(Minghui.org) I am a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and have run my own clinic for the past 20 years. My husband, who is also a Falun Dafa practitioner, has helped me manage the clinic since he retired. My small clinic is a place for us to save sentient beings. Over the years we have had many touching experiences.
Obtaining Falun Dafa
My father was high-ranking official in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). After the CCP seized power in 1949, its cadres were ordered to divorce their wives in the countryside. Shortly after I was born, Father moved to the city and abandoned his wife and children in 1951. Memories of my childhood are filled with my mother crying. She often took out her anger on me. She suffered a lot raising three children by herself. I was born weak and sickly. I often shivered all over for no reason. But I sucked it up and wouldn't complain. I could live with physical suffering, but I was so overwhelmed by the feeling of worthlessness, loneliness, and helplessness that I hardly wanted to live.
Mother got sick in an epidemic when I was 12. I took her to the town nearby on a flatbed trailer to see a doctor. A well-known doctor of traditional Chinese medicine pitied us, cured Mother, and took me as his student.
From my teacher I learned traditional Chinese medicine theories, pulse diagnosis, acupuncture, herbal medicine, etc. I was quick to pick things up and became very skillful at acupuncture.
As my name became more well-known, more and more patients came to see me, and I opened my own clinic in 1993. However, my health got so bad that I couldn't even go to work regularly.
Mother's death in 1996 was a big blow to me. I had severe acid reflux and consequent deterioration of the lining of my lower esophagus. I was then diagnosed with stomach cancer.
I couldn't keep any food down and had excruciating pain. Neither Western medicine nor traditional Chinese medicine were able to help me. I was completely desperate.
A friend of mine gave me a book in May 1997. She told me, “You must read this book.” The book was Zhuan Falun. I picked it up, flipped through the pages, and was drawn to this paragraph:
“But in this dimension they make people have this body, this mortal body that we have. Once you have this body, you can’t take it when it’s cold, you can’t take it when it’s hot, you can’t take being tired, and you can’t take being hungry—you get the idea, you suffer. When you get sick it’s hard to bear it, and you go through birth, aging, sickness, and death. It’s to have you pay off your karma by suffering, to see if you can return, and to give you one more chance. That’s why human beings have dropped into a realm of delusion.” (The First Talk, Zhuan Falun)
I was shocked, “Is this talking about me?” I held the book in both hands and started reading it carefully from the beginning. I was moved to tears as I read. What Master said was so right! I was deeply touched by the principles stated in the book.
I finished reading the book the next day. Master opened my celestial eye the following day. I saw a rotating colorful Falun as big as a wall clock. Two days later my disease was completely gone. I could eat whatever I wanted to. A dying cancer patient became healthy! I couldn't believe it was true! I knew I wouldn't give up Falun Dafa for the rest of my life. I wanted to cultivate myself. I wanted to become a genuine Falun Dafa practitioner. I joined Falun Gong the exercise group less than a week later.
Clearing up Confusion
When the CCP launched the persecution of Falun Dafa in July 1999, I was shocked and saddened, but my determination to continue cultivation didn't waiver a bit. I went to Beijing to appeal for Falun Dafa. I wanted to tell people the true story of how Dafa had saved me. My fellow practitioners and I were arrested for unfolding a banner saying “Falun Dafa is good” on Tiananmen Square. As soon as I was released, I went to appeal again. I went to Beijing three times and was arrested twice. Falun Dafa is more valuable than my life in my mind. I must not give up.
I was at a loss about what to do under the terrible persecution. A fellow practitioner sent me Master's new scripture just in time:
“Getting arrested is not the purpose. Validating Dafa is what's truly magnificent, and it is to validate Dafa that you step forward. Since you step forward, you should try to succeed in validating the Fa--this is the real purpose of stepping forward."
"Validate the Fa with rationality, clarify the truth with wisdom, spread the Fa and save people with mercy--this is establishing the mighty virtue of an Enlightened Being.” (“Rationality”)
I was suddenly enlightened by Master's words. Wasn't my small clinic my unique environment to validate Dafa and save sentient beings? I could tell so many patients about the truth about Falun Dafa. The clinic was also a great place to protect my fellow practitioners. One time, a fellow practitioner was sought by the police. He had to hide himself in a wheat field for a day. I found out and hid him in my clinic for a week until it was safe for him to leave. Many truth-clarification materials were stored in and distributed from my clinic.
Saving Sentient Beings
Cultivation in Falun Dafa made me look young and gave me more energy. Though in my 60s, I was always mistaken for someone in her 40s. Falun Dafa blessed me with more wisdom and improved my medical skills. My ability to treat patients became more and more effective--the results were sometimes nothing short of miraculous. As I improved my heart according to the principles of Dafa, I became more compassionate, sincere, and considerate toward my patients. The reputation of my clinic spread, and some patients even came from other provinces.
As a doctor, I took my medical responsibilities seriously. As a Falun Dafa practitioner, I fulfilled my mission by clarifying the truth to them with wisdom and compassion. It was easier for patients to accept my truth-clarification when the treatment worked well. When my truth-clarification was thorough, my treatment worked better than expected. I told each patient the truth about Falun Dafa based on their backgrounds and tried not to leave anyone out.
-A professor with pharyngitis
A professor lost his voice because of chronicle pharyngitis, but his condition improved greatly within the first 10-day course of treatment. He gave me a thumbs-up and said, “You are a top doctor!” I told him, “Traditional Chinese medicine is part of our divine culture. The 12 energy channels aren't tangible, but they do exist. But the Chinese Communities Party promotes atheism and persecutes Falun Gong practitioners who pursue truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance. Our moral standards are gone. People don't believe in heaven or hell. All they believe in is money. Their futures will be bleak.” He agreed that natural and manmade disasters were happening more and more often. I added, “The final catastrophe isn't far off. Many ancient prophets warned about it. The only way to avoid being buried with the CCP is to quit the Party, the Youth League, and the Young Pioneers and putting our lives in the hands of gods.” The professor nodded. He quit the three organizations using a nickname.
-A baby with asthma
A young couple brought their baby to my clinic. The baby had difficulty breathing because of asthma. He didn't get better after a couple of weeks of treatment in the Children's Hospital. The couple had heard good things about my clinic and brought their baby me. I gave him acupuncture, and he started breathing normally. The young couple said in awe, “It's a miracle!” I said, “Why do you think we are having so many epidemics? It's the result of declining morality. The CCP's persecution of innocent Falun Gong practitioners is causing it. Make sure to see clearly what is righteous and what is evil. Following the Party will bring ill fortune.” Both of them agreed and quit the three communist organizations without hesitation.
-A victim of a stroke
A van pulled in at my clinic one day, and several people carried a woman in. She had had a stroke and had been hospitalized for 17 days in the municipal hospital 100 miles away. Her life wasn't in immediate danger, but she couldn't walk any longer. They had heard about my clinic's great reputation and decided to take her here. I gave her three ten-day courses of treatment. Her condition improved a lot after the first one. She could walk with support. After the second course of treatment, she could walk by herself. After the third one, she could take care of herself. I took every opportunity to talk to this woman. I told her, “Life involves a lot of suffering. Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the cycle of life. Everything follows a cycle: four seasons, night and day...We humans are at the last stage of a cycle now. Buddhas and gods are compassionate and want to save people. Falun Dafa saves people. Don't believe the CCP's slander. You will be saved if you repeat in your mind, 'Falun Dafa is good, Truth-Compassion-Forbearance are good.'” She agreed with what I said and decided to quit the three communist organizations. Her husband and her son didn't want to listen to me at first, but I found an opportunity to talk to them individually. They eventually realized it was right and decided to quit the three organizations, too.
-Government officials require careful handling
For government officials, I had to take my time to guide them and help them get over their concerns. As a matter of fact, they all know how bad the CCP is. As soon as they understood the truth about Falun Dafa, their diseases were cured quickly. A director in a legal government office had a severe back problem. He quit the CCP the first time he came to my clinic. His condition greatly improved with the first acupuncture treatment. He was completely cured after three or four treatments.
Another director he knew heard about it and came to see me, too. He had had surgery but still couldn't walk. I gave him acupuncture every week. He eventually learned the facts about Falun Gong, quit the CCP, and was completely cured after ten weeks. Now he can climb a mountain without any problem.
A former secretary of a Party committee in a Communist Party School, accompanied by his wife, came to see me a few times. His wife agreed with what I said about the CCP and Falun Gong, but he remained quiet. One time, I talked about the CCP political movements, the great famine, the suppression of college students' democratic movement, the persecution of Falun Gong, the 80 million deaths the CCP is responsible for, and people's delusions about Mao Zedong. He suddenly cursed, “Mao was such a [cuss word]!” He started talking about how Mao persecuted other CCP leaders. I said, “I'm sure you don't want to go down with such a Party. Quit to be safe.” He agreed.
A retired director of a police department and his wife came to see me a couple of years ago. They had serious health problems and had lost all hope. Their whole family accompanied them to my clinic. I was their last hope. I treated them with great care. It took several months, but they were eventually cured. I took the opportunity to clarify truth to them. All six people in their family quit the CCP.
Many such things have happened in my clinic. Most of them knew Falun Gong practitioners were good people, but they were deceived by the CCP's atheism and lies about Falun Gong. I clarify the facts to them thoroughly and don't give up if it doesn't work the first time. I keep trying from different perspectives based on their backgrounds. I follow Master's instruction and offer them solid salvation.
