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Teacher said in Essentials For Further Advancement:
"Whether you can let go of ordinary human attachments is a fatal test on your way to becoming a truly extraordinary being." ("True Cultivation")
I began to practice Falun Gong in April, 1995. I'd like to report my cultivation experiences--how I made it through trials and tribulations in my cultivation--to Teacher, and also to share with fellow practitioners. Please kindly point out anything inappropriate.
Safeguarding Dafa Books
In April 1999, a practitioner from the city Assistance Center said to me, "People from the municipal government are plotting something to persecute practitioners. I have a few copies of Zhuan Falun and exercise tapes. I don't think it'd be safe to leave them here. Could you please take them to a safe place and keep them there for a while?" I replied, "Okay, please leave them with me, I'll take good care of them. Teacher's books are the basis for practitioners to walk towards consummation, and they can never be fall into the evil's hands." On July 20, 1999, the persecution of Falun Gong began. The authorities have been confiscating Dafa books from us ever since. Given that, I said to Teacher in my heart, "Teacher, please strengthen me so that I can protect those Dafa books! This is a responsibility of a Dafa practitioner!" Under Teacher's protection, the authorities have never come to look for those books, and they remain intact. I also asked for the return of the books from those who stopped practicing, as well as taking care of the books of those who are being severely persecuted. I then gave them for free to new practitioners who recently began to practice.
Cultivating Solidly, Changing the Work Environment with Righteous Thoughts and Actions
A practitioner's every word and action in one's day-to-day life affects whether the sentient beings around him can be saved. It is a key issue. During my ten-plus years of cultivation, I have been holding myself to the standard of a practitioner, I have never put forward any request to my manager related to my personal gain, and I have been working diligently. I end up saving tens of thousands of yuan every year for my company and I refuse to accept any monetary reimbursements. Management has seen it, and my colleagues have seen it as well. As a result, during these years of persecution, the management in our company has never cooperated with the authorities to persecute practitioners. What they often said to me was words either to comfort me or to remind me of security issues. All those who have the most contact with the 610 Office and Domestic Security Brigade have positive attitudes towards Dafa and refuse to participate in persecuting practitioners.
For a practitioner, it's a good thing and not a bad thing when one has to endure hardship. Teacher said: "But true improvements come from letting go, not from gaining." ("Teaching the Fa at the 2002 Fa Conference in Philadelphia, U.S.A.") I must cultivate myself well. My greatest wish is to earn fame for Dafa, be a qualified Fa-rectification period Dafa disciple, and be willing to sacrifice for the sake of saving more sentient beings. This is exactly what a practitioner needs to do.
Being an Assistant to Fellow Practitioners at the Material Production Center
With the progress of Fa-rectification, material production centers keep springing up all over the country. Practitioners who work at the centers work very hard. In order to lessen their burden, both at work and with their families, I've worked with them to distribute materials in a timely fashion, so that every piece can serve its purpose of saving sentient beings. Some practitioners at the center are the ones who were laid off from work or who were forced to leave their hometown and came to this city. Some are veteran practitioners. In order to maintain the operations of the center without interruption, they have endured a great deal of hardship. In order to save sentient beings, they have been working hard everyday. Seeing that, I'm very anxious to help them. Therefore, I try to put away as much savings as I can. I lead a thrifty life in order to support them financially.
Practitioners are one body, and the only difference is in the allocation of work. We are here to save sentient beings and to complete our great vow that was made before the dawn of history.
