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Remembering the Days When Teacher Expounded on the Fa in Chongqing
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- A Memorable Incident from the Time That Teacher Gave Lectures in China
Remembering the Days When Teacher Expounded on the Fa in ChongqingBy a veteran practitioner in Chongqing I am 57 years old. I was fortunate enough to learn Falun Dafa in 1993. I had the opportunity to attend the first class Teacher taught in Chongqing. When I saw Teacher for the first time, I was so excited that I cried. I had been looking for a true, great teacher for several decades and I finally found one. No words could describe my joy. When Teacher found out about my financial difficulties, He gave me back half the registration fee, 25 yuan. I didn't want to take it back, but Teacher kept insisting that I take the money. I was so desperate that I said in tears, "Teacher Li, from listening to your class I know I'm supposed to pay for it. If you don't take my money, you won't acknowledge that I'm your disciple." Teacher compassionately and solemnly walked to the front of the podium and said, "You are all my disciples!" My feeling was that Teacher had immense compassion. As Teacher waved His right hand, I saw very densely-scattered Law Wheels falling like snowflakes all throughout the auditorium where the Fa was being spread. The whole room immediately applauded like thunder. In 1993 and 1994, Teacher came to Chongqing twice to teach. Each time, Teacher stayed in cheap hotels. The hotel staff asked with puzzlement, "Teacher Li, you are already a renowned qigong star, so you could stay in five-star hotels. Why are you staying in such an ordinary hotel?" Teacher just smiled and did not say anything. Teacher's meals were very simple and never big. Sometimes He had a small bowl of noodles. Chongqing people like to eat hot peppers. Whether it is noodles or soup, they put hot peppers in it. Once Teacher had noodles for lunch and the restaurant owner did not know that Teacher was a Northerner and therefore did not eat hot peppers. He put a lot of hot peppers in the noodles. Teacher's face was sweating all over from the spicy food. Nevertheless, Teacher didn't say anything. He just quietly finished eating the small bowl of noodles. Once, while eating in a small, privately owned restaurant, Teacher found a piece of rice with the hull still on, broke it open, and then ate it. Seeing Teacher not waste even a single grain of rice, none of the practitioners threw away their leftovers anymore.
By a Dafa practitioner from China I began practicing Falun Dafa in 1999. A memorable incident happened during the time Teacher Li was giving lectures in China. This story, which has been recalled by many practitioners, affected my cultivation path deeply, and I remember it well. It happened after Teacher had concluded his lectures in Yanji City, Jilin Province, and was about to leave. Teacher and several assistance center directors took a cab to the railway station. After they arrived, Teacher insisted on paying the cab driver. The people around him didn't understand. He explained that his teaching in Yanbian had ended and all accounts had been settled. Since no further financial relationship existed, He wanted to pay, because He didn't want to take a cent from his students. The retelling of this incident spread far and wide, and it influenced practitioners greatly. I continue to tell practitioners about it. This opportunity taught me to be mindful of how I conduct myself. Teacher showed His disciples through His actions how they should handle certain situations.
By a practitioner in Mainland China Yesterday a friend came to visit me, and we watched a truth-clarifying VCD. I told her about the effects Falun Gong has on curing illnesses and how it improves health. I told her that there is modern scientific evidence for many of the things stated in Zhuan Falun. She still did not understand very clearly. Later on, I told her a few stories about Teacher Li. Teacher Li wore a very common corduroy jacket when he came to Jinan City, Shandong Province to give lectures. He was very friendly and approachable. Students took pictures with him in groups. It took some time to arrange the seats and Teacher was very patient as he waited quietly beside us. I had met many other qigong masters in the past. Crowds of people usually surrounded them, and they commanded attention based on ostentation and extravagance. A practitioner told me one of his personal experiences. When Teacher Li took a train to another city to give lectures, this practitioner was seated in the same railway car as Teacher, both of them on hard seats. At dinnertime, when the practitioner learned that Teacher Li had not eaten all day, he bought a meal for Teacher as well. Teacher's life was very simple and plain. Many practitioners offered to donate money to him, but Teacher never allowed it. I told another story about how an American practitioner learned about Falun Dafa. In October 1996, Teacher Li went to meet students at a practitioner's home. This person had not started to practice Falun Gong yet. He came to this meeting out of his admiration for Teacher's reputation. Teacher Li's friendly manner, profound knowledge and extensive learning left a very deep impression. He stayed very late that night. When the American took off his shoes at the entrance of the home, he found another pair of leather shoes looking much older and worn, but very clean. When everybody was about to leave, he found out that they were Teacher Li's shoes. That night he decided to practice Falun Gong. Teacher Li has always taught us to be considerate of others no matter what we do. We must take into account how much other people are able to endure and consider whether what we are doing would hurt others. No matter which field a question was in, Teacher answered students' questions about the most fundamental principles of things without any hesitation. The great wisdom and compassion of an enlightened being calls forth a profound respect from people. Jiang Zemin's regime twists things around to make a great, kind person appear to be very bad. Because they are doing this, many people went to Beijing to clarify the truth, regardless of life threatening circumstances. Before I finished speaking, my friend placed her hands in the position of Heshi and respectfully asked, "Does a Buddha student salute in this way?" It was Teacher's compassion that had touched her heart. I realized that I had not clarified the truth to people in this way before. Teacher's compassion penetrates and harmonizes from the top to the bottom. Even in this ordinary society, his behavior is the most noble and the most touching. It has been ten years since I last saw Teacher Li. Every time I listen to stories about our Teacher told by practitioners, I am so deeply moved that my eyes brim with tears. When I find myself missing Teacher Li very much, I cry with my face in my hands in front of His picture. "With a courtyard of gorgeous flowers, the spring has her master." ("Plum Blossom Poem") I hope that when we see our Teacher again in the future, no student will feel any qualms about the title "Fa-Rectification Period Dafa Disciple." Otherwise, we will be ashamed to see our respected Teacher.
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