(Minghui.org) Greetings, Master and fellow practitioners!
I was riddled with illness before I began practicing Falun Dafa. I had heart disease, arthritis, kidney inflammation, degenerative bone disease, and pain in my spine. Pus oozed from my ears, and I had nose bleeds. Falun Dafa saved me and gave me a healthy body. Morals in China continue to decline under the rule of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), but practicing Falun Dafa encouraged me to keep raising my morals, and I became a kind, good person who does things for others without asking for anything in return.
Overcoming Sickness Karma
From being terminally ill to a healthy person, my children witnessed how extraordinary Falun Dafa is, because Dafa gave me a new lease on life. I would have long been dead if I did not practice Falun Dafa.
I went through several sickness karma tests soon after I began practicing. I quickly recovered each time without taking injections or medication.
I once had shingles on my back. People say if the shingles infection forms a circle, the person will die. I wasn’t afraid and did not tell my children about it. I continued doing the laundry, cooked and took care of myself. The pain was excruciating, as if I was being stabbed by needles. I did the exercises and studied the Fa as usual, and I did not treat myself as someone who was ill. When I bent down to pick things up, the pain was unbearable.
I felt this was a test of my faith in Master and Dafa. Although I was in great pain, I did not let my children take care of me. It would be wrong if I regarded myself as a sick person, and I felt it meant I did not practice cultivation solidly. Getting someone to take care of me for a few days might seem like a small thing, but cultivation is serious.
As I endured the pain, I thought, “I would be dead if I didn’t practice Falun Dafa. How can this bit of pain and suffering stop a true practitioner from practicing diligently?” I recovered in just over a week. If I hadn’t accepted the situation, I would have recovered in a few hours.
Another time I had a high fever, and my entire body burned like hot coals. I didn’t have the strength to put on my clothes. I could not open my eyes—my body ached and I endured the torment every minute and second. My son was so worried that he kept pacing back and forth. He gave me a glass of water which contained sugar and vinegar and said, “Mum, why don’t you drink some! It is sweet and sour.” I replied, “Leave it there, I’ll drink it when I feel better tomorrow.”
This time I didn’t passively accept the old forces’ persecution. I told my son I would be fine the next morning and I knew that Master would help me. The next morning, my fever subsided and my entire body felt light and relaxed. I got out of bed to make breakfast. My son was glad to see me feeling better. Once again, he saw how extraordinary Dafa is. My sister-in-law, who was worried about my condition, came to see me. When she saw that I was fine, she said delightedly, ‘You gave me a fright yesterday, your face and lips were purple. It is great that you can cook this morning.”
Even though my nose bled for several days, I continued to go out everyday to tell people the facts about the persecution. I thought, “This is a good thing, Master is cleansing my body!” As a result, after the nose bleeds stopped, my mind felt more relaxed and clearer.
My husband broke my leg when he was alive, and there was a hard bump the size of an egg. When I did the sitting meditation, my leg hurt so badly that my entire body shook. I refused to put my leg down. For over 6 months, I endured the pain, counting every minute and second. Every minute seemed to be so long, but I have Dafa in my heart and Master gave me unshakable faith. When I reached the limits of my endurance, I repeatedly recited the poem: “Tempering One’s Heart and Will.”
When I finished the sitting meditation, I discovered that due to the pain, I pressed one thumb so hard into the other thumb, that there was a deep wound. I only felt the pain after I let my legs down.
Master purified my body and as a result, I was free of illness and I feel light when I go up the stairs, walk or do chores. I am 75 this year. Many people say I appear to be much younger. My daughter said my practice has brought my family many benefits. As I am in good health and can do any chore, they don’t have to be worried about me. They support my practicing Dafa and received blessings in return. Their business is prosperous.
Nothing Can Stop Me from Saving People
Some practitioners help take care of their grandchildren, so they left the group cultivation environment and no longer do the three things to save people. Some are content to just spend money which have messages about Dafa while others are scared to use it. They ignored Master’s repeated hints. Other practitioners gradually stopped practicing in pursuit of material wealth.
I told myself, “I cannot let my sentimental attachment for my children affect me.” I go out to clarify the truth and assist Master in saving people. My children don’t have any complaints. When my daughter-in-law was pregnant, I didn’t have to take care of her. No matter how busy my daughter is, she does not need me to help her take care of her children. For over two decades, my children have supported me in my practice. Every time my son comes to see me, he buys the best fruits to offer to Master. My daughter also buys fruits to offer to Master. My children and son-in-law even help me clarify the facts to people from time to time.
Telling people how wonderful Dafa is has become part of my life. My son took me to his best friend’s house for a meal. When I started telling his friend about the persecution, my son said, “Mum, let me tell him.” He began to explain what Falun Dafa is and asked his friend to withdraw from the CCP. After agreeing to quit the CCP, the friend raised his fist and shouted, “I have quit the CCP!”
He asked me to help his wife and daughter withdraw from the CCP. I gave them a booklet to help them know more about Dafa. In the past, his family bred pigs and earned 200,000 yuan at most a year. Sometimes they even had a loss. After the entire family withdrew from the CCP and knew how good Dafa is, in less than a year, they made over a million. He wanted to treat my son to dinner.
When I tell people about Dafa, they ask me how old I am. When I tell them, they can’t believe I’m 75. I once sat next to a young man on the bus. I told him about the persecution and he asked how old I was. When he learned I was in my 70s, he was surprised and said, “You walk so briskly,” implying that I did not look at all like someone in the 70s. He gladly agreed to quit the CCP. A policeman once grabbed my arm and asked, “How come you are so fit?” I smiled and replied, “It’s because I practice Dafa.”
I ran into a plainclothes police officer one morning. When I asked where he worked, he said jokingly that he was a worker. I asked him if he had joined the CCP. He said yes. I asked him to renounce his membership. When he asked me why I clarified the truth. He took out his phone and showed me a photo of himself wearing a police uniform. I patted his shoulder and said, “Don’t persecute Falun Dafa.” He said, “You can go, I don’t want to arrest you.”
Last year, I clarified the truth to a woman. She held my hand and invited me to her house for a meal after agreeing to quit the CCP. I politely turned down her invitation. We met again this summer. She recognized me and told me not to go. She wanted to chat with me and hear how great Dafa is.
I never forgot my mission as a Dafa disciple. My children and their spouses once took me on vacation. I didn’t want to waste time enjoying the scenery. I prepared banners and an umbrella with a long handle. At the tourist spot, my son-in-law helped me hang a banner. He lifted the umbrella and used it to pull down the tree branch and grabbed it with another hand. I tied the banner and released the branch. The banner hung high up in the sky and tourists who saw it were surprised.
The police saw the banner afterwards. As we were leaving, our car was stopped for a search. I asked Master for protection. In the end, they did not find the remaining banners and materials, and we left safely. With Master’s protection, I successfully hung up banners in other places.
I have two bamboo poles that are tied together. Working with other practitioners, we hung large banners on tall trees at night. That year, we hung many huge banners. My daughter sometimes drives me to hang banners. I not only hang banners in my local area, I also hang them in other places when I visit friends and relatives.
All these years, rain or shine, nothing can stop me from working with other practitioners to clarify the truth or hang banners. One year, there was a heavy snow over a foot deep. Practitioners and I braved the chilly winds to hang big banners. We went out at 8 p.m, walking in the deep snow during the Northern winter season. We put up several dozen big banners. We did not feel cold at all, but when I returned home, I touched the door, and it felt hot. I touched the wall, and it felt hot too. I then realized that my body was frozen. I looked at the clock, and it was nearly midnight. I quickly sent righteous thoughts.
Many summer nights when we went out to hang banners, it suddenly poured. We didn’t go home, but instead we hung all the banners. The rain drenched everyone, and our shoes were filled with water. As long as we can assist Master in validating the Fa, what does this bit of suffering count for? The banners we hung with the words “Falun Dafa is great”, “The World Needs Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance” stayed on the trees for a long time. No one took them down. One banner stayed on the tree next to a railroad for over 6 months. People who passed by the place could see it from a distance.
In the last two years, most of the practitioners in my area were monitored. But this did not stop me from going out to clarify the facts. I ignore “politically sensitive” days and go out whenever I want to. I don’t care if if I’m followed by the police, because Master is looking after me. The police know what time I go out and where I go to study the Fa. Yet, the practitioners in our group are very diligent. Our Fa study group has never been disrupted and we never stop in our steps in assisting Master in validating the Fa.
When I was arrested, I studied the Fa for two days after being released and went out to clarify the truth again. One day in the summer of 2022, I coordinated with another practitioner to go out to clarify the truth. I was arrested by two policemen as soon as I stepped out of my house. They asked me why I still practiced Falun Dafa. I told them about how I had recovered from all of my illnesses after I began practicing. They asked me to switch to other faiths. I said, “I went to the church and a temple but nothing worked. I gained a new life after practicing Falun Dafa. One cannot be ungrateful. I cannot say anything bad about Falun Dafa.”
When they took my list of people who quit the CCP and my mobile phone, I had one thought: “They must return the name list to me, it is for saving people.” I asked Master to give me wisdom and not let them find any information on my mobile phone, and I sent righteous thoughts. They returned the list and phone to me in less than an hour. That afternoon, the police officer asked me to eat and drink. I said, “I will drink and eat when I return home.” I asked Master to let me appear ill. The police station called my children and asked them to take me home. After returning home, I studied the Fa for one or two days and went out to clarify the facts face to face again.
Last spring, I was arrested again. The police lied to me and said that other practitioners signed statements promising to quit practicing Falun Dafa. I firmly told them, “I don’t care who else has written any statements, I won’t write anything.” I began to tell them the facts about the persecution. In the end, the director of the police station said, “Since you don’t want to write a statement, why don’t you go home. You can practice at home!” He asked two young police officers to take me home. When they got out of the car, they wanted to follow me upstairs. I shouted, “You stay put!” After they left, I looked within. I discovered that I had resentment towards the police officers and lacked compassion when I clarified the truth to them. I also had a competitive mentality. When I did well, I had attachments such as showing off, zealotry and so on.
I seized the time to study the Fa and continued going out to clarify the truth to people. With Master’s guidance and protection, nothing can stop me from following Master in moving forward!
Master Gave My Family an Adorable Baby
My daughter-in-law had trouble getting pregnant due to her obesity. Nothing worked even though she underwent treatments. The couple was married for more than a decade, but still did not have a child. My daughter-in-law saved up money for IVF treatments. Due to COVID, her plan was repeatedly delayed. After the lockdowns were lifted, she and my son returned from another city. She wanted to ask Master for a baby. She offered incense and fruits to Master and kowtowed respectfully.
In less than 3 months after she went home, she became pregnant. Last year, my 37 year old daughter-in-law gave birth to an adorable girl. She is grateful to Master for granting her wish. Her mother and sister were overjoyed.
I did not need to help them take care of the baby, as her mother offered to do so. However, as a practitioner, I should show concern for my daughter-in-law. I gave her 10,000 yuan, and she was happy.
Master gave me the determination to practice cultivation! Once again, I am grateful to Master for strengthening my righteous thoughts!
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