[Japan Fa Conference] Having Faith in Master and the Fa, Striving Forward in Diligent Cultivation

(Minghui.org) Greetings, esteemed Master! Greetings, fellow practitioners!

I am very glad to have the precious opportunity to share my cultivation experience with everyone here. I started to practice Falun Dafa in August 2001 and more than 20 years have since passed. I have come this far in my cultivation, all thanks to Master’s compassionate protection. My gratitude to Master cannot be expressed in words.

Memorizing Zhuan Falun

I am of Korean ethnicity. I was weak and sickly as a child. I went to school for only a few days and I didn’t know much Chinese. The copy of Zhuan Falun I read first was in Korean. A year into my cultivation, my aunt told me that it would be better for me to read Zhuan Falun in Chinese. I was determined to learn Chinese. It took me three years to learn one thousand characters before I could read the book. I next joined several fellow practitioners in studying the Fa online. They were never bothered that I couldn’t read fluently and were very patient in correcting my pronunciation mistakes. Thanks to their help, I’ve long been able to fluently read Zhuan Falun in Chinese.

I also hand-copied the book when I had time. I later thought I should memorize such a great book.

I started to memorize the book in September 2021, and I’ve benefited a lot since then. First of all, I became calmer. I have a hair salon and I used to be very serious all the time and barely talked. Now my customers said I have changed, with a smile on my face and exuding peace. I feel that I have nothing to worry about. My joy is passed on to people around me.

Memorizing the Fa also helped bring about a miracle. About four or five years ago, I felt a tumor growing in my stomach, but I didn’t see doctors or tell anyone about it. I tried to get rid of it by sending forth righteous thoughts. In July 2022, our Fa memorization group had an experience-sharing event. I took it seriously and spent more than a month writing the paper, and shared it with my fellow practitioners.

After I finished the paper, the next morning, I found that the tumor was gone. It was incredible! I kept on checking it, and it was gone. I couldn’t help crying. I knelt down in front of Master’s portrait. Master is so compassionate. He wants nothing from us but our pure hearts. I couldn’t be more grateful.

Clarifying the Truth by Making Phone Calls

Calling people in China to clarify the truth is a major part of my cultivation. I joined the project in 2009. It was hard for me at the beginning because I had barely used computers before. But fellow practitioners taught me how to operate the computer system.

After I did the project for a period of time, I wanted to quit because it was difficult to clarify the truth via phone calls. People often complained that they couldn’t understand me, and some were impatient, “Why do you call me when you can’t even speak mandarin well?” However, some were nice when I told them I was of Korean ethnicity. They stayed on the line and listened to me.

With fellow practitioners’ encouragement and help, I gradually overcame the language barrier.

Last year I participated in a training session. I learned many skills and did mock phone call exercises. I was then able to persuade more people to quit the CCP. In the first month after the training, 269 people agreed to quit the CCP. After six months, the total number of people who quit the CCP was 1,556.

The process of making phone calls is also a process of cultivation. I encountered all kinds of people. Some were kind and some cursed at me. Once after a woman agreed to quit the CCP, I told her the auspicious phrases “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” She was so happy that she sang the phrases. I was really touched and happy for her.

Master said,

“While working, your tone of voice, your kindheartedness, and your reasoning can change a person’s heart...” (“Clearheadedness,” Essentials for Further Advancement)

Another time a person said he worked for the Public Security Bureau and he would arrest me for what I said. I told him calmly, “Please do not jump to conclusions, listen to me first.” I started to talk about what Falun Gong is, how Falun Gong practitioners follow the principles of “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance” to be good people, why former Chinese regime leader Jiang Zemin launched the persecution, how the Tiananmen self-immolation was used to frame Falun Gong practitioners, as well as the systemic organ harvesting from living practitioners in China.

I explained to him that the CCP was doomed after all the evil doings. He listened to me quietly. I asked him, “Do you understand what I said? Any questions?”

“Yes! I finally understand it now.” He said. He agreed to quit the CCP and its associated organizations. There are many similar stories like this.

I now make phone calls every night for about an hour and a half. Occasionally, when I can’t make a call, I feel a sense of guilt because I feel I haven’t tried my best to fulfill my mission of saving people.

Eliminating Sickness Karma with Righteous Thoughts

I was about to study the Fa on the night of June 26 this year, when I suddenly felt something flying into my head that made me feel nauseous and weak. I sent forth righteous thought right away, but the condition got worse and worse. On the third day, I totally lost my appetite. When I forced myself to eat, I immediately felt nauseous, had a bad headache, and my whole body was in pain. I didn’t want to do anything but lie down. However, thinking that no one could take over my work in the hair salon, I dragged myself to the store.

In the past, whenever I felt sick, I quickly overcame the tribulation by sending forth righteous thoughts. But this time, it didn’t work at all. I looked inward and told myself that suffering meant the karma was being eliminated and it was a good thing. The first thing I thought was that I had slacked off in sending forth righteous thoughts as required. The next was that I didn’t respect Master and the Fa while reading the book, as I was occasionally distracted to do other things.

A few days later, my husband got sick too. He coughed badly. Although not a Falun Dafa practitioner himself, he has been very supportive of me and helped me with Dafa projects. He believes Falun Dafa is good and often recites the auspicious phrases. Now that he fell ill too, not only did I have to go to work, but I also had to take care of him after work. I was so miserable that I almost collapsed. However, I was clear that I was a Falun Dafa practitioner, and with Master and the Fa, there is no test that I cannot pass.

The day before July 20, our local coordinator asked me if I could participate in an event in front of the Chinese Consulate and hold a banner calling for an end to the persecution. Even though I still felt ill, I said yes.

The next morning, I prayed to Master to help me finish the activity no matter what. On the way back, I felt much better, so I went out to distribute Falun Dafa informational materials. After I passed out almost 1,000 copies, suddenly all of my symptoms were gone. I was totally fine. My husband witnessed my miraculous recovery and believed in Dafa even more. He continued to recite the auspicious phrases. Not long after, he also recovered.

From my own experience, I would like to remind fellow practitioners who are in tribulations that we must be firm in our righteous thoughts and believe in Master and Dafa all the time, as Master said in “Master-Disciple Grace” from Hong Yin II:

“...Disciples’ righteous thoughts are strongMaster has the power to turn the tide”

Saving People in My Salon

In May this year, a fellow practitioner introduced to us the new T-shirts with the words “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” I heard that Master designed the T-shirts and he was hoping for more people to wear them.

My understanding was that the time left to save people is very limited. As a practitioner, I should work harder to save more people. If ordinary people are aware of the truth and wear the Dafa T-shirt, they are also spreading the truth and Dafa.

As I’ve built a solid clientele in my 17 years of running the hair salon, I had the thought to introduce the T-shirts to them. It would be great if they could all wear it. I ordered 80 T-shirts in July, including six for myself (so that I could wear one every day). I was very confident that I could sell all the remaining T-shirts.

I had told all my customers about the CCP’s harvesting organs from living practitioners. They all knew how evil the CCP is and how brutal the persecution is. When I introduced the T-shirts to them, many were interested in getting one.

A senior tried the T-shirt and felt very comfortable. She bought a second one later. Another senior bought a T-shirt and put it on right away. One day a customer said that he didn’t have enough money with him for two T-shirts and asked me to save two for him. I gave two shirts to him and told him to pay me the next time he came for a haircut. He was very happy and came back the next day with the money and two lunch boxes to express his gratitude.

I sold all 74 shirts within one month. What surprised me was that no one bargained with me. I knew that was because they were eagerly waiting to be saved. I couldn’t express enough gratitude to Master, who is infinitely compassionate to all beings.

I believe that my hair salon was given by Master. It didn’t only help me earn a living, but also became a place for me to save people. I displayed many different kinds of Falun Dafa information materials in my store and the petition of bringing Jiang to justice. Some customers signed the petition after reading the materials, and over a dozen of them have watched Shen Yun.

Under Master’s protection during the pandemic, my business was not affected much and my income was still quite substantial. When there were no customers, I either read the Fa or did the exercises.

The time left for us to save people is limited, and it was extended by Master’s sacrifice. We should cherish every second to cultivate better and to try our best to save more beings.

These are my personal experiences. I welcome fellow practitioners to kindly point out anything inappropriate.