(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1997 and had many difficulties in the beginning.
I used to practice Taoism with my aunt and her husband. Her husband had his third eye opened. He was unhappy when he heard that I wanted to practice Falun Dafa. He said if I decided to come back to Taoism, he would still take me. However, I thought that I would not come back once my decision to practice Dafa was made.
My husband supported me in my practice, and later he also became a practitioner. He recommended that I watch Master Li's (the founder of Falun Dafa) lecture video while I was debating whether or not to practice. I felt it was very good after I watched it. I read the book Zhuan Falun that evening and realized after reading Lecture Seven “The Issue of Killing,” that this was no ordinary book and was very grateful.
Firmly Practicing Dafa
I got up at 4:00 a.m. to join a group to do the exercises at a practice site. I joined the Fa-study group sessions in the evenings. I had to finish my field work before I went to study the Fa; sometimes, I needed to bring my two sons with me. The youngest son was a little over 5 years old. I did not feel tired and instead felt very light, just like being pushed from behind when walking.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched the campaign to persecute Falun Gong beginning in 1999. My cultivation atmosphere was ruined and I slacked off. I was arrested in 2003 and detained. One of my relatives was a city level government official. He told me if I gave up practicing Falun Dafa, he could have me released. However, if I continued with Falun Dafa, there was nothing he could do to help, and I would be sent to a brainwashing center.
I told him I did nothing wrong and that using Dafa's principles to become a good person is not wrong. He saw that I firmly believed in Dafa, so he left.
I was detained for five days. Two other practitioners and I were sent to the so-called City Education Center. We were forced to watch anti-Falun Dafa television programs and to write statements to denounce Falun Dafa. Some fake Falun Dafa practitioners were also used to brainwash us. Those people used to practice Falun Dafa but are now with the CCP. I refused to write any of the statements, and I was still released.
My Niece Started Practicing
A growth formed on my niece's neck in 2007. The doctor surgically removed the growth, but another one appeared before her scar was healed. She had a high fever during this time. The hospital recommended that she go to a hospital in a bigger city. She decided to go to Shijiazhuang for a diagnosis.
My elder sister and I went to see her. I was sending righteous thoughts on the way and decided to tell her roommates about Falun Dafa.
My niece and her father both quit the CCP. She was upset and worried that if she spent all their money on medical treatment, her husband and daughter would have a difficult time of it. I calmed her down and told her to recite, “Falun Dafa is good; Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” She stayed there for one more week, and without any treatment, the disease was healed.
Her husband worked in construction. He fell from the fourth floor level to the lowest level scaffolding in July 2009. Everybody on site thought he might have died. The workers sent him to the hospital, but the hospital found he was not injured at all.
His wife asked me how this could have happened. I told her it was Master who saved him. She said it was miraculous and thanked Master. She soon began to cultivate Falun Dafa.
Falun Dafa Brings Miracles
I opened a small store in 2009. It was a good place to tell people about Falun Dafa. I thought that everyone who came into my store must have a predestined relationship. I would tell my customers about Falun Dafa and help them quit the CCP. I would give them Shen Yun DVDs or Falun Dafa pamphlets when they were ready to check out. I told them to recite, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”
Some of those who accepted these materials received good fortune. There was an older couple in particular.
The older couple drove a big truck to deliver goods to my store last winter. A snow storm had just passed and the road was very slippery. A small car drove toward the truck, and it suddenly lost control and spun around on the highway. His wife remembered the phrase I told them to recite whenever they faced danger.
At that critical moment, the truck passed by the car with inches to spare and stopped. The older man got out of the truck and checked for damage. The truck had passed by the car, but it was not even scratched. The people in the car were all scared.
The road was super narrow, and a big tree was on the side of the road. Even if the road was not slippery, there was no room for the truck to pass by the car safely. The couple felt it was incredible. They told me about their experience when they arrived at my store. The man said he would recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” whenever he drove his truck.
Genuine Cultivation
I have fallen down many times on the cultivation path. I have been able to make it through until today thanks to Master. My whole family is very grateful.
I hope more people come to know the truth and be saved. I need to cultivate more diligently, do the three things well to fulfill my vows, and follow Master to return home.
