Recalling the Joy of Beginning to Practice Falun Dafa Before the Persecution

(Minghui.org) In September 1997, a thyroid cyst developed on the right side of my neck and the doctor said that I needed an operation to remove it.

Another teacher suggested I try practicing Falun Dafa. She said that her mother often went to the hospital emergency because she had heart disease. However, she became healthy after she began practicing Falun Dafa. Afraid that the operation might leave a noticeable scar, I decided to give Falun Dafa a try.

I went to a Falun Dafa exercise practice site at the plaza the next morning. Many people were there, and a large group was sitting on the ground meditating with their eyes closed and legs in the double-lotus position. Attracted by the melodious music, I sat down in the back row. One practitioner noticed that I was new and taught me the five sets of exercises.

One week later, the pain from the thyroid cyst was gone and the hospital confirmed that it had calcified. The doctor stared at the ultrasound and asked what medicines I took. I told him that I just practiced Falun Dafa. He said that it was impossible to remove a cyst without surgery or taking medicine.

Falun Dafa Is Amazing

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My colleagues were intrigued by my positive physical changes and asked to learn the exercises. Every afternoon, we did the exercises after school on the field in front of the office. More than 20 students joined us. I hung a display board on a tree so that passersby who were curious knew that we were practicing Falun Dafa.

I also showed the students Zhuan Falun, the main book of Falun Dafa, and played videos of Li Hongzhi, the founder and teacher of Falun Dafa, lecturing on the Fa (teachings). I also showed the exercises to two teachers who lived in the dormitory near the school. I did the exercises with teachers in the school in the morning, and soon the students joined us.

One morning, after doing the exercises, a teacher said that he was so distracted by an argument he had with his son the night before he forgot some of the exercise movements. Then, he received a hint from Master to let go of his frustration and focus on the movements.

Students' Behavior Improves

My school beautified the campus by putting many pots of bonsai plants in a large flower bed on May 1, 1998. When the students returned to school one Sunday, a large group of them got into a fight and threw the flower posts at each other and ruining the beautiful garden. This was an advanced technical school, and the boys there loved to fight. They often caused big headaches for the school faculty. The head of the student section asked me to show them how to practice Falun Dafa so they would calm down.

After they read the Falun Dafa books, many of the unruly students understood that good behavior is rewarded but bad behavior is punished. They no longer bullied other students, and the number of fights decreased significantly. The school staff thus became very supportive and opened a big classroom on Sunday, so hundreds of practitioners had a place to watch the videos of Master's lectures. The atmosphere in the school became calm.

The school secretary also borrowed Falun Dafa books. After reading the books, he encouraged his unhealthy wife to practice the exercises with us. His wife’s health improved a lot and she threw away or donated all her medicine.

One student who used to cheat on tests told me, “Teacher, I did not differentiate right from wrong and made my parents worry a lot. I thought I could find a job once I was admitted to this school. I did not study hard and spent my days playing around, fighting, and making trouble. I threatened anyone who did not let me copy their answers to the tests. After I began practicing Falun Dafa, I followed the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance to become a good person. I eliminated my bad habits, and diligently study to learn the necessary skills.”

The students who practiced the exercises were in different grades and had different majors. Their teachers said that these students' attitude to learning changed. They listened attentively in class, took the initiative to do things, and were eager to help others.

Health Effects of Practicing Falun Dafa

One of the boarding students in our school became infected with scabies, which quickly spread to the other students. The school let them go home to get treatment. However, one student from a rural village returned two days later. His mother was single and could not afford the treatment. Since he was the only one in the dormitory, he felt lonely and went to see a fellow classmate in another dorm. When he arrived, the classmate was reading Zhuan Falun. Out of curiosity, he borrowed the book. When he returned the book, he excitedly said, “This book is amazing. I no longer feel itchy after reading it. I want to learn the exercises.”

One teacher was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had surgery and then underwent chemotherapy. Some of us went to see her and told her the health effects of practicing Falun Dafa. She immediately became interested. After she began practicing, her hair grew back and she was soon able to return to work. That was nearly 30 years ago, and she is still very healthy. People around her witnessed the miraculous power of Falun Dafa through her.

The daughter of my school's vice-principal fractured her femoral head in the fourth grade gym class. Her leg was put in a plaster cast. The doctor said that the injury was so serious and she might have difficulty walking after the bone healed.

I gave the family a video of Master lecturing on the Fa. The child, her mother, and her uncle watched the videotape together. Her uncle, who had previously learned many types of qigong, told the child to diligently study this profound practice. From then on, the mother and child watched the video every day, and the child’s leg quickly healed. When the steel plate was removed, the doctor was surprised by her rapid recovery. He said that the injury healed so well and in such a short time that it was as if she had never been injured.

I introduced Falun Dafa to one of my aunts, who often came to my home. After she began practicing, her health noticeably improved and many diseases she suffered from disappeared without treatment. My aunt then told her neighbors about the goodness of Falun Dafa and asked me to teach them the exercises. They lived in the family home complex near a university. They did the exercises together on the campus in the morning. Gradually, more than twelve teachers and students joined them.

One teacher said that the husband of another practitioner who was nearly 70 fell on a construction trash pile while he was cleaning the window on the second floor. The wife was terrified and quickly called her son. When the man was taken to the hospital, the doctor found that he didn’t have any injuries. The whole family was very grateful for Master’s protection.

Steadfast Despite the Persecution

The persecution of Falun Dafa began during the school summer break in 1999. Some parents knew that their children had benefited from Dafa, both physically and mentally. They did not believe anything that the Chinese Communist Party said in its propaganda.

At the end of 1999, I was arrested for continuing to practice Dafa. My teaching job was suspended and I spent two weeks in a brainwashing center. When they failed to pressure me into renouncing Dafa, I was transferred to a detention center for one month. One day, in the detention center hallway, I heard someone calling me teacher. I looked around and saw a boy walking toward me, but I did not recognize him.

He said, “I’m detained here because I injured someone in a fight. I really regret that I didn’t practice Falun Dafa with you in school. If I did, I would not have been in the fight.”

A prison guard said, “Your teacher is imprisoned for practicing Falun Dafa, do you dare to practice it too?”

The boy said, “Falun Dafa teaches people to be kind through living by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. The practitioners do not beat or scold others. They are all good people. I noticed great changes in those students who practiced Falun Dafa.”