After Reciting Teacher's Article "Expounding on the Fa" Several Times I Realized What I Should Do By a Dafa practitioner in China
May 21, 2003 (Clearwisdom.net) 1. On March 2, 2002, I was abducted by officers from the local police
station and taken to a detention center. The police confiscated many Dafa
truth-clarifying materials when they searched my home. The Political and
Security Section officials asked me where I had obtained the materials, but I
refused to answer them. Days later, they asked me to write a guarantee stating
that I would not practice Falun Gong in the future and my views about Falun
Gong. I wrote about how I had benefited from practicing Falun Gong and how good
Falun Gong is, and that the lies spread by the government propaganda are
inconsistent with what I had experienced. I hoped that they could learn the
truth and release me. Fifteen days later, I was sent to a brainwashing class.
There, I refused to comply with their orders. Under the empowerment of Teacher
and the help of fellow practitioners outside the labor camp, I escaped by
climbing over the wall surrounding the brainwashing center. 2. On July 20, 2002, I was abducted again. While recording my
testimony, the officers said that the brainwashing class had been disbanded
because I managed to leave the brainwashing center on my own, which enraged the
leaders. They said the appearance of Dafa truth-clarifying materials and banners
in the neighboring village was my doing, and that they wanted to send me to a
forced labor camp. As soon as I heard their intention to send me to a forced labor camp, I
started sending forth righteous thoughts to negate their intent. While being
detained, I went on a hunger strike and used every opportunity to send forth
righteous thoughts to eliminate evil factors in other dimensions. Three days
later, in the morning, police sent me to a forced labor camp. My mind was very
clear. As a Dafa practitioner, I could not follow the arrangements made by the
old forces. I cleared my own thoughts, and then started sending forth righteous
thoughts. On the way to the forced labor camp, I chatted with the two young police
officers escorting me. I guided the topic to Falun Gong. When they asked about
the "Tiananmen Immolation," I analyzed the events that occurred, answered their
questions, and told them the facts. They nodded. One of them said: "The
government says they are right, you say you are right. It takes time to verify
the issue. I believe that in the future the truth will come to light." I told
them to read the book Zhuan Falun so they could truly understand Falun
Gong. I asked them not to do anything harmful to Dafa and Dafa practitioners. I sent forth righteous thoughts continuously during the trip, with only two
thoughts in my mind: to negate the old forces' arrangements of sending me to a
labor camp, and that I must return to the Fa-rectification process. After I
arrived, the camp doctor checked my electrocardiogram three times, and he
concluded that I had a heart problem. Finally, the doctor told the police
officers: "Just take her back home. The electrocardiogram is here. You should be
responsible, just take her back." In this way, their plan to send me to the
forced labor camp failed. 3. After returning to my home town, I was held in the detention
center. I remembered that in similar cases, one practitioner had been released
in a few days. I thought that I should be released soon, so I did not go on a
hunger strike. But 3 days passed, then 5 days, and I still was not released. I
thought that since I had sent forth righteous thoughts every day, they should
release me after 15 days at the very most. They asked me to be the head of the
cell. One night, I could not fall asleep. Soon 18 days had passed. No one had
talked to me, and there was no sign that I would be released. An idea formed in my mind: I would recite Dafa articles to myself. In my
mind, I recited all of the Dafa articles published after 2000, then "Lunyu," and
then "True Cultivation." Then my thoughts suddenly jumped to Teacher's article
"Expounding on the Fa." When I recited the part that said: "Whenever a tribulation comes, you do not see it with the side of your
original nature but view it completely with your human side. Evil demons then
capitalize on this point and inflict endless interference and damage, leaving
students in long-term tribulations." I was shocked. Then I continued: "When a tribulation arrives, if you, a disciple, can truly maintain an
unshakable calm or be determined to meet different requirements at different
levels, this should be sufficient for you to pass the test. If it continues
endlessly and if there do not exist other problems in your Xinxing or conduct,
it must be that the evil demons are capitalizing on the weak spots caused by
your lack of control. After all, a cultivator is not an ordinary human. So why
doesn't the side of you that is your original nature rectify the Fa?" My mind became clearer. I recited "Expounding on the Fa" several times, and
enlightened to the following: As a Dafa practitioner, how could I expect any
"favors" from the old forces? If my actions were not righteous, how could the
evils let me off? Later I learned that the police had prepared to send me to a
forced labor camp for a second time; but because of my righteous thoughts, the
plan was not executed. I could not just wait passively any more. I should take the initiative to
eliminate the evil. So I started a hunger strike. Each day, I cleansed my
thoughts and then sent forth righteous thoughts to negate the evil persecution. On the morning of August 18, 2002, the fifth day after I started the hunger
strike, after I sent forth righteous thoughts, I formed a thought in my mind
aimed at the people in charge of my case: "You should release me
unconditionally, you have no choice!" Then I talked to Teacher in my mind: "Dear
Teacher, I have decided to take the initiative, and let my mind be in conformity
with the current requirements of Dafa. I want to leave the detention center to
fulfill my historic duties." After eating breakfast, I suddenly went into an abnormal state. I was quickly
taken to the city hospital. Twenty-four hours later, I was still in a weak state
with irregular blood pressure and heart beat. Seeing the situation, the local
leaders informed the police station and my family to hurry up and take me home.
When my family members arrived, I was handed over to them and the police quickly
left. Thus I was unconditionally released. 4. This experience showed the importance of assimilating to Dafa. I
gained a better understanding about why Teacher has been emphasizing the extreme
importance of Fa-study. As a Dafa practitioner, only when we have assimilated to
Dafa can we be right in our cultivation. I gained a better understanding of
Teacher's article "Digging Out the Roots": "It is extremely dangerous to add anything human to cultivation practice." It also brought to mind Teacher's words: "Fa can break up any evils..." and "Dafa practitioner's righteous
thoughts are powerful." I realized that anything that is not assimilated to Dafa would show its
negative side in front of Dafa. If we study Dafa frequently, whenever there is a
problem, we will know to look inward and find out where the reason lies and how
to find solutions. If we are always thinking about Dafa and acting with
righteous thoughts, the old forces will come to an end. The day when the Fa
rectifies the human world will then arrive sooner. Posting date: 5/28/2003 |