(Minghui.org) I am a 70-year-old veteran practitioner who learned Falun Dafa in 1996. I often come upon articles in the Minghui Weekly that tell of situations where practitioners are faced with danger, yet no harm comes to them. I would like to share several of my own experiences regarding such situations.
A Quick Recovery from Head Injury
One day in April 1999, I stood on a small bench and reached for something on top of a cabinet. The bench toppled over and I fell onto the floor, hitting my head on the leg of a piano. I could not get up and began yelling in pain as my husband tried to help me. Finding blood all over my hand, I realized that I had a laceration on my head that would need stitches.
As soon I thought about going to the hospital, I remembered that I was a cultivator! The blood was still flowing, but my thought was that I was okay. The wound stopped bleeding immediately. I went to a practitioner's home to study the Fa teachings that afternoon, as though nothing had happened.
I pulled off the scab over the wound four days later and saw that the cut had been over an inch long. There was a bald patch, but soon the hair grew over it and there was no scar.
A colleague of mine also sustained a head injury and laceration around this time. He ended up having a dozen stitches and it took him two weeks to recover.
Unhurt in a Car Accident
In 2003, my mother and I were riding in a taxi and I sat in the back seat. When we arrived at our destination I announced that I was getting out of the taxi and opened the door. But as soon as my foot touched the ground, the driver began to move the car forward. I watched the wheel run over my foot and leg.
The pain was excruciating. I pretended that it was nothing, and my thought was that all was well. I walked forward and helped my mother out of the car. We then walked together toward the stores to do our shopping. On the way I discovered that the new shoes I was wearing were damaged when the car ran over my foot. My heel appeared red and my leg bruised, but they were totally healed in a few days.
A Bad Headache Disappeared Following Correct Thought
Not long ago, I suddenly had a bad headache. I wasn’t sure what was causing it and hoped it would be over in a day or two. But even after several days the headache was still so painful that I could not do anything. I lay in bed for a few days.
I thought to myself, “When is this going to end? Will it take months?” I suddenly woke up and realized this pain was interference. I rejected my bad thoughts immediately and replaced them with the righteous thought: “I am ok right now.” Sure enough, I was ok and the pain disappeared.
Jumping Out of a Car
Not long ago I rode with four other practitioners to distribute Falun Dafa informational DVDs. The car stopped at an intersection to drop me off on our way home. I was hesitating because we were at the intersection in front of a stop light. One of the practitioners was in a hurry for me to get out of the car. I felt rushed, so I opened the door as asked and tried to get out.
The car began to move again just as my foot touched the ground. I pulled my leg back quickly, but my center of gravity was already outside the car. The driver was talking with another practitioner and did not know what was happening in the back seat. I had no choice at that point but to jump out.
I appealed to Teacher to not let the car run over me. I fell out of the car and landed on my left arm and elbow. I took a look at my sore elbow and thought it was ok. I resented the practitioner who'd urged me to quickly get out of the car and then I noticed cuts on my elbow.
After I got home, I realized that the incident occurred because my main consciousness was not strong enough and I'd just followed along to do what someone else had said. I should not resent the other person in a situation like that. After this thought, my injury soon disappeared.
Nothing Is Coincidental in Cultivation
Things happen to cultivators of Dafa either because one owes a debt or because of interference. Sometimes cultivators may leave a loophole that the old forces can then take advantage of. Or one has problems on a certain issue and it is time to elevate oneself.
All situations that Falun Dafa cultivators encounter have reasons behind them. When we are faced with problems, we need to look inward immediately. Particularly in going through illness karma, one needs to follow the standard of a cultivator. We need to change our thoughts and not look at circumstances as others might. We are cultivators and need to pay attention to each and every single thought of ours.
Teacher said:
“We have said that good or bad comes from a person’s initial thought, and the thought at that moment can bring about different consequences. ” (The Fourth Talk, Zhuan Falun)
Category: Improving Oneself
