(Minghui.org) Since I began to practice Falun Dafa in 1996, I have felt the importance of studying the Fa, doing the exercises, and sending forth righteous thoughts. During my more than 20 years of cultivation, I have read Zhuan Falun more than 2,500 times, hand-copied it once, and memorized it 5 or 6 times. Dafa’s profoundness cannot be described in mere words. My view of the world has completely changed because of studying the Fa, and my body and mind were purified. I really cherish this opportunity, and firmly believe in Master Li (Dafa’s founder) and Dafa!
Beginning of the Persecution of Falun Gong
The persecution of Falun Gong (also called Dafa) was launched in 1999. Since then I have been clarifying the truth and saving people⸺basically I have been assisting Master during the Fa-rectification. A dozen of us went to a park to do the exercises to validate the Fa, and we were all arrested. The leader of the cities 610 Office was very angry. He said my name and asked us if any of us were that person. I said, “I am.” He pointed at me and said, “You should be executed 10 times!”
After the persecution was initiated on July 20, they tried to arrest all the Dafa assistants first. When they attempted to arrest me, I was not at home, as I had gone with other practitioners to Beijing to appeal for Dafa. They arrested the wrong person, a colleague of mine who lived on the first floor and had the same last name. They locked him up for an entire night. People found out about it, and the police were embarrassed, so they were very angry at me. Therefore, I was tortured. They forced me to bend over 90 degrees and put a thick stack of books on my back until I fell down. Then they stuffed feces into my mouth and pushed my head into the toilet. Given Master’s protection, they did not succeed in getting me to renounce Dafa. They yelled at me and said, “We can beat you to death, and it will be like stepping on an ant!”
We later made booklets about the torture I suffered and distributed them in urban areas so that everyone could see what the police were doing. When they saw it, they were very scared and arrested me again. They asked me who wrote it. I said, “If you all dare to do it, why would I be scared to expose it?” Seven or eight police officers pressed me to the ground. They grabbed my hands and feet, carried me from the seventh floor down to the first floor, and were going to detain me again. The whole way I shouted loudly, “Falun Dafa is good!” This defeated their arrogance to a certain extent and shocked the evil factors behind them. The director of the Public Security Bureau asked, “Who dared to shout that here? He must be punished!” But what they said didn’t matter. After I was detained for 37 days, with Master’s compassionate protection, I righteously walked out of the detention center and got back to saving sentient beings.
Establishing Falun Gong Material Production Sites for Clarifying the Truth
When we began to clarify the truth, there were no Dafa material production sites in our region, so we had to hand write our Dafa materials. Later on, other practitioners established the materials production sites, and we began to clarify the truth to the local people on a large scale.
For the past 20 years, I have been putting up truth-clarification materials along the streets every day, regardless of the weather. I never took a holiday, including Chinese New Year’s Eve. I just went from one building to the next to tell people about the beauty of Falun Dafa, and to let all the people understand that Falun Dafa is about cultivating Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, teaching people to be kind and teaching people to be good and become better people.
With the process of Fa-rectification rapidly progressing, Minghui has published different types of Dafa informational materials with richer content. Materials included the Nine Commentaries, different kinds of DVDs, the Minghui Weekly magazine, banners and stickers, and other types of truth-clarification materials.
When distributing Dafa materials, we try not to forget any household and leave the materials at every door. Sometimes we also distribute the materials along the street when clarifying the truth face-to-face. Whether it was a cold winter or hot summer, when I thought that people must be saved, I would feel our effort was well worth it.
When clarifying the truth to save people, I have encountered many amazing incidents. I have also been reported by people who did not know the truth. They did not understand that Dafa practitioners are doing this for their good. They have been deceived by lies from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, and we should use the greatest compassion to save them.
The environment at that time was so evil that it is difficult to imagine the changes one finds today. One time in the early years, our materials production site was discovered by police and ransacked. Fellow practitioners were arrested. A dozen police officers came to my home to arrest me, and I escaped under Master’s protection. The police hid near my home for a month, so I couldn’t go back to my home to take care of my mother. It was like this for more than 10 years, and during that time, I devoted myself to clarifying the truth and saving people.
“Your Master Is So Great”
One day in winter, it was snowing heavily and the ground was covered by snow. I went out to clarify the truth, and there were very few pedestrians on the road. When I was walking through a tunnel under a bridge, I saw a man who was pushing a cart with construction materials, and he was struggling to climb up a slope. I quickly went to help him. He smiled and nodded to me and said, “I know you. I often see you distributing materials on the street. It must be really hard to come out in such weather. How much do you make in a day? If it is a lot, I want to do it, too. My work is so tiring and dirty, but I really don’t make a lot of money, and sometimes I can’t even find work.”
I smiled and said, “It seems that you don’t know us. No one gives us money. Nowadays, there are so many natural and man-made disasters. Dafa practitioners all use their money to make materials. The purpose is to let people know the truth so that they can stay away from doing evil deeds, be saved when disasters strike, and have a bright future. This is what our compassionate Master told us to do.”
“Oh, I did not know! I thought you were doing it for money. Your Master is so great. Only a great Master can teach good disciples like you.”
I said, “Thank you for your compliment! I’ll give you a booklet and you can take a look at it when you get back. Have you heard about withdrawing from the CCP and its youth organizations to stay safe?” He said that he had joined the Young Pioneers when he was young. I said, “I can help you withdraw from it, so that you will be safe!” He repeatedly said, “Okay! Okay! Thank you!” Another sentient being was saved.
“Falun Dafa Practitioners Are Truly Good People”
Once, I was distributing Shen Yun DVDs on the street. I still had five or six left, when I saw several people across the street whom I thought could benefit from them.
When I got to the middle of the road, I was suddenly hit by a taxi that was driving really fast and knocked to the ground. At the time, my mind was blank and I was not afraid. I slowly got up from the ground, and the first thing I thought about was that the DVDs in my bag were for saving people and must not be lost. So I got up and started looking for them.
The driver quickly got out of the car, he was terrified, as he thought I was dead. He asked me, “How are you? Are you hurt? What are you looking for?” I said, “I’m fine! I practice Falun Dafa, and Master has protected me. Help me find my Shen Yun DVDs.” We finally found them, undamaged under the car. The driver then pulled my bicycle out from under the car. The front wheel was twisted, and the rear frame was bent.
Some of the surrounding people commented on how bad the collision was, and that I was lucky to be alive. The driver was very anxious. He was perhaps afraid that I would extort him later, so he insisted that I go to the hospital for a check-up. I said, “I’m a Falun Dafa practitioner. Master protects me and I am fine! Besides, going to the hospital would cost you thousands of yuan in examination fees. It’s not easy for you to make money. Master has told us to be good people and to think about others first. Don’t worry. You didn’t mean to hit me, and I won’t extort money from you.” Since my bike was totaled, the driver drove me home.
On the way home, I told him the truth about Dafa’s persecution, gave him a Shen Yun DVD, and helped him withdraw from the CCP organizations. When I got home, the driver offered me 50 yuan to repair the bicycle. I said it was not easy for him to make money, so I didn’t take it. He was very moved and said to me, “What is a good person? Only today did I find out what a good person really is. Falun Dafa practitioners are truly good people! Nowadays, many people in society even pretend to get hit, after which they ask for money. But you won’t even take money to repair your bike. I have never met such a good person. This is my personal experience, which I saw with my own eyes. It’s not about how much money, but it can show your character. You guys are extraordinary people and truly good people.” He thanked me repeatedly. I said, “Master taught us this way. You can thank my Master!”
Awakening People's Conscience
The director of the city’s domestic security had been actively participating in the persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners over the years. Many local practitioners in this region had been brutally tortured by him, and I was persecuted many times. He regarded me as the main target, and always wanted to arrest me. Given Master’s protection, he never succeeded.
Once, when I was arrested for distributing the materials, he locked me up with two pairs of handcuffs in his office and beat me all night. All my teeth were loosened, and two egg-size blisters filled my mouth. As a result, I couldn’t eat for a few days.
Another time, I was also arrested by plainclothes police for distributing Dafa materials. They wanted to take me to the detention center, but the detention center refused to accept me because my blood pressure was very high. After returning to the police station, they had no choice but to let me go. In front of five or six police officers, he said to me, “I want to be friends with you. I will give you a pass, and in the future, you can distribute materials all you want. There are many Falun Dafa books in my office. If you need them, you can go up and get them.” I said, “Sure we can be friends! It would be your blessing to be friends with me.” Under the protection of Master, I walked out of the police station.
Afterward, I thought, “Although he was very evil in persecuting Dafa practitioners, he is also a victim himself. He has been deceived and was used by the CCP, so he did many bad things in delusion. Now, he suddenly wants to be friends with me, perhaps because deep down inside him, he is begging me to save him. Master told us that cultivators have no enemies, and we need to save all people. I have no reason not to save him.”
So, I wrote a letter to clarify the truth to him, and I went to the Public Security Bureau building to find him. The security guard would not let me through the gate, but just then, the director happened to come out of the office and saw me. He asked me why I came, and I said, “I’m looking for you, but they won’t let me in.” He then took me to his office and I got straight to the point, “You said you wanted to be friends with me. Can you tell me why?”
He said, “Over the years, we have dealt with each other many times, and I have beaten you very badly. Not only did you not resent me, but you also thought about me, and tried to understand me. Your workplace told us that you are a very good person, and a filial son. You are very brave, and always have the courage to shoulder what you do. Every time we dealt with you, you did not cooperate with us, and you are extremely firm in your faith and your Master. Although we do not say anything, we all admire you in our hearts. I think you are a very worthy friend.”
I said, “We wouldn’t be friends if we had never dealt with each other! Since you are my friend now, I have to tell you everything. Over the years, you have followed Jiang Zemin’s (former head of the CCP) evil gang and have committed monstrous crimes and accumulated karma. You have put yourself in great danger. You will be punished for your crimes by heaven and it will also implicate your family. Don’t work for Jiang’s gang anymore! The evil CCP will use you and punish you when they are done with you. Don’t be their scapegoat!”
From the staged ‘Tiananmen self-immolation Incident’ to live organ harvesting of Falun Dafa practitioners, the CCP has committed so many crimes. Even according to China’s laws, Falun Dafa is not illegal. For example, it is not one of the 14 types of cults identified by the Ministry of Public Security, and, according to the documents in the State Publishing Administration, the publications distributed by Falun Dafa are all legal. However, everything you do to persecute Falun Dafa is illegal. Falun Dafa has spread to more than 100 countries and regions worldwide and it is praised by people throughout the world.”
We talked for over an hour. In the end, he asked a few questions, “Why does the CCP persecute you so much? Why are you so firm in your belief, even to the point of risking your life?”
I said, “Because Falun Dafa teaches people to be kind, to cultivate Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and to be good people. Master told us to attain the righteous enlightenment of selflessness and altruism. Therefore, I want to tell you today from the bottom of my heart that Falun Dafa is good! I really want to save you! As a friend, I wrote a letter to you. It will help you make up for your mistakes and give you a bright future! Can I help you withdraw from the CCP?” He nodded repeatedly and said, “Okay! Thank you!”
This is a person who has done a lot of bad things. But, because of clarifying the truth, he finally understood his mistakes, withdrew from the CCP, and was saved. I felt very relieved that a being who was about to be destroyed was saved. When I left, he walked me out of the compound, waved, and said goodbye to me.
People Are Actively Seeking the Truth
Many people know me since I am always clarifying the truth and distributing Dafa materials on the street. Sometimes when I am about to clarify the truth to someone, he would wholeheartedly thank me and then tell me, “You have already told me about it, and helped me withdraw from the CCP”. When I give them the amulets, they cherish them, and carefully put them away.
There was a gentleman in his 50s, and he greeted me by shouting “Falun Dafa is good” whenever he saw me. One day, I brought dozens of beautiful calendars with me and walked by the front door of the biggest furniture store in our city. A group of people were chatting, and that gentleman was among them. When he saw me, he shouted at me, “Falun Dafa is good!” Then everyone turned their attention to me. I nodded to him and said, “Thank you!” He waved at me and I went over to chat with them. He asked me what great things I brought in my bag today, and I said, “You’re right! I brought the beautiful calendars today.” He said, “Please, let me take one, and we have a lot of people here!” As he took one, many others asked for one, and soon all the calendars were distributed.
Some people couldn’t wait to open it. When they saw the inside, they were astonished and said, “Falun Dafa calendars are so beautiful!” I asked everyone to remember “Falun Dafa is good; Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” and they all said they have already remembered it. People who couldn’t get one were very disappointed, and asked me to bring more copies next time.
Once, I met someone in his 30s, who was very well-dressed. I greeted him and gave him a booklet. I told him that there were true and good stories inside, and reading them could bring him blessings. He took it, threw it to the ground and walked away. I calmly picked it up from the ground.
Then, a gentleman and two ladies walked toward me. The gentleman said, “Is it Falun Dafa? We all saw what happened just now. That man was so rude and disrespectful. You might be his father’s age. How could he do something like that?”
I smiled and said, “He doesn’t know how precious this booklet is. He has been poisoned by the CCP, and he doesn’t know that reading this booklet may save his life.”
The gentleman said that they wanted to read it, and so I gave a copy to each of them. I also gave them cards for breaking through China’s internet firewall and beautiful amulets. They all happily accepted them. I then clarified the truth to them and helped them withdraw from the CCP and its organizations. They thanked me and the gentleman said, “You must be careful when distributing these materials on the street. There are so many bad people these days! Please be safe!”
Then I met two middle-aged women. I greeted them and handed them the truth-clarification materials, which they accepted. One of them wanted more copies. A friend of hers told her that these were very well written and every sentence was true and asked her to get more copies if she met Dafa practitioners. So I gave her a few more copies, and I told her to treasure these, as the information is very precious, and they are all made with Dafa practitioners’ own money in order to save people. She assured me that they all knew it. I then gave them the beautiful amulets. I told them to always carry the amulets to stay safe in this world that has lots of disasters, and sincerely recite the nine characters on them, “Falun Dafa is good; Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” I clarified the truth to them, and when they understood, they both withdrew from the CCP organizations.
Epilogue
The above are real stories that I experienced when clarifying the truth. Although I have endured a lot of hardship because of cultivating and clarifying the truth but in order to spread Dafa and save more people, no matter how difficult or tiring I’m willing to do whatever it takes.
Thank you Master for saving me!
Under Master’s protection, I was able to firmly walk on my cultivation path up to this day. I will eternally cherish this opportunity, be more diligent on the path of cultivation, believe in the Master and the Fa 100 percent, look inside to cultivate myself well, and do the three things well. I will fulfill our great prehistoric vows, and live up to Master’s expectations.
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