(Minghui.org) Greetings, revered Master! Greetings, fellow practitioners!
I began working for NTDTV in 2001, soon after I started practicing Falun Dafa. One afternoon two practitioners were distributing The Epoch Times newspapers near my home and I told them that I also practiced Falun Dafa. They invited me to attend the group Fa study. That night when I meditated, I saw Master (the founder of Falun Dafa) standing in a colossal boat. The boat was so big that I couldn’t see all of it. I was sitting in a small boat. When I saw Master I was excited and shouted, “Master! Master! I am here.” Master reached down and fetched me and I was moved to tears.
When I went to the group Fa study, several practitioners invited me to sit with them. They introduced themselves and all of them worked for the media. One of them invited me to participate, and I’ve been working in the media since December 2001.
At first I helped in the production department. I went to Manhattan in 2004, and produced entertainment news after I returned to Taiwan. At first it was difficult to get an interview because many artists and celebrities who worked in China avoided us. The Chinese media caused trouble by hiding our microphones or pushing away our reporters. They asked the artists not to take our microphones and did other things to marginalize us. I knew that clarifying the truth was the only way to make a breakthrough.
I took every opportunity to clarify the truth to the artists and their staff members. We treated the media from China kindly, and gradually the situation changed.
A well-known Chinese actor came to Taiwan to promote a new TV series, but I wasn’t invited to interview him. I increased the length of time I read the Fa and did the exercises. I waited for him at the elevator entrance after all the activities for the day were finished. When he saw me, he sent his body guard away and gave me a private interview. I clarified the truth to him and gave him pamphlets and a golden origami lotus flower. He was very happy to receive them and told me that he would bring the information back to China.
We secured a ten-minute interview with a boy singing group when they attended a large-scale concert. One Chinese reporter told their staff members that we were a media related to Falun Dafa and asked them not to give us an interview, or otherwise that they wouldn’t be able to develop their career in China. The staff member and the group members left right after the concert finished.
I was upset because they broke their promise and left without letting me know. I followed them and stepped into the elevator before the door closed. I said, “I heard that you don’t want to give us an interview because the Chinese media told you that we are related to Falun Dafa. But it is not good that you are sneaking out this way. It will damage your reputation. If I did not practice Falun Dafa, I would have reprimanded you.” After I said this I stepped out of the elevator. One of the young men followed me out and repeatedly apologized. I took this opportunity to clarify the truth to him and gave him a Falun Dafa bookmark.
I started to work with The Epoch Times in 2018 and did entertainment news reporting. After our persistent efforts for many years, some media gave us a lot of help after they learned the truth about Falun Dafa and the persectuion. I was able to interview artists and had opportunities to clarify the truth to them. I introduced Shen Yun to a K-pop idol who later uploaded the information I gave him to his social media channel.
Encouraged by my manager, I clarified the truth to a Hong Kong artist. He was very anti-communist. He was famous for his bad temper, so I was a little worried. When I showed him my reporter ID from The Epoch Times, he was happy. He said that he’d learned about The Epoch Times when he was in Hong Kong and that he admired us practitioners enormously for our perseverance in countering the Chinese Communist Party because we did something most people could not do.
I realized that it was urgent to clarify the truth to the artists in the entertainment industry. Many of them might only have one chance to come into contact with a Dafa practitioner. We must cherish every opportunity we have to clarify the truth to them.
Passing a Major Tribulation
I didn’t have many hindrances on my cultivation path, until something unexpected happened. My father who were very supportive of my brother and I practicing Falun Dafa fell seriously ill. He was 79 years old and had two brain surgeries. He was almost in a vegetative state when he came out of the ICU. This was a big, emotional blow, and I slacked off in cultivation.
My father passed away two years later. I was so sad I couldn’t even cry. When I sent forth righteous thoughts the night of his funeral, I saw my father who looked like he was in his 30s. I thought he would be very happy to see me, instead he waved at me, then turned and walked away.
I felt hurt. It was as if we were passing strangers at the bus station. The father-daughter connection in this lifetime was just that short.
Master said,
“Those who are attached to affection for family will definitely be burned, entangled, and tormented by it. Pulled by the threads of affection and plagued by them throughout their lives, they will find it too late to regret at the end of their lives.” (“Cultivators’ Avoidances”, Essentials for Further Advancement)
I finally understood. I stood in front of Master’s picture and wept. I said, “Master, I’m sorry; I was wrong. I relaxed my cultivation due to my attachment to sentiment. Master, please give me another opportunity. I will make it up and do well.”
Thank you, Master for using this way to help me let go of sentimentality. It took me two years to overcome it. It was a big lesson for me. Thank you, Master for taking care of me. I will cultivate diligently to pay back your saving grace.
Passing the Test of Sickness Karma
Due to my busy work schedule, I was not able to guarantee enough time for daily Fa study or doing the exercises. I tried my best to make it up whenever I had free time. I had congenital heart disease when I was a child, but after I started practicing Falun Dafa, I became healthy and I was able to go overseas to attend Fa conferences and go everywhere to clarify the truth to people. As time went on, I forgot that I once had this congenital disease. Early this year, without any warning, I had a heart attack.
When it hit me, I was frightened and thought I would die. Due to fear, instead of studying the Fa and doing the exercises, I called the insurance company to make sure my insurance was still valid so that my mother and brother would get the money. I also called a practitioner who was a Chinese medicine doctor and made an appointment for treatment. My mind was filled with fear and I didn’t have any righteous thoughts.
I felt sad because I was weak and had difficulty breathing. Many negative thoughts almost overwhelmed me. I could only lie on the sofa. I admired those elderly people who were still able to do the exercises in the parks. I just wished I could breathe normally. Doing the Falun Dafa exercises became a remote memory.
I began listening to Minghui radio. I admired those practitioners who were determined to pass the tests of sickness karma and were able to look inward. Many practitioners who used to have all sorts of illnesses became illness free after they started practicing Falun Dafa—while I suffered a heart attack after I practiced Falun Dafa for over twenty years. Other practitioners thought I cultivated diligently. I didn’t dare tell them what happened because I was afraid of losing face.
I couldn’t even sit upright when reading Zhuan Falun and I had to stop to breathe every ten minutes. As I read on, I cried. I begged Master to tell what I did wrong. I knew I should look within but I didn’t know how to start as I was muddle-headed. I begged Master to give me another chance and help me.
In the following several days, I could only read the Fa for ten minutes and then I had to stop and listen to Minghui Radio. I knew I must continue walking my cultivation path. Master saved me – a person who was full of karma, from the hell. I couldn’t fail this test. I decided to extend my time for Fa study despite the dizziness and blurred vision. As long as I could stand for even for a little while, I did the exercises. I alternated between reading the Fa and listening to Minghui Radio, which reinforced my righteous thoughts. Gradually, my mind became clear.
I suddenly realized that I had big problems with my cultivation over the past twenty years. I thought I was at a higher level than other practitioners, as I started cultivation when I was very young. I looked down on other people when they did silly things. I was not compassionate.
I was lazy, afraid of losing face, and doubtful of others. I had strong fear. All these notions caused me to have strong thought karma. I was addicted to watching films and often missed the time for sending forth righteous thoughts. I watched one movie after another at night. When I came across a free film, I felt lucky and thought I’d gained something. I was gradually drifting further from the Fa. Even though I read the Fa a lot, I was not focused when I read. I felt sleepy even when I did the exercises. I didn’t send righteous thoughts well for quite a long time.
Master said,
“Your life came to this earth all for this. How could you not be diligent, and grow lax? This is your moment of destiny, the chance you have waited all eternity for! For however long it has been, you were all along preparing for this, suffering and shedding karma. Yet now, after all the hardship and pain, when you have made it to this day, somehow you have become not diligent. Isn’t that a shame?!” (“Fa Teaching on World Falun Dafa Day”, Collected Fa Teachings, Vol. XII)
I was ashamed of myself. I read Zhuan Falun more. I gradually went from reading Zhuan Falun for ten minutes, to reading for one hour. I went from doing one set of exercises to doing all five exercises, including doing the second exercise for one hour. I recovered from the heart attack within one month.
Concluding Remarks
I am so lucky to be a Falun Dafa practitioner in this world while Master is here. Thank you, Master for your compassionate protection! I absolutely shouldn’t be lost in this world or disappoint the sentient beings in my own world who are waiting for my return. Neither should I disappoint our Master who has borne everything for me. Thank you, Master for giving me a second life. I will cultivate diligently and follow Master to return to my original home.
Thank you, Master! Thank you, fellow practitioners!
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