(Clearwisdom.net) I began to practice Falun Gong in March 1999. Before that I had many bad habits, including a bad temper. At the age of 38, I already had many illnesses, such as cerebral vascular occlusion, a frozen shoulder, cervical spondylosis, and arthritis. At the age of 3, my nasal sinuses were damaged and I was not able to breathe through my nose after that. These conditions tormented me for a long time. I went all over the place seeking cures, but nothing improved.
My health problems disappeared after reading Dafa books for three days
In March 1999, a practitioner in my village came to me with a book and said, “How about taking a look at this book? It might help improve your illnesses.” Two days later I picked up the book, and the author's picture seemed to smile at me. I started by reading Lunyu, which immediately drew my attention. I continued reading and finished the book in three days. By then, I no longer had any discomfort; instead, my mind was clear. The pain in my arms, legs, and back was gone. It was as if I had never had those problems, and I was very happy. On the fourth day, I went to a group practice site. In The Great Consummation Way of Falun Dafa, Master said, “Draw the lower jaw slightly in, the tip of the tongue touches the hard palate, the upper teeth a little apart from the lower teeth. Close the lips and eyes lightly.” I thought to myself, “Since my nose doesn't work, won’t I suffocate if I close my mouth?” Nonetheless, thinking that I had to listen to Master, I closed my mouth. In the beginning, I could not breathe and felt awful. Then, just as I was wondering what to do about this increased difficulty, there seemed to be some air flow in my nose—my nose began to work again! When I first started to do the exercises, I was able to sit with both my legs crossed.
After doing the exercises for two days, I suddenly had a headache one day after breakfast. It was better after a while, but then returned after a few minutes. This lasted about four hours and then I felt all right. The headache never returned.
I kept studying the Fa and doing the exercises every day. When I did the sitting meditation with both legs crossed, it always hurt, and my clothes were often wet with sweat. Nonetheless, I continued and did not take my legs down. In Zhuan Falun, Master said, “When it’s difficult to endure, you can endure it. When it’s impossible to do, you can do it.” This lasted for seven years. Then, starting in 2005, it did not hurt anymore. In addition, I was able to do the meditation for two hours with both legs crossed.
Starting from the first day I began to practice, I quit several bad habits, including smoking, drinking, and gambling. I also worked harder than in the past, and people around me said I was like a different person.
A few words saved my son
My son called me one day in July 2006 from where he worked in another city. In tears he told me, “The doctor said I had a blood disease and told me I had to have blood transfusions.” I said to him, “Do not worry too much about it. Please just say, ‘Falun Dafa is good’ and ‘Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are good.’ Only these words can save you now.”
In the afternoon three days later, my son came home. I asked him if he had recited the words that I told him. He smiled and took out his cellphone—he had saved the words “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are good” on his cellphone so that he could read them again and again.
Recovery from disfigurement
My second son always supported Falun Gong. When police agents came to my home and harassed me in 2007, he helped me to put away the Falun Gong books in a safe place. He also kept watching outside to see if any police agents were coming. Later, 14 Udumbara flowers showed up on his clothes on August 6, 2008, and he was very happy about it.
He had an accident on August 8, 2008. He was riding a motorcycle and bumped into another motorcycle. Both motorcyclists, bleeding and fainted, were taken to the hospital. My son had a facial fracture with depressed cheekbones and cerebral hemorrhage and needed 17 stitches on his face. His head was severely swollen, and he was in a coma in ICU for 38 hours. During that time, one practitioner whispered into his ear to remember “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are good.” After waking up from the coma, within five days he was able to get out of bed and eat normally. Seeing his quick recovery, I realized Master was taking care of him and he should be fully recovered soon. After 11 days, we returned home from the hospital. I asked him to recite every day “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are good.” He did not use any anti-inflammatory drugs. When the stitches were removed 12 days later, we noticed that his face was swollen, but it went down the next day. As time passed, his depressed cheekbones gradually recovered and are now back to normal.
A Christian becomes a practitioner
My sister used to believe in Christianity. When I clarified the truth to her in the past, she did not listen at all. When I went to visit her in 2008, she said, “I cannot raise my arm. Can you help me and take me to the hospital to have it looked at?” I said, “If you recite ‘Falun Dafa is good’ and ‘Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are good,’ your arm will recover and you will not need to see a doctor.” She began to recite the words. The next day she visited me and said smilingly, “I am able to raise my arm! Can I borrow your book?” I said, “Sure.” From that day, she began to practice.
About a month later, she fell from a wagon and injured her upper lip. She went to a clinic and the doctor sewed it with several stitches. Soon afterward, her head was so swollen that her eyes were tiny slits. She could not open her mouth to eat, either. Nonetheless, she sat down and studied the Fa every day with crossed legs. She said, “This happened because I did not cultivate my speech in the past, I have to do better now.” She also said, “When studying the Fa, I did not feel the pain in my head at all. I even saw a Falun rotating around my head.” She also dreamed that Master came to heal her injuries. About a week later, the stitches were removed.
Master helped my wife
One day, my wife had a very high fever. She stayed in bed all day and did not eat anything. I asked her to recite “Falun Dafa is good,” but she did not listen. When I was sending forth righteous thoughts at midnight, her fever was even worse. The next morning, however, she said, “The fever was very bad last night, so I began to recite ‘Falun Dafa is good’ and ‘Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are good.’ Then I gradually fell asleep and I was all right when I woke up this morning.”
When I went to work in another city in July 2009, one day my wife told me over the phone that her hand was hurt and she had to stay home and rest. I asked what had happened. She told me that her hands had blisters from working on the land, which later worsened due to the pesticides. I told her to recite “Falun Dafa is good” and “‘Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are good.” I called her the next day, and she told me that she had worked again. I asked her, “Didn't you say your hands were hurt?” She replied, “They are fine now.” She had also begun to practice.
Helping a practitioner recover from illness
One evening in March 2009, I received a phone call from an elderly practitioner. She said she was severely ill and could not get out of bed. My wife and I went to see her and I said to her, “Please do not worry. You will be fine since Master is taking care of us.” After we sat down and sent forth righteous thoughts, the practitioner’s condition improved. I then read Hong Yin to her. Half an hour later, it was time to send forth righteous thoughts at midnight. By then, she was able to sit up. After we sent forth righteous thoughts for half an hour, she was able to get out of bed. Her family was amazed by her quick recovery. Her sons and daughters-in-law did not listen to the truth in the past, but now they all asked for truth-clarification cards. They also said they would begin to practice.
Although the practitioner’s condition improved after we sent forth righteous thoughts, she still looked very pale. Since I had seen such tribulations take the lives of practitioners, we continued to study the Fa and sent forth righteous thoughts. She was fully recovered four days later.
Righteous thoughts when clarifying the truth
One day an elderly practitioner and I went out to distribute truth-clarification materials. Someone spotted us and called on others to follow us with flashlights and sticks. The first one was only about 10 meters away when he shouted at me, “Stop!” I turned around and said to him, “This is none of your business. Please go back.” He turned around and walked back. When theothers asked him who we were, he said, “This is none of your business. Please go back.” From this incident, I realized that Master helps us when we do not have any attachment to fear.
Another time when an elderly practitioner and I went out to distribute truth-clarification materials, I heard people shouting and dogs barking behind us when we were halfway through. It turned out that somebody saw the materials we distributed and ran after us. The elderly practitioner stepped aside and they did not find him. They then ran towards me. I just placed some materials by a door and naturally stood by the side of the door. They pointed at the brochures with their flashlights and said, “There is one here. That person has not gone very far.” With that, they walked away, and I knew Master had helped me again.
Righteous thoughts suppress evil deeds
After someone reported me to the police in September 2007, six officers came to my home at about 4:00 a.m. When they climbed over the wall and entered, I was doing the exercises. They attempted to arrest me, but my family stopped them. Then I left home and was going to another village, but some of them followed me. Noticing this, I went back to the village. When I passed by the police van, several agents tried to force me into the van. I said without any fear, “Nobody is allowed to move.” They were stunned and none of them moved. I knew that Master was helping me again. Without fear, we can oppose the arrangements of the old forces.
More people began to practice
In one family in another village nearby, I told the husband about the practice in 2006. When we shared understandings about cultivation, the wife was often with him, listening.
One day, the wife was sick and, with half her body paralyzed, she could not get out of bed. I came over and told them, “In Zhuan Falun Master said, 'Good or evil comes from that instant thought.’ An everyday person often has illnesses and probably even dies as a result. Only practitioners can escape by cultivating.” She nodded, and about half hour later, she asked her husband to help her get up. She slowly got out of bed and went to the bathroom. After about 10 minutes, and her husband got worried about her and went to bathroom to check on her. She wasn't there. We waited another ten minutes, and she came back with a popsicle in her hand. She had jumped over the wall about a meter high and gone to buy a popsicle for me. Starting from that day, she began to practice cultivation.
Master has given us supernormal abilities. We have to cultivate well and do the three things well so that we are qualified to be Dafa disciples.
The above are my personal understandings. Please point out anything inappropriate.
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