[Minghui Net]
I am an assistant scientist at a university in Mainland China. During the year and a half that I have practiced Falun Dafa, I have experienced great changes in my body and heart. Many of my younger acquaintances tell me, "You have become more and more energetic. You walk so effortlessly. You don't look like someone who is almost 60 years old." People who know me well say, "Remember what you were like before? You were almost dying. Now you are a new person. Falun Gong is marvelous." Some people said, "I never believed before when others said how good qigong was. Now that I have personally seen your change, I believe that Falun Gong is good indeed!" Other people exclaimed, "Falun Gong is so good! Why didn't you tell us about it sooner?" Many people come to know the miracles of Falun Dafa through different sources and "come one after another, following the Tao and attaining the Law." ("Awakening" in Essentials for Further Advances) In the beginning, there were only several people practicing Falun Dafa here locally, now the number of people has reached 300. Many people have improved their body and heart through learning the Law and truly practicing. I am only one of them.
I have lots of disease karma and have suffered many tribulations. In the 1970's, I had a head trauma and was in a coma for almost a month. After I awoke from the coma, I had lost many motor skills. I had to learn how to speak and walk again, almost from the beginning. Friends comforted me, "You're still alive after such a disastrous accident, there must be good luck waiting for you." I wished that this was true. However, instead of luck, more disasters came to me. In the mid 1980's, I experienced some heart problems. I thought that I was experiencing PMS and saw several famous gynecologists. After a long period of treatment, my symptoms became worse instead of better. Doctors told me, "Normally, PMS will get better with our treatment. Your condition is not like that; you should see a cardiologist as soon as possible." Soon after that, in 1987, I was sent to the hospital to be resuscitated. Cardiologists diagnosed me with coronary artery disease, hypertension, viral myocarditis and liver damage. I then had "ventricular tachycardia." The only instructions I was given when I was discharged were to take medications following doctor's orders and to get plenty of rest in bed (with medicine and an oxygen tank at my side in case of emergencies).
At this point, I had to retire early because of total disability. I did not know how I could continue with the rest of my life. All the burdens of my family fell on my husband's shoulders. Family members had to pitch in and help with everything. Watching them become tired, yet having no choice but to endure, I was afraid that they would become exhausted. Since this was all because of me, I felt very sad and anxious. In order to lighten their burdens, I tried my best not to disturb them when my diseases acted up at nights. I would take medicine and oxygen and self-resuscitate. I had lost confidence in life and even decided that if I felt I was dying I would just let myself go since it would end my pain as well as my husband and son's suffering.
I lived like this for 8 years until I began to practice Falun Dafa. In the beginning of 1995, I started to read Zhuan Falun. In this book, systematically and with the plainest language, Teacher Li enlightened us to the most mystical and supernormal science of all, from the particle, to the molecule and the truth of the universe. Reading the book again and again, I gradually changed my previous notions and began to remove the obstacles that had limited my understanding. My understanding advanced, followed by my xinxing (mind-nature). My confidence in cultivation practice was further strengthened. When I just started to practice, I never gave up although my health was very poor. No matter how cold in winter or how hot in summer, no matter how strong the karma-eliminating reactions were, no matter how many or how few people were at the practice site, even if only myself, I always persisted in practicing and never stopped once. In the beginning, I could only do 3-5 minutes, then 10 minutes, 20 minutes, then 45 minutes. Finally I completed the exercises according to the requirements. I soon stopped taking all medications. My body is now light and I walk effortlessly. Before, I would be short of breath after walking several minutes. Now I often ride a bike with young people for half an hour or 60 minutes without feeling tired, as if some one is pushing me from behind. I started to take over all of the housework again. My husband was released from the heavy housework. Every day, I also spend considerable amounts of time as a volunteer at the Falun Dafa practice site, yet still feel energetic.
I was a person who had lost the ability to work, a person who had been struggling on the edge of death. I have fully recovered, have a healthy body and am constantly advancing my realm of thought. This is the manifestation of the endless power of Falun Dafa. It is Falun Dafa that has given me a new life.
(Editor's note: this article appears to have been written before the crackdown.)
Category: Health Benefits
