(Clearwisdom.net) In the winter of 1998, I was given the book Zhuan Falun. After reading the entire book I felt as if most of the questions I ever had about life were answered. As I left my house, I felt like a different person. After doing the exercises for a few days, while sitting in half lotus position, I saw my body surrounded by red light with countless numbers of orange-red Falun's turning around me. Another few days later, my primordial spirit was able to leave my body. I saw the entire solar system and was able to go so far away that the solar system became just a small dot. At that time I was wondering why cultivation was so simple, but no longer do. It was just wonderful. I saw three flowers gathering over my head, gong column, a layer of energy channels outside my body, and the immortal infant. The placement of the mysterious pass was as described by Teacher in the book.

Later, I developed the supernormal ability of precognition and retro-cognition. I saw many of my past lives. I had been an animal, a monk, a president, a rich man, a Chinese communist, and so on. During the Sung Dynasty I got to know Teacher, who was Marshal Yang at the time. It was in a special space. I swore that despite the foretold persecution, I would firmly validate the Fa. I still remember this very clearly. Teacher arranged so much for me. Letting me see what happened encouraged me. Therefore, I was diligent in cultivation and studying the Fa daily.

Before and after July 20, 1999, I joined some experienced practitioners to talk to people about Falun Dafa. On July 20 we wanted to go to Beijing, but security at the train station was very tight. We could not get through. Rumors of all kinds were flying around. It was a state of confusion. I remembered what Teacher said:

"Then, as a cultivator, you should make use of all feasible conditions to spread Dafa and validate Dafa as a correct and true science, rather than preaching or idealism—this is every cultivator’s obligation. Without this enormous Buddha Fa there would be nothing—and this includes everything in the universe, from the most macroscopic to the most microscopic, as well as all of human society’s knowledge."("Validation," Essentials for Further Advancement)

I took every opportunity to tell friends and relatives the facts about Falun Gong, so many people knew that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was unjustly framing and persecuting Falun Dafa.

Returning Safely from Beijing

In those days I did not feel well and it became difficult to breathe, especially when talking about Falun Dafa to people. I did not understand why. Was it because I did something wrong or was Teacher trying to tell me something? My third eye saw many golden stars. I thought it was Teacher's gong or Falun instead of the dark minions. This was because I knew that a cosmic change was coming to test the faith of practitioners. I didn't know that this was arranged by the old forces to destroy sentient beings.

On the morning of September 30, 2000, my third eye saw myself in a certain space. Lotus flowers were everywhere. It was sacred, magnificent, and incomparable. In the middle there was a seat with lotus flowers, which was pure, glittering, and translucent, radiating a nine-colored light. I lack the words to describe this. Suddenly, I understood why Teacher said that the lotus flower is a symbol of fruit status. I thought that I did not do any earthshaking deeds to deserve so much glory. Now I know that we are doing the most important and sacred deeds.

I put on my best clothes, got on a train, and arrived in Beijing on the morning of October 1, 2000. As I stepped off the train, someone said, “Plainclothes agents and police are everywhere in Tiananmen Square and Zhongnanhai. You can't get there.” I was a new practitioner at that time and did not have much contact with other practitioners. I had no banners with me. As I walked around Tiananmen Square, I didn't see any practitioners. Indeed, policemen and undercover agents were everywhere, but none of them noticed me. My thought at the time was how to make a big impact.

I decided to buy some paper and write a letter to Jiang Zemin, the General Secretary of the CCP. I wrote the letter at Tiananmen Square and delivered it to the reception room in Zhongnanhai. I showed them that I was a government worker and gave them the letter. I returned home without incident. Later, I heard that the CCP officials at the agency where I worked were angry and prohibited practitioners from that agency from going to Beijing to appeal. This reaction was what I was looking for. It allowed more people to know that practitioners were appealing to higher authorities about the injustice done to Falun Dafa. Before the end of October, I went to Beijing one more time and returned home safely without any problem. I think a practitioner will not be persecuted as long as his mind is on the Fa.

Forced to Attend “Transformation” Class

Towards the end of 2000 many practitioners were forced to attend “transformation” sessions. On my way to the session, I thought I would validate the Fa the best I could while there. Regardless of what evil-controlled people had to say, I would use the knowledge and wisdom I received from Dafa to defend it. There was one person who came to talk to me. He advised me to give up my practice. I told him, "Having heard the Dao in the morning, one can die in the evening." ("Melt into the Fa," Essentials for Further Advancement) He immediately left after hearing this.

They tried to scare me by saying that they might take me to Masanjia Forced Labor Camp. I thought if I went there, I would convert all those who had left Dafa back to Dafa. It turned out that when they called Masanjia, they refused to accept me and claimed that they had run out of space. However, they could send others. The evil spirits were afraid of being disintegrated by righteous thoughts.

Despite their threats, the police had to let me go. The agency where I worked picked me up in their best, new sedan. Furthermore, the 'transformation” session was canceled. While on my way home, the fellow in charge of persecuting practitioners at my agency was furious. He said, "What is your rank that you deserve this treatment?" I did not answer him. My heart was filled with gratitude towards Teacher.

Saving Sentient Beings

In February 2001, to avoid being persecuted I left my hometown. I went to a large city to take temporary jobs. I did not have any tools to make copies of truth-clarifying materials, but I picked up a flyer from a stairway. I had to use commercial shops to make copies. Teacher gave me the idea

to carve large words on rubber stamps so that I could use them to make Falun Dafa banners. I posted these banners all over the city.

Since my financial resources were limited, I cut down on bus rides. In an unfamiliar city, after posting flyers in different places I usually lost my sense of direction. However, each time I reached a main street, there was a bus stop that I could get home from. I was very grateful for Teacher's guidance and the power of Dafa.

In early 2002 while I was distributing materials, someone reported me to the police and I was detained. As I walked into the detention center, I saw dozens of prisoners. I got the idea that I wanted to save them. I later talked to each one of them and told them about Falun Gong.

One of the prisoners was the vice president of a group that was in prison on bribery charges.

He paid for his own food and was unhappy most of the time. At times he badmouthed Dafa and claimed that he had done the exercises before. After I spent time with him, he gradually understood what Dafa was about. One day he told me, "You seem to be quite at ease here inside the prison. When I get out, I shall start practicing Dafa once more."

There was a prisoner from southern China who was imprisoned because he killed someone for money. He was a big fellow and good at martial arts. The warden was afraid of him. He had no friends or relatives in the area, and was scheduled to die in a few more days. After he understood that Falun Dafa was good, he decided to protect me and not let anyone say bad things about Dafa. The day before he was scheduled to die, his sentence was changed to a prison term. An ordinary person might think that this was a coincidence. I believe it was his attitude towards Dafa that changed his life. I felt the infinite grace of Teacher.

A guard asked me about Falun Dafa twice. In the human world I was answering him. In reality, I was speaking to the evil spirits and the old forces behind him. I said, "There is nothing wrong with practicing Dafa and following Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. Tell your superiors. Let me out of here." Within days I was released. When I left, I gave all my bedding to the prisoners. At the door of the prison I thought about all those who were gods but now lost in the human world. I truly wished that they would awaken, follow the Fa, and return to their true homes. I spoke loudly to them, "Remember Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!" In response, I heard a thunderous cry, "That is great!" I thought the prisoners had said it, but I did not see them open their mouths. Later, I realized that what I heard was from another dimension.

Under Teacher's Protection

In 2002, I worked at a truth-clarifying material production site. We used a motorized tricycle to carry the materials. There was a large upward slope and a sharp turn at the bottom. I was not a good driver. One time I went up too fast, and I could not make the turn on the way down. When I was about to collide with the wall, it seemed that someone got hold of the tricycle, re-directed it, and set it back down.

On another occasion I was driving several fellow practitioners up a slope on a snowy day. The road was slippery and suddenly the tricycle skidded towards a ditch and was about to overturn. I thought there was no way to avoid an accident when the tricycle amazingly corrected itself. Fellow practitioners on the tricycle acted as if nothing had happened. I have seen many such cases. Without Teacher's protection, practitioners' lives would be at stake and saving sentient beings would be out of the question. I realized that in all dimensions it was Teacher who handled everything.

The last day of 2004 I had a toothache and a stuffy nose. Then, several large open sores appeared in my mouth and another one showed up on my nose. They developed so fast that my face looked twisted, and breathing became a problem. I was not moved by these changes. I thought Teacher had removed the root causes of my illnesses. Only some black qi was coming out and I would not be scared by it. I still did the exercises, studied the Fa, and worked as usual. Later, these symptoms began to disappear and were gone within three days. My own understanding was that my life was supposed to end at that time. Because I practiced Dafa, however, Teacher had allowed me to live longer. Hence, under Teacher's protection I had overcome another major tribulation.

Over the years the evil CCP and its security organizations have been tracking, surrounding, and picking up Falun Dafa practitioners. However, many of us escaped unharmed and were able to continue saving sentient beings.

To those of us who have had many supernormal experiences, the threat of persecution has become part of life, but to the CCP, the ability to escape persecution is inconceivable. I should point out that the real reason why we are unharmed is due to Teacher's protection and the power of Dafa. Looking from another point of view, practitioners' righteous thoughts are critically important. These thoughts can disintegrate persecution, bring forth miracles, and manifest the Buddha Fa in the human world.

This is my personal understanding. Because my level is limited, please point out anything that is not within the Fa.

Heshi.