(Clearwisdom.net)
Editor's Notes: The Clearwisdom website is hosting the "First Written Experience Sharing for Falun Gong Practitioners in China."
Jiang and his faction have mobilized all of China's resources to persecute Falun Dafa since the persecution began on July 20, 1999. Practitioners in Mainland China have remained steadfast in their practice of Falun Dafa nevertheless. While clarifying the truth and exposing the persecution, practitioners safeguard the Fa and validate the Fa. Since the publication of Master Li's Lecture at the Conference in Florida on December 29, 2001, practitioners in Mainland China have become more clearheaded about the three things Falun Dafa practitioners should do well, i.e. studying the Fa well, sending forth righteous thoughts and clarifying the truth. They cultivate diligently to upgrade their xinxing, validate Dafa and save sentient beings while establishing their mighty virtue, as do their fellow practitioners in over 50 countries around the world.
The main body of Falun Dafa practitioners is in Mainland China, and after 5 years of persecution, they have accumulated a wealth of invaluable lessons and experiences, thoughts and improvement. They have become more clearheaded, rational and mature through cultivation in the Fa-rectification period. Their written experiences will leave the world with precious legends in time to come. Immersed for the last five years in an environment of severe persecution, most of the information we have provided to date on this website has revealed the severity of the persecution and practitioners' brave acts in the face of it. Now, Clearwisdom is hosting this "First Written Experience Sharing for Falun Gong Practitioners in China". This is done to allow practitioners to better eliminate evil with righteous thoughts, to validate Dafa and clarify the truth more extensively and deeply, and also to compensate for the lack of cultivation environment and opportunity to upgrade as a whole body that would be provided through a large-scale Falun Dafa experience sharing conference in China. Since practitioners in Mainland China are not able to present their experiences at a conference in person, Clearwisdom will publish their sharing articles on the website.
When it comes to informing people about the truth regarding Falun Gong, I regularly feel that my life no longer belongs to me; it belongs to all sentient beings. Every thought, every word and every action of mine is tied to their survival. There seem to be countless eyes in the universe staring at me with the hope of been saved. How can I not save them, how can I let my "human heart" stop me from letting these people know the truth. I can only save them by letting go of everything.
In the year of 2002, I left the forced labor camp where I had been illegally detained simply for refusing to stop practicing Falun Gong one and a half years before my sentence was due to finish. Since then I have been actively taking part in the Fa-rectification process. I have been clarifying the truth about Falun Gong and the persecution so as to save sentient beings, which has become an important and essential part of my life. I try not to miss any opportunity to clarify the truth about Falun Gong to people, including those I meet when I am out shopping or running errands, or talking to friends and family members who are visiting. I do my best to talk to people about Falun Gong in any setting.
Last year, one of my husband's cousins who we had never met because she lives so far away from us came to visit. The purpose of her visit was to convince me to stop practicing Falun Gong. She was concerned for her cousin as she was afraid that I would bring more "misfortune" to the family. After she had stayed with us for a few days and upon seeing how I acted--especially after reading the letter I wrote to my husband when I was in prison--she was moved to tears, "I did not think you would be still so concerned about your family, elders, your husband, and others when your were in such an awful place. You are such a noble person." I took the opportunity to tell her about the benefits of practicing Falun Dafa and the truth about the persecution. Afterwards, she said, "Now I understand. I am so happy and grateful that my cousin has such a wonderful wife..." She took a copy of Zhuan Falun [the main teachings of Falun Gong] and some Falun Gong informational materials with her when she left.
I have talked about Falun Gong to delivery men, bill collectors, janitors, postmen and elementary students allowing them to understand the true reason behind the persecution. After understanding the truth about Falun Gong an elementary student said, "If there are questions regarding Falun Gong on my test, I'd rather fail the test than answer them." I replied, "That's wonderful. I bet your grades will be excellent because of this thought." As it turned out, she scored over 80 percent in all of her subjects in her high school entry examination, even in English, the subject she liked least. She had never scored so highly in English before. She happily praised the wonders of Falun Dafa and even told her friends at school and asked them to say, "Falun Dafa is Good."
This spring, my husband was hospitalized. I talked about Falun Gong to every patient, janitor, doctor and nurse I met. Many of them asked for a "Good Fortune Card." For doctors, I started a conversation by asking them how to care for burn patients and those who had undergone trachea surgery. I would then inform them about the suspicious points in the case of the staged "self immolation." They all agreed that there was something phony about it, commenting that it might be for the political needs of the Party.
One time, I was talking about Falun Gong to a middle-aged woman who was selling vegetables. Afterwards, she said, "We just had a meeting yesterday. They told us we would be given 200 yuan if we report just one Falun Gong practitioner." I said to her, "You better not do such things; they are the best people in the world who live their lives according to truthfulness, compassion and tolerance. If you report them, you may receive karmic retribution." She replied, "I know, I won't. But you should be more careful too." To which I said, "Thank you, you will be rewarded for treating Falun Dafa kindly." She then smiled.
When I see street merchants selling fruit, I often stop and buy some, using the opportunity to talk about Falun Gong to them. I found out that every time when I talked to a merchant, there were always some people who would gather round, and even those riding bicycles would stop by to inquire about prices. In fact, they usually do not buy anything, they simply want to hear the truth and take the "Blessing Card" that I distribute. Some even ask for more so that they can give them to their family and friends. Afterwards, they all leave happily.
Once I went to a supermarket and saw a woman collecting garbage by the door. She was crippled and could not move very well. She sat on the ground and looked kind of filthy. I walked up to her and told her to say, "Falun Dafa is Good." She wanted to say it, but could not say it clearly. I recited the words over a dozen times for her to learn. Finally she was afraid she would forget it so she asked me to write it down for her. She took out a pencil from her pocket when I told her I did not have a pen. I found a piece of white paper and wrote down "Falun Dafa is Good." I then taught her to read the characters one by one until she had learned them by heart. When I was leaving, I saw her putting the piece of paper carefully in an inside pocket. My eyes were filled with tears. I thought maybe she lived such a difficult life just to wait for this day.
One morning, I saw an older couple on the sidewalk next to an intersection. They appeared to be from a rural area and were taking a rest under a tree. The man was sitting on a wheelchair while the woman was sitting on the ground. I approached her and started talking. She then understood that all the programs about Falun Gong on TV are not true and that believing "Falun Dafa is good" will be rewarded. When she finally stood up from the ground, I saw that her back was bent over at almost 90 degrees. She said she had difficulty breathing because her back was not straight. It's difficult for her to take care of the elderly man everyday besides doing all the household work. I told her to recite, "Falun Dafa is good." I put my hand on her back and told her to say, "I do not believe the lies on TV, I believe Falun Dafa is good and Falun Dafa is the righteous Fa." She recited this reverently. As she kept reciting, her back became straighter and straighter. In no time her back had completely straightened, and my hand could feel her spine realigning. Finally, she let out a big breath and said excitedly, "I have met a living Bodhisattva today." I told her, "It is the power of the Fa, it is my Master who is helping you. Remember Falun Dafa is good." She was so excited that she did not know what to say but just continued to nod her head.
When I wait for the light to change to cross the street, I will talk to the people next to me. When I ride my bicycle, I will talk to the person riding next to me. When I see people who need help, when I see people smiling at me and when my eyes meet someone else's I always talk to them so as not to miss a single opportunity. I quickly tell them, "Remember Falun Dafa is good, it will bring happiness to your life. Do not believe the lies on TV."
There were people whose eyes started to fill with tears when I told them the truth about Falun Dafa. They would say, "I don't know why, I just want to cry when I see you." Some are very excited after knowing the truth saying, "I want to hand out leaflets with you." I usually give a few leaflets to them and tell them how to hand them out while telling them that doing so will bring them virtue. Some asked for many "Good Fortune cards" for their friends and family and when they hear other people badmouth Falun Dafa, they stand up to them. I don't miss opportunities to clarify the truth about Falun Gong to the neighborhood security guards and police officers from nearby police stations either. When I run into them, I greet them and talk to them. I tell them that Falun Dafa practitioners are good people who should not be arrested. I also tell them that court cases are taking place against the former Chinese President Jiang for his crimes against human rights. I saw the changes in them, from participating in the persecution at the beginning to performing their work (of persecuting Falun Gong) in a perfunctory manner. One security guard often greets me with "Falun Dafa is Good" when there is no one around.
After studying Master's article "Let Go of Human Attachments and Save the World's People," I deeply feel the urgency of saving all sentient beings, and that this is the meaning of my life.
(From the First Written Experience Sharing for Falun Gong Practitioners in China)
