(Minghui.org) I am 53 years old. For almost 30 years, I had epilepsy, blood in my urine, and a severe stomach disease. Medicine could not alleviate my symptoms. When I was feeling utterly hopeless in August 2012, my sister told me that one of her classmates practiced Falun Gong, and all of her diseases had disappeared. I decided to return to my hometown to find my sister's classmate. While I was there, I bought a copy of Zhuan Falun.
Over the next year, I overcame many tests of my steadfast belief in Master and Falun Dafa. I am now very healthy and have witnessed Master's mercy and Dafa's beauty.
I did not know any practitioners in Guangzhou City, so I was not able to access Minghui.org because of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Internet censorship. There was always some interference. Whenever I wanted to study the Fa online, I was interfered with.
After the Chinese New Year in 2015, I got a phone call from a practitioner from my hometown. She told me that she had just learned about a practitioner in Guangzhou City. She asked me whether I would like to attend this practitioner's local group Fa study. I felt like a child who had been lost for a long time and finally found her way home. I realized that Master had arranged everything for me.
Group Fa Study and the Changes in My Life
I improved my xinxing quickly by attending group study, and I gained some new understandings of the Fa.
Doing the three things and studying the Fa well helped me to improve steadily. With the help of fellow practitioners, I bought color laser printers and other items to prepare truth-clarification materials. Whenever I leave my house, I always have many types of materials in my bag to distribute to people.
This summer I returned to my hometown. Prior to leaving I had printed more than 400 copies of truth-clarification materials and over 100 Shen Yun DVDs for the trip. They filled two large boxes, and I distributed the materials wherever I went.
With the help of other practitioners, I also had some breakthroughs in regards to talking to people about Falun Dafa and the persecution. Drawing on the experience of another practitioner, I developed my own ways to talk to people about Dafa and the persecution.
If I am faced with relatives, friends, my colleagues, or people who know me very well, I can speak to them easily. But for neighbors, colleagues, or students that I am not familiar with, I approach them by talking about the beauty of Dafa and explain how the “self-immolation” incident was a hoax without telling them that I am a practitioner.
I select different talking points to suit the different people that I talk to. If the person is a parent with young children, I start with public safety issues. If it is a young man, I talk about the inequality in society, unemployment, difficulty in purchasing homes, and the pressures of life. If the person is old, I talk first with him or her about healthcare and pensions, since these are the issues that the elderly care about most.
I met with my elementary school classmates this summer for the first time in 40 years. It should have been a great opportunity to clarify the truth, but it was very noisy, with a lot of interference. I did not want to lose the opportunity, so I asked Master to strengthen me, and I kept sending forth righteous thoughts.
I saw a classmate step away from the others to play games on a cell phone. I thought it was a great opportunity, so I took a cup of tea and sat beside her. I learned that she had a daughter who worked in another city, so I started our conversation by talking about public safety. In the end, I persuaded her to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.
I try to send forth righteous thoughts four times a day at the global times for all Dafa disciples. But sometimes I could not focus, especially at midnight. I sometimes felt very sleepy and dizzy at that time. I realized it was demonic interference. Now, each time I send righteous thoughts, I first eliminate my bad thoughts and my attachments. Gradually those attachments are being eliminated.
Paying Attention to My Cultivation and Demeanor
Through attending group Fa study, I discovered many small problems with my xinxing that I had overlooked, and I was able to correct some of them. At work, I often come into contact with book sales representatives. They give clients books, and sometimes when I saw books that I liked, I asked for free copies. I had accumulated many, and I realized that this was wrong for a cultivator. So I donated the books to a library.
I often drove my car in bus-only lanes. I realized that it was wrong for a practitioner, so I stopped. While I was driving, I sometimes got angry at other drivers who did not obey the traffic rules. Because I study the Fa, I no longer get angry. On the contrary, I often feel sorry for them. Maybe they have something urgent to attend to? It is not easy for motorcycle drivers under the baking sun and in the wind, so I now let them go first.
The time for Dafa disciples in China to do the exercises together is 3:50 a.m. At first, I thought this was very hard because I had to go to work. I later thought, "Even those elderly practitioners in their 70s or 80s can do it, so why can't I?" My resistance was because of my attachment to comfort. Master said,
“'The great Fa is boundless.' Cultivating it depends entirely on your heart. As to how high your cultivation level can reach, it all depends on your endurance and your ability to bear hardships.” (Zhuan Falun, Lecture Two)
I made up my mind, set my alarm, and have been getting up at 3:30 a.m.
When my mind was unstable, demons would interfere with me. Because I was worried that I would not get enough sleep, when I drove or worked, I felt muddleheaded and sleepy. Even the alarm that I set up did not work. Fellow practitioners saw my problems and reminded me to send forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the interference. Now I don't feel sleepy even if I only sleep three or four hours a night.
It is hard to express just how much I have benefitted from group Fa study.
Category: Improving Oneself
