(Minghui.org) After I read Zhuan Falun for the first time, I wondered: What is an ordinary person? What is a cultivator? As I continued to study this book and Master’s other lectures, I understood what cultivation practice is.
To be a cultivator, one needs to cultivate to get rid of ordinary people’s sentimentality and desires, as well as all kinds of attachments. I also understood how to cultivate while conforming to the state of ordinary society.
As I studied the Fa more and did the exercises, I constantly eliminated my human notions, and my righteous thoughts gradually became stronger. I remained calm and unmoved in the face of persecution, and I was not at all afraid of the evil Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
“Don’t Be Like This! Don’t Be Like This!”
In 2000, the police said that all the Dafa materials in our county were made by me, so they arrested me. In fact, right before they arrested me, I was in the middle of an ordinary tribulation. And because my xinxing did not improve, I could not get through it and was on the verge of giving up cultivation.
When the police arrested me, I suddenly awakened, “I must be predestined to cultivate, and Master is not giving up on me!” For this reason, my will to cultivate strengthened.
The police asked me, “Why do you practice Falun Dafa?” I replied, “I was just about to quit, but you reminded me about cultivation, and I thank you for that. Otherwise, I would have forgotten to cultivate!” I ended up clarifying the truth to them on the way to the detention center.
When I got to the detention center, I saw a handgun on the director’s desk. He exclaimed, “Anyone who comes in here must obey the code of conduct. If you don’t, you will be shot!” He ordered me to take off my belt and shoelaces.
I firmly refused, and I told him that I should not have been arrested. I then pointed to my neck and said to him, “Shoot here!”
The officer who brought me was so scared that he turned pale and said, “Don’t be like this! Don’t be like this!”
Just like that, I entered the detention area without untying my belt or shoelaces. When I was called out to be interrogated, I noticed that the police officer in charge had changed.
I asked why the police officer who brought me to the detention center didn’t come, and they told me he had requested to be transferred out of the police system and no longer wanted to do this kind of work.
In the detention center, I clarified the truth to many detainees, taught them to do the Falun Dafa exercises, and helped them memorize Master’s teachings. The environment became harmonious and happy, and people became much more friendly with each other.
Before I went there, people often had fights; but now, after understanding the truth, they began to care for each other.
A mother and daughter who were about to be released said they didn’t want to leave, and asked the guards if they could stay until after lunch.
The director later came to talk to me, and I clarified the truth to him. His attitude towards me became much better.
The political instructor said, “You have made the relationship between people so good. It has never been like this. Why don’t you come to our office, tell us about it, and show us the exercises?”
I told them about the beauty of Falun Dafa as well as the truth about the persecution. I then demonstrated the five sets of exercises. They became very friendly towards me.
There was a female guard who was very fierce towards me when I first arrived, and even stole money from me. But when I was leaving, she said that we were friends.
After everyone in the detention center understood the truth, I was transferred to another detention center. I started to clarify the truth to the director there, and he said, “You don’t need to tell me. I also practice Falun Dafa, but I’m not as brave as you and have not dared to stand up.
“Here, you can go anywhere in the detention center and study the Fa and do the exercises as you like. I will find you a copy of Zhuan Falun. I’ll notify you if someone from the upper branches comes to check.”
Demanding the Return of My Security Deposit
After I was released and returned home, I learned that the police had taken a 5,000 yuan deposit from my family. I wanted to go and ask the police to return the money, but my family didn’t want me to go.
They said, “If they don’t look for trouble with you, then that will be good enough. Do you really need that 5,000 yuan to live? Don’t lose a watermelon because you are trying to pick up a sesame seed!”
The manager in my workplace also said to me, “Why do you have to go after it?” I replied, “I’m not doing it for the 5,000 yuan. I’m a Falun Dafa practitioner, and I follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. Those who persecute Falun Dafa practitioners will have no future.
“It is sinful to take money from practitioners. If I don’t ask them to give it back, it will hurt them, and I want to be responsible for them. You are giving me advice because you don’t want me to lose my job, and you’re doing it for my own good from an ordinary perspective. I’m looking at it from a cultivator’s perspective, and I must get it back for their benefit.”
I went directly to the police chief to ask for the money, and he told me to ask the deputy chief, who then said the director of people’s congress was responsible for it. When I went to talk to the director, he refused to give it back.
I then went to find the chairman of the Political Consultative Conference. The chairman asked me if I still practiced Falun Dafa, and I firmly said yes.
He said, “After half a month, I will ask them to return the money to you.” In reality, the manager of my workplace gave me back the money within a week.
Treating Tribulations with Righteous Thoughts
After Master published the article “How Humankind Came To Be,” I felt the urgency of saving people, and so I went out with fellow practitioners to distribute the article and clarify the truth to people face-to-face.
I took my son to the train station in March 2023, and on my way back on the bus, I was watching a video on my phone and missed my stop. When I got off the bus, I realized that it was the place that a fellow practitioner and I had wanted to come to clarify the truth.
I then called the fellow practitioner and asked her to bring some materials with her electric bike. I stood on the side of the road and waited a long time, but she did not come. Suddenly, I felt a strong wind blowing on the right side of my body. I felt so cold, and thought maybe I should just go back.
As soon as I turned around, I felt a powerful force pressing hard on the back of my head, and I fell straight down. My forehead and nose directly hit the ground, and I lost consciousness.
After some time, I slowly regained consciousness and heard a female voice asking, “Are you okay? Are you okay?” I couldn’t speak or move, and I was in great pain.
I shouted out in my heart, “Master, please help me!” I also kept reciting “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”
Slowly, my mind became clear. The woman saw that I regained consciousness and asked me if I needed an ambulance. I said no and slowly sat up. I found that my hands, feet, and body were not injured, and the pain in my forehead had subsided.
I had a gut feeling that the [evil] old forces were trying to take my life. At this time, the fellow practitioner arrived and took me to her home.
I sat on her bed to meditate. She said that my forehead and nose were badly swollen, and my eyes were bloodshot. She took a photo of me, but I refused to look at it, and just continued to do the meditation.
After an hour, I felt the pain disappear, and the fellow practitioner said my swelling was almost gone. The next day, I drove back to my hometown to take care of my parents as usual. Within a week, all the scabs on my injury fell off without leaving any scars. Everything was completely healed!
Everyone was looking inside for their own shortcomings after this incident. Fellow practitioners said it was because they were relying on me too much, which led to the old forces persecuting me.
I did not think that was the reason, however, and told them it was because of my own issues.
First, I had strong sentimentality toward my son. I was concerned about his safety since he had copies of Master’s lectures with him. I couldn’t stop worrying until I saw him safely get through the security checkpoint at the train station.
Second, I was obsessed with his marriage. On the way back on the bus, the video I watched was about the various issues of marriage. I wasted my time and even missed the stop.
I didn’t put my heart on saving sentient beings, and I didn’t send forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil factors, which then took advantage of my attachment. From then on, I was determined to no longer watch videos like that and not be obsessed with my son’s marriage.
Thank you, Master, for saving me! Thank you, fellow practitioners, for your selfless help!
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