Stories from the Time Teacher Lectured in Jinan

Stories from the Time Teacher Lectured in Jinan

On June 21, 1994, I had the opportunity to attend Teacher's lectures in Huangting Stadium in Jinan. I want to share some of my unforgettable experiences as well as those told by fellow practitioners.

On the afternoon of the second lecture, our Teacher posed for photographs with practitioners on the stairs in the stadium. At that time we were faced with two difficult situations. It was mid-summer and very hot. Jinan has always been known as the "burning furnace." The temperature that day was 37^o C (99^o F). We took photos in the mid-afternoon, the hottest time of the day, on the hot cement stairs of the field. In addition, there were several thousand people. The location wasn't very big, so we had to divide into groups to all get our pictures taken. Five groups would take about five hours. Our Teacher had to lecture that night, and we had less than four hours to get the pictures taken. How could the practitioners in charge of the event handle this?

Right at that moment, Teacher started giving directions. In the midst of the large and loud audience, Teacher didn't need a microphone and he didn't need to shout. He only gave hand signals, telling people to move to the left or right. At that time, I was thinking about the fact that Teacher had come here to lecture. He had been tested, certified, and approved numerous times by government agencies, and He is a Grand Master, so He was supposed to be in an air-conditioned room with drinks and services. I thought that He would be like other lecturers and come in when everyone else was ready. But amidst the "furnace" and the stuffiness of the crowd, our Teacher, while sweating, directed people to stand in order, and then He joined the crowd for the photo. Then He said, "Next group, hurry."

Teacher was busy the whole afternoon, until all the photographs were taken. Not only did our lecture start on time, He even gave us time to get dinner. The Beijing, Shandong, and northeast veteran practitioners quickly ate their dinners and then took the least comfortable locations, such as the hallways and corners, and left the good seats for new practitioners. A young boy about seven years old was standing in the hallway all the way in the back. I asked him, "Don't you have a seat here? Why don't you sit?" He said, "I am a veteran practitioner." I patted his back to prevent myself from tearing up.

Teacher started lecturing. But it was so hot inside that many started fanning themselves. When Teacher said, "Why don't you put the fans down?" a breeze blew through the stadium. All the practitioners applauded Teacher's compassion.

A symbolic charge

The lecture fee was extremely low. I had attended many qigong seminars before. From my experience, a weeklong lecture usually cost about 120 to 200 yuan, and some charged even more. Teacher's lecture was 50 yuan for 10 days, and the fee was waived for some practitioners. Why was the cost so low? It was not because of the content, not that I could see through all the content. It was because Teacher is openly and "genuinely guiding people toward high levels" and "offering salvation to humankind? Offering salvation to humankind means that you will be truly practicing cultivation, and not just healing illness and keeping fit." (Zhuan Falun) With just a few words Teacher explained so many heavenly secrets, from the mysterious pass and heavenly circuits to the Celestial Eye. He astounded those who had searched the world over for a cultivation practice. The practitioners said excitedly, "In the past we traveled everywhere looking for such a practice. Now Teacher has brought Falun Dafa to our doorstep, and we have had to expend no effort to gain it." Those who had continuously studied the Falun Dafa principles and cultivated their xinxing knew that the book Zhuan Falun was priceless. How can anything from the ordinary world compare with it? Because Teacher is compassionate and wanted to ease the practitioner's financial burden, He pushed the entry fee to its lowest point. Everyone said that it was just a symbolic charge.

At first I wasn't planning on taking my over-80-year-old mother with me, but I got another ticket by chance. I had thought that it would be great if my mother could go with me, but she was too sick. She had major heart problems and was extremely weak. A kidney was failing, and the hospital had already cautioned us that she had to remain in bed.

But my mother told me a dream she had the previous night, "A Teacher in 'Jiasha' [clothes worn by monks] came and taught me." I suddenly remembered that mother always believed in and respected Buddha. She was kind and could endure hardship. Maybe this was a hint. We decided that she would come with me. When we entered the stadium and my mother saw Teacher, she took my hands and said, "That's the Teacher from my dream." I saw that she was already crying. During the lecture my heart was racing, because I was afraid that she wouldn’t last and something might happen. But she was focusing on the lecture and looked nothing like a sick person. I thought she might have a pre-destined relationship.

But my enlightenment quality was low, and I was afraid of being burdened. Because I didn't take her to the second day for the photographs, she missed a valuable experience. After we arrived at the stadium on the third day, I saw that she was in pain, so a friend and I took turns carrying her on our backs for a while. But that was too difficult for us, so we supported her as we walked. Besides her heart problems, my mother had swelling and serious rheumatism and she couldn't walk due to joint pain. Not to mention the fact that her feet had been bound since she was six years old. It was extremely difficult for her to walk. We supported her and moved forward, and we all were exhausted. However, I was more worried about my mother's health. It was difficult enough for her to just stand. I was worried about her heart.

While I was regretting that I had taken this chance to bring my mother, I looked up and saw Teacher walking towards us. We shouted, "Teacher!" But He didn't answer. He fixed his eyes on my mother and looked to be doing something. When He had passed us, we turned around to look. He was still looking at my mother's back as we entered the stadium. By that time all the practitioners had entered the lecture hall, but Teacher was here outside the hall. He must have had business to attend to. We didn't think much about it and entered the hall immediately.

The next day, my mother's body experienced a huge transformation. She urinated a lot, and there was blood in her urine. She felt much better afterward and all her symptoms of illness disappeared. Even her swelling was gone. Then we realized that Teacher had purified her body the previous day. Teacher was purifying everyone's body during the lecture. Why did He come out to purify my mother's body? Maybe it was because He saw how dangerous a situation it was for her.

Teacher always came to the stadium early. If we had gone earlier that day He could have purified mother's body then, but I had had to wait for a fellow practitioner to get off work and help carry my mother, so we couldn't get to the stadium any earlier. But Teacher had waited for us in the yard just a few minutes before the lecture. As soon as we entered Teacher had come over. He was very quiet and we couldn't see anything happening. It wasn't until my mother underwent huge changes that I realize what had happened. Teacher had taken a few minutes before the lecture to purify her body, maybe because it would be too late if we waited until the lecture.

With Teacher's help my mother's life was saved, and Teacher purified her body. Whenever I think about it, I feel extremely grateful toward Teacher. It was compassionate Teacher who saw all of this and eliminated a disastrous misfortune before it happened. Teacher said, "I treasure you more than you treasure yourselves!" ("Eliminating Your Last Attachment(s)") That was indeed proven. Teacher also told us in different lectures that He would be responsible for us if we wanted to cultivate.

Once Teacher ate noodles with a practitioner. When the restaurant owner served the noodles, Teacher said lightly, "There's too much salt in this bowl." The owner became angry and said, "You are looking for trouble! How do you know even before tasting it?"

Teacher didn't say a word and started eating the noodles. The owner stopped after he felt that he had vented enough. Teacher finished the noodles without saying a word. When the practitioner cleaned the table and brought the bowls to the owner, he stuck his finger into Teacher's bowl and tasted it. He told the owner, "It's too salty. You put too much salt in it."

Teacher told us to "not fight back when you are beaten or sworn at," and He dealt with the situation calmly.

One day, Teacher was to visit Shifo Temple. The local contact person and some practitioners came to see Teacher, but they waited for a long time without seeing him. After noon, they thought that Teacher wasn't coming, so they left. Teacher arrived shortly afterwards.

The first ones to see Teacher were the gatekeeper and his grandson. They started talking and Teacher told them about Falun Gong, introducing it to the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper said, "I am too old, and I am not well-educated. I don't think I can practice it."

The old gatekeeper told Teacher about a family problem. His grandson's brain did not function properly, so the boy didn't want to go to school and he was falling behind in his education.

Teacher good naturedly rubbed the boy's head and gave him a piece of candy. The boy ate it happily.

Soon after, good news came from the gatekeeper's house. His grandson had changed completely. He became smart and could understand things and was willing to go to school. He listened to others and got good grades.

The gatekeeper thought, "This Falun Gong Teacher is great and kind. A piece of candy changed my grandson. His Falun Gong must be really good." The gatekeeper then led a group of villagers to practice Falun Gong.

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