(Clearwisdom.net) On July 2-10, 2005, the Chongguang Elementary School in
Dali city, Taizhong County held a nine-day educational seminar for all the
teachers in Taizhong. The seminar focused on studying "Truthfulness,
Compassion, Forbearance." This is the third time that the Chongguang
Elementary School has held this event. Not surprisingly, teachers were not the
only participants who attended. Many people from the community came as well.
The nine-day seminar allowed the attendees to watch Teacher Li Hongzhi's
lecture in Guangzhou, learn the five sets of Falun Dafa exercises and hear nine
Falun Dafa practitioners share their experiences of practicing Falun Dafa.
The guest speakers came from various backgrounds that ranged from a
traditional Chinese medicine doctor to a western medical doctor and an
elementary school principal. Each practitioner shared with the audience the
physical and mental benefits received from the practice of Falun Dafa and their
personal understanding of the practice.
Personal Experience Stories
Dr. Lin Gui |
Truth-clarifying poster boards |
On the first day of the seminar, the attendees watched the first lecture
given by Teacher in Guangzhou. Prior to the lecture, Dr. Lin Gui shared her
experiences.
Dr. Lin talked about Falun Dafa from the standpoint of Chinese medicine. She
mentioned that the five sets of exercises are not merely simple and easy to
learn movements, but are very beneficial to a person's physical and emotional
well being.
Although Dr. Lin is over 60 years old, her hair is still full and black. She
is energetic and always has a smile on her face. Her personal experience made
everyone aware of how miraculous and beautiful Falun Dafa is. Dr. Lin talked
about an incident that occurred after she had practiced Falun Dafa for seven
months. Dr. Lin and her husband were crossing the street one day. She was
suddenly hit by a car head on and thrown several meters. At that moment, she
remembered Teacher's words from Zhuan Falun, "We have
said that good or evil comes from a person's spontaneous thought, and the
thought at that moment can bring about different consequences." (Zhuan
Falun, lecture 4) She then stood up and was not injured at all. Her husband,
on the other hand, thought that she was going to die from the accident. This
real-life experience not only surprised the listeners, but also helped them
understand that one's correct thoughts at critical moments can have a major
impact.
On the second day, after watching Teacher's second lecture, Mr. Wu Yongqing,
the lead actor in the film, "Rebirth," talked about his path in
learning Falun Dafa.
When Mr. Wu appeared at the seminar, his face was glowing. Everyone who had
seen "Rebirth" felt that he was even healthier and more energetic than
how he looked in the film.
Mr. Wu told his story. Before he practiced Falun Dafa, he used to suffer from
liver and kidney problems, osteomyelitis, insomnia, etc. These illnesses
resulted from his undergoing two unsuccessful operations after he was in a car
accident. He visited seven hospitals and many doctors of Chinese and western
medicine, but to no avail. Mr. Wu had some knowledge of fortune telling, so he
had his fortune told. He was told that his life was going to end. He then
stopped seeking further treatment and isolated himself from the world.
While waiting for his demise, one of Mr. Wu's close friends gave him Zhuan
Falun. Immediately, he read the book six times and his path of
"rebirth" began. After he started practicing Falun Dafa, the diseases
he used to suffer from disappeared. He has also attained more wisdom and energy.
Although he is 57 years old, when he does farm work, he is just as physically
strong as the young people. He has also written many impressive poems, even
though he only had an elementary school education.
On the third day, Doctor Huang Shiwei who works at the Urology Department at
St. Martin De Porres Hospital in Jiayi City shared his experiences.
Dr. Huang graduated from Medicine National Taiwan University and was once
appointed the resident and chief doctor of the University. He mentioned that the
study of life and death is a compulsory subject for medical students at the
school. In practice, although he has taught the class for 30 years, he was
unable to see past his concern for life and death when he suffered from
insomnia. Sleep medications and Chinese traditional medicines were unable to
help him. As a doctor, he understood the danger of becoming addicted to the
medication, so he thought of qigong.
To his fortune, he was introduced to Falun Dafa. After he read Zhuan Falun,
he exclaimed that it was the treasured book that he had sought for many years
and that it explained his doubts about Confucianism, Buddhist literatures and
the Bible. Moreover, the insomnia that used to plague him was gone.
Dr. Huang also talked about how the medical system is faced with various
problems
nowadays because of people's degenerating morality, and he discussed the
relationship between morality and health. Interestingly, he explained that
doctors of ancient Chinese medicine were all cultivators and that their medical
skills, morality and self-control were different from that of an average person.
Therefore, many were able to approach healing from a higher level and
whole-heartedly attend to the illness.
Students reading the truth-clarifying boards |
Mr. Wu Yongqing |
Dr. Huang Shiwei |
On the fourth day, Professor Ai Changrui, Director of Business Management
Faculty at Zhongzheng University quoted many examples to help the attendees
understand what a "notion" is and how it forms an obstacle for people,
even to the point of causing them to unintentionally make a wrong decision. If a
teacher has incorrect notions, then what is the impact on the students? If a
person is able to let go of his/her innate notions, he or she will have many new
experiences. He encouraged everyone to sincerely read Zhuan Falun without
any notions. Then they will surely gain naturally.
On the fifth day, the attendees watched the fifth lecture. Then, Mr. Chen
Changhui from Jiayi shared his experiences of being rescued unexpectedly from a
desperate situation and about the big change in his temper.
From Mr. Chen's appearance, one could not tell that three years ago a doctor
told him that he had only three months to live due to liver cirrhosis and
intestinal tumors. At that time, he was at the last stage of the disease; he had
abdominal and body swelling, and could not walk a single step. His firm resolve
in practicing Falun Dafa, however, changed his condition, his health improved,
the hydrocele disappeared, and he was able to go out on a tour. With continuous
practice, he recovered from gout and high blood pressure without seeking any
treatment. Furthermore, he was once the group district commander and well known
for his bad temper, but after he became a Falun Dafa practitioner, his temper
improved. His personal experiences testify to the power of Dafa.
Children learning the exercises |
Watching a movie |
Professor Ai Changrui |
On the sixth day, Principal Zhang Junzhou from the Buxin Primary School in
Jiayi County shared his experience of practicing Falun Dafa for three years. He
used to smoke, drink and play mahjong before he practiced Falun Dafa. He also
suffered from gout at the age of 29. By accident, he attended a
"Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance," seminar. He felt his body and
mind was at ease, and he was curious about the practice. Since he attended the
nine-day lecture, he has been practicing steadfastly. After he listened to
Teacher's lectures, he abstained from smoking, drinking and gambling, and even
the gout that caused him extreme pain disappeared without a pill.
He also talked about his xinxing tests during his first year as a
principal. One day during the nine-day lecture held at his school, a co-worker
came to the principal's office drunk, and shouted profanity in front of the
guests. When he attempted to hold the co-worker back, the co-worker unexpectedly
started to hit and kick him. Principal Zhang, however, did not fight back. This
incident was reported in the local newspaper. As the principal, he had the
authority to fire this fellow worker, but he did not do that. Instead, Principal
Zhang criticized himself for not maintaining his xinxing and for getting into a
conflict with the co-worker. This deeply touched people and let them understand
a cultivator's values.
On the seventh day, Mr. Qiu Tianxi, Chief of the Wufeng Farm Worker
Educational Administration, shared his experience of practicing Falun Gong for
eight years.
He used the example of cooking mixed grain rice to let people understand how
their inborn quality and enlightenment quality are different, and that it does
not matter when they start to practice and how powerful their gong (a form of
energy) potency is. Many people began the practice of Falun Dafa because of
health reasons, but Mr. Qiu started to practice because he was interested in
China's ancient culture and qigong. As a result, his peptic ulcer and anchylosis
spondylitis improved by themselves. He looks to be in his 30s, when he is
actually in his 50s. He said that through practicing Falun Dafa, he has improved
his character and his mind is more clear and peaceful.
Learning the exercises |
Mr. Chen Changhui |
Learning the exercises |
On the eighth day, Mr. Chen Hanchang who teaches a supplementary class
described himself, because of starting to practice, as if he was lifted out of
hell. After practicing Falun Dafa, he not only gained a new life, but also has a
brand new philosophy.
Mr. Chen is 1.80 meters tall. Six years ago, he weighed only 49 kilograms
because he suffered from many diseases and had problems with all his vital
organs. He sought treatment from more than 100 doctors in Taiwan and took many
Chinese and western medicines. Still, his health did not improve, and even
deteriorated. As a result, he could not work and had to stay home. He lost his
financial resources and became unsociable. Although he doubted that there was a
way out, he had the opportunity to learn Falun Dafa from a Chinese doctor. Since
then, Mr. Chen has never missed practicing the exercises, and his body has been
purified and restored to health.
Now, he weighs 70 kilograms. He said it is a miracle and spares no efforts to
accept invitations to talk about his personal experiences. In his six years of
practicing Falun Gong, he has read Zhuan Falun more than 600 times, and
always has the book with him.
Mr. Chen Hanchang |
Learning the exercises |
Introducing Dafa |
On the last day of the seminar, Mr. Chang Ching-his, Director and Spokesman
for the Taiwanese Falun Dafa Association and an economics professor for the
Department of Economics at National Taiwan University was invited to speak.
Professor Chang said that, since he and his wife started practicing Falun Gong,
they have obtained comfort in both body and mind. Also, the changes in his
relatives and friends who started practicing confirms that Falun Dafa definitely
brings great benefits to both body and mind. He also encouraged everyone to
cultivate diligently together and to understand and practice Dafa; thereby they
can feel the wonderfulness of Dafa.
After his speech, everyone watched Lecture Nine together. At end the seminar,
the host led everyone in reciting Teacher's poem:
"Solid Cultivation
Study the Fa and gain the Fa,
Focus on how you study and cultivate,
Let each and everything be measured against the Fa.
Only then, with that, is it actually cultivation."
("Solid Cultivation," from Hong Yin)
Postscript
From the questionnaires that the people who attended the seminar answered, it
was found that the nine-day seminar is very effective. Teacher Wu from the
Xinshe Primary School gained a great deal after attending the complete nine-day
lecture session and hopes this lecture can be presented continuously. Teacher
Luo, who is a chief of the Neixin Primary School, brought her daughter to the
seminar. She wrote on the questionnaire, "I am anxious to join the practice
at the practice site." Mr. Shen who has practiced Falun Dafa for a year
felt listening to other practitioners' sharing helped him to build up more
confidence in practicing.
