(Clearwisdom.net) Falun Dafa practitioners' cultivation environments such as group study, group exercises and experience sharing have been damaged since the persecution began on July 20, 1999. Under Teacher's merciful protection, Falun Dafa practitioners inside and outside of China have founded the Minghui website and opened a "holy and pure land" for practitioners all over the world, especially for those in China, to exchange insights and share experiences.
Teacher's boundless compassion for us has been displayed again with all that we have experienced and been privileged to. From the excitement of first seeing Falun Dafa's Minghui website and picture of Teacher quietly watching the world from amidst the mountains, to the frustration of not being able to log on to the Minghui website not long after my first visit due to the CCP's blockade; from receiving the addresses of the dynamic websites from fellow practitioners via numerous emails, to the Internet blockade being applied to my workplace again; from the positive changes to my family brought about by my cultivation practice, to my non-practitioner husband buying a computer for home; from getting Minghui website content via email, to successfully downloading anti-blockade software and breaking through the blockade and logging on to the Minghui website. The most enjoyable thing has been: "with one person practicing, the whole family benefits." Each time these memories unfold, I always feel a tremendous joy and a strong force, which urges me to constantly improve diligently.
Now I would like to share my understandings with you, so that we can all feel our esteemed Teacher's immense compassion and treasure our precious chance to cultivate in Falun Dafa.
I have never listened to Teacher's lectures in person, but have only watched Teacher's lecture videos a couple of times. When I read touching articles written by practitioners who have listened to Teacher's lectures in person, I feel as if I was there too, as if I had indeed seen Teacher, experienced Teacher's treating practitioners' illnesses and witnessed the peaceful and compassionate scene. I admire so much those practitioners who have had the opportunity to see Teacher in person.
"I think that those who can listen to my lectures in person, I would say, honestly... you will realize in the future that this period of time is extremely precious." ("Lecture One" from Zhuan Falun, 2000)
Each time I study this Fa in connection with practitioners' experience sharing articles published on the Minghui website, I develop a train of thoughts and feelings. In fact, I am quite lucky, too. Having begun Fa study and having steadfastly practiced cultivation in Dafa without stopping for the past nine years, my predestined relationship is quite strong, too. I will treasure this long-awaited, rare opportunity.
My supernormal abilities have never been unlocked. Reading the articles that speak of a magnificent scene in other dimensions written by practitioners whose supernormal abilities have been unlocked, I know that they are real. Everyone knows that in the early stage of Teacher's lectures on the Fa, to prevent practitioners from developing attachments in this respect, Teacher seldom spoke of supernormal abilities. In my understanding, this is the manifestation of the Fa at different levels and in different dimensions. Now we have practiced cultivation for so long and have undergone frustrations and frequent difficulties. Teacher saw that we could control ourselves, and many practitioners have matured. Therefore, Teacher lets us read articles pertaining to this aspect of cultivation. I have come to understand that Teacher wants the disciples to know that during cultivation practice, besides tribulations, there are wonders and magnificent things that a normal human being cannot see or feel, so as to strengthen our confidence in cultivation. At the same time, Teacher wants us to know that we all have incomparably powerful supernormal abilities, with which our righteous thoughts can disintegrate the evil.
Studying the Fa often, reading practitioners' experience sharing articles often, treating ourselves as practitioners in Dafa at every moment, and practicing solid and genuine cultivation, one will find that everything in the human world is indeed not worth becoming attached to.
I have benefited from cultivating in Dafa and have not undergone too big a tribulation. I know this comes from Teacher. As I can accept all of Teacher's lectures unconditionally, practitioners' experience sharing articles published on the Minghui website help me comprehend them. I can understand them, look inside myself and improve, and at the same time understand,
"Different levels have different Fa, and different dimensions have different Fa, all of which are the various manifestations of the Buddha Fa in different dimensions and at different levels." ("Lecture One" from Zhuan Falun, 2000 translation version)
I am a schoolteacher. I used to like reading books, particularly books on how to conduct myself, before I started practicing Dafa. After beginning to practice Dafa, I stopped reading everyday people's books except for textbooks and never watch TV, because I have no interest in it and am too busy for it. I can take a lot of pleasure that everyday people cannot understand from reading Teacher's lectures and practitioners' experience sharing articles, and I can truly feel this to be the pure land. I stopped participating in ordinary people's recreational activities, as I find them boring.
I share these things only to encourage practitioners who can log on to the Minghui website to treasure the website and strengthen the website with righteous thoughts, so as to make it even better. At the same time I would like to remind practitioners who are not able to log on to the Minghui website to treasure Minghui Weekly. In my personal opinion, reading articles on the Minghui website carefully is also a part of our cultivation.
We all know that the front page of the Minghui website has Teacher's picture, and Teacher's autograph is on the Minghui Weekly; aren't these enough for us to trust and treasure the Minghui website?
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