I have been a dentist in the Bay Area for more than 20 years. Occupational problems have caused my back pain, cervical spine pain, excessive tension, fatigue, dizziness, insomnia, and high blood sugar. My body weight was getting lighter every day. My height is 5’6″, I had a minimum weight of only 105 pounds four years ago. I could not sit back when I got home from work every day. Instead, I could only lie down. At the same time, I was afraid to eat because I was afraid of high blood sugar. The vicious cycle led to an even lower body weight. There was no way to solve my problems fundamentally with Western or Chinese medicine or physical therapy. I was full of afflictions deep inside. After my father passed away, I was further dragged into the lowest point of my life. I felt extremely hopeless and helpless. I thought that I might not be able to see my daughter graduate from high school.
In October, after the referral of my mother’s classmate, I was fortunate enough to enter Bodhi Meditation. The Health and Happiness Retreat was a turning point in my life, and it was like I was rescued from hell. When receiving blessings and practicing Greater Illumination meditation, I repeatedly felt that there was cold air coming out from under my right neck, which might’ve been the root cause of my dizziness. No doctor before discovered this crux, and there was no cure. My heart was wide open because of Master’s Dharma teaching during the Health and Happiness Retreat. I understood that in order to change my destiny, I had to let go of a lot of things, learn to give, learn to be compassionate!
In March of next year, I started walking Energy Bagua every day at Serra Park in Sunnyvale, and I remembered to let go as well. When I first started Energy Bagua, I was having dizzy spells and my physical condition was very poor. I had to turn right and left during Energy Bagua, it was hard for me and hard to stand still. The amazing thing is that after a few days of walking, my dizziness didn’t get worse, thus I continued with ease. Somehow my knees started to hurt after walking for a day or two. During that time, I couldn’t get a good night’s sleep because of insomnia. I had to get up around 5AM to join the group but I couldn’t get up at all. I tried to let go of myself. I thought letting go might be part of the practice, so I forced myself to ignore my feelings and continued. As a result, an unexpected pleasant surprise happened. After two months of walking, I found that my hand had energy and I put my hands on my knees. My knees got warmer, the knee pain decreased and disappeared! The energy of walking Energy Bagua filled my body quickly. The dizziness has gradually improved, and there have been no more serious attacks! My sleep quality has also improved! This strengthened my confidence in Master JinBodhi’s Dharma teaching and meditation techniques. Two months later, I went to check my blood sugar level, the average hemoglobin A1C level dropped from the previous pre-diabetic 5.9 to the normal 5.5, my weight increased to 120 pounds, and the pain behind the left shoulder was almost gone. The most amazing thing is, as the cold air continued to exhale from behind my neck during the practice, the bony protrusion of my cervical spine actually flattened out! My insomnia has completely disappeared, and now I can fall asleep quickly and sleep like a baby. I have full confidence in Bodhi Meditation!
With the improvement of my health, my mind has benefited even more! In the past when I was in poor health, inevitably I was pessimistic, unable to run a good clinic. Since I opened up my heart, I have learned to treat people with generosity and compassion, learn to give and help. The popularity of the clinic has suddenly grown and my income has doubled. As my destiny continued to change, the family atmosphere changed from being full of tension to being full of happiness. In the past, it was easy to argue with my husband. Since I learned to give up my attachment to my own point of view, and it makes sense to understand what others have said, I listened to him more. Slowly I yielded more while getting along with my family, thinking more of others’ needs, so the dispute was almost gone, and the family relationship is more harmonious now. Over time, my husband and daughters will also use “letting go” in their conversations. They have become more compassionate, and are having better luck!
I deeply feel that giving and compassion have a lot of positive energy! Doing compassionate deeds has given away certain things in life, but I receive more in return! The change of my destiny started with Bodhi Meditation. Meditation has changed my heart. With the change of my heart, my body returned to health, my career is back on track, my family is happy, and the world around me changed completely. When there is more love in my heart, there is more love in the world around me; the brighter my heart, the brighter the world around me. Thanks Bodhi Meditation, thanks Grandmaster JinBodhi!
(Note: The effects of meditation vary from person to person)