My Life Has Been Fundamentally Changed

I started practicing Falun Gong in 1997, and I am 88 years old.

I left my family and suffered hardships when I was young. I didn't even have a name until I was ten years old and met a kind hearted person. He gave me the name Chen Shuzhen.

As far back as I can remember, I have believed in the existence of higher beings, so I always visited temples with adults around me to worship Buddha. This didn't help change my life, but it did lay the foundation for practicing Dafa.

I have studied the Fa (the teachings of Falun Gong) and done the five exercises every day since starting the practice. I also watch Master's videos, and I have been getting better and better every day. Through studying the Fa, I gradually came to understand the dilemmas that I encountered, and my xinxing (heart and mind character) improved as well. Because I never went to school, I was illiterate and unable to read the Fa. I was so worried and cried several times. Many times, I asked Master to help me become literate. Once, I put the book Zhuan Falun on my table. I looked at each and every page, but could not understand them. I didn't even realize that I was crying. After a while, I fell asleep and slept soundly. In my sleep, I saw that every single character in Zhuan Falun was glittering and the characters were jumping around. In the end, they jumped into my brain one by one. After waking up, I knew all those characters. From then on, I was able to read Zhuan Falun.

On July 20, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party mobilized all the propaganda machines at its disposal to fabricate many rumours about Falun Dafa, and it launched the suppression of Falun Gong. We have no place to appeal.

The local police forced me to hand in my Dafa books, which are my lifeblood. I took all my Dafa books, Master's picture and my savings to my daughter's home in Guangzhou. After I used up all my money, my son-in-law threw me out. Master gave me a hint in my sleep: Guangzhou is not my cultivation place. I should return to Changsha to rectify the Fa. I went back home, and I have been rectifying the Fa with fellow practitioners and doing the three things (study the Fa [the teachings of Falun Dafa], send forth righteous thoughts and clarify the truth about Falun Dafa and about the persecution to the world's people.) that Master requires of us.

On my cultivation path, Master guides me to high levels and has endured a lot for me. There were several times that I felt pain after sending righteous thoughts. I have maintained my xinxing (heart and mind nature) well since I believe in the Fa, and I have passed tests one by one.

Several days ago, while standing on a chair to reach something on top of a large cabinet, I fell and broke my ankle. Eliminating karma is painful, and I told myself to maintain my xinxing.

"When disciples have ample righteous thoughts
Master has the power to turn back the tide"
("The Master-Disciple Bond" from Hong Yin Vol. II)

I studied the Fa and did the exercises every day. After a few days, my ankle recovered, and I am now able to walk again.

As a senior, I live alone, and sometimes there are inconveniences. But Master guides me, and fellow practitioners help me. Thank you, Master. Thank you, fellow practitioners. I will continuously improve my xinxing, do the three things well, fulfil my prehistoric vows, and return home with Master.