Reminding Fellow Practitioners to Pay Attention to Some Common Incorrect Exercise Movements

(Clearwisdom.net) Recently, practitioners in our area had the chance to do the exercises together. I opened my eyes to observe the movements of our exercises on purpose and found that some were incorrect. For example, in The Great Consummation Way of Falun Dafa, Master requires us to “relax abruptly” when we do the first exercise, but many practitioners do this exercise too gently. They relax slowly, not abruptly. For the movement “Turning the Law Wheel With Both Hands,” Master requires:

“...the left hand goes inside for males, and the right hand goes inside for females. Keep a distance of about 2-3 cm (1 inch) between the hands and also between the inner hand and the lower abdomen. Turn the Law Wheel clockwise 4 times to spin the energy from the outside to the inside of the body. While turning the Law Wheel, keep the hands within the area of the lower abdomen.” (The Great Consummation Way of Falun Dafa)

The inner and the outer hands of some practitioners intercross, with each hand not turning the Law Wheel at the same level, or they extend beyond the area of the abdomen. Some practitioners don't follow the requirements Master taught for the fourth exercise:

“When the hands cannot be lifted any higher along the back, make hollow fists (the hands do not carry energy at that point) (Figure 4-7), then pull them forward passing through the underarms.” (The Great Consummation Way of Falun Dafa)

Instead, some practitioners make the hollow fists during or after they are passed through the underarms.

When some practitioners do the fifth exercise, they don't always pay attention to the closing position. This doesn't meet the requirement, “Move the hands to Heshi, and come out of stillness.” (The Great Consummation Way of Falun Dafa) They just loosen their hands freely. Some practitioners do the exercises too quickly, and not according to the instructions of Master. We should do the exercises according to the instructions.

Master said:

"Falun Dafa is also a cultivation practice of mind and body, and it requires exercises. On the one hand, the exercises are used to strengthen supernormal abilities. What is 'strengthening?' It is the reinforcement of your supernormal abilities by your powerful gong potency, thus making them progressively stronger."

"A complete cultivation practice of mind and body requires both cultivation and practice." (Lecture One from Zhuan Falun)

Master has explained to us the importance of practicing the exercises in his Fa lectures. If our movements are inaccurate, we won't be able to effectively strengthen the mechanisms that Master has given us, and they will become distorted. This will not only affect the transformation of our bodies, but will also impact the effectiveness of our supernormal abilities, even to the point of directly impacting our ability to destroy the evil elements arranged by the old forces. When I practiced the second exercise in the past, I only paid attention to the requirement of “The point two finger-widths below the navel should be used as the center of the axis.” (The Great Consummation Way of Falun Dafa) and my hands extended beyond the body area. Some practitioners said that they felt warm in the abdomen when they turned the Law Wheel, but I never had such a feeling. It was simply due to my carelessness. When I corrected my movement, I felt a flow of hot energy turning around in my abdomen. This was a wonderful feeling.

Although the exercises are a supplementary means for reaching perfection, we should cultivate according to Master's instructions. I suggest that we make time to study The Great Consummation Way of Falun Dafa periodically, especially the part “Mechanics and Principles of the Exercise Movements.” In addition, we could watch the exercise instruction video carefully and correct our movements in front of the mirror or each other. It is good for us to take part in group exercises and try our best to do the exercises correctly so that we can make further improvements in doing exercises while we do the three things.

Because of my limited realm in cultivation, please point out anything that is incorrect.