(Minghui.org) My sister lives in the countryside, far from cities. Brought up in a poor family, she has not received any education and is close to being illiterate. She led a hard life from an early age and therefore was in poor health. From the age of ten she developed severe asthma, which was very painful. No medical treatment relived her health problems. Her condition worsened over the years as she developed even more illnesses, such as a swollen thyroid, gall bladder inflammation, and kidney stones. She had to take medicine constantly, especially to relieve her asthma. The cost of the medical treatments almost bankrupted her, and still her condition showed no improvement.
Her misery ended when she started to practice Falun Gong in November 2007. Her health improved and she felt as if she were a new person. She quit taking medicine in 2008. Despite being 69, she could work in the field. From the harvest she only kept what she needed and gave the rest to her friends and relatives for free. All her neighbors and relatives admired her.
Saved by Master's Grace
I am the youngest child of my family. I received a decent education and landed a good job. In 1998 I was introduced to Falun Gong. Because of its preciousness, I introduced it to my brother and sisters. Those with the minimum capability to read, read the Falun Gong truth clarification materials and books. Although they did not practice, they did the three withdrawals (withdrawing from the Chinese Communist Party, the Youth League, and the Young Pioneers).
Only my illiterate sister wanted to learn Falun Gong, but was impeded because of being illiterate. Yet, because of her honesty, integrity and warmheartedness, I was quite convinced that she would succeed . It was just as Master said,
So, once somebody wants to cultivate, they’d say his Buddha-nature has come out … When a person’s Buddha-nature comes out it shakes the Ten-Directional World.' Whoever sees this will help him, and they’ll help him no matter what.” (Zhuan Falun)
I fully trusted the power of Falun Gong and Master's boundless compassion.
I often visited my sister to read the Falun Gong materials to her. She listened to me attentively as her interest grew, and believed what Master taught would change all bad people into good people if they would learn Falun Gong. When I was not present she listened to Master's audio Fa lectures at home, or when working in the field. She learned the meditation exercises from the video. Painstakingly she learned the lotus position. Upon her request, I printed the verses for her, and she read the words one by one while trying to remember them, even when she was working in the field or cooking.
Being illiterate, my sister could not read, let alone use the Internet. However, she listened attentively to the Fa lectures and did the exercises, keeping strong faith in the practice. She got up at 3 am and did the Falun Gong exercises for one hour. She then went to work in the field. In the afternoon she did the exercises for another hour. Besides chanting the verses of the exercises to prevent her from forgetting them, she often sent forth righteous thoughts just like veteran practitioners.
Following Master's Compassionate Hints
My sister's husband passed away when she was 36 years old. She brought up her four children alone. Her daughter was married in a city far from her, and the other children lived in other cities. She was in her 70s and lived alone.
Early into the practice, symptoms of her previous illnesses reappeared. She reverted to non-practitioner methods and intuitively turned to her medicine. When she poured hot water into a cup to take the medicine, the cover of the pot containing the hot water fell to the ground and shattered. She immediately realized it could be a hint from Master that she did not need to resort to medicine. She then watched Master's video of the Falun Gong exercises, and then did the exercises. After a good night's sleep, she was well the next morning.
She then had illness symptoms for the second time and decided to take medicine again, but her cup dropped to the ground and broke. She realized that it could be eliminating her karma, instead of her former illness. She didn't take the medicine and was fine the next day. This happened several times and she told her children, “You no longer need to worry about me, and I can live alone. You just do your work and don't worry.” She knew she would be fine, because Master protected her.
Not long after she began practicing Falun Gong, I placed a picture of Master in her home and said to her, “You are doing well in practicing Falun Gong and have respect for Master, who will protect you.” Since then, before she did the exercises she respectfully made tea and set it before Master's picture.
I saw a pink circle of the size of a 5-cent coin in the picture one day. The circle became more visible to the eyes as time went by. After a while, another flashing circle of the same size also appeared above the head of the image. Her children and grand children, who came to her for a family reunion also saw them. After that they became more supportive of her practicing Falun Gong and agreed to do the three withdrawals.
I said to her, “This is a special hint from Master as a reward for your outstanding Buddha nature, since he knows that you cannot read.” From then on she practiced even more diligently.
Validating the Fa
She validated the Fa in her own way. Before she began practicing Falun Gong, she had an empty and gaunt look, and people sitting beside her could hear her wheezing due to her asthma.
After practicing Falun Gong she looked pleasant and healthy. My daughter, not having seen her for two years, could barely recognize her. She could not help but admire her and said, “You look wonderful and pleasant!” When her friends and relatives asked her about her mysterious recovery, she admitted it was because of Falun Gong.
Unwittingly she became a living example of the power of Dafa and many people learned the facts from her. Some asked her for Falun Gong amulets. She then asked me to bring her more amulets with “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!”
Her eldest daughter-in-law often told others that her mother-in-law was a Falun Gong practitioner, without any fear. Many came to know the facts about it through her. When people close to her wanted to read Zhuan Falun, she would ask me to get one for her.
Because of her poor health, I bought her medical insurance many years ago. After she recovered to good health, she asked me to cancel the insurance. The insurance clerk was reluctant to cancel the insurance plan, because she couldn't understand that my sister was fully healthy and didn't need such a plan. I asked her to come for tea so I could clarify the facts about Falun Gong. Unfortunately, she did not come. I felt remorseful not having made it clear because of my attachment of being afraid.
Although she could not read, my sister could perceive the seriousness of her cultivation in Dafa by listening to Master's Fa lectures. So often she said to me, “A corrupt heart cannot cultivate in Falun Gong. Only good souls can practice it.” She was the happiest in her locality. She is thus walking on her path of divinity during the Fa rectification period.
I wrote my sister's story of practicing Falun Gong in the hopes that people will not miss this precious cultivation opportunity, and thus see through the Chinese Communist Party's slander and deceit about Falun Gong.
I wish to take this opportunity to say thank you to my compassionate and almighty Master.
Category: Health Benefits
