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When Teacher Taught the Fa at the Assistants' Fa Conference in Changchun in 1998
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When Teacher Taught the Fa at the Assistants' Fa Conference in Changchun in 1998By a Falun Gong practitioner in Changchun July 26, 1998 was a day I will never forget. Teacher took time out of His busy schedule to return to Changchun from overseas and meet practitioners in His hometown. We had never thought it possible, not even in our dreams. At about 3:30 p.m. that day we went to the Shangri-La Hotel. The conference was held in a big hall located in the southwest corner of the second floor. The conference hall was serene and solemn. A yellow cloth covered the podium, on which there stood a pot of colorful flowers. Seeing this, we all had a hunch that Teacher was coming. We waited for that wonderful moment with great excitement. At about 4:50 p.m., Teacher appeared at the entrance. Everybody stood up and welcomed Him with thunderous applause. Teacher walked toward the podium along the aisle on the left side and reached out to shake the hands of the practitioners who stood near the aisle. Once at the podium, Teacher stood and asked a staff assistant to position His chair higher, saying, "I'll sit a little higher so that everybody will have a good view." At 5:05 p.m., Teacher began the lecture. Teacher was very happy, and said to all the disciples in the audience, "I haven't seen you for a long time... Yet you have cultivated yourselves well, and I can say that no true cultivator has been left behind. It's the same whether or not you've seen me in person. You won't be treated differently as long as you keep cultivating on this path of cultivation. (Applause) (Teaching the Fa at the Assistants' Fa Conference in Changchun) Teacher believes in his practitioners. Teacher repeatedly told us to seize the time to study the Fa, practice the exercises and improve our xinxing. He also told us to use the Fa as a guide at all times. During the ten-minute break, Teacher didn't even drink any water. Instead, He stood beside the podium and answered practitioners' questions related to cultivation. One veteran practitioner was afraid that there wasn't enough time left, so he asked Teacher how much time was left for cultivation. Teacher told him that as long as he seized the time to cultivate, time would not be a problem. Teacher said that time is limited, but I enlightened to its inner meaning afterward. Teacher knew about the arrangements of the old forces. Jiang's regime was about to launch the persecution against Falun Dafa and Falun Dafa disciples would soon walk the path of Fa-rectification cultivation. Practitioners in Teacher's hometown were major targets of the persecution. That's why Teacher repeatedly told us to seize the time to study the Fa and practice the exercises. He wished for us to lay a good foundation so that we could fulfill our historic responsibilities in the future. After the break, Teacher began to answer questions for the group. Teacher pointed out practitioners' serious responsibilities many times during both the lecture and the question and answer period. We didn't enlighten to it at the time. One practitioner asked, "Since Sakyamuni came from the sixth-layer universe, why wasn't he able to see the boundary of the small universe?" Teacher: "Some of you in the audience came from very high levels too, but you can't see anything, not even things beyond humans." (Teaching the Fa at the Assistants' Fa Conference in Changchun) At that moment, we were all shocked. We had never thought that we came from such high levels. We didn't realize that Falun Dafa practitioners would be asked to shoulder a mission to validate the Fa, save sentient beings and establish lasting magnificence for Dafa during this historical period. At 10:10 p.m., the lecture ended with warm and enthusiastic applause. Teacher stepped down from the podium. He walked out of the conference room from the aisle on the right side. Walking in from the left and out from the right, Teacher actually circled the entire hall. How considerate our Teacher is. Teacher tried to shake hands with each and every Falun Dafa practitioner, fulfilling their wishes. Though I had cultivated for four years and was a practitioner in Teacher's hometown, I had never seen Teacher in person. As our compassionate Teacher appeared in front of me, I suddenly held his hands with both of my hands. I cannot express how excited I was. I wouldn't exchange that moment for any amount of money. I had never had such an experience in all my life. My mind and body were entirely immersed in happiness. I can only express myself one way, and that is by firmly cultivating Falun Dafa. No matter how many difficulties and dangers there are, I'll follow Teacher and complete cultivation to the end. Jiang has used his power to brutally persecute Falun Dafa since July 20, 1999. As a practitioner from Teacher's hometown, I tried to act in a way that is worthy of Teacher's expectation. I let go of all my attachments to the greatest extent and went to Beijing to validate the Fa and clarify the truth to people. Whenever I encountered difficulties, I recollected the scene I just described of Teacher giving the lecture, and remembered His words, "It's hard to endure, but you can endure it. It's hard to do, but you can do it." (Zhuan Falun) During these years of trials and tribulations, I have made many efforts to do what a Falun Dafa practitioner should do. I was dismissed from my job, illegally detained three times, and was once sentenced to forced labor. No matter how I was persecuted, they could never shake my firm determination to practice Falun Dafa. We Falun Dafa practitioners should cherish this opportunity today, as it will never again be available. As the Fa-rectification progresses to the final stage, Teacher has told us to let go of human attachments and save the world's people. Not seizing this opportunity and using excuses not to act would be a manifestation of our human attachments. We must overcome the obstacles set in our paths that keep us from saving all sentient beings. The sentient beings have waited millions upon millions of years to be saved. If they cannot be saved, it will be our biggest loss. Let's cherish our time, try our best to do well the three things that Teacher has told us again and again to do, and walk every step righteously on the Fa-rectification cultivation path.
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