(Minghui.org) Greetings, Master! Greetings, fellow practitioners!
It has been 17 years since I obtained the Fa, and I am infinitely grateful to Master. Cultivating Dafa is the best decision I have made in this life. Besides cleansing my body, refining my character, and guiding me to become a good person, Dafa has provided the means for me to ascend to heaven.
Opportunity to Obtain the Fa
I married into a family of Falun Dafa cultivators in 2001, and got to know about Dafa. I was only 20 years old at the time, with the immature mentality of wanting to have fun. Following the advice of my elders, I attended a nine-day Falun Dafa class and read Zhuan Falun. I failed to grasp the deeper meaning of cultivation, however, and had little motivation to pick up the practice. But the Fa remained in my mind.
We later moved out of my in-law’s home to a place of our own. Within less than a year, my six-month-old son was hospitalized for an enterovirus infection. My son cried day and night in the hospital. Busy with work, my husband was unable to help me, leaving me often in tears as I cared for our sick child. When a family member who practiced Falun Dafa came to visit me and my son, she advised me, “Consider reading the Fa to the child” and left me a copy of Zhuan Falun. A phrase from Zhuan Falun popped into my mind:
“Since you practice a righteous way, your practice will benefit others.” (Lecture Six, Zhuan Falun)
I realized how different it was to live in a family consisting of Dafa practitioners, and asked the doctor for an early discharge. After returning home, I started cultivating Dafa for the sake of my son’s health.
Participating in the Global RTC Platform to Clarify the Facts and Save Sentient Beings
After I obtained the Fa, my first few years were spent cultivating half-heartedly. One day, I learned about a platform that used phone calls to clarify the truth and persuade people to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). After joining the platform, I entered the live broadcast room and listened to fellow practitioners as they shared their truth clarification experiences. Their experience sharing fanned my desire to participate in these calls, so more sentient beings in mainland China could learn the truth about Dafa, quit the CCP, and secure a better future. At first, I had no idea how to start clarifying the facts to the people I called, but with enthusiastic guidance from fellow practitioners I slowly broke through my fear and learned the ropes.
The first time I attempted to call and clarify the truth, I found myself trembling and sweating uncontrollably, barely able to read the manuscript I had on hand. However, the person I called appeared to be affected by unseen forces, and patiently listened to whatever I said. At the end, he agreed to quit the CCP. That day, I made five calls and successfully persuaded two people to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. Fellow practitioners told me that this was Master encouraging me. From then on, I became a regular participant on the RTC platform.
When I first started, many of the people I called either failed to answer their phone or scolded me. As a self-disciplined person, I had rarely been scolded, even in my childhood. This setback was quite a blow for me, and I was tempted to give up. Yet just as I was on the verge of leaving, two fellow practitioners sent their encouragement and advised me not to give up. Besides possessing a sincere, serious mindset and compassionate attitude toward all sentient beings, I realized the need to have an unyielding spirit and perseverance. I told myself to persist and not give up easily!
As we had to leave the sound on when making phone calls, it meant that fellow practitioners could hear everything being said. I was fearful of saying something wrong and losing face in front of fellow practitioners. I also feared losing face if the other party refused to accept what I said, and rejected me. The desire to perform better than others, the fear of my speech falling short when compared to other practitioners, and many other personal attachments were exposed. I therefore realized the need to remove all my bad attachments before I could perform well in saving sentient beings. Whenever my state became bad, I put down the phone and asked myself, were there any attachments I had failed to let go of? Was I just wanting to get the job over and done with? Was I trying to show off my capabilities? Without a pure and compassionate heart, one cannot save sentient beings.
One woman who agreed to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations and get a VPN after I clarified the truth to, suddenly asked me, “What is Falun Gong? Do you practice it?” I replied, “I do. Falun Gong cultivates Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and teaches people to be kind. Since I started practicing, my personality has improved, and my body has become healthier...” The lady listened to me quietly for almost half an hour. Finally, I said to her, “Since you have quit the CCP, try to persuade your family and friends to quit as well, so everyone can avoid disaster peacefully.” She agreed to tell her family. When I called her again in a few days’ time, her relatives and friends quickly agreed to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations, and I was happy to see that they had chosen a better future. Thank you, Master for your blessings!
Studying the Fa and Looking Within
Last May, fellow practitioners at the coordination center asked if I was willing to take on coordinating the work in my district. After considering my previous coordination experience and passion to serve practitioners, I agreed without hesitation.
When our district held a Fa study and experience sharing session for coordinators, a practitioner pointed out that the practice site under my charge was like a group without a leader. I did not practice at the site itself and only did the administrative chores. I felt very uncomfortable after hearing this practitioner point out my shortcomings. The coordinator has to help maintain a good cultivation environment, yet I had failed to do so. This was a wake-up call for me. Perhaps Master was using this practitioner to remind me!
I subsequently broke out of my comfort zone and started going to the practice site for morning exercises. When I discussed the cultivation situation in our area with other coordinators, I realized that there were practitioners who did not fully understand the Fa or who did not rely on the Fa to guide them when they faced problems. Therefore, I reached a consensus with other district coordinators to implement experience sharing sessions after group exercise practices and Fa study sessions. At the start, not many took the initiative to speak up, and those who did so only provided status reports on ongoing activities. I viewed this as a test for the coordinators, who have the responsibility of guiding practitioners. So I took the initiative to share with everyone my experience of looking inward.
My husband and I are involved in water and electricity engineering. At one point, we suddenly had an influx of leak detection jobs, something we had never encountered before. At first, we were able to find the leaks quickly and deal with them. But the situation became less straightforward by the fourth case. We failed to find the leak, despite trying various means. We spent two to three weeks trying to trace the leak but still could not locate it. As time passed, the pressure on both my husband and me grew. My husband helplessly commented, “This situation is so annoying, I’m beginning to doubt my abilities, as we can’t locate the leaking.” I suddenly realized that it was no coincidence that we encountered four water leakage cases in a month, and this situation was hinting at a gap in my cultivation. After returning home, I began to look inward.
I kept searching and found quite a few problems. During that period, I had treated Fa study and coordination duties as merely duties to accomplish. In addition, I found buried deep within myself, a proud belief in the superiority of my husband’s skills compared to others. I believed we were capable of solving cases that others found impossible to handle, which left me complacent. I unconsciously put my ordinary work first and relegated cultivation to second place. After realizing this, I began to adjust my state and correct myself. The next day, we found the source of the water leakage, at a point deeper within the wall. After locating the leak source, we quickly completed repairs and resolved the issue within three days.
Fellow practitioners gradually began learning how to look inward. From not knowing how to do so, or not even knowing about the concept, more and more practitioners started opening their hearts to talk about their own experiences in passing tribulations and character tests. This change calls to mind a passage from Master’s lecture:
“I would like to tell you that, since you are a coordinator, you should gather the local practitioners and bring them together on Master’s behalf so that they can improve in cultivation, and you should help Master by leading them well. That is your responsibility as a coordinator in your area.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the 2015 New York Fa Conference,” Collected Fa Teachings, Vol. XIII)
This passage conveyed to me the importance of my coordination work.
These are my cultivation experiences. Thank you, Master for your mercy and salvation.
Please kindly point out anything that is not in line with the Fa.
(Presented at the 2024 Taiwan Falun Dafa Practice Experience Exchange Conference)
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