(Minghui.org) When a fellow practitioner reminded me to write an experience sharing article for the twentieth anniversary of Falun Dafa's introduction to the public, I thought it must be Master encouraging me to share some of my experiences with fellow practitioners.
Searching for the purpose of life
I have suffered from many illnesses. When I was young, one of my kidneys had to be removed. Then when I was middle-aged, I developed a rare disease. The doctor told me that it was incurable and that all they could do was to delay the development of the disease. I was very saddened to learn that many patients had died from this illness.
In 1997, I suffered greatly from this disease. My spirits were low, and I was fearful that I was going to die. Parts of my body were becoming numb, and I was losing weight and strength.
When I was young, I had many aspirations and liked to do good deeds for others. I also questioned, “What is the true meaning of life?” But as I got older, I paid more attention to my career, money and personal gain. I became selfish. Superficially I had everything: a job, money and a family. But I clearly felt that something was missing. What was it? How could I move on in my life? My life seemed to be meaningless in many aspects.
I asked the heavens many times in my heart to direct me to a true path. I also tried many different meditation practices, but they did not seem to have much of an impact on me.
A phone call brought me good news
In the fall of 2003, an acquaintance called me and said that there was a Falun Gong exercise class at a local college. She read to me the details over the phone and asked if I wanted to go with her. I told her, “OK.” Choosing to say this simple word became a major turning point in my life.
When we first attended the class, we watched the exercise video and a practitioner taught us the movements. I then bought the book Falun Gong. However, I did not read it right away, because I wanted to focus on learning the exercises. I felt a great effect from the exercises, and as I practiced more, I felt very energetic, comfortable and calm. Each time after the exercises, I longed for the next time.
It wasn't until two months later that I read the book Falun Gong. I then bought the main text Zhuan Falun and started cultivating myself according to principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.
My husband used to be very nice to me, but at one point he started to get angry and often insulted me. I remembered that in Zhuan Falun, Master talks about practitioners not striking back when being beaten and not swearing back when being sworn at, so I tried to keep calm. My boss also used to allow me to make many important decisions before, but then began to pick on me over the most trivial things. I felt very upset, but I did not quarrel with him and just did as I was told.
As I continued to do the exercises and read Zhuan Falun, Master started to purify my body. However, when I went on a holiday, I smoked a few times and drank some champagne. That evening, I could not calm down and felt sick. My body started to reject these things. I found that my body could not accept these filthy things anymore.
Several months later, I read in Zhuan Falun the part about getting rid of the habits of smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol. I was very surprised. I knew that I had finally found a true path.
It is just like Master said:
“...we have removed the fundamental causes of your illnesses and your poor health. But you still have a field of illness. A person whose Celestial Eye opens at a very low level can see in your body clusters of black qi and turbid pathogenic qi, which is also a condensed cluster of black qi in high density. Once it diffuses, it will spread all over your body.” (Zhuan Falun)
As my body was being purified, I felt dizzy and sick, and had diarrhea. I was not feeling comfortable and stopped reading the book for a few days. During that time, I received a phone call from a fellow practitioner. When I told him about my experience, he consoled me and encouraged me to continue reading. I followed his advice and continued to read Zhuan Falun. I felt my body being purified and then I felt very comfortable, a feeling that I had never experienced before.
After suffering for many of years, Dafa gave me new energy and the courage to live on. I could endure more physical and mental hardship, my weight increased and my attention and memory also improved. I felt like a new person.
Practitioners in my city initially only did the exercises together. But after several of us had read Zhuan Falun, we created a Fa study group, where we did the exercises and read Zhuan Falun and Master's other lectures together.
From my fellow practitioners, I learned about the persecution of Falun Dafa in China. From then on, I started to tell more people about Falun Dafa and the persecution, and started to participate in various Dafa activities. I also took the opportunity to tell others about the wonderfulness of Dafa.
My sharing is a summary of my starting cultivation. What I have is all from Dafa. I am grateful to Master from the bottom of my heart!
From the Call for Submissions to Commemorate the Twentieth Anniversary of Falun Dafa’s Introduction
Category: Health Benefits
