Remembering Teacher's Fa Lectures in Qiqihar

Remembering Teacher's Fa Lectures in Qiqihar

I had the enormous good fortune to attend Teacher's Falun Dafa lectures and exercise classes starting July 16, 1993, held in the Electricity Union's Culture Museum in Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province. I also attended Teacher's lecture before the class and learned that the reason I had practiced other qigong for many years was to prepare my mind to be able to understand and accept Falun Dafa and then to start my cultivation practice in Falun Dafa.

At first there were not many people attending the class, but the number of students increased each day. All of the additional students were drawn to the class by word of mouth. Even on the fifth day of the class, there were many new students. Teacher looked like a young man in his 20's at the time, yet appeared to be incredibly composed, kind, and respectable. Throughout the class I sat in the first row. I had a tough time learning the third exercise (Penetrating the Two Cosmic Extremes) because I had poor hand coordination. When Teacher noticed my problem, He stepped down from the podium and put his hands over mine to teach me the exercises. Teacher was such a kind man, I thought.

When the class was coming to an end, every student wrote an experience report. I knew I had benefited enormously from Teacher. For example, two days before the class began, I saw a Falun continuously rotating right in front of me at home. I didn't understand the meaning of it until the question and answer session following the class. Teacher explained that He had sent out many Faluns on his way to Qiqihar to help people with predestined relationships to attend the Falun Dafa lectures. In the past I had attended many types of qigong classes, for which I paid a lot of tuition, but I did not learn anything at all. In contrast, Falun Dafa's lectures and exercise classes were inexpensive and affordable but offered many days of class. I felt from the bottom of my heart that Teacher really came to Qiqihar to teach us Falun Dafa and not to make a profit. After the class, I ran into Teacher in the corridor outside the auditorium, and I handed my experience report to Teacher respectfully with both hands.

The weather in northeastern China at the end of July was very dry and warm. Teacher did not ask for anything to drink when lecturing. Every day Teacher brought His own water to class, and He brought only one cup of water.

When the last class ended around 8:30 p.m., the students did not want to leave. They followed Teacher closely, all the way to the door, asking for His autograph. It was raining outside. Teacher had to stand at the door and give autographs under the dim streetlight. Because there were so many students asking for Teacher's signature, the Falun Gong practitioners accompanying Teacher called out loudly, "Teacher has to catch a ride to hurry to another place. Please make way for Teacher." None of us knew at the time that a van was waiting for Teacher to drive Him to Beijing for the next Falun Dafa lecture class starting on July 25 at the Public Security Auditorium for more than 2,000 students. Each time I remember this moment, I cannot help crying. I am immensely touched and thankful to Teacher for the difficulties He endured and overcame in order to teach us Falun Dafa.

14. Recalling the Days of Teacher's Lectures in Guangzhou

When I was a teenager, I wondered why I hadn't been born in ancient India 2,500 years ago so that I could personally hear the Buddha Law. I thought sentient beings could no longer transcend the Three Realms and that we would have to go through reincarnation forever.

In the middle of November 1994, I read Mr. Li Hongzhi's book, Falun Gong, and at the end of the month I was told that Teacher was going to give lectures in Guangzhou. I was asked whether I would like to attend. Without hesitation, I said that I would. At that time I had just a faint feeling that this would be very important to my future.

In December 1994, a few days before the lectures, several of us went to Guangzhou together. All the hotels were full, but the four of us managed to find a very small room with only two beds, with which we were very satisfied.

As soon as we got off the train, we went to the lecture site. In those days, Guangzhou was bathed in a harmonious atmosphere. During the first few days of Teacher's lectures, the entire gymnasium was dusty. After that, the air became very clear and transparent. Teacher told us that for some reason, the class had been delayed for a few days, and many practitioners, especially those from Urumqi, Beijing, and the northeast, had already been there for a long time and had little money left. To make up for this inconvenience, the class time would be limited to a few days. At that time, I was sitting in the stands behind Teacher, and I only had a view of His back. Teacher often turned back and said, "Those sitting behind me will not be left out—they are even closer to me."

Some practitioners were unable to get tickets and were left waiting outside. The people in charge coordinated an arrangement so that some of them could sit on the floor of the gym and others could watch a live recording in the hallway. Afterwards, Teacher went out especially to see them.

Every time Teacher walked into the meeting room, all the practitioners responded with warm applause. After finishing the last lecture, Teacher answered questions from practitioners, and then some practitioners presented Him with flowers and silk banners. It was a very harmonious and wonderful occasion.

When Teacher got to the door to leave, He suddenly turned back to the meeting room, rotated a big Falun in the air, and then pushed it out to us. I didn't realize it at the time, but this was the last series of Fa-teaching lectures that Teacher would give in China.

Whenever I recall this time, I always feel very happy and illuminated by the light of the Fa. "The infinite beauty and wonder is hard to describe with words." ("The Falun World" in HongYin, Version B)

15. 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.

16. Practitioners in Guiyang City Recall the Precious Times That Teacher Lectured in China

Xiao Wang attended Teacher's first lecture series in Guiyang. On the second and third day of classes, while he was doing the second exercise, Xiao's wife (not yet a practitioner at the time) saw and felt a large wheel made of light spinning in her forehead and on top of her head. She felt like she had a headache. Xiao Wang asked Teacher what was happening to his wife and Teacher replied that it was good and told him not to pay attention to it. The couple realized later that Teacher was adjusting her body. Although she had not yet attended the classes, Teacher was already treating her as a practitioner.

When Teacher was correcting Xiao Wang's exercises, Xiao Wang felt like he was shocked by electricity, and the energy flow was very strong. While holding the wheel at the sides of his head, he had the strong sensation that the Falun was spinning in his palms with great force. A powerful, cylindrical-shaped energy went through his ears and reached the other palm. The energy went through the ears again and came back to the original palm. This lasted for about five minutes. Listening to Teacher's lectures, Xiao Wang felt that the top of his head was opening and closing, like the mouth of a fish. This happened many times.

Mr. He is in his 70's now. He had already retired for health reasons before he went to Teacher's class. He was well known for his poor health and had to stay in a hospital extensively every year. In addition, he had to have intravenous injections every week and take medicine every day. He had multiple diseases such as sciatica, coronary occlusion, work related spinal injuries and more. He lost consciousness every time his spinal injury pain became severe. He visited many well-known physicians in the Guiyang area and found no cure. Before attending Teacher's first class, Mr. He listened to Teacher's speech in the cinema at the Chunlei Square. His sciatica disappeared that day. Later, he attended Teacher's first lecture series. For the past 11 years, Mr. He has never had to take any medicine or spend a penny of his work unit's resources for medical care.

Mrs. Zhou, Mr. He's wife, was also troubled by various diseases. She had anemia, thrombocytopathy, gastric bleeding, bronchiectasis, severe neurasthenia, and ice-cold numbness in her lower limbs. She depended on hot-water bottles all year round to keep warm. In attempting to find a cure for her diseases she attended various qigong classes and even went to Beijing to learn qigong. She spent most of her income on medicine and qigong lessons, but nothing worked. On the first day of listening to Teacher's class, she felt that her entire body was light, and her pale palm even became pink. She immediately realized that Falun Gong was not an ordinary qigong. She could feel so clearly Teacher's benevolence and kindness, since there was no other qigong teacher who corrected a student's posture like Teacher did. After this experience Ms. Zhou began to practice Falun Gong seriously and all her diseases disappeared.

Ms. Huang is in her 60's, and suffered headaches since childhood. During the last three days of Teacher's third lecture series, she felt dizzy after Teacher finished talking about curing diseases. Her head shook from side to side three times, her headache left and it never came back! Not long after finishing the lecture series, she was burned twice. The first time hot vegetable oil spilled on her arm and hand, and the second time boiling water splashed onto her right foot. She felt no pain in either case, and there was no swelling, blisters, or scars; it was as if nothing happened. Ms. Huang knew it was Teacher who protected her.

During the third lecture series in Guiyang City, a paralyzed student from the Guiyang Art School was carried into the class. After Teacher adjusted his body, he was able to walk. That same day, he walked out of the auditorium and went home on his own after the class.

A female student from Guiyang Xiaohe cried a lot while sharing her experiences after the first lecture series. She thanked Teacher for saving her family. For over a year she had a very tense relationship with her husband. Neither her husband nor her wanted to compromise and the conflict was escalating. They were on the verge of divorce. After listening to Teacher's class for three days, she went back home to reconcile with her husband. Their relationship was saved as a result, becoming warm and friendly.

Also in Guiyang, one practitioner from Beijing Street sat next to Teacher while having dinner. He noticed that Teacher would pick up the rice that fell onto the table, and wondered why such a famous qigong Master would be so petty. After in depth study of the Fa, he realized that this was the manifestation of Teacher's boundless benevolence. Teacher told students during the lecture that all matter has life in other dimensions. This student then regretted being ignorant and misunderstanding Teacher.

17. A Child Is Cured by a Touch from Master's Hand

Upon hearing that Master Li would leave Dalian on December 31, 1994, some Falun Dafa practitioners went to the Dalian Airport with flowers in their hands to say goodbye. One of the practitioners went to wait for Master Li with her seven or eight year old, mentally challenged son.

18. Teacher Purifies Practitioners' Bodies During Live Interview on a Tianjin Radio Station

Teacher answered a call from the audience. The caller sounded like a middle-aged man. He said that he had a certain disease, which had not been cured after having been treated in many hospitals. The disease caused him much pain. He asked whether Teacher could cure his disease. Teacher told him about the true nature and cause of disease.

After listening to Teacher, he asked, "Teacher Li, can you purify my body?" Teacher asked, "Is it very painful now?" He replied, "Yes. It is very painful."

Teacher said, "OK, to all the listening audience, if you have an illness in certain parts of your bodies, do what I tell you. Stand up and relax. Concentrate your thoughts in the part of your body where you have the illness. Relax, and relax more..."

About five to six seconds later, Teacher said, "OK, move around a little bit." Then he asked, "Do you feel better?"

That man said, "Yes. I do not feel the pain anymore. Thank you so much! I am bowing towards the direction of the radio station."

Teacher laughed and said, "Please don't do that." That man cried and said, "I cannot express my gratitude in words. It has been so painful, for so many years. Thank you." Teacher said, "You are welcome."

Every time I recall this incident, I always wonder what kind of predestined relationship this listener had that he could have received such a treatment. I wonder where this person is now. His experience is solid evidence of the greatness of Falun Dafa.

19. Miraculous Stories from Master's Lectures in Wuhan and Guangzhou

On March 25, 1993, I went to a lecture Master was presenting. When I was on the bus, my purse was stolen, and the lecture ticket was also stolen with it. So when I arrived at the lecture hall, I could not go in because I didn't have a ticket. I was really anxious and I waited there until most people had entered the hall. Just before the host started to speak, I suddenly had a vision in my brain of the seat number on the ticket, which was "row 10, seat 9." So I told the doorkeeper and she confirmed that "row 10, seat 9" was indeed empty, so they let me in.

I believe this was an example of Master’s teaching regarding things depending on predestined relationships, in that if I should attend, they would let me in.

Before I went to the lecture, I took some Chinese medicine to cure an ailment, and after listening to Master's lecture, I really felt healthy enough to be able to throw the medicine away. I've been so healthy that I haven’t needed to take any medicine since. I used to have illnesses that spanned 20 years, including a prominent lumbar vertebra, chronic colitis, heart disease, reduction of blood platelets, uterine tumor, constipation, and other ailments. My employer had to pay hundreds of yuan of medical expenses for me every month. I hope whoever listens to my story will realize that Falun Dafa is truly wonderful!

In April 1994, I heard that one of my colleagues developed leukemia and was hospitalized. I went to see her, and her skin was covered with yellow spots. The doctor said her blood was also a yellowish color and they wanted to draw it out, purify it with chemicals and then transfuse it back into her body. Each treatment cost 10,000 yuan. But when she went home after the operation, the illness would come back, so she had to stay in the hospital. I told her my story, and she expressed interest and wanted to learn the Falun Dafa exercises. Within a few days, she was able to leave the hospital, and she asked me to teach her the exercises. After learning the exercises and studying the Fa, she recovered gradually, and her skin color returned to normal. When we went to Guangzhou for Master's lecture, she saw a Falun covering the sky.

Before we left for Guangzhou, her husband learned of our plan and also wanted to go with us. He said, "If Dafa can cure my wife's illness then Teacher must be very great. How can I be left out when Teacher is giving a lecture in Guangzhou?" At that time, I had only one ticket for his wife. I didn't have a spare ticket for him. He said, "Even if I can't go in to attend the lecture, it will be my honor if I can simply see Teacher." So he insisted on going with us. After we arrived in Guangzhou, his wife and I went in to listen to the lecture. He, along with over 500 other people who didn't have tickets, sat outside the stadium to listen to Teacher's lecture, which was broadcast via loudspeakers. On the second day, one practitioner had to leave to take care of an emergency, so he got that person’s ticket and went in.

During the lecture, Teacher asked us to think about the part of our body that felt uncomfortable. If we were fine, we could then think about our relatives who felt uncomfortable with any part of their bodies. My colleague's husband had talked about his daughter, who was a teacher. Her vocal cords were damaged two years prior and she could not speak. No medical care could cure her problem. On that day during the lecture, he thought about this uncomfortable condition in his daughter's body.

After he returned home, his daughter told him, "The third day after you and mom went to Guangzhou (the day when Teacher cleansed practitioners' or their relatives' bodies), I regained my voice and began to speak again."

On that day, I thought about my heart. It felt like Teacher grabbed my heart and when He did, I felt much more comfortable. Staying in the same hotel as us was a young college student who wore glasses, and we talked to him about the lecture. He said that when he heard Teacher say, "Have you ever seen a Buddha or a Dao sitting there with a cigarette dangling from his mouth?" (Zhuan Falun, 2003) he thought that no Buddha or Dao would wear glasses. On his way to the hotel, he heard a cracking sound that seemed to come from his glasses. He ignored it and by the time he got back to the hotel, he found the glasses were all broken. At that moment, he realized that he should no longer wear glasses, so he removed them. Gradually he was able to see more and more clearly without them.

20. A Day That I Will Never Forget

January 4, 1995 is a day that I will never forget. The Falun Dafa Association scheduled an annual review meeting in the Police Ministry’s auditorium in Beijing. More importantly, the meeting was followed by a conference to announce the publication of Master Li Hongzhi's book, Zhuan Falun. During the ceremony, Master Li was there in person to introduce His book to the world.

Tickets to the event were distributed to assistance centers in Beijing two days in advance. Teacher specifically asked that some tickets be given to new practitioners and not just to practice site assistants. Teacher said, "I want to meet my new students." On January 4, after finishing work and getting something to eat, fellow practitioner Lao Mei and I rode our bicycles to attend the meeting at the Police Ministry auditorium. I could truly feel that other dimensions were filled with energy.

It was an ordinary evening, but at the same time, it was very unusual.

That was the first time I had ever attended a meeting of Falun Dafa practitioners. As I entered the auditorium, I saw many people. The banner above the stage clearly indicated the theme of the meeting. The table was covered with a white tablecloth and more than 10 chairs were placed behind it. Since we all knew Teacher would come, everyone was serious. The mood in the auditorium was solemn and sacred.

When the meeting started, Wang Zhiwen, the Falun Dafa Association Beijing Branch Director, first gave an annual review. Then he announced that Teacher's book, Zhuan Falun, would be published. In addition, 500 copies of the book would be given as gifts to domestic and overseas practitioner representatives. At the time I was thinking, "When will I be able to see this book? What is in the book?" I was also happy for those who could get the book first.

When it was announced that Master Li Hongzhi would give a lecture to new practitioners, the auditorium was charged with excitement. Warm applause started and lasted a long time.

I saw Teacher coming! He was tall and smiling. Teacher waved His hands to us when He appeared. With compassion, He looked around the auditorium to see all the practitioners. He also waved his hands to the practitioners in the back and to those on the second floor, to greet the practitioners who had not met Teacher before.

"Happy New Year, everyone!" This greeting warmed our hearts like a gentle breeze. It was compassionate, and we were deeply touched.

Teacher then began to give a lecture. He told us principles of cultivation at high levels. Teacher also asked us to extend our hands to feel the rotation of Falun. Teacher explained the cultivation principles with simple words. Many of us had been wandering about in low-level qigong systems for a long time, and Teacher's lecture solved puzzles we'd struggled with for years. It was like sunlight breaking through the clouds and showing us the way. Teacher's lecture brought us to a gigantic cosmos, and we began to understand the universe's profound principles. It was so extraordinary and fascinating. Solemnly listening to such a lecture in that auditorium seemed even better than reading books for a hundred years! Teacher said that Zhuan Falun was being published that day, and we would be able to read it soon. He explained that, by obtaining the Fa, one would come to learn the principles of cultivation. Cultivating according to Dafa, one would achieve consummation. From then on, I hoped I would be able to obtain the Fa soon!

In this way, I listened to Teacher's lecture. With respect for Teacher and longing for the Fa, all the practitioners in the auditorium listened attentively. No one walked around during the two-hour long lecture.

At that time I did not realize the importance of the meeting. Since then I have not had an opportunity to meet our respected Teacher in person again. Of course, I can still see Teacher. When studying the Fa, I can see Teacher on videotapes. Even more often, I can see Teacher through supernormal abilities.

Time flies, and so many years have passed. But that wonderful moment will remain in my heart forever. On the lengthy and arduous journey, it has motivated me to follow Teacher diligently in Fa-rectification.

In the following years of cultivation, I came to understand that Teacher's law bodies are always by our side. As long as we respect Teacher and the Fa, take the Fa as Teacher, and have righteous thoughts and righteous actions, we will become Fa-rectification Dafa disciples under Teacher's guidance. Teacher's book, Zhuan Falun, contains the Fa that I was looking for. It is extremely precious, and the Fa principles manifest in everything. With our heart, we will be enlightened.

21. Attending Teacher's Lectures in Harbin in 1993 Was Unforgettable

I got the news about the lecture series very late. By the time I heard about it, the lecture was already sold out. Teacher's lecture was scheduled to start at 5 p.m. I went to the arena long before the lecture started. As soon as I reached the front door, a lady approached me and asked me if I needed to buy a ticket. She sold me a ticket for fifty yuan and led me directly to my seat. I learned later that this lady was a stadium employee. The seat she sold me was in a good spot, where the hockey players rested. I had a long wait after I took my seat so I chatted with the lady. She had bought the ticket for herself, but she said she could not live up to Teacher's standard, though she knew Falun Gong was really good. I remember her name was Zhu.

I was very blessed to get a seat. The arena held four to five thousand people, most of whom came from other cities. As Teacher came in and passed right by me, the audience applauded eagerly. Teacher was tall and well built, dressed that day in a short-sleeved white shirt. He walked softly toward the center area of the stadium accompanied by the warm applause of the audience. I could hardly believe that I could have this great predestination to see our Teacher. He was standing right in front of me teaching the law of the universe.

While I was listening to the lecture, Teacher's face appeared to me to be the image of a Buddha. At that time I did not have a good understanding of the Fa, and I was eager to see the Buddha image more clearly. When I tried to focus hard I could not see anything. Whenever I did not have the attachment to what I saw and concentrated on the lecture, the image of Buddha reappeared.

Teacher cares a great deal about practitioners, so He gave a special lecture at the Harbin Workers' Union. Since we only had a very limited understanding of the Fa, Teacher stopped in the middle of the lecture and asked everyone to feel the spinning of Falun on his or her palms.

In order to help the practitioners in Harbin upgrade themselves as quickly as possible, Teacher arranged an experience sharing conference with practitioners from other cities at the Harbin Teachers' University stadium. Teacher went there in the company of a practitioner.

One day after the lecture, I quietly watched Teacher as He stood not more than two feet from me, listening to a report from a practitioner. Teacher looked much younger than His picture and looked very kind. I had no thoughts at all at that moment but just stood there and stared. I could not believe that I could really be so close to Him. After the lecture, after most practitioners had gone, I also prepared to leave, but before I left I could not help but turn back to look again. At that moment I found that Teacher was watching me, too.

The next few times I saw Teacher coming out of the stadium, I clapped my hands like many other practitioners did. I remember that on the last day of the lecture that Teacher's image as a Buddha appeared as clearly as though a Buddha statue had been placed onstage. Teacher, in the Buddha's image, began to give the lecture. Later on, the Buddha image disappeared and the place where Teacher sat shone with golden light. Teacher's voice was the only sound in the stadium. After the whole series of lectures was finished, many practitioners offered silk banners to show their gratitude and respect. Teacher announced that several exercise sites would be established in Harbin and appointed several assistants to help practitioners.

At last, Teacher concluded the lecture series. I cannot recall many of the words, but deep in my heart I know that this kind of opportunity, to listen to Teacher's lecture in person, is very rare. I know that Teacher is great and that we have to believe in Him. Teacher told every practitioner in the stadium that we all have a deep predestination with Him. Teacher also told practitioners to remember his words whenever practitioners confront any kind of tribulation:

"It's hard to endure, but you can endure it. It's hard to do, but you can do it."

In the end, Teacher made a series of hand gestures toward one direction of the stadium and then made a circle with His right hand toward all of the practitioners.

Every time I recall this experience it feels more precious to me: Teacher's voice and countenance, enduring all the hardships He endures for sentient beings, and these things encourage and inspire me and have become an everlasting, precious memory that accompanies me forward on the bright road of Fa-rectification.

22. A Miraculous Personal Experience of Master Teaching Falun Dafa in Wuhan City

I suffered from several diseases and had many surgeries. I had to endure indescribable pain. I practiced several kinds of qigong after the hospital could not cure me. However, my problems persisted.

In March 1993, Falun Gong spread to Wuhan City. I was able to purchase a ticket for a Falun Gong Class from the city qigong association. The ticket I bought was for a ten-day session. The price was 50 yuan for first time attendees and 25 yuan for those who had attended previous sessions. Usually a half-day seminar with any other qigong master would have cost 100 yuan. I was so interested in Master's profound great-law after listening to the first class at the city hall auditorium that I completely forgot about my "diseases." It was like I had been looking for this great-law for hundreds of thousands of years. The miraculous thing was that I did not see Master curing me, yet all the diseases that had made it difficult for me to live just suddenly disappeared. It was like a chain that had bound me tightly was suddenly removed. As I was riding home on my bicycle after that day's class, it was as if someone was pushing me forward. When I looked back, nobody was behind me. I remembered that Master said that His law body would protect us, and that is indeed true.

The joy I felt in my light and disease-free body prompted me to take the initiative to pass the wonderfulness of Falun Dafa to more people with predestined relationships.

Another remarkable thing happened during the classes. Because we all felt that Falun Dafa was very good, another practitioner and I went to buy a new tape recorder and tapes to record the classes. We wanted to tape Master's teaching of the Fa. When the second day’s class began, we pressed the record button. Then someone told us that Master did not allow tape recordings. At that time, our enlightenment qualities were poor so we still kept busy with our recording. When we got home and took out the tape, we found that the tape had broken into many pieces. All of us present were shocked.

Later, when Master was on a radio show answering listeners' questions for the Changjiang Economy Radio Station, we asked Master if we could tape the show. Master smiled and said, “Yes,” so we made our recording.

An acquaintance of mine had a serious medical problem and was bedridden. One day when her family members went to work, they turned on the radio to let her listen. It was just then that Master was listening to another patient's question on the radio. Master asked this patient to support his body with his hands on a table and relax his entire body. Following Master's instruction, my acquaintance put her hands on a bedside dresser and relaxed her whole body as well. She could right away get out of bed and take care of herself. When her family members returned home, they were all very happy. Many of her family members later started cultivating in Falun Dafa.

23. Seeing Teacher in Wuhan in 1993

In the spring of 1993, Teacher went to Wuhan City to give lectures in the assembly hall of a central level scientific research department. Because it was His first time teaching Falun Gong in Wuhan, Teacher brought three disciples from Beijing and spent three days treating diseases for patients to let more people know about Falun Gong. During the three days, more and more patients came day after day. Especially on the third day, they came in an endless stream. Many people were not willing to leave until nightfall. People with various illnesses, especially those with difficult and incurable diseases, came from all around. After Teacher's treatments, they all miraculously became well. A lot of people came to realize the mystery of Falun Dafa and Teacher's great mercy through these events.

One event impressed me very much. An elderly woman was brought to the assembly hall by her husband and daughter-in-law. She had been paralyzed for several years and could not take care of herself. They held her up to Teacher. She leaned against a chair because she could not stand steadily. Teacher just looked at her without moving His hands. A little later, Teacher asked her to stand straight. At first she was afraid, but then Teacher encouraged her not to be afraid, so she quickly straightened her body. Then He asked her to step forward. She was a bit hesitant, but finally took a step with everyone's encouragement. After that she walked forward with confidence. Later, she was asked to walk up the stairs, but she did not dare to take a step. Teacher told her, "Go up, no problem," and she then walked up the stairs. After the lecture she even walked home on her own. When I walked out of the hall, I saw her walking around by herself, so I asked her why she was not at home resting. She replied, "I don't know why. I just want to walk. After I went home, I still felt like I wanted to keep walking. So I walked back and forth at home and then ended up walking here. I have not walked like this for so many years. I am so happy!"

There is another incident that I will never forget. This particular lecture series was ten days long. Teacher spent more than an hour and a half explaining the Fa every day and then taught us the exercises. One day after the class started, a man in his 40s wanted to come in without a ticket. The staff held him back and explained that he had to have a ticket to enter the hall. He would not listen to us but instead started to make a scene saying, "I came here to challenge him (Teacher). My master is over 100 years old, but he is so young." He also said many unpleasant words. Later that day Teacher found out about this and allowed the man to come in. After listening to Teacher's lecture, he walked away very quietly. He found the staff and said, "I won't make trouble again. He is a genuine Master."

Every time I recall the happy days when I was fortunate enough to listen to Teacher's lectures, I feel deep respect and appreciation toward Teacher. From every single miracle that I personally experienced, I realized Teacher's great and compassionate salvation, and through them my faith in Teacher and Dafa became ever more steadfast.

24. Witnessing Teacher Purify a Practitioner's Body

On March 27, 1994, Teacher came to Dalian to give lectures on the Fa for the first time. We saw a woman in her fifties in front of the lecture hall. She had difficulty walking by herself, so her husband carried her on his back into the hall. She sat in a sling chair that they had brought to the front row, which drew the attention of many practitioners.

From talking with her, we learned that she was a scientific technician. She had had a major operation on her cervical vertebra in 1991 and wasn't able to return to work until two years later. Soon after she returned to work, she caught a cold on a business trip and became seriously ill. She tried various alternatives, but nothing cured her. A practitioner who had attended Teacher's lectures then introduced Falun Gong to her and recommended that she read the book Falun Gong. The practitioner also told her that Teacher was soon coming to Dalian to give Fa lectures. She read the book and came to understand Falun Gong, so she bought tickets and went to the lecture series.

Before the lecture began, Teacher saw her. Teacher asked several practitioners who were helping with the seminar and a few staff members from the Dalian Qigong Association to persuade her to return the tickets and leave. Her husband went to talk to Teacher. Teacher told her husband that he would not treat anyone's illnesses. Her husband said, "We are not here to have illnesses healed. We read Your book and listened to the audiotapes of Your lectures two weeks ago. We are here to cultivate." Teacher said, "This practitioner has good enlightenment quality." Then Teacher went to meet the woman.

She stood up when Teacher came to her. Teacher asked her to sit down and patted her neck twice and her head twice. Then Teacher purified her shoulder. After that, Teacher asked her to walk. When she walked to the center of the hall, Teacher asked her to stop. Then Teacher purified her legs. After that, Teacher said, "Okay. Try walking again."

She walked back and forth. Many practitioners stood up and clapped for her.

After the lecture, she felt her legs were very light. She walked out of the hall by herself and went home on the bus. Later, not only could she walk by herself, but she could also go up and down stairs by herself. She no longer needed others to carry her. It was truly a miracle. Teacher had purified this genuine cultivator's body.

From attending the lectures and through her own experiences, she came to realize that Dafa is truly magnificent and supernormal. She decided to diligently and firmly cultivate in Falun Dafa. To thank Teacher for saving her, she and her husband made a beautiful banner that read "Falun Gong is a Gem of Science" They presented the banner to Teacher when the lectures concluded.

25. Leaving Behind an Upright Legacy: A Practitioner's Recollections of the Early Years of Falun Dafa in China

Because more and more people came to learn Falun Gong and there was no formally published Falun Gong book, Master wrote the manuscript for China Falun Gong. Since Master had no money to buy the copyright, He borrowed 8,000 yuan to have China Falun Gong published. The first batch of books were distributed and sold in every local bookstore. When people predestined to learn had no money to buy the book, Master gave them a copy for free. After all the books were sold, there wasn’t enough to pay back the sum borrowed for the copyright. It was very difficult for Master to spread the practice in the beginning. Master requested that only the lowest possible fees for the classes be charged. It was impossible to offer free classes in society, since the lecture halls needed to be rented, and the organizations that hosted the event had to be paid a handling fee. After the various expenses were paid, there was little money left. Even if it was just a little money, Master himself wouldn't take any of it. He wanted it to be safely kept by a practitioner from each assistance center in the different regions. Master clearly pointed out that this money represented the dedication of Falun Gong practitioners and their support for Falun Gong. As such, it could only be used for the development of Falun Gong. For instance, one time Master's daughter needed money to register for classes, and since it was right at the end of the month, the family had no money left. Master's wife borrowed five yuan from Master. When Master's wife was paid her salary, Master asked for the five yuan back, saying, "It's Dafa's money; these special funds can only be used for this specific purpose."

Master lived a very frugal life in a simple building that had no heat in the winter. The only electric appliance was a TV set, and all the furniture was of an outdated style from the 1980s. Master was strict with his daughter and only gave her 100 yuan for living expenses every month, including school fees. One summer, Master's wife took their daughter to Beijing to meet Master, and Master bought his daughter a pair of shoes that cost only 2 yuan. The standard of living for Master's family was among the lowest, even in Changchun City.

Wherever Master went He always taught by personal example to set an example for his disciples. At the end of 1994, Master ended his teaching in China, and in early 1995 he went overseas to spread the practice. Dafa is now widely spread in over 60 countries and benefits people everywhere.

In early summer 1995, Master used all the money that was left from giving the lectures in China to have the lecture video recorded and distributed to all the assistance centers throughout the country. The entire set contained five videotapes and lasted a total of 900 minutes. At that time in China, there were almost a thousand assistance centers, which used this set of recordings to spread the practice. In just a few years, over 100 million people had started practicing Falun Gong and benefiting from it, obtaining healthy bodies and minds and upgrading their morality. This helped improve the mentality and spirituality of human civilization. Master's contribution of merit and virtue to China, to all the people, and to all of humanity, is beyond expression. It is boundless and enormous!

In the spring of 1992, Teacher began to spread the Fa and teach the exercises around the country. Each time Teacher gave a lecture, he always sincerely and tirelessly taught practitioners the following principles: “Falun Gong cultivation directly targets one's mind;” we cultivate “Zhen, Shan, Ren” (Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance) simultaneously; and cultivators should care less about “reputation, material interest and qing" in order to transform virtue into gong and to continue true cultivation and maintain xinxing. Falun Gong has great power, and cultivators' gong develops very quickly. Teacher made it possible for each practitioner to cultivate, a priceless treasure that cannot be bought, no matter how much money one is willing to pay! Because of this, Falun Gong has attracted countless predestined people to join in cultivation practice. I am one of those predestined people who saw and heard about many real miracles. I have witnessed many moving scenes and I have seen firsthand how Teacher's miraculous cures gave many seriously ill practitioners a second life. I will never forget these events.

It was not easy when Teacher began to teach the Fa and the exercises, because most of the people attending the classes were ill and came to have their illnesses healed. During the classes they didn't understand much about the Fa-principles that Teacher taught, but they felt that the teachings were good and reasonable. At every lecture, practitioners' bodies were changed a great deal. They felt free from illness and benefited enormously. Because of this, no matter where he gave lectures, many people followed Teacher and listened to the series of lectures time and again. Only when they finally understood the Fa-principles that Teacher was imparting did they really start on their path of cultivation and move beyond their basic concerns of healing and fitness.

A relative of mine lived in Changchun City in the same area as Teacher. In the summer of 1992 he was suffering from intestinal adhesions and had to be sent to the hospital. The doctor said that it would be very hard to cure him with surgery because he had already had surgery twice before. Medicines had no effect on the condition, and all he could do was wait to die. His family members were very worried and looked everywhere for treatment. A Falun Gong practitioner from my relative's workplace told him, "There is a qigong master in Changchun. Master Li is giving lectures to teach the Fa and exercises. During the lectures many practitioners who suffered from difficult and complicated illnesses, and even critical illnesses, have fully recovered after being adjusted and purified by Master Li. Now the fourth class is over and Master Li is going to Beijing in two days." My relative asked this practitioner to beg Master Li to treat him. After this practitioner explained the situation to Teacher, Teacher agreed to let the patient come to His home.

My relative's family took their patient by taxi to Teacher's home. Teacher was very welcoming. As He was talking to the patient, Teacher opened the window and moved His hand toward the area of the patient's ailment. He then grabbed the being that caused the sickness and threw it out the window. Then Teacher brought over a dish of fruit and gave the patient a banana to eat. The patient said, "I dare not. I haven't eaten anything for seven days." The practitioner immediately said, "Teacher wants you to eat, so just eat. Don't worry." After the patient ate some banana, he felt no pain. He ate some more and still felt no pain. At that moment my relative's wife understood and kneeled down to thank Teacher for saving her husband's life. Teacher helped the woman to her feet. My relative tried to give Teacher money to express his thanks. Teacher said, "I don't want a single penny. Just go home and practice!" After he returned home, my relative could eat and drink normally and could also walk and ride his bicycle. With gratitude for Teacher, my relative's entire family attended the fifth lecture series that Teacher gave in Changchun City. After the lectures, my relative experienced great changes in his body and mind, and his understanding of the world also changed. This practitioner later devoted himself to assisting Teacher in promoting Dafa and saving more predestined people. On his own initiative he sent Dafa books to his hometown and helped more people to learn Falun Dafa. He practices Falun Dafa and firmly believes in Teacher, following Him on the path of cultivation.

In June 1993, Teacher gave the sixth lecture series in Changchun City. My relative picked up his younger sister from another city to attend the class. She suffered from heart problems, and it was very difficult for her to walk. Once again the practitioner from my relative's workplace explained the younger sister’s situation to Teacher. The day before the class, Teacher came to my relative's home by taxi and adjusted and purified her body, which enabled her to walk with ease. Treatment in a hospital for her problem would have cost over 100,000 yuan, yet Teacher cured her for nothing. My relative's family was incredulous. Teacher said with smile, “Go to the hospital to check if you don't believe it!” With awe and gratitude for Teacher, his family took her to the hospital for a check-up. The hospital reported that her condition was cured, and everything was normal. My relative then brought his younger sister to attend Teacher's classes. After ten days of lectures, all her illnesses disappeared. When she went back home, she could care for herself and do some simple housework. She had saved over 100,000 yuan and had miraculously gotten well without any pain. Seeing this, her friends all praised Falun Gong saying, “Falun Gong is so miraculous!” They all expressed interest in listening to Teacher's lectures and practicing Falun Dafa. It was exactly as Teacher says, "Those who really have a predestined relationship and can enlighten will come one after another, entering the Dao and obtaining the Fa." (“Enlightenment” from Essentials for Further Advancement)

At the 1993 Beijing Oriental Health Expo, Master Li Hongzhi received the highest honor, the "Fringe Science Progress Award," and the Expo's "Special Gold Award." In addition, Master Li Hongzhi was named "Most Welcomed Qigong Master." Master Li received more awards than anyone else at the Expo.

On December 27, 1993, the China Jianyi Yongwei Foundation conferred on Master Li Hongzhi an honorary certificate.

Ten years have passed in a flash. The things I've experienced, one after another, remain fresh in my memory. Teacher has been saving sentient beings with compassion and is protecting all predestined people. Teacher has done so much for us, yet He doesn't want any repayment, only that practitioners have a heart for cultivation. Although we have encountered great hazards on our cultivation path, they cannot shake our resolve to follow Teacher. Our belief has grown steadfast and firm.

In 1994, I was fortunate enough to first encounter the practice of Falun Dafa. I attended the seventh series of Master's lectures in Changchun City, Jilin Province. More than three thousand people attended the lecture series. Because of the large number, the lectures were divided into day and night classes, totaling ten days.

The first day we went by trolley bus. The bus stopped in the middle of our trip, so everyone had to get off and walk. The lecture was held in Jilin University’s lecture hall, approximately three kilometers away. Time was of the essence. Because we all thought we were going to be late, we quickened our pace. One of the walkers was a patient who had a pinched nerve in his spine. He had been in Changchun for more than a month and had already spent over a thousand yuan. All his money was gone and he still hadn't been cured by the hospital. He had heard about Master's lecture and came with us. Talk about miracles! Even with his pain still burdening him, this patient was able to walk at the same pace as the rest of us. Soon his headache went away and his other symptoms disappeared. By the time he got to the class, all his symptoms had fully disappeared. As he walked, Master had helped him by purifying his body. After the ten lectures he was a completely healthy person.

During those days, after every class, the disciples would gather around Master in admiration. Master had extraordinary energy. He wore a grey suit and a white shirt and appeared very young. Master always smiled so kindly when conversing with students. After the end of each lecture, we would be hesitant to leave. We always wanted to stay by Master's side a bit longer, to see him a moment longer. Each time we waited until Master got into His car before we left the area around the hall.

Before noon on May 1, the hosts forwarded the requests of students asking if they could have a group photo taken with Master. Master agreed. So every student stood in line with other students from their area. Master then posed for photos with each group. When it was time for the group from the Bin River District to have their photo taken, there was a male student around 60 years old sitting down on a wooden stool in the front row. His hair was all white. Master came up to him and asked why he was sitting. The student replied that he couldn't stand very well. Master asked him to stand in the last row. When the photo session was over, Master went to that student, shook his hand, and told him to throw away his walking stick. Although he didn't realize it, his wife had already thrown the cane away. Master then told him to start walking forward. So, like a small child, he walked step by step. He walked around in circles in the hall with a smile on his face. From that day on, he did not need his cane to walk. He walked to the lecture hall, and he could take care of himself thereafter.

Incidents like these happened frequently.

Master said,

“I think that those who can listen to my lectures in person, I would say, honestly… you will realize in the future that this period of time is extremely precious.” (Zhuan Falun)

Indeed, through these extraordinary experiences, we saw our Master's great compassion, profound personality, and the forbearing heart of a deity. And because of these unforgettable experiences, I was given a boost to cultivate ever more diligently, walking every step of my path well and honoring my prehistoric vows.

26. Recalling Teacher's Lectures in Wuhan, China

1. When Teacher came to Wuhan to lecture for the second time, Ms. Zhang brought her grandson, who was only a few years old. He was cross-eyed and looked strange. He was also very shy and didn't talk much. Before leaving home Grandma Zhang told him that he should be courteous if he met Teacher. When there was still some distance to go to get to the auditorium where the lectures were to be given, the boy suddenly freed his hand from his grandma's and rushed toward the auditorium. At that moment Teacher was just getting out of the car. The boy approached Teacher and greeted him saying, "Grandpa Li." Teacher smiled at him and stroked his head. From then on the boy's eyes were not crossed anymore. In addition, his third eye opened. The boy became a very handsome practitioner.

2. A woman in her 70s had a hunched back. She suffered so much that at times she did not want to go on living. When she had set out to attend the Fa lectures she had hoped to beg Teacher to treat her back. Teacher then said in His lecture,

“Some people were in great discomfort and would not move in their seats, waiting for me to step down from the podium to treat them. I would not do it.” (Zhuan Falun)

After hearing this, she felt disappointed. Nevertheless, she continued to go to the lectures and practice the exercises. Gradually she let go of her attachment to her condition. One day, before the lecture series was finished, she went to the park to practice the exercises with fellow practitioners. All of a sudden, she felt such an acute pain in her back that she lost consciousness. The other practitioners carried her back home. She lay in bed and soon saw Teacher's law body, followed by a fellow practitioner, enter her room. Teacher asked the practitioner to turn her over in the bed. She then saw Teacher's law body adjust her body. After some pain and a snapping sound, her dislocated spine was restored and she felt light and relaxed. The following day when she went to the park to practice the exercises, the other practitioners touched her back and found that her hunch had disappeared. Ever since then she has had a straight back and no longer suffered any pain.

3. During his lectures in Wuhan, Teacher took several practitioners with Him to go to Guiyuan Temple in Hanyang, Wuhan City. Inside the temple Teacher was busy getting rid of the bad beings in other dimensions - foxes, weasels, ghosts and snakes - when a child who had come with one of the practitioners saw through his third eye that the temple was full of monks who were all on their knees kowtowing to Teacher. After we studied the Fa, we enlightened to the fact that Teacher had saved all of the monks.

4. Practitioner Fang Yun (a pseudonym) of Wuhan accompanied Teacher to many places. One day they went to Wudang Mountain in Hubei Province. When their car reached the entrance to the mountain, Fang Yun saw deities lined up all over the mountainous area. All shiny and golden, the deities were in ancient clothing, each with a gold helmet and a suit of gold armor. A huge Buddha was standing in front, and all of them were making the same gesture toward Teacher. When Fang Yun asked what the gesture meant, Teacher answered that it was an expression of welcome.

5. Fang Yun also accompanied Teacher to Leshan in Sichuan Province. When their boat was approaching the Giant Buddha in Leshan, Fang Yun and another practitioner saw the Giant Buddha crying. Fang Yun said, "Teacher, when he saw you, he cried." When the boat passed the Giant Buddha, however, Teacher said, "Little Fang, come and have a look." When Fang Yun turned around, he saw that the Giant Buddha was smiling. Another practitioner asked Teacher, "Why would the Giant Buddha cry?" Teacher said, "The Giant Buddha was telling me that nowadays the people of the world no longer respect Buddha." Leshan's Giant Buddha has become a tourist trap and people step on the Buddha. He was worried about those people. Later on practitioners enlightened to the fact that the Giant Buddha smiled because he saw that Teacher was spreading the Fa in the world so that there was hope for humanity to be saved.

6. When Teacher was giving lectures in Wuhan, a practitioner and his family went to Wudang Mountain with Teacher. On their way, the practitioner's one-year-old daughter was very miserable. She was crying and vomiting. Teacher took the baby and carried her in his arms. The baby instantly stopped crying and throwing up. She looked comfortable and even smiled. However, Teacher himself vomited. The practitioner enlightened to the fact that Teacher bore all the karma for the baby.

7. In 1994 a practitioner from Wuhan, with help from a Beijing practitioner she had never met before, went to Harbin to attend a Fa lecture. She took her child, who suffered from serious kidney stone problems. On their way to the lecture they stayed at a hotel. Her child fell asleep, but the practitioner was not sleepy, so she began to read Zhuan Falun by the dim light coming in through the windows. The child slowly raised both hands to do the second exercise “Holding the Wheel in Front of the Head.” The practitioner was not surprised and seemed to enlighten to something. After the first lecture in Harbin, her child dragged her by the hand and said, “Let's go to see Teacher,” so they went toward the stage. As Teacher passed by, the practitioners were clapping their hands, and the child was smiling, jumping, and clapping as well. Teacher smiled at the child. After they had returned to the hotel by bus, the child suddenly cried out in pain and said, "Mommy, my leg is numb and very sore. I cannot stand any more." Then the child began to squat down, and the practitioner had to lift the child up. A while later, all of the child's symptoms disappeared. The following day Teacher said in His lecture,

“After the lecture yesterday, many of you felt that your entire body was light. Nonetheless, the very few people with serious illnesses went ahead and began to feel uncomfortable yesterday." (Zhuan Falun)

Hearing this, she realized that her child's symptoms the day before had actually been the elimination of karma. After the lecture, the child's severe illnesses were cured.

Many stories from Teacher's Fa lectures in Wuhan have inspired practitioners to be more diligent on their paths of validating the Fa. We must do well the three things Teacher asks us to do and we must live up to the expectations of Teacher's boundless benevolence and infinite grace.

27. Beijing Practitioners Recount Episodes of Teacher Imparting the Fa

One such experience took place in 1992. An elderly woman who lived in Guan County, Shandong Province had practiced some Taoist cultivation methods. She wanted to follow a genuine high-level master in order to become a qigong master someday. She went everywhere looking for a master, and one day someone introduced her to Mr. Li Hongzhi. She invited Teacher to give a Falun Dafa class.

Teacher was always frugal. After arriving, He changed hotels twice looking for a cheaper place to stay. He then asked whether He could stay in a student's home. The elderly woman invited Teacher to stay with her since she had an extra room in her house.

She imagined that a high-level master would be elderly, so she was surprised to find that Teacher Li was only about forty years old and looked as though He were only twenty. She couldn't help but have some doubts about Teacher. She prepared several dishes for supper, including both meat and vegetable dishes. She thought, “If he only eats the vegetables and not the meat, then he could indeed be a high level master. Otherwise he couldn't be one.” When she saw that this master ate everything, the elderly lady doubted Teacher even more. Her heart sank.

After listening to the first lecture, the lady felt that what Teacher had was very profound. At end of the class she said to Teacher, "Young man! Don't talk too high. There are always higher beings and there are higher dimensions! Higher beings are listening!" Teacher didn't answer but just smiled.

When Teacher began to talk about the celestial eye in the second lecture of his Falun Dafa teaching, the elderly lady found the lecture even more profound. She thought, "It's no use even trying to say anything to him!" So she just kept quiet. After she had listened to all nine lectures, she thoroughly understood everything. She realized that she had been using low-level criteria to judge Teacher and that Falun Dafa was teaching people to cultivate one's mind or moral nature. The key to cultivation is to get rid of one's attachments, without any omission. She also came to realize that Teacher was indeed a genuine high-level master and that Falun Dafa was indeed a high-level cultivation practice.

A woman attending the class held in Guan County had a daughter named Xiaolei. She was a pretty and kind-hearted child, but she had a low IQ. One day when the class ended, Xiaolei's mother had her say good-bye to Teacher. She said to Teacher, “My master is inside an ice lake.” Nobody knew what the child was saying and thought that it was only nonsense from a child.

After the class had finished, Teacher went to visit Lingyan Temple with other people accompanying him. On their ride to the temple, Teacher made a motion with his hands when a Taoist cultivator, dressed in a purple robe and meditating, appeared by the roadside, his long white hair flying in the wind. Xiaolei's mother thought he was there to greet them. Teacher said, "He is not here to greet us. I have saved Xiaolei's master. He wasn't in an ice lake, but he was inside an ice palace." People then realized that Xiaolei wasn't an ordinary child.

On their way home, Xiaolei told her mother, "Mama, Mama, you are my treasure, Mother."

When Master and his assistants started to go up a hill, a woman suddenly approached them. She wore a white cloth on her head and carried a jug of water. She just followed the group and did not say a word. The assistants asked her if she was a water seller. She still did not say anything. They wanted to help her carry the water, but she would not let anyone drink her water except Master. She just followed them along the path over the hill. After they came down the hill, the woman suddenly disappeared. Master told everyone she was the gnome of that hill.

In 1993, a Beijing disciple's wife wanted to divorce him because he practiced Falun Gong. One day Master and he had a meal together. He lowered his head and pondered while eating, "How can I deal with it if I get divorced because I practice Falun Gong?" While he was thinking, Master came over and patted him once on his shoulder. He felt he understood everything immediately and was suddenly enlightened.

Later on Master said in class,

“Some couples almost get divorced because of disputes over qigong practice. Many people have not thought about why this situation takes place. If you ask your spouse later: 'Why do you get so upset if I practice qigong?' he or she cannot explain it and will really be out of reasons. 'Really, why did I become so angry and worked up at that time?' Actually, what's the matter? While one is practicing qigong, one's karma must be transformed. You will not gain without loss, and what you lose are bad things. You must sacrifice.” (“Transformation of Karma” in Zhuan Falun)

One practitioner attended the thirteenth class, held in Beijing. In that class, Master told everyone that Falun Gong is not for healing illnesses.

However, this practitioner had come to the class with the intention of have her illnesses healed. When she practiced another qigong system before, a snake possessed her. She did not tell Master. She also did not give up the thought of healing her illness. When the class was over, she did not move in her seat, thinking, "I will just stay here and not leave, and I will see if you (Master) can heal my illness or not." She thought Master would come to ask about her illness if she did this. However, Master did not pay any attention to her and left.

The next day, Master said in class,

“Some people were in great discomfort and would not move in their seats, waiting for me to step down from the podium to treat them. I would not do it. If you cannot even pass this test, how can you still practice cultivation in the future when you encounter many big tribulations?” (“The Issue of Pursuit” in Zhuan Falun)

He also said that he could clean up practitioners' bodies of all bad things.

Later on she gradually understood some of the principles Master taught. She said to herself, “I do not want to have this bad thing (snake possession).” Master did not do anything obvious to treat her, but her illness was gone.

6. "He has deformed his Law Wheel"

At the end of 1993, Ms. Zhang Liying went to attend classes held by Master in the lecture hall of Beijing's No. 2 Artillery Army Base.

A young man sat next to her. The moment he saw her, the young man told her that her legs had undergone surgery before. She was surprised, as it was only a small operation done many years ago, and she wore very thick pants, so how could he know? When she asked, she found out that his celestial eye had been opened by practicing another type of qigong.

During the class, the young man often told her, “This teacher is extraordinary! There are tens of thousands of golden lights behind Him! It is not just us that are listening to the lectures in this conference room,” he said while pointing to the ceiling of the hall, “but a group of people in ancient attire and a group of people in modern suits are sitting there. They all are listening very respectively and attentively.”

After the class, the young man told her, "This teacher explains things more clearly than any other teacher I have ever seen. But I have practiced my qigong for many years and have worked very hard on that. I cannot give it up and I have to continue."

At the next day's class, Zhang Liying heard Master say,

“Some do not listen although I explained it this way; he still practices the other qigong after returning home, and he has deformed his Law Wheel.”

In January 1994, when Sun Xiulan was in her 70s, she attended Master's classes held in Tianjin.

She had had typhoid fever at a very young age and became deaf as a consequence. Many years of hard labor had also given her a severe hunchback.

Because of the deafness, she could not hear anything when Master began the class. She thought, "What is the teacher talking about? I cannot hear anything!" While she was worrying, Master said, "Someone cannot hear, I will let her hear now." After Master finished the sentence, she could hear. She listened very carefully, and every one of Master’s sentences entered her heart. The more she listened, the more she wanted to listen. When the class was over, a strange feeling came over her while she was looking around, so she asked students nearby, "Have I grown taller?" The other students told her, "You have not grown taller, but your back is straight now."

When the classes were over, many reporters wanted to take pictures with Master. Some female reporters wanted to hold Master by the arm. Ms. Sun Xiulan saw clearly from far away that Master did not do anything to embarrass them, but he also did not allow them to do anything inappropriate. Every time they tried to hold Master's arm, Master just stood still without pulling his arms away, and every time they simply failed to grab hold of his arms.

In May 1994, Ms. Sun Xiulan attended classes again in Changchun. Someone else had occupied her seat when she went to the class, so she found a small stool and sat right in the middle in front of the first row. Master took a look at her and said with a smile, "We are all what we are because of a karmic connection."

Some students who were eager to see more of Master often waited at the entrance, but Master always entered and exited the conference room from an unexpected place. We now understand that Master does not pursue either fame or profit and does not allow students to become overly attached to Him. Sun Xiulan never waited by the door, but she always met Master by chance. Master would say with a smile, "We are all what we are because of a karmic connection."

10. Working hard, Teacher forgets the Chinese New Year

Just before the 1994 Chinese New Year, Master held the first Fa lecture series in Jinan City, Shandong Province. One day after the lecture, a Beijing assistant's wife, who was also a practitioner, brought Teacher some dumplings. Teacher asked, "What day is today?" She replied, "Today is Chinese New Year's Eve." Teacher then realized that the New Year was coming and shared His dumplings with the volunteer workers for dinner.

The Chinese New Year (Chinese Spring Festival) is the most important holiday in China. New Year's Eve is traditionally the most important day of the year. Family members gather and have dinner together. Teacher, though, was so busy offering us salvation that He forgot about the New Year's holiday.

11. A lesson learned from carelessly using supernormal abilities for personal gain

In June 1994, Teacher gave the second Fa lecture series in Jinan City. One day after class, Fu Shulian made a pot of tea with boiling water. With the tea pot in hand, Fu Shulian, Fu Rong (a pseudonym), and another practitioner walked along the street. When they reached an intersection, they stopped at a traffic light. Fu Shulian, a veteran practitioner, knew how to use her supernormal abilities. She asked Fu Rong, "Fu Rong, would you like to try to stop that car with your supernormal abilities?" Fu Rong spoke, "Stop" without any hesitation. As soon as the word came out of her mouth, the car suddenly stopped. Fu Rong thought that it was just a coincidence, so she shouted again, "Stop" and another car stopped as she spoke. With a doubt still in her mind, she continued shouting, "Stop." As a result, another car stopped and then another. Fu Rong finally had to believe in her supernormal abilities. In the meantime, she felt something was not right, thinking, "I must have done a bad thing." Fu Shulian and the other practitioner, on the other hand, were very excited and said, "Now we can cross the street." As the two crossed the street, Fu Rong followed behind like a child who had made a mistake.

After they got on the bus and it started moving, the bus suddenly screeched to a halt. Fu Shulian fell down, and the pot of hot tea struck her on the head, leaving her with a bruise and the tea all over her. The other practitioner bumped into the seat in front of her and was in quite a bit of pain. Someone stepped on Fu Rong's foot. All the other passengers were unhurt. Fu Shulian, who had urged Fu Rong to use her supernormal abilities to stop the car, was hurt the most, and Fu Rong, who realized her mistake right afterwards, was hurt the least.

When the three of them got off the bus, Fu Rong started laughing after she saw Fu Shulian with a bruise on her head and water and tealeaves all over her clothes. Fu Shulian suddenly realized what happened and said, "How can you laugh? This is karmic retribution for the bad things that we did."

They believed absolutely what Teacher had said, that after the lecture everyone would have supernormal abilities, but they should not be used to disrupt ordinary people's lives. If they were used inappropriately, one’s xinxing would fall or one’s supernormal abilities would be blocked. The practitioners understood that what they had done was going against the traffic rules. Stopping other people's cars for their own convenience had led to their injuries. Nevertheless, Teacher was still there to protect them because the hot tea did not burn Fu Shulian.

12. "Go home to do true cultivation"

Fu Shulian realized her mistake. When she returned to the class, her bruise was gone. Then she became attached to the fact that Teacher could cure her illness. She mentioned to Fu Rong and other practitioners, "I have to follow Master wherever he goes. If I follow Him, my illnesses will be cured. No matter how hard the situation is I must follow Teacher wherever he goes."

When the class began, Teacher started His lecture by saying,

“There is a veteran practitioner who has already understood my lecture, but she still follows me wherever I go. It will not work if you merely follow me but don't actually cultivate. It would be better to go home to do true cultivation.”

Fu Shulian was surprised. After the class she could not help but ask, "How did Teacher know?"

13. "Who has been doing this kind of thing? Only the two of you, right?"

There is a mountain near Jinan City called Thousand-Buddha Mountain with a ten-thousand-Buddha cave and many grottos and statues. Fu Rong and her classmate were attending Teacher's lectures, and after one class was over, her classmate took her to the Thousand-Buddha Mountain to burn incense and kowtow to worship the Buddha.

As soon as the classmate saw a Buddha statue, she kowtowed to it and said to Fu Rong, "There really are Buddhas on them. I feel they are absorbing my energy. Come kowtow to them, please."

When Fu Rong knelt down on the mat, it felt cold and hard like cement and hurt her knees. She quickly stood up.

In the next lecture, Teacher said to the class,

“You may worship Buddha, but you cannot pray to a Buddha. If you must burn incense and kowtow, I neither oppose nor support it. Who has been doing this kind of thing? Only the two of you, right?”

From studying the Fa, they then understood that a Buddha should give off energy, but only a demon would absorb it. If we don't follow Teacher's instructions, it is really dangerous!

At the Jinan lectures, Fu Rong sat in the audience behind Teacher. One day before the class, everyone was practicing the Falun Standing Stance, Fu Rong included.

Fu Rong's life had been a very hard one. She was employed as an accountant, and her boss had tried to make her forge his accounts. She was honest and refused to comply. As a result her boss stopped paying her wages and dismissed her. Since she was a beginner at Falun Dafa practice, her hands and legs were shaking from fatigue as she did the Falun Standing Stance. At the same time she was thinking, "Why is my boss so bad? He took advantage of me. If I develop supernormal abilities, I will punish him!"

In the following lecture, Teacher talked about unknowingly practicing an evil cultivation way. Teacher said,

“Somebody was practicing the Falun Standing Stance with her hands and legs shaking from fatigue, yet her mind was not at rest and she was thinking, ‘My manager treats me so badly, why can't I develop supernormal abilities? If I develop supernormal abilities, I will punish him!’”

After the class, Fu Rong asked her classmate, “How could Teacher know what I was thinking?” The classmate said, “Before the class, while you were practicing holding the wheel, Teacher passed just behind you while coming to correct the students' movements.”

They then understood that, even though others hurt us, we must still have compassion for them and not be angry with them, let alone retaliate. If a person harbors evil intentions, he will be unknowingly practicing an evil cultivation way. When certain individuals from the Chinese Communist Party fabricated lies claiming that Falun Gong encouraged people to be cruel and that Teacher predicted the end of the world, they intentionally distorted the truth.

15. A lay Buddhist single-mindedly practices Dafa

Puzhi (a nickname) used to be a lay Buddhist. His family members practiced Falun Gong, and he was drawn to the class to learn about it. He listened to Teacher with the intent of judging Falun Gong based on his understanding of Buddhism.

He attended the second series of lectures in Jinan City. In the beginning he continually judged what Master said against his scanty knowledge of Buddhism. At this time Master said,

“Some lay Buddhists have also come. You cannot attain anything if you come with the intention of only giving it a try. The monks in temples have a difficult time saving themselves, not to mention if you are an amateur Buddhist! If I cannot save you, nobody can save you. If you want to practice Falun Gong, you must practice it wholeheartedly.”

These words shocked his heart. He began to set his mind to truly listening to the Fa, and he finally understood that this really was the greatest cultivation way!

After he switched to Falun Dafa cultivation, his former Buddhist companions all rose up against him with vicious words, but they could not shake his belief.

After July 20, 1999, when the persecution began, he was harassed in various ways because he had been the contact person at a Falun Gong practice site. But he has been steadfast in his belief, with a calm and peaceful heart the entire time. Many practitioners observed how he endured and said, "If he refuses to be ‘transformed,’ I will not be transformed; if he becomes transformed, I will not be able to persist." Later on many of these "observing" practitioners could not withstand the persecution and gave up the practice under brainwashing and torture. Puzhi, however, still remained steadfast in his belief.

16. We put down our fans and the breeze blew gently

Jinan City in northern China is famous for its terrible heat. In the summer, it feels like an oven. During the second session of Master's lectures in Jinan, the audience felt very hot and could not help but fan themselves constantly. That day, Master said, “Why don't you all put down your fans.” We all then put down our fans. All of sudden, we felt a cool breeze. We were moved and clapped our hands.

The next day, Master said,

“Yesterday I asked you to put down your fans. People with good enlightenment quality put down their fans and all felt the breeze. But some people still did not listen and continued waving their fans. The more they fanned the hotter they felt... Practitioners should welcome suffering and hardship when they find it. You want to practice but you could not even endure such a tiny bit of hardship?”

17. Master shows concern for practitioners' safety

After the Jinan lecture series was over, Master advised practitioners, "People who plan to travel by plane should change to take trains." Some practitioners asked if everybody who was going to fly had to take trains instead. Master replied that only the people who would fly from Jinan to Dalian had to do so. It turned out that the flight from Jinan to Dalian ran into a severe storm.

Many of the practitioners who had attended the Jinan lectures had planned to fly to Dalian to catch Master's next lecture. After seeing the outcome, practitioners realized that Master had predicted that the evil would try to interfere to stop people from learning the Fa, so Master gave the warning to protect practitioners.

18. Master turns down offers from some people with money

After the Jinan lecture session, Master went to Dalian by boat. All the way to Dalian, five dragons were playing in the river to welcome Master. Practitioners who were with Master were very excited to witness the scene.

After the Dalian lecture series, many rich people offered Master rides with the intention of asking Master to personally treat their illnesses. Master refused them all. Gao Qiuju, who later became an assistant at the Dalian assistance center, said, "Aren't we supposed to raise our level and advance together?" Master smiled and then took a ride with her.

On the way back, rain poured down so badly that Gao Qiuju could not see the road clearly. The situation was quite dangerous. Master then began turning the great Falun. The sky cleared ahead of the car, allowing safe passage, but behind the car the rain fell as hard as ever.

By the end of 1994, Teacher took the trouble to come to Harbin to teach the Fa. During one of the lectures Teacher coughed.

On returning to the dormitory, Fu Rong thought, "How come our Teacher also coughed?" Jing Rong, who was sharing Fu Rong’s room, thought, "Does Teacher also have karma?" During the next lecture Teacher answered the question without anyone asking it. "Someone thought I also have karma. I don't have karma! All these are just something extra."

Fu Rong instantly understood. In giving lectures, Teacher said that we had too much karma and with that much karma we could not cultivate, so Teacher was helping us to eliminate half of our karma. Yet, even the remaining half is still too large for us to bear. It is divided into numerous portions at different stages of our cultivation, which will be used to upgrade our xinxing. Actually, the “half of the karma” that Teacher eliminates for us is borne by Teacher himself!

With the development of our cultivation, especially after July 20, 1999, all of us understand that Teacher has not only borne the half of our karma but also the remaining karma that has been divided into numerous portions at different stages of our cultivation once our xinxing has reached the standards at different levels. As a matter of fact, our merciful Teacher has borne for us everything we have done in the past!

20. "That book is a fake and you have bought it"

A high school teacher named Zhao from Shunyi County in Beijing bought a book called Huangdi Neijing on his way to the ice-hockey stadium where Teacher was giving a Fa lecture. It just so happened that in this particular lecture Teacher was discussing, "Placement of the Mysterious Pass." When talking about the ancient books Teacher said that it was hard for those books to guide people to cultivate any more. Teacher said, “Now a lot of books that have been published are fake. Even that copy of Huangdi Neijing is a fake but you have bought it.” The practitioners who had gone to the Fa lecture with Mr. Zhao were all shocked. After the lecture they all said, "Even though you hid the book in your bag Teacher still found out!"

Mr. Zhao said, "That is not all! I practiced another qigong and my third eye was opened. When Teacher talked about the 'third eye,' I used a method from the other qigong to watch. Teacher said from the platform, 'We are here to teach Falun Gong. If you want to practice other exercises, just leave here and you can do them.'"

21. Why not try to save the dying?

At the Fa lectures in Harbin an unexpected thing happened.

Before one lecture, two people carried in a corpse and asked Teacher to revive it. They made trouble for a long time before they left. That day the lecture had to be postponed because so many students saw what had happened.

After the lecture started Teacher said,

"Here during the lecture I will not only talk about the good things but also the bad things. Just now an old man died. He was very sick and traveled here from Jinzhou. His son and son-in-law tried to send him to the hospital but he refused and insisted on coming here. The old man died on the way and his son and his son-in-law carried the corpse to me and requested me to save him. If he still had breath in him I could help to save him. However, he died a long time ago. If I bring his life back, wouldn’t it damage the status of everyday people? His son and son-in-law are both Falun Gong practitioners. They pulled off the Falun buttons from their clothes and threw them to the ground and said, 'What kind of qigong master is that. On seeing someone was dying he did not try to save him.' I feel very sad that my students would do something like that."

When Jiang's regime began to persecute Falun Gong, this incident was also added to the 1,400 cases fabricated by the Jiang regime to discredit Falun Gong, saying that our Teacher “did not try to save the dying.” However, we are all witnesses. It was a corpse, not a live person. The Chinese proverb “Not trying to save the dying” doesn't mean “not trying to save the dead.”

After the Fa lecture in Harbin, Teacher planned to give a lecture that carried energies. Many veteran practitioners wanted to buy a ticket. Teacher said,

“The veteran practitioners should not go. You have already attended a lot of lectures. If you still want to go then you would prevent many others [from obtaining] the Fa.”

As a result many veteran practitioners gave up their original plan in order to give the opportunities to new students.

Hui Ming went to Teacher's Fa lectures in Zhengzhou City. When Teacher was giving a lecture a violent storm came out of nowhere. The ceiling of the meeting hall leaked in several places. It also caused a blackout, so Teacher could not continue his lecture.

Teacher performed big hand signs. Twenty minutes later the wind died out, the rain stopped and the electricity came back. Teacher smiled and continued to teach the Fa.

At the same time, Hui Ming's husband (also a Falun Dafa practitioner) had a dream at his home in Beijing. He saw Teacher fighting with a black water monster. When the monster found it was no match for Teacher, it jumped into the water. Teacher chased it into the water. After a while Teacher walked out of the water with the dead water monster in hand and threw it onto the shore.

After the Fa lecture Hui Ming walked out of the meeting hall and found that the damage outside was much worse than she had expected. Water was running everywhere, big trees that a man could barely put his arms around were uprooted. Nothing, however, could stop Teacher from teaching the Fa and saving sentient beings.

Under the pressure of persecution and facing an onslaught of slanderous propaganda, some practitioners have entertained wrong thoughts about Teacher and some have even disrespected Teacher. The reason we shared these stories is to make it clear that the greatness of our Teacher is beyond description! What Teacher said in Zhuan Falun is the genuine Way!

Some of the stories that were told seemed like fairy tales. I came to realize, however, that they were all true. We all realized how much Teacher had suffered and endured in order to save us. Our gratitude cannot be expressed with words. Our way of repaying Teacher is to strive ahead diligently so as to meet the standard of a Falun Dafa practitioner and to be compassionate towards others at all times.

Our Teacher has the divine power to eliminate all the evil and demons, and all the mighty virtue to be respected by the gods in all levels of the universe. If we come across a tribulation we must look inside ourselves to find the part that still has not reached the standards of Dafa. Please do not listen to the vicious lies created by the evil and do not use your concepts to judge the moral character of our Teacher, because no life in the universe is able to do so. No one is able to describe the broad-mindedness, selflessness, nobleness and greatness of our Teacher!

28. Recalling the Days When Master Taught the Fa in Tianjin

On January 17, 1994, Teacher began the first in a series of Fa lectures in Tianjin. The whole course, consisting of ten classes spread out over nine consecutive days, was held in Tianjin People's Hall. To bring the time and cost down to a minimum, Teacher combined two of the lectures and delivered them on a Sunday. During the first nine classes, Teacher lectured on the Fa and taught the exercises. On the last day, Teacher answered questions from the students. The fee was 50 yuan for new students and 35 yuan for students who had attended the course previously. On average, new students paid five yuan per class. I remember that about a month earlier, I had had to pay 10 yuan to watch a movie in the same hall. By comparison, we can see that the fees were very low.

As Teacher lectured during those nine days, I was quite moved, for I finally understood why humans exist on the earth. Teacher's lectures truly changed my outlook towards life and the course of my life, and I have since followed the path of cultivation, the way to return to my true self. I can vividly recall four incidents that impressed me the most during those nine days:

The first incident was on Sunday when group photographs were taken with Teacher. I did not know beforehand that Teacher wanted to have the photographs taken before the lecture that day. When I arrived, everyone was already there. People gathered in small groups of seven or eight, and some in groups of twenty or thirty. As soon as one group was ready for the camera, Teacher then walked across. Although there were over a thousand people divided into many groups, Teacher did not stop smiling once or show any signs of impatience. At first, I thought of taking a photo with Teacher as well, but then I thought, "Hasn't Teacher said that his law bodies are with us all the time? I don't think it is necessary." Because of that, I regret that I missed out on an opportunity to have a photograph taken with Teacher.

The second thing that impressed me was when Teacher demonstrated to us the greater hand gestures at the end of the lecture on the last day. When I saw that, I felt so good inside, yet I could not describe the feeling with words.

The third incident was also at the end of the last lecture, when one student presented Teacher with a banner. The student said he had come from northern China, where the hospital had diagnosed him with terminal cancer. Then he came across Falun Gong through an acquaintance, and this was the second time he had attended Teacher's lectures. His whole family went up on to the stage to present Teacher with the banner. As soon as he got on the stage, he cried out excitedly, "Gone, gone, all my illnesses are gone!" Loud applause came from the audience. The man then gave a self-introduction. After the introduction, the banner was presented and photographs were taken. The audience then gave another big round of applause.

Of all the incidents, the most unforgettable came at the end of the second to last lecture, when Teacher taught us the exercise Strengthening Divine Powers. I found an empty seat, where I could sit with folded legs, then closed my eyes and started to meditate the way Teacher showed us. I did not know why I suddenly opened my eyes, but when I did I saw Teacher standing right in front of me, about a meter away, smiling at me. The kind expression on his face was beyond description. When he saw me opening my eyes he gave me another smile, then turned around and walked down the stairs.

Every time I recall Teacher's smile, I feel that in all the years that have since passed, I have not done my best to repay Teacher for his merciful salvation.

As I write this article, I cannot help my tears from falling. I only know that I must do better on the three things Teacher has asked of us, so as not to let Him down.

29. Recalling Teacher's Lectures on His Second Visit to Tianjin City

On March 14, 1994, Teacher went to Tianjin City to give lectures for a second time. The lectures were given in the Bayi Auditorium in Tianjin City, which could accommodate more than 1,100 people. I heard from a practitioner who came with Teacher that Teacher already had a full schedule for the year, but He still managed to find time for these lectures because He had received numerous invitations from Tianjin.

It was the second time that Teacher lectured in Tianjin, and people there already had a positive impression of Dafa. Many people came to hear the lectures, and among them were several hundred practitioners from Beijing. There were so many attendees that many Tianjin practitioners couldn't get a ticket to enter the auditorium. On the first day many of them stood in the yard outside the auditorium and didn’t want to leave. The people on duty told Teacher about their situation. Then Teacher found some time in the morning to give one more lecture especially for these people. After the lecture and before they left, many practitioners saw Teacher leave from the side gate of the auditorium while they were still in the auditorium yard. The practitioners crowded around Teacher, took out their Dafa books, and asked Teacher to sign them. It was very crowded and hectic. An elderly practitioner from Tianjin said to the crowd, "Teacher is tired now. He is going to give another lecture tonight. Please give Him some time to have a rest.” But the practitioners wouldn't let go of this precious chance. Teacher said to them, "Please wait in a line and I will sign for you one by one." He then started to sign the books for the practitioners. I was close by at the time, and I could sense Teacher's immense compassion.

Teacher was also invited by the People's Broadcasting Station of Tianjin City to introduce Falun Gong to the public on a hotline program. He answered questions telephoned in from audience members. This was a very successful program.

30. 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."

32. Recalling Happier Times

As we approach the twelfth anniversary of Teacher introducing and spreading the Fa, I would like to recount the wonderful times when Teacher was with us personally. I would like to write about a few of these experiences so that fellow practitioners can share in my happiness.

When the third Falun Dafa class was held in Changchun City, the organizer assigned me the duty of filling up Teacher's water glass. I felt much honored to be by Teacher's side so often. On the first day of the lecture, as soon as Teacher walked into the entrance of the Town Hall everyone stood up and welcomed our most respected Teacher with thunderous applause. Everyone's gaze was fixed on Teacher as He went up to the podium. Teacher waved at us while smiling, and then He had everyone sit down and listen to the lecture.

While I filled up Teacher's water glass, I saw Him take out a piece of paper from the breast pocket of His suit. The paper was filled with characters of different sizes and all kinds of signs that looked like symbols. I stared at the paper and tried to read it. However, I could not decipher any of it. That piece of paper was the complete "lecture notes" used by Teacher to fully expound on the Fa. During the 10 days of the class duration, except for the last day when Teacher answered the students' questions, those were the only notes I ever saw Teacher use to give the Fa lectures. At the time, I did not understand how Teacher could give such an extremely high-level, in-depth, comprehensive Fa lecture using only one piece of paper as an outline.

Later, through studying the Fa and cultivating, I came to understand. Dafa belongs to Teacher and the Fa is in Teacher's heart. The "notes" were just one manifestation of Teacher's boundless wisdom.

During one class session, we came across some interference in the form of a power outage. The practitioner who was taking care of the tape recording suddenly came up with a great idea. He loaded a few batteries into the recorder, and then used it as an amplifier to broadcast the lecture.

The meeting hall held 1,000 people. Everyone was very quiet. Teacher remained very calm and composed. He continued to lecture on the Fa as if nothing had happened. Teacher's voice came through loud and clear and echoed throughout the hall, just as well as before the power outage. Teacher eliminated the interference while lecturing, and about 20 minutes later the power came back on.

Staff members of the Town Hall remarked, "The power was out, but the lecture did not stop. By using the tape recorder as an amplifier, the voice was still so clear, and everyone was quiet. This kind of thing has never happened before. It is so amazing!"

Practitioners from Teacher's hometown have received special care from Teacher. This is the great fortune of Changchun practitioners.

After the third Falun Dafa class in Changchun concluded, a few of our practitioners decided to set up a practice site. After checking out several places that we considered suitable, we found that there were already people practicing some other morning exercises there. While we were a little worried about finding a place, our most respected Teacher selected a different practice site for us. The practice site was smooth and flat, the environment was nice, and it could hold even more people than the sites we had considered. After it was set up, the number of people coming to our practice site increased day by day. Within one year, the number of people practicing there increased from a few dozen to a few hundred.

During the first two years that Teacher introduced Falun Dafa to the public, whenever Teacher was in Changchun City, He would go to each practice site and personally instruct practitioners to study the Fa, improve their xinxing, and practice the exercises. One morning, while practitioners were practicing the exercises to the graceful Dafa music, Teacher arrived. He watched us as we practiced the exercises. Teacher then gently walked by a few practitioners and appeared to forcefully grab something at the top of a practitioner's head, and then throw something onto the ground. Teacher was purifying the practitioners’ bodies.

These are my recollections of the happy times spent with Teacher. It was a truly wonderful time!

33. Attending Teacher's Lectures in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province

I was 86 years old and had been in poor health for a long time. Sometimes I spent more time in the hospital than at my job. I practiced various types of qigong but none were effective in improving my health. In early June 1994 a veteran practitioner encouraged me to attend a Falun Gong lecture. I attended, hoping to have my illnesses healed and wanting to try something different.

My first impression of Falun Gong was the very low price charged for the lecture. I paid only 50 yuan for all ten lectures. I heard that the admission had just been increased to 50 yuan from 40 yuan because the China Qigong Research Society had complained that Falun Gong seminars were too inexpensive. For the sake of comparison, a qigong seminar attended by my neighbor cost 300 yuan for a week-long class, one lecture per evening.

My second impression was the uncommon demeanor of Teacher, and His youthful appearance. He looked to be about 20 years old. I wondered to myself how such a young qigong master could have the ability to heal! I came solely for the healing, and because of that insincere attitude I kept thinking about my illness while attending the lectures. In the end I could hardly remember anything after I walked out of the lecture hall. I even thought of staying behind after the lecture so that I could ask Teacher to treat my illness.

Unexpectedly, right after the lecture a woman holding a child in her arms went to the podium and asked Teacher to treat her child. Teacher said, "I do not treat illness. You should listen to my lectures here." I nearly lost my enthusiasm after I heard that Teacher wouldn't treat any patients. Later on I read in Zhuan Falun,

"Some people were in great discomfort and would not move in their seats, waiting for me to step down from the podium to treat them."

This statement applied squarely to me. After a few lectures and experiences, I completely changed my attitude of inattention and preoccupation. I began to focus my attention on the lectures.

I would like to share with my fellow practitioners a few experiences that I remember profoundly in my heart.

Once during the lecture Teacher asked all of us to extend both of our hands to receive Falun. Our hands were to be held straight ahead with palms facing up. My friend and I stood next to each other and did not feel anything. All of a sudden a little girl got between us and joyfully claimed, "Look, look! I have the Falun!" She asked me to look at her palm. I saw a round object spinning in her palm. I really envied her.

One afternoon just before the lecture ended, suddenly the weather changed abruptly with a howling wind, heavy storm, thunder and lightning and hail slamming down. The whole sky seemed to be collapsing with thunder and lightning striking the building. The electricity went out and the entire lecture hall was dark. We could see the lightning flashes clearly. We also saw the solemn expression on Teacher's face, and He told us not to move. Teacher started doing the big hand signs. Gradually the thunder and lightning subsided, and all the lights turned on after the electricity was restored. We saw Teacher was twisting something with His right fingers. After he twisted a few more times Teacher put it into the teacup on the table. Later I studied Zhuan Falun, which stated,

"Though you may find one that has practiced cultivation for nearly one thousand years, a tiny finger will be more than enough to crush it."

Only then did I realize that what Teacher twisted and crushed that day was an animal demon.

To attend the lecture we needed to have a lecture registration card. After the lecture we were given certificates with photos. I lost one of my photos when I went to turn them in. Even though I felt bad about it, I rushed to the lecture hall to find a seat, so as not to miss anything from the lecture. Then I heard Teacher ask on the podium, "Who lost a photo?" My spirits lifted. Someone had picked up my photo. I stood up and said, "It was me." Teacher took a look at me against the photo and said, "It is yours." I was trying to go to the front to get the photo but Teacher said, "There is no need for you to come forward, I'll ask someone to deliver it to you." The whole lecture hall was packed and I wouldn't be able to get to the front anyway. I thought to myself, "What a wonderful Teacher we have."

Teacher never wasted practitioners’ time. He would start the lecture on time, sometimes without eating dinner. When the lecture hall could not accommodate all the practitioners (about 2,000) we moved to the stadium. Because I kept thinking about my ailments I did not attentively listen to the lectures. Later I felt that what Teacher talked about was something I had never heard before, such as that we must strive to be good persons, to be better than a good person, never hit back when being cursed or hit by others, be considerate of others, put others' interests ahead of our own, seek within whenever conflicts arise with others, etc. I found this teaching very refreshing.

The more I listened the more I became interested in the lectures. Because my home was nearby, I usually arrived early to get a seat without eating dinner. I would sit in the first row, very close to the podium. I discovered that Teacher never used lecture notes. He just fished out a little piece of paper from His shirt pocket and placed it on the lectern. During the lecture Teacher would take a glance at the paper and say, "Now let's talk about another issue..." and follow with the constant flow of His lecture.

It was the middle of June, and Zhengzhou's daily temperature was about 37 °C (about 100 °F). Even though there was an electric fan on the lectern, Teacher pushed it aside and gestured someone to take it away. After it was taken away, there was no one using a fan in the lecture hall.

Teacher was very punctual delivering His lectures and never delayed. One time I reserved a seat for my friend but she had not arrived when the lecture was about to start. I was afraid that she would not find a seat and I wanted to meet her at the entrance. I asked the young man who accompanied Teacher, "Is Teacher here yet?" He said, "Teacher just came back from Shaolin Temple. He has not had dinner yet." I thought that there was still a chance for me to meet my friend at the entrance. When I reached the front hallway, I saw Teacher coming in. I found out later that Teacher started lecturing without having dinner.

After completing all ten lectures, we all asked to have a picture taken with Teacher. Teacher agreed, and people from different regions gathered together to have photos taken with Teacher. There were about 100 people from Zhengzhou. After our picture was taken, Teacher spoke to us, "All of you (from Zhengzhou area) please wait here." After Teacher finished the photo sessions with other regions He waived us to a room inside the stadium. Teacher told us, "Please sit down." Teacher sat down first on the floor and we all followed and sat around Teacher. Many tried to squeeze and get closer. I sat a little further away and could not hear clearly what Teacher said specifically. All I remembered was Teacher asked us to practice with diligence, to establish a practice site, and to find several people to be local coordinators. Teacher pointed to a few people sitting near Him and said, "You, you, and you too." One person said, "Please count me as one, too. I used to work with unions and I am retired now. I am available." Teacher said, "Very well." My friend stood behind Teacher and asked Teacher, "Master Li, when will you come again?" Teacher said, "It's not possible for me to come again." A few practitioners asked some questions and Teacher provided explanations and answers. I did not hear clearly what Teacher said. I regret so much nowadays my poor enlightenment quality.

Mr. Shi of the Zhengzhou Qigong Society told us that in the beginning he did not plan to attend the lectures. One of his colleagues asked him why he didn't plan to go. He replied, "I have heard so many of them and they all sounded the same." His colleague told him, "This time it is quite different. You had better go." Mr. Shi went, and ended up attending all the lectures to the end. He was very persistent in practicing the exercises. He used to have a large dark birthmark on his cheek under his left eye. When I saw him again, not long after, the dark birthmark had disappeared. His face appeared clear and delicate, and he looked much younger than before.

34. Teacher Introduces Falun Dafa in Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province

Every time I think back on how I began practicing Falun Dafa ten years ago, I feel blessed and get a warm feeling in my heart. I also weep tears of joy.

Eight o'clock on March 2, 1994 was the first time that I had the honor of listening to Teacher lecture on the Fa. The lecture was held in a military hall in Shijiazhuang City and was two hours long. During the lecture, Teacher asked us to think about where in our body we felt sick. If we were fine, He asked us to think of the illnesses of our family members or relatives. Teacher cured whatever we thought about. My headaches that had been bothering me for dozens of years were cured at that moment.

The lecture was completely free and voluntary. We did not pay a cent.

During the ensuing eight days, I truly felt that Teacher was friendly and easy-going during the lectures. He taught the Fa principles clearly, and was quite focused when teaching the exercises. When He taught the exercises, it did not matter where you were, even for the students who stood right next to the wall, Teacher walked around the room every day to check on us and correct our movements Himself.

On the evening of March 10, 1994, the first session of the Shijiazhuang lectures ended. We asked Teacher to pose for a picture with us. The local qigong association suggested that we have a professional photographer take the picture. Teacher immediately asked if our practitioners had someone who was a professional and could volunteer to take the picture and save money for everyone.

We were all deeply moved. Teacher always thought of others first. The lecture was originally scheduled to last ten days. Considering those who were not financially well off, Teacher finished the lectures in eight days to save everyone time and expense. Each student paid 35 yuan to the local qigong association for this eight-day lecture. There was almost nothing left for Teacher and the staff after subtracting the expenses and fees for holding the lecture. My understanding was that Teacher intended to introduce Falun Dafa to predestined people and leave the beauty of Dafa to the kind people of the world. He never thought of His own personal gain. Everything He did was in other peoples’ best interests.

We took the picture at eight o'clock on the morning of March 11. It has captured the eternal and precious memory of Teacher.

All things that seem plain and trivial are filled with Teacher's compassion and reflect His magnificence. Words cannot express how blessed I am to be Teacher's student.

35. Precious, Eternal Memory

In July 1994, I was very fortunate to attend Master's Fa lectures in Guangzhou. That period of time was very precious and absolutely unforgettable.

As Teacher wrote, "Righteous Fa spreads, Thousands of demons blocking…" ("New Life" from Hongyin). This was apparent from the constant changes in the location of the Guangzhou lecture. At the beginning, the location was set for the auditorium of the Guangzhou General Labor Union. However, on the first day of class, the location was changed to another place. For the second day's class, the location was again changed, and the lecture was held at the Army Auditorium on Lingyuanxi Road. Later, as I recalled this, I understood the difficulties Master encountered while introducing Falun Dafa.

When Master gave Fa lectures, He always arrived at the class early. When I attended the class, since there were many people in the audience, I got an upstairs seat. One day I arrived at the auditorium early. Since it was not yet time for the class, I went out and stood on the second floor of the entrance hall and looked outside. At that moment I saw a scene that I will never forget: Master walking in by Himself, wearing a neat and simple short-sleeved shirt. At that moment I was pleasantly surprised. Thinking, "Master is here!" I stood there staring blankly, and even forgot to go downstairs to greet Master.

The scene of Master walking in by Himself struck my heart greatly. Why? My interest in qigong had begun around 1984, and I had been getting more and more interested in it. I had always hoped to find a master with high gong potency and high morality, but I had not been successful.

From the late 80s to early 90s, qigong reached its peak in China, and many qigong masters and people with supernormal abilities appeared all around China. I was in college at the time, and I wrote to some of them but never received any replies. I went to search for them during my winter and summer vacations but did not achieve anything. In 1988, a qigong association was set up in my college. The association invited some local qigong masters to give qigong performances.

They always rode in cars to and from the college, and ordinary students could not even get close to them. The time when I met Master, He was already a nationally renowned qigong master, however he did not ride in a car, nor did he have escorts. Master just walked steadily into the auditorium to give His lectures, naturally and amiably. His extraordinary bearing manifested in His gentleness.

I think all practitioners who have seen Master in person are moved by Master's every word and action. A sentence, a smile, or a wave of His hand all manifest a great enlightened being's grand compassion and selflessness. All of these will be imprinted in every being's memory forever, and will be held as most precious.

36. Attending Teacher's Lectures in China

At the end of 1993, my father gave me a copy of the book Falun Gong and told me, "Don't treat this book casually. Before reading the book, you must wash your hands. When reading, you must sit up straight." After I finished reading the book, I had a strong sense that it was a book that teaches people to be good and that I should practice Falun Gong.

In January 1994, my father gave me a few tickets and said with excitement, "Teacher is coming here to teach the Fa. It is truly our good fortune."

The first time I saw Teacher, my first thought was that He was the one that I must follow. I felt like a child who had wandered around and finally came back to his family, so happy, warm, joyful, and safe.

I listened to Teacher's lectures with fascination, hoping that Teacher would tell me more. Dafa opened up a brand new world for me and it was exactly what I was looking for. Now, when I look back, that period of time was indeed extraordinarily precious. I withdrew from the rat race of seeking fame and self-interest. My wounds were healed and my diseases were gone, and I started a new journey. Teacher pulled me out of the mud, cleaned me up and led me to a clean and bright road. Teacher guided me in the right direction.

I could not get enough of Teacher's Fa. I wanted to record a set of the lectures but was not able to. When I obtained my own copy of Zhuan Falun, I felt very grateful.

I was fortunately able to attend Teacher's lecture series twice, for a total of 20 lectures. At the beginning of the first lecture of each series, there were always people struggling to get better seats. However, once they listened to Teacher's lectures, those situations disappeared quickly. No matter how many people there were and how narrow the hallways were, the practitioners were orderly.

When it was time for the lecture to begin, Teacher just said, "Everybody sit down." Then the auditorium, which was filled with thousands of people, would immediately become very quiet. There was only Teacher's voice, loud and clear. There was no one else talking or smoking or walking, until the end of the lecture. Even the little kids were very quiet.

From elementary school to college, I have attended numerous meetings and conferences, but I never attended a meeting with absolute, solemn silence such as this one. During Teacher's lecture, I truly felt serene and wonderful.

Teacher always came early and started the sessions on time. He never delayed for a single minute.

At the first series, the people who organized the sessions arranged for practitioners to have pictures taken with Teacher. My family had a chance to take a picture with Teacher. Afterwards, Teacher immediately went back to His seat. Teacher never wasted anyone's time under any circumstances and He never made others wait for Him. Being a professional schoolteacher, I felt I had been far from meeting that kind of standard.

The leaders of the hosting organization had asked an official to examine Teacher's credentials, so the official went up to see Teacher. Before he even said a word, Teacher put the certificates on the table, including “Popular Qigong Master,” “Frontier Science Achievement Award,” and “Special Golden Award” issued by the state. The official was very surprised. From this, he came to believe that Teacher had supernormal capabilities. He went back home and told his wife and daughter about it, and his whole family became Falun Gong practitioners.

One man had back pain and asked Teacher to help. Teacher just kept talking to him. He felt Teacher was very humorous and forgot about his back pain. Then he felt a big warm hand cover his back, which felt very comforting. His back pain then went away. Afterwards, he told everyone he met, "Teacher Li Hongzhi is really extraordinary."

There were two older women from a rural area who did not have enough money to buy tickets. Upon hearing that, Teacher told the staff to let them in.

Among my relatives is a modern and sophisticated young lady. On the first day attending Teacher's lecture series, she distinctly felt Falun turning in her palms and realized how magnificent Teacher was. Deep respect for Teacher grew in her heart. When she asked Teacher to write a message to her, Teacher wrote, "True Cultivation" and signed His name. When she learned that the sponsors were going to arrange for practitioners to have pictures taken with Teacher she said, "I want to hold Teachers arm when we take the picture." Afterwards she told me, "When I stepped close to Teacher, all of my bad thoughts somehow vanished."

A retired government official began practicing Falun Gong in 1993 and his chronic heart disease subsequently disappeared. He was very excited to be able to see and hear Teacher lecture on the Fa at the seminar. He hoped to have a picture taken with Teacher alone. Teacher fulfilled his wish and he obtained a picture of himself sitting side by side with Teacher. He later realized that Teacher is no ordinary person, and regretted that he had not shown respect to Teacher at that time. However, Teacher is extremely amiable and treats every practitioner with great kindness.

By attending Teacher's seminar, I learned how to be a good person. Since books were scarce back then, it was very hard to reach a balance in the face of tribulations. On one occasion my supervisor assigned me to work with someone with whom I had interpersonal conflicts. Should I obey my orders or should I ask him for another job? I did not know what to do. Then I heard that Teacher was going to spread the Fa in Harbin. I rushed there with my grandparents and my children hoping to learn the ways a cultivator should resolve problems. This was my second time attending Teacher's seminars.

My wounded heart again received comfort by seeing Teacher's compassionate expression and listening to Teacher's kind voice. Tears trickled down my face and I understood what I should do. I followed my supervisor's orders. After years of cooperation, our misunderstanding did not intensify but was reconciled because I simply had no desire for the things the other person wanted to achieve. Some people who were expecting to see a good fight felt it was strange, and others who saw him take advantage of me and play dirty tricks on me were outraged by the injustice. Nevertheless, I firmly kept in mind Teacher's words and maintained a serene attitude. Although I did not fight to gain profit, neither did I lose anything that I was supposed to have.

When Teacher spread the Fa in Harbin, over four thousand people attended the seminar, yet the entire auditorium could not be more peaceful and orderly. The ice rink was so big that many people were unable to see Teacher from afar. They sent numerous complaints to the staff. After hearing this, Teacher slowly walked around the rink and waved to the practitioners. Wherever Teacher went, practitioners all stood up and applauded. The atmosphere was solemn and warm, and many people were moved to tears.

In the seminar, sitting right next to me was a practitioner from Changchun. Due to my great respect for Teacher, I am also attracted to Teacher's hometown. I always feel close to practitioners who are from the same town as Teacher. Therefore I made an effort to arrive in class early just to talk to her. I could not be more surprised when she told me she actually lives in the same neighborhood as Teacher. She said, "Teacher's family lives in poverty. The most valuable piece of furniture in the house is a 12-inch TV. Before Teacher began spreading the Fa, many people asked Teacher to treat their illnesses. Teacher never accepted money and sometimes even served fruit to visiting patients. A patient who was in the final stages of stomach cancer had not eaten anything for over two weeks. He was dying, and his family, after trying numerous treatments in vain, took him to see Teacher. Teacher used supernormal powers to treat his illness and he quickly recovered. Teacher peeled a banana and passed it to him, and he ate it just like that. His family was amazed and extremely grateful.

“Since Teacher began spreading the Fa, only his wife and daughter were at home. One time the apartment building where Teacher lived caught fire. Flames and thick smoke could be seen at every window except for Teacher's apartment. The firefighters hence went in from Teacher's window, connected the hose, and eventually stopped the fire. The only damage was the window frame, where a few areas were worn by the heavy water hose. This incident spread throughout the neighborhood and people all say that deities protect Teacher's home."

Another practitioner told me her experience, "I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993. I asked someone to beg Teacher to treat my illness. Teacher passed the word on to me to attend the seminar. However, I had poor enlightenment quality and saw no connection between attending the seminar and having my illness cured. My priority then was to be healed. Therefore, I chose surgery and chemotherapy instead. After the operation, I was still in great pain. My body became extremely weak and my tumor continued to develop. With no other choice, I decided to go to the seminar. After the seminar my body miraculously recovered. This was my second time attending the seminar. Can you tell that I have suffered from cancer?"

I examined her carefully and saw that her face was had healthy pink glow, her skin was smooth, her weight was just right, and her body was filled with energy. Her hair, however, was sparse and she told me it was caused by chemotherapy. She said, "I regret that I did not attend the seminar as Teacher requested. I have gone through many needless hardships since then. You must remember that under any circumstances, you always have to believe in Teacher. Walk the path that Teacher has arranged for you and there will be no wrong."

When Teacher was spreading the Fa in China, I heard many practitioners close to Teacher say things like, “To be on time for the seminar, Teacher used divine powers to clear away the heavy traffic.” “Under Teacher's guidance, people who suffered from paralysis of the legs were able to walk, and even jog, right on the spot.” “Teacher lives a very simple life and wastes nothing,” etc. However, I am unable to write about these incidents because I don't know the details. Therefore, I hope fellow practitioners who know the specifics can write about them to help new and veteran practitioners understand our Teacher better. In clarifying the truth to the world's people, we can also tell them about Teacher's virtues. In this way, we can break through the evil lies with facts.

37. Remembering the Days When Teacher Expounded on the Fa 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.

38. A Memorable Incident from the Time That Teacher Gave Lectures in 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.

39. Teacher's Compassion Touches People's Hearts

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.

40. Precious Memories

I was very touched when I read a practitioner's article "Following Teacher for Thousands of Miles around China." It reminded me of my experience of following Master to Chengdu City, Sichuan Province and attending Master's lectures in person many times. I had experiences similar to the author, and have seen all kinds of difficulties during Dafa's ten years spreading in the world.

I am not highly educated, but I was in a unique position to see how hard it was for Master to spread the Fa in the beginning. I want to try my best to write about it to share with my fellow practitioners, expose the lies, and to validate Dafa. This is also a process for me to break through the old notions that block my progress in cultivation.

Memory I

I had left my home and gone from place to place because of the evil's persecution. Shortly before last New Year's Eve, I could not find a place to live. I was thinking that the Dafa of the universe is being persecuted, Master is being slandered, Chinese people's minds are poisoned, and that practitioners who are forced to leave home cannot even find a place to stay! I felt very sad and missed Master very much. I went to the streets that Master had walked and came to the Fangze Garden in Ditan Park. I sat on a rock for a long time and recollected scenes from the Fa conference held there in December 1996. The memory was very vivid in my mind. We had the Fa conference in the morning and group sharing in the afternoon. After group exercises, we had dinner together in two main halls. Master came in to join us. Seeing Master, everyone stood up immediately, some applauded and some did heshi. We were all showing our respect to Master. Master smiled and walked around. He did not stop, just kept waving to us, "Everyone sit down. Keep eating. Enjoy your meal. I will come back to see you in a little while." Later I heard that Master had just come back from the U.S. He rushed to the meeting place as soon as He got off the plane and had not had dinner yet. After dinner Master came back and lectured for over forty minutes. Remembering Master's voice and smiles, I felt fortunate and couldn't stop crying. Suddenly I no longer felt that I was suffering. After thinking about Master putting all of His energy toward saving people, I thought that we should do our best so that our behavior today would be worthy of Master, and worthy of Dafa!

In the summer of 2001, someone betrayed me and led seven or eight police officers in two police vehicles, and people from the 610 Office to arrest me. It happened that I wasn't home at the time, so they did not find me. They used every possible forcible and manipulative way on my family members, who are not practitioners. My family was deceived and started to work with them.

At that time I hadn't realized that there existed a problem within my own space. The family members came to my place and tried to force me to go to a brainwashing class. I sternly told them, "The Fa is deeply rooted in my heart. I am determined to take this path, and no one should think about swaying me." I kept eliminating the evil factors behind them and got rid of their thoughts of calling the police that night. They agreed to let me sleep for a few hours, and would send me out in the morning. I heard them murmuring that they would call the police vehicle to come pick me up in the morning. At around 2 o'clock in the morning I thought, "I shall not follow the evil at all. I must take every step correctly. I am a Dafa particle." I then kept sending forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil factors in other dimensions that controlled them, and asked that the gate not be locked (every night at midnight, the gate is closed, and then re-opened at 6:00 a.m.). I should not be led by my emotions, and must leave before dawn. The lock opened with a light twist, and I broke the "blockade" easily with my strong, righteous thoughts. It was raining that day. I walked around for the entire day and still had not found a place to stay after 10 o'clock in the evening. Standing on the overpass I was tired, thirsty, hungry and cold. Our old practice site was just underneath the overpass. Past events appeared in front of my eyes one by one.

I had seen our Master lecture in person in the early days, and He had personally taught me the exercises. Dafa is great. Master is great. Soon, our one practice site had increased to over a dozen. We studied the Fa and exercised together, and shared our experiences. It was such a pure land. Now, I have lost contact with the practitioners because of the persecution. As I thought about the past and the present, I felt like crying but had no tears. How do I validate the Fa now? Suddenly, I realized that my thinking was flawed. I cleared my mind, adjusted my state of mind and asked myself calmly, "What is my responsibility?" I saw the scene of Master's meeting with assistants and giving a lecture in January 1995. After I adjusted my state of mind, I rationally analyzed the situation. Currently, the evil forces are taking advantage of our human thinking. On the one hand, they separate us and try to destroy us. On the other hand, they try to use the illusion of the evil being rampant to wear out disciples' wills. Looking inside, I feel that this can be attributed to our not having studied the Fa well as one body. Nothing is accidental. I am responsible for it. I have not done well in my cultivation.

Master taught us,

"Guiding a group of cultivators well accumulates boundless merit and virtue. But if you don't guide people well, I'd say that you haven't fulfilled your duty." (Explaining the Content of Falun Dafa)

Indeed I have not fulfilled my duty, and have brought so much loss to Dafa. Master! I feel ashamed before Dafa and You. At this moment, I no longer felt lost. I told myself that I should become worthy of Master's expectations. I must take each step of my Fa-rectification correctly, be responsible to people and to the universal Dafa. I set a motto for myself, "One Master, one Fa. Firmly believe, be steadfast, firmly cultivate and complete the path all the way." I can defeat all tribulations. Besides eliminating the evils that persecute me, I told myself that I should not be perturbed for not finding a place to live. Nothing can destroy me. As the saying goes, "Heaven is the cover, the earth is the bed, the sprinkling rain is the sweet dew." Nobody is as free as I am. Later that night, miraculously, I found a temporary place to rest. Then I found a place to stay the next day, and started my new journey of Fa-rectification.

Memory III

Remembering the second half of 2001, practitioners had a lot of difficulties finding each other, and there were only a few truth-clarifying materials available due to the evil's persecution. Practitioners were not able to read Teacher's new articles when they were published and they were unable to hold any large experience sharing events. Under all of the pressures, I came to clearly understand the responsibility of each Dafa disciple for saving sentient beings, and I did not wait or depend on anyone's help. I started to use all possible ways to re-establish contact with the veteran practitioners I previously knew, and to re-form a new practitioners' group in my local area. For those practitioners who were misled by the evil propaganda, I never gave up hope for them under any circumstances, and offered them encouragement. Teacher would not leave any true practitioners behind, and this reminded me of something that happened back in the beginning of 1994.

One veteran practitioner told me that in the early days of the lecture series in China, every student would fill out a survey about their health conditions, and Teacher would read them over one by one. The number of students was increasing tremendously at that time. They were coming from all over China. Sometimes Teacher's seminar helpers would wake up early in the morning to find him still reading through the surveys one by one. After each lecture, Teacher always asked every student to write up their experiences so that He could read them. There were so many students. Who could imagine just how many papers Teacher read through every day? Some of the students who helped Teacher run the seminars used to say, "I do not know when Teacher sleeps. Usually at dawn, Teacher is still concentrating on reading through the experience sharing papers." Whenever I saw Teacher back then, He had students' experience sharing papers with him wherever he went and would read them whenever He had free time. He was truly responsible to each and every one of His students! Sometimes I saw that some of the students' reports were very messy and difficult to read, and I really felt sorry for Teacher having to try and read them all. Even in everyday life, reports handed in to our teachers and supervisors need to be neat and orderly.

Many practitioners, even to this day, may not truly realize just how difficult it was for Teacher to look after all of His students back then, but He never gave up hope in any one of them despite this. Our Teacher will not give up on a single pre-destined relationship and this demonstrates how great, kind and compassionate He is. All of this is like what Teacher said in "Eliminate Your Last Attachment(s)" (Essentials for Further Advancement II), "The truth is, I treasure you more than you treasure yourselves!" Teacher has indeed borne a tremendous amount for His disciples and all sentient beings!

In this light, I realized that it is every practitioner's responsibility to help and encourage each other in the Fa-rectification period, and to never give up hope in those practitioners who have been misled by the evil's propaganda. After realizing this, I began to contact more practitioners, and together as a group we started sending forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil beings that persecutes Dafa and Dafa practitioners and lead practitioners astray. I sent forth righteous thoughts for all practitioners who previously practiced Dafa but gave up. I told them that this kind of opportunity is very hard to come by and that they should not fall behind in the Fa-rectification period.

I did not step out to validate Dafa and expose the evil in the beginning stages of the persecution. At that time, I did not know what to do, and stayed home to study the Fa all day long, thinking that I was on the right track. But starting in the year 2000, when Teacher published new articles beginning with "The Knowing Heart," I awakened to my responsibility to step forward and validate Dafa and expose the evil. In "Rationality" (Essentials for Further Advancement II), Teacher says, "You must let the world's people know about their evilness--this is saving people, as well." When I decided to step forward, I couldn't find any truth clarifying materials, and I thought that if I could only get a copy of some truth clarifying materials I would know what to do next. So I decided not to wait and immediately took action to make some materials myself. After starting to step forward to validate Dafa, I studied the Fa again and felt that Teacher had been very clear about the need to step forward. Why was I unable to realize this earlier? After looking inside myself I found the reason: my attachments to selfishness and fear, and my stubborn mentality of always thinking that I am right, combined with an irresponsible attitude and an unrighteous heart. Around National Day in 2000, I could not wait any longer and held up a banner that read, "The Fa Rectifies the Cosmos" at Tiananmen Square along with several other practitioners.

I still remember vividly what happened on Tiananmen Square that day. There were around one hundred practitioners who had come to the center of the square, and I was among them. Plainclothes and uniformed police and police cars were everywhere looking for Falun Dafa practitioners. My mind was very righteous and I did not have any fear in my heart when I unfolded the banner reading, "The Fa Rectifies the Cosmos." When the police and their cars came over to grab me, I looked at them and said, "What are you doing?" As soon as I said this they looked like they had gotten an electric shock and released their hands from me and stepped back simultaneously. I experienced the magnificent and mighty power of "one righteous mind can subdue one hundred evils." (Zhuan Falun) I returned home safely that same day, and immediately went out to distribute more truth clarifying materials to validate the Fa and walk my new path of Fa-rectification.

Memory V

Every day since July 20, 1999, has seemed like a year. From longing for an end to the persecution to validating the Fa openly and nobly, we have gradually become more and more mature during this period. The rumors and defamation against Dafa on TV made me more clear and firm in my belief in Dafa. I remember a time when the director and secretary of the neighborhood committee came to my home to try to force me to give up cultivation. I pointed to the TV and told them, "I watch the news on television every day. What is said is completely different from what I have experienced. Practitioners are the ones reading Zhuan Falun every day and who are the most knowledgeable about what is written in that book. We are practicing Falun Gong and cultivating our xinxing each day. We are also the ones who are most clear about what we do every day. For example, I eat a pear every day. Who should describe how a pear tastes, me, or someone who has never eaten a pear? How could I believe and follow you?" They immediately became speechless. I then sternly told them, but with a peaceful attitude, that if they wanted to ask me what Falun Dafa and cultivation were like, they were welcome to do so anytime. However, if they wanted to speak to me about other things, then they should not waste their time. Ever since then, they have not returned.

Whenever I saw the rumors and defamation against Master Li on television, I could not stop my tears. With the Fa spreading in the human world, I had witnessed the tribulations that Dafa had experienced and the hardships Master faced while spreading the Fa. How could the vicious rumors not deeply hurt a Dafa disciple's heart?

I remembered attending the International Health Show of 1992, which was held in the International Trade Building. When I entered the hall, various forms of qigong dazzled the eyes. I saw that the waiting line for Falun Gong was the longest and had the most people, so I hurried to the front to have a look. Enormous excitement rose from my heart. At first glance, I saw a young man with a tall stature and a kind face speaking to a journalist. At that moment, I told the friend I was with, "He must be the Master of this qigong." "How do you know that?" she asked me. "I have a feeling." I replied.

It was very strange, and as I stared at Master Li I felt that I had seen this person somewhere before, or we had done something together, but I could not remember, no matter how hard I tried. He really looked familiar! I looked at Him carefully, from head to toe. He was wearing an ordinary coat, with an old, light brown sweater inside (which looked hand-woven, but later I found out that the sweater was mended). His pants and shoes were also old, but very clean. He seemed very approachable.

I remember when I attended the lecture in Tianjin, I noticed Master always stayed at an inexpensive hotel. He was always busy. After the lecture, Master often had a lot of things to take care of. When he returned to the hotel, it was usually around 9:00 or 10:00 p.m., and each night Master ate only instant noodles for dinner.

I also noticed (I naturally noticed this because I attended many lectures) that Master seldom changed his clothing, but paid attention to appearance and dressed very simply. Except for changes in the weather, Master dressed in the same clothes. Once, I asked one of the practitioners who knew Master about this, and I learned that Master washed His clothes every night, and wore them again the next day. I observed that Master seldom bought new clothes, for He had very few articles of clothing. When Master gave lectures in Tianjin, His old shoes, which had been worn for years, were worn out. However, He didn't want to replace them with a new pair. Several disciples strongly insisted on accompanying Master to the department store, and bought a new pair of shoes for Him to wear.

Whenever several of our veteran practitioners gathered together, we couldn't help mentioning Master. One time we talked about the Tianjin lecture. I complained about the practitioners who worked with Master. Why didn't they take good care of Master rather than let Him eat instant noodles every day? However, one practitioner told me that this happened not only in Tianjin. Master Li often ate instant noodles. She also mentioned that when Master came to the public to spread the Fa in the very beginning, it was very difficult. The funds collected during the lecture sometimes were not enough to pay the rent of the lecture hall (the rent was fixed regardless of how many people attended the lecture). The budget was very tight. She also told me, "Master never told us how high His level was. I only saw Master as a teacher and a good example, benevolent and peaceful. I felt Master was not an ordinary qigong master. In my heart, I knew that Master Li was so much more than that. When Master hosted lectures in my hometown, I invited him over again and again to have a meal in my home (Master stayed far away from the lecture hall, which took several hours to commute). Master didn't like to eat meat. Vegetarian food was enough. While cooking and asking Master Li what He would like to have, Master always said, ‘I will eat whatever everyone else eats. Don't go to a lot of trouble, keep it simple.’ Once Master humorously said, ‘I like the Shandong steamed bread you make.’ As He said this, He bit into the hot steamed bread and said that it tasted good. Actually, Master was always thinking of the disciples. He didn't want to bother anyone, and He didn't want us to spend money."

She also told me that one time after lunch, there was some leftover food in a dish, as well as some vegetable soup. That evening when they returned from the lecture, she said to Master, "It is very easy to cook a vegetarian dish."

However, Master said, "I'll just eat the leftovers."

She tried to tell Teacher that they usually did not eat so simply. She thought, "How could we let Master eat leftover vegetable soup?"

However, Master's expression was serious and pointed to the leftovers (the remaining vegetable soup) and said, "I'll just eat the leftovers." Master's mood was very firm, which at that moment, seemed like an order that no one could contradict. Master Li poured the vegetable soup into his bowl, along with some other food and calmly ate.

When we heard about this, everyone felt very remorseful. My eyes were wet with tears. Master, You suffered! Your disciples could not express their respect even with thousands and thousands of words. Your every word or deed was so moving. I felt that if I didn't do well myself, I would really be unworthy of Master's instruction and teaching.

Memory VII

Chinese Central Television and the 610 Office spread the rumor that Teacher was not capable of writing Zhuan Falun, and that the book was actually written by someone else. When I heard that CCTV would go so far as to spread such lies, I really felt that the Chinese Government was losing face. I am a witness! I was honored to have been able to participate in transcribing the lectures recorded in the initial stages. Zhuan Falun was transcribed word by word from Master's lectures in Changchun, Jinan, Zhengzhou, Dalian, etc., which took us five or six days to finish. In the summer of 1994, I accepted this sacred task and did not slack off one bit. Due to the fact that my level of education was not high, I did not know how to write many of the characters in Master's lectures. Even so, I checked the dictionary while playing the lectures sentence by sentence. Then I transcribed them word for word with a tape recorder in the absence of any better transcribing equipment. Next, I copied them into characters without missing a single word. Working day and night for dozens of hours, over ten practitioners finally finished the transcribing task on time. The transcript was later sent to other practitioners to type up, and then it was handed to Master for corrections. I knew the importance of this task. Recalling how I knelt on the floor and bent over the sofa to do this because my family was sleeping and I had to work on the sofa in the hall, and then seeing all the shameless lies on TV, I feel I must write about what I experienced.

I have never written an article before. However, as a Dafa disciple, I strongly feel that it is my duty to record the glory of Master and Dafa, to help more people learn the truth, and to expose the deceitful lies. If I had no deep impressions left by Master's teachings or the example He set, my righteous thoughts might not be so strong. I suggest that more veteran disciples write about their personal experiences and let Master's true greatness be made public, so that our fellow practitioners can become more diligent, and the people of the world more clear.

41. Precious Memory from Nanjing

I am a Falun Dafa practitioner from the city of Nanjing in Jiangsu Province. I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1996. Teacher did not give lectures in Nanjing, so practitioners there had always wanted to meet Teacher in person. Shortly after I learned Falun Dafa, I attended an experience sharing conference. In the conference, an engineer I'll call "T" from Jiangsu Province talked about his experience of meeting Teacher on an airplane when he went overseas for a visit. I am writing his experience from my memory to share with everyone.

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I went to visit America and met Teacher Li on the airplane during my return trip. In fact, Teacher Li was also on the same flight I was on when I went to the U.S., but I didn't see Teacher then. When I was on the flight back to China, I saw a tall middle-aged man walk in shortly after I got into the flight. My eyes lit up and I thought, 'Isn't this Teacher Li?'"

I knew that Dafa was good and also respected Teacher Li very much. I thought to myself, "I should not miss this good opportunity." Therefore, I went up and asked, "Excuse me, may I ask if you are Teacher Li?" Teacher Li said with a smile, "Yes." After Teacher Li sat down, I wanted to sit next to him but the practitioner who accompanied Teacher did not agree and said, "Teacher is very tired, and needs to rest." Teacher understood my feelings and told that practitioner, "You two switch seats for a while. Let him sit by me." Thus, I was fortunate to sit next to Teacher. I wanted to talk to Teacher but didn't know what to say. Teacher didn't talk either. He picked up a newspaper, started reading, and handed me another newspaper. I sat quietly, but I couldn't concentrate on reading the newspaper; I wholeheartedly wanted to ask Teacher Li some things. After remaining in such a conflicting mood for about half an hour, I decided to talk. I said, "Teacher Li, I have heard about the Falun Gong you have taught. I also respect you very much." Teacher smiled, but didn't say a word. I also said, "I also want to learn Falun Gong, but I have never attended Teacher's lectures. I wish Teacher would give me a Falun."

Teacher Li looked at me and laughed, like an adult looking at a young innocent child. Then he said, "Read the book, read the book more." My face turned red. I knew that my question had been very naive.

After a little while, I had to return to my own seat at the repeated requests of the practitioner. But after I sat in my seat for a while, I wanted to ask Teacher more questions, and so I went and sat next to Teacher one more time to ask some more questions. Then I was again asked to leave by the practitioner.

The third time, Teacher Li asked the practitioner to call me over and sit next to him. Teacher asked me to look out the window. I suddenly saw a very big, colorful light ring underneath the wing of the aircraft, and it was very beautiful and spectacular.

Before I said goodbye to Teacher Li in Beijing, I said to Teacher, "Nanjing Dafa practitioners wish that Teacher will come to Nanjing to give a lecture." Teacher Li said, "We will need to wait for the right opportunity, this year's schedule is already full." I also said, "Teacher, could you give a few suggestions to Nanjing Dafa practitioners?" Teacher Li said, "You all should read the books more, read the books more, and read the books more."

I passed on the message, and practitioners in Nanjing began to read the books and study the Fa more.

42. Unforgettable Teaching

In April of 1994, my little sister told me that a Falun Gong class would be taught in Jingzhou City. She urged me to attend. I found an elderly Buddhist nun that I knew and asked her about it. I said, "Falun Gong is going to have a class and it teaches the Buddha Fa. Have you ever heard of the Buddha Fa in all these years that you've been a nun?" She replied, "I haven't heard of the Buddha Fa. I have no idea what that is." So she and I planned to go to the class together. On that day, a lay Buddhist came to the nun asking to also become a nun. She did not know that we were on our way to the Falun Gong class. Implying that we should take the newcomer along, the nun asked me, "What about her?" "Let's follow the predestined relationship," I replied. As soon as I told the lay Buddhist about the class, she immediately expressed that she also wanted to attend. Because I had many health problems (including throat cancer for 7 years), I had lost the sense of thirst and had not sweated for years. However, as soon as I got on the train, my hands and feet started sweating a sticky substance. Later I realized that Teacher had begun purifying my body even before I saw Him.

Upon arriving in Jingzhou, we went straight to the class. When Teacher appeared at the rostrum, I was so excited. The nun sat beside me. She said to me, "I just saw Bodhisattva Avaalokitesvara, appearing as a 13 or 14 year old and wearing gold earrings. She is so solemn and magnificent! The Bodhisattva appears wherever Teacher speaks. When Teacher talks about Buddha Fa, the image would be that of a Buddha. When Teacher talks about Bodhisattva Avaalokitesvara, the image would appear as Bodhisattva Avaalokitesvara, with hands constantly emitting colorful lights. So many Falun have filled the room, like snow flakes." That nun had been told at an early age that she would be able to see Bodhisattva Avaalokitesvara if she became a Buddhist nun. I suppose it was the Buddha that had led her to Dafa. Later she told me, "I am not going to be a Buddhist nun any more. I will only practice Falun Gong. Teacher is a Buddha. He came to the world to save people."

After two lectures, the nun already understood that Teacher was teaching the Buddha Fa and cultivation. Feeling that she had been a Buddhist nun for so many years without truly understanding what school she had been practicing, she could not help but cry. On the last day of the lecture, Teacher was answering questions from students. Because the nun was still crying and there was not much time left, I went to ask Teacher about it. At that moment, Teacher was sitting on a sofa near the right hand side of the rostrum. He looked at me kindly. I walked up before Him and said, "Teacher, there is a nun, she does not know what to do. She is crying." Teacher told me, "Go and tell her, it is the same." I was just about to walk away when Teacher said, "Come back, go bring her here." I went to find the nun and we both walked toward the rostrum. When we got somewhere within a distance from the rostrum, the nun suddenly knelt down and bowed her head down with tears falling. Teacher came down and helped her up, saying, "Don't be this way." He helped the nun up to the sofa. She was unable to say a word because of her emotions. She simply asked, "What should I do?" Teacher looked at her and pointing to the rostrum told her, "They are all here. Bodhisattva Avaalokitesvara and Sakyamuni are all here." Hearing Teacher's words, the nun was filled with happiness. She understood that the Gods and Buddhas from the heavens had all come to assist Teacher in spreading the Fa and saving people! She felt so fortunate that she had the opportunity to hear Teacher's instruction and obtain Dafa! Indeed, how fortunate!

One day after class, it was 9 p.m. We sat in the last row and were the first to exit. It was raining outside. We walked far away from the lecture hall and then I saw Teacher coming up from behind us in the rain. I then shouted loudly, "Isn't this Teacher?" Teacher heard my voice and turned around to greet us with a smile. I watched Teacher's back fading away in the rain as He walked. At that moment, I wondered, almost feeling to blame, why the local practitioners had not arranged a car for Teacher. How could we let Teacher walk in the rain? All those other qigong masters always had cars to go back and forth in, but our Teacher just walked in the rain.

This unforgettable experience is vivid to this day. It feels like it was just yesterday. Cherish today's opportunity—we have been waiting for it for thousands of years. Don't let this opportunity pass!

43. 
    Commemorating the Anniversary of Master Li's Teaching the Fa in Jinan City, Shandong Province
    

A group photo of Teacher and some practitioners from the South Licheng District, Jinan City

Under Master's compassionate teaching, Falun Dafa rapidly spread throughout Jinan City and Shandong Province. As of April 1999, there were nearly 500 practice sites in Jinan City with an estimated 40,000 to 80,000 practitioners. The people in the Shandong area warmly welcomed Falun Dafa. However, in July 1999, the Jiang regime started the brutal suppression of Falun Dafa, ruthlessly persecuting millions of kind and honest people. In the city of Jinan alone, over 300 practitioners were illegally sent to forced labor camps with terms as long as three years. Dozens of practitioners in Shandong Province have been tortured to death for refusing to give up their beliefs.

"How much longer can the evil run rampant? Every being's volition is fully revealed." ("Rectifying the Colossal Firmament" from Essentials for Further Advancement II)

This is just the death struggle of the evil before the dawn. Let all of our practitioners in the Shandong area redouble our efforts to assist Teacher in rectifying the Fa and welcome the Fa-rectification as it enters the human world.

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