It Is a Joy to Cultivate in Falun Dafa

By a Falun Dafa practitioner in China

(Clearwisdom.net) I was once very disappointed with life. It seemed that there were not many things that could make me happy, but rather a lot that could make me sad. I wanted to remain quiet so as not to have to talk, wear sunglasses so as not to have to see, cover my ears so as not to have to listen. I wanted to escape from other people and find a place that belonged to myself alone, but I couldn't.

Until one day I obtained a book called Zhuan Falun. From that day to this, I have completely changed. It has now been 11 years since I started my cultivation in Falun Dafa, and I have enjoyed an open, smooth and vivid life. I always have a smile on my face, which can often bring peace and joy to others. Therefore, many people like to share their personal secrets with me and tell me their problems. Quite often, my suggestions help them to solve their problems and make them happy again.

Whenever something occurs that is not to my satisfaction or expectation, I check my behavior for the cause, to see if it measures up to the requirements of Dafa. If it is, the issue will be resolved. I have truly felt what it is like to be free of hatred. When I sometimes still have resentment toward others, I know that this is not in accordance with the Fa. Then I start to remember the principles of the Fa, especially the difference one thought can make, and I come to realize where I fall short. I found that I was unable to have unselfish thoughts towards others or try to help them escape from their trials and tribulations.

The biggest suffering in human life is to be lured by fame, self-interest, and sentiment. If people can escape the confines of these attachments and live rationally, their quality of life will improve dramatically. But talking is not enough: it needs to be put into practice. I truly understand this point after cultivating in Dafa for so long. Only the boundless Buddha's Fa can help people to be truly free.

The people around us live hard and tiring lives, not because they don't have enough material goods to consume but because they are bothered by trivial things, such as being on the receiving end of an upsetting glance, gesture, or sentence. They go through the whole range of emotions like there is no tomorrow. It's difficult to find people willing to give up the things they value so much or to forgive others easily. Although people still talk about what is correct, when it comes down to behaving correctly, it is quite a different story. People are so used to scolding others that it seems second nature to them, and many are always ready for a fight. I feel sorry for them, but I couldn't persuade them to give up their own interests and forgive others. I can patiently listen to their complaints, but I could not abide the way they live.

Then I had another thought, "Was I right or wrong? I must have gaps somewhere, but what were they? I shouldn't resent anybody, and I can't just watch them hurt each other either. I have a responsibility to share my own experiences with them, let them know the difference in myself, before and after I started to cultivate in Dafa. Isn't that the mighty virtue of Dafa?"

Wasn't my behavior and thinking similar to theirs before I started cultivation? These people are more capable of enduring hardship than I was. If they started cultivation, they might even be more diligent at cultivation than I am. How could I resent them? Resenting them is not the Fa. Why shouldn't I help them escape from their hardship? After this thought, I knew what to do. Dafa can help me change, so I'm sure it can help them change, too. Every person has karma all around them. The best way to help people escape from the bitter sea of life is to present the path for them to cultivate in Dafa. How could I resent them for not knowing the truth?

While writing this I felt saddened for those people who help the Chinese Communist Party persecute Falun Dafa disciples because they do not know the true law of the universe. In their innocence and for a little bit of self-interest, they commit such huge crimes against cultivators.

Isn't there is a proverb that says, "A repentant libertine is worth more than gold?" It helped me to understand the real meaning of "Sacredness can't be offended." The crime of interfering with or persecuting cultivators is the most unforgivable crime in the human world. Those people will be punished by Heaven. Only Falun Dafa can save sentient beings. I hope everyone can find out the truth about Falun Dafa. If they enter the door of Dafa, they will find true and endless joy.

Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/9/25/186555.html

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