(Minghui.org) My child’s mother-in-law is a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. Over the course of her career, she has treated countless people and helped save many lives. But by the time she reached old age, the years of dedication to her patients had taken a toll on her health, and she began to suffer from various ailments.
Relying on her own medical experience, she tried to treat herself, but nothing seemed to help, In some instances, her condition even worsened. She said, “I have cured many people with conditions like mine over the years, why can’t I seem to cure myself now?” It truly illustrated the saying, “Even the sharpest knife can’t carve its own handle.”
I first met her in 2014, and during our brief conversation, I learned that she suffered from severe insomnia and relied on sleeping pills. So I told her about Falun Dafa (also called Falun Gong) and its principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, explaining that it has remarkable healing and health benefits. If she would sincerely recite the auspicious phrases “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” she would be blessed, and the energy of Dafa would help improve her condition.
Two years later I saw her again, and she didn’t look well. She was still taking sleeping pills and now she was also having problems with her heart and blood pressure, as well as pain in her lower back and legs.
When I asked her if she had remembered to recite the auspicious phrases, she replied, “I believe that when people are sick, they should see a doctor and take medicine. That is science. Besides, I have cured many patients with conditions like mine.”
I suddenly realized what was preventing her from accepting the truth, so I approached the subject from a different angle and shared my personal experience with her. Before I practiced Falun Gong, I, too, depended on sleeping pills, and they didn’t always help. When I didn’t get a good night’s sleep, the next day I would be in a bad mood, and at school I would lose my temper with colleagues even over trivial matters.
By May of 1995, most of the teachers at our school had already started to practice Falun Gong. One day, a colleague said to me, “I’ll teach you the exercises, and you’ll sleep well tonight.” I doubted it, but the prospect of a good night’s sleep was quite appealing, so we went to an empty classroom, and she taught me the first exercise. I had only learned a few movements when the bell rang signaling the end of the workday.
After dinner that evening, I tried to repeat what had I learned, although I was not even sure if I was doing the movements correctly. Yet, that night, I slept soundly until dawn. I woke up feeling refreshed and clear-headed and even made an exception by eating a bowl of rice for breakfast. From then on, I practiced Falun Dafa. Soon, my heart condition, lower back pain, and leg pain all disappeared without me even noticing.
My in-law was impressed by my experience and wanted to learn the exercises. She asked me to teach her one a day, and she practiced very earnestly, paying close attention to every detail.
The next morning, she exclaimed, “I slept very well last night. I haven’t slept that well in years. Falun Gong really works!”
Over the next few days, she learned each exercises, but she was reluctant to listen to Master Li’s lectures, saying, “I still believe in science.”
I told her, “I don’t object to you believing in science, but over the past many years, science hasn’t cured you, whereas practicing Falun Gong has improved your health right away.”
“I have continued to take my medications while practicing, and I feel like they are now working,” she said.
I then explained, “You have been taking those medications for years. Why didn’t they work before but they seem to be working now? Is it the medicine that’s working, or is it the practice?” She seemed to come to a sudden realization.
Soon, I had to return to my hometown. In the years that followed, I learned that the memory card with the exercise music got lost, and she had stopped practicing. Her family later hired a housekeeper to help her with cooking and cleaning. Unfortunately, her health deteriorated to the point that she became bedridden and returned to her hometown to seek medical help.
While visiting my child last year, I went to see my in-law again. The housekeeper told me that she was in poor health. Not only was she unable to sleep at night, but during the day, the pain in her back and legs made it difficult for her to stand or squat, so she stayed in bed most of the time. Her legs were so swollen that she could barely walk. She had tried every course of treatment she could think of, including traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine, massage therapy, and heat, but nothing helped. Left with no other option, she returned to her hometown in search of further medical intervention.
I stayed in contact with her. Whenever I called, she was usually in bed.
Eight months later, she was very pleased to see me: “The moment I saw you, I knew there was hope.”
I said, “You know only Master can save you.” This time, she asked for Master's lecture recordings. I suggested that she listen to one lecture a day without interruption and pay close attention as she did.
After she’d heard them all, she said that a lot of things Master said were completely new to her. She listened carefully but still hadn’t fully understood many things, so she wanted to listen to them again.
As she continued listening to Master's lectures, significant changes occurred in both her physical and mental state.
She used to argue with her daughter all the time. Her daughter often criticized her over minor household matters, while she felt hurt that, despite her condition, she would drag herself to help with grocery shopping, cooking, cleaning, household chores, and childcare. The emotional burden weighed on her heavily. Now, however, even when her daughter criticized her, she remained calm and let it go.
She also experienced remarkable physical improvements. At first, she had to lie down to listen to Master’s lectures, but before long, she was able to sit up. Her sleep improved, too, and she could sleep soundly until 5 a.m. Her blood pressure dropped to the normal range, and the swelling in her legs subsided. She regained enough strength to walk again.
After she finished listening to the lectures for the second round, she marveled, “Medicine couldn’t solve my problems, but Falun Gong did. Falun Gong is truly a higher form of science.”
I explained, “This is your current understanding. If you keep listening and practicing, you’ll come to even higher and deeper understandings.”
She replied, “I will! And I will keep doing the exercises, too.” She asked me to teach her the exercises again, one by one. She continued to learn with great diligence and attention to detail.
To this day, she diligently does the exercises and studies the Fa daily. Whenever she encounters a problem, she reflects inward and strives to improve herself. Her complexion now glows, and she is able to do all the household chores.
She said, “The fact that I am able to practice Falun Gong shows that I have a profound predestined relationship with it. Master has accepted me as a disciple. I will certainly cherish this precious opportunity, cultivate diligently, and repay Master for his compassionate salvation.”
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