My Understanding of True Cultivators Not Having Illnesses

(Minghui.org) I’m a female Falun Dafa practitioner who started practicing in 1998. Master cleansed my body the first time I read Zhuan Falun. I used to have many health problems, but Falun Dafa lifted me out of this filthy and confusing world.

As I studied the Fa, my health and character rapidly improved. I had many beautiful dreams in which I flew up and saw heavenly scenes. Over the past 26 years of cultivation, I haven’t taken any medicine. It’s a great feeling not to have any illnesses. The following is my understanding of Master’s teaching:

“True cultivators have no illnesses, since my Law Bodies have eliminated them.” (“Explaining the Fa for Falun Dafa Assistants in Changchun,” Further Discussions on Falun Dafa)

We may run into all kinds of tribulations on our journey of cultivation, such as a toothache, stomachache, high blood pressure, or other troubles. We should realize with our first thought that we are cultivators. Genuine cultivators have no diseases. Master cleansed our bodies when we started cultivating. I could think quickly, and my body felt light. I felt like I was being pushed when I was riding a bike or walking. I understood at a profound level that I had been blessed by Master and Falun Dafa.

However, cultivation is difficult and serious. It’s a process of eliminating attachments. Since our goal is to return to Heaven, we have to get rid of all attachments and desires before we can go back.

I had a strong attachment to eating meat. Unlike other cultivators, eating meat had never made me feel nauseous. Vegetarian meals couldn’t fill my stomach. I used to be a chef in a cafeteria. Some of my customers really liked pork stew and ordered it every couple of days, and I would always eat some. One day, I finally experienced what Master described:

“In order to remove this attachment, what should be done? Upon eating meat, the person’s stomach will hurt. If he doesn’t eat it, he will not have pain. This situation will happen, and it means that one should not eat it.” (Lecture Seven, Zhuan Falun)

Unfortunately, I didn’t take this opportunity to give up my attachment to eating meat. I still ate it when my stomach didn’t hurt. Slacking off in my cultivation fed my attachment. Even my non-practitioner family members reminded me to eat less meat.

My strong attachment interfered with my enlightenment quality. I started to find bloody sores in my nose. My gums got swollen and hurt. I felt sleepy and dizzy while studying the Fa. My head felt heavy and fuzzy. I had to lie down to feel a little better. Eventually, I felt that blood was about to come out of my throat. I realized that it was a serious problem. I knew it wasn’t a disease but was caused by my attachment to eating meat. I made up my mind to eliminate this attachment.

While I was printing copies of the Minghui Weekly one day, I became terribly sleepy and dizzy. I told my printer, “Keep up your good work. I need to lie down for a while.” But as soon as I lay down, a piece of paper flew out of the printer and started me. I picked up the paper and lay down again. Then my printer stopped and two lights started to flash. I knew that I was wrong. Master must have been alerting me in this special way. I struggled to get up and took care of my printer. It worked well until the job was finished. Despite the discomfort, I was clear-minded, because I saw it as an opportunity to eliminate an attachment instead of sickness.

I was full of regret and ashamed for having taken so long to eliminate my attachment to eating meat. I had failed to live up to Master’s expectations. I started proactively cultivating myself and tried to eliminate my attachment to taste. As I improved my xinxing, my human notions quickly changed. Why do people suffer illness and tribulations? It’s because of the karma we built up life after life. Cultivators must study the Fa well, cultivate according to the Fa, and assimilate to the character of the universe, Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.

We are fortunate to learn Falun Dafa in this Fa-rectification period. Master is awaking sentient beings and guiding his disciples in cultivation. There is no way for us to repay Master’s grace. As his disciples, we should follow his teachings diligently and cultivate ourselves solidly. In everyday life, I should look within when facing conflicts, stay undisturbed despite losing personal interests, and happily dissolve my karma by enduring.

Thank you, Master, for your compassionate salvation!