Letting Go of the Concept of “Seeing Is Believing”

(Minghui.org) I am a caregiver for the elderly and grew up under the influence of atheism. I was thoroughly indoctrinated by the Chinese Communist regime’s ideology. I firmly accepted the concept of “seeing is believing.” After I began practicing Falun Dafa, I had difficulty removing this stubborn notion until I took care of a special lady.

After I began to practice Falun Dafa in 1997, I introduced the cultivation practice to the people I took care of. One elderly lady was illiterate, but she totally believed that Master and Dafa are good. I often reminded her to say, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” She recited the phrases every day. I witnessed several incidents which helped me realise the difference between her and me in terms of believing in Master and Dafa.

She used to suffer from lupus and took medicine for it constantly. When she later realised that she no longer needed it, she stopped taking it. To her family’s surprise, she was fine.

When I helped her use the restroom one day, I was startled to see that the toilet was half full of blood. Concerned that she was in serious condition, I told her what I saw, but she responded lightly, “It’s fine to let that stuff come out.” Sure enough, nothing bad happened to her.

One day, her ear was blocked with something like a blood clot, which looked quite frightening. At her request, I tried to clean it out and was shocked by how much stuff kept coming out. Afterward, her ear bled. I thought that it was the end of her life. But she took the situation lightly and told me, “It’s okay.” Not only was she fine, but her hearing was better than before.

After I took care of her for seven or eight years, her lupus relapsed, which caused the flesh on her buttocks, legs, and crotch to deteriorate, and a large sore eventually developed on her buttocks. It had a rotten smell. Her family and I were very worried about her and thought that her life was coming to an end.

I suddenly remembered what Master said,

“When a person’s mind focuses on somewhere in the body for a long time, an energy cluster will develop and form dan.” (Lecture Four, Zhuan Falun)

To help her, I concentrated my thoughts on her sores and recited repeatedly, “Assimilate to Dafa and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.” She remained calm and recited it as well. A relative came to take care of her one night and after seeing that her buttocks were as good as new, exclaimed, “Strange! It’s amazing! New flesh has grown!” Indeed, she recovered within a few days.

After that incident, I finally gave up the concept of “seeing is believing.” I know now that Dafa is miraculous and that supernatural things exist, whether people can see them or not. Her relatives also changed their attitude and were willing to listen to the truth about Dafa.