April 18, 2024 | By Minghui correspondents Sun Bo and Su Rong in Kaohsiung
She said, “I’m grateful to Falun Dafa. Four years ago, I returned to practicing cultivation and I now handle things in accordance with the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. I do the exercises and study the Fa every day—this gives me a clear mind and I feel energetic.”
(Minghui.org) Lin Peijing is a manager in a multinational corporation. Although her work load is heavy, she always has a smile on her face when challenging situations pop up and she gracefully resolves them. She said, “I’m grateful to Falun Dafa. Four years ago, I returned to practicing cultivation and I now handle things in accordance with the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance. I do the exercises and study the Fa every day—this gives me a clear mind and I feel energetic.”
Peijing began practicing Falun Dafa with her mother when she was young, “It was before the persecution began in 1999. My mother began to practice and she often took me and my older sister to the practice site to study the teachings and do the exercises. My sister was in primary school while I was in kindergarten. My father was a businessman from Taiwan and had goods produced in China. Several years later, my mother was under the surveillance of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party). She was threatened and harassed. For fear that my father’s business would be affected, she stopped practicing cultivation.”
Catching Up in Cultivation
When her mother stopped practicing, Peijing also stopped. She said, “My sister was 4 years older than me. She felt Falun Gong was great and persisted in the practice on her own even though my mother had given up. In 2006, she was accepted into Shen Yun Performing Arts in the U.S. Although she is far away from home, she frequently called me and said, ‘Falun Dafa is great, why don’t you return to cultivation?’” However, Peijing lacked the motivation to take up the practice again. More than 10 years went by.
A few years ago, Peijing started to have health problems, “I had severe constipation and it had a huge impact on my life. I had to rely on medication and I was miserable.” One day, she suddenly thought of Falun Dafa which her sister often mentioned. It was as if something lit up in her brain. “Cultivation is so amazing. I used to like to practice Falun Dafa, why don’t I resume practicing?” In 2019, she downloaded the digital copy of the main book Zhuan Falun and decided to return to cultivation.
Her sister was delighted to know she began practicing again. When she returned to Taiwan, she read Zhuan Falun with Peijing and taught her the exercises. She helped Peijing find the closest exercise site and encouraged her to join a Fa study group. When Peijing attended a study group the first time, she felt a calm atmosphere and joy in her heart. She said, “I must come here often and persevere. This time I must be diligent.”
Peijing subsequently attended a two-day group study and cultivation experience sharing activity in southern Taiwan. She listened as many practitioners talked about their personal cultivation stories, and how they put the teachings into practice during tribulations. Peijing said, “I gained a lot, and I was moved. I felt like a lost child who returned. I made up my mind to work harder and catch up.”
Soon after, Peijing recovered from her long time problem of constipation without any medication. She has now practiced for nearly 4 years. She said, “I wasted too much time. I must cherish this opportunity. Every day, I go to the practice site to do the exercises and I attend group Fa study. I also delivered The Epoch Times. I got up early to deliver the papers before I went to the practice site to do the exercises. Although I slept few hours, I was full of energy.”
Unfazed by Her Heavy Workload
Peijing recently began working in the Taiwan branch of an American company that develops ergonomically designed household products. She is the marketing manager. The business has sales outlets in major shopping centers in Taiwan, online shopping sites and over a dozen retail shops. Her job is busy and she has a huge responsibility. Every day, she has to handle many things, most of which is communication with others including overseeing supervisors at various levels. Peijing said, “It’s a challenging and tough job especially for a young person like me who does not have much experience. Fortunately, I practice Falun Dafa.”
Before she resumed practicing, the heavy workload made her irritated and exhausted. Now, things are different. Despite her busy day, she feels energetic. She said, “As soon as I wake up, I go to the practice site and do the exercises. At night, I study the Fa. This is my best ‘power charger.’ I am full of positive energy every day. My heart is calm and I feel I can handle anything, at anytime.”
She also observed the changes in her mindset when she encounters trying situations. She reminds herself of Master’s teachings, takes a step back, calms down and considers how to handle the situation. Peijing said that practicing cultivation gives her wisdom and helps her deal with things maturely and rationally. “Whenever there are conflicts, I remind myself that I’m a cultivator. I should handle difficulties using the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Consequently, I am able to resolve problems. All this is thanks to the blessings and improvement in my moral character because I practice Falun Dafa.”
Resolving Conflicts with Kindness
Peijing feels that the greatest reward she has after practicing Dafa is her work environment is more harmonious. She said, “I dislike cumbersome administrative tasks. A coworker from the human resource department often challenged me to my limits. I sometimes could not help but argue with him. After I started to practice cultivation, I remind myself that I’m a practitioner. I should be considerate, kind and patient. After I made some adjustments, the environment changed. Now, I get along quite well with him.”
Many people found another coworker hard to get along with and communicate with. Peijing said, “I also did not like him in the beginning, but I realized that I should be kind to everyone and eliminate my impatience and competitive nature. Whenever conflicts popped up I kept using Falun Dafa’s teachings to change my thinking.”
Peijing gradually observed that, “In dealing with this coworker, from deliberately maintaining a kind demeanor, I was comfortable and sincere in working with him. We can communicate freely and I realized how great the power of compassion is. When I treat others with kindness, people and things around me change.”
Treasuring the Opportunity to Practice Cultivation
Peijing observed that her friends are quick to complain when they encounter problems. This makes her feel fortunate and she cherishes the fact that she practices Dafa all the more because she has the key to unlock all troubles in her heart – putting the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance into practice in everyday life. Peijing said, “My coworkers can see how wonderful Falun Dafa is when they see me conducting myself according to Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. If my friends practiced Dafa, I think they would be able to view problems in life with a better perspective and wouldn’t complain so much.
“Returning to cultivation is the most fortunate thing that happened to me. I gained a lot. Now, whenever I encounter hardships I have Dafa to guide and comfort me. Dafa has given me great strength.”
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Editor’s Note: Dear readers, do you know that Falun Dafa, originally from China, is currently practiced by people in over 100 countries? But in China, since Jul. 20, 1999, Falun Gong is defamed, slandered and persecuted due to the Chinese Communist Party’s fear of Falun Gong’s rapidly growing popularity. Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline’s growing popularity as a threat to the CCP’s atheistic ideology.
To learn more about the persecution Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to in China, visit http://faluninfo.net/.
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