(Clearwisdom.net)
Recovering from chronic illness after becoming a Falun Gong practitioner
I started practicing Falun Gong in 1999, several months before the persecution by the communist regime started. However, after the persecution, I did not continue practicing due to the horrible environment in which I could not study the Fa and do the exercises with other practitioners. Afterward, I became ill and had a liver transplant and had to take a lot of medicine, but to no avail.
In 2003, my illness worsened, and I had frequent colds. I always took a hot water bottle with me to keep myself warm, and many of my friends often laughed at me and said, "You are only in your 30s, but you act like an old man!"
Then in 2006, my illness became even worse. Although it was really warm, I still needed a quilt when I was sleeping at night. I was not able to eat and often vomited. In August of that year, I could only take in some soup. I had to drink a lot of water to keep my body temperature down. I took some Chinese herbs, but they were simply useless.
One morning, I said to myself, "I will not take medicine any more. For sure!" I didn't know why I said these words, and at noon time, I started reading Zhuan Falun. After I had read twenty pages, I noticed that I could eat some meat, and in the afternoon, I felt better. After about ten days, I was feeling even better.
Being diligent in doing the three things
With the help of fellow practitioners, I began to send forth righteous thoughts and tell people the facts about Falun Gong and the persecution. Initially, I was very afraid, but through studying the Fa, I gradually was able to get rid of my fear. I began to tell people about Falun Gong and promoted NTDTV along with fellow practitioners.
I knew that studying the Fa is really crucial and thus I always spent some time studying every day.
Whenever several people quit the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations, I was very happy. If people didn't quit, I felt sad. I realized that I had an attachment to happiness. By studying the Fa, I gradually got rid of this attachment.
One day, I saw a parked car with an open door, and I put a truth-clarification booklet into the car. Unexpectedly, a man standing 10 meters away shouted at me, "What did you put in my car?" I smiled to him and said, "Nothing, only a booklet. Just have a look at it when you have time." Then he became quite friendly, and I told him the facts about Falun Gong and helped him quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. I knew that Master was helping me and protecting me.
Last year, I read in an article on the Minghui website (Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net) that some practitioners used paper clips to hang up truth-clarification CDs, which turned out to be very good. I also made some CDs and hung them on the handles of cars. This year, I have made thousands of DVDs of the Shen Yun show and personally presented them to people. Whether I knew them or not, I always talked with them first and then gave them the DVD. One day, I went to buy a printer and supplies when I saw the shop assistants watching a DVD. I recommended that they watch the DVD of the Shen Yun show. About one month later, I went there again and suggested that they quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. All of them quit except one girl. Afterward, I took a taxi in which there were four people. I gave all of them DVDs and helped them quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.
In 2007, with the help of fellow practitioners' technical skills, I set up a truth-clarification materials production site. I bought a printer; however, it had quite a few problems when printing. I thought that it was broken, thus I threw it away. Later on, I bought a different brand of printer to produce the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. I also began to burn truth-clarification DVDs, and my materials production site became independent. Since I was relying on others for technical help, the machine always had some problems. I always asked fellow practitioners with technical skills or even everyday people for help. Fellow practitioners said that I didn't have strong righteous thoughts. But I did not know how to make a breakthrough. One day, the printer didn't work again and a fellow practitioner came to help. We sent forth righteous thoughts together. Right after we sent forth righteous thoughts, it started working. I was really amazed by the power of righteous thoughts. From then on, whenever I encounter a problem, I look inward and send forth righteous thoughts. Then the problem is usually solved very soon.
I go out to tell people the facts about Falun Gong every morning and study the Fa in the afternoon. In the evening, I produce the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and write letters to tell people about the beauty of Dafa. As of today, I have helped about six to seven hundred people quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. Every time I went to the farmer's market, I bought different kinds of vegetables, and then talked with the seller about the wonders of Dafa, and that person usually quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations readily. Additionally, when I met someone who looked familiar to me, I smiled at him and talked with him about Falun Gong and quitting the CCP. I knew that it was Master who arranged those things.
For a period of time, I was very attached to thinking about fellow practitioners' attachments. I complained that a fellow practitioner still had so many attachments that she could not get over her illness karma. I didn't look inward nor was I compassionate to fellow practitioners. When I really began to look inward, things changed. We should always pay attention to fellow practitioners' positive sides, instead of their shortcomings. I must cultivate diligently so that I won't fail to live up to Master's expectations.
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