(Minghui.org) I have been practicing Falun Dafa for over 20 years. But I recently began suffering from poor health this past year. My symptoms included coughing, panting, and sweating profusely each day. However, I continued to persevere in doing the three things that Master Li (Falun Dafa’s founder) asks practitioners to do. I would like to share my experience in the hope of helping others overcome their tribulations.
My husband works year-round, switching between night and day shifts. I would rise at 5 a.m. to cook him breakfast whenever he covered the day shift. With preparation the night before, breakfast can be made in 10 minutes. Yet this simple task was nearly impossible to accomplish, as severe coughing fits left me unable to get out of bed. Upon seeing my suffering, my husband refused to let me cook by saying he did not feel hungry. However, after seeing him leave for work on an empty stomach, it was more than I could bear.
I begged Master, “Please help me! I cannot withstand this anymore!”
The following morning, while half asleep, I heard a gentle voice tell me, “You have to pay back at least 5 yuan of this 15 yuan debt.”
As warmth suffused my heart, I came to a sudden realization: I would only be repaying a third of my past debts, while the remaining two-thirds would be borne by Master. From then on, no matter how much pain or discomfort I felt, I refused to ask Master for help.
In order to save me, merciful Master allowed me to see glimpses of my past cruel behavior. Since cultivating in Dafa, I’ve had many dreams about my past lives, where I committed many evil, ruthless acts and killed 30 people. This heavy debt must be paid back! Moreover, I am cultivating to become a divine being and will be free of my creditors when I reach consummation. It’s only natural for my creditors to come seeking repayment!
Despite having sinned so badly, Master refused to give up on me. Knowing the cause of my suffering has boosted my determination to bear this excruciating pain, repay my debt, and overcome this tribulation.
Master said,
“Those ordeals and the suffering, no matter how great or harsh you find them to be, are good things, because they take place solely on account of your cultivation. A person can eliminate karma and shed human attachments when he goes through ordeals, and through ordeals, he can improve.” (“Fa Teaching at the 2008 New York Conference,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume VIII)
At the same time, I searched within myself. Previously, I found hardships intolerable and had developed a fear of them. My mother once commented that I had the “mentality of a delicate lady while living the life of a maidservant.” A close fellow practitioner once nicknamed me “Miss Delicate.” I realized this tribulation was also caused by my attachment to living a pampered life.
Every day people have a saying, “While there are blessings that one can never enjoy, there are no hardships that can be avoided.” Even an everyday person has the ability to endure hardships, let alone a Dafa cultivator. I had to face this challenge squarely. From that day on, I rose at the crack of dawn and did the exercises before doing housework. In this way, I built up my capacity to endure hardships, and my symptoms gradually vanished.
I once started coughing and sweating profusely after sending righteous thoughts at midnight. When studying the Fa, severe breathlessness forced me to put down Zhuan Falun after reading just a few lines. Afterward, I resorted to reciting poems from Hong Yin VI. Because I had previously spent four rounds of memorizing the poems, I could recite each one after reading it only once. After each poem, I would lie back and catch my breath, then recite the next one.
I managed to recite three to four poems every night. My coughing significantly improved over time and within a month, I managed to complete the entire book of Hong Yin VI.
Master frequently encouraged me in my dreams, allowing me to experience magnificent scenes after achieving breakthroughs in cultivation. Master’s boundless compassion nourished my soul and boosted my confidence.
The busy farming season this year has not deterred practitioners from helping Master save lives. Since the publication of Master’s article “How Humankind Came To Be,” we have redoubled our truth clarification efforts. We distribute Minghui Weekly and Minghui newsletters every week, talk to people face-to-face and hand out Dafa amulets. At the same time, we try to help people quit the Chinese Communist Party and its youth organizations. The tireless compassion displayed by fellow practitioners inspired me to forge ahead despite my difficulties.
Master said,
“Whether your motive is to save sentient beings, to validate the Fa, or to make progress in your own cultivation, they are ordeals all the same. They aren’t supposed to make way for you just because you think, “I’m doing this for Dafa” or “I’m doing this to save sentient beings.” (“Fa Teaching at the 2008 New York Conference,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume VIII)
While helping produce informational materials for other practitioners, I began suffering unbearable shortness of breath and coughed up yellow, smelly phlegm. My heart rate would speed up uncontrollably, in intervals, with the discomfort further contributing to my misery.
I came to realize that, with Master and the Fa by my side, there was no tribulation impossible to overcome. This abnormal phenomenon was only an illusion to test my determination as a Dafa practitioner. From then on, I turned on my computer to produce the materials, regardless of the discomfort I felt. To my surprise, my symptoms would reduce or vanish soon after.
I ventured out to distribute materials every week. Whenever I felt unwell, I asked Master for support and strength. This allowed me to complete my work without a hitch. After returning home, I even had the stamina to do some housework or compose articles for submission to the Minghui website.
I recently dreamed of an old man who came to my home and asked me to pay back my debt of fifteen yuan. I gathered the sum and gave it to him. A voice then told me, “Your fifteen yuandebt is fully paid!”
From then on, I stopped coughing up foul-smelling phlegm, and my heart rate returned to normal.
This is my personal experience of the miracles that come from practicing Falun Dafa!
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