(Minghui.org) I began practicing Falun Dafa when I was five years old. When I was in kindergarten, my father often took me to the local Fa study site. I was reluctant to go, and often thought, “I want to stay home, play with toys, and watch TV, why do you ask me to go somewhere and sit cross-legged?”
In 2004 at the Fa study site, I noticed Master’s picture on the wall. I felt as though I had seen him before. When I was very young, my father bought me a copy of Zhuan Falun, and I often looked at the photo of Master in a suit. I liked to look into Master’s eyes in the photo. Sometimes he was smiling, other times his expression was serious.
My mother decided I should learn to play the piano. Dad introduced me to the music on a practitioner-run music website, and as I listened, I kept shedding tears. I didn’t know why, but I felt as though I had waited for this music for a long time.
The Crisis Becomes a Turning Point
In 2010, I began attending a performing arts middle school run by Falun Dafa practitioners to study music, but after I graduated, I slid into society’s dye vat. All I heard and saw every day was struggle, desire, and interests, and over time I slacked off in my cultivation.
In 2014, my family faced a financial crisis. Because my mother was obsessed with the family relationship between her and her sister, she didn’t take Dafa cultivation seriously, and she was in a state of not cultivating. Thus, she was persecuted by the old forces. Fraud syndicates continued to deceive my parents and cheated them out of all their hard-earned money, and the amount was huge.
At that time, my mother was emotionally unstable. When she came home she scolded me loudly. I always fought back, and I could not calm down. I realized the seriousness of the problem and knew we had to return to cultivation. I began reading all of Master’s teachings. This was the first time I read them, and every time I read a lecture, I couldn’t stop crying. I forgot the reason I was in this world. I vowed to help Master rectify the Fa. I told my family, “Let’s study the Fa every day.” After six months the situation improved, and I felt my parents were becoming more sober.
Lost Again
I was later admitted to the Chinese Music Department of Taiwan University of the Arts. Studying in Taipei, I was once again caught up in ordinary society. I started skipping classes with my friends and going to bars, and nightclubs, and my cultivation state went down. I didn’t expect this would continue for four years.
I became irritable and allowed my hair to get long. I learned from modern artists, and I engaged in relationships with women. My relationship with my family deteriorated. I began investing and wanted to make a lot of money quickly. I even skipped school to focus on making money, and when I earned some, I squandered it; If I couldn’t make any money, my heart was full of pain.
During one semester my grades were zero, and the teachers had a bad opinion of me. I became extremely world-weary and complained as if there was nothing good in the world. I was addicted to fame, fortune, love, desire, and lust and I was unable to extricate myself. My heart was full of anxiety and pain, and I also developed a strong fighting mentality.
Waking Up from a Desperate Situation
After graduating from college and working for a while, I often wondered, when will the road of chasing money and desire in life end. I woke up vomiting blood one morning, and I vomited for two weeks. I was frightened and went to a hospital. The doctor took an X-ray and a tomography scan and said, “There’s nothing wrong, I don’t know what medication to prescribe. I can use a small camera to go inside your lungs and take pictures, which is something like a gastroscope that needs to be inserted through your mouth.” As soon as I heard this, I realized I needed to resume practicing Falun Dafa—this was the first time in my life I realized that without Dafa, I was nothing.
Because I grew up in a cultivation environment, I never cherished Falun Dafa. I was in a state of cultivating—but I really wasn’t cultivating, and I didn’t cherish the opportunity. I told the doctor, “There is no need to check again.” I practiced the fifth exercise when I came home—I hadn’t done the exercises for a long time. After I practiced, all the illness symptoms disappeared overnight. I realized Master was encouraging me to resume practicing.
Rebuild the Practice and Fa Study Site
When I returned to my hometown, I decided to reorganize the practice site. Due to the COVID pandemic, it hadn’t been held for a long time. Two other young practitioners also returned to the area. We talked and decided to start getting up early every day and do the morning exercises.
We set the practice time at 5:20 a.m. For young people who stay up late and are used to sleeping until noon, getting up at 5:20 every day is challenging. We told each other that whoever got up first would remind the others. For the last five months, we did the exercises every morning. Our physical condition and our focus when we read the Fa have improved.
Every Thursday we study the Fa and discuss our cultivation experiences. We read the Fa, practice the exercises, clarify the truth to people, and promote Gan Jing World. We do the three things that Master asked to do. Our bodies and minds are rapidly changing and improving.
Promoting Ganjing World
I participated in a two-day and one-night Fa study activity in the Gaoping area, and I met a member of the local Gan Jing World youth team in Kaohsiung. I gradually began to participate in promoting Gan Jing World, especially at the Kaohsiung Market. Every time I’m there, I can feel that my karma is gradually being eliminated. I participated in an event held at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center to promote Gan Jing World, and many people visited that day, especially those from the upper classes. I felt that all beings were waiting for us to come.
A woman came to our booth and applied for a Gan Jing World account. Then she brought a few members of her Masonic Society over and told them, “This is good, you should do it too!” The president of the Masonic Society branch in Taiwan led the members to register for Gan Jing World accounts.
My experiences during the promotion were amazing. Many people came to our booth and said, “This is good!” Their reaction made me feel that it wasn’t just their reaction on a human level, but that they understood what we were doing—saving them.
The older and younger practitioners cooperated well. The older practitioners have experience in face-to-face promotion, while the younger practitioners provide great support in the operation of Gan Jing World technology. When the older practitioners encountered technical problems, the young practitioners helped solve them. This cooperation made our promotion effective, and I felt everything was arranged by Master.
The first time I helped promote Gan Jing World, I vaguely felt that it was like a big cog, and motivated young practitioners. Those who are able to keep up moved forward with the rapid progress of Fa-rectification.
Resolving Long-Term Conflicts with My Sister
I kept having conflicts with family members, especially with my oldest sister, which were difficult to resolve. If one of us did well, the other one was resentful. If one of us didn’t do well, the other one deliberately seized upon this shortcoming. This became a source of conflict for us for a long time.
I always felt that my sister was very angry with me, and she constantly criticized me. I had momentarily stopped cultivating at that time, so I fought with her. I felt I had to prove that I was right and she was wrong.
Through studying the Fa, I realized that I must constantly look inward to find the source of the conflict. I began to eliminate my fighting mentality. I remember Master said, “We say that when you take a step back in a conflict, you will find the seas and the skies boundless, and it will certainly be a different situation.” (Lecture Nine, Zhuan Falun)
I decided to take the initiative to resolve the issue with my sister. I quietly listened to what she thought of me and I sincerely apologized. This sincere exchange dissolved the old feud between us. In the past, my looking inward was only superficial, but now I really appreciate the power of looking inward. I really want to thank my sister for helping me cultivate.
Now, when there is a conflict, I first look inward, get rid of the attachments, and cultivate in a down-to-earth manner. My cultivation environment changed, and my mother said, “Your looking inward has affected the whole family.” I realized that if I look inward first, others will also change.
Epilogue
Although everyone’s cultivation level and attachments are different, we all have a special mission in this historic time. I realize that no one can really leave cultivation, even if they feel that they are no longer cultivating on the surface, they are still cultivating. Especially for those of us who have been part of Dafa since childhood, what a rare blessing it is to be able to receive Dafa in this life!
These are my cultivation experiences. Please kindly point out anything that is not based on the Fa.
Thank you Master for your mercy and salvation!
(Presented at the 2024 Taiwan Falun Dafa Cultivation Experience Sharing Conference)
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