(Clearwisdom.net)

1. Illnesses Swept Away After Beginning My Cultivation

I started cultivating Falun Gong in March 1996. At that time I had cerebral angiospasm, rheumatism, inflamed vertebral discs, a stomach condition, and other problems. The worst was depression, which was so serious I could hardly sleep. It tortured me constantly, and death seemed a better option than living. I went to a number of hospitals and despite spending a lot of money, none of these illnesses was cured. I twice considered killing myself.

After learning Falun Dafa, I studied it regularly. I measured myself against Truthfulness- Compassion-Forbearance, and used it to restrain my actions and thoughts. Dafa's mystery gradually displayed itself before my eyes.

The first day after reading the book Zhuan Falun, I was able to sleep. On the third day I began learning the exercises. While following the assistant to learn the Falun Heavenly Circulation exercise, I felt three sharp pains in my lower back. Afterwards, the inflamed vertebral discs, which had tortured me for so long, never hurt again. Twenty days later, while reading Zhuan Falun (Volume II), I felt a warm current flow from my left foot to my knee. In the afternoon, the top of my head became a little numb, my underarms started to sweat, and my whole body became uncomfortably hot. Then the rheumatism that had troubled me for 19 years disappeared. In the days that followed, all the other illnesses that had troubled me disappeared. It was truly a state of no illness, with the whole body feeling light. I became full of energy and gained some weight. Teacher had given me a second life.

When the persecution started in July 1999, Falun Dafa practitioners in China lost their environment for group Fa study, doing the exercises, and sharing and comparing experiences. Because of this, I fell behind. I developed a problem in my feet, which caused the flesh on my legs to whither and atrophy. The skin on my bones became black, and I crawled around at home for four months. A medical practitioner told me I needed surgery or I would be crippled for the rest of my life. I developed insomnia again, and my cerebral angiospasm began again. I strengthened my belief in Teacher and Dafa, strengthened my righteous thoughts, and didn't proceed with the operation. Within a month I could stand again and all my illnesses were resolved. Teacher had given me a third life.

2. Saying "Falun Dafa is good" Brings Rewards to My Family

Before I started cultivating, I often fought with my husband because he played Majong, and we twice started legal proceedings for divorce. After practicing Falun Gong, Teacher's principles untied the knots in my heart and I let go of my hatred and complaints, replacing them with compassion. I understood that our marriage in this life was related to ties from previous lives. As a cultivator I followed the universe's Fa principles in placing strict demands on myself and laid down three rules: 1) When I ran into conflict I would check myself, 2) I would think about his needs in all circumstances, and 3) I would not try to change others but only myself. Matters of the family were for him to dictate, but I would talk about matters of cultivation. During this period there were tests that I didn't pass well and some of them were heart-wrenching. But I was able to move from having an everyday person's forbearance to slowly developing a state of being compassionate rather than emotional and hateful - I developed a cultivator's forbearance. I looked after him and paid more attention to his needs. In the 14 years since I started cultivating we have never had an argument. He said I had changed, and I think he also changed. He went out less to play Majong, and in the past two years he has hardly played it at all. He is very supportive of my Falun Gong practice and taking part in Dafa-related activities. Sometimes when he sees that I am busy, he takes the initiative to go out to buy food and cook it, and takes on some household duties. He often says to me, "Our whole family has been blessed by your practice." I reply by saying, "Without Dafa I would not be here today, and even less would our family be how it is now. Dafa has harmonized our family, which was once on the verge of falling apart."

More than ten members of our family have started cultivating Falun Dafa. My six sisters and two nieces all benefit a lot. We don't all live in the same area, but we still find the time to share about the Fa principles and improve together.

One of my older sisters is 71 and had studied Catholicism and Buddhism, so when studying Falun Dafa she had some obstacles. I read to her a section in Zhuan Falun, Lecture 1, "Truly Guiding People Up to High Levels," and after I had finished she immediately said, "I will study this. This is truly the Grand Buddha." Within three days of studying the practice she had diarrhea, and it was apparent that Teacher was cleansing her body. On the first day she was able to see Teacher's fashen, and on the second day she saw a srivatsa symbol. With tears streaming down her face she said, "This time, I have Teacher to guide me." When she began, she could only read about 30 percent of the characters in Teacher's book, but she can now read all of his lectures without any assistance, and has memorized many of Teacher's poems. She has not only uplifted herself, but also clarifies the facts and saves sentient beings.

A younger sister of mine used her real name to quit the Chinese Communist Party and also helped the teachers and students in her school to do the same. She also uses some of her spare time to produce Dafa information materials.

My oldest sister is 74 and was the last to begin practicing Dafa. She had gallbladder inflammation, swelling in her veins and windpipe, heart disease, high blood pressure, and other illnesses, which had bothered her for 20 years. Within a year of studying Falun Dafa she no longer needed any medicine. Twice she had a flare-up of serious illness and was able to break through the barrier with strong righteous thoughts. Another relative has been practicing for two years and was able to negate interference from illness karma and advance with true cultivation.

My aunt is 91 and had many illnesses. She took a lot of medicine and often had injections. In 2005, after believing in Dafa, she carried a "Falun Dafa Is Good" card with her wherever she went. By her own words, "When I open my eyes I immediately say 'Dafa is good'." She now doesn't take medicine or get injections. She eats well, sleeps well, and has a healthy heart. Her health is better than it has been for years. Seeing the changes in her, many others in her neighborhood have sincerely recited "Falun Dafa is good."

When my husband got a health check-up at work, he was the only one who was found to have no health problems at all. The hospital head and doctors said, "We all envy you!" He survived two car accidents unharmed. My niece often helps distribute truth-clarifying materials and also was unharmed after a serious car accident.