I am 66 years old. Through empirical practice, not only did I recover from my illness, I also achieved the level of light ball.

Hello, everyone. I am 66 years old.
I used to offer incense and worship Buddha on holidays, asking the Buddha and Bodhisattva for blessings for everything. I also learned some heretical methods. After getting an illness two years ago, I came into contact with Master Qingliang Yue’s Ontology of Mind, and then I recovered. I have been meditating for two years, and have found that I am changing little by little. I don’t burn ghost money anymore, and I no longer believe in those exercises. Gradually, I understand that only I can save myself. Only through meditation can I save myself and help more people. Now let me dictate my meditation experience.
I love square dancing. From my son I knew a good method taught by Master Qingliang Yue. After a period of practice, I found I could fully relax my body while I was dancing. While dancing to the music, I found I became very concentrated, without using my body. I could do many difficult actions and didn’t feel tired at all. After dancing for more than one hour, I felt very relaxed and could walk very easily. But this comfort did not last for a long time. After a while, my legs became heavy as usual. Walking home heavily, I would immediately have meditation.
Now, while I am meditating, I feel my hands grow warm, and then gradually the body gets warm, even the bones seem to be gone. There used to be cold air on my back, but now it is gone. I feel my whole body is blurred, and then surrounded by a layer of warm air. It seems that I can't feel any part of my body, even my head is gone. My body feels like "empty". In my best condition, this process continued for 5 minutes. Now this "emptiness" is coming very quickly. It may happen at least once or twice a day.
At this time, I started to watch my mind. My grandson, my son, my daughter-in-law, my husband, my daughter, etc. all appeared in my mind. Most of them were family members and trivial matters in life. The content was very clear. When I saw them, they disappeared, and then other thoughts came out. I just watched them one by one leisurely, watching them appear and disappear. Before, I lost my thoughts when I watched them. For a long time, I couldn’t watch them anymore. But now I can watch my mind very easily. Usually I felt very energetic after two and a half hours of meditation. Then I patted my body, or jumped to sweat slightly. In fact, I could sit motionless for more than four hours when I was in good condition. At night I was not sleepy at all, so sometimes I took a bath at midnight, which made my husband very surprised.
Sometimes when I meditate, my legs hurt. When I began to meditate, my legs hurt so much that I shed tears, but I didn’t give up. I thought I would never return to the previous sick body. I must keep practicing! Later, I learned to observe the painful legs in a relaxed way. Sometimes I assumed that this was my grandson’s leg. When it was particularly painful, I watched it as if I were petting my grandson, and the pain gradually disappeared. My daughter-in-law suggested that I could use the method of “bare simmer” to observe the pain in my legs. As I keep watching the pain patiently, I don’t feel much pain in my legs; conversely, I feel very comfortable as my body gets warm.
I have been meditating for two years. Every day I have a long time meditation. Sometimes I practice for 15 minutes. While I watch TV and see the women soldiers walking, I will imagine them walking in slow motion. In life, I keep practicing mindfulness, knowing clearly what I'm doing.
When I first learned to meditate, I watched flowers blooming and fading. I also learned to observe calligraphy. It was very difficult for me, but I insisted on the practice. Gradually a slice of light appeared in front of my eyes, and then the light slowly became a small ball. My son told me that theories were very important. But as I was quite old, it was not easy to learn these theories. So my son explained these principles to me every week. Sometimes I felt I understood these principles, but in fact what I was doing was wrong. Every time I corrected my wrong views, I had a higher level of meditation.
I used to be in poor health, and was very confused, but now I can remember everything I hear. It is indeed not easy to have empirical practice at the age of 64. Sometimes I cried while having meditation. I am 66 years old this year. I don’t expect to be enlightened in this life, but I hope that people of my age can learn Dharma with our teacher. Work hard and don’t be discouraged. Don’t give up. Keep healthy, and help more people like our teacher! Many thanks to our teacher Qingliang Yue!
Question: Brother, you are very great! You set a good example for us! When I instructed my mother to meditate in the past, she always said that she was too busy to meditate. After breakfast, she cleaned the house, and then went out to sunbathe. It was time to cook lunch when she came back. So, how do you arrange your life?
Reply: I usually get up at 3 or 4 o’clock. Then I meditate until breakfast. This training is often conducted between 9 and 12 o’clock in the morning, from 2 o’clock to dinner in the afternoon, and after 8 o’clock in the evening. I cook by myself. But this arrangement is not fixed. Sometimes I go shopping, or dance. But on average, I practice at least four hours a day, and at most ten hours. At present, I could experience emptiness of the body for a short time and see an egg-like light ball. Last night, I dreamed brightness. Coming out of meditation, without lights, I could see everything in the room. Even the buttons on the sweater were clearly visible. I used to be in bad health. I found my whole body numb, and especially suffered from varicose veins. But since I began meditation (or empirical practice), these symptoms have disappeared, and the varicose veins have actually been healed. Even the auditory hallucinations have also been cured. Having benefited from empirical practice, I become more confident. I don't want to be tortured by that kind of illness anymore, so I will stick to empirical practice.
Question: Brother, from your experience, I come to understand “with utmost sincerity, no difficulty is insurmountable”. Although our foundation is different, with firm belief and perseverance, all difficulties can be defeated! Thank you for all that you have shared!
Reply: You are welcome! Many thanks to Master Qingliang Yue and other classmates!