Udumbara Flowers Blossom in the United Arab Emirates

I began practicing Falun Dafa in 1993. I now work in the United Arab Emirates, and have been giving my colleagues copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and Self-immolation on Tiananmen Square, and have helped some of them and their family members quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. I would like to share a recent experience in this regard.

When my roommate Xiao Liu finished reading the Nine Commentaries, he said that it was very well written and true. He had learned about the history of the CCP from various sources, and his ancestors were wealthy landlords who suffered tremendously during the period of China's land reform. Their land and property were taken by the CCP, and they were often physically attacked and verbally abused. Deep down Xiao Liu was somewhat afraid of the CCP, but had learned to accept the status quo. He thought that as long as he kept to himself he could live contently without fear of reprisal from the CCP. That is why he avoided the topic of quitting the CCP. When I realized this, I started talking to him about Falun Dafa instead, the benefits of the practice, and how it had spread around the world. Although he praised Teacher and admired practitioners, some of his notions still kept him from changing his mind about the CCP.

However, a recent event completely changed him. Xiao Liu was not very healthy. When he was in China, the doctors told him that he had stones in his gallbladder and kidneys, but at the time he didn't seek treatment, as the stones were not very big. His job in the United Arab Emirates was physically demanding and stressful. Consequently, he was often ill and in a lot of pain. He was taken to the emergency room several times in the middle of the night, and started to become ill more frequently. Whenever he was in excruciating pain, he remembered to recite "Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness, Compassion, Tolerance is good." His pain then began to lessen. As a result, he had more confidence in Dafa, believed in Dafa, and experienced the miraculous power of Dafa. However, he still wanted to return to China for treatment. After one incident he had been resting in his dormitory for two days. I lent him the bookZhuan Falun and asked him listen to Teacher's lectures. Before he read the book, he had a dark yellowish complexion, his eyes looked tired, and he had little strength to walk or talk. Within a week of reading the book and listening to Teachers lectures, he had a rosy complexion, his eyes were bright, and his body felt good. He went back to work and was so excited about his miraculous recovery. He was very happy that Dafa had given him a new life.
Xiao Liu and his family quit the CCP, and he began to study the Fa and practice the exercises with me. The weather in June and July is extremely hot in the United Arab Emirates, and the metal equipment used outside is hot enough to burn your hands. Xiao Liu was a metal welder, and his job was physically demanding under the scorching sun. Since practicing Falun Dafa, he no longer complained about his job working under the extreme heat. When he let go of those attachments, he gained more energy and always felt a cool breeze blowing towards him under the heat.

A Fa study group was then established in the United Arab Emirates. Although we are only two practitioners, within the first month of Xiao Liu's practice, June 2006, I saw Udumbara flowers blossoming in the dormitory, the cafeteria, and on the aluminum rim and glass panel of my office windows. This was truly extraordinary and we were both very excited! Teacher must have seen our wish to cultivate and was encouraging us.

Thank you Teacher!

The Udumbara flowers are still blooming. I will be steady in my cultivation, assimilate to the Fa, follow Teacher, do 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) well, and continue walking my path.