(Clearwisdom.net) Between summer and autumn of 2002, I was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of Zhuan Falun. On the very first day I began reading Zhuan Falun, I felt a bizarre sensation in my lower abdomen, and later realized it was a Falun (or Law Wheel) spinning in my lower abdominal area.
Because I discovered that the Falun Dafa exercises were infinitely more effective than all the other qigong practices that I had practiced before, I grew increasingly fond of the book Zhuan Falun. I borrowed a copy of Zhuan Falun from a fellow practitioner and transcribed the book by hand, from cover to cover. That fellow practitioner not only agreed to let me keep the book while I transcribed it, but also lent me more than ten Falun Dafa books that he treasured and protected.
I must admit that I regarded Zhuan Falun as no more than a book about qigong theory at first, but soon I was amazed by its miraculous healing effect when I read it. In addition, each time I read the book, I saw the color of Zhuan Falun change, and I felt an energy flow rotating in my chest. Because of the above marvelous experiences gained from reading Zhuan Falun, I decided that this was a very different book and started to believe in cultivation.
The only problem I immediately encountered was the adverse environment in China. While the law enforcement officers all over China were hunting Falun Gong practitioners, I was afraid to practice the Falun Gong exercises. But I enjoyed reading Falun Dafa books. I spent most of my spare time reading Falun Dafa books.
At the end of 2002, the fellow practitioner that kindly shared his Falun Dafa books with me had to move out of my area. At that time I started to feel as if I was about to part with the ultimate treasure. I didn't want to stop cultivating in Falun Dafa because of my lack of Falun Dafa books, so I managed to obtain a copy of The Great Consummation Way of Falun Dafa. In the beginning of 2003, I finally started to practice the Falun Gong exercises. On the second day that I practiced, I felt a Falun spinning and moving from my thighs to my feet. Because of the extremely realistic and somewhat painful sensation, I became absolutely convinced that everything I had seen and felt was by no means an illusion.
The weather in the beginning of February 2003 was cold and rainy. As a result, a lot of people went to bed early during that period of time. Around 11:00 p.m. on a dark and rainy night in February, while I was practicing the Falun Gong exercises, I heard someone calling loudly towards my home. "Fa -- Lun -- Gong." This bizarre calling seemed to have come from far and near at the same time, and startled me and caused me to stop practicing the Falun Standing Stance right away. I went outside to check who had called towards my home, but didn't find anyone on the street. For three nights in a row, I heard someone calling "Fa -- Lun -- Gong" from outside. Then I suddenly realized that it was meant to help me remove my attachment to fear.
In the summer of 2003, I suddenly manifested symptoms resembling sickness karma and became bedridden. A fellow practitioner heard that I had been vomiting and suffering from diarrhea and came over to clean my home for me. He also advised me to keep reading the Falun Dafa book that I had. When he saw me succumbing to the feeling of drowsiness, he took the book, flipped to the page with Teacher's photo, and advised me on how to fight this physical interference. However, I didn't have the strength to follow. I managed to keep that page open on the bed, and then succumbed to sleep again. A few hours later, I felt a lot better but I felt as if an area in my chest was stuck with something and the discomfort caused me to cry in bed. I struggled to sit up on the bed for a while before I gave in to the drowsiness again. Then, I seemed to see a man sitting in the double lotus position (putting both legs crossed on top of each other) on my bed holding a vertical palm in front of his chest. A streak of light shot from his palm toward the uncomfortable area in my chest. In less than two seconds the pain in my chest disappeared without a trace. Ten minutes later, I got off the bed on my own and drank water. I lied down on the bed for another few minutes and finally felt hungry.
My father was amazed by my speedy recovery. "Two hours ago you couldn't even get out of the bed. Falun Gong is truly miraculous!" he exclaimed.
My fellow practitioner told me that the man I saw must have been Teacher. Although I agreed wholeheartedly, I couldn't declare it as fact because I couldn't see his face clearly. However, I have seen Teacher clearly before. I saw Teacher for the first time when I was reading a Falun Dafa book. I thought at the time, "Even though I am interested in cultivating in Falun Dafa, Teacher is not here to take care of me." Then I saw Teacher's giant fashen ("Law body"; a body made of Fa and gong) in the air, three times in a row. Teacher's fashen was so gigantic that I could only see his head. One day I even saw Teacher's photos of the exercise demonstration in the book flying into my left eye as I read The Great Consummation Way of Falun Dafa.
In the winter of 2003, a fellow practitioner brought me some truth-clarification flyers. I was very much delighted to have an opportunity to distribute the flyers. Each time I started to fear for my safety, I would tell myself, "The demons in other dimensions fear me when I have no fear. Why do I need to fear when Teacher's fashen is protecting me?" Thus, I successfully distributed the truth-clarification flyers and went home safely.
Although I have witnessed many specific phenomena of the Buddha Fa, I sometimes doubted Falun Dafa. But each time I started to doubt Falun Dafa, I recalled some of my supernormal abilities that confirmed Teacher's teaching to be true, to reinforce my faith in Falun Dafa. For example, one time my supernormal abilities of precognition and retrocognition surfaced, and I was able to predict what was going to happen to my family. Each time the ability of mental telepathy surfaced, I was able to guess correctly other people's thoughts. Because the supernormal abilities I experienced worked exactly the same way as Teacher described in his books, they helped to reinforce my faith in Falun Dafa.
As I continued to cultivate in Falun Dafa, I realized that Teacher knew my each and every thought and conduct. For example, I used to be drawn to mysterious theories and cultures, such as divination, feng shui, spells, and the Eight Triagrams (from the Book of Changes, a prehistoric diagram thought to disclose the changes of the course of nature). I have studied and tried to apply these theories before, and after starting to cultivate in Falun Dafa, I would occasionally want to pick up the reading of these theories again. But each time I started to read any of these books, I would see a demonic ghost when I practiced the sitting meditation that day, or dream of a corpse that night. When I discussed these subjects with people of like mind, I would suffer from chest pain or a headache until I stopped participating in such discussions. It took me a while to realize that this was an issue of "no second cultivation way." These experiences have also helped me realize that Teacher is with me all the time, watching over me and preventing me from going astray.
As I continue to remove my attachments, I am becoming a more peaceful person. As I continue to enhance my understanding of the Fa, I have finally realized the solemn nature of cultivation. I shall no longer compromise my moral standards or purposely reduce myself to the level of everyday people. I shall continue my efforts to be a good person or an even better person. After more than a year of cultivating in Falun Dafa, I have come to the following conclusion that I have chosen to express with a poem.
There are spiritual beings three feet above one's head.
Teacher is with each of us around the clock.
Righteous thoughts are required to validate Falun Dafa.
When righteous thoughts emerge, all evils in other dimensions shall be immediately eliminated.