(Clearwisdom.net) I am an elderly practitioner who obtained the Fa in 1996.

In 2004, local practitioners in my area formed a Fa study group. From then on, I continually attended the study group to study the Fa and practice the exercises. Because the evil was so rampant at the time, many practitioners were frightened and avoided going to the practice site. Sometimes, there were only one or two people at the practice site. Even if I was alone, it should still be treated as a Fa-study group and practice site. I sent forth righteous thoughts for other practitioners who had experienced interference, and helped to clear out any negative factors at our site. More people then came to our group. The group grew from two to three to over a dozen people. We studied the Fa, practiced the exercises, distributed fliers, and clarified the truth to save sentient beings together.

In 2006, my daughter opened a retail food store in front of my home. Because my son-in-law worked out of town and my husband was not physically strong, my daughter and I became the main providers for our family. I love my daughter, so I worked very hard. I also mistakenly thought that working so hard in the store could also validate the Fa. I prepared every meal, did all sorts of daily tasks, and looked after her store. Being so busy, I neglected studying the Fa and saving sentient beings. Although I did join the Fa-study group every day, my mind was often not there. My hand bent down when sending forth righteous thoughts, and my cultivation state was very bad. Evil beings in other dimensions were watching me, and were waiting to take advantage of my gaps. One day, I suddenly could not digest anything. Any food I ate, I would throw back up. Sometimes, I had to run outside to throw up while practicing. When I sent forth righteous thoughts, it seemed that there was something stirring in my stomach and esophagus. I felt nauseous now and then. Because I could not take in food, my body weakened, and I became very skinny. I had to hold on to walls to get to the practice site every day. Once, I fainted and broke a fellow practitioner’s door. This state lasted four months.

There was one thing I always kept on doing, however. That is, I never stopped going to the Fa-study group. I told myself that no matter how difficult it was, as long as I had my breath, I would not leave this group environment. Practitioners in the group helped me by sending forth righteous thoughts, sharing their understandings and helping me to look inward. Through looking inward, I found strong attachments. I had strong affection for family. Master said:

“Those who are attached to affection for family will definitely be burned, entangled, and tormented by it. Pulled by the threads of affection and plagued by them throughout their lives, they will find it too late to regret at the end of their lives.” (“Cultivators’ Avoidances ” from Essentials for Further Advancement)

I also had a competitive mentality, jealousy, and fear among other attachments. These were all excuses the old forces used to persecute me. I enlightened that I should send forth righteous thoughts to eliminate them, and recite Master’s Fa. As my xinxing improved, I suddenly enlightened—all of my “sickness” was a false image—and suddenly, it disappeared. I immediately felt very strong. A thick layer of white skin fell off me. I felt as if I had been reborn and returned to my previous healthy state. I even looked younger and healthier than before. I joined the Fa-rectification and was saving sentient beings again.

In 2009, during a group Fa-study and experience sharing, some practitioners commented that practitioners should not watch ordinary people’s TV shows. We should watch our own media programs. Despite great pressure from my husband and son-in-law not to do so, I disconnected our cable TV, and had an NTDTV antenna installed. At the beginning, they did not watch the programs. I sent forth righteous thoughts, and also clarified the truth to them. Then, one evening during dinner, NTDTV reported that Jiang, Luo and others had been sued in Spain. My husband and son-in-law were very surprised. They opened their eyes wide and finished watching the news. What the news program was reporting seemed impossible in their eyes. NTDTV’s reports indeed frightened the evil factors in them. I was happy that I had attended the group Fa-study and had installed the NTDTV antenna. It has removed many evil factors from our environment.

I still go to the group Fa study and share experiences with other practitioners. I have participated in many Fa-validation projects. All the problems we run into in our cultivation can be resolved in the group Fa-study environment. Keeping up with group Fa-study is walking on the road arranged by Master, which can enable us to improve our xinxing and negate the arrangements and interference of the old forces.

This is my first essay. I welcome all comments.