(Minghui.org) I heard a knock on the door, and when I looked, I saw seven or eight people from the Police Department standing outside. I refused to open the door—instead I sent forth righteous thoughts to clear the interference in other dimensions. I asked Master to not let these people lose their opportunity to be saved.
Even though they were outside the door, I realized that this was an opportunity to clarify the truth face-to-face. I don’t usually talk to these people, so I began by telling them that Falun Dafa is practiced in more than 100 countries and regions in the world, and that Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance are universal values. I asked them to think about why practitioners persist in practicing Falun Dafa despite the brutal and long-term persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Why do so many people in the world believe in Falun Dafa? It’s because Falun Dafa is good! Falun Dafa is really good! We should not listen to the CCP’s rumors and slander.
I explained that in China, there is no law making it illegal to practice Falun Dafa. I told them not to participate in the persecution, and to leave a way out for themselves and their families. I said, “When the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party was published in 2004, the CCP did not mention a single word. You are all educated, and you can think for yourselves. Do not follow the Party to do evil.”
I also said to them, “Atheism is a lie. Man was created by God. You are good people who have the opportunity to hear the truth. You should believe in God so that God can save you.”
I believe that their enlightened sides understood what I said. I really wanted what was best for them, and advised them to leave my house quickly.
One of them threatened me and said I was obstructing official business, and said they would call a locksmith to open the lock. I did not want them to do something bad and harm themselves. I kept sending righteous thoughts and asked Master to save them.
I said, “I will go with you, but you cannot enter my house.” They agreed. Just like that, I was illegally arrested.
Taking a Proper View of the Tribulation
Master said:
“...When disciples have ample righteous thoughtsMaster has the power to turn the tide”(“The Master-Disciple Bond,” Hong Yin II)
I said to Master in my heart, “In the midst of this demonic persecution, my every thought is crucial. This is an opportunity for me to improve. I must put the safety of all sentient beings first, always maintain righteous thoughts, and live up to Master’s compassion and suffering.” I believe that Master is right by my side, and that whatever Master arranges is the best. As long as my thoughts reach the standard for a practitioner, Master will be able to resolve difficulties and turn bad things into good things. I felt extraordinarily calm.
Eliminating Every Unrighteous Thought
As soon as negative thoughts surface, I eliminate them. I realize that practitioners are doing the most righteous thing in the universe when they clarify the truth to people. They should be praised rather than persecuted.
I believe that even those who report on us are waiting to be saved. Even though they commit crimes by assisting in the arrests of practitioners, they play a role in disseminating the truth, so that sentient beings in special positions have the opportunity to understand the true situation. Master offers us many opportunities save people.
I told the old forces: Practitioners have attachments, but they will correct themselves, and Master is in charge of practitioners. No one has the right to interfere with practitioners. Master does not want us to be illegally detained. This persecution must be completely denied.
No matter what they asked me, I told them to remember that Falun Dafa is good, and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good. I refused to sign anything. I refused to cooperate or undergo any physical examinations.
I firmly believe in Master and Dafa, and that Master has the final say. I reminded myself that whatever happens is a good thing, and I should remain calm. My responsibility is to cultivate myself in accordance with Dafa.
I didn’t sleep during the more than 20 hours I was illegally detained. I recited the Fa, sent righteous thoughts, and looked inward. I realized that my biggest problem was not studying the Fa calmly. I did it as if completing a task. Sometimes I was in a hurry, and read too quickly. I also often dozed off—this was not respecting Master and the Fa. I wasted a lot of valuable time, so I remained at one cultivation level for a long time, and I had difficulty making a breakthrough.
It seemed that even though I was busy doing the three things, I wasn’t doing a good job. I was self-righteous and sometimes blamed others when things went wrong. I did not unconditionally look inward when encountering problems. I knew I should pay attention to eliminating the CCP culture elements and do the three things well.
On the way to the detention center, I recalled that I had read many cases on the Minghui website where the detention center refused to accept practitioners because they appeared to be ill.
When I arrived at the detention center, the police told the guards, “This person practices Falun Dafa and refused to cooperate. We didn’t give her a physical examination, but the authority said that all the paperwork for her detention is ready, and your director knows about the issue, so you should take her.”
The detention center staff made some phone calls and learned that their director hadn’t been contacted, so they told the police, “No, we cannot take her.” And just like that, I was taken back.
Before we went to the detention center, these people accused me of not cooperating, causing trouble, and mocked me, saying, “Why don’t you ask your Master for help?” They said if I refused to cooperate, I would be detained indefinitely. They told me to cooperate with the physical exam the following day and not cause any more trouble. I didn’t know any legal regulations, and I didn’t know what the outcome would be, but I knew that Master was in charge, and my heart was calm.
They wanted to photograph me and have me sign a guarantee statement promising not to practice anymore. I refused to do either. The police officer said, “We’ll let you go home, if you sign.” I still refused. He said, “You can just randomly draw something there.” I said, “OK, I’ll write Falun Dafa is good.” He said OK. So I wrote down “Falun Dafa is good.”
I kept sending righteous thoughts, and after a while, a few police officers took me home.
Epilogue
I listened to Master and didn’t cooperate with the police, so they could not do anything to me. Master arranged everything.
What happened in those 20 hours was intense, and I could not figure out what just happened. When I got home, I asked myself, "Am I really home?"
I don’t have supernormal abilities, and I can’t see how Master resolved the tribulation for me and the sentient beings in other dimensions, and how he has settled this matter with great suffering. But I deeply knew what an honor it is to be a Dafa disciple. Thank you, Master!
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