(Minghui.org) I kept Master’s teachings in mind over the three years of the pandemic, and made sure to do the three things well day after day. With extensive study of the Fa, I gained an understanding that as practitioners, we have the ability to eliminate karma and germs. I thus firmly believed that the virus would not affect me. I went out daily to clarify the truth and save people without encountering any issues.
Cultivation is serious, however, and the requirements for Dafa practitioners are strict. Practitioners must improve their character to fulfill their mission. Cultivation is not merely theoretical, and faith in Master and Dafa is more than a mere promise. Our cultivation status depends on how we perform in the tests.
High Blood Pressure Disappeared
I lost a tooth last April, and I needed a dental implant. The doctor linked it to severe periodontitis, but I believed it originated from my attachments, and reflected the accumulation of issues in my life.
When I took a routine blood pressure test before surgery, my blood pressure was over 170. The doctor said I could only have the surgery if I took medication to lower my blood pressure. My first reaction was that cultivators do not have diseases, so what medicine should I take? I told my husband, “This means something is wrong with my character. If my xinxing improves, my blood pressure will go down. The symptoms are helping me to eliminate karma, so I don’t need to take any medicine.”
For almost a month, my blood pressure kept rising. I started to be concerned that it might negatively impact the image of practitioners. Seeking an alternate approach, I consulted a traditional Chinese medicine doctor for a pulse check and herbs. However, the prescribed medicine did not alleviate my symptoms, and I began to experience dizziness. Feeling worried about my health, I went to the hospital for an electrocardiogram and blood tests, which all showed normal results. This further strengthened my belief that the elevated blood pressure was a manifestation of ongoing issues related to my character.
I worked hard every day to do the three things well, and I looked inward. I found many attachments, including pursuit, fear, showing off, jealousy, competitiveness, resentment, and criticism. Whenever I took my blood pressure, I recited the nine auspicious words in my heart, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” I also recited the Fa every day and asked Master to help. Despite these efforts, my blood pressure remained high.
I looked within again to re-evaluate the root causes of my health issue. It dawned on me that I harbored a daily hope for my blood pressure to decrease. Recognizing this as an attachment to pursuit, I realized that pursuit itself is an attachment that needs to be eliminated. I thought, “How significant is it to have high blood pressure or not? The worst-case scenario is that I could not undergo a tooth implant.” With this thought, I stopped worrying about my blood pressure and focused on fulfilling my responsibilities. That afternoon, I went out to clarify the truth to people about Falun Dafa, and helped two people quit the CCP and its youth organizations.
Remarkably, my blood pressure decreased once I returned home. I learned a significant lesson through this incident. I thought I was clear that practitioners do not have illness, but my heart was not steady when I faced this test.
Cultivation Can Eliminate Germs
After I had the tooth implant surgery, the doctor asked me to take painkillers and antibiotics. Having confidence in the effectiveness of Falun Dafa, I shared with my husband that I believed it would yield better results than the prescribed medications. Despite some swelling the next day, I assured him it was a normal reaction, and is expected to diminish within two days, and I would recover without the need for medicine.
Just as I assured him, my swelling decreased within two days. During a follow-up examination, the doctor confirmed a perfect healing outcome. He was surprised to learn I hadn’t taken any pills, and remarked about my excellent immune system. I took the opportunity to share the truth about Dafa with the doctor and his staff. To my delight, they accepted the information and renounced their memberships in the CCP organizations.
Rapid Recovery From Cold Symptoms and Swift Healing of a Sprained Foot
One day last year, I sprained my left foot while walking. The sprained area gradually swelled to the size of a goose egg, and it was as hard as a rock.
My foot remained immobile the following evening, and I started to have symptoms of a severe cold. The discomfort intensified, associated with a severe headache, high fever, and overall body aches. Feeling concerned about the persistent fever, I was afraid of the potential inconvenience it might cause. My local area was under strict epidemic control, and had temperature scanners set up at entrance gates. A high temperature could result in a quarantine. Swiftly recognizing this anxious thought was not right, so I reminded myself, “I am a practitioner of Master Li Hongzhi, my Master would not arrange something like this.”
All the troubling symptoms had vanished by the next day. As I passed through the entrance gate, I heard the temperature scanner beep “Normal.” I was very happy and said, “Thank you, Master, for guiding me through this.”
Master said,
“On this note, science is not an upright religion. But it has provided people ease in their lives in the human dimension, along with the illusion of comfort for the time being. It has provided the means for false freedom and false progress after humans’ self-destruction, and thus makes people believe in it even more. As gods see it, however, excessive ease and comfort for humans are not good things. They increase karma and make karma accumulate. And without clearing karmic debts, a person will eventually go to Hell.” (Teachings at the Conference in Europe)
I looked inward and realized that I had slacked off in doing the exercises during those days. I realized that this experience was about overcoming my desire for comfort and longing for an easy life.
Throughout this situation, whether it was family, classmates, or friends, they all advised me to get an x-ray, apply medicated alcohol to my foot, or seek medical treatment. They warned that not doing so might lead to severe consequences. I assured them, “I will get better in a few days.” And indeed, I was able to walk within five days. Twenty days later, my friends and I went mountain climbing without any problems, and my left foot felt even more flexible than my right.
Each time I experienced tribulations like this, it was testing me as to whether I truly believed in the Fa and Master.
This time, my family and friends all witnessed firsthand that a practitioner’s high blood pressure could naturally decrease without medication, that their surgical procedure could heal without the use of antibiotics, and that their injuries could heal quickly by itself.
After witnessing these events, my husband significantly changed his attitude toward Dafa. He now supports my cultivation practice. When Dafa practitioners cultivate well and establish an unwavering faith in Master, they can overcome all tribulations.
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