Riddled with Illness at Age 30, Dafa Turned Me into a Healthy, Diligent Cultivator

(Minghui.org) At just 30 years of age, I was a walking pharmacy, riddled with illnesses: nephritis, lung disease, and dizziness. When my lung condition flared up, I would cough all night long. I tried all sorts of medications, but in the end, nothing helped anymore.

I could only walk about a hundred meters before I had to stop and rest, and I was constantly running to the hospital. As time went on, all the doctors and nurses recognized me, and they would jokingly say, “The young chronic patient is here again.”

Once, when I was swollen all over, my neighbor came by for a visit. Seeing the condition I was in, she exclaimed, “You should go to the hospital!”

I replied, “I won’t. I’ve had enough of modern medicine—it doesn’t work. If I die, I die. I’ve suffered enough.”

I dragged my weakened body through each day in a daze, barely hanging on. I had no energy to live, but what would happen to my child if I died? Looking at my young daughter—innocent, bright, and beautiful—a wave of heartache washed over me.

In 1997, I caught a bad cold and felt terrible. But I couldn’t take more sick leave, so I forced myself to go to work despite my weakened state. After struggling to get there, I encountered a boiler operator. Seeing how difficult it was for me to walk, she urged me inside to lie down for a while. I collapsed onto the bed and couldn’t get up. Seeing how miserable I was, she picked up a book and said, “I have a special book. Shall I read it to you?” I nodded for her to begin.

She read as I lay in bed, listening. Her stumbling delivery made me think she was going too slow. I suddenly sat up and said, “Let me try.” Unexpectedly, I stumbled even more over the words; I couldn’t even read as well as she did! I only managed a short passage before I stopped, and we just stared at each other. Then she snapped out of it, pointed at me, and exclaimed, “You’re better!”

At that moment, my mind felt completely empty. I was so excited, I got up and walked around the room three times, feeling light as a feather. I felt utterly wonderful and incredibly comfortable. I had never experienced such a wonderful feeling in my entire life. Overjoyed, I asked her, “What is this book?” She said it was a book about cultivation. I replied, “If cultivation is this good, I want to cultivate, too.”

I began to learn the Falun Dafa teachings and practice the exercises, and from then on, I was a healthy person and a true Falun Dafa disciple. That was in 1997.

Once, just as I was about to begin to do the exercises, I couldn’t move my arm and leg on one side. I knew it was Master purifying my body, so I felt neither nervous nor afraid. After a while, I was able move to move them, and I did the exercises as usual.

Another time, I was walking home after distributing Dafa informational materials when suddenly my head and the left side of my body started to feel strange. I kept drifting toward the ditch by the side of the road, and I couldn’t maintain my balance. I thought, “This is the old forces trying to take my life. I absolutely cannot acknowledge it. I negate it.” As soon as this righteous thought arose, I immediately returned to normal.

When I sent righteous thoughts, my palm drooped and I got sleepy. An article on Minghui suggested that one should recite the section “Your Main Consciousness Should Dominate.” (Lecture Six, Zhuan Falun) I started reciting it, and sure enough, my mind cleared up, no more drowsiness! Dafa truly is all-powerful!

Dafa teaches people to be kind and virtuous. Before practicing Falun Dafa, like everyone else, I loved material possessions and I enjoyed taking advantage of others. But by following Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance to be a good person, my attachments to profit and material possessions diminished.

When the utility collector in our neighborhood came to collect what I owed for electricity, he gave me too much change. I didn’t notice it right away. Only after he left did I realize it. Shouting for him, I ran downstairs, explained the situation, and returned the extra change. In the past, I would have just pocketed the extra money and considered myself lucky.

Twenty-eight years of cultivation on this righteous path have been filled with twists and turns, hardships and setbacks, yet, above all, immense happiness and joy. I know deep in my heart that this happiness and joy are gifts from Master. My very life is a gift from Master. I can never repay him for his boundless kindness and grace. From now on, I will follow Master closely, do the three things well, and save more people!