(Minghui.org) A bone spur grew on both of my heels in 1996. A bone spur is a growth formed on a normal bone. However, this did not come as a surprise because x-rays 10 years earlier had shown the onset of osteoarthritis in my feet. The spurs caused a lot of pain when I walked and lasted for several months.
I started to practice Falun Dafa around that time. I usually rode a bike to the gate of the park where we practiced and walked on my forefeet to the exercise site.
The local coordinator told us that there was an experience sharing conference organized by practitioners east of the city.
The conference hall was about 10 to 15 kilometers away from my home, so many of the practitioners in my area rode their bikes to the conference.
The parking area was more than 100 meters from the hall. For the last 10 meters toward the hall, I could barely walk on my forefeet.
Sharing from Fellow Practitioners
I listened to the sharing from fellow practitioners. Some shared that they encountered tribulations in their families and how they looked inward and improved themselves to have better family relationships.
Some talked about illness tribulations and how they were persistent in studying the teachings of Falun Dafa and practicing the exercises and consequently their illnesses disappeared.
Many shared about letting go of attachments to fame, gain and money.
Every sharing touched my heart and enlightened me to something. I realized this was truly a cultivation practice. I understood that I should look inside and find and eliminate my bad thoughts and bad notions. I should not cover them up.
I was immersed in this environment for hours. I noticed one attachment after another by looking at myself and comparing myself to fellow practitioners.
I did not think about the bone spurs throughout the conference, nor when I walked out of the venue to get my bike.
Waiting at a traffic light, I suddenly remembered the spurs and realized that I was not in pain. I got off the bike and stood on my heels. It was extraordinary. The pain from the bone spurs was gone.
Nineteen years have passed and I have not been bothered with the bone spurs.
I did not think about being cured of my illness. I understood that it was because I agreed with the principles of Falun Dafa, and I raised my mind and heart nature. Consequently the illness was eliminated.
