(Minghui.org) In early 1997, I experienced eye inflammation. When I went in for surgery, however, the operation failed. I was then referred to a bigger hospital in a city, but the potentially astronomical medical expenses stopped me from seeking further treatment. Thus, I continued to live in pain and feel helpless.
I was fortunate to come across the precious book Zhuan Falun in late April 1997. I eagerly finished reading it. The first day I joined the local Falun Dafa group exercise, my body felt very light; it was an incredibly wonderful and amazing sensation.
Though I had been practicing Buddhism for many years, I still had no idea what genuine Buddha Law was. Zhuan Falun enabled me to understand that the highest law of the universe is Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and the highest realm of cultivation is to “attain the righteous Enlightenment of selflessness and altruism” (“Non-Omission in Buddha-Nature” from Essentials for Further Advancement). I also came to understand why people became sick and why cultivation could help cure illnesses. I dedicated my whole self to cultivation and conducted myself in accordance with the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. In no time, I became a healthy and energetic person.
At work I had no complaints when given heavy workload and never fought for fame and interest. In the past, I accepted a lot of kickbacks from my suppliers. After I started my cultivation practice, I returned all of the money. I also treated everyone with kindness. In time, I became well regarded at my workplace; many colleagues said to me, “Even though I don’t practice, you’re a role model I want to follow.”
“Well Said!”
There was a small park near my home where many children came to play over the weekend. One afternoon I brought over my crochet project, and it immediately attracted a few kids who wanted to see what I was doing. I sat them down and began to tell stories. I started with the story of Noah’s Ark, and more kids eventually joined in. I told them about the principle behind karmic retribution--that good and evil receive their due returns--and explained the meaning of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.
Noticing that the park’s trees, grass and flowers were badly damaged, I told the kids that everything had life. If they broke a tree branch, it would be like breaking a human being’s arms and fingers. The tree would hurt as well. At that moment, someone suddenly interrupted me, “Well said!” I looked up and saw the park attendant. She pointed to two of the kids and said, “They are the ones who often break tree branches.” The two kids blushed and seemed very embarrassed. I immediately comforted them: “That’s because no one ever told you that trees also had life. You’re not going to do it ever again, right?” They nodded their heads sincerely. The park attendant asked me to talk to those kids more frequently. That day I said a lot, and the youngsters didn’t want to leave. After that, no one damaged the trees again.
“I also want to learn Falun Dafa, can I?”
My daughter did poorly on her middle school entrance exam. She was in the bottom eighth percentile in her class. She began to practice Falun Dafa after the exam. During the first semester of her middle school year, she received perfect scores in five subjects and a high ninety in her writing, effectively becoming the top student in her class. Everybody was amazed by her tremendous improvement and kept asking for her secret. She sought my advice on how to answer the question. I encouraged her to let everyone know that Master opened her wisdom after she began practicing Falun Dafa. When her friends heard this, they expressed a strong interest in practicing Falun Gong.
One of the kids was considered a bully, and nobody liked him. He asked my daughter, “I also want to learn Falun Dafa, can I?” I told my daughter to tell him that anyone who wanted to learn could learn. I gathered the kids at my home to study the Fa. When we reached the section “Loss and Gain” in The Fourth Talk of Zhuan Falun, that naughty kid suddenly asked: “I hit people all the time in the past; I must have lost a ton of virtue. What should I do?” I assured him that as long as he behaved in accordance with Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, he’d get his virtue back. He nodded his head with a serious expression on his face. Later, I heard that this child indeed changed for the better. All kids who learned Dafa back then did really well later, with many being accepted into top universities. My daughter was also accepted into a university abroad to pursue her bachelor’s degree.
There’s no way to repay Master’s care
It was extremely cold one winter, yet I resisted the urge to wear gloves at the group practice outdoors.
I just remembered what Master said:
“The black matter is karma, and suffering eliminates karma and turns it into virtue.”
(Zhuan Falun)
Two times while doing the second exercise, I felt a warm breeze blowing at my hands. I was almost moved to tears.
My daughter’s foot once got tangled in a bike chain, which left a deep indentation. About one month into her practice, the dent was filled in with freshly grown flesh. She used to have a scar on her face, and it also disappeared. I can only thank Master for these miracles.
After my mother took a fall, she developed some sores on her back, which eventually began oozing fluid. I told her to sincerely recite, “Falun Dafa is good!” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” She did it for a whole day, and the wounds soon stopped oozing fluid. Nine days later they completely healed. She said emotionally, “Thank you, Master!”
“Falun Dafa is such a good practice!”
My friend’s mother was a lay Buddhist. Once she quarreled with my friend and his wife over a trivial matter. I happened to be visiting them at the time. I said to her: “You’re a person who cultivates Buddhism, so you’re at a higher realm than everyday people. When you fight with them, aren’t you lowering yourself to their level?” She suddenly understood that she was wrong to argue with them. When she learned of my Dafa practice, she complained, “Falun Dafa is such a good practice! Why did you wait until today to tell me about it? What should I do now that I’ve practiced Buddhism for dozens of years?” I told her that her predestined relationship was ripe.
Master said:
“We need to straighten all this out for you. We’ll keep what’s good, get rid of what’s bad, and make sure you can cultivate from this point on.”
(Zhuan Falun)
After she finished reading Zhuan Falun, she told me, “I just can’t put down the book.” She also clarified the facts about Dafa to people she met.
“It’d be great if I could find someone just like you.”
After the persecution began in July 1999, my workplace suspended my salary per order of the local 610 Office. At that time, I had already filed my retirement application. Knowing that I still needed to support my daughter and mother, the evil regime intended to get me to stop my practice. However, I didn’t yield to the pressure and instead found a job at a wholesalers’ market. Every day I went to work early and got off late. I also picked up whatever dirty job nobody wanted to do. Many wholesalers, in turn, wanted me to find employees for them. I asked what kind of people they were looking for and they said they wanted someone just like me. One wholesaler said, “It’d be great if I could find someone just like you. You’re so trustworthy.”
Because the local police station often went to harass me at work, I quit my job and started my own small business. However, I still went to the same wholesale market to get goods for my business. Many business owners didn’t bother to keep a record when I went to pick up merchandise from them. They said they trusted me. Once I went there and the boss’s son didn’t know me, so he wanted to tally the quantity of the goods. His father stopped him and said: “In the future when she comes, you don’t have to count. She practices Falun Dafa and will never cheat people.”
She wouldn’t even touch a piece of gold if you left it there
A newly built hospital needed a cashier in late 2005. The hospital director asked his subordinates to find a trustworthy person. One employee said he knew of one person who wouldn’t even touch a piece of gold if you left it there. I was immediately hired. At my new job, I tried my best to help patients, especially those with financial difficulties. I brought food and money to them and clarified the facts when the opportunity was right. One of my colleagues said, “If people think you’re a bad person, then there’s no good person in this world.”
Less than a year later, I was illegally sentenced to two years of forced labor. While in detention, I received a phone call from a relative who told me: “Your hospital colleagues didn’t want to see you leave. The director said that you’re welcome to come back once you’re released.” He also said that the people who knew me from when I was running my own business wanted to bail me out. I asked him to thank everyone on my behalf.
I just did what I was supposed to do. It was Master who was helping me all along. There is no way I can repay Master’s compassionate salvation.
