(Minghui.org) I was fortunate to be born at a time when Master Li personally introduced Falun Dafa to the public. I feel extremely fortunate to have had such a magnificent honor.
I used to practice a different form of cultivation, and was doing so in a park in March of 1994. A friend who did that same practice approached me and said, “Master Li is coming to Tianjin to teach Falun Dafa”.
I saw that he had a copy of the book Falun Gong in his hand, so I borrowed it. During my break time at work, I opened the book and looked at Master’s picture. Master was looking at me and was smiling, as if He was talking to me. I was amazed. When I started reading the book, my whole body shook and became hot, as if my blood was boiling. I immediately realized, “This is the Master I have been looking for!”
The next day I went to the park again. Upon seeing that fellow who gave me the book Falun Gong, I told him about the feeling I had when reading the book. “Please get me a ticket. I must see Master, and must listen to Master’s teaching,” I asked.
The following day he brought me a ticket. I was truly excited. He told me how he got the ticket. He went to buy tickets soon after I asked him to get me one. However, when he got to Bayi Auditorium he was told that the tickets were sold out a week ago. He did not want to leave, and waited there hoping someone would return their tickets for a refund. He waited until late that night, but no one came. The next morning before dawn, he went there again. One of his former coworkers saw him and asked him what he was doing. Upon learning that he was waiting for a ticket, the coworker told him, “The tickets are sold out, but I have some hospitality tickets. Please come with me.” The fellow was excited. Now, thinking back, I feel I was extremely fortunate. I believe Master made this arrangement for me.
I had the great privilege to attend Master’s Fa lectures on March 14, 1994. While Master was teaching the Fa, I felt that His every word shook my body and mind. My heart was filled with great respect.
In the fourth lecture, Master purified the bodies of the students. Following Master’s request, I closed my eyes. Suddenly, I felt a clear spring flow through my body, from the top of my head to my feet. I felt as if every one of my cells was purified. Following Master direction, everyone stomped one foot the same time, and then the other foot. Master purified our bodies twice.
After Master purified our bodies, I felt marvelous. Before Master’s lecture, my body felt heavy when walking. It was as if I was carrying a big burden. After listening to Master’s lecture, I felt very light when walking. It was as if I was flying. All my illnesses disappeared, and I was filled with energy.
While listening to Master’s lecture on the sitting meditation, I could not see Master because someone blocked my view. Anxiously, I stood up and walked to a place near an exit where I could see Master. After a while, Master appeared in front of me, held my hands, and taught me the fifth exercise. I thought, “Master, aren’t you speaking on the stage? How did you appear so suddenly? How did you come through so many people?” Master looked at me smiling, but without speaking.
I also remember that once at the end of a class, someone carried a paralyzed man to the stage, laid him on the stage, and asked Master to treat him. Master said, “Leave him there.” Then Master said to the man with hand signs, “Get up, get up, get up.” We saw him sit up little by little. Master then continued, “Get up, stand up.” After Master said that a few times, the man finally stood up. The audience applauded loudly. Master then continued, “Go, walk forward, go.” The man walked around on the stage. The audience applauded loudly again. The person and his family were moved to tears, and they kowtowed to Master in thanks and respect.
After the 10 lectures concluded, the host told the audience that Master was giving another lecture the next day, and that the audience can buy tickets if they want to. I bought a ticket for the next day. At the end of the next day’s lecture, Master took pictures with us. I enlarged the picture, framed it, and put the picture on my wall.
After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started persecuting Falun Dafa on July 20, 1999, I went to Beijing to appeal for Dafa. I was arrested and taken back home. The police surrounded my home day and night and did not allow me to leave my home. But, they could not stop me from practicing Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong).
I kept meditating on the hillside of the park in the early morning. Upon opening my eyes at dawn one morning, I saw that the police and a group of community personnel had surrounded me. I sat still without any fear. A lady in charge of birth planning in the community – we had met before – approached me. She took my legs out of the lotus position and whispered, “Don’t fight them.” And she pulled me up to go home. All the others followed us.
When I entered my home, the police followed me. One of them saw the photo of Master and me and wanted to take the frame off the wall. I got anxious and shouted loudly, “Don’t touch it. No one is allowed to touch it!” They didn’t dare to take it. The lady told me, “Don’t hang it on the wall. Keep it somewhere else.” I then took the frame off the wall and kept it away from them. This photograph is so precious that no one is allowed to take it from me.
During the period of intense persecution by the CCP, some people were scared and did not dare to keep the photos they took with Master. They gave me the photos, and I kept the precious photos with me. I was not afraid at all, even during the most difficult days. Those precious photos accompanied me and gave me courage and strength. Many times, when facing the evil head-on, I came through the danger with Master’s protection.
Master awakened me and showed me the way home. I came to understand the true meaning of life in this world – to practice Falun Dafa, and to return to my true home.