developed gong, we won't be able to reach you or touch you. They will not let it happen, and they will try everything to stop you from practicing cultivation. Accordingly, all kinds of methods will be used to interfere with you. They will even come to really kill you."
Before obtaining the Fa, two stockholders of my company created a false document and eliminated my stock shares. I was furious and sued them. As I waited anxiously, I was fortunate enough to obtain the Fa. I felt that I should abandon my attachments, keep calm, and look inward at myself.
Some time later I discovered that an employee of my company provided false evidence that I was the one who sold my shares. I sought a lawyer, but he advised me to settle this matter personally with the notary. After I denied the charges, I received a death threat by phone from one of the stockholders.
The situation continued to get worse. A Polish employee reported my company to the prosecutor. The two stockholders, who kicked me out of the company, were arrested, along with the Director of Customs Inspection, the Customs Commissioner, some mayors, and the governor. The newspaper reported that 47 Polish officials were arrested. The prosecutor told others that these things were all caused by me and posted the newspaper report in his office. He attempted to force me to admit to several crimes that I knew nothing about. Rumors arose between Chinese and Polish people, and all the accusations pointed toward me.
What's more, my business also began having some issues. A client who owed me hundreds of thousands of dollars never paid the money back. Later, I found out that the client was filing for bankruptcy and was abusing legal rights for the second time. I sought a debt collection company to settle this problem, but the company was bribed by the client.
Then, I noticed that my residence had been searched, and I received a phone call from a friend who informed me that the Chinese embassy accused me of organizing Falun Gong activities. The embassy and consulate also called me and said that they needed to talk to me. At this time, a Polish practitioner told me that I was labeled a "spy" by some branch of the Polish government. I felt my world crashing down around me.
I asked myself, "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance," is it good? If this is a Fa that teaches us what is good and what is bad, then why doesn't the CCP allow people to learn it? The ancients have a saying, "Having heard the Dao in the morning, one can die in the evening." The Ambassador mentioned my name, but I just let it be. I thought that from now on, everyone will know that I am a Falun Gong practitioner, so I should be diligent and no matter what I do, I must be worthy of this title. Regarding being called a "spy," I believed that nobody would be able to make this conclusion, that Master knew, and that I had to carry on with cultivation. So I made the most righteous decision in my life after some painful choices.
I believe that benevolent Master saw my strong faith. In a dream, he showed me a shiny golden heaven. Whenever I did the exercises on my own, my body felt huge as the heavens immediately after I conjoined hands. Countless galaxies moved around my chest. Master also let me see worlds in heaven and a huge Falun. Master did guanding many times for me, and opened my celestial eye. These experiences increased my confidence and strengthened my belief in Dafa.
As soon as I let my attachments go, things changed for the better. As for my stock shares, the court made a fair judgment. The client who owed me money paid me back half the amount in cash, and the other half of the debt was paid off through goods. I didn't blame the boss of the collection company and instead, I introduced the beauty of Dafa and the beauty of Truthfulness, Compassion and Forbearance to her, wishing her a bright future. After three hours of conversation with the Ambassador and the first secretary of the Chinese Embassy, they whispered to each other and said, "This person does not seem to be crazy." They looked at me and said, "Freedom of belief, freedom of belief."
On the 14th of November 2006, I drove a car full of porcelain to a city called Lodz, when I crashed with a train. The car was a total loss, but I was not injured and the porcelain was undamaged, thanks to our benevolent Master. This is another experience that validated the miraculous power of Dafa.
Under Master's guidance during my cultivation, I finally broke through the old forces' arrangements, for the first time I stepped out to promote the Fa, protested in front of the Chinese Embassy, handed out the Epoch Times to Chinese people, clarified the truth to them in public and offered them the chance to quit the CCP. I submitted articles to the Minghui website (the Chinese version of Clearwisdom) and clarified the truth sincerely. Though the Chinese Embassy denounced me, it actually helped me to talk about Falun Gong in public, and to establish a good starting point to clarify the truth.
3. Practicing Dafa is for Saving All Predestined People
In 2006, I started clarifying the truth to my friends and relatives. In 2007, I clarified the truth to Chinese companies by delivering the Epoch Times to them every week. Some people called me "sister Falun" and some called me "Zhen-Shan-Ren" [Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance]. Some people shouted "Falun Dafa is good" when they saw me. Many people knew the truth, and some of them quit the CCP.
Once there was a Politics and Law Committee secretary from China who heard the truth, and he quit the CCP without hesitation. He told me, "Stay safe." An acquaintance quit the CCP and clarified the truth to his family afterwards. Very soon, his whole family quit the CCP, including his relatives, who were high ranking officials, the head of a village, and the head of a county. Another friend quit the CCP, and also helped a relative to quit. Later I found out that this relative was an army general.
Once I delivered the Epoch Times to a Chinese restaurant. I entered the restaurant and noticed that the restaurant was full of Chinese tourists who were government officials. I immediately thought that I should hand out the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party to everyone. I told the restaurant manager that I wanted to give the customers some newspapers, and he said, "Please do, don't leave out anyone." That day, I handed out every copy of the Epoch Times and Nine Commentaries that I had. Some people, not present when I distributed the papers, ran after me for the materials.
Another time, I saw there was a tour bus along the road, and the driver was about to start the engine. I noticed that the passengers were all Chinese. Since the tour guide was standing by the door, I asked him if I could give every passenger a copy of the newspaper. The tour guide said to me with smile, "Are you a Falun Gong practitioner? I am really impressed by Falun Gong. I saw Falun Gong people in many other countries I have visited. The bus will depart soon, and we have limited time, so you can give me the newspapers, and I'll hand them out for you." He thus started handing out the papers saying, "Come on everyone, each of you take a copy, and secure your life by quitting the CCP."
In Poland, many Chinese people are concentrated in business districts. Every time I distribute the Epoch Times there, most of them want one. This often made me feel that in Poland, Chinese people were very righteous, and that they weren't poisoned too much. As it turned out, however, I was wrong.
One day following the incident in Flushing, I handed out newspapers as usual, when a Chinese person said to me angrily, "Falun Gong even tried to stop donations for the Sichuan earthquake, and you celebrated the earthquake with drums and gongs, and celebrated the dead. We saw it clearly on video posted on the Internet!" I responded to him, "That is not possible, Falun Gong teaches Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. There's no doubt this fabrication comes from the CCP. It resembles the lies about the Tiananmen self-immolation incident. Please be wary of such false information."
The same day, many Chinese people asked similar questions. Of course, the truth was clarified immediately. We had handed out the Epoch Times for many years, why were they still not clear about what Falun Gong is? Why were Chinese people immediately manipulated by the CCP lies? I found that I didn't do well in many ways. I often clarified the truth from a level that was too high for them to comprehend, or I used examples of prehistoric civilizations. Most importantly, I rarely sent forth righteous thoughts while handing out newspapers. This was a loophole exploited by the old forces.
Later, an incident happened in Poland where someone stole our newspapers and tore them up. This caused a disturbance among the Chinese people in the business districts. The Chinese embassy gave CCP flags to each company, and sent a warning message that the Epoch Times was not allowed in their stores. When I handed out the newspaper again, I saw that the notice was put up in many stores, so I started sending strong righteous thoughts in front of each store.
Very soon, someone said, "Sister, we haven't received any newspapers here, why were we missed?" I pointed to the notice and answered, "That's why!" The person said, "This is just a facade, and not from our hearts. My sister and I have to go back to China; we have no choice, but we still want to read the newspaper."
I seriously told them that this was the CCP committing crimes against Buddhas and Gods, and that they should not be deceived by the CCP. Afterwards, my fellow practitioners and I started a new round of clarifying the truth to the Chinese people there. We handed out the Nine Commentaries to one store after another, not missing a single one. Finally, except for two stores, everyone took down the notice.
During the process of clarifying the truth and helping people quit the CCP, I looked inward and found that I still had many attachments obstructing me from doing the three things well. I should save sentient beings without wasting time. If I can't improve myself, the process of Fa-rectification will be prolonged. As soon as the old forces can find a loophole, we have to work harder at cultivating ourselves. Master told us many times that we must study the Fa more. Only when we study the Fa more can we improve rapidly, and save sentient beings. I understand that cultivating ourselves while clarifying the truth, and saving sentient beings, is the cultivation path that Master has arranged for us.
I must follow Master's arrangements while completely denying the old forces. We must cherish this time that we have and maintain righteous thoughts and actions. Master has asked us to cultivate diligently, do the three things well and save more sentient beings, who descended from the heavens like us. By doing these things, we won't disappoint Master, and we can fulfill what's required of a Dafa disciple.
