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Experiencing the Wonders of Dafa
By a practitioner from Taiwan
(Clearwisdom.net) I am a practitioner from Miaoli. I began studying the
Fa in December 2000. My family was extremely poor when I grew up, hence I have
developed very strong willpower, tolerance and endurance. When I was 20 years old I had a sickness and stayed in a hospital for 45
days. I had difficulty falling asleep the whole time I was there. My father was
looking after me and was worried that I'd wake up frightened, because when I was
asleep, I often felt as if some bad spirit was pressing down on me. I was
bothered by this for very long time. I often wondered, "What is it that
presses down on me so hard? Why would it do that to me?" When I was 21 years old I got married. We lived with my parents-in-law and
sister-in-law. I encountered many tribulations in my new environment, largely
due to my introverted character. It was difficult for me to adapt. We had a daughter who was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of four months.
From that time on I always worried about her. Quite often my husband and I had
to take her to the emergency room in the middle of the night. My daughter was
nine years old when she died from an overwhelming seizure when there had been no
time to get her to a hospital. I often rebuked myself after her death and fell
into profound grief. One day in December 2000, a Falun Gong practitioner lent me a book about the
Falun Gong practitioners sharing their experiences. One of the articles told the
story, "The miraculous story of a 16-year wheelchair-bound patient's
recovery." I was intrigued. Later, I started reading the book Zhuan
Falun. When I read the first section of Lecture One, " Genuinely
Guiding People Toward High Levels " I was quite moved. With tears in my
eyes I thought, "Isn't this what I have been looking for?" As I
continue reading the teachings, Dafa helps me understand the true
significance of life. From that time on I began Dafa practice. When I did the exercise
"Holding the Falun (Law Wheel)" for the first time, the Falun was
revolving continuously on my arms. It felt like I was surrounded by a kind of
energy. The joy was indescribable. Prior to beginning the practice, my husband had been bothered by gastric
disease and nasal allergies for a long time. Quite often he had to go to the
emergency room in the middle of the night. He weighed less than 50 kg/108 lb.
Once he began practicing Falun Dafa, he recovered in a short time without
medicine and he gradually became stronger. He gained more than 10 kg/22 lb. My
husband experienced the profound wonders of Dafa and became more diligent from
that point on. Not being able to sit in double lotus position was the most discouraging for
me. When I saw other practitioners easily sit in double lotus position I admired
them and was eager to do the same. I bought two bags of rice to put on my legs
and also used a leather belt to bind my legs. I took pains in trying to sit in
the double lotus position and studied the Fa diligently on a daily basis. I understood Master's words, "We have said that Dafa is boundless, and it is completely up to your
heart to practice cultivation. The master takes you through the entrance, and
it is up to you, yourself to practice cultivation. It all depends upon how
you, yourself practice cultivation. Whether you can practice cultivation all
depends upon whether you can endure, sacrifice, and suffer. If you can commit
your mind, no difficulties can stop you. I would say that there is not a
problem." ("Lecture Four" from Zhuan Falun, 2000 English
translation Version) One night the bad spirit came again. It pressed down on me so heavily that I
was unable to make a sound. I was frantically struggling and cried loudly for
Master's help. The benevolent Master appeared before me in a Western-style suit.
I then saw a large demon wearing a white cloth leave my body. I was sincerely
grateful for Master's merciful protection. The long-time nightmare caused by
this demon was over. I was cured without any treatment. One time while we were driving by car along the highway while listening to
Master's recorded lecture, people on the road pointed to our car, indicating
that it had a problem. After ten minutes, another person pointed out the same
issue. We pulled over and discovered a completely flat front tire. We could even
see the steel wheel. We were astounded. This was inconceivable and too
mysterious. With the flat tire the car still drove so smoothly. We are really
grateful for Master's protection. One day I got a call from an overseas customer complaining that some
merchandise had defects and he wanted to return the goods. This would cause us
to lose about $20,000. Dafa teaches us to think of others first in everything.
After my repeatedly apologizing, acknowledging that it was our fault, and most
importantly saying that we should come up with a solution, I told him our first
priority is customer satisfaction and I would not disappoint him in the future.
The customer felt my sincerity, hence he softened the complaints. A month later the customer said on the telephone they only needed to deduct
$2,300. My husband and I smiled at each other because during the past month, our
minds had not been moved by things like this at all. One could call it
"gaining without pursuit." At that moment I recalled Master's words, "Of course, you will not be informed of a tribulation or conflict
ahead of time. How can you practice cultivation if you are told everything? It
will not serve any use. They usually occur unexpectedly so that they can test
one's xinxing and make one's xinxing truly improve. Only then can it be seen
whether one can maintain one's xinxing. Therefore, when a conflict arises, it
does not occur accidentally." ("Lecture Four" from Zhuan
Falun) I realized that everything in daily life is related to practice. We need to
eliminate our attachments, consider other people's positive attributes more and
look less at their shortcomings. When running into something, it would be either
something positive or be inconsequential. Occasionally we would fall, yet we
would learn a lesson from it. My mind became very confident and such confidence
frequently warms my heart. Sometimes I did not do well. I held on to human attachments, and also blamed
other people for being this way or that way. I also struggled with my ego and
the inability to let things go. Whenever I was mentally preoccupied, my mind
would be unavoidably impacted. Quite often Master gave me some hints, and I
immediately realized that I was a practitioner and had to look inward for my
shortcomings, and then improve. The Zhen-Shan-Ren [Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance] art exhibition was
held here in August 2004. I was a tour guide. I used to be a timid person and
easily became nervous. My younger sister and I went to the Peach Garden to
observe and learn how the other practitioners functioned as tour guides. Seeing
their accomplished skills I felt great pressure and even nervousness. When I got
back, I rehearsed the tour guides' script intensively every day. I felt quite
embarrassed, wondering how I could do as well as the others. It was not easy for
me to commit a lot of information to memory. I made the best use of my time. All
day long I was either studying the Fa, doing the exercises, or practicing
telling the story of the paintings in the exhibit. More people than expected attended the art exhibition. On the first day, when
head of the town and his friend came to see the art exhibition it was my turn as
tour guide. After he viewed the exhibits he came over and said, "I could
hardly believe that the tour guide is you!" His expression showed his
surprise that I could be a tour guide, hence I gained self-confidence. I did
better and better. Dafa opened my wisdom. The following day my older brother and
his wife came to the art exhibition. I was again the tour guide. My brother
listened carefully to my descriptions. After he finished viewing he said to me,
"You and your younger sister have changed a lot during the past few
years!" I was initially reluctant to go to Hong Kong to clarify the
truth. The first day it rained heavily and I got soaked. However, we were
still told to send forth righteous thoughts, and I didn't feel comfortable. Yet,
when I looked inward I found my xinxing to be far poorer than
that of the Hong Kong practitioners. I knew feeling a hardship was thought karma
interfering with me. The next day I held a sign board for the Mainland tourists
so they could take a look [at the information on the board]. Some of them even
asked to see the other side of the board as well. After seeing these people
eager to know the truth, I grew determined to rescue all these sentient beings,
no matter how hard it would be. I was sending forth righteous thoughts to let
people not miss this opportunity. In the evening I went to another tourist
attraction on a mountainside. Two TV sets showed the truth of the so-called
Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident. When I saw tourists coming one bus
load after another to watch the truth clarification, I was touched. As timid as I am, I wasn't afraid at all for the return trip to Taiwan by
myself. So far I have gone to Hong Kong ten times. During the Chung-Li experience sharing conference, when I was listening to
fellow practitioners relating their stories about telephone truth clarification
experiences I admired them. I decided to read the calling instructions over and
over and start making calls. But I was quite nervous the first time I picked up
the phone to clarify the truth. I was afraid of being unable to speak well. I
realized I had fear when I was unable to answer questions from the other end and
became embarrassed. I heard from other practitioners' stories that making phone
calls to clarify the truth could help one to get rid of many attachments,
including fear. I joined the "Quit the CCP and its affiliated Organizations" phone
response team. The first phone conversation was very long. The other end said he
would like to access the Internet and also added that we were great. One time I
phoned a students' dormitory. Some college students were in turn listening to my
truth clarification. They asked whether I was a radio host, because my voice was
delightful. After making phone calls a few times my fear dwindled away and I
felt that there was not much to be afraid of. I had created my own pressure and
fear. Master said, "Validate the Fa with reason, clarify the truth with wisdom, spread
the Fa and offer people salvation with benevolence."
("Rationality" from Essentials for Further Advancement II) Each day was filled with tasks. I often felt I didn't have enough time to do
things. I used to easily get nervous. My timidity and fear made me feel nervous
to share my practice experiences at this conference. By reading fellow
practitioners' experience sharing articles I often discovered many of my
shortcomings. Some of the attachments were deeply hidden. Through Fa study and experience sharing, my xinxing and understanding
ascended step by step. The power of sending-forth-righteous-thoughts became
stronger and stronger. There were times I was diligent, and other times when I
was not. In "Teaching the Fa at the Fa Conference at the U.S. Capital,"
Master said, "Being diligent means that he is able to watch his words and actions
closely every moment, pay close attention to his thoughts, and is able to be
strict with himself, and is usually able to conduct himself strictly." Therefore I always demand of myself to improve within the Fa-rectification
cultivation period , and continuously improve my xinxing.
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