(Minghui.org) When I attended middle school I was curious about qigong, and attended a few classes. I later became interested in Daoist teachings and fortune-telling.
During one of the classes I attended, I met Ling who was in poor health. Ling attended many qigong classes, but none of them helped her. In April 1994 Ling’s mother told her that the Master who taught Falun Dafa would hold a ten-day lecture in Zhengzhou in June. Her mother also gave her a copy of Falun Gong so that she could see what the practice was about.
After Ling read the book she told me that the teachings were good. I wanted to borrow the book and after I repeatedly asked, she agreed to let me have it for one night.
I read it as soon as I got home. What Master Li said in the book clearly explained what qigong is, and it was nothing like what I had been told in other qigong classes. The book was easy to understand and pointed out fundamental issues. I decided to practice Falun Dafa, I was 23 years old
The next day I copied the exercise movements in the book the best I could. When I conjoined my hands, I saw a small box in front of me, and it slowly moved into my head from the left side.
When I returned the book to Ling the next day, I told her that I wanted to attend the Falun Dafa lectures in Zhengzhou. She was excited to hear this because Zhengzhou was a long way from home, and her husband did not want her to go alone. My wishing to accompany her solved her problem.
We later visited a friend of ours, Yuan. Yuan had a three-year-old daughter who had joint problems. She was more than happy to come with us to the lectures, because she felt practicing Falun Dafa would help her and her daughter.
I borrowed 200 yuan from a friend, so I had 300 yuan (US$ 41) as my travel expenses. The three of us reached Zhengzhou on the evening of June 9. A few hundred people arrived there around the same time. A local Falun Dafa practitioner arranged for us to stay in a place free of charge, which helped a lot financially, and they cooked noodles for us.
The next day, Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa, held a brief introduction. Almost everyone who attended the session decided to join the formal lecture, and more than 1,400 people attended.
For the first two days Master lectured in the morning. After that, we did the exercises in the morning and attended the lecture in the afternoon. The lectures lasted about 2.5 hours with a 15-minute break in between. When the lecture took place on Sunday, Master gave two lectures.
June 12th was a sunny day. Soon after Master started the lecture, he said, “I see many practitioners have illnesses, I will treat them now. You think about the illness you have, don’t think too hard, just for a quick second.” I didn’t have any illness at the time, so I thought about my mother’s headaches and dizziness. Master then told the men to stomp their left leg three times, and women do the same with their right leg.
Master then said, “Perhaps some of you didn’t understand what I just said. So let’s do it again. You may think about the illnesses you or your families have.” My legs felt numb and painful after I meditated that morning, so I wanted my legs to recover. After I stomped my leg, the leg pain went away. When I went home after the trip and asked my mother how she felt, she told me she felt fine, and her headaches and dizziness never returned.
Forty minutes into the lecture, the weather changed. Heavy clouds completely blocked the sun and it became so dark outside that we couldn’t see anything. The wind blew hard and there was lightening and thunder. Hail the size of golf balls came crashing down. Some lights went out. The rain then came down very hard, and started to drip down from the roof.
The rain dripped on Master’s table. He walked to another table, sat down on it, and quietly did the “Big Hand Sign.” Before Master finished the hand sign, the clouds dissipated, the sun came out, and the rain stopped. Master resumed his lecture.
That afternoon, on our way back to where we stayed, we waded through the water that was often above our knees.
We learned how to do the exercises every day. A young practitioner stood in front and demonstrate the movements, while Master walked around and checked our movements. When I did the Falun Standing Stance, I felt as though I were in another dimension. It felt like a finger poked through my upper arm, and removed a spell a qigong master once cast on me. My appreciation for Master’s help was beyond words.
One morning, after Master explained what Falun Cosmic Orbit was, its mechanisms and the energy flow, I felt a warm stream of energy rotating outside of my body, from top to bottom and back, as I was walking home. It was an experience like nothing I ever had, and further strengthened my faith.
During the 8th lecture Master talked about the meditation exercise called Reinforcing Supernatural Powers. After I crossed my legs, performed the hand signs, and held my palms down on both sides, I felt a strong energy flow coming out of my palms, it was warm but not burning—it was a nice calm energy.
After the last lecture, many practitioners didn’t want to leave right away, so they went to Master and shook his hands, and so did I. Master, stood on the podium, leaned over and shook hands with everyone. When I held Master’s right hand, it was an emotional moment for me. His hand was wide and thick, like his grace and compassion.
Master then took photos with different groups of practitioners. The three of us also had the privilege to do so. The precious photo, after many years remains in good condition, under my care.
Master said, “As I have mentioned, this is because I am the only person who is doing such a thing. There are not many opportunities for something like this, and I will not teach this way forever. 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, Zhuan Falun)
Thirty years have passed, but every detail is still vivid in my mind.
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