(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners benefit from their practice.
First Fall at Work
I fell December 2020 when I was working at a supermarket. When I got up, I couldn’t move my right hand. It seemed as if my right arm was jammed into my shoulder. My right collarbone protruded. I retreated to the back storage area to do the Falun Dafa exercises, but I could not move my entire right arm. I thought, “I have to go back to work. I will do what I need to do.” And I finished my shift.
At home, I began to do the exercises right away. My right arm was in a lot of pain, so I did what I could. I wondered, “What should I do next? How will I change my clothes, shower, and take care of myself? Should I ask other practitioners? No, I would not risk everyone’s safety to contact them for this. Should I tell my family? No, I will overcome this tribulation myself.” Enduring the pain, I went about my day as usual.
However, I did not look the same. I lost over 10 pounds in just a few days. My mother had a similar fall with the same symptoms. She could never again raise her right hand higher than her head and was in pain until she passed away. My mind was in turmoil when I thought about my mother. I was afraid I would have the same fate. Negative thoughts constantly surfaced. I realized such thoughts were not part of me—they were illusions. I am a cultivator, not an ordinary person. Master and the Fa are by my side, so nothing would stop me.
A month later when I was getting undressed to take a shower, something miraculous happened. I could lift my right arm over my head! My arm went from being immobile to having full range of movement. Tears covered my face. I thanked Master. My arm went stiff again after I took a shower. I knew Master was using Dafa’s power to encourage me; I still had to figure out why I fell and correct myself.
As I reflected back on myself, besides other attachments, I believed the reason I fell was because I did not clarify the truth well. I had just moved to a new place and found a job at a supermarket. Even though the flow of foot traffic was heavy at the supermarket, I did not proactively clarify the truth to people. I had a strong desire for comfort and to show off my apartment to relatives. These were loopholes.
Through intense Fa study, memorizing the Fa, doing the exercises, and continuing to clarify the truth, my right arm started to get better.
Second Fall at Work
Just as my arm was getting back to normal, I fell again in January 2021. It was worse than the first fall. My right arm even looked broken, and I could not move it at all. My first thought was, “I am all right.” However, my second thought was, “Wouldn’t it be nice if some country doctor could fix it for me?” I immediately caught my incorrect thought and eliminated it. I cried and begged Master for help.
The pain was excruciating. The broken bone was piercing the flesh. My arm was so swollen that I had a hard time taking off my winter coat. Right away, I did the exercises. Unable to move my right arm, my right fingers followed the rhythm of the left side. This time, I also used righteous thoughts to overcome the tribulation. I went to work and went about my day as usual. A week later, Master put my broken bones together, and I was able to cook with a steady hand. The upper end of my humerus was still immobile. And the skin on my arm was black.
I knew it was my attachment to showing off that caused the second fall. The day I fell, I was moving myself around by leaning on the shopping cart and pushing the cart with my feet. My colleagues commented, “So fast, just like a young person.” Showing off my strength, I pushed harder. The cart went too fast and tipped over. That was how I fell. I learned my lesson and knew I had to cultivate away this attachment.
Third Fall Off My Bike
Just when I was almost fully recovered from the second fall, I fell again, this time when riding my electric bike. My right foot seemed to be broken. My first thought was, “I’m glad it is not my right arm again.” I tried to walk. The pain in my foot was excruciating. I dragged myself forward. Every step caused a stabbing pain, and it seemed as if I was going to fall at any moment.
The old forces used what I did not cultivate well as interference, and I created a lot of negative thoughts. Such negative thoughts were the cause of my third fall. My neighbor was getting married that day. One of their relative’s young children had gone missing, and the wedding guests were looking for the child and calling his name. I was just getting off my bike and thought, “Could the child have fallen into the pond?” Then I fell. I realized immediately: the child got lost, his family must be so worried, and I was having a negative thought.
Recognizing that such thoughts did not belong to me, I knew I must eliminate it. I sent forth righteous thoughts to remove it. I recited Master’s teaching, “Your Main Consciousness Should Dominate” from Lecture Six in Zhuan Falun over and over again. Gradually, there were many fewer bad thoughts surfacing in my mind. It took me about a month to fully recover.
Relying on Dafa’s Power
I had three falls in three months. I overcame them by relying on Dafa’s power. Master endured everything for me and helped me eliminate a huge amount of karma. My cultivation also improved because of these opportunities.
I also learned that when a Dafa practitioner encounters tribulations, the first thing to do is to have faith in Master and the Fa. The second is to search within and eliminate attachments. Third, participate in the morning exercises, and when this becomes a habit, the recovery will be faster if one is going through sickness karma.
In over 20 years of cultivation, I am where I am because of Master’s protection. At this end time of Fa-rectification, the only way for me to repay Master’s compassion in saving me is to do the three things well. Thank you, Master!
Views expressed in this article represent the author's own opinions or understandings. All content published on this website are copyrighted by Minghui.org. Minghui will produce compilations of its online content regularly and on special occasions.
Category: Improving Oneself
