(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa in 2017, but I didn’t understand what true cultivation was until three years ago.
My ancestors lived on the grasslands of Mongolia for generations, before moving to the city. I gradually learned Chinese and could speak both Mongolian and Mandarin.
My mother said, “Falun Dafa is good! Join me in the practice!” At first, I studied the Fa with her reluctantly. We read one lecture every day. My mother also asked me to memorize “On Dafa”. Compassionate Master gave me hints several times and encouraged me to be diligent. However, I didn’t put my heart into it. I thought cultivation was too far away from me, and I didn’t believe I could make it.
I operated a small store, and my mind was on my business. All I thought about was how to make money. That was until I experienced the power of Dafa.
It was an afternoon in spring, when I got electrocuted while testing an electrical appliance for a customer. I couldn’t move, as my whole body trembled, and my heartbeat sped up rapidly. However, nobody in the store noticed it. When I felt I was dying, an associate went over and turned off the switch. I immediately collapsed on the floor.
Afterward, I asked the associate, “How did you know to turn off the switch?” She said, “I didn’t know you’d been electrocuted. I just did it.” I realized it was Master who saved me. After this incident, I decided to close the store so I could have more time to practice Dafa.
However, the old forces tried every possible way to stop me from truly practicing Dafa. On the night when I was to have a farewell party with my associates in a restaurant, I fell down the stairs at home. My left wrist was in great pain. I immediately thought, “It’s okay. I’ll be fine!”
At that moment, I remembered Master’s words, “… good or bad comes from a person’s initial thought ...” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)
I kept telling myself that I would be fine. I stood up slowly and took a taxi to the restaurant. It turned out that I wasn’t injured.
I used to wear 250-degree glasses, which were uncomfortable to wear when I studied the Fa.
Master said, “Have you ever seen a Buddha or a Tao sitting there with a cigarette in his mouth? How can that be possible?” (Lecture Seven, Zhuan Falun)
Since the Buddha did not carry a wine jug or a cigarette, I thought that as a practitioner, I should be able to see clearly without glasses. I said to Master in my heart, “Master, please help me with my eyesight as it’s inconvenient to study the Fa with these glasses.”
The next day, I couldn’t find my glasses when I wanted to study the Fa, so I read without them. Surprisingly, the words in the book were not blurred or overlapping at all. I was very happy that compassionate Master helped me again.
From then on, I took the initiative to study the Fa without my mother reminding me. I seized every opportunity to study the Fa and do the exercises. I read two to three lectures of Zhuan Falun every day and often did the exercises twice a day.
I recited “On Dafa” every day, and cried whenever I recited the last sentence: “And any cultivator who is able to become one with Dafa is an enlightened one—divine.” (“On Dafa,” Zhuan Falun)
I recovered from all my illnesses as I continued to practice diligently. Not only that, I became more open-minded and happier.
I am very busy every day because I need to cook and take care of the elderly at home. But no matter how busy I am, I study the Fa, do the exercises, send forth righteous thoughts, and go out to clarify the truth. Although I sometimes felt tired, nothing could stop me from cultivating diligently and saving people.
At first, I didn’t know how to clarify the truth about Dafa. I went out with my mother several times and watched how she did it.
She wasn’t afraid to talk to people about Dafa and was very calm when she spoke. Most people she talked to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its youth organizations. She told them again and again, “Remember Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance is good!”
I, on the other hand, didn’t dare speak to people. Even when I sent forth righteous thoughts when my mother clarified the truth, I kept a good distance from her so people wouldn’t know that we were together.
Gradually, I dared to open my mouth to talk to people. I told myself, “I have to be responsible for myself, and breakthrough, and walk out of this bad state as soon as possible.”
As I continued to study the Fa and improve in cultivation, I was able to go out and talk to people about Dafa. I didn’t give up when people didn’t want to listen to me. I asked Master to bring predestined people to me. With Master’s encouragement, I met people who were willing to listen and agreed to quit the CCP. With my new found confidence, my xinxing also improved.
My mother and I often went out together. When she spoke to people, I stayed next to her and sent righteous thoughts. I was even able to add some information to the conversation. We had strong righteous thoughts and received good results.
I clarified the truth about Dafa even when my mother couldn’t come with me. I usually went to the stalls, supermarkets, and stores to tell people about Dafa. I always bought something so I could naturally start a conversation.
For a while, I was tired when I came home. I thought, “I’ve been studying the Fa and sending forth righteous thoughts for a long time. Why do I have this state? Is this the state of a Dafa disciple?”
Master said,
“Speaking of the great heavenly circuit, though you are not allowed to levitate, you will feel that your body is light, as though treading on air. In the past, you would be tired if you walked a few steps, but now it is very easy no matter how far you walk. You feel as if being pushed while riding a bike, and you are not tired when going upstairs—no matter how many floors there are.” (Lecture Eight,) Zhuan Falun
I thought: Why didn’t I have this state? Physical improvement should have occurred as soon as I began practicing. I must have failed to obtain the Fa even though I read the Fa.
Master said,
“Haven’t we talked about the Fa cultivating practitioners? Normally, you will discover that your heavenly circuit is always rotating. Though you are not practicing, this layer of energy mechanisms installed outside your body, that is, a layer of large external channels, is driving your body in practice—it is all automatic. It can also rotate in reverse, as it rotates both ways and is constantly opening your energy channels.” (Lecture Eight, Zhuan Falun)
I realized that my body should have been light since the energy mechanisms were rotating automatically. Master said a practitioner could float up, so I should not feel fatigued though I wasn’t able to levitate. I knew that I didn’t cultivate well so the power of the Fa didn’t manifest in me. I told myself, “The mechanism in my body is rotating all the time. I want to remove all the abnormal factors. I don’t want to be tired or exhausted. I don’t want these things. I want my body to be light. This is my wish.”
Not long after that, I really felt my body was light and I no longer felt tired.
I live in a city where there are both Mongolians and Chinese. Most Mongolians are kind and straightforward. They felt close to me and trusted me once they knew I was also Mongolian. They all accepted my words about Dafa easily.
Most Mongolians believe in Buddhism, and they love to hear words like “May Buddha bless you,” “good luck,” “long life,” and so on. Once, I saw two elderly women in Mongolian robes, I greeted them in Mongolian, and told them, “Remember ‘Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good, Falun Dafa is good,’ and you will have a good future.” However, they didn’t understand Chinese at all, so I had to explain it in Mongolian word for word. They then learned to say “Falun Dafa is good” one word at a time. Like children learning to talk, it took them a long time to say a word correctly. I was there for a while teaching them to say, “Falun Dafa is good.” They also accepted the amulets I had. I was very happy for them.
I greeted all people in Mongolian clothing and told them about Dafa and asked them to quit the CCP and its youth organizations. I also asked them to tell their families ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good’ so that more Mongolians would be blessed.
When my relatives visited me, I treated them to aromatic milk tea and told them the truth about Dafa. When I visited my relatives in a hospital that spoke Mongolian, I told the patients I saw about Dafa. Gradually, some doctors and nurses got to know me, and also understood the truth about Dafa.
Like an auspicious bird on the grasslands, I told people that “Falun Dafa is good and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” wherever I went. I hope the words of Falun Dafa bring good fortune and happiness to all beings on the Mongolian grasslands so that they can live a long and happy lives.