Respecting the Cultivation Environment

(Minghui.org) I would like to share my cultivation experience in improving my xinxing, looking inward, and denying the old forces’ arrangements—both within my family and at my workplace.

Obtaining the Fa

I am a 26-year-old practitioner from Bali, Indonesia. I obtained the Fa in 2018, during a time when I was facing serious family and financial problems. One day, I told my cousin—who is a Falun Dafa practitioner—about my situation. She explained, “Our current misery is the result of karmic debts from our past, much like what is explained in Falun Dafa’s main book, Zhuan Falun.”

This made me curious about the book and eager to understand the meaning of life. When I began reading Zhuan Falun, I found answers to all the questions that had troubled me, and I realized how precious this book is.

After a week of studying the Fa, I started doing the exercises at a nearby practice site. I felt warm energy flow from my hands to throughout my body. I knew then that the principles in Zhuan Falun were truly good for me, so I tried to follow Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance in my daily life. Whenever I faced difficulties, I would recall Master’s teachings, and my heart would calm down.

Over time, my health improved. I used to suffer from “heatiness” and even hemorrhoids, but after studying the Fa and doing the exercises, these problems disappeared—a miracle. My family and my surroundings also became more harmonious.

Immigrating to Mexico and Experiencing a New Cultivation Environment

I began working in Mexico in February 2023. I know this was no coincidence—it was part of Master’s arrangement. I am deeply grateful for this. I was quickly introduced to local practitioners and could join group practice.

Back in Indonesia, I had not cherished my cultivation environment. My home was close to the practice site, where there were daily group exercises—both morning and evening. Yet, out of laziness and attachment to comfort, I often stayed home instead of joining my fellow practitioners.

In Mexico, however, the practice sites are far apart and require long travel by public transportation. My limited Spanish and work schedule often conflict with the practice times. Sometimes I can only join for part of the exercises before rushing off to work.

This made me realize that in the past I was given a very convenient environment, yet I took it for granted. Now, given a more challenging situation, I remind myself not to complain or slack off, but to do what a practitioner should do.

I understand that this is Master’s compassionate arrangement to help me be more diligent and cherish every opportunity. Fellow practitioners here encouraged me to give up my attachment to laziness and invited me to participate in many Fa-rectification activities in Mexico—such as marches, truth-clarification outside the Chinese consulate, and assisting with Shen Yun ticket sales.

Watching Shen Yun for the First Time

I saw Shen Yun live for the first time in 2023. I was deeply moved and felt incredibly grateful to witness Master’s masterpiece.

During the performance, a woman sitting next to me fell asleep several times. I gently woke her so she wouldn’t miss the performance. She would open her eyes briefly, then doze off again. During the intermission, she told me how beautiful the performance was and praised the dancers’ colorful costumes.

I understood that perhaps Master was purifying her, even as she slept, and she still absorbed the beauty and meaning of the performance. Many in the audience were visibly moved and joyful afterward. I felt Master’s immense compassion and was reminded of our mission to save sentient beings.

Passing the Qing Family Test

Since I began practicing Falun Dafa, I have experienced many benefits: I am calmer, more patient, healthier, and my family is more harmonious. My parents are not practitioners, but they have always been supportive of Dafa.

My father was married twice, and my mother was his first wife. He did not take care of me when I was young, and I often harbored resentment toward him. In 2018, my father developed diabetes. He initially lived with my stepmother, but when he became ill, he moved in with my mother and me. I felt grateful for the chance to reconnect with him and experience his love.

However, this became a xinxing test. My father was sick and unclean in his habits, which made me impatient and resentful. I sometimes thought, “It would be better if we didn’t live together—it’s such trouble.” My father noticed my sullen attitude and once asked, “Don’t you like me living here?” My mother reminded me, “You should be grateful you still have both parents.”

One day, my parents told me, “You’re learning Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, yet you often get upset.” Their words pierced my heart. I realized Master was using them to remind me. Remembering Master’s teaching, “Under all circumstances, we must be good and kind to others, not to mention to our family members.” (Lecture 6, Zhuan Falun) I began treating my father with more patience and care.

My Father’s Passing and Letting Go of Attachments

When I moved to Mexico, my father encouraged me not to worry about him. But later, I learned he was sick again. I asked him to recite, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” He told me that whenever he recited the Dafa phrases, his pain eased and he could sleep well.

At one point, I became lax in cultivation, and my father’s condition worsened. My stepsister took him to her home to care for him. At first, I felt upset and resentful, but after reading Zhuan Falun, I calmed down. Soon, his health improved.

Still, I found I had lingering resentment toward him for leaving my mother, and also toward my stepsister. I knew I had to let go of these attachments. After doing so, my relationship with her improved.

Then one day, I received the news that my father had passed away. It was the heaviest and longest day of my life. I sent forth strong righteous thoughts to eliminate any interference exploiting my emotional attachment. Remembering Master’s teaching about the state of death brought me peace.

Master said:

“They were asked, “How did you feel in the state of death?” Surprisingly, these people all spoke in agreement of the same unique situation. Namely, at the very moment of death they did not feel scared; on the contrary, they suddenly felt a sense of relief, with some sort of subconscious excitement. Some people felt free from the bondage of the body and could levitate very lightly and wonderfully; they were also able to see their own bodies. Some people could also see lives in other dimensions, and still others had gone somewhere else. All of them mentioned a sense of relief at that very moment, and of some sort of subconscious excitement without any feeling of suffering. This suggests that with this human physical body, one will suffer.” (Lecture 9, Zhuan Falun)

Master’s words made me feel better and calmer.

I recalled a moment when my father had a fever and couldn’t eat. I invited him to watch Shen Yun Zuo Pin with me. During the scene of the Creator sending divine beings to earth to save sentient beings, my father said, “Do you know? Heaven is really like this.” Afterward, his condition improved, and he could eat again—a miracle.

My father was known as a kind, friendly person, and he fully supported Dafa and practitioners’ truth-clarification work.

Through this process, fellow practitioners encouraged me to remain diligent and pass this qing (sentimentality) test. Within three days, I regained my composure and let go of my grief. Whenever sadness arises, I remember Master’s words:

“When you are overcoming a real hardship or tribulation, you try it. When it is difficult to endure, try to endure it. When it looks impossible and is said to be impossible, give it a try and see if it is possible. If you can actually do it, you will indeed find, “After passing the shady willow trees, there will be bright flowers and another village ahead!” (Lecture 9, Zhuan Falun)

Since my father’s death, my mother has struggled with grief and insomnia. I encouraged her to read Zhuan Falun. After reading, she told me she felt calm and could sleep well. Now she reads daily and does the exercises at home.

Master will always guide us to stay on the path he has arranged. I am deeply grateful for Master’s compassion and for the support of my fellow practitioners.

The above is my personal cultivation experience. If anything I have shared is not in line with the Fa, please kindly point it out.

Thank you, Master!Thank you, fellow practitioners!

(Articles in which cultivators share their understandings typically reflect an individual’s perception at a point in time based on their cultivation state, and they are offered in the spirit of enabling mutual elevation.)