PureInsight | July 2, 2001
When I was young, I used to joke with my brother and pretend to be asleep when, in actuality, I was really awake. It was only afterwards that I really fell asleep. Other times, I’d wake up just before I got a shot from a nurse. When I got older, I discovered another game. If I fell asleep while reading a book, I could leave my body and tap myself on the head from above. Then I would wake up and continue studying. Or, when I was on a bus, I could leave my body and look at the people from above the seat behind me. At that time, I believed it was just my imagination and it was natural.
With the passing of time I began to see glowing objects. I learned Qigong and I began to see many shining spots in the sky. Some were spinning; others made quick and random movements. When I became more focused on Qigong, I began to play “Qigong games.” In my mind, I would put many different people together and turn them into one conglomerate person. Then I would lead them closer to me--pulling, pushing, and shaking. I also used my mind to make people come and go. These people, however, thought that they did this of their own free will.
One day, I suddenly found that I could move the clouds that were blocking the sun. Another time, in a big rainstorm, I threw two glowing balls into the sky to move away a dragon I had imagined—then the rain stopped. Sometimes, the sun would even appear and the sky would become clear.
At that time, I could see that people would feel ill if they were attacked by a black being. In addition, if a person had a toothache, it was sometimes because there was a small snake there; the person would feel better if the snake was driven away. But once the person who drove the snake away left, the snake would come back and make the person uncomfortable again.
There are many promiscuous people in big temples. Many of these people also worship money and play the lottery. The center of the temple usually has a large snake and many smaller snakes on the smaller statues of Gods. Some temples are inhabited by dragons, which can be divided into different kinds. One time when I did some exercises, the floor seemed to be moving, just like waves. Though there are so many strange phenomena, the most incomprehensible thing is still my human heart.
Even though it’s been over a decade since I began learning religions and Qigong , my heart is still confused. One day I threw a glowing ball into the sky, carrying my will to find a Master. The ball turned and broke into thousands of balls, which scattered in all directions. Several days later I encountered Falun Gong. From that point on, I began to cultivate Falun Dafa. The main book of Falun Gong, Zhuan Falun, has answered all my questions from so many years in the past. I came to know that being a human being is not the purpose of one’s life--going back to the original true self is the ultimate goal! I also learned that cultivation is the process of continuously removing attachments. Since practicing Dafa, I have forgotten all of my old practices.
Falun has also displayed its great power. One time, when I joined a group exercise in the central area of Taiwan, a big snake came out and opened its body to show its beautiful insides. The moment I stepped towards it, I realized that I could enter. At that moment, the words “The cosmos is boundlessly huge, Falun rotates over/between heaven and earth” came to my mind (Hong Yin “Immense”). With this thought, Falun immediately chopped the snake to pieces and colorful light appeared, spreading peace and blessings everywhere.
As the Fa-rectification continues, Dafa practitioners are endowed with an unprecedented historical mission: to directly participate in the Fa-rectification process and eliminate the evil. We have gathered several times to send forth righteous thoughts. In addition to “Assisting the Teacher to Rectify the Fa,” the activities we participate in contain elements for our own improvement. Every time we send forth righteous thoughts and face different types of evil, Dafa displays different layers of inner meaning. The first time I sent out righteous thoughts, my heart was a bit crude. Facing the toad for the first time, I initially used a spear, then arrows, lightening, and finally a cosmic bag. The third time, I found that I was a luminous body spreading all over the universe. The evil came as a black lump. Suddenly white and black mixed together, shining everywhere, and spread far away into the unlimited distance. I knew that thousands and thousands of Dafa disciples were fighting in this holy mission. The battle was intense but my heart was so peaceful.
I’ve learned from recent experiences that even a tiny bit of impurity or wavering thoughts will reduce the potency of our supernormal capabilities. To fight the evil, we must immediately clean our impure minds once we notice it.
After sending forth righteous thoughts, practitioners began to discuss the event. I felt like we enlarged our attachments. When we focused on those small thoughts, it was just like looking at them with a magnifying glass; we had actually magnified our attachments. The test will be difficult to pass once the attachments are enlarged.
The above is only my personal understanding. Compassionate comments are welcome.
