(Clearwisdom.net)
I obtained the Fa on October 31, 2005. I was at a Halloween party
hosted by my parents. There was a very nice lady at this party who just
started talking to me "coincidentally". She and I went back and
forth discussing various things and eventually we came to my love of Eastern
philosophy, martial arts, etc. Upon learning this she simply told me,
"I have a book you should read." Without knowing why I said,
"Cool, I'd love to read it!".
She didn't tell me anything about the book, only that it involved Chinese
principles and had some exercises that went along with it. The next day
she brought over Zhuan Falun. I didn't start reading the book until
the next day, at which point I read the first chapter. Upon finishing the
first chapter I read the title of the second chapter and the words "About
the Third Eye". At this point I suddenly started to feel
uncomfortable. My whole body started to get hot. I didn't think much of it but I
kept getting hotter and hotter, until the point where I was forced to set the
book down. But then, miraculously, I started to cool off. Slowly my body began
to relax and I was able to sit up again. Then I brushed off the incident,
put on my work clothes and went to work, although I felt a little warm and
uncomfortable for the next hour or so.
The next day I read the second chapter and thought nothing of it. I still had
not grasped what this book really was.
On the third day I read the third chapter. As I was reading through it I
came across the lines:
"When some people received gong they suddenly felt unbearably hot one night
while they were sleeping and they could hardly keep their covers on. When they
got up the next morning they got a shock from whatever they touched. That's when
they knew they had got gong."
When I read this my eyes began to widen and I sat there in disbelief for a
moment as I mulled things over in my head, "Is this for real?! Is
that what happened to me?!........it all makes sense." I had always
been discontent with this world and had been searching for higher states of
consciousness. I'd always believed that the things of this world were
empty and that there had to be something that we human beings were missing,
something very big. Even though I was extremely shocked and excited I
easily accepted what I had just read. I had never heard about cultivation
practice before but nonetheless I immediately decided that I would become
a cultivator. After finishing a chapter and a half it was time to go to
work.
From that point on I devoted my entire life to cultivation. I no longer smoke marijuana, drink alcohol, or do much of what I used to do for
that matter. I go to work, I do the three things, and
constantly look inward. I thank Master every day for this incredible opportunity
at this extremely special point in history. I remind myself constantly
that there are so many beings relying on me that I must not slack off for even a
moment. If I do, who knows how many beings in my realm will be eliminated?
About a month or so into my cultivation I realized that the lady who had given
me Zhuan Falun had actually stopped cultivating many months before she
even gave me the book. She just told me that she knew somehow that she was
supposed to give me the book. At this point I realized that she had
stumbled and that Master fully expected me to do everything possible to put her
back on the path of cultivation.
I came to realize that perhaps I have very good enlightenment quality, simply
because I was able to give up so many attachments and human notions very
quickly. I was also able to grasp many Fa principles very quickly and
easily as well. As I started to understand this I then realized that this
lady's enlightenment quality wasn't very good, because even though she had spent
quite a bit longer cultivating than myself (before she had quit), she still
hadn't grasped many of the basic principles of cultivation. At this point
my compassion came out, because I felt very sad that she didn't have the
ability to understand and comprehend in the same way that I can. I thought of her, as well as all of the beings in her realm that would
be wiped out if I didn't do something. I made a vow that I would do
everything in my power right then and there to help her get back on the path of
cultivation. I immediately asked Master for help and guidance in this
task.
Over the next few weeks I started going over to her house and bringing her
articles from Clearwisdom, which I thought would be appropriate and perhaps
motivate her to start cultivating again. We talked a lot about Falun Dafa
and I shared with her my various understandings of the Fa. Bit by
bit she started to get back into the whole idea of cultivating and started
reading Zhuan Falun for the first time in six months.
Through Master's incredible arrangements and compassionate guidance this
wonderful lady was able to bring me to the Fa and I, in turn was able to bring
her back to the Fa.
Thank you so much Master Li, you've given Dafa practitioners the world and then
some! We must keep in our hearts and minds always the power of the Fa and
the incredible importance of our mission to save sentient beings. We must also
remember that the faster we get rid of attachments the more beings we can save,
both the ones here on Earth as well as the ones waiting for us in our various
realms.
As I've only been practicing for a very short time my level is quite
limited. Please point out anything incorrect.
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