(Minghui.org) There was a sudden knock on my door one afternoon. My relative had warned me earlier that the police might come to arrest me because I was a Falun Dafa practitioner. I didn’t open the door and recited the Fa in my mind, and tried to get rid of the interference of fear.

After a while the policeman called my mom, who came home and opened the door for him. My mom believed the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) propaganda and that the persecution was justified. She had done many disrespectful things towards Dafa. I felt she was not easy to get along with and we were not on good terms. I felt some resentment toward her.

I remembered Master’s Fa,

“No matter what the situation, do not cooperate with the evil’s demands, orders, or what it instigates.” (“Dafa Disciples’ Righteous Thoughts Are Powerful,” The Essentials of Diligent Progress II)

I didn’t cooperate with the policeman. My mom kept blaming me and said that I had mental problems and that I was not good to her, etc. I realized that it was dangerous if I didn’t harmonize things at home. But the policeman didn’t listen to her and asked, “If she had mental problems, could she pass the university entrance exams?” But my mom kept complaining.

Then my auntie came to my home. She tried to assure the policeman that I had stopped practicing Falun Dafa. I stopped her several times. She got angry. They attacked me all together, but I didn’t take it to heart and stayed calm. No one could ever prevent me from practicing cultivation. Whatever they said didn’t affect me.

One policeman demanded that I cooperate with them, and then asked if I wanted to study at a university. I reminded them of the principle that good will be rewarded and evil punished. I told them that of course I wanted to go to university and that they would be doing a bad deed if I couldn’t go because of them, and it would cause harm to them.

They dragged me into the police car. I sent forth righteous thoughts and asked Master Li (Falun Dafa’s founder) to help me. When we arrived at the police station, they dragged me into an interrogation room. They demanded that I unlock my mobile phone, but I refused.

Several of them grabbed my hand to touch the screen of my mobile phone. I clenched my fist tightly and stopped them. Then they forcibly pressed my thumb on the screen several times, but my mobile phone wouldn't unlock. When I looked back at this incident, I realized it was very amazing. Master must have protected me. Now I can easily unlock my mobile phone when my thumb touches the button even slightly. When my phone didn’t unlock at the police station, it must’ve been because I asked the mobile phone to repeat, “Falun Dafa is good,” and, “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” and my mobile phone had the wisdom to prevent the police from doing evil things.

Then they tried to use face recognition to unlock my mobile phone. They tried to take off my mask, but I refused to cooperate. They tried hard but didn’t succeed. Then they tried to interrogate me, but I didn’t answer any of their questions. Master was strengthening me all the way. I had no fear.

I told them repeatedly that I wouldn’t cooperate because I didn’t want them to do any bad things, which would cause them harm in the future. It was very important that I let them know this. Otherwise they would think I was intentionally against them.

They asked me why I practiced Falun Dafa. I told them, “Previously, I was depressed and wanted to commit suicide. Falun Dafa’s master told me not to commit suicide, so I am still alive. I now live a happy and good life. Falun Dafa has saved my life. Otherwise I would no longer be here.”

I was not afraid of persecution, but I understood that I shouldn’t be persecuted in the first place. I came here to validate the Fa and save sentient beings, not to endure persecution. I absolutely would not acknowledge it. I would not let the old forces destroy sentient beings. This persecution was forced upon me by the old forces. I definitely didn’t accept it and was determined to negate and dispel it.

I kept asking Master to help me. I sent forth righteous thoughts, recited the Fa and looked within. In my area there were only two Dafa practitioners: myself and another practitioner. If I was detained, how would the other practitioner feel? I felt sad and sorry, but I realized that I was being sentimental, which I should rectify.

I then looked within. Recently I spent a lot of time looking at everyday people’s websites. I had resentment towards my mom. I was not careful with security matters. Sometimes I didn’t respect the Fa and Master enough. I didn’t do the exercises for a long time. I was not focused when sending forth righteous thoughts. I was not clean and my room was messy. Also I had the attachments of complacency, desire and lust, jealousy, seeking comfort, laziness, etc. I had many problems. But my belief in Dafa was firm. No matter what omissions I had or how numerous they were, I didn’t want the old forces to take advantage of me; I want Master to look after me.

I must look within whether I am being persecuted or not. I shouldn’t wait until a big problem comes up. I must rectify myself as soon as possible.

I told them repeatedly that Falun Dafa is legal in China. I asked them to show me any document which indicated that Falun Dafa was illegal. They wouldn’t believe me. I felt that my compassion was not strong enough. I asked Master to bestow me with compassion. I must cultivate compassion. I felt sad for those policemen. They asked me why I cried. I said I cried for them and asked them not to continue doing bad things.

No matter how hard they tried, the policemen couldn’t get me to cooperate with them. Only one policeman and a female officer stayed. I clarified the truth to the policeman and he accepted what I said. Then some other policemen came in and told me to sign a verdict statement, but I refused.

Despite their efforts to intimidate me, I was not afraid. They read the verdict and another document. Their final decision was that they would delay the sentence due to the pandemic. One policeman led me out and I left the police station safely.

I understood that it was not that they delayed the sentence, but that the evil in other dimensions was dissolved. I experienced this detour in cultivation because I had omissions. I didn’t take cultivation seriously, and it shouldn’t happen again. It caused misunderstandings among everyday people. I had tarnished the reputation of Falun Dafa. I also experienced Master’s arrangements. If I unlocked my mobile phone then, things wouldn’t have turned out the way they did. Thank you for protecting me, Master.

My mom and another relative were waiting for me outside. They didn’t quite understand Falun Dafa and said some disrespectful things. When I came to them, they didn’t say anything. My mom hugged me tightly and I did the same. We walked silently in the dark of night. I felt my mom’s knowing side was waiting for me to save her. They should have known the truth and seen the evilness of the CCP, though they didn’t dare to say it.

I will try to be a diligent cultivator. I will study the Fa seriously, look within, completely negate the evil’s persecution, validate the Fa and walk the straight and narrow path of cultivation. I shouldn’t stumble again. Thank you, Master, for your compassionate protection and strengthening!

I hope that other practitioners could learn from my experience and negate the persecution.

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