Stories About Practitioners in Our Fa Study Group

(Minghui.org) The Fa study group I am part of was formed in 2003. The practitioners in the group have been reading the Fa and sharing experiences for nearly 20 years. Our Fa study group has survived the dangerous environment caused by the persecution of Falun Dafa in China, and it’s always been like a fragrant flower in bloom.

For all these years, the practitioners in our group have always made sure that our words and deeds are guided by Falun Dafa. Though, in today’s environment material desires are rampant, morality is rapidly deteriorating, and good people are being persecuted by the communist regime.

Alice’s Story

Alice (pseudonym) has provided her home for us to study the Fa together. She lives with her son, who is also a practitioner. Both mother and son cultivate diligently. No matter what kind of difficulties they have encountered, they follow the Fa, discipline their behavior, and have persevered in doing the three things: studying the Fa, sending forth righteous thoughts, and saving people.

Alice is in her eighties. She reads the Fa with her heart and a focused mind every day. She rarely reads a character incorrectly and doesn’t become absent-minded while studying. No matter how limited the amount of time she has, she makes time every day to go out to explain the truth about Falun Dafa and save people. For all these years, she and her son have been clarifying the truth at rural markets, local street stalls, and the streets in the city. Alice and her son have offered their private car for all of us to use. They don’t have a lot of money themselves, but when a practitioner, in town or out of town, has suffered from persecution, they will donate money or goods to help, or lend their car out for free. They regard practitioners as their closest relatives. They are truly selfless. Their kindness has touched everyone who knows them.

Alice has a strong mind. Despite her senior age, whatever tribulations she encountered on her path of saving people, she has overcome by steadfastly following the Fa. She once fell heavily on her left thigh. She thought, “I’m a cultivator. I’m fine!” After this thought, she pulled her leg with force and put it back in its normal position. Although her leg was swollen, it didn’t stop her from doing the three things. Another time when she went out to clarify the truth, she missed a step on the stairs. Her ankle was sprained and a bone from her ankle stuck out. She pressed the bone in, returning it to its original position. She has never complained of suffering or fatigue, despite these kinds of situations. She has continued to hold group study at her home and kept doing the three things like before.

Barbara (pseudonym) and Crystal (pseudonym) are both almost 70 years old. They are not able to attend the group study at the same time as other practitioners due to family issues. So a different time was arranged for them to study the Fa at Alice’s home. This has caused extra work and pressure for Alice. However, Alice and her son have no complaints and arranged another time for Barbara and Crystal to come to their home to study.

Barbara’s legs once became so swollen that she couldn’t even bend her legs. She couldn’t practice the sitting meditation, and her heart also developed an abnormal condition. Alice and her son sincerely helped Barbara. They spent time sharing understandings with Barbara, patiently helping her to study the Fa, do the exercises, and send forth righteous thoughts more vigorously to deny the tribulations imposed by the old forces. Barbara quickly passed this ordeal.

Every family has its sorrows. Alice’s husband and her son-in-law passed away one after another. It was heart-wrenching. Even though Alice and her son were in deep grief, they did not stumble during the tribulation or lose spirit. They continued to do the three things well without delay. They kept hosting group Fa study at their home, even when COVID-19 was at its worst. Alice and other practitioners in our Fa study group take care of each other, encourage each other, and help everyone improve their xinxing. Alice has thus developed great compassion. Alice cultivates diligently. As a result, you can’t tell that she is an elderly person at all, even though she is in her 80s. Her back is straight with no stoop. She hears well and sees well. Her face is rosy without wrinkles, and she smiles like a child. Her hair had turned entirely grey before, but now a lot of her grey hair has turned black. These great changes were brought about by truly cultivating in Dafa.

Barbara’s Story

Barbara has been going out by bicycle to clarify the truth and save people for many years. She has developed wisdom in clarifying the truth. She has never stopped going out, even when it was windy, rainy, or snowy, and even during the heaviest snowfall at the beginning of this year. She has helped numerous people withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations. She was once knocked down by a tricycle and knocked unconscious. Her husband went to her aid, and about 40 minutes later she regained consciousness. The person who hit her was a middle-aged man from the countryside. The man was frozen in fright, bewildered. Usually a person would be in big trouble if he knocked a person unconscious who was almost 70 years old. After Barbara woke up, she remembered what Master said,

“Good or evil comes from that instant thought.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)

She thought that the person who hit her was from a rural area, and that coming and living here was not easy for him, so she didn’t want to make things difficult for him. She knew that Master was taking care of her, and that it was nothing serious, even though she was knocked down and passed out. She told the rural man to leave, told him not to worry about anything, and said that everything was fine. Indeed, Barbara turned out to be totally fine.

Debbie’s Story

Debbie (pseudonym) is 85 years old. She’s happy every day. She looks very similar to Alice, is about the same height, and her round face is rosy too. She looks hale and hearty, and a lot of her hair has also turned from grey to black.

Debbie joined our Fa study group when the group was just established. She is a veteran practitioner. She has perseverance, just like Alice. She studies the Fa attentively and does the three things well every day. She always cares about Dafa, no matter what happens.

Her husband used to be seriously ill and was hospitalized for a period of time. His condition didn’t improve, so he had to go home to recuperate. Debbie needed to care for him at home, so she stopped going to the Fa study group and concentrated on caring for her husband. Nevertheless, Debbie continued to do the three things well. When her husband didn’t need her attention, she would go out to post stickers with information about Falun Dafa on them, to help people understand that Falun Dafa is good and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.

When Master’s article “Wake Up” was published, she was determined to return to our Fa study group to study with other practitioners, and her husband supported her. In the end, she persuaded her stubborn husband to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations. Her husband was rewarded with the blessing of fully recovering from his sickness. He is in his 90s. He now happily kowtows and offers incense to Master every day. He tells his children to sincerely recite Falun Dafa is good. The family is happy.

Emily and Franny

Both Emily (pseudonym) and Franny (pseudonym) are almost 70 years old. They look alike, and are like twin sisters. It is quite a coincidence that two pairs of elderly practitioners in our Fa-study group look like twins. Practitioners in our group study the Fa together, share experiences together, and cultivate diligently together. We follow Master’s Fa to cultivate together, and feel that this is the luckiest thing in the world.

George and his Wife Hailey

George (pseudonym) and his wife Hailey (pseudonym) have been practicing Falun Dafa for many years. This couple is kind-hearted and down-to-earth. They are very willing to help others. They study the Fa very solidly, and can recite Hong Yin, Hong Yin II, Hong Yin III, Hong Yin IV, and Hong Yin V by heart. George often writes letters to clarify the truth and save people. He has written to the police, the Procuratorate, and judicial officers, and has helped many of them understand the truth and be saved. The couple was arrested once when they were talking to people about Falun Dafa, and were put in a police vehicle. They continued to clarify the truth to officers with their compassion. The officers let them get out of the car and let them leave after they had traveled in the car for a short distance. They knew that Master had protected them.

Every practitioner who can participate in this Fa study group feels honored. It is our compassionate Master who lets us work hand in hand to help Master in the Fa-rectification and fulfill our vows.