(Minghui.org) I started Falun Dafa cultivation in the second half of 2009. I am writing about my personal experiences with gratitude to benevolent Master, who saved me, to help validate the Fa, and to help sentient beings better understand Falun Dafa.
I am a doctor. My husband obtained the Fa in 1997, and from observing him, I was able to see firsthand the benefits of practicing Falun Dafa. My husband previously suffered from tuberculosis, pleuritis, sore throats, and frequent colds. After he began cultivating he avoided taking medication of any kind, and even though he experienced a couple of serious episodes, he recovered quickly within a few days. An extraordinary energy field enveloped him, and I felt this allowed him to recover from the severe symptoms that an ordinary person would have difficulty dealing with.
I was once hit by a car, but miraculously was unhurt. My husband said, “Once a person cultivates, his family will also be blessed. You should quickly thank Master for his protection.” To show my respect to Master, I burned a few incenses sticks in front of His portrait.
The persecution of Falun Gong led by Jiang and his cronies began on July 20, 1999. My husband was determined to continue practicing, and as a result he lost his job and was twice imprisoned in forced labor camps. We had lived frugally before, but after my husband lost his job, earning enough to survive on became even harder. Our relatives stayed away, as they were afraid of also being threatened and harassed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Alone with our young child, I struggled to earn enough to support our family, taking time off whenever I could to visit my husband in the forced labor camp. At that time, a few practitioners frequently dropped by my home to visit, and I was happy to have their support as I felt that they were trustworthy. But in our materialistic society, I was also sliding down with everyone else. After his release from prison, my husband did the chores, washed our clothes, cooked, and supervised our child’s schooling. During the not so few times when I demanded a divorce, my husband adamantly insisted on continuing cultivation, telling me, “You can divorce me, but under no circumstance can you say it was because I cultivated Dafa.” In reality, my husband forgave me many times for my mistakes. If not for Falun Dafa, my husband would not have been so tolerant towards me.
I once had to treat a patient in the middle of the night. Ten minutes after I started the intravenous injection, the patient started trembling. Believing this to be a symptom of drug allergy, I took the needle out. However her symptoms worsened, and before long she was unable to see. She was shaking and mumbling, “This young girl has committed so many sins in her life, I will take her with me.” The patient’s mother was horrified and quickly knelt on the ground, pleading, “I only have this one daughter, please don't take her away.” Helpless and unsure of what to do, I could only stand to one side while this scene continued for another thirty minutes. My husband then walked over and told the kneeling old lady, “I can tell you a method which will definitely save the life of your daughter.” The lady listened, not quite believing. My husband said, “You must recite ‘Falun Dafa is good’ loudly and continuously.” The old lady immediately started reciting it, and soon the patient was holding her head, complaining, “Stop reciting, my head hurts.” The lady ignored her and recited even louder. The patient woke up two or three minutes later, speaking and behaving normally. When we asked her later, we found that she had no recollection of the events that had transpired, and her illness had been cured. Those who were present saw for themselves the power of Falun Dafa, and from this incident I saw firsthand a manifestation of spirit possession.
Another time, a thug who had just hurt someone with a knife came into my shop to borrow some money in order to escape. As soon as I saw the blood on his clothes and knife in his hand, I fled to the back of my home and barred the door. Outside, the ruffian threatened, “Open the door or I will break it down.” My husband was alone in another part of the house, and he called to the ruffian, “You are carrying a knife, how can she not be afraid?” The thug rushed over to my husband, pointed the knife against his chest, and ordered, “Give me your money.” My husband replied, “We have none to give you.” My husband stood in silence and both men stayed frozen for a few minutes. Finally the ruffian gave up and left. My husband called to me, “You can come out,” and I was startled back to my senses. When my husband told me what had happened, I couldn't resist asking, “Why weren’t you afraid?” My husband replied, “Master is protecting me. What is there to fear?” When I heard this I was grateful and amazed.
In 2005, my husband tried many times to persuade me to quit the CCP and the Young Pioneers without success. I either ignored him or scolded him for trying to persuade my patients to quit the CCP as well. My husband still continued to clarify the truth and persuade people to quit despite my warnings. One day my husband said to me, “I have already submitted a false name for you to quit the Youth League and Young Pioneers.” (Actually he had not and was trying another approach to persuade me.) I went along and replied, “Alright, then I have quit already.” The next day I suffered from a migraine, even though I had never before been afflicted with one. My husband said, “Yesterday when you agreed and told me to help you quit the Youth League and Young Pioneers, you must have agreed without being sincere. Here, take this piece of paper and write what I say.” I wrote as he said, “I express my sincere wish to quit the Communist Youth League and Young Pioneers organizations.” I signed the paper and soon after my headache vanished. I then realized how harmful the CCP’s evil factors are to humans, and I thereafter helped my husband persuade people to quit the CCP organizations.
I saw a television program one day which explained the use of traditional Chinese medicine for health purposes. Fascinated, I started studying in earnest. However, the more I studied the more I came to realize - practitioners of Falun Gong don't suffer from illnesses. Cultivation is the best way to maintain a healthy body. I started thinking about practicing, but my various attempts to study my husband's Dafa books were half hearted at best, and I read in fits and starts. In addition, some of my former classmates, whom I had not seen in twenty years, suddenly paid a visit to my home, and invited me out for gatherings and drinking sessions. This attachment to my former classmates caused me to forget about my wish to cultivate, and in this way I wasted two or three years. At one point I even tried to divorce my husband once again. Yet my husband patiently talked to me and forgave me again. Later a practitioner I know came to my home to borrow a set of Master’s Fa Lecture VCDs. Her health had not been good recently, and she said that watching Master’s lectures would help her. A few days later, my husband brought back Master’s “Lectures in Guangzhou” VCDs and asked if I wanted to watch them. I agreed out of curiosity, and in this way I finally managed to watch the complete set of lectures. After seeing the videos my mind felt clearer and refreshed, and my cerebral blood flow insufficiency problems were resolved. I was ecstatic and regretted not obtaining the Fa earlier. Only after taking up cultivation did I realize that it was not easy for an everyday person to obtain the Fa. Not only is my body now healthy, but my relationship with my in-laws has also greatly improved, as if I have changed entirely into a different person. Those who knew or encountered me in the past now exclaim when they see me, “How come you look so different from before? You look so much younger. What magic elixir have you taken?” I always take that opportunity to spread the Fa, and tell people of my personal experiences, so that they can be saved.
After I obtained the Fa, my mother, younger sister, sister-in-law, along with my child, in-laws, and a few other relatives started cultivating. Even those relatives who had shunned us during the persecution saw through the CCP's lies and started practicing. During the years of intense persecution, my relatives had not understood my husband’s steadfast desire to continue cultivation. Now that I cultivate in Falun Dafa, they have come to recognize the goodness of the practice. Cultivating in Dafa brings blessings to cultivators and those around them! I, for one, have experienced the truth of this.
Due to persecution by the CCP, my husband lost his job and suffered greatly. In the eyes of an everyday person, it would be inconceivable to have survived through those ten years. But we don't see it as a hardship, for our entire family is free from illness, and our household income is increasing day by day. Not only that, our child is also ranked among the top in an academically prestigious high school.
