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Advance Diligently So That Teacher, Who Has Done So Much For Us, Will Be Glad to See Us By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Wuhan, Hubei Province
(Clearwisdom.net) From the time the persecution of Falun Gong began in
China on July 20, 1999, many of my coworkers have come to my office to tell me
how they have benefited both in mind and body from cultivating Falun Dafa. They
told me that the authorities broadcast lies in their propaganda. I said a few words in
support of Falun Gong and told them, "Lend me your Zhuan Falun (1)
for me to read." After I said that, I became scared. I wanted to take back
my words but I didn't say so out loud. I just told myself, "If I have a
karmic relationship, then I will get this book. If I don't have a karmic
relationship, so be it." In May 2000, a fellow practitioner got me a copy of Zhuan Falun in
spite of the risk. As soon as I opened the book, it grabbed my attention. I had
been to many places looking for the true meaning of life and the origin of
life. I had wondered what exactly the world was about. But I had never been able
to answer these questions. As soon as I finished reading Zhuan Falun, I
knew Teacher had given me the answers I had always been looking for. My thinking
truly climbed higher, and my view of the world changed. In the first half of 2001, I had a health examination at my work place. I was
surprised to find out that the fibroid tumors in my breasts that had bothered me
for many years had disappeared. I didn't believe it at first, but the medical
examination indeed showed that they were no longer there. Although I had read Zhuan
Falun, I hadn't even started to practice the exercises yet. I was so moved
that I burst into tears. With the constant help of fellow practitioners, my understanding of Falun
Dafa gradually grew deeper. I also learned the five sets of exercises. I went
through quite a few tests, since I was coming from a mindset of seeking more
knowledge at first, to learning to understand the Fa [great law, universal
principle] from within the Fa, and eventually stepping forward to clarify
the truth of the persecution. My cultivation environment became better and
better. I still haven't done very well in clarifying the truth of the
persecution to people because of my fear. When I was not diligent, Teacher
hinted to me in a dream, "The Dafa disciples ("The Foretelling") I then realized that I was a Falun Dafa disciple in the Fa-rectification
period. In another dream, there was a big bus. Many Falun Dafa disciples got on the
bus to listen to Teacher's lecture. I saw Teacher sitting on the bus and waiting
for disciples. I hurried to him and asked, "Teacher, could you please wait
for my daughter? I don't know where she went." (I was strongly attached to
her with the sentimentality of a parent) Teacher said, "OK." But we
waited for a long time and she still didn't show up. The bus was full, and
people were still squeezing into the bus. Teacher said to me again, "Come
in." I asked Teacher again, "Could you wait a little longer,
please?" Teacher smiled and said, "OK." After I woke up the next
morning, my daughter asked me for Zhuan Falun. It was Teacher's mercy
that saved another life. Every time I recall this, I can't help crying silently.
It comes from my understanding side that knows how much Teacher has given me.
With all the words in the world, I am still not able to describe my gratitude to
Teacher. It's a debt that I could not possibly pay back even with my countless
lifetimes. When I first started to cultivate, some practitioners said to me, "You
are great. It's not easy to be able to learn Falun Dafa in such an environment
where people are being persecuted for refusing to give up the practice." I
felt complacent. But now I say I was able to learn Falun Dafa because of
Teacher's mercy. Teacher gave the Fa to me only because I said a few words in
support of Falun Gong, and he gave me the answers to all my questions. Only when
I advance more diligently will Teacher, who mercifully and laboriously saved me,
be pleased to see me, and I will deserve to be called a Dafa disciple in the Fa-rectification
period. (1) Zhuan Falun is the book containing the main teachings of Falun
Gong (also known as Falun Dafa). September 17, 2004
Posting date: 10/1/2004 |