(Clearwisdom.net) I began to practice Falun Dafa in the spring of 2003. On the day I decided to cultivate Falun Dafa, there was an unusually heavy snow. A practitioner released from a labor camp told me her cultivation practice experiences and the many things they did in the labor camp to uphold Falun Dafa. What these practitioners did to validate the Fa deeply moved me. From then on I walked on the way of cultivation practice. My life also changed completely.
I had severe neuroses and took medicine for a long time. Ten years ago, I tried to improve my health by practicing qigong. But the more I practiced, the worse my health became. Now I understand that I was practicing a sham qigong.
On July 20, 1999, when Jiang's regime openly began to persecute Falun Gong, although I did not know anything about it at that time, I just thought, "Why, even though the government doesn't allow people to practice Falun Gong, are there still so many people doing it? These persons must benefit from it. One person could be foolish; two people could be foolish; could so many people be foolish?
In the spring of 2003, after that practitioner introduced the practice to me, I began to walk the path of cultivation, thinking just to give it a try. After I studied the Fa and practiced for a while, my health improved a little. The insomnia I suffered from improved to some extent, although the changes were not obvious. Since the changes to my body were not as remarkable as those reported in many Minghui articles that told of people's health greatly improving after they began to practice Falun Gong, I sometimes doubted it. Fortunately I could contact other practitioners who had begun the practice before July 20, 1999. We share many things with each other. I practiced this way for over a year.
The deeper I studied the Fa and the more steadfastly I believed in the Fa, the more obviously my health improved. My insomnia was much better, my hemorrhoids disappeared, and I was full of energy at work. I really experienced the wonderful power of Falun Dafa.
Because of the deception and threats from Jiang's regime, my wife was once against my cultivation. She was even appointed to work in a brainwashing class to help reform Falun Gong practitioners. After another practitioner and I told her about the facts, and she saw the changes in my body and spirit, she started to learn Falun Dafa. She even asked me to teach her the exercises.
Thinking about my cultivation experience over this one year, I feel very lucky. At the same time I'm also ashamed of myself for not doing better and for straying so far from the standards of Dafa. Whenever I got together with veteran practitioners, I would be greatly inspired. With their help, I'm now clarifying the truth and validating the Fa. At the outset of my learning the Fa, they supported me. Now I should walk by myself. I should read even more and do well the three things Master requested and keep up with the process of Fa-rectification.
I also deeply understand that if one acts strictly according to what Master has told us, one's health will be good. There are many people who have only recently learned about Falun Dafa, just like me. I hope those people who have just started to learn the Fa and don't see much change in their bodies do not waver. If we can follow strictly what Master tells us, we will succeed for sure. Let's advance together under the protection of our respected and compassionate Master!
