Respected Dafa practitioners:
At about this time a year ago, a few people with ulterior motives in the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party initiated a vicious, frenzied suppression, concocting charges using all available means to frame Falun Dafa as an "illegal organisation" and a "cult". Those conscienceless people, controlled by demons, went so far as to irrationally issue an arrest warrant for our great teacher, abusing their power, thus creating one of the biggest scandal inhuman history.
Over the past year, throughout China, there have been numerous vicious incidents of wanton disregard of citizens' basic human rights, severe punishment often accompanied with torture, and using the crackdown as an excuse to rob Dafa practitioners of their property. It has been one of the most irrational periods of terror since German Fascism and the Great Cultural Revolution. A great many truthful and kindhearted Dafa practitioners were recklessly deprived of their personal freedom and the access to basic necessities of their lives such as food, clothing, shelter and transportation. They were subjected to horrifying penalties, suffering tremendous pain both physically and mentally. Furthermore, over twenty Dafa practitioners have died in custody, many tortured to death, simply because they were unwilling to give up their belief in Falun Dafa.
Buddha law is great and sacred. The universal law has boundless virtue. A brand new chapter will soon be opening in history. On no account will demons be allowed to continue to sabotage Falun Dafa wilfully like they have, and all evils will be purged, eventually. The newly published articles by teacher have clearly revealed that the remaining days for the demonic forces are very few.
On the occasion of the "July 20"anniversary, we keenly realize that it is a sacred opportunity to guard Dafa. For those practitioners who have lagged behind, who haven't stepped forward yet, or who had once deviated from Dafa due to mistaken thoughts at that time. Don't sit by and watch again, otherwise this precious opportunity to re-shape your life and create history may pass you by. This is not only a chance that you obtained for having gone through numerous hardships throughout the long river of your life. It is also a chance created for us by our compassionate and merciful Teacher after he has undertaken much suffering and made painstaking efforts. Let's be sure to cherish it.
Whereas, we solemnly appeal to all Dafa practitioners that at this serious moment in history, we cannot be at the mercy of the vicious forces anymore, who wilfully put our practitioners in prison or under detention. Fellow Dafa practitioners, let's all step forward and set off a huge upsurge of guarding Dafa by employing all our manpower and material resources and by all possible means, making known the truth to the Chinese central government, the local governments at all levels, and the public. This is to smash the conspiracy of the evil forces who attempt to control and manipulate our Dafa practitioners and to help spread the truth of Falun Dafa all over the world. This will also make all evil forces feel unworthy and defeated in the face of the awe-inspiring righteousness of Dafa practitioners and the boundless mighty virtue of Dafa.
In spite of the hardships and tortures ahead, we are duty-bound and will not turn back. This is because we understand that we ought to be worthy of the universal law that created our lives and all that our Teacher has done for us. It is because of the fact that it is the first time the universal law is spread far and wide in this human world since the creation of the heaven and earth. It is because we fully understand that the mighty virtue of Dafa and the mighty virtue of the future guards of the universe need to be established now. It is because our actions will help establish a positive appraisal of us Falun Dafa practitioners by later generations in history. It is also because we are fully aware that we should become genuinely qualified Dafa practitioners and the "majestic divine beings who are as solid as diamond".
It's high time for us to take action!
Let's step forward and tell the truth of Falun Dafa to the Central government and the local governments at different levels, to the broad masses of the people by various means, so that we will feel no qualms upon our Teacher's boundless mercy.
Let's step forward and tell the truth of Falun Dafa to the Central government and the local governments at different levels, to the broad masses of the people by various means, so that we can help establish the boundless mighty virtue of the Universal Law.
Let's step forward and tell the truth of Falun Dafa to the Central government, the local governments at different levels, and the broad masses of the people on various occasions and from different perspectives, so that we can be positively appraised by later generations.
Let's step forward and tell the truth of Falun Dafa to the Central government, the local governments at different levels, and the broad masses of the people in order to validate the power of Dafa, perfect our future position in the universe, and provide a chance for all sentient beings to choose their bright future accordingly!
By then, the whole universe will be clear and the Buddha's light will illuminate everywhere. By then, we can say proudly that we are really worthy of the title "Falun Dafa practitioners".
July 15, 2000