PureInsight | May 14, 2001
I'm a western practitioner, and have been cultivating Dafa for just over a year. Since I started to cultivate DaFa, I have experienced more than an ordinary person could ever imagine. In fact when I look back, my life before Dafa was just as miraculous. It seems, as with most practitioners, I had a strong yuan-fen (predestined relationship) with DaFa and Master Li. Here are some of my experiences.
1. Searching
My life before I obtained Dafa has been similar to the stories of other practitioners, I was searching. My search began with wu-shu (kung-fu). I chose kung-fu ahead of karate or tae-kwon do because I believed that it was 'deeper' or more spiritual. Strangely, I nearly always looked to the East for spiritual guidance even though I was raised as a Catholic. The Eastern culture just seemed to make sense, and I thought it was less political and material than the West. Through the wu-shu class, I was introduced to qigong. I was taught for just one class and decided to look into this on my own. Eventually, I came across Falun Dafa (with a bit of luck). I forgot about all other systems after I truly decided to cultivate in Dafa.
2. Dreams
About 5 or 6 years ago, I had a dream in which I met an old Chinese man. This man told me to look after my 'xinxing'. Even though I had never spoken Chinese, or knew nothing about Falun Dafa, I understood. The following day, I tried my best to be a good person. It seems to me that I tried to adhere to the Fa at the human level. I even wrote the word 'shinshing' on my copy to remind me. But drifting with the current of ordinary people, I soon forgot this experience.
This wasn't the only dream that I've had. In another more recent dream, still before I obtained Dafa, I dreamt about monks following a sham Buddha. This was just like Master describes in the section 'Kaiguang'. This time, I was one of the monks who worshipped a phony Buddha statue. I only recall the details of after I died (in the dream). I continued to wander around the temple, worshipping the Buddha statue. It was really terrible, since I knew that there was no way out. Just like Master says in the section Kaiguang, 'Since cultivation practice is arranged by it, no schools of practice at high levels will accept you. Since it arranges everything for you, you will have to follow it in the future.' I was really terrified.
3. Supernormal Capabilities
Master Li says in his new Jingwen, 'Dafa Disciples Righteous Thoughts are Powerful', 'When some Dafa disciples see evil beings, they send out Falun and Dafa's divine powers to eliminate the evil.' Personally, I don't know whether or not I have supernormal abilities. I have never done or seen anything extraordinary, but there has been a situation where something has happened.
Several days ago, I went for a walk with a friend. The day was slightly overcast, but not much. My friend wanted to go to nearby woods to see the bluebells which had recently bloomed. When we reached the center of the woods, I began to think about eliminating the evil in other dimensions. Very quickly, it started to rain. Also, hail stone fell for almost half an hour. During this time, I felt Falun rotating (on and off) in my lower abdomen. Also, my friend's dog, whom he had brought, looked up at me and whimpered with a pitiful look in his eyes. When the rained stopped, we continued our walk through the woods. The clouds passed very quickly, and the sun shone brightly. It lit up the woods. On our way home, we both appreciated the view of the landscape, which was still being covered with rays from the sun. It was a beautiful sight. However, it didn't end here. While walking down a road towards my uncle's house, it again started to hail. Also, I could feel Falun rotating again. I felt that I was clearing out some of the evil in other dimensions. Just as Master says, 'The Buddha light illuminates everywhere and rectifies all abnormalities'.
