(Clearwisdom.net) The Taizhong Processing and Export Section Administrative Office regularly holds health care lectures every year to satisfy staff members' requests. At 6:00pm on April 20, 2004, the Dean of the National Zhongxing University Student Affairs Office, Professor Liu Zhengyi, was invited to give a lecture on health care.
As the subject of last year's lecture "Unveiling the human body's medicine" won staff members' warm response, this year the attendees increased and there were no seats vacant. Rounds of applause and laughter could be heard from the audience.
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Modern people actively seek ways to preserve their health in their spare time. This year, Professor Liu gave a lecture entitled "Karma is the fundamental reason for illnesses--and how to obtain physical and mental health." The lecture was lively and full of illustrative examples. Professor Liu, shared his knowledge of medicine and his understanding on how to preserve one's health.
Professor Liu talked about how modern medicine defines "health" and "illnesses," and what Western medicine as well as the mainstream of modern medical research believes are the causes of illness. He expressed that the present levels of medical treatment can indeed improve symptoms, but toxic side effects of the drugs are quite common. Drugs can only be used as a temporary solution but are difficult to effect a permanent cure. Then he discussed what the origin of illnesses are thought to be and how religions and cultivation practice teachings believe that the fundamental reason of illnesses is from karma that is brought from a person's previous lifetime.
Modern clinical experiments and related books on current and previous lifetimes have demonstrated and introduced that the principle of karma implies a system of transmigration and reincarnation. According to the principle of karma, whatever a human being does is recorded. People can accumulate karma by doing bad deeds, and obtain something known as De, or virtue, by doing good deeds. Karma is the opposite of De (virtue), they are mutually transferred. Through cultivating one's moral character, one can transform karma into De (virtue.)
Professor Liu shared his own story with the audience. He has been teaching medicine for many years at the university, and has become knowledgeable in medicine, yet he had no way to escape the plague of illnesses. He had been taking medicine to regulate his high blood pressure, heart disease, coronary artery blockage, and constipation. He had several surgeries. Five years ago, after he began practicing Falun Gong, all these diseases disappeared. His physical and mental health has greatly improved. He always keeps kindness in mind, became more considerate of others, and no longer easily loses his temper as before. Now, his state of mind is peaceful, his words are powerful, his eyes are bright and he is energetic. Many people don't believe he is in his 60s.
Ms. Wu, a volunteer from the processing section expressed that this type of lecture was beneficial to many people. Modern people work hard, have little time to discuss things with others and don't have access to a wide range of information. The lecture served to enrich their knowledge, and help them learn how to deal with issues and people in their daily lives.
Mr. Xia, an employee from Taizhong's Custom's Bureau said that he had long heard about Falun Gong from the newspaper and the media. He is a vegetarian, and wanted to know more about Buddhist principles. He felt the content of today's lecture was close to Buddhist principles, so he was interested in learning more about it. Last year after listening to the lecture, he purchased the book of Falun Gong's main teachings entitled, Zhuan Falun, and this year intended to locate a practice site where he could learn the Falun Gong exercises.
Taizhong Processing and Export Section Administrative Office Director, Mr. Xu Dingxin said, it's his duty to choose an interesting lecture for the staff. Everything is worthwhile if staff members come away with new understandings and self improvement. He said Falun Gong is amazing; it emphasizes cultivating one's moral character. It's a good choice for many everyday people, because it is simple and doesn't contain a list of rules. If workers could pay more attention to the cultivation of their moral conduct, the working environment would become more harmonious. Mr. Xu continued that the Buddha School talks about predestined relationships and following the natural course. Predestined people can join and learn, less predestined can also plant a good seed that will reap benefits when the opportunity arises.
