(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa in May 1998. The first time I listened to the recordings of Master’s lectures, I felt a Falun spinning in my lower abdomen. I wept the first time I practiced the exercise. The principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance were what I had been searching for. I studied the Fa, practiced the exercises, and went with other practitioners to introduce Falun Dafa. I felt happy every day. Many of my illnesses disappeared soon after I began practicing.
The Importance of Righteous Thoughts
Former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Jiang Zemin launched the persecution against Falun Dafa on July 20, 1999. I went to Beijing to appeal for justice for Master and Falun Dafa in 2000. I was arrested as soon as I arrived in Beijing and was sent to the Dongzhimeng police station. I was detained for 24 hours and was not given any food. Some practitioners were beaten. After I returned home from Beijing, I went to appeal to the provincial government compound to let the government officials know that Falun Dafa is good and our Master teaches people to be moral. Falun Dafa is a great way with great virtues and is based on the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance and is beneficial to the nation. No one came to see us. Instead, they escalated the persecution of Falun Dafa. I was listed on their blacklist. The officers from the local police station often came to monitor and harass me.
One day I practiced the exercises outdoors and was reported to the police. I was arrested and sent to the police station. I was detained, and I started a hunger strike there. When I was in extreme suffering, I recited,
“In life, nothing sought,In death, regretting naught;Washing away all wrong thought,Buddhahood, with less adversity, is wrought.”(“Nothing Kept”, Hong Yin)
“A Great Enlightened One fears no hardshipHaving forged an adamantine willFree of attachments to living or dyingHe walks the path of Fa-rectification confident and poised”(“Righteous Thoughts and Righteous Actions”, Hong Yin II)
I continued the hunger strike. I was sent to the detention center. Its leader asked me why I went on a hunger strike. I said, “Honestly speaking, a hunger strike is damaging to my physical health, but I don’t have any other means to appeal for the justice of Falun Dafa. We practitioners only want to be good people. Our Master told us to consider other people first, be selfless, comply with the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, not compete with other people in the face of personal interest, and be a healthy and moral person. You see, nowadays everyday people do all sorts of bad things such as gambling, and prostitution. Practitioners do not do such things.” He said, “I believe that one day Falun Dafa’s name will be cleared. You can leave now.” Later, I was sentenced to one year of forced labor.
Several practitioners and I went out to distribute pamphlets to tell people the truth about Falun Dafa and the persecution. We were reported to the police. A police officer interrogated us and asked us where we got our pamphlets. I said, “Please don’t ask this question. We won’t betray other practitioners. Please remember ‘Falun Dafa is good.’” He saw that I was firm in cultivation and stopped asking. We drove my daughter’s car when we went out to distribute pamphlets. There were several satellite dishes to receive NTD TV programs in the car. I had the righteous thought in mind that the satellite dishes were to save sentient beings, let people know the truth about Falun Dafa, and it was not a tool for the CCP to persecute practitioners. I didn’t acknowledge the persecution. The police didn’t ask about the dishes.
I was sent to the Masanjia Forced Labor Camp after I had been detained for 15 days. On the way to the forced labor camp, I kept shouting “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good”. Thanks to Master’s strengthening, I was calm all the way. I didn’t worry about myself but worried about the persecutors who would get retribution if they committed crimes against Falun Dafa. I told the director of the police station that it was not good for him to persecute practitioners, as he was still young. He said that he would send me to the forced labor camp. I thought to myself that Master had the final say; nobody else. I would negate the old forces’ persecution completely. I only believe in Master and Falun Dafa.
They sent me to the hospital in Masanjia for a health check after I arrived in Shenyang. I told the doctor that I practice Falun Dafa and that practitioners are good people. I reminded him not to get involved in the persecution. He understood what I meant. He said that I had heart problems and ordered an ECG for me. I thought that everything had a spirit and said to the MCG machine, “You should protect Falun Dafa practitioners and do not persecute them.” Thanks to Master’s protection, I was released due to my unfit physical condition and came home.
My husband thought I would be sentenced again. When they saw me come home, they were excited. I stood in front of Master’s photo and thanked him for bearing the hardships for me.
I realized that I must believe in Master and the Fa. I must have righteous thoughts and let go of attachments during the tribulations. Master had the final say. I shouldn’t accept the old forces’ arrangements. Master protects us and is with us all the time.
Helping Police Officers Withdraw From the CCP
After I lodged a complaint against Jiang Zemin for persecuting Falun Dafa practitioners, five policemen jumped into my yard at 4 a.m. They broke into my house and said that they were from the police station. I asked if they had a search warrant. They showed it to me but didn’t let me read it. I asked them why they came to my house. They said, “You have broken the law.”
I said, “I’m a good person, and I comply with the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. I haven’t broken any law.” He said that I had sued Jiang Zemin. I said, “Jiang Zemin persecutes Falun Dafa practitioners and harvests organs from living Falun Dafa practitioners. He has blood on his hands and commits heinous crimes. Not only should I sue him, but you should sue him as well.” They said that I talked nonsense and ordered me to follow them. I said I would not. They forcibly pushed me into their car.
One policeman cursed at me after I got into the car. I said, “You be quiet. Falun Dafa practitioners are respected by people all over the world. The world needs Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance. As a police officer, why are you so rude?” Another policeman near him said, “See, she gives you a lesson.” Everyone laughed. I then told them the truth about Falun Dafa and the persecution. I was on their blacklist. They had been looking for me. I always had a wish to tell the police about Falun Dafa in the local police station. I came today to tell them the truth. I felt happy in my heart. I didn’t think that I would be persecuted. I was at ease. They interrogated me. I told them not to ask me anything because I would not answer them or sign any statement. I continued telling them the truth about Falun Dafa. Three of them agreed to withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations, including the policeman who cursed at me. I was released and came home that day.
A local policeman came to my home before the CCP’s 20th National Congress started. He said that he came to see me and took a photo of me, then left. My heart was not moved. I thought that Falun Dafa practitioners were saving policemen. They came to visit me with a wish to be saved.
Get Items Back Despite Police Surveillance
One day the police came to practitioner Jie’s home. She was not at home. They arrested her son. Jie saw cigarette butts on the floor when she came home and realized that police had come. She came to my home and told me what had happened. I told her not to go home again because I believed that the police must have been stationed around her apartment. I drove her to my other apartment. I then went to see her husband and told him to demand her release immediately.
Jie wanted to go home in the afternoon. I told her that we’d better take a taxi, and if anything happened, it would be easier for us to escape. When we were near her home, we saw plainclothes policemen on the roads towards her home and several police cars outside the building where she lived. We didn’t get out of the taxi.
Jie wanted to get pamphlets, the computer, and payroll books from her home. I said that I would get them for her. She said that it was dangerous for me. I said that was okay. I wondered how I could get into the unit where she lived without anyone noticing me. I decided to ask my husband to go with me. I told him to get something from Jie’s home. He accompanied me. I told him not to turn on any lights when we came into Jie’s home. I found all the things as Jie told me and checked them under a little dim light in the bathroom. We came home smoothly despite the police surveillance outside Jie’s home.
Cultivating Myself in the Family Environment
We cultivate ourselves in everyday society. Most conflicts occur in family environments, which are good places for us to cultivate ourselves, look within, and improve our xinxing. It is a very challenging issue for us. My husband had a hot temper. He liked to swear, find fault with other people, and complain. He thought he was always right, even if he was wrong. He never dealt with anything in family matters. But he always found fault with me, who had to deal with any family issue. Facing his unreasonable behavior, sometimes I stayed quiet on the surface, but in my heart I complained. Sometimes I put up with him unwillingly. One day he hit my head with a shovel. I had a big bump on my head. As the pain intensified, I couldn’t stop my tears. I said to Master, “Master, I bear it but unwillingly.” I felt that my heart was trembling. I felt bitterness. Thanks to Master’s Fa guidance, I let go of my complaint against him. When conflicts came up, I thought to myself, “Master has suffered countless hardships in this human world in order to save us. I, however, still argue who is right and who is wrong. I let Master down. I am sorry. Master has introduced such a good cultivation practice to us. Why could I not let go of the everyday things?”
My fellow practitioners had reached a high level of understanding of the Fa while I was still at the level of a human being. I was behind according to the Falun Dafa requirements. Master asked us to look within. I found many of my attachments, such as selfishness, pursuit of personal interest, complaint, and seeking comfort. When I was not tolerant and had complaints, I immediately realized that these notions were not mine. I then calmed down. I particularly had to get rid of my notions against my husband. I thought he was troublesome. I must forgive and tolerate, and let him feel the kindness of a practitioner and the warmth of the family. I often told him that he was blessed because he had a wife who practiced Falun Dafa, and if I didn’t practice Falun Dafa, he would not have had it so good. He agreed with me completely. I must treat him kindly, look after him in daily life, and let him feel how great our Master is.
My husband knows the truth and has been blessed. He knows that Falun Dafa is good and supports me in cultivation. He sees through the CCP. He watches NTD TV every day. When we were required to have vaccine injections during the lockdown period, I said that I didn’t believe in the CCP. He said that the CCP was harming people. None of my family members had the COVID vaccine injection. People have had many aftereffects of the COVID vaccine. He said, “How come no one takes responsibility for the aftereffects now? The CCP is really bad.”
Thank you, Master! Thank you, practitioners!
Category: Improving Oneself
