Falun Gong Practice Enabled Me to Say Goodbye to the Oxygen Tank and Wheelchair

My name is Liu Jieming and I am 75 years old this year. I have practiced Falun Dafa for over six months. During that period I have experienced tremendous physical and mental changes. Teacher's benevolence and Falun Dafa's mighty power gave me a new life.

Before I took up the practice of Falun Dafa, I was in a dire situation, afflicted with numerous illnesses. Indeed, there was not a spot on my body that didn't hurt. My lung function was about 30% of that of a normal person and I relied on an oxygen tank to breathe. It was difficult for me to eat and speak as I was extremely weak, and I had to live while relying on an oxygen tank and a wheel chair.

Other than lung problems, I also had heart disease, angina, high blood pressure, a stomach ulcer, narrowing of the oesophagus, bone proliferation and gout, among other diseases. I suffered for decades and my condition worsened as I got older. I couldn't take care of myself and had to hire a nurse to help me walk, eat and take a shower. I was living in extreme pain that wracked my body constantly. I was struggling just to stay alive.

Around six months ago my daughter introduced me to Falun Dafa and told me about the founder of Falun Gong, Teacher Li Hongzhi. I felt it was a great practice right away. Since then, I have been on the golden path of Falun Dafa practice.

My worldview changed as I read the core text in Falun Gong Zhuan Falun. My understanding of the Falun Gong principles improved and I became a better person. I understood the meaning of life, and I tried to assimilate to the universal principles of Truth-Compassion-Tolerance, to purify my mind with Falun Dafa, to conduct myself according to Dafa's standards and to be a true Falun Gong practitioner.

When I first started practicing, I had just gotten off the oxygen tank, and it was very difficult for me to do the sitting meditation exercise, let alone the standing exercises. I could hardly stand still or even follow the verses before each exercise. I didn't have enough strength to jie yin [put the two hands together at the end of each exercise]. It was exhausting for me to do the second exercise when I had to put my arms up for a long time, and my back hurt badly when I bent over during the fourth exercise. My knees were weak and I would experience sudden pains when doing the exercises. I felt so weak and sore that I could hardly finish the exercises. That was my first day of doing the exercises. If it were not for the mighty power of Dafa, I would not have been able to continue, but I persisted and my health improved day by day.

Before, I had all kinds of medical devices and homecare services, as I relied on many people to take care of me day in and day out. After I practiced Falun Gong, I stopped the services and I saved the government a large sum of money on medical expenses and various other costs.

Falun Dafa practice is very beneficial for any individual, family or country. Just as Teacher said on the first page of the book Zhuan Falun, "For the whole time I've been transmitting our teachings and exercises, I've made a point of being responsible to society and to our students. The results have been good, and the impact on the whole society has been pretty good, too." Falun Dafa practice enabled me to say goodbye to the oxygen tank and the wheelchair, as well as to the homecare nurse. Falun Dafa has shown its miraculous power and brought me back from death's door. Teacher and Dafa have given me a new life.

I am very happy that I have changed from being a critically ill person to a Falun Dafa practitioner. My family and friends were pleasantly surprised by the changes that took place in me. My appetite has increased and I no longer need to avoid certain foods. I sleep well and become healthier by the day. From now on, I will make the best use of my time and genuinely improve myself according to the principles taught in Falun Gong and make diligent progress in Dafa cultivation.