(Clearwisdom.net) I am nearly 70 years old. I started to practice Falun Dafa in 1996. With Master's merciful protection, I have walked my cultivation path for 11 years. Master opened my celestial eye from the very beginning of my cultivation. Every time I elevated to a higher level, a cultivation path would be displayed in front of my eyes. Since I started cultivation, I always believed in Master and the great Fa. Master opened my celestial eye at different levels of my cultivation. I could see that a simple thought or act we generate in this human society can result in a magnificent move that shakes the heaven and earth in another dimension.
"The whole process of cultivation is a process of constantly getting rid of human attachments." (Zhuan Falun) The biggest obstacle in cultivation is our human notions. As soon as ordinary people's thinking changes, the human attachment will be gone and the divine side of us will take control. Then what is there to be afraid of, even if we are facing the most severe trials? But the only way to change everyday people's thinking is through studying the Fa a lot.
Below is what I saw with my celestial eye as I walked on different levels of the cultivation path. I wrote this down in order to encourage each other.
When I first obtained the Fa, I saw we were under a hole in the ground. The surroundings were dark and dirty and the environment was quite harsh. Then I saw a ladder made of rope and chain near the entrance of the hole. We grabbed the ladder as if we had found a savior and started to climb up. At the beginning I had lots of human thoughts and my understanding on the Fa was not mature. Thus, many times I saw myself fall after I climbed up to a certain height. Fortunately each time there was a huge hand that held me up and placed me back onto the ladder. Then I quickly climbed up until I got out of the hole.
Then I saw many ropes hanging down from heaven. If one wanted to ascend, one needed to climb up on the rope. It was quite difficult just to climb up on the rope and yet there were many other obstacles such as ceilings and roofs above our heads as we were climbing. It seemed very difficult to overcome, but as long as we were determined to climb, wherever we reached, the obstacles would automatically get out of the way. Actually it was not difficult at all.
After I climbed up the rope for a while, soon I arrived at another place. A flight of stone stairs appeared in front of me. It wound upward toward the heavens. The steps were relatively stable and everyone found them easy to walk on. There were also rest areas next to the steps, and even beds for us to rest on. But I didn't stop for long. All that I knew was to walk up quickly.
Soon I arrived at another place and the stone stairs disappeared. When I looked down, I saw at the bottom a dense crowd of people who were shabbily dressed and looked like beggars. They had worried looks, were living in a dirty environment, and they were painfully struggling. The higher the place, the fewer people. The bottom of a shiny silver slide appeared in front of me. I stepped onto the slide. Each step had to be sturdy and stable, as one could easily slide down if not careful. Many people were not diligent enough, so they kept climbing up then sliding down. But if one was earnest, had perseverance and was diligent, it was quite easy to climb up the slide.
After the slide, there appeared a wooden pole that was full of sharp blades and nails. The pole also extended towards heaven far far away. It was much more difficult to climb up the wooden pole. The sharp blades and nails on the pole could easily cut our hands, thus many people hesitated and stopped and some others didn't even dare to step on it. My hands were wounded by the sharp blades and were full of blood. But I endured the pain. I kept telling myself, "Climb upwards, I will not stop for one second." Finally I reached the top, and when I looked at my hands again, they were perfectly fine.
Next, what appeared to me was an endless ocean. There was a path made of flames in the ocean that went right across to the other side. The red flames lit up the sky. If I wanted to go further, I had to pass through this path of flames. Many people stopped here because they thought they would die for sure if they were to walk on the flames. They were frightened and would go no further. Thus another group of people stopped there. But the brave ones could overcome any obstacle.
Luckily I didn't think too much and stepped into the flames without any hesitation. What I found strange was that although the flames were strong, I was not burned. We could actually walk easily. I realized that it was only human notions that stop us. As soon as we get rid of our human thinking, we become Gods. And how could a God be scared of the fire?
After I reached the other side of the ocean, I saw a bright-colored and beautiful world. The scene was so magnificent that I could not express it with human language. Afterwards we arrived at another place where many golden pillars were shedding rays in all directions. I realized that this was another ladder reaching towards heaven, we had to climb up. But I didn't know why many people were frightened to be near the the golden pillars and didn't dare to climb up.
The golden pillars were separated into sections and each section had layers of cross branches. In each layer we could find a place to sit down. After a while we climbed up one layer, then another layer, until we reached the end of the golden pillars. I sat in the middle of the top layer looking downwards. I saw that we were very far from the ground. I could barely see those people in shabby clothes who were wearing patient clothes from the hospital now, each one of them looking pitiful, as if they had been poisoned. I knew that they were poisoned by the Chinese Communist evil spirit. I must save them to stop them from being eliminated together with the evil spirit.
Then I saw in the middle of the sky, practitioners who compiled truth-clarifying materials at our local site were busily making some yellow rattan chairs. The chairs were given to nearby practitioners after they were made. I also received some rattan chairs from practitioners, and I kept throwing them down. Those who received the rattan chair then placed it under their mat and smiled happily. I knew that's because sentient beings were so happy after being saved. Those who didn't receive any were waiting anxiously to receive one, and no one would receive more than one.
This was what I saw recently. I understand that time is very limited and that our journeys are so long, I must keep climbing up because Master is waiting for us at the top.
I would like to use this opportunity to remind those practitioners who are still in deep sleep to wake up quickly. You must know that Master saved us from hell, and the countless sentient beings in the cosmos admire us for being so lucky to have obtained the great cultivation way in this lifetime. If we can't let go of self-interests in this world and cling to this world that can be seen, if we give up the great cultivation way or stop at a certain level, this will be something that we will regret forever.
The above is what I saw during my cultivation at my own level. It may not be applicable to others. I respectfully ask fellow practitioners to kindly point out anything that is not appropriate.
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