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Recalling Happier Times
By Jing Lian, a Dafa practitioner in Changchun
(Clearwisdom.net)
As we approach the twelfth anniversary of Teacher introducing and spreading
the Fa (1), I would like to recount the wonderful times when Teacher was with us
personally. I would like to write down a few of these experiences so that my
fellow practitioners can share in my happiness.
Teacher's Lecture "Notes"
When the third Falun Dafa class was held in Changchun City, the organizer
assigned me the duty of filling up Teacher's water glass. I felt very honored to
be by Teacher's side so often. On the first day of the lecture, as soon as
Teacher walked into the entrance of the Town Hall everyone stood up and welcomed
our most respectable Teacher with thunderous applause. Everyone's gaze was fixed
on Teacher as he went up to the podium. Teacher waved at us while smiling, and
then he let everyone sit down and listen to the lecture.
While I filled up Teacher's water, I saw him take out a piece of paper
from the breast pocket of his suit. The paper was filled with characters of
different sizes and all kinds of signs that looked like symbols. I stared at the
paper and tried to read it. However, I could not decipher any of it. That piece
of paper was the complete "lecture notes" used by Teacher during his expounding
on the Fa. During the 10 days of the class, except for the last day when Teacher
answered the students' questions, the only notes I ever saw Teacher use to give
the Fa lectures were those brief "notes." At the time, I did not understand how
Teacher could give such an extremely high-level, in-depth, comprehensive Fa
lecture using only one piece of paper as an outline.
Later on, through studying the Fa and cultivating, I came to understand. Dafa
belongs to Teacher and the Fa is in Teacher's heart. The "notes" were just one
manifestation of Teacher's boundless wisdom.
Overcoming Interference
During one class session, we came across some interference in the form of a
power outage. The Dafa practitioner who was taking care of the tape recording
suddenly came up with a great idea; he loaded a few batteries into the recorder,
and then used it as an amplifier to broadcast the lecture.
The meeting hall held 1,000 people. Everyone was very quiet. Teacher remained
very calm and composed. He continued to lecture on the Fa as if nothing had
happened. Teacher's voice came through loud and clear and echoed throughout the
hall, just as well as before the power outage. Teacher eliminated the
interference while lecturing, and about 20 minutes later the power came back on.
The staff of the Town Hall remarked, "The power was down, but the lecture did
not stop. By using the tape recorder as an amplifier, the voice was still so
clear, and everyone was quiet. This kind of thing has never happened before. It
is so amazing!"
Teacher Chooses a Practice Site for Us
Practitioners from Teacher's hometown have received special care from
Teacher. This is the great fortune of Changchun practitioners.
After the third Falun Dafa Class in Changchun finished, a few of our
practitioners decided to set up a practice site. After checking out several
places that we considered suitable, we found that there were already people
practicing some other morning exercises there. While we were a little worried
about finding a place, our most respected Teacher selected a different
practice site for us. The practice site was smooth and flat, the environment was
nice, and it could hold more people. After it was set up, the number of people
coming to our practice site increased day by day. Within one year, the number of
people practicing there increased from a few dozen to a few hundred.
During the first two years that Teacher was introducing Falun Dafa to the
public, whenever Teacher was in Changchun City, he would go to each practice
site and personally instruct practitioners to study the Fa (Falun Dafa
teachings), improve their xinxing (2), and practice the exercises. One morning,
while practitioners were practicing their exercises to the graceful Dafa music,
Teacher arrived. He watched us as we practiced the exercises. He then gently
walked by a few practitioners. He would forcefully grab something at the top of
a practitioner's head, and then throw something onto the ground, purifying the
practitioner's body.
These are my recollections of the wonderful times spent with Teacher. It was
a truly wonderful time!
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