Young Practitioner Returns to Cultivation

(Minghui.org) I was born in the1990s and began practicing Falun Dafa with my mother in 1997. I was able to sit in the full lotus position for at least two hours when I meditated. I also did the exercises with other practitioners at the local gymnasium. Because Master’s voice seemed familiar when I did the exercises, I felt connected to Falun Dafa.

After I began attending middle school, I only occasionally did the exercises or read the Fa. By the time I went to college my life was a mess, and I acted like an ordinary person. I married young, in 2016. My husband was addicted to video games. He ignored me and had an affair. It was a huge physical and mental blow. I was in great pain and often wept. I l felt my life was hopeless.

I asked my mother how she was able to be happy and live a fulfilling life every day. She said that Dafa purified her body and mind and taught her the meaning of life, which made her happy. To relieve my pain, I began to practice Dafa again at the end of 2019.

Changes After Cultivation

In Zhuan Falun and his other lectures, Master emphasized the importance of studying the Fa. Every day, I read one chapter of Zhuan Falun. I also read his other teachings when I had time. Each time I read the Fa, I felt relaxed. Master cleansed my body and helped eliminate my bad thoughts. My righteous thoughts became stronger, my outlook on life became optimistic, and things went smoothly at work—even my relationship with my husband improved.

I used to be sensitive and had a weak main consciousness. As a result I was often disturbed by the false appearances that stemmed from the mind. My mother thus told me to recite Master’s poem “Righteous Thoughts” in Hong Yin IV and the section “Your Main Consciousness Should Dominate” (Lecture Six, Zhuan Falun).

Master said in “Righteous Thoughts,” Hong Yin IV

They surge like thunderbolts to cosmic heightsRoaring with colossal power, reaching beyond the heavens.They sweep across the cosmos, no crevice left untouchedEliminating at once all that’s degenerate and deviant.

I recited these teachings several times each day—even when I took the subway or walked. I also listened to the recordings of Master’s lectures or read practitioner’s cultivation experience-sharing articles on Minghui.

Increased Fa study can really help practitioners improve. My righteous thoughts got stronger and my fear became weaker. I was no longer afraid that my mother might be implicated for helping fellow practitioners. Another practitioner said that I looked radiant and I seemed optimistic.I faced many tests. I had the attachment of comfort while a practitioner was harassed by the police so I did nothing. When my mother got sick, I had bad thoughts about her. I envied ordinary people who could live peacefully and not be persecuted. I even wanted to take medicine to relieve pain. I passed all the tests and maintained righteous thoughts because I had faith in Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.

Like most people nowadays, I followed TV series and watched short videos on my phone, even though I felt bad about it afterward. After I began reciting Master’s teachings, I no longer had the desire to do this.

When I first began practicing I had a strong attachment to comfort. I just wanted to sit comfortably and study the Fa and not do the exercises. After I began regularly doing the exercises this year I felt surrounded by strong energy. When I had trouble doing the second exercise, I remembered what Master said, “When it’s difficult to endure, you can endure it” (Lecture Nine, Zhuan Falun). After a while, I felt more energetic and my coworkers said my complexion looked delicate and rosy.

The Importance of Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts

Sending forth righteous thoughts is one of the three things Master asked us to do. My understanding is that every practitioner has powerful supernormal abilities that can be used to eliminate evil when we send righteous thoughts.

Grandma’s Amazing Stories

My grandmother was a doctor, and started to practice Dafa after my mother began practicing. When the Chinese Communist Party began persecuting Falun Dafa in 1999, she quit the practice for fear that her pension might be stopped.

She had symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease a few years ago. She forgot many things, but she was clear at critical moments. Once at the dinner table, she was made fun of by my father’s mother. She remained quiet. When my father’s mother choked on food, out of the doctor’s instinct to save lives, she quickly cleared the blockage.

When I was having a difficult time with my husband, my grandmother comforted me, “Don’t fret about him. You have to be strong and remain righteous!”

Even though she was losing her memory, always remembered Master’s name. When I said, “Falun Dafa is good and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” her dull eyes lit up and she repeatedly nodded her head.

One day we couldn’t find my her. After searching for three hours my mother and I asked Master to help. A few minutes later my uncle called to say that they found her.

Whenever she was insulted, she just laughed it off. She has suffered countless hardships and pains in the last few years of her life. I feel that my grandmother eliminated a lot of karma by suffering.

I was raised by my grandmother since I was a child and thus had a strong affection for her. She fell twice before she passed away. Once when I heard the doctor say that the 88-year-old might not live for long, it hurt me badly. I tried to let go of the attachment of sentimentality and failed.

When my grandmother was in critical condition, my mother held her in her arms and read “On Dafa” to her. My grandmother quickly regained consciousness like nothing happened.

A few months later, my grandmother returned home. When I went to see her, she was sitting in a wheelchair. I asked her to keep saying, “Falun Dafa is good and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” She looked up at the sky and loudly said, “Okay!”

Letting Go of the Attachment to Sentimentality

My grandmother passed away last April. The night I heard the news, I was sad and my mind went blank. I was afraid that I might not be able to get through this test of sentimentality. I began reading the Fa, and the pain subsided, but I still missed her. One night in my dream she called me and said that she was escorted away by the gods. Another time, while sending forth righteous thoughts, I suddenly missed her and could not calm down. Then I clearly heard her say that she consummated and I should stop worrying about her.

I was once cowardly, jealous, and selfish, but now I’m a rational, determined, and optimistic Falun Dafa practitioner. I’m grateful and I’ll let go of my attachments and assimilate to the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.

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