(Minghui.org) Master Li Hongzhi began a week-long Falun Gong lecture series in a gymnastics studio in the 12th arrondissement of Paris on March 13, 1995. This was the first Fa-teaching class that Master held overseas. Thirty years have passed, and Falun Gong practitioners from China and the West shared their experiences and tremendous changes in their bodies and minds after reading Zhuan Falun.
Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhou attended the lectures in 1995 and still remembers scenes from Master’s lectures vividly after 30 years. Master’s lectures were novel, discussed things she had never heard of before, and made her think deeply. Every day after Master finished his lecture, she hoped that he would continue to teach. Master gave each Chinese learner a copy of Falun Gong (the book was titled China Falun Gong at the time), hoping that everyone would read it carefully.
Not long after, Ms. Zhou’s mother came to France from China and brought a copy of Zhuan Falun. At that time, Zhuan Falun had just been published, and demand for the book was great in China. In the subdivision where Ms. Zhou’s mother lived, there were only two copies, and each copy was very precious. Because Ms. Zhou’s mother was going to France, fellow practitioners thought that it was also important to spread the practice overseas, so they should give a copy to practitioners in France. This was how French Falun Gong practitioners got their first copy of Zhuan Falun.
The practitioners at the Paris practice site initially paid more attention to the exercises at that time. Although they had attended Master’s lectures, they gradually forgot the teachings. The book Zhuan Falun was passed to others. This book is the main teachings of Falun Gong and is systematic and comprehensive. Reading Zhuan Falun gave them a deeper understanding of cultivation.
Ms. Zhou said that her life used to be like a boat drifting on the sea, without direction or goals. Every word in Zhuan Falun is like gold and helps her realize that the purpose of life is to cultivate and return to one’s true self. This book can guide her thoughts, words, and deeds. In her daily life and work, she uses Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance to guide her actions and to look inward to evaluate her behavior and thoughts. While studying the Fa she can notice Master’s hints, and she believes that Master’s Law Body has always protected her.
Once, when she was reading Zhuan Falun, she saw a line of words on the book that protruded from the paper and became three-dimensional, with a strong silver light coming from behind, which was very special and wonderful. Another time when she was copying Zhuan Falun by hand, her thoughts became particularly clear, and she felt the deeper connotations of the Fa. After that, her eyesight also improved.
One night, the natural gas cooktop in her home was turned on for unknown reasons, and the three burners kept releasing gas. In the morning, she found a strange smell and went into the kitchen, following the smell. She quickly turned off the main gas valve and opened the doors and windows, thus avoiding a disaster. She knew that Master had protected her. If she had first turned on the light, the gas-filled kitchen would have exploded due to a spark, and the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Falun Dafa Saves Me
Before she learned about Falun Dafa, young Helene had felt completely lost. She had felt confused about her future, and didn’t know how to live. She had felt depressed and even filled with despair. On July 20, 1999, she encountered Falun Dafa. She felt that she had found a way out of her predicament and regained hope. She wrote in her diary: “Falun Dafa saves me.”
Helene said that Falun Dafa has three magical words: Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, which she had never found anywhere else, though she had tried many things before, such as martial arts, meditation, and reading various books. When she found Falun Dafa, she was surprised by its simplicity and energy, and that it was a method that could be put to practice immediately. When she started practicing, she immediately felt the power of Dafa. She gave an example: when you are standing in a line to pay in a supermarket and someone cuts in front of you, how will you react? Will you get angry or stay calm? This is where you need to improve, and this is the key to your progress or backsliding.
She experienced ups and downs, and it took her some time to start reading Zhuan Falun seriously. At first, she had some doubts, but as time went on, with the help of other practitioners, she persisted in studying the Fa, especially in group study, where she felt that she had gained a lot. After returning home at night, when studying the Fa with fellow practitioners, she found that she needed to reread this paragraph and that paragraph because she had a new understanding.
Every time Helene reads attentively, she can feel that the book is working on her, and Master is helping her solve her current problems. Sometimes she feels that Master is pointing out a sentence, and when she understands it, she immediately feels light. It is amazing, and a process with no mind intent. Simply reading the sentence, the problem is solved.
In recent years, Helene has read Zhuan Falun in Chinese, which is another challenge. Because she reads slowly, she feels that she understands more, as she is directly connected to the language of Master and the Fa. Even though she reads less, she can still feel the energy and joy when she reads certain words. She feels the joy of being able to read in Chinese and gaining the connotations of the Fa.
Helene has said that she will never stop practicing, as this practice will accompany her throughout her life. She always carries the book with her in her bag, as she can no longer live without it.
Her Heart Changed After Reading Zhuan Falun
Christina began to think about the meaning of life and existence in her adolescence. She did a lot of research and her mind was full of questions. She studied religion, but she was not convinced by religion. When her grandmother died, she questioned God’s existence. If there were a God, her grandmother would not have left them. Many questions had troubled her since she was a child, and she had been looking for answers.
Christina encountered many difficulties at the end of 2011. She owned a restaurant but couldn’t sell it, and she was in trouble. When she was given a copy of Zhuan Falun, she read the book in one go because she enjoyed reading, improving herself, and finding answers to her questions. She cried with such excitement that even her mother was worried because she cried so much. She could not express why she was crying, but she felt extremely happy because she had finally found what she had been looking for. She realized that reading Zhaun Falun once was not enough when she calmed down and she had to understand the content of the book in depth.
Christina’s life changed a lot after she started practicing. Bad people have stayed away from her because her attitude toward life has changed. Her heart changed and she felt that the book gave her all the answers and solved all the problems she encountered. She used the Fa as her guide and the focus of her life, even when she went through difficult tests.
Christina said that she would be lost without Dafa; therefore, for her, it is her lifelong companion. She hopes that every cell of her body can be changed and filled with the Fa. She hopes that more people can benefit from it because it is so wonderful that it cannot be described in words.
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