(Minghui.org) Hello, esteemed Teacher! Hello, fellow practitioners!
I am a Falun Dafa practitioner from Malaysia. Before I obtained the Fa, I had dreamed that I had made a vow before Buddhas, Taos, Gods, and Teacher to come to the human world to save sentient beings. I also ran into an elderly person who had supernatural abilities, who said, “You have a predestined relationship with Buddha. You'll have a predestined opportunity. The opportunity you have been waiting for will present itself to you, and you'll know immediately when you meet up with it.” I didn't think much of it, but did realize what he meant the minute I encountered that opportunity.
I began reading the book Zhuan Falunon the Internet in 2008, but then stopped reading it. I finally obtained the Fa in 2010. I was fortunate to participate in the Malaysia Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference. By listening to practitioners' experience sharing, I felt that Falun Dafa was truly miraculous and was moved to tears. That was the beginning of my cultivation path.
During that conference, the film “Forever Story” was shown. Looking at Teacher on the screen, as well as those Buddhas, Taos, and Gods making their vows to come to the human world to save sentient beings, I suddenly realized that I had seen the same scene in my dream before I obtained the Fa. This clearly showed me that what I had been waiting for was this Dafa. I truly appreciate Teacher's arrangements.
I spoke English when growing up and hardly knew any Chinese. After I began to read Zhuan Falun in English, I thought that I should read it in Chinese. Therefore, I began to read in Chinese alongside other practitioners. At home, I read the English version, but now I can almost keep up with others when reading in Chinese.
Letting Go of Attachments
Before I obtained the Fa, because of stress and not being very healthy, I drank a little bit of alcohol before I went to sleep. After I began to practice Falun Dafa, I quit drinking right away. Teacher said:
“The Buddha School does not permit drinking alcohol. Have you ever seen a Buddha carrying a wine container? No. I have said that one might not be able to eat meat, but after one gives up the attachment during cultivation practice among everyday people, it is not a problem for one to eat it again later. After quitting drinking alcohol, however, one should not drink again.” (Zhuan Falun)
In addition, before I obtained the Fa and because of my financial situation and lacking any specific skills, I made money by playing the lottery. After I started practicing, I came to understand many principles, including that this is gambling and not earning an income through an honest job. So I stopped buying lottery tickets.
Family Life Harmonized
Before I obtained the Fa, my husband and I could rarely agree on anything. Because of conflicts, we almost divorced. After we began to practice Falun Dafa, we could understand each other a lot better and tried to work out our problems, and our family life improved. When our children saw the changes in their parents, they became supportive of Dafa. When I ran into a conflict, I could always look inwards, and conflicts resolved themselves.
When I was doing the sitting meditation, I had a vision that my son was going to encounter danger at school. So I went to his school to help him, and, without mentioning my vision, the potential problem got resolved. When one person practices Falun Dafa, one's entire family benefits.
At times I was unable to follow the Fa principles. On one occasion, we drove our child to work. We ran into heavy traffic, which upset my husband. He then began to complain about our child, and, in turn, I argued with him. At that time, none of us maintained our xinxing, nor did we look inward. Our child was not happy with us, either. As a result, my husband had a minor accident the next morning. He realized that this happened because he didn't maintain his xinxing.
Regaining Good Health
Because of heart problems, my left arm became paralyzed, I had difficulty breathing, and I felt dizzy. I took massage therapy for a long time but it didn't really help. I was very weak and appeared sad and was pale. After I began to practice Dafa, Teacher cleansed my body many times. No matter what illness symptoms I experienced, I endured because it eliminated my karma. Also, I used to color my hair, but after I began to practice Falun Dafa, my friends told me that my hair became thicker. I no longer color my hair.
At one time, I saw in a dream that Teacher performed surgery on my heart. After that I no longer had any heart problems and my left arm was no longer numb. Teacher cleansed my body and I felt like a new person. When I walked, I felt light, and my complexion became rosy and fair. I looked younger and my physical condition improved again. It was just as Teacher said:
“After a period of cultivation practice, our Falun Dafa practitioners look quite different in appearance. Their skin becomes delicate and reddish-white. For the elderly, wrinkles become fewer or even extremely few, which is a common phenomenon.” (Zhuan Falun)
Cultivation Is Serious
I decided to visit a fellow practitioner, but as I was driving there I nearly ran into another car when I was driving downhill. I immediately began to recite, “Falun Dafa is wonderful!” The other car stopped before we collided and I was dumbfounded. This was truly miraculous. I knew that it was Teacher who was protecting me.
When I was doing the sitting meditation, I suddenly saw every wrong deed I had ever done. Also, when I was doing group meditation or sending forth righteous thoughts, different kinds of worms were crawling up my legs. I knew they came to test my righteous thoughts and my attachment to fear.
I was tested many times. When I was doing the standing exercise, ants were crawling up my lower legs. They also bit me, which hurt a lot. This was not only to test my righteous thoughts or my attachment of fear, but also there was a karmic relationship behind their attack. I have killed many ants in the past. Therefore, I began to communicate with them and asked them to leave. I came to realize the seriousness in one's cultivation practice. Nothing will prevent me from cultivating until I reach consummation.
I sometimes heard miraculous music from other dimensions. I often saw Falun spinning. Sometimes when I was studying the Fa, I saw Falun spinning in the book, and the Dafa books sent out golden rays. It was truly miraculous! I understood that Teacher was encouraging me to be diligent.
Cooperating with Fellow Practitioners
Teacher asked practitioners to do the three things well. One can never slack off when it comes to Fa-study, sending forth righteous thoughts and clarifying the facts about Falun Dafa to people.
I noticed practitioners distributing Falun Dafa flyers to homes. I decided to join them, and have been putting Falun Dafa truth-clarification flyers into mailboxes. I also clarify the facts about Falun Dafa to whomever I run into. I also joined the waist drum team and participate in every parade. I only think about saving people, so that no matter how long I have to walk, I always feel very relaxed.
I always try to cooperate with the coordinator of any project I join. Every project is a process of one's cultivation. I hope that every project is successful and can save more sentient beings.
Shen Yun Moved Me to Tears
Last year, I went to Taiwan to watch the Shen Yun performance. Tears covered my face throughout the entire show. I was so touched that I also went to Korea to see the show again. Again, tears covered my face. I truly felt that it was divine beings performing on stage. The Korea trip was an unforgettable experience about China's divinely-inspired culture.
Another practitioner and I went to join a grand parade in Hong Kong. Before leaving, I was going through karma elimination and I was coughing. Yet I thought that I had to go, that nothing would stop me from saving sentient beings. We stayed in a small hotel. People in the next room smoked a lot at night. The smoke seeped into our room and made me cough even harder.
I was upset, but then decided to look within, as nothing happens by accident. Even though I didn't sleep well, I still took part in the parade. There was interference during the parade, but our parade was truly magnificent.
People have learned that Falun Dafa is wonderful. After the parade, I felt great, as if nothing had happened. It was a test as to whether I could let go of myself and harmonize with the one-body. I'll do better going forward and won't let Teacher down.
I'll close with one of Teacher's poems from Hong Yin III:
"Watching Shen Yun
The curtain opens, and there is paradise
Deities, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, auspicious clouds
Grand instruments begin the divine music
Ribbons fluttering, heavenly maidens dance
Vajras, Arhats, and celestial Kings are present
The backdrop is rainbow-like, the momentum majestic
Merciful light of Fa melts the audience’s hearts
A powerful energy field, 5,000 stunned eyes
It feels more like a dream than a show
It’s a realm where divine beings are right beside
People feel grateful for the trip, as if just saved
Having to wait for next year’s show seems so hard"
(2013 Malaysia Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference)
