(Clearwisdom.net) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has seriously poisoned the minds of my generation. Over the course of my life, I had acquired all kinds of diseases. I did not know what would happen to me in the future and I did not understand the purpose of life. After learning too much about the dark side of society over the years, I often pondered, "Why do people have to live like this? Can people live simpler and more compassionate lives?"
Around that time, at some point, my son suddenly started to just know things. He knew the details of many Chinese medicines that old doctors did not even know. He started to cure other people's diseases by using these medicines. If a person wanted to find a job or to work on something, my son was able to know who should be contacted in order to make it successful. What he said was all accurate.
My son's new ability was hard to accept. Owing to my education under the CCP's influence, I used to consider all these things to be superstitious. However, the facts were right in front of me, which forced me to think about the validity (or lack thereof) of what I was taught. In the past, I had heard stories about Gods and Buddhas, but I never believed them. Now, all the things that I was unwilling to accept became real to me. After serious thought, observation, and research, I came to believe that Gods and Buddhas do exist.
Other than human beings, there are numerous creatures in the universe at different levels. Human beings cannot see them, although sometimes they let human beings feel their existence. My mother used to tell me, "There is so much hardship in human life. The only way to break away from the abyss of misery in the human world and samsara is to cultivate Buddha law." She also said, "Shakyamuni said that his law could only last for 500 years. After the 500 years, his law could not save people anymore. Now, 2500 years have passed and it is the dharma-ending period. I am waiting for the future Buddha to come save me." Thus, I started cultivating Buddhism, prompted both by my son's ability and my mother's words.
After cultivating Buddhism for about seven years, I was confused about many concepts. For example, what is consecration? Why does a Buddha statue or image need consecration? Who is an enlightened person? How do I cultivate myself and upgrade myself? In addition, I was more confused when I saw how the cultivators in Buddhism compete with each other, fight for money, or plot against each other. I stayed in Buddhism for about seven years, but I found that I did not change at all. In addition, I was getting older and accumulating more and more diseases.
Early in 2003, two Falun Dafa practitioners came to my home and clarified the truth about Falun Dafa to me. They asked me not to believe the CCP's propaganda and to think about things and make a judgment for myself. Actually, I had already read all the fliers and booklets and watched the DVD delivered to my home. I always believed that religious freedom was a basic human right. To believe a concept or not is a personal choice. Despite all the CCP's TV, radio, and newspaper campaigns defaming Falun Dafa, I thought that Falun Dafa must somehow make sense because so many people believed in it. Both of the practitioners encouraged me to read Zhuan Falun. However, I was a Buddhist, and I understood that I had to be single-minded in cultivation. Therefore, I turned them down. As they left my home, I saw their facial expressions and felt a sudden sadness. I felt that I should read it, so I said to them, "Please leave the book with me. I will take a look at it." The two practitioners were happy to leave the book with me.
My work was very exhausting and I had no vacation time coming to me. Every day after work I had to cook, teach my children, and clean the house until 10:00 p.m. Then, and only then, could I start to read. Initially, I read slowly - fewer than three chapters in three days. On the fourth day, I experienced a refreshing feeling in my head. The more I read it, the more I liked it. I'd had headaches for more than 30 years after falling and injuring my head when I was young. I had tried many medications, but all for naught. I suffered from the pain more than 300 days a year. A doctor told me that my headaches were caused by nerve damage. If I slept less than I should, the headache would be more pronounced. However, as I read Zhuan Falun, I felt unusually comfortable. There are simply no words to describe it. I kept reading Zhuan Falun until almost 4:00 a.m. I began to worry about having to work the next morning. Reluctantly, I put the book down and went to bed. After lying down, I felt a cold breeze under my quilt. I added another quilt, but it was useless. I enlightened that the cold breeze emanated from my body, and it must be a good thing.
After waking up in the morning, I felt that I had totally changed. The feeling was beyond description. My headache, neck pain, shoulder pain, stomachache, heart disease, back pain, joint pain, gynecological disease, rheumatism, and ankle injury were all cured overnight. That was seven years ago now, and my health has been excellent ever since. I have not needed any medicine. I used to have heart disease which required taking a rest after walking up the stairs to the second floor. Now I can walk up to the seventh or eighth floor nonstop.
From studying Zhuan Falun, I found the answers to many questions I had when I was cultivating Buddhism, and now I know the true meaning of human life. Master Li told us to be good people as a starting point. Gradually, we have to not strike back when beaten and not swear back when sworn at. Eventually, we have to reach the realm of "selflessness" and "considering others first." Falun Dafa is most profound and beyond the sum of all human knowledge. Only the cultivators of Falun Dafa who follow the principle of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance know the profound meanings in different realms. With open-mindedness, merciful Master is saving all human beings and creatures.
I have met may Falun Gong practitioners. Their character, such as their pure hearts, their high moral standards, and the thoughts of considering others first, always touched me. As a result, I let go of everything in Buddhism and started Falun Dafa cultivation.