(Minghui.org) When I did the exercises this morning, I suddenly came to enlighten to the meaning of the verse of the first exercise where Teacher says “The mind and body join together.”
Today I truly felt that my mind joined my body and it was the joined entity that was practicing the exercises, not a sleepy human being.
I have been doing the exercises for over ten years and believe my movements are accurate. However, doing the exercises gradually became a routine. When I heard Teacher’s words before each exercise, I got so familiar with them that I could predict what came next. Thus they didn’t mean much to me. I suddenly realized today, “Those verses before each exercise are also part of the Fa.”
After I realized this, I reached a state I had never experienced before. I truly felt the feeling of “heart joined with mind.” When I was doing the second exercise, I felt as if my arms were held up by the softest material. My position was very accurate without any extraneous movement. I wasn’t tired and felt very comfortable. When I did the sitting meditation, I felt the magnificence of entering tranquility.
“The mind and body join together” is so important. No wonder Teacher places it as the first sentence of the first exercise.
My Mind Wandered
In the past, I had never achieved the state of “the mind and body join together.” Rather, my body was doing the exercises and my mind wandered. Although I have been practicing the exercises daily for more than 10 years, it was like an ordinary person doing physical exercises. I took it as a routine task to finish and didn't truly hunger for it. Who would say, “I persevere in eating every day.” Even though I fell short in this regard, compassionate Teacher still purified my body.
When we practice the exercises daily, it is as if we are listening to Teacher teaching the Fa. Why shouldn’t we cherish it? I recall what our group practice site was like before the persecution began. It was so magnificent and had a strong energy field. There are no words to express how it felt.
Practitioners in China now do the morning exercises together at the same time, 3:50 a.m. in Beijing. Even though we can’t practice together physically, it should have the same effect.
Category: Improving Oneself
