(Clearwisdom.net) I'm a doctor and psychologist. Before I began to cultivate I had all kinds of illnesses. I made frequent visits to hospitals and took medication for years, but to no avail. To find a cure, I consulted the best medical professionals and professors in our province. I was fortunate that many of my former medical school classmates were employed at the large hospitals in my area. Despite being a doctor I wasn't able to successfully treat my illnesses. It is difficult to express in mere words the helplessness and depression I felt during those years. However I was fortunate to obtain Falun Dafa, just when I felt utterly hopeless. Soon after I walked into this cultivation I became healthy.
Since July 20, 1999 the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started to persecute Falun Gong, affecting the entire nation. The CCP officials felt the pressure coming down from higher levels and their supervisors and were active participants in the persecution. They acted as if they were facing a national enemy. All officials, from top to bottom, at my work unit tried to transform me. That is, they told me to renounce Falun Gong. Instead, I used these opportunities to talk about Falun Gong and the benefits I derived from practicing it.
Clarifying the Truth to the CCP Deputy Head
When the persecution started, the CCP Deputy Head responsible for the security at my work unit called me to his office. He changed his modest and kind mannerism that he generally used when dealing with elderly scholars. Once he saw me, he jumped up and screamed at the top of his lungs, "You are a psychologist, why are you practicing such nonsense and believe in these superstitions! Falun Gong is illegal, don't you know that?"
I was not affected by his attitude and remained very calm. I talked to him very calmly, slowly and in an even tone, "Practicing Falun Gong is not promoting superstition. Falun Gong helps people to become healthy. As you know I am a doctor, but I still suffered from a lot of illnesses, including rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation of the blood vessels that supply blood to the neck, my thyroid gland was hyperactive, inflammation of the thyroid gland, gastric ulcers, disorder of the heart rate, immune system deficiencies and McNeil syndrome. Not only did I feel helpless, but also the medical specialists, professors and the most senior doctors at all the big hospitals couldn't help me. However since I started to practice Falun Gong and did its exercises, I became healthy. Many people are aware of my turning healthy. Falun Gong teaches its practitioners to be good people, and live by a high moral standard according to the principals of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. As you know, I had retired some time ago, and am living on my retirement income, but I still treat people in my ex-work unit for free. I saved a number of people who were thinking of committing suicide."
He was called into a meeting and I couldn't say all I had on my mind. I recall now that we had a friendly chat. He didn't interrupt me even once and listened quietly. But, he didn't ask me to come and talk to him again. I hoped he had listened and absorbed some of what I said.
Clarifying the Truth to a Deputy Manager of the Retirement Office and to a Director of a Family Association
The retirement office deputy manager tried to also transform me and said, "Since the government doesn't allow you to practice Falun Gong, you should renounce it." I answered, "I must practice Falun Gong." He then said, "Being in opposition to the government is not good and only bad people would choose to do that." To this I said, "In 1999, the National psychology academy awarded two people the Model Workers Award, and I was one of them. I have their certificate, medal and the prize." While talking, I showed him the certificate. "How could I become suddenly a bad person, just because I practiced Falun Gong? Besides, I worked very hard and diligently at all times. You also asked me to cure your illnesses. Do you think that I look like a bad person?"
Then, I continued, "Falun Gong teaches us to live by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. We want to be good people. I already had registered with your office as a retired worker. Although I was already retired, I still helped in my former work unit. I not only resolved many peoples' psychological problems, but also stopped several people from committing suicide. What I am doing are good deeds and I am behaving like a good person!" After a short pause, I said "You know that I am a doctor. I had rheumatoid arthritis, suffered unbearable pain and my bones in my joints were disfigured. The hyperthyroidism made my eye-balls stick out of my eye sockets. Once the illness was in the advanced stage, my eyes felt dry, swollen, and I felt unbearable pain, which resulted in my head being swollen and sore. In addition I had other hard to cure illnesses, including carotid artery inflammation, tachycardia, conduction block and McNeil's syndrome. I went to see the most famous doctors in our province and not one could help me. But, after I practiced Falun Gong, I became healthy. Therefore, what's wrong with my practicing Falun Gong?" His response was, "The present situation is like this. The person who behaves according to the current situation is smart. What I am trying to tell you is for your own good!"
Soon after, the family association director, a retired former CCP official, visited me. I clarified the facts about Falun Gong based on the following two facts -- Falun Gong teaches people to have high moral standards and it helps people to become healthy. I just repeated what I had said to the assistant manager of the retirement office. This director had bad health. When I worked as a doctor, I saw him often. After I retired, he went to see other doctors and they couldn't help him, so he came to me for help. Therefore, we knew each other well. When I talked about my former illnesses, I was more specific. I also took out two thick books, which were my former medical records that the provincial level hospital gave me. I also mentioned that even the most senior doctors couldn't help me. However after practicing Falun Gong I became healthy. In the end he asked, "Is it easy to practice these exercises?" I responded, "It is easy. Do you want to practice?" He said he just asked out of curiosity.
Clarifying the Truth to the Head of the 610 Office
At the end of 2008, someone from the 610 Office told me to immediately come to the office. I hesitated at first, but then thought that this would be my chance to clarify the truth about Falun Gong to them. On the way, I was sending righteous thoughts and asked Master to strengthen me. Upon arriving at the 610 Office, the leader asked me, "You are still practicing Falun Gong, aren't you?" I answered, "Of course I do."
He began to slander Falun Gong. I talked to him calmly, "Practicing Falun Gong can make people healthy. You know I am a doctor. I used to be very unhealthy and suffered from rheumatoid arthritis, carotid artery inflammation, hyperthyroidism, thyroiditis, gastric ulcers, tachycardia, conduction block, McNeil's syndrome and other illnesses. The rheumatoid arthritis not only brought me unbearable pain but also disfigured my joints." While talking I showed him my hand and pointed to my finger joints, which were no longer crippled. "The hyperthyroidism made my eye balls stick out of my eye sockets. When I had reached the advanced stage, my eyes felt like being struck by the sharp point of a rice bush and tears bathed my face. All that pain made it impossible for me to open my eyes. Then I had carotid artery inflammation, also another rare illness. The carotid artery is one of man's major arteries and if it gets inflamed it causes headaches. The illnesses, rheumatoid arthritis, carotid artery inflammation, hyperthyroidism, thyroiditis, are a low immunology function. I went to the provincial level first-class hospital to check my immunological system function. One of the indexes of my immunological system function was two plus. Only a person with quite serious lupus erythematosus would show such a positive index."
Then I asked him, "Do you know anything about lupus erythematosus?" He responded, "It is some kind of skin disease." I then said, "Therefore my illness was very severe. The medical specialists, professors and the most senior doctors at all the big hospitals felt helpless when facing me. However since I started to practice Falun Gong I became healthy. My husband is a scientist. He told me that even if the symptoms disappeared one still carries the illness and is not completely healed. He insisted that I consult another hospital to find out whether my index was normal or not. We went to see the same medical specialist who checked my rheumatism. When she saw me, she said, 'You look quite good. I haven't seen you for a long time. Where did get your prescription?' I told her that I hadn't taken any medication for a very long time. She looked at me with a questioning expression on her face and said in a surprised tone, 'Impossible! Others, who do not have as bad an index as yours have to take hormones for the rest of their lives.' I said again honestly and sincerely, "For real, I no longer take any medication. She responded, 'If you really did not take any medicine, it would be a miracle!' My husband was standing there listening. Finally the index results came in and it was normal. Therefore, practicing Falun Gong can actually heal diseases. This is the absolute truth."
Later I said how Falun Gong taught us to be good people who adhere to a high moral standard. I repeated what I had told the others when they talked to me. Later he asked me, "Have you seen the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party? I said, "I read it." He answered, "What did you think?" I said that it is the truth. He suddenly raised his voice to a high pitch level and challenged me, "Is it true?"
I told him calmly, "When I was in middle school it was the 'anti-rightist' period. We were asked to offer our opinion to our teacher. At that time children didn't understand the seriousness of that question. After all, what would children know about the consequences of giving their honest opinion? Our opinions resulted in our teacher being categorized to be on the right; that is, he became our class enemy. We were all shocked at that time. But many years later it turned out that the entire movement was wrong." The 610 Office leader was speechless. Then an elderly person came in with a paper in his hand. That man said he had things to discuss with the leader, so the leader left his office and headed to his supervisor's office. I really do not know how much he absorbed of what I said or what impact or effect took place as a result of our talk. At least they still had an opportunity to listen to the truth.
The above relates some of my experiences with clarifying the truth about Falun Gong. My cultivation path continued as I recounted above. I spoke about Falun Gong from my heart and thus many people could receive a good impression of Falun Gong.
