Remembering to Be Grateful

(Minghui.org) I’ve practiced Falun Dafa for more than 20 years and have experienced many tribulations both large and small. But I overcame them under the compassionate protection of Master Li Hongzhi (the founder of Falun Dafa). In looking back, it seems they were nothing. 

However, I recently experienced two physical hardships and, once again, saw Master Li’s boundless compassion. I feel grateful to Master from the bottom of my heart.
I ate something which caused me to vomit, have diarrhea, and a high fever. Afterwards, I fell asleep for four hours. I dreamed that Master was purifying my body. At that time, I didn’t understand Master’s compassion, and that He was removing bad things from my body. 

I then experienced another round of similar symptoms—but this time they were more intense. My stomach and back hurt so much that I can’t describe it. The pain made me sweat profusely, and I begged Master for help. 

Despite the severe pain, I picked up the book Zhuan Falun and randomly opened to a section in: “Your Mind Must Be Righteous” from Lecture Six. 

Master said, 

“What else will you encounter? Our bodies may suddenly feel uncomfortable. This is because repaying the karma will be manifested in different ways. At a certain point in time, you will be made unable to discern clearly whether something is true or not, whether your gong exists or not, whether or not you can cultivate and make it, or whether or not there are Buddhas and if they are real.” (Lecture Six, Zhuan Falun)

After reading this paragraph, I understood that the severe pain could be karma I created in another lifetime. As soon as I lay down, I felt that I was in a different dimension, and I saw that Master was there reconnecting my bones, piece by piece. It felt like I was seeing my long-lost father. I wept.

After I woke up, I walked toward Master’s portrait and started crying. 

Master wrote,

“When you, a human being, suffer from injustice, or persecution by evil, during your spiritual journey, your Teacher is protecting you and bearing karma and sins for you.” (“Stay Away from Danger”)

I began to realize the profound meaning of this article. During cultivation, no matter what you feel or what you don’t feel, Master is lovingly caring for each one of us. No matter how big or small the difficulties are, they are all filled with His compassionate salvation. 

So no matter what we encounter, whether we feel it’s fair or unfair physical tribulations, interference or persecution, we know in our hearts that we have Master, and we have Dafa. Everything about us is controlled by Him. We should eliminate our human thoughts, improve our character, and head towards the divine. We can only be infinitely grateful to Master for his boundless compassion and salvation!