(Clearwisdom.net) I learned about Falun Dafa in Poland at the end of 2004. I would like to share what happened when I was involved in a train crash.
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These pictures were taken with my friend's cell phone. The impact was so great that the rescuers had to use a pneumatic wrench from a fire truck to separate my car from the train.
On November 14, 2006, I left home at eight in the morning to drive to a town about 100 miles away from Warsaw to attend a group exercise session. It was a Tuesday and there was a lot of traffic in downtown Warsaw. To save time, I took a detour down a side road. I quickly came to a railroad crossing. I do not remember seeing any signs at the time, but I saw the car in front of me drive slowly across the railroad tracks. I also slowed down to go across.
Suddenly the traffic noise quieted. I could no longer see any cars coming from the opposite direction. As I tried to figure out what had happened, a giant object came out of nowhere and rammed my car on the front left side. My car was being forced backward. I tried to see what was pushing my car but I couldn't figure it out--it was too close and too high. I closed my eyes in disbelief and when I opened them again, I saw two rails through my windshield. I was on a railroad track!
Soon everything stopped. My left door wouldn't open, so I got out on the other side. I was shocked at what I saw: it was a train! I was in disbelief about how I could have driven on a railroad track for a quarter of a mile and not known. Then I realized that I had been hit by the train while I was crossing the tracks, and that the train had pushed me that far. Teacher saved me and I escaped death. The train and my car collided, and my car was pushed for a quarter of a mile. I had not felt the impact or heard a sound. I was not hurt or even scared. The almighty power of the Buddha Fa manifested quietly at this split second and saved me. I remember what Teacher said in Lunyu,
"The Buddha Fa is the most profound among all the theories in the world, it is the most intricate and extraordinary science."
Teacher had protected me and paid for my life debt!
There were at least a hundred people on the train. I started to wonder what I had done to accumulate such a tremendous amount of karma from so many people. Immediately a dream that I had many times several months ago came to mind. In the dream, I walked into an auditorium where all the seats were taken; apparently I was late. As soon as I entered, everyone stood up and quickly left. I followed the crowd. Everyone rushed to a field full of fighter planes, got in the planes, and took off. I did the same. In the air, we dropped bombs all over. Fire was everywhere. I was shocked because we were killing children and other civilians. The next thing I knew, I was sitting in front of my commander, sharing my concerns for the innocent civilians. I agreed to bomb a target but refused to bomb such a large area randomly because so many innocent people would be killed. The commander, without changing his expression, showed me the contract I had signed and told me that I did not have a choice. I left without saying a word. After waking from the dream, I told a friend that I previously had been a pilot and accumulated much karma for the bombs I had dropped.
No matter how many times one reincarnates, one's karma remains. I was lucky to encounter the once-in-a-million-year opportunity and obtain Falun Dafa. I cried as I realized Teacher had shouldered my karmic debt. Teacher said in Zhuan Falun,
"there is a principle in this universe: no loss, no gain. We cannot remove all of your bad things. It absolutely won't do for you to bear nothing."
I got back inside my car and saw in the mirror that I had a small drop of blood on my forehead: a very small piece of broken glass was in my skin. This was what I had to bear for the enormous karmic debt that I had amassed previously. I thanked Teacher and the immense Buddha grace, and all I could say was, "Falun Dafa is good!"
When the rescuers arrived at the scene, I told them that I was fine. I told them that I would be able to open my door to get out of the car myself just as I had done a minute before. They did not believe me. I tried to get out again and found the door was so misshapen that it could only be opened wide enough for me to squeeze through. No one believed me when I said that I was fine. They took me to a hospital to be examined. A doctor checked and rechecked my x-ray and did not believe that I was not hurt a bit.
I went to the police station after I left the hospital. I felt so bad for all the trouble I had caused the police and at delaying the passengers going to work. The train traffic was stopped for almost three hours. The police said no one was injured or died in the incident. I had to pay 400 zloty (US$160) and the case was closed.
My trunk and back seat had been packed with pottery. Miraculously, none of it was cracked! Normally I break several of them if I am not careful when I move them. But today they were fine despite the terrific impact.
Even more incredibly, after my car was towed to the insurance company, it looked completely different: none of the doors could be opened, the windshield and the windows on the right side, which were fine at the crash site, were shattered, and the frame was broken. I believe this was the shape my car was supposed to be in when the crash happened. Teacher, to insure my safety, delayed it.
A friend of mine said to me, "Do you know there is a huge block of metal in front of Polish trains? That block hit you between the front and the back door on the driver's side. If it had hit a millisecond earlier, it would have been your head that was smashed."
Teacher and Dafa saved me. In order to save me, Teacher redeemed my karma and purified my body and mind with Truth-Compassion-Forbearance. I realized from this incident that I must utterly negate the old forces' arrangement and progress diligently in my practice. I must steadfastly practice and believe in Teacher and the Fa to be able do the three things well and save more sentient beings. This way I will not be unworthy of Teacher's compassionate salvation.