(Minghui.org) I had an opportunity to join Dafa and Dafa practitioners in 1998. At that time, I just followed the others in doing the exercises. I watched Master's video lectures, and read through the book Zhuan Falun. Master opened my celestial eye while I was watching the video. When the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started to persecute Falun Gong in 1999, I gave up Dafa cultivation due to fear. That was eleven years ago.
Returning to Dafa Cultivation
During these eleven years, I was tormented by serious illnesses. I underwent major surgery to remove the duodenum and gallbladder, and had four chemotherapy treatments. The hospital bill totalled nearly 100,000 yuan. After I was discharged from the hospital, I had to stay in bed most of the time. I was stooping and became tired after walking just a few steps.
Just when I was at an impasse, I thought about Falun Gong. I knew it was a complete cultivation system of mind and body, and could help one heal illnesses and keep fit. I thought that I should start doing the exercises. I seemed to have seen hope. I said to my husband, “I want to practice Falun Gong!” Seeing my wretched condition, my husband agreed. He called my sister-in-law, a Dafa practitioner, and asked her to come to our home. She brought me a copy of Zhuan Falun and Minghui Weekly. I was very excited. I knew it was our compassionate Master who led me back to the path of cultivation.
It was difficult for me to get started. Due to physical weakness, I could only do one exercise, then had to rest before doing the next one. I vomited and had stomach pain while I did the first exercise. I spit out yellow and green things every day. Master said,
“There is a transition at the lowest level of cultivation practice, and this is to purify your body completely. All of the bad things on your mind, the karmic field surrounding your body, and the elements that make your body unhealthy will be cleaned out.” (Zhuan Falun)
I continued to vomit for almost six months, after which it gradually subsided. Master had thoroughly cleansed my body. During this period, I also experienced leg pain, back pain, and neck pain, and I coughed constantly. I knew Master was helping me to eliminate my karma. I studied the Fa and exercised every day. I went out at night to distribute truth-clarifying materials even though my body seemed to be dragging heavily. But I felt lighter when I finished distributing the materials. One night I dreamed of a large snake wrapping around my arm. I thought to myself that I was a Dafa practitioner. Who would dare to harm me! I shouted out, “Falun Dafa is good, Zhen-Shan-Ren is good!” The big snake ran away and I felt less pain in my arm. It was really magical.
Overcoming tribulations from illness karma was a test for my belief in Teacher and the Fa. One day there was a sudden burst of pain in my stomach, the kind of pain that was very hard to endure. My husband had my son drive me to a hospital. The doctor said it was gastritis and I needed to be hospitalized. I obeyed them. The doctor prescribed an anti-inflammatory drug but the pharmacy didn't have the drug so it had to wait until the afternoon. While in the middle of an IV, I remembered that I was a Dafa practitioner and shouldn't need an IV. That afternoon when the doctor came by during the daily rounds, I asked to be discharged from the hospital. But the doctor didn't agree. I said to the doctor that I wanted to be discharged after the IV was finished. The doctor let me sign the documents and said in an irritated manner that he would not accept patients like me in the future. I experienced five such sickness karma incidents and was able to overcome them with the help of Master. My family and relatives all witnessed the magic of Dafa. A sister-in-law of mine thus began Dafa cultivation.
Path of Validating the Fa
I know that as a true practitioner, I should follow what Master asked us to do. As Dafa practitioners, we must save sentient beings, and study the Fa well. Master told us,
“Whether or not a Dafa disciple cultivates well determines his power to save sentient beings as well as his ability to be successful in fully cooperating, here in the human world, with the Fa-rectification.” ("20th Anniversary Fa Teaching")
Every day I feel that there isn't enough time to do things. I get up at three in the morning to do the exercises. One day I meditated for an hour and had unbearable pain. I knew I had to repay my karma. After meditation, my stomach felt more comfortable. My body returned to normal as the days progressed.
When the neighbors saw the changes in my body, I told them that my body got well due to practicing Falun Gong. They all said Falun Gong was miraculous. Master purified my body and gave me a second life. I told people about the changes in my body due to the goodness of Dafa. I went to the adjacent market to clarify the truth and I was able to persuade more than twenty people to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated associations each time. During truth clarification, I discovered many of my human mindsets, including impatience, competitiveness, a showing-off mentality, resentment, and not letting go of affection for the family. I know I need to cultivate away these mindsets.
Avoiding the So-Called “Commitment Card” in My Village to be Distributed
The communist “commitment card” is toxic to all beings [this is a communist regime compaign to persecute Falun Gong in which people are forced to sign a card promising not to practice or support Falun Gong]. Signing such a card will negatively affect one's future. I was unable to control my impulse when I heard that “commitment cards” were being distributed in our village. After dinner, I asked another fellow practitioner to join me in sending forth righteous thoughts together. We then went to the home of the village chief. He told us that he had distributed only forty or fifty cards as a token and would not distribute any more. We clarified the truth to him and tried to persuade him to quit the CCP, but he didn't say anything. The next day when my husband came home, he asked me, “Did you go to the home of the village chief last night? He called and also called our son. Don't horse around any longer.” I wondered why he didn't call me. Even though he didn't call me, I decided to go to the Village Committee to find him, so he doesn't do harmful things to the sentient beings. After breakfast the next day, I sent forth righteous thoughts and asked Master for blessings, then went to see the Village Party Branch Secretary. Unexpectedly, as I walked out of my house I met two fellow practitioners who had come to our village to clarify the truth. I told them I was going to see the Village Party Branch Secretary. They said, “We will send forth righteous thoughts at the door when you meet with the Village Committee.” I knew it was arranged by Master.
I went into the office building of the Village Committee and found out that the Party Branch Secretary wasn't in the office. I thus clarified the truth to the Women's Federation director and an accountant in the office. I mentioned the commitment cards and told them, “The cards are seemingly insignificant pieces of paper, but they have a direct bearing on the survival of the villagers. Whoever distributes them is committing a great sin and will harm the villagers. This is very significant in a big way. Please don't do such an evil thing.” The Women's Federation director said, “We haven't distributed the cards yet. Hearing what you have just said, we won't distribute them.” I said, “If you can take that responsibility, you'll save so many villagers and you will be blessed.” She promised me she would. We didn't see any commitment cards in our village. I was pleased for the villagers.
