The Importance of Holding One’s Palm Upright While Sending Forth Righteous Thoughts

(Minghui.org) I started cultivating in 1997. Falun Dafa changed my world and I started experiencing miracles four days after I began. As I was walking down the street, I would feel as if I was being lifted off the ground and while walking up the stairs, it felt like someone was pushing me from behind. I have experienced many miracles since then.

I have felt very happy and healthy since I started to practice. Falun Dafa has purified my mind and body and elevated my heart nature. I am full of vitality and have a cheerful disposition. I cherish this precious opportunity to practice Dafa. I have no words to express my gratitude to Master Li, the founder of the practice.

My Experiences During the Persecution

Jiang Zemin’s regime initiated the persecution of Falun Dafa on July 20, 1999. His regime made millions of compassionate Falun Dafa practitioners enemies of the state. Many were arrested, detained, or incarcerated in brainwashing centers, forced labor camps, and psychiatric institutions. Many died. Then there is the regime’s state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting. Many families, including my own, were torn apart because of the persecution.

I went to the government offices in my city and in Beijing to peacefully appeal for the right to practice Falun Dafa and clarified the truth. I was arrested and taken to a detention center four times and a brainwashing center twice. My husband was under a lot of pressure and couldn’t take it. He divorced me and I’ve never remarried.

I joined a Falun Dafa information material production site in the winter of 2001. I wanted to save sentient beings by letting them understand Dafa. During this time, I failed to keep up with my Fa study because I was so busy doing Dafa projects. As a result, I began to have interference.

I was arrested in September 2002 and sentenced to 13 years in prison. Those 13 years were a living hell. I was released in September 2015. Right after that, I sued Jiang Zemin for persecuting Falun Dafa practitioners.

Be a Genuine Practitioner

We know we have to do the three things well, and sending forth righteous thoughts is one of them. I was always drowsy during the sitting meditation and was also unable to keep my palm upright while sending righteous thoughts. No matter how hard I tried to stay focused and awake, it never seemed to work. Many practitioners tried to help me, but I was still unable to make a breakthrough.

I was very stressed and depressed. As time passed, I started to feel embarrassed when practitioners reminded me and I was unwilling to face the root of my problems. It got to the point that attending group Fa study was a burden for me because I was unable to keep my palm upright when we sent forth righteous thoughts as a group.

I recently met another practitioner, Yang. She and I found a place where I could work and we started to accompany each other in cultivation.

I felt a great energy field when I did the exercises with her. Yang told me that, while I meditated, my body kept leaning forward and my palm was not upright when I sent righteous thoughts.

Yang’s tone of voice was very calm and peaceful. She had no intention of reprimanding me and I felt like a clear stream of water was cleansing me. I felt a warmth in my heart. I was surprised and told her that I had no idea that my meditation posture was like that. I told her that I wanted to do the exercises all over again.

Yang asked, “Aren’t you tired? It is already very late.” I was determined and said, “No, I am not tired. I need to correct my cultivation state.”

She said, “You need to keep an upright posture when you meditate. Your back and neck should be straight and you should also maintain a conscious mind. If not, you will be unable to use your supernormal abilities and change your body.” Her voice was still so gentle and soft. I enlightened to the fact that Master requires us to keep our backs straight. We need to abide by what Master says so he can give us energy mechanisms!

I started to cleanse myself at 11:55 a.m. and by 12 p.m., I began to use all my physical strength to sit up straight. I felt that my main consciousness was very clear and I was able to concentrate. I felt as if I was a great mountain, standing steadily amongst everything and I became very large, growing up to the sky with Master by my side. Master was protecting me and I felt like I was surrounded by a great, compassionate energy field.

Tears began rolling down my cheeks since this was the first time I’d experienced something so miraculous, wonderful, divine, and solemn while sending righteous thoughts. I enlightened to the fact that I need to be in this state in order to eliminate all the evil and save sentient beings. Only then will I be able to live up to the standard of a Dafa disciple and fulfill my responsibilities.

I looked at myself in the mirror the next day and saw that I had a glowing complexion. Dafa is truly miraculous! When we are able to live up to Dafa’s standards, we will see just how extraordinary it is.

The next day I ran into practitioner Bing, who said, “You look different. Your face is clearer.” When I told her what had happened to me, she was very happy for me.

I met with Yang again that day and she said, “When I saw that you were unable to keep your palm upright, I started to cleanse all the evil and interference in your dimensional field. I did not reprimand you since Dafa disciples should help each other in times of need and improve together.” Her voice was still so peaceful and calm. My heart felt warm.

Conclusion

I remembered Master said,

“Improvement for a cultivator definitely doesn’t result from finger pointing, nor does it result from my criticism of you as your Master or from your pointing fingers at or criticizing each other. It comes from you cultivating yourself. Now that Master has spoken about this in today’s teaching of Fa here, from this point on you must start to take this matter seriously.” (Teachings at the Conference in Los Angeles)

I have corrected my inability to keep my palm upright. However, I know that there are still many practitioners who are having trouble keeping their palms up while sending righteous thoughts. I will use my heart of compassion to help those practitioners. Let us improve together and correct ourselves.

I would like to share a poem from Master’s Hong Yin.

“Harmonizing with Fa

Buddha’s light illuminates everywhere,Propriety and justice are perfected and illuminated.Together, wholeheartedly strive upward,The path ahead is bright.”(Hong Yin, Translation Version B)

Thank you, Master! Thank you to all the practitioners who have helped me on my path of cultivation!