There Are No Tribulations We Cannot Overcome If We Believe in Teacher and the Fa
By a Falun Dafa practitioner in Yongxing County, Chenzhou City, Hunan Province
(Clearwisdom.net) Two days after I watched the video "Fa-Teaching
Given to the Australian Practitioners," I woke up in pain at 5:00 a.m. I
realized that my head was hurting terribly, and I had difficulty breathing. It
felt like there was a rock on my chest. My whole body was ice cold; I knew it
was serious. I immediately sent forth righteous thoughts and asked Teacher to
strengthen me. After sending forth righteous thoughts at 6 a.m. as part of the
global effort, I felt a lot better. The day went by. I did not expect anything worse could happen. But by five o'clock in the
afternoon, my head hurt so bad I thought it was going to explode. My chest felt
as if there was a knife in it; worse, I could not inhale or exhale. I could not
even move a little without the stabbing pain in my chest. This was acute
myocardial infarction--a heart attack, and it could easily mean the end of my
life. From 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., I coughed, trying to get air to breathe. I had
cold sweats and was as cold as ice. I finally made it to midnight when
practitioners send forth righteous thoughts globally. I felt a little better. As
such, I passed the tribulation with Teacher's help. Through this experience, I came to understand the following points: Several hours before my experience, I was given a hint: In my dream, I was
mediating on a big rock. Suddenly, I heard someone shouting behind and above my
head. I turned around and peeked behind me. I saw a valley so deep it didn't
appear to have a bottom. Although I was a little afraid, I sat still. Thus I
took this tribulation seriously and was very vigilant. I told myself that I must
have righteous thoughts at every moment. I must believe in Teacher and the Fa. I
must not have the slightest human notion. My success or failure can depend on
one thought. During the worst few hours of my tribulation, I mostly thought,
"When disciples have ample righteous thoughts, Master has the power to turn
back the tide" (Hong Yin II, "The
Master-Disciple Bond") 2. During a tribulation, the Dafa disciple must follow Teacher's instructions
and search inside. During the worst of my tribulation, scenes came to mind from my cultivation
of the past ten years, especially during the last two years, when I had not
acted according to the Fa. Here is my summary: a). I had not removed the attachments that were influenced by the evil Party.
I only wanted to change others, but not myself. I judged things by the Fa of the
old cosmos. The result was I did not treat my family or relatives with the
compassion of a practitioner. I always used the phrase, "I don't hate
him/her, but I don't love him/her," which was very irresponsible. I used
such things as an excuse for my selfishness. In fact, I criticized them and had
negative opinions about them. I was very close to peril. b). I had not paid attention while sending forth righteous thoughts. This
year I was often sleepy or had random thoughts while sending righteous thoughts.
I sent forth righteous thought for between 10 minutes and 15 minutes, mostly it
was only 10 minutes. I treated it as an assignment, and the evil took advantage
of this. c). I did not do well saving sentient beings as Teacher requires us. Teacher
has said many times that the only thing Dafa disciples have a role in is saving
people. At this precious time beyond measure, I did not truly understand that. I
thought I was clarifying the truth, advising people to withdraw from
the Chinese Communist Party, and distributing truth-clarifying materials. But it
was just "completing a task." I fooled myself into thinking that I was
keeping up with the Fa-rectification progress. The truth was just the opposite,
and I missed many opportunities because of my fear, selfishness, and other human
attachments. 3. Practitioners must cooperate with each other and form an indestructible
body so that we can eliminate the persecution better. As I was going through such a tough tribulation, my spouse (also a
practitioner) asked another practitioner in my village to help me strengthen my
righteous thoughts. This practitioner is very diligent in cultivation, and she
always views others' issues as her own. As soon as she arrived, she began
strengthening my righteous thoughts with the Teacher's Fa. For a long time, she
sent forth righteous thoughts. After a while (about 11 p.m.) I felt a larger
field of truly righteous thoughts. Even though I was still in a lot of pain
physically, my spirit was high. This practitioner went home after sending forth
righteous thought at midnight. By then, I was able to send forth righteous
thoughts calmly with help of the righteous field from practitioners around the
world. I felt much better. Therefore, cooperation among practitioners is
necessary in validating the Fa. Finally, I have a few more thoughts: I am not well educated as I only finished the seventh grade. I had a big
attachment to being a practitioner who had started practicing Dafa before 1999.
Yet, I was still having illness karma. I didn't want to write this article. When
I searched inward, I realized that this was not right. I should write about my
experience. During the process of writing, I was able to expose my shortcomings
and get rid of attachments to improve. I don't know how many times Teacher has saved me. I cannot put into words my
feelings toward Teacher. I wrote this experience sharing in tears. The only
thing I can say is that, from now on, I will cultivate myself diligently, do
well in the three things, and fulfill my prehistoric vow. I also want to remind fellow practitioners who have similar experiences that
you must believe in Teacher and the Fa no matter how big the tribulation is at
the time. Do not have any human notions, especially during those critical
moments. It is very dangerous to waver, to not believe in Teacher and the Fa.
Some of the practitioners in our region passed away because they did not pass
their tribulations. That is a loss to us. In particular, to those practitioners
who still have illness karma, you must treat it seriously and not let the old
forces take advantage of your loopholes. The only way to avoid what I went
through is to follow Teacher's Fa, remembering always that "the closer to
the end, the more diligent you should be." I still have many shortcomings. Please kindly point them out.
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