(Minghui.org) After July 20, 1999, Falun Dafa was banned in China, Teacher's name was besmirched, and Falun Dafa practitioners were persecuted. Therefore, several practitioners and I decided to go to Beijing to appeal for the right to practice Falun Gong. We were arrested and detained at the local police station. We were doing the fifth meditation exercise, when three angry guards, two male and one female, rushed into our cell. They hit our arms hard with batons, but we continued. Then they beat us with their hands, but that still did not work. We smiled at them with compassion. They got very mad and swore in great anger. The female guard then brought an electric baton to shock us. When she shocked one female practitioner on her body, we could see blue sparks from the baton. When the guard tried to shock the practitioner on her face, the electric baton was out of power. But the power came back on once the baton was off the practitioner's face. The female guard tried a few times with the same result. Then the guards got scared and left in a hurry. We were still smiling at them peacefully.

Later they talked with every one of us in turn. They said, "We've hit numerous prisoners. They all cried and no one ever smiled at us. What kind of people are you?" We told them the facts about Falun Gong. We said that we were all good people that lived by the principles Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and the requirements stated in the book Zhuan Falun. We said, “It tells us, 'One should not fight back when being punched or insulted.'” We also told them how we had benefited from practicing Falun Dafa, both mentally and physically. “For being steadfast practitioners. we are being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).” Those guards gradually came to understand the facts about Falun Gong and began treating the practitioners better. One of the deputy directors said he would practice Falun Gong after he left his job.

During our detention, we treated everyone in the cell with compassion. We clarified the facts about Falun Gong and explained the principles. After the inmates understood the facts about the practice, some read handwritten Falun Dafa books, others asked us to teach them the exercises, and still others learned to recite Teacher's writings. A peaceful atmosphere developed in that cell. One girl said, "Had I known you earlier, I would not have committed a crime." She had stolen cell phones. A girl who was a drug addict didn't menstruate because of the drugs, but started soon after she started practicing Falun Gong. She was so grateful to Falun Dafa. Another girl's face looked very dark and greenish after she had been using drugs. Her face became healthy and clear soon after she started practicing Falun Gong. She didn't believe it when other people told her this because there was no mirror in the cell. One day the guard said, "Why doesn't your face look dark and green any longer? You look healthy look now." She was so excited that hear that and said that she would continue to practice Falun Gong. The guards no longer interfered with our Falun Gong practice.

I was illegally taken to a forced labor camp. When I was released, I went to visit the deputy director. He said, “Our duty is to educate prisoners. But you are all good people. You didn't need us to educate you. In addition, you helped us manage those prisoners. We were very strict with them, but they still fought with each other constantly. You helped change them into good people."

Last year, I met another deputy director of a detention center whom I hadn't seen for ten years. He recognized me. He held my hands firmly and said, "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!" I was so happy that this life was saved.