(Minghui.org) I am a housewife and have been practicing Falun Dafa for 12 years. I used to be very ill, but I recovered after I started cultivating Falun Dafa.
I had several types of stomach issues, including gastric polyps, atrophic gastritis, gastric bleeding, and large-area ulcers. I couldn’t eat much food, because if I ate, I would vomit. I was as thin as a rake. At the same time, I came down with cerebellar atrophy, and felt stiff in the back of my head. I was very distressed that my memory was impaired. I also came down with spinal stenosis, which made my legs stiff. I would fall if I didn’t pay attention to my steps. I also suffered from heart disease and gynecological diseases, among others.
My younger sister said, “These diseases of yours can’t be cured, even if you take all the medicine in the world.” I was discouraged because I spent a lot of money on treatment and took a lot of medicine, but she was right. I did not recover from my illnesses. Moreover, the more I treated them, the worse they got. I finally decided to give up on the treatment and live as long as I could. I also started to make plans for the end of my life. I wanted my elder sister to visit me for a farewell.
Seeing my situation, she felt very distressed. She sat in front of me and said earnestly, “You should practice Falun Dafa! Master will take care of you, and your health will definitely improve. Your illness is not a big deal.” I felt hopeful after hearing that. She told me many beautiful stories about Falun Dafa, and facts about the persecution.
I thought, “If you had come earlier, it would have been better.” My sister was well prepared when she came. She brought me the precious book Zhuan Falun, the main text of Falun Dafa, and a CD of the exercises. She accompanied me to study the Fa for three days. We studied three lectures of Zhuan Falun, and I also learned the five exercises. My sister worked out of town and came to visit me when she was on leave. Three days later, she received a call urging her to return to work. My sister had no choice but to go back. Before she left, she told me that I should study the Fa and do the exercises well, saying that only Master could save me. I nodded in agreement, feeling slightly saddened as I watched my sister leave.
From then on, I embarked on the path of Dafa cultivation. I got up early in the morning to do the exercises, and studied the Fa after breakfast. However, I felt sleepy after reading only a few pages, and had to put down the book and take a nap. After waking up, I continued studying, when I was more alert. I could not finish one lecture a day. So I did not study much.
Twenty days later, I went to the hospital for a check-up. Because my stomach disease was the most serious at that time, I had a gastroscopy. While doing it, the doctor told me, “Your stomach wall is very clean and smooth. The mucous membrane at the bottom of the stomach where the hemorrhage was has roughened up, the gastric polyps are gone, the atrophic gastritis has improved, and the ulcerated surfaces are much reduced.”
Upon hearing the doctor’s report, I was overwhelmed with joy. Wow! I could see such an immediate effect on my severe stomach disease. I have had such a significant change after only 20 days of studying the Fa and doing the exercises. At the same time, the cerebellar stiffness was also decreasing, and I could sit in the full lotus position to do the meditation, and no longer had to worry about stiff legs. My other illnesses had also disappeared without me realizing it.
I knew in my heart that Master had been watching over me, enduring my pain for me. Overwhelmed with gratitude, tears of joy streamed down my face. I had witnessed the miraculous power of Dafa.
Practicing Dafa Made Me Treat the In-laws Well
My parents-in-law have two sons, and my husband is the younger one. After getting married, we lived like a big family and were happy. Less than a year after we got married, because I didn’t have any assigned land, my sister-in-law felt that she was being taken advantage of, and that living together would burden them, so she wanted to divide the family. So the big family was split into three parts. My brother-in-law with three family members, my parents-in-law, and my husband and I.
My parents-in-law wanted grandsons. My brother-in-law has a son and a daughter. My parents-in-law were delighted and hoped we could also have a son, a daughter, or two sons. However, I happened to have two daughters. Since the day my younger daughter was born, my father-in-law changed his attitude toward me. He did not help us financially or do any housework or farm work. However, he was very active in helping my brother-in-law with the housework. My brother-in-law and his wife worked outside, and my parents-in-law did all the work around the house for them, such as feeding the pigs and chickens, managing the garden, caring for two children, and so on. Because my brother-in-law was in poor health, they also provided financial help. We did not benefit from anything. I was a little indignant.
On one occasion, my family was planting rice. We planned to finish planting two acres of paddy fields in one day, so we returned late at night. When we got home, the two pigs in the pigpen were squealing, and the two daughters in the house were hungry, and fell asleep on the bed with tears on their faces. When I saw this situation, I almost exploded. I was determined to make it clear with my parents-in-law that we should sign a written agreement that they do not expect us to support them in their old age. My husband kept trying to stop me, and I had no choice but to swallow my anger for his sake.
Also, our three families lived under one roof, which was a bit inconvenient and caused resentment. So one day, I talked to my father-in-law about it, and said, “I want a plot of land to build a house. I don’t know if it can be given. If it can, we will move out and leave this house for you to live in.” My father-in-law agreed and took the initiative to apply to the production team for a site to build a house. The team leader agreed, and it was approved. But my sister-in-law liked the site, and wanted it. She discussed this behind my back, saying that she would build a house for her son’s marriage. My father-in-law agreed and secretly gave the site to them. When we learned about it, they had already put in a garden on the site. This made me so angry. Whenever I was alone at home, I couldn’t help but think of these unfair things, and I got sick with anger.
After cultivating, studying the Fa, doing the exercises, and reading Minghui sharing articles, I learned how to improve my cultivation. Master’s Fa helped me realize many Fa principles. I let go of my attachments, and I knew that money and material things were external elements. I also learned to look inward. In the past, I felt that it was my problem that I gave birth to two daughters, otherwise, my parents-in-law would not be treating me like this. I now know that these thoughts are wrong.
Master said:
“In cultivation, there may be two scenarios when dealing with specific conflicts or when others treat you badly. One is that you might have treated this person badly in your previous life. You feel in your heart that it is unfair, “How can this person treat me like this?” Then why did you treat this person that way in the past? You might claim that you actually did not know it at that time, and this lifetime has nothing to do with another lifetime, but that won’t do. There is another issue. In conflicts, the issue of transforming karma is involved. Therefore, when actually dealing with conflicts we should take the high road instead of acting like everyday people.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)
All of Master’s words are the truth. I am no longer angry. I did not get the plot of land, so I don’t have to build a new house. I can continue to live in the current one. Isn’t it good? I was suddenly enlightened, and all the problems disappeared. So, instead of being angry, I felt relieved.
Since then, I have been practicing cultivation and changing myself constantly. I no longer resent my parents-in-law. I often take them delicious food, and have changed my habit of gossiping. My husband said that I seemed to have changed into a different person. My father-in-law’s attitude toward me has also improved. He asked to live with us and let my mother-in-law live with my brother-in-law. They are old and need to be taken care of. I agreed because Master taught us to be good people.
My father-in-law lived with us for seven years, and passed away in the first month of the year when he was 88. Before he passed away, many guests came to my house. In front of everyone, my father-in-law said something that made me very emotional. He said, “I didn’t expect my daughter-in-law to be so good to me!” If I hadn’t practiced Falun Dafa, I wouldn’t have done this. It is Master who taught me to be a good person.
Since I started practicing Dafa, I have changed a lot from the inside out. I have been constantly improving my xinxing, getting rid of all kinds of attachments such as competitiveness, resentment, and jealousy, and my morals have improved. My body and mind are healthy. I will continue to practice well, constantly rectify myself, and return home with Master after Consummation. Thank you, Master, for your compassion and benevolent salvation!
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