(Clearwisdom.net) I started practicing Falun Gong in 1998. I have never met Teacher in person, but I have the impression that Teacher has been closely guiding me. Yesterday I had the privilege of watching the video of "Fa Teaching Given to the Australian Practitioners" which took place in August of this year. I watched it twice with great respect and had a lot of thoughts.
A few years ago when the persecution was most fierce and brutal, I was responsible for producing materials. Every day, other than studying the Fa and sending forth righteous thoughts, I produced information materials about the persecution of Falun Gong. I barely left the place, and day in and day out, there was nothing else in my life. I felt very lonely when my human thoughts emerged. Once, when I was looking at piles of copies that needed to be collated and stapled, I thought, "When can I stop doing this? Cultivation is really hard. I might as well take a break." So I sat down on my bed and turned on a fellow practitioner's MP3 player and listened to the Fa. I then heard a few very serious words by Teacher about hardships in cultivation.
I was very shocked at that moment. I could not get over Teacher's words for a long time. Teacher knows everything, even a minute thought. I also realized that Teacher was warning me that in such a dangerous environment, any slacking off on my part could be an excuse for the evil to persecute me.
During the next few years, whenever I was faced with tribulations and was about to slack off and back down, I thought about Teacher's words and pushed myself forward. Because of this, I was able to walk through this harsh environment and shoulder many important responsibilities. Deep in my heart, I was in awe of and full of respect and gratitude towards Teacher.
Once again, when I am immersed in the teachings and the infinite grace of Teacher, I feel that everything Teacher does is for us and for the future of sentient beings. Even though it was a "stick warning," it has been done for us.
For the future of all sentient beings in the universe, and not to let down Teacher, who has done so much to save us, what do we have left that we cannot let go of? Why do we want to be that iron that cannot turn into steel?
Please kindly point out anything inappropriate. Heshi.
October 14, 2007
