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Remembering the Days When Teacher Taught the Fa in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province
(Clearwisdom.net) In July 1994, I was lucky enough to attend the 4th Falun Gong seminar given
by Teacher in Guangzhou. Even now, when I recall those days, I still feel really
glad and have a sense of awe. Before I began practicing Falun Gong, I was normally a kind-hearted person,
but I sometimes had a bad temper. I was irritable when I was confronted with
hard times. By chance, I was encouraged by one of my colleagues to practice
Falun Gong. I didn't take his words seriously until the middle of July 1994,
when I was fortunate enough to enter the Falun Gong seminar given by Teacher in
Guangzhou. Because there were many people in the audience, I had to sit in the
balcony and I could not see Teacher clearly. When Teacher started the lecture, I
listened quietly and was so intrigued as he spoke that I no longer felt sleepy
as I did before. Teacher generally gave the Fa lectures from 7:00 to 9:00 at
night. Only when the seminar came to an end on the weekend did he change the
time to accommodate the final part of his teachings. Teacher was never late for
the lectures. He did not use any text for his speech. To start with, he took a
small piece of paper from his pocket. He did not drink any water from the
beginning to the end of the lecture. When someone served him water, he proceeded
with his talk without drinking it. I came to a more complete understanding of
Buddhism when Teacher came to the part regarding the difference between Qigong
of the Buddha School and Buddhism. Before this I had been to temples to worship
Buddha. The monks in the temple told me that Buddha would be more willing to
bless me if I could donate as much money as possible. Now I came to understand
that these monks were actually behaving in a way that led the Buddhism of
Shakyamuni to corruption, and they were not true cultivators. Right before the end of the seminar, several of us met with Teacher by
chance. I asked Teacher if we could take some photos with him. Teacher said that
he did not have enough time to take photos with so many Dafa students. In the
eyes of Teacher all Dafa students were equal and should be given an equal
chance, which could take a lot of time. In the end, we did not take any photos,
but I was really glad that I had the chance to speak with Teacher face to face. After I came back from the seminar, I began to abide by Teacher's Fa. I got
rid of the materials that I had received from Buddhist temples. When the lay
Buddhist who had directed me to the temple learned that I no longer went there
because I started to practice Falun Gong, he flew into a rage and threatened
that he would punish me for this. I said to him that I was not scared, because I
was protected by the Teacher of a righteous way. Ever since then that person has
not come to bother me anymore. From then on I have genuinely followed the path
to my true home. Posting date: 12/24/2004 |