Despite Persecution, Former Practitioners Return to Dafa

(Minghui.org) From the Fa, we have come to understand that an everyday person represents a heavenly realm, while practitioners are kings originating from higher levels of the cosmos. Because of that, I pay special attention to reaching out to former practitioners. For those who might return to Dafa, I try my best to create the necessary conditions for them to do so.

Every year, I distribute calendars with information about Falun Dafa to help people learn the truth about the persecution. I distribute them in Xicun Village every year but had never received any information about the Dafa practitioners in this area. At the end of last year, I returned to Xicun Village to distribute the calendars. As I handed them out, I said, “Life is not easy now. There are all kinds of natural and man-made disasters. Please read this carefully. It has a secret method for staying safe. If you understand it, you will be able to avoid major disasters.”

A woman in her 60s named Amei took a calendar and said, “Please stop by my place when you are done.” She then went to the front to wait for me.

After I had finished giving out the calendars, I followed her to her home. She closed the gate, hugged my arm, and started to cry, “I finally found you!” Then she said my name.

I later understood. Years before, I was forced to leave home because of the persecution and stayed with a local practitioner for some time. That practitioner was Amei’s brother. Her brother and sister-in-law passed away due to the persecution. I knew many practitioners in this area but had never met Amei.

She used to be in contact with a practitioner from her area, but she was not able to reach her for over six months. She told me that the persecution in this area was still severe. For safety reasons, she didn’t reach out to other practitioners in another village. Additionally, she couldn’t access the Internet, so she was unable to get any information from the Minghui website. She was very distressed, like a child who couldn’t find her mother.

Today, she saw me handing out calendars and guessed my name based on my age and appearance. I nodded in acknowledgment. I was moved to tears, too, as if I had found my little sister who had been lost for many years.

She took me into her room and said, “We are being persecuted very severely here. My mother-in-law, who is over 80 years old, used to be the local coordinator, but now she doesn’t dare to practice anymore. My husband’s aunt is over 70 years old and used to practice, but she is too afraid now. I had just started practicing when the persecution began. This Fa is so good that I really want to go back to it, but I can’t get in touch with any practitioners. I find it difficult to control myself; I keep playing on my phone.”

I replied, “Cultivation is your own business. It has nothing to do with other practitioners. You still have the books, right? As long as Master and the Fa are with you, that’s enough. With righteous thoughts, you can make yourself study the Fa and not allow the evil to distract you with your phone.”

After hearing my words, she immediately perked up and called her aunt, “Come over quickly.” Her aunt arrived shortly after and exclaimed as she entered, “You must have met a fellow practitioner. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be so happy.”

Amei said to me, “There is another person in the village called Baiwei. She had just started practicing when the CCP began the suppression and she was forced to stop. Last year, she got a strange disease and spent a lot of money to be cured, but it did not help. She remembered Falun Gong and began practicing again, and she recovered. Now, she has gone to her mother’s home in the mountains to join the Fa study group there. We don’t have one here.” I said, “Ask her to come back. You guys can form a group to study the Fa.” She agreed.

When I returned home from visiting Amei, I spoke with a fellow practitioner from that village. She mentioned another woman named Chunling, who is the daughter of a woman named Wang from our village. Wang had been paralyzed for eight years but recovered after practicing Falun Gong. Chunling practiced Falun Gong with her mother, later married, and moved to that village. I recalled that, when the persecution started, I wrote an article about Wang. She shared that she had been bedridden for eight years, and, because of that, her son and daughter were unable to marry. After practicing Falun Gong, she was able to do farm work, and both her son and daughter eventually got married.

However, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) did not allow her to continue practicing, and her health deteriorated again. Sadly, she passed away as a result of the persecution. The practitioner said she and another practitioner had visited Chunling a few days ago. Chunling had suffered a stroke but recovered quickly and now walks every day to stay fit. I thought to myself that I had to visit Chunling and encourage her to return to Dafa as soon as possible.

I wanted to find Chunling, but since I didn’t know her personally, I thought Amei could help me. I hadn’t let Amei know that I was coming beforehand, so she was not home when I arrived. Not wanting to waste time, I decided to ask someone else about Chunling. The person I spoke to was very responsible and inquired about my relationship to her. I explained that I was a relative on her mother’s side, I didn’t live in the area, and I hadn’t seen her for many years. I wanted to to catch up with her again. The person suggested I go the next street over and ask for more information.

I had walked just a few dozen meters when Chunling came towards me. Since we didn’t know each other, we passed by without speaking, which is what Chunling later told me. I asked around to find out where she lived, and a kind person led me to Chunling’s home. However, when we arrived, the owner came out, and it was someone else. The kind person had misheard Chunling’s name and helped me find a woman with the same first name but a different surname. I thanked the kind person for their help. Just then, Chunling’s brother-in-law passed by. After learning about the situation, he helped us contact her by phone, but we couldn’t meet that day because by that time I had to go home.

I also wanted to reach Baiwei as soon as possible, so I contacted a fellow practitioner from Baiwei’s hometown. I hoped that she could return to her village to form a Fa study group with other practitioners in that village, which would be beneficial for everyone’s cultivation and for helping to save people.

It was not easy to find these practitioners, but I did not give up. When I went to visit Baiwei, she was not at home. She then came to find me, but I was not at home. We made several appointments, but unexpected things came up.

One day, I went to see Amei to bring her Dafa books and Master’s recent lectures. She also invited her mother-in-law and aunt to join us. As soon as her mother-in-law came in, she said, “You should have called me last time. I heard that you were here, and I found my copy of Zhuan Falun this time. I couldn’t find it before.”

I replied, “Master has helped you.” Amei said, “I have not played on my phone since you left that day.” I smiled and said, “Master is taking care of you. Your righteous thoughts are strong, and you can control yourself.” The three of them had already started studying the Fa together. I was thrilled to hear that. I asked Amei about Baiwei and Chunling, and she responded, “They are both at home. I will take you to meet Chunling.”

Baiwei also arrived at Chunling’s house while we were there. Things did not come easily, but finally, we managed to get together, and the four of us were very happy. We talked for a long time and lost track of the time. Now, the three of them study the Fa together at Chunling’s house every night. No matter how much evil tries to suppress Dafa, it cannot stop its spread. Those who have a predestined relationship with Dafa will eventually return to Dafa.