(Clearwisdom.net)
Editor's note: Solemn Declarations are used by Falun Gong practitioners, who once wrote "guarantee letters" for the evil to renounce the practice under pressure, to announce their intention to return to the path of cultivation. To maintain the solemn nature of the announcement, the declaration must be published using the person's real name. If a solemn declaration is determined to have been written using an alias, it will be deleted. In order for a solemn declaration to be published on the Minghui website, it must be clearly stated that 1) the "guarantee letter" that the person wrote is null and void and 2) the practitioner solemn declares his or her intention to begin cultivation anew and atone for any losses incurred.
On July 11, 2008, I was arrested by police officers from the local police station and state security division, and detained for 15 days. After that, I was put under house arrest for more than a month. I was finally released on August 31, 2008. On my way home, CCP agents dragged me to the Township Culture and Education Office, where I was forced to sign a letter. At that time, I thought that no matter what it is, I did not write it or acknowledge it, and I signed it. But several days later, when I went to the school, I found the letter that I had signed was hanging on the wall of the principal's office. It was entitled guarantee statement, and this document began with slanderous words towards Dafa and guaranteed that I would not practice Dafa again. I could not read on. I felt guilty and deeply ashamed to face Teacher and Dafa. Recollecting that when the guards asked me if I still practiced Falun Gong, my answer was not open and aboveboard. That demonstrated that I still had the attachment of fear at the bottom of my heart, and I hoped to get by under false pretenses. I failed to live up to Teacher and Dafa. I hereby solemnly declare that the guarantee statement and my answer that I did not practice Falun Gong to be void and nullified. I want to be a open and aboveboard Dafa disciple, do the three things well, keep righteous thoughts and deeds, forge ahead diligently, cultivate to the very end, and follow Teacher home.
Yang Shengli
November 6, 2008
On July 30, 2008, while I was promoting Falun Gong and exposing the persecution, I was reported to the police. As a result, I was arrested and sentenced to one year of forced labor. After my two sisters learned that, they went to the labor camp to request my release. Each time they visited me, they wept bitterly and caused other people around to cry. Since I did not study the Fa deeply and did not possess a firm will, I was affected by emotion. To ease my sisters' mental pressure and pain, and to satisfy my desire to get out of the labor camp, I wrote a statement to give up Falun Gong against my will. At that time, I had a splitting headache and felt ashamed to face Teacher and Dafa. After I returned home, I felt more regretful and could not extricate myself. I dared not to study Fa or practice the exercises. I could not send forth righteous thoughts either. I also felt ashamed to face the sentient beings in my cosmos. One month passed. With Teacher's hints and fellow practitioners' encouragement, I made the decision to get back onto the path of cultivation. I do hereby solemnly declare that my words and deeds which did not conform to Dafa to be void and nullified. I will make up to the loss I caused to Dafa, and will never again walk on the path arranged by the old forces. I will do the three things well and be a genuine Dafa disciple.
Wang Guizhen