(Minghui.org) Greetings esteemed Master and fellow practitioners!
Before I started practicing Falun Dafa fourteen months ago, the doctors said I only had two months to live. I would like to tell you how I went from the depths of despair to obtaining a new lease on life.
The Desire to Cultivate
As a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, my workplace suspended all in-person work activities. I spent most of my time surfing the Internet at home. In May 2022 I came across some information which talked about the immortality of one’s soul. I was inspired, and felt a strong desire to cultivate—I searched everywhere online but could not find a credible cultivation method.
I used to suffer from kidney stones, which required a regular administration of shock wave lithotripsy at the hospital to break them down. Towards the end of July 2022, I visited the hospital for treatment. The nurse told me, “The stones were broken into much smaller pieces this time. You should be able to discharge them from your body quickly.” Strangely, the pieces did not discharge. Three days later at 4 a.m., I was admitted to the hospital for severe abdominal pain and surgery was deemed necessary to remove the residual stones. As general anesthesia was required, the hospital took a precautionary chest X-ray. After the doctor looked at my X-rays, he asked, “Did you know there is a big tumor in your chest?” The information struck me like a thunderbolt.
According to the hospital director, the computer tomography scans assessed the tumor to be massive and he urged me to quickly seek treatment. He recommended two renowned thoracic specialists—one told us he was certain the tumor was 90 percent a lymphoma.
I spent the next two weeks at home, waiting for the hospital to call and admit me for treatment. When no call came, my wife and I went to the hospital. During our visit, the department head told us my eight-centimeter tumor was completely enmeshed within key arteries and blood vessels that supplied the heart. Any surgical procedure might be fatal. Subsequent detailed examinations confirmed the cancer cells had not metastasized and I was diagnosed with a rare mediastinal tumor. The hospital arranged an appointment with the hematology and oncology department at the end of August.
We received news of my mother-in-law’s passing on August 20 and returned to Hualien the following day to attend her funeral. During dinner, a sentence appeared vividly in my mind, “They want to impose a disease on you and let you undergo treatment.” I immediately replied, “Then I refuse any more treatments.”
The following day, I returned to the Department of Hematology and Oncology for my consultation. The specialist looked at my report and said, “After studying the examination report and your symptoms, we haven’t been able to diagnose your disease.” I was shocked. These words echoed the voice I heard earlier!
Doctors told me they confirmed it was a “carcinoid tumor” on October 4. Because of its size and dangerous location, they suggested I undergo a high dose chemotherapy as soon as possible. When I asked the doctor to give me two months before checking on my situation again, the doctor replied, “By then, you will need emergency treatment and moreover we can’t guarantee your survival.” I was unaware my condition already reached a highly critical state. By then, the tumor was pressing on and blocking the blood vessels that channeled blood, causing a severe lack of oxygen throughout my body. My face was swollen, and I coughed up blood and felt short of breath. I had difficulty swallowing and did not have the strength to chew when I ate.
Encountering Falun Dafa
I met with a few friends at a gathering on October 1. One of the attendees was a friend who practiced Falun Dafa for more than 10 years, and he recommended I read Zhuan Falun. I frequently travel to China for work, and my exposure to the propaganda about Falun Dafa caused me to avoid all information related to the practice. I researched Falun Dafa after I returned home. Besides discovering that Falun Dafa teaches practitioners to cultivate kindness, I found out the practice was available free of any cost, and could even be found online. Convinced that this was the upright cultivation way I had been looking for, I started learning the exercises and listening to audio recordings of Master’s lectures from the website.
About two weeks later, I woke up feeling irritation in my right nasal cavity. I sneezed out a wad of mucus studded with blood clots. Since then, the nasal congestion and runny nose which had plagued me for over 20 years was gone! For years, I tried and failed to cure my condition with traditional Chinese remedies, Western medicine, and eating health foods. Yet, Falun Dafa cured this.
I originally wanted to cultivate before I died, hoping that my cultivation would remain deeply ingrained in my heart. If I had the good fortune to reincarnate as a human in my next life, I wanted to continue practicing Falun Dafa.
My rapid health improvements initiated my wife’s interest. She began reading up on Falun Dafa and started learning the practice. Within two months I recovered from various chronic conditions, such as headaches, back pain, nasal congestion and discharge, frequent phlegm, eye floaters and heart palpitation.
My tumor was originally eight centimeters, and was an obvious lump in my middle-right chest. It vanished and I only realized it one day when I couldn’t find it with my hands. My bloody coughing and intense sternum pain were gone, and I was no longer breathless when walked from the second to the third floor. Today, climbing from the first to fifth floor is a breeze, and my body is in better shape than it was in my 40s. I used to suffer from kidney stones several times a year. To date it has been more than a year, but my kidney stones have not recurred.
Doing the Three Things Well
“Life is unpredictable and confusing. The truth will bring clarity and destiny will bestow blessings.” I first read this passage in Minghui Weekly, when I was telling people about Falun Dafa and clarifying the truth at Xuanguang Temple located at Sun Moon Lake. Many tourists who visit this scenic spot have been poisoned by the CCP’s propaganda and avoid us. Yet there are some who are saved through our efforts, and have expressed their heartfelt gratitude. Having received this precious opportunity to cultivate, my wife and I no longer wander through life, lost in confusion among everyday people. We study the Fa and practice the exercises each day. We also participate in group Fa study and truth clarification activities.
During our second trip to Sun Moon Lake a practitioner from our Fa study group reminded everyone, “The purpose of our trip is to clarify the truth and convey our compassion. We should raise people’s awareness of Dafa. Don’t jump the gun and try to convince people to practice cultivation.” This statement jolted me into thinking. After obtaining the Fa and receiving so many benefits, my wife and I were determined to persuade others to obtain the Fa. Although those we spoke to reacted positively, they refused to practice. Our impatience may have hindered their opportunity to obtain the Fa.
That day, we experienced the harmonious and powerful energy which enabled us to convey words of compassion and clarify the truth about Falun Gong. Towards those who rejected or responded with rudeness, our hearts remained unmoved, and we continued to offer our compassion. We also felt the kind and stable energy field emitted by fellow practitioners who have been cultivating for many years. This motivated my wife and I to work harder at cultivation, to build up our inner energies and more effectively clarify the truth.
At first, my wife and I practiced at home. With the Fa teachings and the five sets of exercises freely available online, we felt we could practice diligently on our own without needing to participate in group Fa-study sessions. But, after participating in a Fa study session with fellow practitioners in May, I realized the great benefits group Fa study and experience sharing had for our cultivation.
My wife and I have been practicing Falun Dafa for more than a year, but our understanding is very shallow. I can only use this preliminary understanding to tell you about my cultivation experiences and thank Master for his compassion.
Thank you esteemed Master! Thank you, fellow practitioners!
(Presented at the 2023 Taiwan Falun Dafa Experience Sharing Conference)
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