Righteous Thoughts Accompany Me on My Fa Rectification Journey Written in February 2002
(Clearwisdom.net)
I am fifty-one this year. Before I started Falun Dafa
cultivation practice, I had been suffering from a chronic kidney disease for
over twenty years. One day, towards the end of 1997, I suddenly got an acute
toothache, and for two days and nights, I was in extreme pain. The next morning
on my way to work, I hurriedly went to a clinic to have a checkup but was only
prescribed lots of antibiotics. When I took the pills, I had adverse side
effects, and when I stopped taking them, my toothache came back. Worn down by
the agony, I swore that as long as I could be relieved of my sicknesses, I would
accept, without regret, any assigned task in this world, even if I had to go
through great hardships. Coincidently, I then saw a book (Zhuan Falun Volume
2) lying on my colleague's desk. Written on the first page were these words:
"The vastness of the universe and the enormity of the
cosmic bodies can never be understood by humans through exploration; the
minuteness of matter can never be detected by humans. The human body is so
mysterious that it is beyond human knowledge, which can merely scratch the
surface. Life is so abundant and complex that it will forever remain an eternal
enigma to mankind."
Seeing that I was interested, my colleague then told me many stories about
the benefits gained by various practitioners from practicing Falun Dafa. That
very night, I read through the whole book, Zhuan Falun, from cover to
cover without a break. I didn't even notice when my tooth had ceased aching, but
since then, I have taken up Dafa cultivation.
After July 22, 1999, I knew I had met the real trial of life and death. I
then made a pledge to Teacher that I would stay by him and follow him home,
regardless of what tribulations would come in my way. From that day onwards, I
never took a full night's sleep. When I was tired, I would take a short nap.
When I woke up, I would start practicing or studying the Fa. Sometimes, I would
go out hanging up banners, putting up pictures to clarify the truth, or
distributing flyers to people. I never knew the meaning of fear.
In December 1999, to support Jiang's campaign of suppressing Dafa, our
company unlawfully set up a brainwashing class. Many times, my boss tried to get
me to go to the brainwashing class, but I refused. One day, the Party executive
secretary, the chairman of the Workers' Association, the president of the Party
operation and a few other secretaries all came to my home and tried to ensnare
me into participating in the brainwashing class. I told them, "Falun Dafa
is the true Law. All Dafa practitioners are good people. The brainwashing class
will change the good people into bad people. Therefore, I cannot
participate." Despite of all the efforts they made, I simply refused to go.
Because my mind was set, they left me in disgust.
On December 26, 2000, I boarded a train to Beijing. On the train, I met six
other Dafa practitioners going to Beijing as well. By about 8 a.m. the next day,
we arrived at Tiananmen Square. This was my first trip to Beijing. Standing in
the middle of Tiananmen Square, I could see a dark and murky layer of mist
hovering above Tiananmen Square. When I was just about to unfurl a banner,
Teacher's poem, "Non-existence" suddenly struck me:
"To live with no pursuits,
To die with no regrets;
All excessive thoughts extinguished,
Cultivating Buddhahood is not difficult."
Saying quietly to myself, "Teacher, I am coming," I unfurled the
banner "Falun Dafa is Good." Raising the banner up high, I ran around
and yelled out at the same time, "Falun Dafa is good, Falun Dafa is
righteous. Return Dafa its honor, return our Teacher's honor!" It didn't
take long before six or seven policemen closed in on me and dragged me into a
police van.
We were then taken to a nearby police station and told to stand in the
courtyard where many other Dafa practitioners were being held. One police
officer was still grabbing my arm. At that moment, a passage from Teacher's
article, "Rationality" suddenly flashed across my mind:
"...Getting arrested is not the purpose. Validating Dafa is truly
glorious--it is to validate Dafa that you step forward. Since you step forward,
you should try to succeed in validating the Fa--this is the real purpose of
stepping forward."
I said to myself, "I am a disciple of the Lord of Buddhas. Jail
is not a place for me. I must walk out the front door of the police station with
dignity, for I need to continue helping Teacher with the Fa rectification."
With that in my mind, I pulled my arm away from the officer who was still
holding me, and calmly walked out through the front door with dignity. I did not
know what happened, but none of the police officers seemed to care. One onlooker
said, "Look, that old lady walked out just like that!"
After returning from Beijing, my mind-intent with the use of righteous
thoughts improved greatly. I live in a unit in a multilevel apartment building.
Normally, before leaving home on an errand to clarify the truth, I would sit
cross-legged, hold my hand upright and repeat Teacher's Fa-rectification verse,
"The Fa rectifies the cosmos, the Evil is completely eliminated," for
at least five minutes to clear myself well. One day, while carrying out my
normal errand clarifying the truth to people, I saw four middle-aged men walking
along a street. When I called out to them, "Would you please wait a
minute?" they stopped. I told them, "I am a practitioner of Dafa. I
have some books for you to read. They are good for you." While talking, I
handed them one small booklet each. Then, a few more passers-by came over and I
handed out a few more booklets. One of them asked, "Aren't you afraid? The
police are arresting people who practice Falun Gong." "Dafa
practitioners are good people," I replied, "and good people are not
afraid of the evil. Keep this in your mind: Falun Dafa is Good." My mind
was calm and my heart was at peace. I wasn't the least nervous.
I have always been very cautious while doing Fa rectification work. Even when
I went out clarifying the truth, I was reluctant to spend extra money on lunch.
However, I did not hold back when spending money on Dafa materials used for
clarifying the truth. If I needed to travel by taxi, I would talk to the driver
as soon as I stepped in, "Read this material on Dafa. It is good for
you." The driver would often answer, "Thank you, Falun Gong."
As my righteous thoughts are getting more focused, my task of clarifying the
truth has been smoothly sailing along.
Posting date: 3/7/2002 |