(Clearwisdom.net) Many practitioners have kept up righteous thoughts for a long time; I recently enlightened to this. I would like to share my understanding, which may help other practitioners who haven’t enlightened to it yet.
I was recently involved in a rescue effort for a fellow practitioner who was illegally detained at a detention center. I felt some confusion during this process. The practitioner showed symptoms of severe illness in the detention center, and we weren't sure how to get him released. Should we apply for his release on bail and wait for a trial, or apply for his release on bail for medical treatment? Perhaps we could explain the seriousness of his “illness” to the police and request that they send him home? I didn’t have a clear understanding of what to do during our rescue attempt. I knew that applying for release on bail in order to wait for a trial was wrong – it would be the same as acknowledging guilt. Applying for medical treatment also seemed wrong, since that would be acknowledging illness. However, a few sharing articles illustrated how some practitioners had escaped from incarceration - they suffered from severe illnesses and applied for medical treatment. The thought of the police sending a fellow practitioner home was even worse. How can we count on evil forces to show mercy? How much suffering would the practitioner have to endure for that to happen? None of these methods seemed appropriate, and I couldn’t make sense out of it. However, I just kept going to the detention center, demanding his release. There was one thing that I was clear about: This was the correct process for getting him released, and it was also the process for exposing the evil, clarifying the truth and saving people. I didn’t have any pursuit. Whether I needed to obtain a lawyer, or talk to people in the neighborhood committee or the police, this was all about explaining the truth about Falun Gong and saving people. This was also a process for my own cultivation.
I didn’t have a clear understanding of the Fa, so when I heard that this practitioner had been able to establish an environment for doing the exercises in the detention center and recover physical health very quickly; I had a bad thought: You are physically healthy now; won’t the evil intensify the persecution against you? This thought wasn't aligned with the Fa, rather, it followed the way that evil thinks; this was frightening. However, I had strong belief in rescuing fellow practitioners and opposing persecution.
Teacher's words kept appearing in my mind:
“His diamond-like will has stopped the deadly tide of decline.”
(“Saving the Universe” from Hong Yin Volume III)
His words helped strengthen my righteous thought: “The fellow practitioner will be unconditionally released.”
This practitioner was indeed released unconditionally from the detention center, and I was finally able to see the reason for my confusion - with help from reading papers from the Eighth Internet Fa Conference. While inside the detention center, the practitioner recovered by doing Falun Gong exercises. Not only did he establish a cultivation environment; he also validated the Fa through the changes in his physical condition. He did what he was supposed to do. He demonstrated the wonders and supernormal power of Dafa to the police and people there. Of course, Teacher wouldn't allow him to be detained for too long or be severely persecuted. He should be able to return home in a dignified and public manner. In another words, if a practitioner can let go of all human notions while being persecuted, and has only the Fa in his mind and does the things a practitioner is supposed to do, the persecution will not intensify. Instead, he can help people to not commit sins against Dafa. That is the principle of the Fa for a cultivator.
Through this incident, I have gained a deeper understanding about walking the right path. No matter where you are, if you can validate the Fa, Teacher will protect you. Even if you don’t have a good understanding of the Fa, Teacher will help you and let you accomplish what you want - if you have the wish to save people. That is a manifestation of what Teacher said: “Cultivation depends on one’s own efforts, while the transformation of gong is done by one’s master.” (from Zhuan Falun)
This is my personal understanding, please point out anything inappropriate.
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