(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Gong before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began the persecution in China on July 20, 1999. I went to a local Fa study group two days after I started. On my way home from the study group, I suddenly experienced flu symptoms, and felt very unwell. A fellow Falun Gong practitioner helped me to get home. I ran to the bathroom as soon as I got home, where I vomited and had diarrhea. Yet I woke up the following day completely refreshed. The fellow practitioner said, "Teacher has cleansed your body. You will now be able to walk without a problem." I then realized that the book Zhuan Falun (Falun Gong's main text) is not an ordinary book, but a book from heaven. I also realized how lucky I was to be able to obtain Falun Buddha Law! I made up my mind to cultivate until I reached Consummation.
The old forces tried to prevent me from cultivating by manipulating my family to stop me. My husband was particularly resistant. He would not let me practice Falun Gong. He watched me all day and did everything he could to stop me. He insulted me, he beat me up, he choked me, and said he would stop at nothing. I started sending forth righteous thoughts to eradicate all the evil elements from other dimensions that were manipulating my husband. I refused to allow any evil beings to stop me from practicing Falun Gong. I had a steadfast faith in Falun Gong. Stopping the practice never crossed my mind.
I communicated with the old forces in my heart, "You have no power over me. I have Teacher and Falun Gong beside me. Only Teacher's decisions matter. It will be my Teacher that arranges my cultivation path. However evil you may be, you will not make me give up Falun Gong. I shall fulfill my historic mission. I shall do well what Teacher expects of His disciples."
Teacher has taught us to search inward for attachments when we face obstacles in our cultivation. Teacher has also taught us not to fight back when verbally or physically attacked, so I never fought back when my husband attacked me. I realized that if I owed him from my previous lives, I must repay him in this life. So I endured the domestic violence.
In addition, Teacher repeatedly cleansed my body as I studied the Fa more and elevated my level of xinxing.
I started losing hair profusely several years ago. I had to wear a hat to cover my baldness when I went out to clarify the truth about Falun Gong. It really bothered me to think about someone finding out that I was bald. I began to search inward for problems within myself. I found that I didn't have enough compassion. I also identified many attachments. I added one thought when I sent forth righteous thoughts, "I am Master Li Hongzhi's disciple. I will not acknowledge or accept anyone else's arrangement. I will only accept the path arranged by Teacher. I deny and void any pact I might have signed in history. Only Teacher is entitled to arrange my cultivation path. I will have nothing to do with the old forces. No one has power over me except Teacher." I humbly asked for Teacher's help.
A miracle happened a few days later. New hair started growing on my head. I called my sister-in-law. She immediately checked me out after I arrived at her home. She felt my head and exclaimed, "Oh, my goodness! You are growing new hair! It is quite dense, too! It's a miracle!" Next I called my niece. When she saw the new hair on my head, she asked everyone else to come check it out. "Look at Auntie! She is growing new hair!" Everyone was very happy for me. I was quite happy, too. I responded, "This is what happens when you practice Falun Gong. It does not happen to everyone."
Apparently I was overcome with zealotry, because I started to have excruciating leg pain. It happened one day when I was doing the Falun Gong exercises. My legs hurt so much that I was unable to stand or bend my legs. I could hardly walk. Repositioning my legs didn't help. One day I returned home shortly after I left because the pain was too much to bear. I began to send forth righteous thoughts and pondered, "It is a sin to persecute me. I will not allow any evil beings from other dimensions to obstruct me from doing the three things. I am Teacher Li Hongzhi's disciple. I shall try to resolve this matter benevolently with my compassion.”
I began to read out loud a passage of the Fa. Teacher said,
"During the Fa-rectification of the cosmos, I can make a reasonable arrangement for those of you who don't interfere with my validating the Fa; I can have you become beings in the future. Those of you who seek a benevolent resolution should leave me and wait in my surroundings. If you really cannot leave me, then don't have any part in interfering with me. In the future I will be able to achieve Consummation, and I will offer you a benevolent resolution. Those who are completely bad, who still interfere with me and who cannot remain will, according to the standards, have to be eliminated. Even if I don't eliminate you, the Law of the cosmos won't let you remain." ("Teaching the Fa at the 2004 International Fa Conference in New York")
Next I tried to communicate with those elements that were responsible for my leg pain, "Do not miss the opportunity if you intend to resolve this benevolently. Falun Buddha Law is solemn as well as compassionate. As a Falun Gong practitioner, I will give you an opportunity to resolve this matter benevolently. Compassion cannot exist without solemness. If you forsake this opportunity, then I shall completely annihilate you with my righteous thoughts."
The next thing I knew, my leg pain began to subside. I was even able to do the sitting meditation for a long time in the full lotus position. It is because of Teacher's protection and the mighty power of Falun Gong that I was able to prevail over the obstacle. Thank you, Teacher! Thanks to all the fellow practitioners who helped me overcome the tribulation.
This is how I have been clarifying the truth. I use every opportunity to use paper bills with truth-clarifying messages about Falun Gong written on them. I even put messages on my husband's money. People who get these bills through transactions will see messages, such as, "Falun Gong is good," "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good," and "Heaven will annihilate the CCP. Quit the CCP for your safety" written on them.
I have developed the habit of clarifying the truth about Falun Gong everywhere I go. One day we moved to a different building. My husband warned me, "Now you must stop talking about Falun Gong, because there are security guards at the entrance and there are security cameras everywhere. You should pay attention to your safety." I thought, "Why did we move here if I cannot save sentient beings here?"
I started my truth-clarification work in the new community when I was buying home improvement materials. I would clarify the truth in every home improvement store I shopped. Almost everyone I have talked to has agreed to quit the CCP and its two student organizations. I did this even when my husband was with me. I had consideration for those who did not agree to quit the CCP right away, and talked with them again until they understood. My household was the first to finish its interior decoration. Therefore, all my neighbors came to check out our home. I persuaded every single neighbor who visited my home to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. When I that heard a neighbor was planning on renovating their home, I called on them. I did not even leave any contractor behind. I clarified the truth to literally "everyone." I once met a very stern female schoolteacher, but even she agreed to quit the CCP and its two student affiliations.
One day I distributed DVD performances of Shen Yun Performing Arts, along with some truth-clarification materials on all 17 floors of the building. I saw a fire extinguisher on the third floor and wrote on it, "Falun Gong is good," "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good," and "Save yourself by quitting the CCP, Youth League, and Young Pioneers."
Someone must have complained to the HOA because HOA told me, "You may do whatever you want outside this building, but please don't do it here. We have received a complaint from residents." I said, "I write only good messages. Do not pay attention to them. Those who respond positively to Falun Gong shall be blessed. Those with righteous thoughts will be spared from bad fortune." HOA smiled. When I saw that no one erased the message on the fire extinguisher, I decided it was safe to attach truth-clarification materials on the doors and garage doors in the community as well.
One day my husband asked me to watch his store because he needed to run an errand. I saw two young men and approached them. I said, "Have you heard about quitting the CCP and being spared from bad fortune?" One replied, "My family is poor. I never went to school." I said, "It doesn't matter. Just remember 'Falun Gong is good' and 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good' and you will be blessed."
The other immediately took issue, "Why are you spreading propaganda? You dare to oppose the CCP? I am a member of the CCP. I will not quit the CCP. I am going to report you to the authorities." I said, "Young man, calm down. Listen to me for a second. It is Heaven that will annihilate the CCP, not Falun Gong. Falun Gong is a cultivation practice. It has the power to heal its practitioners. Falun Gong teaches its practitioners to become better people. It teaches its practitioners not to retaliate when verbally or physically attacked. It has been embraced in over 100 countries around the world. It has benefited society and families in many ways, and not had a single adverse effect. That is the reason why so many people practice Falun Gong. There is no country or regime in the world that suppresses and persecutes Falun Gong except the Chinese Communist Party in China."
He asked, "How much has Falun Gong paid you to do this?" I replied, "Nothing. If you want to get paid, you need to find a paying job. Falun Gong is a cultivation practice." I asked him to stop listening to the CCP's lies and stop creating bad karma by reporting any Falun Gong practitioner to the authorities. He stopped arguing with me.
One day I clarified the truth about Falun Gong to a group of police officers. I asked, "Has anyone told you that Falun Gong is good?" They all said no. I told them, "Falun Gong has three principles, Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. It is the Law of the cosmos. It teaches its practitioners to become better people, and not retaliate when verbally or physically attacked. Young men, let me ask you, do you think such a practice is good?" An officer said, "I do." I added, "Falun Gong is suffering from terrible injustice. People from over 100 countries around the world practice Falun Gong. It is popular worldwide. Jiang Zemin banned Falun Gong because he was jealous. Heaven will annihilate the CCP, and all who are associated with the CCP will suffer the same fate. Falun Gong is saving people from this terrible fate. If you quit the CCP and its two student associations and you will be spared." The officer said, "Okay. I will quit," and he gave me his name. He thanked me, but I told him to thank Teacher instead.
One day I clarified the truth to another shopper while I was shopping in a store. She said, "You should stop. There is a security guard in the store." I then turned around and clarified the truth to the guard. "Young man, how long have you been working here?" "Only a few months," he replied. "Have you seen the Shen Yun performance DVD?" "I haven't had a chance." "Has anyone told you Falun Gong is good? No? Let me tell you."
I clarified the truth about Falun Gong and the persecution to the security guard. He agreed to quit the CCP's student organizations that he had once joined. He accepted a Falun Gong amulet. He promised to read more about Falun Gong.
There are many similar stories. I am very happy when clarifying the truth about Falun Gong face-to-face. I have been doing this nearly every day since 2007. I do it when I ride a bus. I do it when I attend weddings and funerals. I do it during at every social occasion, and I don't leave anyone behind. Not long ago I attended a relative's wedding in a rural area. Nearly all the guests agreed to quit the CCP and its two student affiliations. There were over 100 people at the wedding.
Finally, let's review a poem by Teacher.
"Before descending to the world, we promised each other
Whoever obtained the Fa first should find the other
I give you the truth, but why do you reject it?
How much do you know of Falun Buddha Law?
Don't foolishly follow the lies of persecution
The truth is the treasure that brings you salvation
I am fulfilling the vow
Saving people before catastrophe, racing against the clock"
("Fulfilling the Vow" from Hong Yin III)
