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Eight Years of Diabetes Cured Without Medication (Clearwisdom.net) I compiled my mother's cultivation experience from this
last year in order to let more people share our happiness. My mother had diabetes, heart disease, and osteophytosis for many years. She
was a nurse for over 30 years and relied heavily on various treatments. Three
years ago when my mother came to the U.S. to visit us, she brought two pieces of
luggage with her. One contained her daily clothes and the other was entirely
packed with all kinds of medication. She swallowed handful after handful of
medicine each day, was kept on a strict diet, and needed to monitor her blood
sugar at all times. If her blood sugar level was not controlled well, it would result in further
complications of the capillaries as well as other problems. These would greatly
accelerate the development of additional illnesses. In order to regulate her
blood sugar, my mother was forced to decline all sweets. She could not even eat
a little more of her favorite starchy foods, and fruit was completely out of the
question. Only when her craving became too hard to bear did she dare to take a
small bite. After moving to the U.S., the thing that my mother feared most was falling
ill and giving me trouble, so she often said, "How wonderful it would be if I
were someday cured of diabetes!" However, as a biologist, I knew the chances of
her diabetes being cured with medicine as it stands today is very small. I really hoped to find a true belief, but for some reason my heart was not
moved by today's religions. The atheist education that I received formed a thick
wall around me and I found it hard to believe in anything. Nevertheless, I instinctively felt that there was some sort of arrangement
governing one's life. As for what the force was, I did not know. Coursework in
the U.S. was very demanding and I gradually conformed to an old idiom, "Respect
the gods and ghosts by keeping a distance." I made an effort to restrain myself
from seeking any belief and forced myself to fight for one pragmatic goal after
another, such as which experiments to do, what papers to publish and where to go
for the holidays, etc. However, the inexplicable feelings of loss and confusion
often kept me up at night. Was there no more meaning to life? Later, pathological changes were apparent in my mother's eyes. Sudden
fuzziness of vision often occurred and would take a long time to recover. The
frequency and duration gradually increased, and I despaired that my mother would
soon lose her eyesight. I immediately made an appointment for my mother with the
ophthalmology department diabetes division in the Massachusetts General
Hospital. The earliest slot available was not until half a month later. I often discussed my mother's illness with my colleagues. One of them
practiced Falun Gong for many years and advised my mother to give it a try.
Although I had seen people practice Falun Gong in China 10 years ago, I was not
very familiar with it and regarded it as just a form of qigong to strengthen the
body. After moving to the U.S., the mother-in-law of one of my colleagues
practiced Falun Gong, yet I did not give it much thought. Later I heard from a
classmate back in college that his parents had practiced for many years and his
mother's stroke was healed after only a few days of practice. After learning of
this, I still did not see it as anything. Then my colleague gave me a copy of
the book Zhuan Falun and said, "Let your mother read the book first and
then decide whether or not to practice" My mother enjoyed reading the book very much, so I borrowed the exercise
instruction tape from my colleague for her to learn at home. But she never
seemed to get the gist of it. Later my colleague suggested that I take her to
study the Fa and do the exercises with the group. I hesitated. After the June
4th Tiananmen Student Massacre, I vowed never to inquire about politics. I
didn't even know who the current Chinese leader was. I was afraid of unknowingly
becoming labeled anti-party or anti-communism, as a traitor to my country.
Moreover, the people against Falun Gong had said many bad things about it. I was
afraid that in addition to not having her illness cured, my mother would be
confused. However, the practitioners I know are very good people. So I thought
to myself, "Whether a person goes astray in cultivation is probably related to
one's educational background." I decided to read Zhuan Falun myself so that I could warn my mother if
I saw anything inappropriate. However, I could not put the book down once I
started. So this is what Falun Gong really talks about! I was relieved and took
my mother to attend group Fa study. There were two seniors close to my mother's
age at our practice site. They were both very ill in the past; however, after
practicing Falun Gong their health continued to improve, and they found no need
to take medication any more. At first, I was playing with the children in
another room. Although I believed Falun Gong was good and was supportive to my
mother's decision, I doubted I would be able to follow the principle of
Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance at all times. I thought cultivation was too
difficult and I could not make up my mind to do it. I was not quite sure what
those elderly people said to mother and still held doubts to the miraculous
power of Falun Gong. After two weeks, I took my mother to the eye appointment that I set up for
her. The doctor told me that there was nothing wrong with her eyes and that the
symptoms of diabetes disappeared. I was very surprised and asked him whether
there was a mistake. He affirmed his diagnosis and probably thought that I was
making a fuss out of nothing. Since I talked with the doctor in English, my
mother could not understand. Seeing the serious look on my face, she thought the
results were not good. I told her, "The doctor said you do not have diabetes."
She was overjoyed and her first reaction was, "Teacher must have cured it for
me." Then she secretly told me, "I have not taken the medication for a week
now." At that time I was not completely convinced that my mother's diabetes was
cured so I said, "Let's not rush to conclusions just yet. It's better to
continue with the medication." My mother did not say anything to me. Once we got
home, we immediately tested her blood sugar using mine as a background. My
mother's blood sugar was indeed normal even after meals. Each patient fully realizes how precious it is to have a healthy body. For a
person diagnosed with an incurable disease, the restoration of health is no
longer just pure happiness. There is also shock and gratitude that resonate from
deep down in one's heart. Without medication, my mother was cured of her eight years of diabetes. She
has been practicing for almost a year and has not touched a single tablet since
last June. Her other illnesses disappeared as well and her health is getting
better each day. If I did not major in biology and this had not happened to my
mother, it would be hard to convince me how wonderful Falun Gong really is. Now I proudly acknowledge Falun Gong as my spiritual belief and am no longer
puzzled in life. I also understand why there were so many people practicing
Falun Gong in China before Jiang launched the persecution. Furthermore, it is
clear to me why even after the Cultural Revolution and the June 4th Tiananmen
Student Massacre that there are still people in China willing to follow the
standard of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. If Falun Gong does not possess
such miraculous, pure and stunning powers, how could it possibly move the hearts
of the Chinese people, who had been through repeated deceptions and are numb to
belief? I sincerely hope that more people can have the chance to truly understand
Falun Gong and improve themselves through cultivation. Posting date: 6/18/2004 |