(Minghui.org) After being persecuted for my belief by the Chinese Communist Party, I was wheelchair-bound for years while incarcerated. My muscles atrophied, and I could not even pick up a bowl. I also developed severe heart disease and my organs were starting to fail. An inmate who worked in the medical profession told me that I probably wouldn't live six months after I was released, because I was beyond help. What actually happened surprised even me.
Five days after I was released, a fellow practitioner said to me, “You can say these words to Master in your heart: 'I shall endure the sickness karma if it is a karmic debt I need to repay; but if it is persecution by the old forces, I won't accept it. Master, please strengthen me and help me recover. I want to save sentient beings.'” I repeated these words sincerely.
That morning, my husband, who is also a practitioner, carried me downstairs on his back. When we returned home that afternoon, I was able to walk up to the 7th floor on my own! I was overjoyed, as I had not been able to walk for years. Now I could walk again!
My muscles recovered, and I gained more than ten kilos overnight! My body felt so light that when I walked, it felt like I was flying. I could pick up 25 kilos with no problem, but just a day earlier, I had been too weak to even hold a bowl! My heart disease disappeared, too, and my organs returned to normal. Instead of dying, I was restored to good health.
My recovery not only took me by surprise, but everyone who knew me. My younger brother kept saying, “You're extraordinary. It's absolutely amazing. I've heard about the wonderful power of Falun Dafa before, but today I've witnessed it for myself. No one can harm you anymore.”
I was extremely grateful to Master, who once again gave me a new life. Before I started practicing Falun Gong, I had a severe stomach disorder. If I was the least bit hungry, my stomach would really hurt. It was so bad that I would sweat and had to eat something straight away to ease the pain a little.
I also had a very serious problem with my back. If I bent over for just a few minutes, I could not straighten up. I had to use my hands to straighten myself up bit by bit. I got angry easily and had a bad temper, too, and often hit and yelled at others.
After I started practicing Falun Gong, these problems disappeared. My temperament also changed for the better. It was absolutely amazing!
Unfortunately, I was later arrested and held in a detention center for telling people about the benefits of practicing Falun Gong.
While I was in detention, we were tortured by being deprived of sleep. The guards took turns forcing us to stay awake for long periods of time. I wasn't afraid and said to myself: “I've always enjoyed sleeping; now is an opportunity for me to let go of my attachment to it.” As I firmly held this thought, they didn't keep me awake anymore and told me to go to bed at the scheduled time every night. It was exactly like what Master said,
“Should you have fear, it will seize upon you; If thoughts are righteous, evil will collapse.” (“What's to Fear” fromHong Yin II)
When I had righteous thoughts, the evil truly collapsed. It stopped persecuting me. No matter how terrible the situation was, I felt like it had nothing to do with me.
When a female police guard shocked me with two electric batons at the same time, Master's words came clearly to my mind:
“I am rooted in the universe. If anyone can harm you, he or she would be able to harm me. Put simply, that person would be able to harm this universe.” (Lecture One in Zhuan Falun)
I kept reciting Master's words in my heart and felt immensely powerful. All my fear disappeared. When she shocked me, it didn't hurt anywhere. Seeing that she could not hurt me, the guard was furious and slapped my face. I still didn't feel any pain.
Another time, the guards said that practitioners who refused to "transform" would not be allowed to go home even if their terms were up, that they would be transferred to Dabei Prison. I was not afraid and said to the guards, “I don't care where you take me. I shall remain steadfast, wherever I am.” In the end, they did not transfer me.
Having experienced the power of Dafa time and again, I'm determined to share with people just how wonderful the practice is. When I clarify the facts about Falun Gong, I feel deeply that if you talk to people with a pure heart and no fear, they will listen to you, as if they've been waiting to hear what you have to say.
Once I gave a veteran police officer a desk calendar with Falun Gong messages on it.I said, “The New Year is coming. Here is a present for you. It's just one disaster after another these days. Let me tell you a way to avoid danger. Just remember and recite 'Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.'” He looked at me doubtfully and asked, “Will it work?” I assured him it would as long as he recited the words sincerely. He seemed reassured, held the calendar to his heart, and thanked me repeatedly.
Another time I walked up to a young man and said, "Falun Dafa is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good." He looked petrified and quickly walked away before I could finish.
I didn't give up. “Stop,” I said, “I haven't finished.” He stopped, and I went on: “I am telling you to recite those words. It's for your own sake. I'm offering you a free calendar and I don't want a cent from you. Why are you walking away?”
The young man turned around and walked back. I asked him, “Do you think I'm like what you saw on TV about Falun Gong?” He looked at me and smiled, “No, you're not like that.” I told him that what he saw on TV were lies fabricated to defame Falun Gong.
I showed him the calendar and said, “This is not an ordinary calendar. If you conduct yourself according to Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, you will bring yourself a bright future. Please cherish it.” He nodded as he took it and thanked me.
I was glad that I did not give up on this young man. I felt very happy for him and gave him my best wishes.
I realize that when we talk to people face to face, we can clear up their misunderstandings, making it easier for them to break through the mental barriers they may have, so that they can accept the facts more readily.