(Minghui.org) Master told us,
"Many arrangements like this have been made by the old forces. Of course, when the arrangements were being made, the student was not aware that it was old forces doing so. At that time, Master had not yet designated them as old forces. So the student agreed to the arrangements, and they were cemented as such. At the time, some believed that it was just how things should be done, and so they signed on to certain things. And when the appointed time arrived, the old forces had a handle, so to speak, to grab on to and persecute him." (“Fa Teaching Given at the 2010 New York Fa Conference”)
At the end of last year I experienced what Master said. At the time, I didn't write it down, because I thought that practitioners already knew about this and Master had taught us this in his Fa lectures. Several days ago I shared this experience with a fellow practitioner. The practitioner suggested I write it down for other practitioners' reference.
I've always slept soundly and I seldom dream. However, one night last year I had a dream. In the dream, two large, tall men in ancient black clothes came to me and said, "Your time is up, let’s go!" (Their mouths did not move and they communicated via thoughts) I waved my hand in disagreement. I thought, “Why should I listen to you?” They knew what I was thinking. Taking out a piece of white paper, they said, “This is what you signed.” I couldn't read the paper but they showed what I did long ago, as if it were a video.
In the scene, I rolled my left index finger from left to right against red ink to stain my finger and then rolled this finger from left to right against the lower portion of the paper to print my fingerprint. The two men then put poison into my mouth -- and it was swallowed without my control. I immediately felt burning in my esophagus. I felt dizzy and couldn't stand still. One man said, "You'll be okay. You're going to fall asleep this way." I thought, “No. There are still many people waiting for me to save.” As soon as I had that thought, I woke up.
After I woke up, I still felt the same as I had in the dream and I felt very dizzy. I reminded myself that I refused to acknowledge anything I had signed with the old forces, that I would do well following Master’s teachings, and to completely reject the old forces arrangements.
I got up and went to the bathroom first, and I decided to send righteous thoughts for a prolonged time afterwards. I had to lean against the wall to walk because I couldn't walk steadily. I felt sleepy but I knew clearly that I could not fall asleep. Otherwise I might never wake up. I refused to follow the arrangements of the old forces.
After I returned to my room, I sat in the double-lotus position and sent righteous thoughts, "I want to completely tear up and do not acknowledge anything I signed with the old forces. I'm now a Falun Dafa disciple and I only walk the path arranged by Master. Master, please strengthen me. I do not follow any arrangement by anyone else!”
At first I could not sit upright and I felt as if I would fall over. I reminded myself that Master is protecting me and his law body is watching over me. I persistently sat upright to send righteous thoughts. I sent righteous thought for more than 40 minutes and my physical condition returned to normal. Through this experience, I truly felt that Master is really with me and watching over me at all times. As long as we firmly believe in Master and the Fa, and let go of our ordinary thinking and notions, Master will help and protect us no matter how overwhelming the situation appears.
Master has the final say on everything. It is really that:
“When disciples have ample righteous thoughtsMaster has the power to turn back the tide”(“The Master-Disciple Bond” in Hong Yin Vol. II)
If one wants to completely null and void what he has signed with the old forces, think about it, the old forces are also higher level beings. What qualifications or capabilities does a human being have to not acknowledge what he previously signed with higher level beings, to escape his pre-determined death?
However, since I cultivate Dafa and Master saw my righteous thoughts of firmly believing in Master and the Fa, Master made arrangements for me, protected me and rescinded the pact I signed with the old forces. Master said,
“If you are a true practitioner, our Falun will safeguard you. I am rooted in the universe. If anyone can harm you, he or she would be able to harm me. Put simply, that person would be able to harm this universe.” (Lecture One in Zhuan Falun)
I have experienced many ups and downs throughout my 20 years of cultivation; my mind is filled with my sincere gratitude toward Master! Here I want to say from the bottom of my heart, “It is really great to be Master Li Hongzhi's disciple! I'm so fortunate to be a Dafa practitioner! No matter what kind of experience I had to go through, if I had to make a choice again, I would still choose to be Master Li Hongzhi's disciple! This is the glory of my life."
Through this sharing, we also came to understand why some of our fellow practitioners who had been cultivating well suddenly died. Their being taken away by the old forces because they may have made similar contracts could be one of the reasons for their sudden death. I've put my experience into writing to share with fellow practitioners, hoping that it may provide a reference for us when we experience these kind of situations. My understanding is very limited. Please correct any of my mistakes. Thank you!
