(Minghui.org) As a farmer, getting busy with seasonal farm work is quite common. For me, it meant not having time to study the Fa or do the exercises. But, being truthful, I will say that I haven’t really been putting the Fa teachings into practice, and have been behaving more like an ordinary person, indulging in ordinary pursuits. As this situation dragged on, the old forces exploited these gaps in my cultivation.
I came down with a severe headache one night in July 2022. I have never felt any pain like that before. Not able to sit down, I paced around the room and recited Master’s Fa:
“If you are a true cultivator, our Falun will safeguard you. I am rooted in the universe. If anyone could harm you, he or she would be able to harm me. Put simply, that person would be able to harm this universe.” (Lecture One, Zhuan Falun)
I eventually fell asleep. When I woke up the next morning, the pain was gone and I was able to work. However, I continued coughing and felt feverish at night.
One night I was tortured by the pain for the entire night and lost quite a bit of weight. That scared my wife, and she urged me to go to the hospital. I forgot that I was a Dafa cultivator, and went to a hospital. The doctor said that I needed injections for a few days. I was physically exhausted and wasn’t sure what to do. I just went along with it because I knew I hadn’t been practicing well the last few months. But, the injections did not help, they actually made me feel worse. My heart rate and blood pressure shot up. I felt that my heartbeat was out of control, and I could pass out at any moment. The doctor also said my situation was precarious.
I thought that the treatment not working was obviously a strong hint from Master. We cultivators do not have illnesses. My situation was just an illusion, and I shouldn’t have even considered having injections. Master was using various means to make me enlighten from the Fa. I decided not to undergo any more treatment.
Yet I still felt rather unwell. My mother, who is also a Dafa practitioner, kept reminding me that the unwell feeling was an illusion, and I should not accept it. It went on for a few days, and my mind wavered occasionally when the pain worsened. One afternoon, the pain was unbearable and my heart was racing. I was exhausted and felt that my body was giving out after having been deprived of proper sleep for more than 20 days. Around the same time, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials from my village came twice to harass me. I was worn down by the pressure and intimidation and lacked the righteous thoughts to resist their demands. Even my wife gave in and told me to quit cultivating.
My health was further impacted by the constant harassment. I dragged myself to my mother’s house. When I told her I was about to die, she immediately denied it, “It wasn’t you who said that. This is the evil attacking you. You have to negate it. You have Master taking care of you. No one is allowed to touch you. Master is right beside us!”
My mother’s righteous thoughts strengthened my own. Thanks to Master’s help I felt better.
The following afternoon, my illness karma returned. Feeling despondent, I went to see a fellow practitioner. To get myself there without collapsing, I kept yelling out loud as I walked, “Master save me. Master save me.” I explained my situation to this fellow practitioner.
He asked me, “Do you believe in Master?” I answered, “I never doubted Master.” Our conversation continued with the practitioner asking me if I wanted to be a Fa-rectification Dafa disciple? I responded that I was a Fa-rectification Dafa disciple.
Our conversation continued, “You are a Fa-rectification Dafa disciple. I can see your righteous thoughts are so strong because you have faith in the Fa and Master, and conduct yourself as a cultivator. You are looking pretty good to me. You will be alright. Keep believing in Master and Dafa. I will go to your place after work today to send forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the bad things for you. In the meantime, go home to study the Fa and do the exercises.”
I was inspired and started doing the exercises when I got home. I spent one hour on the second exercise – The Falun Standing Stance. My body felt as huge as a mountain. After finishing the four wheel-holding postures, I wanted to do more because I wasn’t tired at all. I had never felt so good because Master had cleansed my body. I slept better and felt physically and mentally stronger. I cannot thank Master enough for his sacrifice for me.
A few fellow practitioners came in the evening as promised. They said how well I looked, that my palm was erect when sending forth righteous thoughts, and that I read the Fa accurately with no mistakes. They assured me that I would be alright. However, they told me that I needed to strengthen my righteous thoughts and thoroughly negate all of the old forces’ arrangements. Human thoughts had interfered with my Fa-rectification efforts.
Fellow practitioners’ sharing and support gave me tremendous encouragement. After they left, I did the first four sets of exercises again and stayed up for the midnight sending righteous thoughts time. That night I slept the best in more than three weeks.
I got better gradually. I sometimes still felt feverish but it improved quickly when I did the exercises because Master was removing all the bad things for me. I have completely recovered now and validate the Fa every day. To thank Master for taking care of me for all these years, I promised to be more diligent in my cultivation and do the three things well. This will help me keep pace with the Fa-rectification.
I wish to send my gratitude to Master for his compassion.
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