(Minghui.org) I was diagnosed with kidney stones in 1987 and struggled with this disease for 17 years. I took all kinds of western and Chinese medicine. In addition, I underwent surgery to remove kidney stones many times. They came back within a couple weeks. Life hardly seemed worth living.

My wife suggested that I learn Falun Dafa in 2004. During the first month, I still took the medication. At that time, my diagnostic B-scan indicated that my right kidney was covered with all sizes of stones.

When I returned from the hospital, I read a passage from one of Master Li's [founder of Falun Dafa] books that opened my eyes. Master said,

“Once ill, the person takes medicine or seeks various kinds of treatments, which in effect press the sickness back into the body again. This way, instead of paying for the sickness-karma from his wrongdoing in the previous life, he does some additional bad things in this life and hurts others; this brings about new sickness-karma and leads to different kinds of sicknesses.” (“Sickness Karma” from “Essentials for Further Advancement”)

I realized that when I take medicine, I press the sickness back into my body. I decided to quit taking medication and to put all my trust in the Fa teachings.

I threw all of my medication into the dumpster outside. To my surprise, by the time I got back to our place upstairs, I no longer felt any pain and I have not had any pain since.

It took me six months to stop checking to see whether any kidney stones passed while using the toilet. I did experience passing a thick white paste for over thirty days, but I understood that my body was undergoing purification.

Falun Dafa gives one a new life and a purpose for living. This is why practitioners persevere in their belief despite the brutal persecution by the Chinese Communist Party.