Overcoming Difficulties and Demonstrating the Extraordinary Power of Dafa

(Minghui.org) I am a 73-year-old practitioner who started practicing Falun Dafa in 1997. I would like to share how I recovered from physical injuries and illnesses because of cultivating in Dafa.

Recovering Ability to Walk After Relying on Crutches for Six Years

I shattered my left kneecap after jumping out of a truck in 1991. After doctors removed the meniscus from my left knee, I needed crutches to walk.

I started to practice Falun Dafa in November 1997. After three months, I discovered that my legs had healed. I took my grandson out for a walk and tried to run when my grandson encouraged me to chase after him. After running a few steps, I suddenly realized that my legs had healed, and I could run smoothly! Master Li (Dafa’s founder) had healed my leg, moving me to tears in an instant. I made up my mind to practice diligently, and throughout my 26 years of cultivation, I have never dared to slack off.

My Overcoming Difficulties Demonstrated the Extraordinary Powers of Dafa

Over the years, I experienced several car accidents and injured my legs, but managed to overcome each because of holding strong righteous thoughts.

The most severe instance was when I accidentally fell to the ground while walking down some steps, dislocating my right foot until my toes were pointing backwards. After I pulled my foot back into place with my hand, it became bruised and swollen.

Our family home is on the second floor, only accessible by stairs. When my son-in-law offered to carry me on his back, I replied, “No. Let me see how badly it will hurt.” I stamped my foot and declared, “No matter how much it hurts, I will definitely overcome it!” After that, I climbed to the second floor by myself. At home, I did the exercises and studied the Fa. The greater the pain, the more I did the exercises. The swelling in my feet subsided within a week and the injury was healed.

I suffered from paralysis affecting only one side of my body in 2001. On seeing my crooked mouth and slanted eyes, my children insisted I receive acupuncture treatments. However, I told them, “I won’t go for it. I have faith in Master and my cultivation practice!” My children finally gave up in exasperation. My daughter-in-law told me, “Go ahead and cultivate in your room.”

Within days, the symptoms arising from this false illness were eliminated. My facial features and body went back to normal.

More recently, around the first half of July 2023, I encountered a critical tribulation. I had lifted the bedboard while cleaning my room. My feet slipped and I fell to the ground. After coming to my senses, I realized that my legs were stuck immobile under the bedboard. At that time, there was no one home and I didn’t have my mobile phone on me. I had no way to ask for help.

I happened to fall under Master’s portrait, so I shouted, “Master, help me. Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” A thought then surfaced in my mind, “Hold up the bedboard with your hand.” Following this instruction, I pulled with my right hand and amazingly managed to lift the board up with ease. With my left hand, I pulled out my left leg, then pulled out my right leg with both hands. Afterward, I immediately knelt and bowed to Master, thanking Master for saving my life.

Over the next three days, I suffered no aftereffects. I even rode an electric tricycle to my neighbor’s house in the countryside to collect apricots that had fallen from their tree. On the fourth day, I suddenly found myself unable to walk on my own and had to rely on a wheelchair for support to move around. Although my legs did not hurt or show signs of injury, I found myself unable to move freely, with my left leg unable to bear my weight at all. The tribulation this time was unexpectedly severe, and I found myself getting anxious.

With each offering of incense to Master, I would cry and ask, “Master, please support and make me well again. I still need to save many sentient beings.” I could continue to print truth-clarification materials in the comfort of my home, and fellow practitioners came by to pick up Dafa materials, I was also the physical distributor for truth-clarification bank notes. I had been doing this alone for many years, and many vendors were eagerly waiting for me to supply them.

I quickly seized the time to study the Fa and did the five sets of exercises each day. Besides these, I also practiced an additional time for the fourth exercise. The more painful it was to squat, the more effort I put into practicing. I searched inward for a period and found many human attachments, emotions, and human notions, which I had been using to assess problems.

On discovering my disability, my children took me to the orthopedic hospital around 2 a.m. My daughter-in-law carried me downstairs and put me in the car. At the hospital, doctors discovered that my left leg was broken and prescribed some medicine. My family even spent several hundred yuan on a pair of knee guards for me. After using these knee guards, I discovered I was unable to bend my legs and hence would not be able to do any meditation exercises. At this point, I silently declared, “I’m a practitioner. I’ve overcome various obstacles throughout my 20-year journey. I won’t be fooled by the old forces.”

My previous tribulations had all ended in less than a week. Yet despite cultivating for over 20 years, why was it hard to overcome this particular tribulation? Was my cultivation state worse than before? My human thoughts, attachments, and emotions were responsible for my current situation. I was determined to eliminate my attachments to fame, worldly possessions, human sentiment, and love for my children, or risk complete ruin.

I refused to take any medication or wear the knee guards and continued to wake up at 2 a,m. daily to do the exercises. Except for the five-and-a-half years I spent in illegal forced labor camps run by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), I had been doing the exercises every morning for the past 20 years. Whenever I fell behind, I would make up for it after sending forth righteous thoughts. After I figured out my failings, my legs started to improve until I was able to walk slowly without using a wheelchair.

Fellow practitioners came to visit and to encourage me, “Don’t acknowledge this persecution from the old forces.” I strengthened my righteous thoughts after listening to their reminder. “I should not be afraid of falling. Isn’t fear also an attachment?” With that, I began walking forward firmly without allowing the fear of falling to hinder my progress.

Within three weeks, I was able to walk up and down the stairs. I then took out 5,000 yuan of truth-clarification bank notes and walked to the market. My notes were all distributed in a flash once I reached my destination. I told them, “Don’t worry. I’ll bring more tomorrow.” The following day, I brought another batch of truth-clarification bank notes worth more than 10,000 yuan, which settled the remaining demand from vendors.

After three weeks, I finally overcame this tribulation and resumed my regular cultivation path.

Demonstrating Dafa’s Power to My Children

I failed to overcome my recent illness karma because I went to the hospital and was influenced by human thoughts. My path to recovery took a detour, and I have learned my lesson. Now I remind myself, “I must not allow the old forces to attack my righteous thoughts by making use of my relationship with my family. I must deny the old forces’ arrangements and avoid falling into their trap. I firmly believe in Master and the Fa, which will cause miracles to happen.”

A week later, I was able to stop leaning on the wheelchair and could walk by myself. My son-in-law was amazed, “We all saw the large crack in your fractured bone on the x-ray film. Yet in just one week you can walk on your own without support. Such a severe injury would at least require 100 days to heal. I am convinced by this miracle.” I replied, “This is the extraordinary power of Dafa. I will never give up my cultivation practice. My faith in Master, the Fa, righteous thoughts, and advice from fellow practitioners is the reason why I recovered so quickly.” 

My son, daughter-in-law, daughter, and other family members have all acknowledged the power of Dafa. They have supported my cultivation efforts for over 20 years and have received blessings in return.

Closing Remarks

I remind Dafa practitioners that there is nothing to be afraid of. We must believe in Master and Dafa fully, especially when faced with extremely serious illness karma. Those who cannot let go of the fear of death and start doubting Dafa will find the tribulation hard to overcome and may even lose their lives.

Righteous thoughts are firmly established by studying the Fa and cultivating oneself. Only through firm belief in Master and the Fa can we overcome all interference and tribulations.