A Journey to Northern Europe with Righteous Thoughts.

My trips to Russia and Iceland gave me some inspiring thoughts. I would like to share my visits to Russia and Iceland with you. Hope that my fellow practitioners can get some encouragement and inspiration from my experiences.

Firmly determined to go.

I heard of the news about the head political scoundrel’s visit to Nordic Europe in the Toronto Fa Conference this year. On the Minghui Net and other Dafa web sites were the articles written by fellow practitioners about Jiang’s visit. Through reading these articles, I came to realize the importance of my trip to Nordic Europe. Therefore, I started to apply for my visa, to ask for some days off, and to book the plane tickets.

Considering that my company might not give me many days off, at first I only planned to visit Russia. However, several days before my departure, my manager told me not to worry about my absence because I could ask for two weeks off. At that moment, one thought flashed into my mind that perhaps I was supposed to go to Iceland. But I gave it no deeper thought. Meanwhile, on line there were fellow practitioners discussing if they should visit Nordic Europe. Also I was not completely positive of my visit to Nordic Europe and some practitioners called me to ask me to seriously consider my trip to Nordic Europe. Then I calmed down myself to read Master’s new articles and Fa-teaching Around North America. Through my Fa-reading, I realized that whoever arranged the whole event, the purpose of practitioners’ sending forth righteous thoughts at the near distance was to eliminate the evil elements that manipulated the head political scoundrel, and to offer salvation to more beings. After evaluating the whole event with the Fa, I was more determined to visit Nordic Europe. Several days before my departure, Master had published three poems in succession. I felt that the poems were written for us. Therefore, I brought with me Maser’s merciful protection and the holy mission to redeem more beings. I stepped on my Fa-rectification journey to Nordic Europe.

“Through hardship the body of gold is tempered.”

Upon starting my journey, I sent forth righteous thoughts at the top of each hour. Two days later, finally I arrived in the border of Russia. By chance, the five planes I transferred to took off or landed at the top of each hour when I was sending forth righteous thoughts. The coincidence reminded me of some supernatural factor in other dimensions. The coincidence seemed to foretell “the difficult path to Godhood.”

The bus almost filled with Dafa practitioners arrived at the airport customs, and we were waiting on line to have ourselves checked before entry. After seeing my European passport, the customs official wanted me to wait for a while. At that time I thought nothing about being denied entry, but I knew this was interference. Another Dafa practitioner from New York was stopped. Both of us were kept waiting, and we sent forth righteous thoughts together. Many practitioners expressed their encouragement through their eye contact when passing the customs. I knew that they were sending forth righteous thoughts for us. About one hour later, the customs official returned our passports to us and waved his hand, signalling that we could go through the customs. After getting on the bus, one practitioner from Washington DC said to me that he had been sending forth righteous thoughts for us. Yes, in hardship it is very important for all Dafa practitioners to encourage and support one another because each of us is one of the whole body. We arrived at St. Petersburg and took some rest. Then, we spent the following three days sending forth righteous thoughts at the top of each hour, day and night. During the winter nights in Russia, the sky still looked bright and clear. So we did not feel like sleeping.

There was hardship in the three days. The three days presented a severe ordeal for every practitioner arriving in Russia. What a precious opportunity to have ourselves testified. So every practitioner would not easily give up; we decided to perform better. But as time went by, fatigue would not give up the chance to attack us and it became more painful for us to have our legs crossed. Whenever I felt exhausted and sleepy, whenever my crossed legs were in pain, I silently recited Master’s poem, “Righteous Thoughts and Righteous Actions,”

“A Great Enlightened Being does not fear hardship
Having forged an adamantine will
And with no attachment to living or dying
He walks his path of Fa-rectification openly and nobly.”

Whenever I recited the poem, I felt that all of my body was full of endless energy. I understood that Master had been reinforcing us all the time. And I knew that all the gods in other cosmos had been focusing their attention on us. So we had to perform a good job. On the morning when the head political scoundrel was leaving, all the Dafa practitioners around the world continued sending forth righteous thoughts for three hours. I sat on the ground, my body seemingly fixed and wrapped up by energy. Though my legs were still in pain, the pain seemed to be so indistinct and far away. My space-field was so peaceful, serene and pure. In my reciting, Master’s Fa-rectification verse just appeared distinctly and clearly in front of me. I knew that in such a field the Evil had nothing to live on. It is Dafa who gives practitioners never-degenerated righteous thoughts and righteous actions.

Fulfilling the good predestined relationship

Later, I left Russia one day earlier. This decision resulted in this trip to Iceland. From St Petersburg to Amsterdam, I originally wanted to talk the train but I found the journey too long so I decided to take plane instead. At the Amsterdam airport, during the three hours of waiting for the next flight, I met four groups of Chinese tourist. I first took the initiative to approach them and chat with them, asking about the current situation in China. They met with a fellow Chinese in a foreign land and was also very happy to chat with me and asked me about the situation overseas. When everyone was chatting very happily, I took out the Falun Dafa truth-clarifying VCD and materials to give them. Usually at this point they are very willing to accept and further asked me about what the self-immolation incident was about. The owner of one private factory chatted with me very happily but he did not dare to accept the VCD. From his words, it was clear that the horrible persecution had made him afraid [of being implicated]. At this time, one of his counterparts in the same industry took the VCD from my hands and said, ‘I am not afraid, on the contrary I would like to have a better understanding [of Falun Dafa]”. When I was just about to board the plane, I gave the last piece of truth clarifying material in my hand to a writer from China and he happily accepted while smiled as he bade me farewell. In my heart, I was filled with much emotions and was very moved by the miraculous arrangements of Teacher that is reflected in all areas of our cultivation. Today this fellow Chinese counterparts who got to know the truth about Falun Dafa finally tied the knot of good predestined relationship.

The Blessings from Dafa

It is quite coincidental, the air tickets available for my return journey are all ones which required me to change flight at Iceland airport. When I reached Iceland Airport, at that time I was unaware that there were already Falun Dafa practitioners who were barred from boarding the plane in other countries and was also unaware that a handful of practitioners were stopped at the airport and refused entry into Iceland. But from the moment I saw the police car I started to send forth righteous thoughts. At the customs, the customs officer asked me, “ How long do you intend to stay in Iceland?’ I told him that I am here to change flight. He immediately let me in.

Originally I wanted to spent the night at the airport sending forth righteous thoughts at top of every hour and studying the Fa. Then to take the flight back home the next day. But the airport will be closed after 2 a.m. Where I can go then? In a spate of haste, I contacted a Falun Dafa practitioner. When I just reached the residence of the practitioner, one practitioner from Seattle said to me. Many practitioners were barred from entering Iceland. We only have these many practitioners here. Since you are here, yet you are leaving tomorrow. You must know, one more practitioner, it adds to the strength.

The Dafa needs me, why don’t I stay? Furthermore why is it that I change flight at Iceland. Why is it that the day before I was compelled to go the the town because the airport was going to close at night? Why is it that I copied down the contact numbers of practitioners in Iceland? Why is it that before I left the office, my manager told me that I can don’t go to work for two weeks? I reprimanded myself for having poor enlightened quality. Therefore I decided to stay on in Iceland. For the whole of that night, I went with the Seattle practitioner to a small town to give out “A letter to the citizens of Iceland” to the passers-by in the streets and in the shops. After a few hours, we walked through almost half the small town. Once we say we are Falun Gong practitioners, they will say that they already know. They told us that the government’s decision is wrong and we welcome you in Iceland, we support you. Many people wanted to learn Falun Gong on the spot. Seeing that they have such an understanding of Falun Gong, we were really happy for them

The situation following this makes one even more moved. During the few days that we did the exercises outside, everyday there were many Iceland people who would come to learn Falun Dafa exercises. One thin female artist learned the exercises from me. She could sit in the lotus position whereby both her legs were crossed over her thighs immediately and she could meditate for one hour. And the rest of the four sets of exercises, she learned again and again. She said that she came from another town to come here to settle some matters and managed to catch us practicing the exercises here. She said that she practiced yoga for twenty years already. I thought today, her predestined relationship with Dafa is fulfilled. One other Iceland artist who is selling his paintings in the streets made me keep one of the paintings that he drew personally, asking me to choose one that I liked most. Take it that it is a act of me showing support for Falun Gong!

There was another Iceland citizen is tall and heavily built, he had been with us everyday since we practitioners came to Iceland. He used the words “Falun Gong”, “Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance” to decorate his little white car. Later he took practitioners around and helped to translate by translating the news in Iceland reporting about Falun Gong into English.

On the third day I was in Iceland, we were demonstrating the exercises and sending forth righteous thoughts. There came two teenage boys aged eleven to twelve years old. They followed us for a whole day. I first taught them the five set of exercises. Later as long as we practiced the exercises, they will also follow suit and do the exercises. The moment we sent forth righteous thoughts, they will also follow seriously. The words between us were few. But the natural affinity and closeness was very harmonious, as though we were long time friends, as though we were family members who have lived together for many years. Seeing their clear and pure eyes, we felt a sense of affinity and tears filled my eyes. It is indeed, “Predestined relationships spanning endless lifetimes, Each connected by the thread of Dafa” (The difficult path to Godhood)

On our trip to North Europe this time, I noticed that all the Dafa disciples have done they best to do what they are supposed to do. Let us regard the Fa as our teacher to do a better job, and we must not miss this precious opportunity to fulfill the sacred historic mission. The above is my personal understanding, and your comments are welcomed

The following is Master Li’s new article entitled Tathagata" serving as a reminder to all of us:

Tathagata
He comes with the Truth, which gives him full control
And travels the four seas[1] with a free and easy spirit
Spreading the Fa's principles throughout the secular world
Loaded full with sentient beings, his Fa Boat sets sail

(Translated from http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2002/8/2/34198.html)