(Minghui.org) I have experienced the power of righteous thoughts many times since I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1997.
I was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment in April 2002 and was incarcerated in the Shijiazhuang Women’s Prison in 2014. On a family visitation day, the guards forced over 200 people to watch a propaganda video slandering Falun Dafa. I sent righteous thoughts first. Then I thought that I must safeguard the Fa and save these people from being poisoned. I stood up and shouted, “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good! Falun Dafa is righteous! Clear my Master’s name! Clear Falun Dafa’s name!”
A guard turned off the television and beat me. He grabbed my hair, slapped me, and kicked me while cursing. Then, I was locked in a tiny, dark cell. Other people were allowed to meet their visiting family members. I knew my son was waiting for me. I sent forth righteous thoughts to negate the persecution. I felt Master strengthening me, and the evil factors dissipated. I did meet my son, while other detainees watched and applauded us. For the rest of my term, the prison did not play any propaganda videos slandering Falun Dafa.
Three practitioners and I went to a village to distribute truth-clarification materials one night in 2016. We started from east, center, and west of the village at the same time around 8 p.m. I started from the east. I was a little scared when dogs barked, but when I pulled out the first flier, it shone in a golden light in the darkness. A joy filled my heart and repelled the fear. I put a flier under every gate I went by.
I heard someone yelling “Falun Gong!” and saw a searching flashlight after I completed several lanes. I leaned against a gate and asked Master to protect me. When a man stopped to my right and swung the flashlight back and forth, he couldn’t see me. He walked away after a few minutes.
I continued and finished my area before I joined a practitioner to cover the middle section of the village. Afterwards, all of us met outside of the village and returned home safely.
A practitioner and I took an electric bike to hang banners in the city on the night of May 13, 2018–World Falun Dafa Day. We finished hanging the banners after 10 p.m. On the way back, we were followed by a patrol car. We rode into a narrow alley that the car couldn’t enter. Winning a few seconds as the car took a detour, we went into a subdivision of high-rise apartment buildings.
We entered a building and climbed up the stairs. Policemen followed us into the building. We ran up to the 19th floor. However, I was exhausted and couldn’t climb any further. We also realized that police would follow us to the top floor even if we could continue to climb the stairs. We hid in a room full of cables and wires. We closed the door and sent forth righteous thoughts. We heard steps near and far, but no one could find us. We went home safely the following morning.
I have experienced the power of righteous thoughts on the path of cultivation practice. Sometimes I failed to look inward and looked at others’ faults instead. I also find it hard to let go of the attachment to resentment and missed many opportunities Master had arranged for my elevation.
I now know the seriousness of cultivation and the sacredness and beauty of Dafa. I also know that time is pressing. When I encounter difficulties, I immediately look inward and remove my attachments. I came to truly know my responsibility and mission.
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