(Minghui.org) My wife began practicing Falun Dafa in the spring of 1998 because she was ill. Her outlook on life immediately changed. She no longer cried or complained about this pain or that itch, and was always happy. Our family became peaceful and harmonious again.
Seeing the change in my wife, I decided to look into Falun Dafa. I quietly followed her one day, and saw a group of people meditating peacefully. The music was melodious, and I felt very comfortable.
An elderly lady talked to people and described the characteristics of Falun Dafa. As I listened, I felt that this was different from other qigong. When I saw the title of the book, Zhuan Falun, I bought it.
The book is profound and I was immediately drawn to it. Every sentence was about righteousness, every sentence was about teaching people how to be a good person, and every sentence was in line with my philosophy at that time. I began practicing Falun Dafa.
An Amazing Experience
I had been unemployed for almost two years and my life was very difficult. My stomach hurt one night, I couldn’t sleep, and I sweat heavily.
My wife asked me to meditate, so I meditated with my legs in the full lotus position. Because I’d never sat in the lotus position before, my legs hurt. I couldn’t tell whether my stomach or legs hurt worse. My clothes were soaked in sweat. I endured and persevered. The pain gradually left and I felt numb. I fell asleep.
When I woke up, I realized I was still meditating! I slowly got up to use the bathroom. There were two crystalline objects in my urine. One was the size of a soybean and the other was the size of a mung bean. I suddenly remembered that I had been hospitalized for urinary stones when I was a child.
What Master said is true. If you truly cultivate, he will take care of you. It was Master who removed the stubborn urinary stones from my body and helped me eliminate a great amount of karma. Thank you, Master!
Master not only removed my illness and karma, making me a true cultivator, but also changed my fate.
Less than a year after I began practicing, a relative helped me find a job. I knew this was arranged by Master, so I cherished it. I required of myself in accordance with the standards of cultivators at work, and kept improving my technical skills. I was recognized by the leaders and I was soon promoted.
Firmly Cultivating During the Persecution
On July 20, 1999, former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang Zemin began to persecute Falun Dafa and practitioners. I clarified the truth about the persecution to my coworkers. I told them that Dafa teaches people to cultivate their hearts and to be good. I used my experience to explain how amazing Falun Dafa is. I conducted myself and did things based on the standards of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and used my actions to show that practitioners are the best people in the world.
Because I worked far from home, I cultivated alone, so I studied the Fa every day at work and clarified the truth. I integrated doing the three things into my work.
At the beginning of the tide of quitting the CCP in 2004, I printed the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and distributed it. I put the book on a CCP committee propaganda board, but I was seen and followed. However, under the protection of Master, nothing happened.
I later met fellow practitioners in other places, and coordinated with them to pass out information about Falun Dafa. Despite my limited conditions, I did the three things.
Going to Beijing to Appeal for Falun Dafa
In the spring of 2006, my wife was arrested and persecuted. My child was also implicated at school. I returned home to rescue my wife, who had been illegally detained. I asked around to find her whereabouts. At that time, practitioners outside China began exposing the news that practitioners in China were targeted for organ harvesting while they were alive. My family and fellow practitioners were under great pressure. I couldn’t find my wife. I decided to go to Beijing to appeal.
The other practitioners said, “It’s too dangerous,” and one said, “What about your child and the older people in your family?” I told them, “I’m just going to appeal for Dafa. Practitioners are good people. My wife is detained, and her fate is uncertain. How can I sit idly by? You don’t have to worry, I have Master’s protection. No one can touch me.”
When the other practitioners saw that I let go of everything and had made up my mind, they didn’t try to stop me.
After I arrived in Beijing I went to the central government’s Appeals Office. I felt like I entered hell; my scalp was tight, and the pores of my body felt like they were bursting open. An invisible pressure made me feel as if I was about to suffocate. My heart trembled.
The police forced me and other people who came to appeal into a van. They photographed us, drove us some distance, then stopped and told us to get out. Then the van drove away.
Although I was not detained, I did not clarify the truth. However, I let go of my fear and passed the hurdle of life and death, which was worth the trip.
The Second Time I Went to Beijing
After I returned from Beijing, I continued to study the Fa and look inward. Dafa showed me the way. Master blessed me with tremendous energy. I bought a big white shirt, and wrote on the front with a black carbon pen: “Falun Dafa is good!” The back read, “Quit the CCP to be safe!” I boarded the train to Beijing for the second time.
It was July 1, 2006. The midsummer sun baked Tiananmen Square like an oven. This time, I didn’t go to the Appeals Office, but went directly to Tiananmen Square. I asked a woman who sold small souvenirs how to file a lawsuit. She asked why. I said, “My wife was arrested by the provincial 610 Office for practicing Falun Gong. She is a good person, I came to petition.”
She called the Tiananmen Square police. An officer checked my bag and saw the words “Falun Dafa is good!” “Quit the Party to be safe!” so they took me to a car, and took pictures of me.
At this time, several reporters also took pictures of me. I told them: “I came here because the 610 Office in my area arrests good people who practice Falun Dafa. I was not told where my wife is being held, so I came here to ask the government for an explanation.”
I also said, “All three members of my family practice Falun Dafa.”
I was driven to the Qianmen Police Station, where a policeman on duty said, “You came to Tiananmen Square with these things for a reason, right?” I replied, “I just want to ask why the government arrests good people. My wife is an excellent primary school teacher, and has taught for 30 years, but she was arrested for practicing Falun Dafa. Where is she being held? You tell me what I should do as her husband.”
He said, “If you come to petition alone, it won’t make a big difference.” I said, “I’m here to clarify the truth and tell people that Falun Dafa is good! Even if you are the only one who understands that those who practice Falun Dafa are all good people, if you don’t participate in the persecution of good people, then my trip is worth it! ”
He bowed his head. When he raised his head he had tears in his eyes. I saw that my kindness touched him and I was very grateful to Master. Tears welled up in my eyes. I didn’t come in vain.
He picked up the phone and called the 610 Office of our province to ask about my wife. The other party replied that there was no such person. He was furious, called the governor’s office directly and said, “What is wrong with your 610 Office case handlers? You arrested someone, but didn’t tell the family her whereabouts; what’s going on? Her husband came to Tiananmen Square. You should hurry up and find out where she is!”
He put down the phone and said, “Don’t worry. You came alone, and didn’t cause any social impact, so I’ll write you a penalty-free file. You can go home with it!”
After a while, the other person called and said my wife was in a forced labor camp in our province. He then contacted the people at my province’s liaison office in Beijing. The next day, the public security department of my workplace came and took me back.
The CCP pressured my workplace. The leaders of the public security department were criticized, so they pressured me to write a guarantee statement. I said, “You ask me to promise not to be a good person?” A policeman said angrily, “If you don’t write it, I’ll put you on a tiger bench!” I stood up and said, “You threaten me with a tiger bench, but my Master won’t agree!” The policeman’s tone immediately softened. He said in a loud voice, “Your Master is amazing!” Through this, I knew that Master was always by my side, watching over me and protecting me!
As long as I firmly believe in Master, when the danger comes, Master helps me. The evil behind the policeman was eliminated. After I clarified the truth in depth, they didn’t do anything to me and sent me back to work.
On my two trips to Beijing, Master took care of me all the way, and I confirmed the majesty of Dafa. Although I didn’t rescue my wife, I disintegrated the evil elements in other dimensions that persecuted practitioners, and reduced the pressure on my wife. She was later released.
Cultivating Myself and Saving Sentient Beings
Although I caused some trouble for the leaders at my workplace, what I didn’t expect was that my popularity increased. Many people gave me a thumbs up and secretly praised me: “Mr. Zhang has courage and is amazing! He insisted on going to Beijing to appeal for his wife. Good husband!” Some female employees remarked amongst each other, “If you are looking for a husband, you have to find a man like him!” Actually, these people didn’t know the minds of Falun Dafa practitioners; I didn’t go to Beijing just for my wife, but more importantly, I had a mission. I was helping Master rectify the Fa, expose the persecution, and save sentient beings!
I kept clarifying the truth to the leaders of my workplace, and they all agreed that Dafa is good. Some even read Zhuan Falun. They all secretly protected me. I created a relatively relaxed cultivation environment for myself.
Master said, “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is the Sole Criterion to Discern Good and Bad People.” (Lecture One, Zhuan Falun)
I use this standard to do things, so everyone says I am a good person. I never got drunk or played mahjong. Because my workplace leaders trusted me, I was assigned to an important position. I was in charge of everything, from the steel bars and cement, to arranging food, housing and transportation for the workers. I worked diligently and never slacked off.
I was in contact with a lot of people because of my work. With Master’s blessings, I clarified the truth about Dafa and convinced people to quit the CCP. My workplace became a platform to save people.
A young man came to me for business, but was very depressed. He hasn’t had any sales for a long time, and covering his living expenses had become difficult. He shared that recently, he'd had a couple of arguments with his wife, and in a fit of anger, she left him with their two children and went back to her parents’ home.
I compassionately told him about Dafa and the persecution. I lent him the book Zhuan Falun and told him to always recite the phrases, “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” He read the book and repeatedly said the two auspicious phrases.
He wanted to learn the exercises, so I recorded the exercise music and Master’s lectures for him, and taught him the movements.
He learned to be a good man and his wife returned. Six months later the young man and his wife came to see me. He happily told me: “It’s so good to study Dafa. Our family has been blessed! I recently did some big business, so thank you so much, Master Li!”
Going to Beijing for the Third Time
In 2015, my wife was again persecuted and sentenced to three and a half years. At that time, practitioners in China were filing lawsuits against Jiang Zemin. We all wanted to bring the chief culprit to justice and end the persecution. I knew this was also my wife’s wish and I had to help her fulfill it. Master arranged an opportunity for me.
By the end of 2016, I really didn’t want to struggle with money and fame at my workplace, so I quit. The first thing I did after quitting was to go to Beijing and send my wife’s complaint to the Supreme Procuratorate and the Supreme Court. Just before the Chinese New Year in 2016, I once again boarded the train to Beijing.
Because I didn’t contact my fellow practitioners or acquaintances beforehand, I wandered on the streets of Beijing for several days without handing over the complaint. If I deliver it myself, I would definitely be in danger or I would be arrested. This time, I had to do it sensibly and safely.
I walked back and forth at the Beijing train station. Should I go home, or wait for an opportunity? Before I knew it, the New Year’s bell was ringing. I found a secluded place in the square in front of the station and began to meditate and send forth righteous thoughts. A warm current surged through my body. I knew that Master was encouraging me to persevere.
The sky looked dark and heavy over Beijing, and the cold wind was mixed with snow. Chinese New Year’s Eve is a day of reunion and celebration for families, but due to the persecution, my family was broken up. My child was forced to travel far away, and could not return home. My wife was arrested and persecuted twice, and imprisoned. I sat in the train station, suffering from hunger and the bitter cold.
Master always takes care of us. Whenever I encountered a calamity, his warm hands held me, gave me righteous thoughts and courage. I recalled how at the beginning of my cultivation, Master purified my body. He eliminated my karma and repeatedly helped and encouraged me. I then forgot my sorrow and pain. The cold wind and snow gradually dissipated. It was dawn. My heart was filled with hope again.
Over the years, how many Dafa disciples have been in the same situation? They were not discouraged, and they continued validating the Fa without hesitation. I plucked up the courage and went to Tiananmen Square again. I asked a vendor at the square where I could find a cheap place to eat and stay.
The vendor told me that there was a hotel nearby that was looking for a breakfast cook. After a day of probation, the boss signed an employment contract with me. He would pay for my meals and lodging, and a monthly salary of 4,000 yuan. I knew this was not a coincidence. Master saw that I had a heart to validate Dafa, so he arranged this.
I knew that my task here was not to earn money. I still had big things to accomplish. I had to send my wife’s lawsuit against Jiang to the court as soon as possible. I later finally sent the complaint to the court.
I signed a six-month contract with my boss at the Qianmen Hotel. I asked for four days off every month to go back to my hometown to visit my wife who was illegally detained in prison. When I returned to Beijing, in addition to working every day, I concentrated all my energy on sending forth righteous thoughts toward Tiananmen Square to eliminate the bad elements.
Looking back on the journey of more than 20 years of cultivation, every step of the way was carefully arranged by Master, including the three times I went to Beijing. Although I was unable to rescue my wife, I dissolved the evil spirits that persecuted Dafa disciples in other dimensions, relieved the pressure on fellow practitioners, and deterred the bad people.
If we can all stand up and speak up for our families and for justice, we will be able to dissolve the persecution. The CCP’s persecution of Dafa disciples is still going on. We have the responsibility to stand up for justice, protect the lives of our loved ones, and put an end to the cruel persecution of Dafa disciples.
No matter how long the Fa-rectification lasts, we will closely follow Master and assist him in saving people.
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