(Minghui.org) I’m 67 and have been practicing Falun Dafa for over 20 years. I feel grateful for Master Li, who has guided me through many challenges. In this article, I hope to benefit other practitioners by sharing my experience of recovering from illnesses.
Master Purified My Body
Over 10 years ago, I lived on a forest farm in the mountains, making a living by growing mushrooms. When busy, I could only study one lecture of Zhuan Falun each day, and sometimes, I couldn’t even complete all five exercises. Due to my slacking off in cultivation, illnesses such as a herniated disc, fatigue, and headaches appeared, which left me bedridden.
My husband urged me to go to the hospital for treatment, where they used massage equipment on me. But the more they massaged, the worse the pain became.
I asked the doctor, “What does this massage do?” The doctor replied, “It opens all the energy channels.”
The doctor’s words reminded me that I have Master, and only practicing the exercises can truly open my channels. So I discharged myself from the hospital and went home.
My husband urged me to take medication, but I thought, “I’m a Dafa practitioner; I entrust everything to Master!”
The pain kept me awake at night, so I sat up for three days and nights. Seeing my determination, Master strengthened me and, on the fourth morning, I could walk. I then used a walking stick to attend a Fa-study session at night. Several practitioners surrounded me to study the Fa and send righteous thoughts. Nine days later, during one of these sessions, I felt as if foxes, weasels, and other bad spirits were being cleansed from my head.
I told the other practitioners, “I’m well now; Master has cleansed the bad spirits from my body in other dimensions.”
Another time, I experienced illness karma in the form of chest pain, coughing, and spitting blood. Several practitioners gathered around me to study the Fa and send righteous thoughts. Three days later, I felt my entire body shudder, as I saw three pig snouts appear on my chest, sliding down my legs. I immediately felt that I was healed; my chest didn’t hurt anymore, and I stopped coughing. Master had once again purified my body!
I’m deeply grateful to Master for taking on the karma of these tribulations for me.
Peresevering to Sit in Full-Lotus Position for 1.5 Hours
When our house was renovated, I moved to an area where there were few practitioners and had to practice alone. I then suffered from the appearance of bone spurs in my lumbar spine, making me feel like I was leaning when I sat. My knees were also in severe pain, which the doctor diagnosed as inflammation. It got to the point that I couldn’t bend my legs.
At the time, a practitioner named Ling and I studied the Fa together. I had to stretch my legs straight out, and I felt so embarrassed. I’d been cultivating for over 20 years, and I still couldn’t sit in the lotus position.
Ling also then suffered from illness karma and couldn’t study the Fa with me anymore. I felt helpless.
One day, I called Ling and asked if she still studied the Fa. She told me that Ms. Ding and her sister were studying with her. My heart felt so bitter. Ling had others to accompany her in studying, but who was there for me? I then visited Ling’s home and met Ms. Ding. She asked if she could come to my house to study the Fa with me. I was so happy; finally, someone would study the Fa with me!
When Ding studied the Fa, she sat in the full-lotus position, holding the book with both hands in front of her chest. We studied one lecture together, which took over an hour, and she remained in the same position without moving. After studying the Fa, we sent righteous thoughts together. Afterward, I would complain to her about other practitioners. Ding remained silent.
For three consecutive days, she just listened to me. When I complained again, Ding guided me to look inward, asking what attachments made me so upset. She said that to improve, I needed to cultivate myself in dealing with situations. Gradually, I learned to look within.
My body underwent significant changes by looking inward. Whenever I encountered something distressing, I would pick up Zhuan Falun and study, and I’d feel much lighter in my heart. After studying with Ding for more than 10 days, my health improved greatly, so I went back up the mountain to work. However, my back pain reappeared.
I called Ding. When she arrived, I said, “I can’t get up. My back hurts so much I can’t even eat.” She replied, “Don’t talk to me about this, I don’t acknowledge it and you’ll soon be able to sit up.” A short while later, I did sit up. I was so surprised because, just a moment prior, my husband couldn’t even pull me up. It was Master’s support and Ding’s righteous thoughts that enabled me to sit up. I truly witnessed the miraculous power of Dafa!
As Ding was leaving, she asked me to see her off. I really was able to get out of bed, albeit shakily. She told me, “Tomorrow morning, study Lecture Six by yourself. In the afternoon, we’ll study Lecture Seven.”
After we studied the Fa the next day, she said, “Today, you were able to open the door for me, so you must have improved your xinxing and cultivated yourself.” I replied, “This morning when I was studying Lecture Six, interference from the demon of drowsiness was so strong that I couldn’t keep my eyes open. I thought, ‘Drowsiness, you don’t want me to study, but I’m determined to study.’ So I opened my eyes wide and concentrated on finishing the lecture.”
Upon witnessing my physical improvements, Ding asked, “Shall we study two lectures every day?” I agreed, and we began studying two lectures each day. Ding always sat in the full-lotus position, while holding the book in front of her chest. Her reverence for Master and the Fa deeply moved me.
While studying, I also wanted to sit in the full-lotus position, but I couldn’t. My legs were so swollen that even sitting in the half-lotus position caused excruciating pain, so I couldn’t maintain it for long. After more than a month, I was finally able to sit in the full-lotus position, but my legs would slide down. I then tied them with a cloth and could maintain it for more than 40 minutes.
When my husband went to visit our children in another city, Ding and I decided to study three lectures in the morning and two in the afternoon, while sending righteous thoughts every hour for 20 minutes. In total, we sent righteous thoughts for three hours and studied five lectures.
Throughout the day, Ding remained in the double-lotus position, holding the book in front of her chest with her body straight. I tried to endure the intense pain and sit in the full-lotus position intermittently. When the pain became unbearable, I would take my legs down, rest for a while, and then resume the position.
My face and vest were covered with sweat from the pain. When we were studying the fifth lecture in the afternoon, my legs were so swollen and painful that tears streamed down my face. But I held the book in front of my chest with both hands, although my arms were sore, numb, and swollen.
Whenever I couldn’t hold on, I looked at Ding remaining in the same posture and held on. When my lower back and legs were in extreme pain, I felt the first vertebrae creak and the pain went away. The vertebrae then creaked upwards, one by one, and my lower back pain was gone.
The herniated disc, and my chronic fatigue were both cured! I slept very well that night. The next day, I felt very relaxed and comfortable. From then on, I could sit in the full-lotus position for an hour and a half.
One of my feet had been numb and lacked sensation for many years. But after sitting in the full-lotus position for over an hour while studying the Fa one day, my legs and feet were in excruciating pain.
There was only one word left to read when I suddenly felt a sharp crack in my numb foot. From that moment on, the numbness disappeared, and my foot was healed. Master had pushed out the karma from my foot. I truly felt Master’s compassion and the extraordinary power of Dafa!
Slimming Down After Respectful Fa Study
A month ago, a practitioner told me that she kneeled while studying one lecture of the Fa at night. I thought to myself, “I don’t need to kneel; I can sit in the full-lotus position.” But then I reconsidered, thinking that kneeling to study the Fa is a way to show respect to Master, just like prostrating before the gods and Buddhas in heaven. So I decided to try it. With my hands supporting the bed, I knelt for only a second when I heard a crack in my knee, and the pain was so intense that I immediately sat back down.
The second time, I endured severe pain in my knees and managed to kneel for five minutes. Afterward, I felt my whole body become light, and my legs felt comfortable. That night, I knelt for 40 minutes and repeatedly recited Lunyu. Although my knees were in pain, I felt a sense of joy.
By the third day of kneeling to study the Fa, my once overweight body had slimmed down significantly, especially around my bloated abdomen. After two more days of kneeling to study the Fa, I noticed that my hips and waist had also slimmed down a lot. My clothes, which were once tight, became too loose to wear.
On the fifth night, I knelt for an hour and 10 minutes while studying the Fa. The pain in my knees reached its peak when I still had four pages left. I thought to myself, “No matter how much it hurts, I must finish reading.” After two more pages, a miracle happened. I felt someone tapping my right knee with a needle, countless times, followed by a sensation of someone stitching my leg from the root of my right thigh to my knee.
I realized that compassionate Master was adjusting my body, and the symptoms of synovitis that had troubled me for years were gone. Previously, whenever I walked, my knees would make a cracking sound, and the bones in my knees felt like they were locked in place, restricting my movement. I had to rest for a while before I could take a few steps forward.
When I used to practice the fourth exercise, my knees were wobbly and couldn’t support me to bend down. But I can now do the fourth exercise normally. My thighs can bend, and I can walk normally. Master has removed the karma from my legs. I have continued kneeling to study the Fa for over a month now, and I’ve benefited both physically and mentally while witnessing the extraordinary and miraculous nature of Dafa.
My Husband’s Attitude Changes
Seeing the changes in my health, my husband came to respect Dafa and supported my cultivation. At first, when Ding came to our home, my husband ignored her. Whenever Ding noticed things out of place in the room, she would quietly tidy them up, arrange the slippers on the shoe rack, and take the trash downstairs—all without fail. Through her actions, she demonstrated what a true cultivator was like.
My husband was deeply impressed by Ding’s character. So he began to serve her tea and offer her fruit. Ding would smile and say, “Thank you!” without touching the fruit. Ding’s sincerity and kindness moved my husband. In mid-April of this year, my husband specially went up the mountain to pick up two large bags of wild vegetables to express his gratitude to her.
Ding said, “I came here to study the Fa and cultivate myself, which has helped me eliminate many attachments. We are connected by a sacred bond, and we should help each other!”
Ding and I have been studying the Fa together for more than eight months. Through intensive Fa study, Master has given me a brand-new body, and purified all my organs. I’m infinitely grateful for His protection, guidance, and strengthening along the way!
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