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Recalling Two Things That Happened When Master Lectured in Changchun (Two Articles)
(Clearwisdom.net) Article 1: In Memory Article 2: Recalling Two Things That Happened When Master Lectured in
Changchun Article 1: In Memory By Ziyou, a Falun Dafa practitioner from Heilongjiang Province I am an ordinary villager with not much education. On April 29, 1994, I was
so lucky to have the opportunity to listen to Master's lectures, the most
unforgettable and happiest occurence in my life. Master has changed my life. I have always believed in Buddha. Years ago, my neighbor heard on his way
back from replenishing his stock that there was a living Buddha in Changchun who
was giving lectures and who was able to seize the illness out of the patient's
body with his hand. I became very curious after he told me this, but I was still
uncertain whether I should go or not. I sold fruit in my fruit stall. At that
time, I had many kinds of fruit in stock. After I picked out the many bad pieces
of fruit, I realized that, if I went to listen to the lectures by the living
Buddha, wouldn't all the fruit would rot? Just then one of my relatives came to
stop me from going and he said something very disgusting. What he said didn't
stop me, though. On the contrary, I made up my mind to go and listen to the
lectures. The next day, April 27, I loaded all the fruit into my vehicle. That
day the weather was very bad. It was very windy, and there seemed to be very few
pedestrians on the street. Up until noon, I thought I might not be able to sell
enough. All of a sudden, a group of people surrounded my fruit stall, and bought
all my stock. I did not know where they came from, but I was very happy. I did
not realize it was Master's arrangement until I looked back at it today. On April 28, I arrived at the train station early. Several of us went on the
train to Changchun. The moment I got on the train, I started to worry since I
always got motion sickness. This time, however, I did not feel sick at all. On
the contrary, I felt very comfortable. On April 29, we went to where the lectures would be held. My first sight of
Master, I felt that Master was taller than anyone else. I did not understand
what Master meant in his first lecture. After several days of lectures, I
gradually understood what Master meant. On May 1, the organizer arranged to have
photos taken with Master at to the students' request. Master agreed, and all the
students stood ready and in order according to the areas where they came from.
Master took photos with us, one group after another. After Master finished
having photos taken with the students from our Harbin area, I still asked that
Master have photos taken with the students from our Zhaozhou area. Now when I
think of this, I am still regretful. Master was likely already tired, but I
still went to request to have a separate photo taken with Master. I did not
understand Master even a little bit. Now I regret so much what I did. Ten lectures were finished within a short period of time, and I developed
many new understandings. When Master was purifying students' bodies, I saw
Master's hands emitting light, and I could not help shedding tears. I thought in
my heart: "This is a genuine living Buddha." Even when I look back now, I still feel that everything in the past is right
in front of me. I really miss the days with Master. I will change this memory
into a "motivating force" for me to do well the three
things requested by Master and go home with Master in completing my
cultivation. Article 2: Recalling Two Things That Happened When Master Lectured in
Changchun By Zhen Yuan, a Falun Dafa practitioner from Heilongjiang Province I joined the Seventh Session of Falun Gong Lectures by Master in Changchun
from April 29 to May 8, 1994. The location was the auditorium at Jilin
University. I was so lucky to have listened to Master's lectures in person and
also to have witnessed two things during the lectures that seemed to be
ordinary. The first thing happened in the morning on May 4. It was drizzling, and we
came very early to the auditorium. Master arrived and said: "We will start
to review the exercises we learned yesterday. We should wait a while, (since)
the big bus from Heilongjiang had a problem on its way." We reviewed what
we had learned the day before. My seat was close to the front door. All of a
sudden, several people in a hurry came in the front door. One middle-aged woman
said: "We are late. We are late," when she went past me. She still
said this as she sat down. Someone sitting in the same row said: "Master
knows your bus had a problem, and he has been waiting for you." On another day, a man in his railway uniform rushed in. He was in his 50s. He
ran forward with his palms pressed together and then ran backward. He ran
immediately to where Master stood and kowtowed repeatedly to Master. He kept
shedding tears and said he had suffered from a stroke. He was very excited, and
he smashed his walking cane against the concrete as he moved around the garden
in the auditorium. He said that he wanted to say goodbye to the cane forever.
Faced with this situation, Master was so calm and peaceful. On the day the lectures were over, we knew we were going to say goodbye to
Master. We were all very sad. Man or woman, young or old, we were all in tears
because we were saying goodbye to our most beloved family member. I have been cultivating for twelve years. In spite of all the hardships and
difficulties during the dark seven years of persecution, I have not changed one
bit in my righteous belief in Master. Very often when I recall the days that
seemed to be ordinary during the Seventh Session of the Falun Gong Lectures by
Master in Changchun, it really touches my heart deeply. All this seems to have
happened just yesterday. November 12, 2006 Posting date: 12/7/2006 |