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Greetings Compassionate Master! Greetings Fellow Practitioners!
The 20th anniversary of when Master began to spread the Fa will soon be here. Here, I'd like to share my experience with you and thank Master for his saving grace.
The Magnificence in Other Dimensions Led Me to the Fa
Recently I have been remembering the early days when I first obtained the Fa. I recall the excitement and joy of that time. The brightness and openness in my heart that I experienced is forever inscribed in my heart and bones.
In the beginning of 1997, other practitioners told me about Falun Dafa several times and offered to loan me their Falun Dafa books. I declined their offers. On May 18, fellow practitioners invited me to see the fine arts exhibition by Jilin Dafa practitioners to commemorate the fifth year of Master spreading the Fa. Because I love calligraphy and fine art, I followed several Dafa practitioners, and one colleague who did not practice Falun Gong, to the art exhibition.
As soon as I stepped into the hall, I was instantly attracted by the scenes inside. Because I had practiced several kinds of Qigong and I was still at the Qi level, I had experienced Qi and magnetic fields. In here I experienced a very strong Qi field and a strong energy that I had never experienced before. I felt happy and comfortable. Every cell in my body was relaxed, I felt so content. I could not see other dimensions but I could feel that this place was very spacious and extremely large and it was dazzlingly brilliant and splendid.
Because I could not forget that experience, I went to that place again several years later but found that the buildings were pretty ordinary with old units facing each other. The hall was not large at all.
The exhibition at that time was at the Changchun Municipal Stadium where there was a big hall and the show rooms were connected one after another. On the tables and on the walls were paintings, calligraphy works, arts and crafts of various sorts with beautiful colors and designs. There were many visitors but people were very quiet and calm using their hearts to see the expo. I felt like people around me were very familiar, as if I knew them somehow. Occasionally when I looked at them, they would give me a big smile. Though the works were not at a professional level, I could feel that they had been completed with heart and were filled with compassionate energy and beautiful power. Those boring professional works were far behind. I repeatedly said to myself in my heart “It is so wonderful! It is so wonderful!”. I was overwhelmed.
Even today I can still remember some of the paintings and writings. For example, I saw many modern versions of fairy tales (I have always liked fairy tales, since hearing them as a child) and they changed some of my human notions on the spot. I saw a picture book drawn by a Falun Gong practitioner. During his cultivation, demons from other dimensions came to interfere with him. They came rapidly, fiercely, and larger than life. Suddenly he thought of the first set of the exercises “Buddha Showing a Thousand Hands” in which there were movements of “Two Dragons Diving into the Sea”. When he recited the verses and his hands did the movements, two dragons came out and quickly killed the demons. Another painting was drawn by a Dafa practitioner from the farm. Four small pictures illustrated his own experience. One day a neighbor’s house was on fire and the fire spread, burning many other homes, but not his. His house was safe, and even the dry haystack was not at all burned. There were also stories of very sick people becoming healthy after practicing Falun Gong. It was really amazing. I saw another painting. It was very simple but had profound meaning. It portrayed a cultivation road. The road extended into the distance. On the road pieces of black substances (karma) was placed all the way up from his very feet. Master had already helped him to eliminate much of the karma. With each step forward, one piece of karma was dissolved. I lingered before this painting for quite some time and it aroused my curiosity for cultivation. Before, I had never thought much about what cultivation was. I came to realize that it was not easy to cultivate and without Master one was not able to achieve success in cultivation.
I came to know what it was like to be “bathed in Buddha's lights” from this visit. For a long time, I felt that excitement. I shared with my family members my experience and told them of what I saw in the exhibition. I recommended they go to visit the exhibition themselves. The next day I started to practice the exercises and study the Fa. Luckily I became a Falun Dafa practitioner and have enjoyed every day of "Buddha's lights illuminate everything".
I Want to Cultivate
While growing up I was influenced by my family and had vague concepts of Buddhas and Gods. My grandfather was a doctor of Chinese medicine. He practiced meditation and cultivation for a long time, never talking about it with anyone. Because he loved me, occasionally he told me some stories of the cultivation of Dao. As long as I can remember, my father was always looking for a way to longevity and health. He taught me a type of Qigong called Relaxing Gong, when I was still very young. At the age of 31, I started to practice the Qigong he taught me. With the increasing popularity of Qigong, I started to practice other kinds of Qigong as well. I practiced this gong today and that gong the next day, but never found the one that I thought was right for me.
When I was just over forty years old, I was suffering from several diseases, such as heart palpitations, rhinitis and pharyngitis. I was busy with the family chores and work. I had swollen feet. At that time my parents started to believe in Buddhism. They brought in many Buddhist scriptures and Buddhist books. When my mother saw that I was tired after work and my health was suffering, she tried to influence me to believe in Buddhism. She said that if I believed in Buddhism, I would be looked after and would achieve my true destination. Recalling the fairy tales I enjoyed so from my youth, I looked forward to the beautiful Buddhist and God's world. Despite the evil Party's brainwashing, in my heart I still believed in the existence of Buddhas and Gods. But because I had already joined the evil Party, I did not dare to believe in Buddhism openly and was afraid. I had practiced Qi Gong for a long time but achieved little result. I didn't have the feelings that was described in Qi Gong books, so after much consideration, I chose to believe in Buddhism. I became a lay Buddhist and kept a Buddhist statue in the shrine at my home. I often went to the temple and donated money to show my conviction and devotion. I even lived in the temple with my child for a while.
rpose of my belief in Buddhism was to escape, be saved and to reach consummation. But the temples in Changchun were messy, nor were there any monks at a high level. I could not find any lay Buddhist that were really studying Buddhism and had obtained the law. I kept searching for the ways that enabled people to cultivate to be Buddha. For several years I researched and came in contact with a variety of things. Now I realize that they were all formalities, not real cultivation.
When I first read the book Zhuan Falun, the things that puzzled me for more than a decade were suddenly cleared up. I realized that I was so busy with being a vegetarian, or in chanting incantations, which all ended in vain. Falun Dafa is the real Buddha's Fa. The way Dafa disciples are walking on is the real path of cultivation to Buddhahood. How lucky we are that we can genuinely cultivate in the dharma-ending period with the guidance of Master, with the Fa to study, with fellow practitioners to share our experiences with. I will definitely cultivate until I succeed!
This is the Real Buddha Fa that Saves People
When I first obtained the Fa, I read Zhuan Falun over and over. I had difficulty concentrating while reading because of my many notions and thoughts. I read the book several times but always felt like I was reading them for the first time. I fell asleep while studying the Fa at the Fa study group. I hated myself for doing that and was anxious in my heart. I was afraid that Master would not look after me. One morning I was on my way to the practice site and worrying that I would be late. So I began walking faster. I was amazed to find that my body felt very light. It took only a few minutes to arrive at the practice site, when usually it took twenty minutes. I was so excited . Master was looking after me! Soon I found that the diseases that I was not so concerned with, disappeared. Without any diseases my body was so light. Thus I keep cultivating in Dafa and it has given me good health, and I keep improving and uplifting myself.
Through cultivation in Dafa, I realized that this is a great way to virtue that cannot be missed. It can save people. In the dharma-ending period, Master told people of the highest principles of the universe: Truth, Compassion and Forbearance. As long as you live according to these three principles, you can cultivate. Non-practitioners can also be saved and blessed as long as they know "Falun Dafa is good". Furthermore, there is no formality such as membership or temple to observe. It is not connected with any political organization. As long as you cultivate your heart according to the principles of "Truth-Compassion-Forbearance" in your daily life and work, you are on the path to returning to heaven. The great way is really simple and easy. Master's compassion blesses everyone on this earth. This is the real "Buddha's light illuminates everything". This is the real great Buddha's Fa that can save people.
Dafa has created many miracles in this world since it was introduced to the public twenty years ago. Many non-practitioners can also recover from serious diseases and renew their life as long as they recognize or recite "Falun Dafa is good." Now Falun Dafa has spread to over one hundred countries and over 100 million people are practicing it. Many people know that Falun Dafa is saving people. Numerous people have benefited from the practice. One hundred million practitioners have at least one hundred million stories. And their relatives and friends may also benefit from the practice. So who can tell how many more stories there are in Dafa?
I hope this article will be a good reference for those who have not practiced Dafa yet. I hope they will choose a right way for themselves and start the practice thus to be saved and to be on the way home.
Thank you compassionate Master Thank you fellow practitioners! Heshi.