(Clearwisdom.net) My father graduated from a teachers college back in the 50s and is now in his 70s. He has been a middle school teacher as well as a principal for dozens of years. But he was stricken with a sicknesses and was unable to stay away from Chinese medicine. Many kinds of medicine were effective when he first first took them, but gradually they became ineffective because he developed resistance to the drugs. As a result of taking drugs for many years, my father has developed a high tolerance for medications. Things changed for him after he began practicing Falun Gong. The following are some of his experiences.

Overcoming Sickness Karma

After starting his practice of Falun Gong, my father encountered his first experience of sickness karma, a serious cold with high fever and body aches, and he was unable to move. He had to stay in bed for a few days. On the fourth night at about two or three o'clock in the morning, his fever suddenly broke, and he was able to get out of bed. My mother woke up and told my father about the dream she had just had. She said, “When you and I got back to our former home in the old village, two gods flew down from the sky, shoveled black things like bugs from all corners of the house, put them in their bags, hefted the bags over their shoulders, and then flew away.”

After obtaining the Fa, my father cultivated solidly, and a few months later, all his health problems were gone. Not only that, his dry, gray hair turned black and shiny; the age spots on his face faded away, and he looked about 20 years younger. Seeing the changes in my father, several friends and relatives also started to learn Dafa cultivation.

Coming Back to Cultivation

After the persecution began on July 20, 1999, the authorities targeted my father as a long-time monitoring “focal point.” Under great pressure, he gave up Dafa cultivation, his health swiftly deteriorated and he look 20 years older than before. Many health problems returned. During those years, because I practiced Dafa, I was also persecuted and imprisoned in a forced labor camp.

In 2007, I went to visit my father back home. At that time, his problem with his legs was getting worse and worse so that he almost wasn't able to walk. After recalling what he went through the last few years and seeing him just withering away, I said, “Dad, try to recall all the years you had so many health problems and then you recovered by practicing Dafa. But, when Dafa and Teacher were being smeared and persecuted, you not only did not step forward to validate the Fa, but also said something bad about Dafa. Your health started to deteriorate from then on, as I was told. Mom said that one time you picked up a truth-clarification brochure on our doorstep and that, due to fear, you burned it. From then on, your legs started to hurt.

“You were also aware that Dafa practitioners, in order to distribute truth-clarification materials for the sake of disclosing the persecution and saving people, live a frugal life, take lots of risks, and are under a lot of pressure. Even if you had no courage to take it, you could have left it out there and let somebody else have it—you didn't have to burn it. Even an ordinary person with a conscience would not do what you did.”

Father's face turned red after calmly listening to what I said. The following morning, he wanted to talk to me in private. Looking determined but emotional he said, “I am sorry about the two things you said yesterday. I know I was wrong and regret it from the bottom of my heart.” As soon as he finished what he had to say, instantly he felt two big hot hands pressing down on his stiff and painful legs, making him feel comfortable instantly. “It looks like Teacher did not forsake me. I want you to teach me the exercises again,” he said.

Thus, my father reentered Dafa cultivation. He treasured this opportunity to be renewed and worked diligently as a Dafa practitioner. A miracle happened again—his sick body was rejuvenated: his dry, gray hair became shiny and black, and he looked 20 years younger again.

One time he went shopping at a vegetable market. As he got up after picking out some vegetables, the sharp steel tip on the cover of the vendor's truck suddenly fell on his forehead. The vendor was upset and frightened, but my father didn't feel anything and his skin was not even scratched, either.

Searching Inward for Attachments

One time, my father suddenly had a headache all day long, and wasn't able to get rid of it even after studying the Fa and sending forth righteous thoughts. At night in bed, he calmly said, “Teacher, what did I do wrong? I haven't been able to figure out what the problem is with me.” As soon as he had this thought, he saw two people behind him talking to each other. One of them said, “What went wrong with him?” The other said, “Attachment of lust...” Then they both disappeared. Hearing what they said, Father sat up and looked inward, “Even before practicing Dafa, I was so deeply affected by the traditional moral standard regarding the male and female relationship that my behavior was never disgraceful or dirty. After practicing Dafa, I have been even more cautious and serious about it. Where did I go wrong?”

Suddenly, he remembered going out a couple of days before with my mother to buy vegetables, when she casually said, “I haven't seen a good looking girl in this small community either single or married.” Father didn't agree with what she said, “There are pretty ones that you haven't come across.” Mother disagreed, “We've been living here for so long, why haven't I met one?” Hearing what my mother said, Father started casually paying attention to an oncoming couple—what a coincidence, the lady was rather beautiful. Father said, “Take a look. Isn't she a pretty one?” Mother agreed. Since they had been arguing on the subject of pretty girls, they started casually paying attention to see if there were any more pretty girls. When they got home, father was hit with a headache.

Thinking about the incident, Father found his headache problem. He sat down, cleansed his mind, and sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil interference. Within minutes his headache was gone. My father and I came to comprehend how sacred and serious a matter Dafa cultivation really is.