(Clearwisdom.net) I started practicing Falun Gong at the end of 2004. During my six years of cultivation, I have been diligent at times and not so diligent at other times. I still have many attachments to relinquish. Even so, Teacher Li has compassionately protected me, guided me, and encouraged me on my cultivation path.

Teacher Gave Me a New Life

I developed rheumatic disease as a complication of child birth. It was so severe that I had to stay home and stop working. I experienced joint pain, muscle numbness, and severe itchiness. My body was constantly sweating, I could not be exposed to wind, and any water I used had to be over 40°C. Insomnia accompanied the above symptoms as well. I led a painful life and thought about suicide three times.

In 2002, a relative suggested to me to start practicing Falun Gong, saying, “Only Falun Gong can cure your disease and save you!” I didn't take her advice seriously at the time, but I kept the copy of Zhuan Falun she gave me and read it occasionally, two to three pages at a time.

Teacher said in Chapter Six of Zhuan Falun:

“When he becomes ill, he will go to the hospital. When a doctor of Western medicine cannot cure him, he will go to see a doctor of Chinese medicine. When the doctor of Chinese medicine also cannot cure the illness and when no special prescription works, he will then think of qigong and ponder: 'I’ll try my luck to see whether qigong can actually heal my illness.'”

Another practitioner in my family had been illegally arrested and detained by the agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) three times. However, I thought: “I want to see what kind of practice Falun Gong truly is. If it's a good practice, then I am not afraid of the persecution.”

Maybe due to this thought, the diseases that had tortured me for 15 years suddenly disappeared at the end of 2004 - after I had practiced the Falun Gong exercises for just three days! Many of my relatives and friends witnessed this miracle, and four relatives and colleagues later joined me in practicing Falun Gong.

I have studied the Fa and done the Falun Gong exercises ever since. I have continuously improved my xinxing and have truly experienced what it's like to be sickness-free. At the same time, I've come to understand the real meaning of life and have embarked on a new life's journey.

Falun Gong Is Extraordinary

Since I began to practice Falun Gong, I've witnessed and experienced numerous miraculous events. Here are just a few examples:

On one occasion when I was cooking, I forgot to release the pressure from a cooker prior to opening the lid. When the water reached boiling, I lifted the lid with both hands and hot soup splashed out of the cooker with enormous force. In such a circumstance, one would expect the liquid to splash everywhere, so I could have been badly burned. Miraculously, however, only several drops splashed onto my thighs, and it didn't even hurt. I really felt that Teacher had protected me.

One year, my husband was about to host Chinese New Year party at his workplace. He was the CCP secretary there. When I saw him getting dressed for work that morning, I thought that the party should be canceled, as such parties usually spread the CCP propaganda. Later I learned that the party ended early because of an issue with the sound system. When staff members attempted to sing CCP songs, the sound system wouldn't work. The CCP leader of the workplace became angry and ended the party.

On another occasion, a fellow practitioner couldn't open the door when she tried to get out of the apartment building after distributing Falun Gong truth-clarification materials there. As she still carried some materials with her, she didn't want to get noticed by the CCP authorities. She silently said, “Teacher, please help me!” and then the door immediately opened. Teacher is truly protecting us all the time!

At the beginning of my cultivation practice, my husband didn't want to hear the facts about Falun Gong when I tried to explain them to him, although he didn't interfere with my practice. Gradually, however, he understood the truth about the persecution and began to support my cultivation practice. Now he uses the convenience of his job position to shield Falun Gong practitioners from the CCP's persecution. Miraculously, his long-term gallbladder problem disappeared, without surgery or other medical intervention, after his attitude toward Falun Gong had changed.