(Minghui.org) I was washing some fruit for my grandchildren on March 27, 2024 when my left hand suddenly felt bloated and tight. I was shocked and thought, “Some practitioners may be eliminated towards the end.” Then, I had another thought, “This is a good thing, it’s another test.” However, my heart was not steady and I felt nervous.

I thought, “Did I see wrongly?” I showed my swollen hand to my daughter. When my two grandchildren heard this, they came over to see. They said my left hand and arm were swollen. By this time, I was not able to clench my left fingers into a fist.

My daughter asked, “Mum, how does your hand become swollen?” I replied, “This is a good thing, time for another test.” I told my daughter that I had a dream last night, “I lit the stove, then I went outside to get some coal. I noticed an especially big piece and I was very happy, thinking that this coal is really good. I used my left hand to carry the coal as I walked towards our house.” She immediately said, “Mum, see how serious your attachment to gain and benefits still is! Just one piece of coal can make you happy.” 

Her words woke me up and I said, “Yes, this is showing me I still have attachment to gain and benefits. This is great. Thank you. This is a good thing.”

By the time I returned to my room, it was already 10 p.m. I sat in the full lotus position and erected my palm to send forth righteous thoughts. However, when I did this, my left shoulder and back felt numb. I thought that I would eliminate the problem. 

Then I had another thought, “Since it’s a good thing, why am I sending forth righteous thoughts?” I laughed and patted my left hand with my right hand, saying, “Thank you! Really, thank you! Your becoming swollen helped to expose so many of my sentimental attachments, such as the attachment to gain and benefits, fear and random thoughts, especially the thought that dreaming of coal (same pronunciation as bad luck in Chinese) means that something bad is about to happen.”

In the past, whenever I “dreamed of coal,” something bad happened. Therefore this already formed a strong notion in my mind. I wanted to eliminate this notion. Cultivators do not have bad luck. Whatever we experience are all good things.

Through this matter of my hand becoming swollen, I understood that when incorrect symptoms appear on our bodies, it means it’s time to get rid of karma, attachments and notions. In order to eliminate karma, we need to get rid of our attachments and notions first.

Master said, 

“In fact, other than a person’s innate purity and innocence, all notions are acquired postnatally and are not a person’s actual self.” (“For Whom do You Exist,” Essentials for Further Advancement) 

After sending righteous thoughts at midnight, I did not feel sleepy at all. My daughter came to see me and I told her that my hand and arm recovered and everything was back to normal. My daughter said, “Really?” I stretched out my hand to let her see and she said, “Falun Dafa is great! This is really amazing!”

This time when the symptoms appeared, I quickly eliminated the attachments that caused it to manifest. The whole process only lasted three hours.

Thank you, Master, for your benevolent salvation!