(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Gong in August 2013. During the past six months I have experienced many benefits. I’m writing this article to express my gratitude to Master Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong, and to tell people how good Falun Gong is.

I was a secretary at the primary level of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and I was an atheist. Master said:

“Some people are so stubborn that once you mention qigong, they will laugh at you from deep down inside. They think that you are being superstitious and too ridiculous. As soon as you bring up the phenomena in qigong practice, they will regard you as being all-too-ignorant.” (Lecture Six in Zhuan Falun)

Master's words describe exactly how I was and how I reacted when confronted with qigong. I held no interest in even discussing the matter of qigong and cultivation.

I had a heart attack on May 28, 2013. I was out of danger after taking a lot of pills and was released from the hospital after two weeks but was dependent on daily medication. However, the medication did not stop the attacks.

I owned a corn and grain field, but did not have enough strength to carry even a barrel of water to the fields and thus could not take care of the crop. What could I do? Also, it was devastating to hear that four people had already died from this condition in our village.

A friend who is a Falun Gong practitioner gave me the book Zhuan Falun and an MP3 player so I could also listen to Master's lectures. She asked me to practice Falun Gong. I didn't want to disappoint her, so I just took what she gave me out of politeness. I didn’t believe that qigong could cure me.

Then, a lady who had started to work at our company said that after she practiced Falun Gong, she had returned to good health and hadn't needed any medication for the past than ten years.

She tried to convince me of the benefits of the practice several times. I finally agreed to listen to the lectures Master gave in Jinan. As I listened, I found that what Master taught was so true, and from then onwards, it was as if I was addicted to listening to the lectures.

After listening for five days, I hurt all over, had stomach problems, and ran a fever. Fellow practitioners told me, “Master is cleansing your body.” Lo and behold, after two days, I felt healthy and no longer had a heart problem. I could harvest the corn and didn't feel tired at all.

I returned to good health after having listened to all the lectures, without taking any medicine or staying in a hospital. What a miracle. I would not have believed it if I hadn’t experienced it myself.

I not only benefited by returning to good health, but also survived an accident unscathed. I was plowing the field on September 30, 2013. My hands got stuck in the belt and the machine ran over my body and legs. Immediately I thought, “I am a Falun Gong practitioner. There won’t be any problem.”

Just as Master said, that the one thought makes all the difference. When I looked at my hands, there was just a minor injury and my legs were fine. I rode my bike to work, a distance of five miles, after breakfast. I know that it was Master who protected me.

I have another amazing story. Mice usually attacked our bags of harvested wheat in the summer, and there would be wheat and mouse droppings everywhere. However, since I started practicing Falun Dafa, the mice no longer get into our bagged wheat. It shows that even mice won't touch anything handled by a practitioner.

I told all my friends and relatives about all the benefits I derived from practicing Falun Gong. They have witnessed the changes in me and they believe that Falun Gong is good. My sister and her husband have also started to practice.

From now on, I will study the Falun Gong books diligently and cultivate my xinxing. I will be a good person and live by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I will do what Master asks of his practitioners.