Introduction

When I Saw Teacher

My home is in a remote, small village in Hubei Province, and I went to school for only a few years. Later, I started practicing Zen Buddhism. Because I had no real Fa to guide me, all I knew was to just sit cross-legged. Having practiced for eighteen years, I experienced little improvement, and I eagerly anticipated a sage's appearance.

One day in the first half of 1994, a friend told me that Falun Gong's teacher, Mr. Li Hongzhi, would soon go to Guangzhou City in Guangdong Province to give lectures on the true Buddha Law. I also learned that this lecture would be the last one given. I realized that this was what I was looking for. There would be no more chances after this class, so I had to grasp this opportunity. Without hesitation, I took a little money with me and packed a change of clothes. I was then on my way to Guangzhou.

When I got to the Guangzhou class, I found that since this was the last lecture series, many people had come from all around the country. It was very crowded both inside and outside the lecture hall, and many people stood in the hallways. I believe there were more than three thousand people present. Although so many people attended, there was no noise at all during Teacher's lectures. What I heard was only Teacher's lecture, explaining the profound in simple terms. Teacher spoke in a kind and informal fashion, like a good rain after a long drought, soaking everyone's heart. What impressed me the most was that Teacher pointed out clearly in his lectures that one must cultivate his heart and increase his virtue according to the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance" if he wants to increase his gong. During the time that Teacher was giving lectures, I saw in person that Teacher always thought of practitioners and the hosts who organized the class, and treated every student and attendee like a kind father. Teacher was never late to the lecture room, and he never casually extended the lecture time. When it was necessary to extend the lecture time, he asked for the hosts' permission. Teacher ate the same kind of meals as the students and stayed in the same kind of room as the students. I felt so lucky that I had attained this Fa that emphasizes virtue. I was confident that this was the Teacher I was looking for. At that time, I started on my journey of practicing Falun Dafa.

There was another thing that I'll never forget. On the last day of the class, Teacher posed for a photo with us. When I saw that I was the only farmer among many people from the cities, I felt inferior and kept backing up to the rear row when the picture was taken. It seems that Teacher saw my heart from a distance, because after the pictures were taken, Teacher came up to me and held my hand firmly, like a kind father, and said to me, "I knew you were from the countryside. To attain the Fa, you have traveled a long way..." I can’t remember all the other words because I was so happy. Teacher's hand was warm. When I held Teacher's hand I felt a warm stream going down from the top of my head and spreading all over my body. At that moment, I realized that I had met a person who was from beyond this world and from a very high level of cultivation. My Teacher is so marvelous! I studied Zen Buddhism for eighteen years and never once experienced a sensation like this. After this experience, however, I felt more solid in my belief in Teacher and Dafa. I felt very happy and lucky that I had finally found Teacher. Furthermore, I was shaken by Teacher's boundless kindness and down-to-earth manner.

Whenever I recall the things Teacher did that moved me, and when I look carefully at Teacher's picture with us, I am choked with tears. Because of my solid belief in Teacher and Dafa, like all other practitioners, I have followed Teacher and cultivated by enduring the hardships and tribulations in all the years since.

31. Seeing Teacher in Person: "Continue Cultivating with Renewed Diligence and Vitality"

I first saw Teacher during the Falun Dafa workshop that was held from August 20 through August 27, 1994 in Yanji City, Jilin Province. At that time, I was just beginning cultivation, and I was full of modern people's complicated, conventional thinking. I had heard from a friend that Falun Gong was really good, so I was curious and took the train from Changchun City to Yanji City. I remember noticing, while waiting at the Yanji train station for the bus, that so many people from all over the country had come to attend this workshop, and I was amazed at their unbridled enthusiasm. Teacher's workshop was divided into ten separate lectures, each of which lasted three hours. I remember paying 50 yuan for admission. Seven yuan were later returned to me, which brought the total cost of the ten lectures to only 43 yuan. After every lecture, Teacher would instruct us in the exercises. As we practiced the newly learned exercises, Teacher would slowly walk around the entire stadium, correcting our movements. That stadium must have accommodated up to a thousand people, but everyone was so quiet, and I could sense Teacher's soft gaze falling on each of us. Every day before class began, many veteran practitioners would stand outside the stadium awaiting Teacher's arrival. At the time, I never realized just how precious this time was! During the final lecture, I noticed many fellow practitioners who were of Korean ethnicity, wearing their colorful ethnic clothing. After answering all of the students’ questions, Teacher gave a sincere speech, and then He suddenly performed a series of hand signs. At that precise moment, my heart felt like something was pinching it. My eyes became warm and tears flowed as if on their own. I couldn't explain why I was so touched. My immediate thought was that from now on, I would have a Teacher.

After returning to Changchun, I studied the Fa and exchanged experiences with many veteran practitioners who lived there. I improved very quickly, and significant changes occurred in my body in terms of improved health. At a Changchun City experience sharing conference of a thousand practitioners in November 1994, a fellow practitioner recalled that during the August workshop in Yanji City, she had observed with her celestial eye how Teacher had purified our bodies and that Faluns were descending upon everyone like snowflakes. When I heard this, I was moved to tears as I realized how much I had benefited from Teacher, even though I wasn’t fully aware of it at the time.

On December 31, 1994 in Dalian City, I saw Teacher for the second time. By this time, I knew clearly that I was a true practitioner. When Teacher appeared in the stadium, the entire crowd of more than six thousand people gave a thundering applause. Again, tears ran uncontrollably down my face. At this conference, Teacher lectured for over three hours. Having just finished another workshop in Guangzhou City two days earlier, on December 29, Teacher had come to Dalian almost immediately afterwards without any rest. According to the records, upon invitation from local qigong research groups and organizations, Teacher traveled around the country and taught a total of fifty-four workshops, each lasting around ten days. Altogether, tens of thousands of people have attended them. On average, there were one or two workshops held each month during those two short years. It's impossible to imagine how much hardship Teacher must have endured! After 1995, there were no more opportunities for most of the Falun Dafa practitioners in China to see Teacher in person. Meanwhile, the great dissemination of Falun Dafa had begun overseas.

On July 26, 1998, Teacher came to Changchun to lecture and answer questions for eight hundred local and regional assistants from all over Jilin Province. Most people had not known that Teacher would be coming. Many of them had never seen Teacher before, while others had not seen Him in nearly four years. When He appeared in the stadium, tides of applause began all at once. The applause had no distinguishable rise and fall, no pattern or gaps. It was mingled with practitioners' tears, happiness, surprise and infinite gratitude. The applause lasted for a very long time; such as I had never experienced in my life. Teacher asked staff assistants to stack two chairs, one atop the other, after which He sat on them and said, "Today I mainly want to see all of you. Many people also want to see me, so today I sit little higher." That was exactly what everyone truly wanted; Teacher knew our each and every thought. Then He began lecturing as the entire field was enveloped by great compassion. That feeling was indescribable. Filled with happiness and serenity, nobody had impure thoughts. The way Teacher's chairs were stacked, it was impossible for Him to lean back. The lecture table was so low that Teacher could not lean on His elbows. Instead, His arms were straightened against the table. Teacher was definitely not comfortable. Nevertheless, Teacher lectured nonstop for four hours. Some of the practitioners' questions were really inappropriate. They didn't sound like the questions a real assistant would ask. Everyone was worried and a little upset, but Teacher patiently answered all of the questions. Under the influence of His field, everyone's inadequacies seemed obvious, yet everyone was filled with complete humility. After the initial session of four hours, Teacher suggested that we take a ten-minute break. As He stepped down from the podium, fellow practitioners encircled Him, asking more questions. Before Teacher's tall stature, we all seemed like little kids. Surrounded, Teacher stood still and answered a few questions, wearing a smile. Then He went back up to the podium and continued to answer questions for yet another hour. During the entire five hours, Teacher didn't have a single drop of water, nor did He rest for even one minute.

At the end of that day, Teacher said, "I hope everyone will continue cultivating with renewed diligence and vitality."

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