(Minghui.org) I practiced different schools of qigong for many years before giving it up. I then started studying Buddhist scriptures and chanting incantations at Buddhist temples. I wanted to find a high-level master, which I hadn't found among the qigong masters. I knew the reason for my illnesses was the karma I had created from doing bad things in my previous lives. I spent three years studying Buddhist scriptures.
I saw during a meditation one day many lotus flowers with drooping leaves in a pond. I knew that the health of the lotus flowers were representative of my own physical health.
I had practiced qigong because the hospital failed to restore my health. It had become a habit for many years, even though I never did get well. I realized from my own experience that qigong masters were incapable of effectively treating illness.
My Search for a High-Level Master
I gave up on the idea of obtaining supernormal capabilities through qigong practice. I went to Buddhist temples instead, in search of a high-level master, but once I saw the sickly lotus pond, which I realized was a reflection of my heath, I realized that chanting scriptures and incantations for three years had done very little to reduce my karma. A person can only reduce his of her karma through genuine cultivation practice.
I decided I would cultivate for the rest of my life. I resolved that if I could not succeed in this lifetime, I would continue in the next lifetime.
Finding Falun Gong and Master
I was very fortunate to start practicing Falun Gong in 1995. Studying the book Zhuan Falun (Falun Gong's main study text) brought me to tears every time I read it when I first started practicing. I wept silently when I had company, and sobbed only when I was alone. I had finally found a cultivation practice of high virtue, and the best Teacher in the universe. I somehow knew Teacher must be the Holy King Who Turns the Wheel prophesied in the Buddhist scriptures. There were no words that could describe my feeling of excitement.
I cleaned my house thoroughly and got rid of anything that had to do with qigong or other religions, because I knew I should focus on only one cultivation way.
I did not ask Teacher to treat my illness, but I nonetheless became completely healthy after practicing for only three days. It was exactly like Teacher said,
“...natural attainment without pursuit.” (“Lecture in Sydney”)
My Illnesses Disappeared and Colleagues and Family Became Practitioners
My rheumatism, hypertension, cholecystitis, and other illnesses disappeared. I gained a healthy complexion and felt energetic. When they noticed my change and wanted to know if I had tried something new, I explained to my work colleagues that I became healthy because of Falun Gong. At least 30 coworkers watched Teacher's lecture videos and began practicing Falun Gong after that.
My family admired Teacher after they witnessed my transformation. There are ten people in my family, and seven now practice Falun Gong. They are highly educated, and they either have double BAs, a master's degree, or a PhD. They all conduct themselves based on the standard of Falun Gong. The Chinese Communist regime failed to coerce us into giving up Falun Gong cultivation practice. We have persevered in our faith, and we are determined to cultivate to completion.
My Family Benefited With Many Rewards
My granddaughter once accidentally locked herself in a bedroom. No one noticed until she started crying. She was too little to understand or follow our instructions to unlock the door. She just continued crying. As we were just about to call a locksmith I thought of asking Teacher for help. We next saw the door unlocking itself. We knew that Teacher had unlocked the door for us. In fact, Teacher has saved us from danger many times during the past ten years.
Falun Gong has changed the life of my youngest daughter. She was recommended for admission to a graduate school because of her stellar academic performance. However, her name was missing from the list of the recommended students. It was very unusual for someone with a prestigious scholarship not to be on the list. The result shocked everyone. We were finally told that a student vying for those precious spots had told the admissions office that my daughter was not eligible for recommendation because she practices Falun Gong. That student ended up getting my daughter's spot on the list.
Her professors and peers were very worried about her until they found her having a good time playing basketball. She told me that she was impervious to fame or self-interest as a Falun Gong practitioner. She said she would get into that school anyway by taking the qualification examination. She spent the next three months preparing for the examination, and passed it, and was admitted to the school. Three years later, she finished her law degree and became a PhD candidate in sociology.
My daughter used to be an average student. She began to shine when she started practicing Falun Gong. It is truly because of practicing Falun Gong that she became an excellent scholar. Some of my friends and relatives commented at the time of the admissions incident that my daughter should have not ruined her future by practicing Falun Gong, but now they are in awe of her accomplishments. They acknowledged that Falun Gong has changed her life.
My husband used to have a 20/600 vision, but he can now see without glasses because of Falun Gong. The age spots on his arms have faded, his gastric problem of several decades has disappeared, and he has become a healthy, happy, and generous man.
My oldest daughter once had herpes zoster on her head, but it disappeared after a week, without any medication. In fact, her skin has become all the more refined and fair.
One night the gas pipe broke inside my oldest son's home. Teacher woke him up in time and he escaped unscathed.
After my father passed away, my sisters and I returned home to attend his funeral. We all heard Buddhist music in the air, but the funeral home was not playing the music. One of my sisters saw [in her celestial eye] where my father had gone in the afterlife. My father did not practice Falun Gong, but Teacher had arranged a good place for him. As long as we cultivate well, I believe Teacher will always make the best arrangements for us.
My family and I have benefited in many different ways after beginning Falun Gong cultivation practice. Teacher's compassion is exemplified in countless stories from practitioners. Our magnificent Teacher has endured so much to save the sentient beings, and even blessed us with good fortune. Teacher's grace is infinite, and there is no other way for me to repay Him except to cultivate myself diligently.
