Greetings respected Master.
Greetings fellow practitioners.
I’m a Dafa disciple from Sydney. I’m 79 this year. I go to tourist sites to clarify the truth. Over the last year, I have put more effort into memorising the Fa. By memorising Zhuan Falun and continuously looking within, I rectified many unrighteous cultivation states. I benefited tremendously and would like to share my story.
Memorising the Fa and rectifying myself
1. Memorising the Fa
For a long period of time in my cultivation, I was bothered by my poor cultivation state. I couldn’t break out of it no matter how I tried. I was very worried but felt helpless. I remember the time I was in Canberra for Dafa activities. Another practitioner was with me. We were running late for group Fa study and didn’t have time to go back to the hotel to get our books, so we rushed straight to the Fa study venue. It just so happened that we were studying Lecture 1 of Zhuan Falun. I thought, I can virtually recite it, so I started to recite. Then I noticed the other practitioner who was sitting next to me. She recited every word clearly and correctly, nothing more, nothing less. It was remarkable. A thought emerged: “If only I could memorise the Fa like her!” But every time I wanted to get started, it didn’t work.
I started to read many articles on Minghui and became more determined to memorise the Fa. One day I was sharing with a practitioner about my troubles. She said to me, ‘Memorise the Fa.’ After a couple of days, another practitioner again said to me, ‘Memorise the Fa.’ I thought, this must be Master giving me hints through other people. I can’t wait anymore. To ordinary people, it’d be hard to believe that an 80 year old can recite a book. But I’m a Dafa disciple, so I knew I could do it. I have started to memorise the Fa since August 2017. It took me about 10 months to finish the entire book. Now, I am memorising Lecture 4 for the second time.
As part of my Fa study, I combine reading, memorising and listening to the Fa. While memorising the Fa, I would first understand the sentence, observe the sentence structure, then read it over and over again, recite it over and over again until I could remember it. At the same time, I would measure myself against the Fa to see if I was acting according to the Fa. When memorising the Fa, one must focus one’s attention, empty one’s thoughts and be free of distracting thoughts. Over time, I could feel my main consciousness becoming clearheaded. I was able to see my own attachments. In Teaching the Fa at the Conference in Switzerland, Master said: “Memorizing Zhuan Falun helps you improve, since both the microscopic part of your body and the human part at the outermost surface are memorizing it together.” I feel I have benefited immensely after spending a year memorising the Fa.
2. Unexpected gains
On memorising the Fa, my thinking was simple. I wasn’t trying to resolve any particular issues. I didn’t have pursuit, yet I gained unexpectedly.
First was the improvement in my cultivation state, For example, I often used to lean backwards and become muddleheaded during meditation, my palm would drop during sending righteous thoughts, I wasn’t able to absorb the Fa while studying, and during group Fa study, I would getting attacked by sleepiness. Through memorising the Fa, these issues vanished. Of course, sometimes there would be interference, but I was able to resolve it through sending righteous thoughts.
I found the fundamental reason why I couldn’t improve. It was because I didn’t keep up with Fa study. I let the evil exploit my loopholes, which was supporting the evil. Through memorising the Fa, my main consciousness became clearheaded. The mechanism of looking within became stronger and my attachments were revealed one by one. Whenever I discovered an attachment, I would eliminate it. I didn’t realise I had so many attachments! Some were very serious. In the past I refused to acknowledge that I had jealousy. I only knew that I had resentment. Now I have understood that resentment is basically jealousy! In the past I would send righteous thoughts to clear my own field, but I wasn’t able to resolve fundamental issues. When I looked within, I couldn’t look beyond the surface. Now I realise that all of this is the result of not addressing fundamental cultivation issues. Studying the Fa attentively is the way to return home. Things will only change if we study the Fa well, look within, truly cultivate our characters, and elevate as one body. But I started too late! I wasted too much time, and lost too many opportunities to improve. I feel ashamed beyond words, unworthy before Master’s painstaking salvation and the sentient beings who have long been waiting.
Master’s gift
As I continued to memorise the Fa, I began to experience a number of miracles. Master gave me a lot of encouragement. I’ll give you some examples.
1. An enlightening revelation
One day I was studying Teaching the Fa in Washington D.C. in 2018. Master discussed the issue of resentment. I thought, this must be referring to me. In the same lecture, Master said, “Human society has karmic relations.” Further down, Master also said: “Everything is fair.” Suddenly I felt a rush of powerful energy purify my body. It shocked all the cells in my body. This persisted for a long time. I felt my body being purified. My field of vision suddenly expanded, and all of my resentment dissipated like a puff of smoke. Resentment? Jealousy? How laughable! Everything is fair! Every tribulation is caused by one’s own karma. In cultivation, Master utilises my karma to help me elevate my character, and yet I didn’t enlighten. I didn’t want to pass the test. I wanted to blame others. I felt so ashamed. I thank Master for guiding me, and thank fellow practitioners for their help.
2. A strange yet benevolent resolution
Through reciting the Fa, many of my unrighteous states were corrected. But when I sat in meditation I often felt someone pushing me. It would happen even when I was very alert. I felt my right shoulder being pushed by a strong force. I wanted to know who was pushing me. Why was it pushing me? After I had this thought, Master provided guidance.
One night I had a dream. I dreamt that someone pushed my right shoulder. I turned around to see who it was. As soon as I spun around, I saw a person with messy hair, wearing a long black cape, standing not too far away. I shouted and woke up in fear. I sat up to send righteous thoughts. When I woke up in the morning to meditate, I felt someone pushing me again. I thought, what’s this about? Master’s law body is by my side during meditation. How could that thing dare to push me? There must be another reason. Was it here to claim my life? One must pay back what one owes. How to pay it back? I remembered what Master said in the Fa about benevolent resolutions. I apologised to that being and then recited what Master said in the Fa about benevolent resolutions. Later, I saw two beings appear in front of me and then leave. After this, the interference stopped.
Thinking about the dream, I remembered that when I was about 5 or 6 years old, I killed some animals in my village. Perhaps I had created a lot of karma because of this. Because I cultivate Dafa, Master protected me and benevolently resolved this bad karmic relationship.
3. Fa instruments with renewed life
A new practitioner bought me an MP3 player to play exercise music. There were problems with the quality, so I sent righteous thoughts, but it didn’t fix the issue. What was I to do? Return it? I didn’t feel right about that because the practitioner’s daughter had purchased it from a friend’s online business. There were no refunds or exchanges. I thought, Dafa disciples must think of others in all that we do. If I returned it to her, it would put unnecessary pressure on the new practitioner. Throw it away? What a shame for this device’s little life. It was born into a Dafa disciple’s family through predestined relationship. That was its fortune. Suddenly I thought, only Master can save it. So I sent righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil factors and asked Master for help. Afterwards, the MP3 player started to work! I was so happy and felt so grateful.
On another occasion, Master’s nine lectures DVD was accidentally scratched and I had no way to fix it. I asked Master for help. It recovered thanks to Master.
There are other examples. My malfunctioning computer started working again.
My broken rice cooker also began cooking again.
All of these miracles are due to Master’s painstaking salvation. Master tirelessly encouraged me to become diligent. Because of these miracles, I saved a lot of money. I used the money to buy truth clarification materials to save people. I am extremely grateful for everything. Thank you compassionate, great Master.
Study the Fa well, save more people
In A Reminder, Master said: “Dafa disciples’ ensuring your daily cultivation practice is essential; clarifying the truth and saving people is Dafa disciples’ mission. On the path to Consummation, neither of these two things can be lacking.” It’s without saying that a Dafa disciple must study the Fa well. This ensures that we can help Master in Fa rectification. It’s the fundamental of fundamentals. Only by studying the Fa well and elevating our characters as one body, can we save people more effectively.
I study Fa and practice the exercises every day, and then I go to the tourist sites to clarify the truth. I go to tourist sites from Monday to Friday, and on Saturday I clarify the truth while watching over the newspapers. I don’t want to miss any predestined person. After memorising the Fa, I am able to absorb the teachings during Fa study. My compassion has become stronger, and I can see better results when clarifying the truth and helping people quit the CCP. I’ve been able help more people quit the CCP. Everything comes from the Fa. Master presents these opportunities to us. They are sacred and rare opportunities. I must cherish them and fulfil my historic mission as a Dafa disciple.
When I focus my energy on memorising the Fa, by reading the Fa again and again, dozens of times over, understand it and memorise it, Dafa eliminates the thought karma, notions, external interference and deviated substances in my body. From the microscopic level to the surface, the more we assimilate to Dafa, the easier it is to see our own attachments, recognise them and eliminate them. When we improve, our bodies become lighter.
In Teaching the Fa in Washington D.C. in 2018, Master said: “They do not want you to succeed in cultivation, and they want to kill you.” The old forces don’t want us to succeed in cultivation. We do not recognise their arrangements. We should just study the Fa and cultivate ourselves, and work on looking within. By doing the three things well, we can break through the old forces arrangements. Without Master’s help and guidance to break through the obstacles, I wouldn’t be where I am today. This a new beginning and I will persist.
This is my current understanding. Please point out anything inappropriate.
Thank you revered Master! Thank you fellow practitioners!