(Minghui.org) I am a 66 year old woman from the countryside, who is very fortunate to have been able to start practicing Falun Gong in 2005. Since then I have become the happiest person in the world.
My body was possessed by animal spirits, and I suffered from lots of illnesses before I practiced Falun Gong. After a short period of time, the spirits were taken away and my body was purified by Master. I have no words that can describe how grateful I am to Master.
I have pulled through challenges, one after another, over the past few years of my cultivation. I would like to share my experiences of how I broke through the illusion of sicknesses karma recently, in the hope that fellow practitioners who are still interfered with by sickness karma can learn from it, and we can progress and improve together on our cultivation path.
Don't Accept Persecution by the Old Forces
In the autumn of 2012, I felt awful one day. My mouth was dry and I had diuresis. I had to eat and drink more, but I still felt weak and constantly lost weight. I used to weigh 176 pounds, but within a short period of time, I lost 55 pounds. My face was full of wrinkles and I looked like an 80 year old woman. When other people met me, their first words were often: “How could you become thin like this? You'd better go to the hospital to get a check up.” My husband and daughter forced me to go to the hospital every day. In their eyes, I was dying.
During that time, a being in another dimension always shouted to me: “I will make you have pain, get thin, until you become tiny.” With righteous and steadfast thoughts I said loudly: “You must die, I have my Master who will look after me. You don't call the shots.”
Due to my resistance and strong righteous thoughts, and with Master's help, the voice became weaker and weaker. In the end, it said: “Li Hongzhi is too powerful!” It scurried away while it was saying that. The evil was defeated in another dimension, and this boosted my confidence that I could overcome the illusion of sickness karma. Whenever someone told me to go to the hospital, I didn't listen. Master said: “True cultivators have no illnesses.” (Explaining the Content of Falun Dafa: Explaining the Fa for Falun Dafa Assistants in Changchun, September 18, 1994). I strongly believed in Master and the Fa and I told my family: “This is not an illness, it is an illusion, I will get better soon.”
There is lots to do in the countryside, especially in the autumn, like picking peanuts and plucking corn, which is all hard work. My daughter came to help me, and when she saw me struggling with the work in the field, she said with tears: “Mom, could you please go to the hospital and get an examination? Look at your thin body. I am very worried about you. I have already lost my sister in a car accident a few years ago, I don't want anything to happen to you.”
Everyone in my family thought that this was an illness. It looked like the symptoms of diabetes on the surface, but I didn't accept it at all. I carried on to farm the land and at the same time I asked Master to help me. I said to my daughter: “What's the point of going to the hospital when I don't have any illness? Look at how strong I am when I am doing the work.” My daughter was silent.
My body gradually got better, while I constantly denied this persecution by the old forces and did the three things well at the same time. I was terribly skinny, and that had a very bad impact on my validating the Fa. I thought, “I am a Dafa disciple, and I must be responsible for the Fa. My problems cannot affect my saving sentient beings.”
I remembered what Master said: “To truly practice cultivation, you must cultivate your mind. This is called xinxing cultivation.” (Zhuan Falun , Lecture One: Why Doesn’t Your Gong Increase with Your Practice?)
I calmed down and remembered my cultivation state before the illusion of sickness appeared. Apart from working in the field, I also ran a little shop. I always argued with my husband when buying or selling things. As time went by, I couldn't bear it any longer and started quarreling with him. I thought that I had put in a lot of my time and energy for my family, but he still seemed unsatisfied. I felt wronged. I missed the opportunities Master had arranged for me in order to let go of my human notions and improve myself. Therefore, the old forces exploited my loophole and used this excuse to persecute me.
I felt guilty and knelt down in front of Master's picture, I said: “Master, your disciple has let you down. I made you worry too much about me.” I made a serious promise: I must protect my xinxing from now on and cultivate myself, and be Master's true disciple. I will follow Master's arrangement, completely negate the old forces' influence, and rectify myself in the Fa. Moments later, my head became clearer.
The next day, my daughter came home again, and she still wanted me to go to the hospital. I told her calmly: “This is not an illness, I will get better very soon. Don't worry about me.” She didn't mention going to the hospital after that.
The Power of One Body
During the process of passing my test, other practitioners weren't deceived by the illusion of my sickness karma, and supported me with their righteous thoughts. Apart from my body looking emaciated, I didn't feel uncomfortable. I felt younger inside, contrary to what was visible on the outside. Although my face was full of wrinkles, my appetite increased. I ate big meals, and between the main meals, I also ate lots of snacks and fruit. However much I ate, my weight never increased. No matter what I ate, it always felt as though my stomach was still empty.
One time I shared this with other practitioners: “No matter how much I eat, I do not feel full. It seems like the food is being taken away from another dimension.” The words 'another dimension' alerted other practitioners. They hadn't thought about this kind of persecution, and we shared and discussed how to deal with this situation. In the end, we all had a new understanding. Master said: “Others cannot take away what is yours, even if they want to.” (Zhuan Falun , Lecture Seven: Jealousy) Since then, I always add one thought before I eat: “This is mine to eat and the food will only go into my stomach.”
I started eating less and gradually had a feeling that my stomach was full. My weight increased by more than 22 pounds, my face showed a rosy and glowing complexion. Even through my family members don't practice Falun Gong, they have witnessed the supernatural changes that took place in my body. They believe in the Fa more than ever. The people in my village have also witnessed that I didn't go to the hospital, but the outcome was better than going to the hospital. Also, I look a lot younger than before, so they no longer say negative things about me. Some have changed their attitude and misunderstandings of Dafa.
Thinking back about the process that I went through, I passed the test only because I firmly believed in Master and the Fa. I also always hold one thought of what Master had said in Explaining the Fa for Falun Dafa Assistants in Changchun : “True cultivators have no illnesses.” I have validated the Fa in the process of denying the old forces' interference. I also looked inward, rectified myself according to the Fa and improved based on the Fa. As a result, our most compassionate Master pulled me through the illusion of sickness.
The above is my experience during my cultivation. If anything is incorrect, please kindly point it out.
Category: Improving Oneself
