(Minghui.org) I am a doctor and I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1996. During this arduous period of cultivation and eliminating karma, where I suffered from incurable illnesses, I truly experienced firsthand that the Buddha Fa is true science.
Degenerative bone disease remains incurable
I previously suffered from osteo-necrosis of the femoral head, which is a degenerative disease of the ball of the hip joint. For 10 years I had to use crutches to get around. Although I was a doctor myself, I was forced to travel everywhere to consult other doctors to try to find a cure.
I tried Western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, surgery, converting to Taoism, burning incense for the gods, and praying to the Goddess of Mercy, but none of these could help me walk again without crutches.
Symptoms disappear after practicing Falun Dafa
Things started to change the moment I learned of the Buddha Fa. When I first finished listening to Master’s nine-day lectures, I found that my legs were now able to bear the full weight of my body while standing. An X-ray of my hip taken three months later showed that my previously deformed, nodular-looking ball of the hip joint now had a fine layer of new bone growth around it.
One year later, my symptoms of hip degeneration were gone, and in a second X-ray of my hip joint, the ball of the hip had undergone more bone growth and maturation, and was now round like a normal person’s. In other words, my hip bones, which had once been “as soft as bean curd” (as described by an orthopedic surgeon who had operated on my hip), had regenerated. What was previously dying bone had now become live, strong bone again. It was absolutely miraculous and unbelievable.
Lack of diligence brings on more illness
Because I wasn’t diligent in my cultivation, I developed interstitial lung fibrosis (commonly known as hardening of the lungs) in June 1999. I sought treatment at the local major hospital and was later transferred to the Beijing Union Medical College Hospital’s respiratory unit. After more than a month of tests and treatment, my condition didn’t improve and instead got worse by the day. My breathing function was getting poorer, and I lost weight. I was constantly breathless and had to be on oxygen 24 hours a day. Lung scans showed that my lungs had shrunk to 60% of their normal size, and by the time they were 40% their normal size, my lungs were just solid patches with no visible air spaces on the scans.
Despite being treated at the renowned Medical Union College for over a month, my condition had gotten worse. My primary doctor said to me, "After consulting experts in the field, we have come to the conclusion that your illness is still in the early stages of research, and there is no effective cure.” At his advice, I consented to four days of intravenous cyclophosphamide, but the treatment was stopped due to toxic side effects. Finally, they discharged me from the hospital to rest at home or seek traditional Chinese medical treatment.
At that point – coupled with the knowledge of my lung scans - I knew that I was going to die, and it was only a matter of when. My family members whispered among themselves that I wouldn’t live beyond a year, as a 45-year-old male acquaintance of mine had just recently died from the same thing. Faced with this, I felt helpless and could only place my fate in Heaven’s hands.
My stay in the hospital had caused me to stray from my initial cultivation state. As a result, my degenerative hip disease came back, as confirmed by an X-ray. I had no choice but to buy a pair of crutches so that I could get home from the hospital.
Understanding the seriousness of cultivation
I didn’t want to be impeded by crutches anymore, and I knew that I had to take control of my life. So I started cultivating in Dafa again. From then on, I truly understood the solemnity and sacredness of cultivation. I started cultivating and doing the exercises without any further hesitation, and not long after my hip joint healed and I could get rid of my crutches again.
As I elevated in my xinxing, my lung function improved and my breathing became easier. However, I started having more family problems. My husband would shout at me all day long, every day, and this went on for almost four years. During those times, I initially put up with the shouting with tears in my eyes. Later on, I looked within and learned to have a magnanimous heart and bear with him. After that, I became completely unmoved by his shouting. I elevated in my xinxing with each episode of shouting, and my health gradually got better at the same time. I subsequently realized that my husband’s scolding was to help me eliminate my karma. Master said:
“In fact, your wife is helping you eliminate karma, though she does not know it herself. She is not fighting with you only superficially and still good to you in her heart—it is not so. It is real anger from the bottom of her heart, because whoever has acquired the karma feels uncomfortable. It is guaranteed to be this way.” (Lecture Four in Zhuan Falun)
Blessed with good health
A few years later, a scan of my lungs showed that they had recovered and were back to normal. Even the lung peripheries were clear and the lung markings were clearly seen. My previously shrunken lungs had returned to their original size, and they had also recovered their elasticity. In addition, I can now speak with a strong voice. Once again, the astonishing changes to my body were what medical science would have considered a miracle. It proved the scientific nature of the Buddha Fa. My life was given back to me by Master and created by Dafa.
"I am now a part of Dafa"
At that point I told my family that my past self no longer exists. I am now a part of Dafa, and so I should selflessly walk well the path that Master has arranged for me. I learned how to use the Internet, and began reading other practitioners' articles on the Minghui website. From there, I started up a small material production center, which has been doing better and better.
I know that I must catch up with my fellow practitioners in my cultivation. Whether it is in terms of my thoughts, actions, or my time management, I always try to do as much as possible and don’t dare to slow down. I do it all for the sake of saving people. I don’t think of and don’t wish for anything, except to listen to Master’s teachings, walk the path that Master has arranged, do my part as a particle of the Fa, and steadfastly walk well the rest of my cultivation journey.
Category: Health Benefits
