(Minghui.org) I obtained the Fa in April of 1999. Not long after that, I was getting ready to attend a group Fa study. It was raining very hard and my husband mentioned that I shouldn’t go because no one else would show up. I told him that a cultivator shouldn’t be scared of a little rain.
I was the first to arrive at the practice site but it was raining very hard, so I decided to do the exercises on my own. As I did the movements, I saw that the entire house was covered by an energy field and there was a red glow in the house. While holding the wheel on both sides of my head [during the second exercise set], I felt energy radiating from my hands, like a Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva, constantly radiating energy from my hands toward my ears. It felt wonderful. It felt as if Master was standing right beside me. Master saw my determination and allowed me to see and feel these wonderful things.
The persecution of Falun Dafa began three months later, and I could no longer do the exercises outdoors, so I practiced indoors in front of Master’s picture.
As I was holding the wheel in front of Master’s portrait one day, I felt as if Master was asking me if I could hold a bigger Falun, and I accepted the challenge. I felt the Falun between my arms getting bigger and bigger, and I took a couple of steps back. I heard Master laugh and I said that the Falun was so big that I couldn’t hold it. I realized that Master is always right beside me and watching over me.
My husband’s uncle told my husband and I that his son wanted to build a house on the land that belonged to both families. I knew that I shouldn’t be selfish, so I told him that since we were closing our store, his son could build a house on the land. We already had a place to live, and his son and daughter-in-law made a living by working a tricycle taxi service and needed the land more than we did.
I dreamed that night that his daughter-in-law was arguing that our shop was still open and it didn’t look like we were closing it, and it was preventing them from tearing down the shop. I replied that my shop was close to the street and wouldn’t affect the house-building, and that I would tear down the room that blocked the way first. We got into a big argument. When I woke up, I knew Master was hinting at an attachment of mine.
The next day, the daughter-in-law came and the things that happened in my dream occurred. I told her that we would close the shop whenever she wanted to start tearing down the building, and that I knew how hard building a house was, so I would not make it difficult for her. She didn’t have any response. I added that I didn’t want to argue, and that arguing would not solve the issue. She said we should let the brothers solve it among themselves, and left.
My husband’s uncle came by later. I told him that we had owned the shop for 20 years but were willing to give it up so his son could build a house on the land. He told me that my words were different from what his daughter-in-law had told him. He said he would buy everything we had in the shop and sell it to other vendors.
When he came back some time later, his attitude had changed and he told us to tear down the shop right away. My husband, an ordinary person, angrily replied that he had been doing them a favor by letting his cousin build on the land. He then said that everything was off the table.
The next day, my husband’s cousin and his wife blocked the service window of our shop with a cart loaded with bricks. This reminded me of Master’s lecture.
Master said:
“But normally when a problem arises, if it does not irritate you psychologically, it does not count or is useless and cannot make you improve.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)
I became furious and pointed at the sky, “Your actions are so hurtful. You can deceive us but you can’t deceive the gods.”
The wife, pointing her finger at me, yelled, “I hope karma finds you.”
I reminded myself that I was a cultivator and that there was no other shop like mine in the village, and thus I made more money than people who worked out of town. At that moment, I let go of my attachment to personal gain and didn’t feel angry at all. I felt myself becoming bigger and her becoming smaller. I was glad that Master was watching over me, but still felt a sense of grievance. Even so, I continued working in my shop.
Our business picked up since everyone knew we were having a clearance sale. However, the young couple came sometime afterwards and blocked our doorway, hoping to trap us in the shop. Luckily, my husband and I had gone home early to get ready for bed. I was furious when I saw the doorway blocked the next morning, because I couldn’t take it any longer. I told my husband that I'd had enough of them taking advantage of us.
I spoke with the local community leader, and he told us to sue them in court. All my attachments were exposed and I was ready to hire a lawyer. We knew we would win. Even my sister-in-law thought that they were way out of line and deserved to be punished.
When the local practitioners heard about my situation, they gave me Master’s collected Fa Teachings. My thoughts and behavior were between that of a cultivator and an ordinary person. One night, I dreamed of two sleeves flying up towards the sky and suddenly remembered:
Master said:
“Born into suffering,Your pockets were still empty after decades.Upon gaining the Fa, you soared upward.Hurry up,Do well the Three Tasks,Save all beings,Return home and don’t slow your steps.”(“A Reading Response,” Hong Yin III)
I quickly jumped out of bed and apologized to Master. Tears streamed down my face. I suddenly understood when Master said,
“Abundant troubles rain down together, All to see: Can you pull through?”(“Tempering the Will,” Hong Yin)
I convinced my husband that we couldn't take the money even if we won the lawsuit, and even though he disagreed at first, we allowed them to tear down the shop and they felt satisfied.
It has been over five years since that happened. A few days ago, a friend told me that I was very generous for letting it go. I said that I am a cultivator and I live by the principles of “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.”
The book Zhuan Falun has changed me.
Category: Improving Oneself
