(Clearwisdom.net) In 2003, I was detained for distributing Dafa truth-clarifying materials. At the detention center, Teacher constantly gave me hints from the Fa and I tried my best to meet the Fa's requirements. I denied and eliminated the torture and the arrangements of the old forces by sending forth righteous thoughts and carrying out a hunger strike. I finally got out of the detention center with righteous thoughts.
One month later, three officials from the court sent me a prosecution notice (I had been charged with "interfering with law enforcement"). They asked me to sign it. I kept Teacher's words in mind, and did not wish to cooperate with the old forces arrangements in any way. Therefore I refused to sign. I told them, "This issue is not personal. I'm only considering the issue, not the person. I will not sign no matter who comes today." They asked me, "Are you going to have a lawyer?" I replied, "No. I will not go to the court either." They asked again, "Are you going to be present at the court when the trial opens?" I replied, "No." They said, "We will open the trial in ten days." I treated the three officials as Dafa requires and tried my best to do everything a Dafa practitioner should do.
During that time I diligently studied the Fa and did not even think about the trial. However, during Fa study I realized my mistake: I did not dare to face the court. I then rectified my heart and asked myself to fundamentally change my ordinary person's notion, to look at this issue righteously and to dig out the root of my attachment. As I was thinking about this my family was watching a television show. On the screen was a prison scene, and also a hospital inside a prison. The articles I read on the website were about the torture of Falun Gong practitioners in prisons. Even my family urged me to pack up to go to prison. They said to me, "You will not escape the trial!" This was the evil utilizing my family members to interfere. I then sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil. At that moment, the Fa also gave me hint: "no one besides Master can arrange my path. I should not avoid or escape from the conflict."
I believe that Dafa is harmonious. The more I studied the Fa, the stronger my righteous thoughts were, and the clearer and more rational my mind became. Even if I was facing the trial, I still needed to do what Teacher told us to do,
"Validate the Fa with rationality, clarify the truth with wisdom, spread the Fa and save people with mercy" (article "Rationality").
But this is not the same as recognizing or admitting it. From another perspective, being charged with "interfering with law enforcement by practicing an evil xx" is not an ordinary charge. This charge attacks and persecutes Dafa and practitioners. It is a vicious deed. From Fa study I came to enlighten to the fact that I needed to share experiences with other practitioners. It is not a personal problem. Dafa practitioners are one body and everyone needs to improve. I then listened to other practitioners' opinions: they thought that I should leave home. It was not right if I just waited at home. Isn't it the same as being taken away by the evil if I just waited at home? We all were very worried.
However, I thought to myself, if I moved just because they told me that they would open the trial, wasn't I affected by them? Even though all of the other practitioners basically told me so, I should not misunderstand the situation. Again the Fa gave me the hint,
"Unless danger threatens your life and you are told how to eliminate it, all those who tell you that you will have a tribulation today and how to avoid something about to occur, those who tell you the first-prize lottery ticket number and tell you to try it, and those who want to have you obtain good things in ordinary human society, are demons. If you always get your way among everyday people and cannot pass this test, you will not make progress. If you live very well among everyday people how can you practice cultivation?" (Zhuan Falun)
I realized that I need to follow the Fa and do what the Fa requires. I should not avoid or escape from the persecution, but rather face and eliminate it. I cannot take one deviated step as my path is narrow. I should do things according to how I enlightened to them. On the other hand, why should I leave home? During the Fa rectification period, Dafa practitioners should have a legal and justified environment for cultivation. We need to put Dafa as the highest priority and harmonize it. If one day Fa rectification comes to an end, and we did not reject and eliminate the issue of court trials against Dafa practitioners, how can that be allowed?
During those ten days, there were times when I did not feel as righteous. Whenever this happened, I recited Teacher's words,
"the persecution has already come to this stage, and Dafa has already come to this stage in the Fa-rectification: what's there for us to still be afraid of? Haven't you already seen your future very well? So when it comes to those evil beings and their arrangements, as long as your righteous thoughts are strong enough you can reject them, repel them, and make them helpless" (Teaching the Fa at the 2002 Fa conference in Philadelphia, USA).
I then became very energetic and knew what to do. Having not paid attention to it, it was already two days past the date of the trial. No wonder over the past two days, Teacher's Fa often appeared in my mind
"just by having your heart unaffected you will be able to handle all situations. ("Eliminate Your Last Attachment(s)).
In addition, because Clearwisdom.net had published the trial date, our local practitioners all sent forth righteous thought during those several days. Hence the first trial was rejected.
One day later, my family got a phone call from the court and was notified of the date of a second trial. I was unmoved by this and continued to do what I needed to do.
"That is, all the types of problems that manifest today are references being left to history. The manifestations are complicated and they seem random, but in fact they're very well ordered. They're being left for history [to demonstrate] how problems that will occur in different periods in the future should be handled". (Teaching the Fa at the 2001 Fa Conference in Canada)
Teacher's Fa touched me and I realized the importance of what we do today. I made up my mind that I would make every effort to do well everything that Dafa disciples are suppose to do.
My husband also got phone calls asking him to cooperate. The pressure from the evil was enormous. I said to Teacher in my heart, "I can do it. I can walk all the way. Teacher please do not worry about me." At that time there were practitioners trying to convince me to leave home. But I could not leave, as I did not understand it from the Fa. I told them, "I do not recognize it." I received a piece of paper written "at such and such time, such and such court will open trial against practitioner such and such... All practitioners please send forth righteous thoughts." I felt the righteous power and realized that practitioners are one whole body and we are caring for each other. My attitude was that nothing matters and I could face it. Then the second trial was also rejected.
When validating the Fa during the persecution, the pressure was enormous. I could not take one single deviated step. I eliminated various interferences and diligently studied the Fa. I constantly come to a deeper understanding of the Fa and assimilated to the Fa through Fa study. I saw more clearly how to walk my path righteously during the Fa rectification and deeply understood that our paths are truly narrow and would not allow even a bit of deviation. Meanwhile Master also taught,
"if a cultivator can't eliminate it, Gods--including higher Gods--also need to take part in eliminating it" (Teaching the Fa at the 2001 Fa conference in Canada).
I became more confident.
Teacher said,
"Wherever there's a problem, that is where we should go clarify the facts--judges, lawyers, and the various people involved in the suit are all people we should clarify the facts to. Once the human minds are rectified, the court will stand on the side of justice". (Teaching the Fa at the 2003 Midwest-US Fa conference)
I enlightened to the need to write to the head of the court to clarify the truth. I wrote the letter, put down my address and signed. I examined it once again as it was not a casual thing. It was not simply my individual issue. All personnel involved in the court would read it. They would come to know Dafa practitioners through this letter. It is validating Dafa, clarifying the truth and saving sentient beings. It is a serious issue. When I sent the letter, I said in my heart: I truly mean to save you, tell you the truth and make you become better. I know that with this letter - the righteous material had already formed for them. The outcome must be very good as well. It must eliminate the evils in other dimensions. (Also in this dimension it suppresses their arrogance).
Around that time, court officials called my husband two or three times to stress: "She must attend the trial. She can go home once the trial is over. We can discuss anything. But if she refuses to attend, it will leave no room for negotiation. If she insists on not going, we will carry her. You'd better cooperate with us." My heart was very calm. At around 4:00 p.m., my husband called them and asked if I needed to go tomorrow. The officer in charge answered, "So and so is sick. So we will not open the trial tomorrow." Therefore the trial was rejected for the third time. After this, I found that my neighbors seemed to change their attitudes. Now they greet me rather than avoiding me like they used to do.
Over ten days later, the judge, jurors and court security came to my house. I treated them warmly. The head said, "We called your husband several times to discuss the date for the trial. Today our supervisor asked us to discuss with you how you will go to the trial tomorrow: by ambulance or by the car from the court? Of course we will not handcuff you as we did to other criminals. It is your choice." I replied, "I choose not to go because I did not commit any crime. The purpose of distributing Falun Gong materials is to tell people and the government that Falun Gong is good. We promote Truth-Compassion-Tolerance. Practicing it can cure illnesses and make one healthy. It can improve people's morality. It does no harm but only benefits our country and its people. It is such a good practice. You'd better end the persecution soon." They smiled after hearing this. I sent forth righteous thoughts while I clarified the truth. At last the judge said, "Let's go!" It seemed that as he listened to me tears were forming in his eyes. I knew what was in his mind. He was very reluctant to deal with this issue. He tried his best to handle it as custody outside of the prison. But even that is something I need to reject.
After they left, I thought very carefully and rationally: I cannot take one step wrong at this crucial time. Only when I walk my path righteously and do it well following the requirement of the Fa, can I rectify anything not righteous and save sentient beings. I need to grasp every opportunity to study the Fa, send forth righteous thought, and timely eliminate the unconcious recognition of the old forces hidden deep in my mind.