By Meilian, a practitioner from Taiwan

(Clearwisdom.net) I am a 52-year-old woman working for the State Citizen Middle School. When I was a little girl, I had children's paralysis syndrome. Consequently, I couldn't walk normally. My left knee joint was later diagnosed with retrograde gonitis due the joint grinding against the bone because of walking incorrectly. My left knee was not only swollen but was also very painful. I couldn't lift my arms because the tendons on both my shoulders broke. Even turning over while sleeping was very difficult. Therefore, I often complained, "Why does nature treat me so poorly!? I have neither healthy legs nor healthy arms!"

During summer vacation of 2004, I also had high blood pressure. So, I started taking medicine every day. Ever since I started taking medicine other things got worse and I always had a very bad headache. For a few months, I couldn't even touch my head. I even took very strong medicine to try and stop the pain, but it didn't work. Even while walking from my office to my parking place, which is only 50 meters away, I became short of breath. I wondered if I had cardiopulmonary disease. For more than 20 years, I was a practitioner in one school of Buddhism. Every day I sincerely read that school's scriptures and held its incantations. I also read many Buddhist books, but I still suffered from my diseases.

The Yunlin County Government regularly held Falun Dafa seminars. The effect that Falun Dafa has on improving the body and mind was widely known. Particularly in teaching circles there are a lot of people practicing Falun Dafa. Even so, each time when a Falun Dafa seminar was held, I found an excuse to avoid attending. I said that I couldn't stand for long enough to do the exercises. So each time I missed the chance to begin practicing cultivation. A year ago, two principals from my school encouraged me to learn Falun Dafa. I then decided to practice cultivation. I still clearly remember that on the morning of November 20, 2004, I arrived at the site of Beichen Elementary School to learn the five sets of Falun Gong exercises. It was the beginning of a new life for me.

It was a miracle that the first day after I finished practicing the exercises and returned home, my headache was already gone. I was so cheerful and excited. Later, I learned that there is strong and righteous energy around the practice site that can adjust people's abnormal conditions. On the same day, I went to a bookstore to get the book Zhuan Falun, and I read it from cover to cover. Each sentence touched my heart. I was moved very deeply. From that time on, I not only practiced the exercises and studied Fa every day, but I also regarded myself as a cultivator. I have experienced many phenomena that Teacher mentioned in his book and often see the strong and righteous scene of the great red light covering our practice site.

After I practiced cultivation in Falun Dafa for a month, my agony of pain and swelling in the knees, being unable lift my arms, high blood pressure and shortness of breath were cured without any medicine. I could walk or stand for two hours straight. I also could hold my hands up during the second exercises for the entire time without them falling down. My father-in-law is an old Buddhist and a very serious person. He witnessed my physical changes, so he took back all other school's books. I haven't used my health insurance card for a year. I am thankful for Teacher's mercy.

I have benefited from Falun Dafa and I am also a practitioner during Fa-rectification, therefore I will work hard and diligently to do the three things that Teacher has required us to do.

Posting date: 4/13/2006
Original article date: 4/13/2006
Category: Personal Cultivation
Translated on 4/2/2006
Chinese version available at http://minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/3/22/123405.html

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