(Minghui.org) I went through some serious sickness karma recently. I felt something come down through my head and I was interfered with by demons in other dimensions that tried to control me. I immediately remembered what Master taught us:

“Some people say, “While a Tao is one foot tall, a demon is one yard high.” That is a false saying among everyday people. A demon will never be higher than a Tao.” (Lecture Five, Zhuan Falun)

I sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the interference, and it disappeared right away. I felt I would be fine since I did not have a fever and I let my guard down. I discovered generalized body aches after that. Days later, I began coughing, which went on for over ten days.

Dealing with the pain and bodily discomfort, I realized that I had not truly cherished what Master had given me. Such a great practice can restore our divine bodies, but I did not pay due seriousness to it. For instance, when I did the exercises, I wasn’t that focused. Master made it very clear to us the importance of studying the Fa, but my mind always drifted away and thought about mundane things during my Fa study.

I came to see that if I was not attentive, then I wasted the time and my heart was not there to absorb or enlighten to any Fa teachings. So I did my best to study the Fa, do the exercises, and send forth righteous thoughts. But my cough didn’t stop. I could not control it at all, feeling helpless at times. It might improve for a while after sending forth righteous thoughts or meditating, but it returned shortly after. I realized that I had not eliminated the root issue and I could not resolve it on the surface. Since I did not know what was the root issue, I could not find where I fell short.

I began having sickness karma after Master published the new article “Wake Up.” I knew it had something to do with me. So I sat down and study the article again.

Master said:

“The Fa’s rectification of the Cosmos has finished, and now a transition to the Fa’s rectification of the human world is taking place. Most of our Dafa disciples will join me as the Fa rectifies the human world.” (“Wake Up”)

My heart was suddenly shaken by it – isn’t this the beginning of a new era in the history of the cosmos? No wonder fellow practitioners and I went through the sickness karma. We are reminded to hurry up to improve in our cultivation and to catch up with the progress of Fa-rectification. I did not realize it when I studied the new article the first time.

When I read it the first time, I felt that the extreme behavior talked about by Master had nothing to do with me. This time when I read the sentence “by not having done well what Dafa disciples are supposed to do or not having worked on saving people...,” I realized even though I had done something to save people, I didn’t do well in everything I should do. I have hardly contacted my relatives in China. Even when I called them, I did not clarify the truth well to them. When I read the sentence “some people have long been burdened with feelings of attraction,” I realized that I also have this attachment as well. After reading the article over and over, I gradually learned how to look within.

While my body still feeling heavy and not quite back to normal, I wanted to change. I suddenly wanted to say “Falun Dafa is good; Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” No matter how inadequate my cultivation was, I wanted to rectify the state by saying the phrases. I should let each and every cell resonate with the truth of the universe.

I kept saying the phrases for over an hour. I felt the stubborn symptoms disappear and the itchy throat dissipate. I still coughed at times, but that was eliminating karma and other bad things, not like the uncontrolled hacking prior.

The characteristics of the cosmos are Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. If my state is not right, I need to say the phrases and rectify every particle of my being to be back on track. I also realized many fellow practitioners including me forgot the power of saying the phrases. When my children were young, whenever they went through fever and other situations, I would tell them to say the phrases, and they mostly got back on track the next day. How could I forget this? If I could remember it sooner, the sickness karma may not have lasted that long.

Master taught us in his Fa teachings:

“Saying “Dafa hao” is not only effective for ordinary people, but also for Dafa disciples since it clears away the bad things in the mind. When you have every cell in your body saying that Dafa is great, you will find that your entire body feels the reverberations. (Applause) It is the Fa that your mind is invoking, so that’s why it is so powerful.” (Teachings at the 2004 International Conference in New York)

By saying “Falun Dafa is good,” it eliminated the interference from outside. I felt more powerful when I sent righteous thoughts and the result was good. Through my experience, I felt I was able to rectify myself.

I hope fellow practitioners will remind each other whenever going through sickness karma, we should rectify ourselves by saying “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” We should abide by the principles of Dafa in our daily lives through our words, deeds, and thoughts. Keep our lives on the right track so we can better clarify the truth and save more people.