(Clearwisdom.net)
Solemn Declaration
I was so gratified when I obtained Dafa in 1996. I have mostly practised by myself at home and have had little contact with other practitioners. On July 20th 1999, many practitioners went to Beijing to validate the Fa, yet I did not know anything about it. It wasn't until February 2001 that a practitioner came to see me and told me that going to Beijing is what Dafa disciples should do. With the help of my fellow practitioners, and through repeated study of Master's articles, I came to understand that I have been too selfish and I have not done justice for Master. I have attained such a great Fa, and Master has given us so much, yet when Master was defamed, and Dafa was being persecuted, I was not moved by it at all, and I felt ashamed. Therefore I have firmly decided that I will go to Beijing, I will speak the truth for Dafa and Master. So in April 2001, I went to Beijing with a few other practitioners, and called out our heartfelt messages. "Falun Dafa is good! Restore my Master's reputation!" Afterwards, I was arrested by the police and was taken back to my local area. I first refused to write any "Declarative Statements" to denounce my belief, but I was then unable to break away from my family and friend's persuasion, and wrote statements promising "not to go to Beijing." Here, I solemnly declare that these "declarative statements" and all other writings and actions which are not in accordance with Dafa totally null and void. I will study the Fa seriously and redouble my effort to make up for my mistakes. I will redeem the damage that I have caused for Dafa, and do well in all the things that a Dafa practitioner should do.
Shang Shulan
September 21, 2003
http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2003/9/23/57803.html
Solemn Declaration
I began to cultivate Falun Dafa in February 1997. My heart and body have changed a lot since then. Since the beginning of the persecution in 1999, I have been very confused and have slacked off in my cultivation, and also had a lot of interference in my mind. During the end of 2000, I attended an experience sharing conference and I began to have the thought to go to Beijing to validate the Fa. Back then, I had a strong attachment when I went to Beijing. When I was arrested and sent back to the local detention centre, I had strong attachments and did not want to endure hardship, so I began to enlighten along an evil path. During the rest of the three months of labor-camp life, I have written many statements that I should never have done, just for the purpose of escaping from the evil environment. I know very well that what I wrote was all fake, but I just couldn't take the hardship. Afterwards, I still did not wake up to it. Because of the persecution, my family and I have suffered great pressure. I threw away Dafa books, and even burnt Dafa books. I know Dafa is holy and Master is the greatest, but, yes, I had too many attachments that made me fall further and further away from Dafa.
During the following two years, cultivation was constantly in my mind, but I had no courage to come back. In April of this year, I had the opportunity to read Master's new articles and articles on Clearwisdom. I suddenly understood a lot. Dafa is solemn, and I have not studied the Fa well and was moved by my human thoughts. I did not step forward in the most critical moment, and have wasted so much precious time for cultivation. Here, I solemnly declare that all the things that I did or said against Dafa are totally null and void. I want to walk back into cultivation again and grasp the remaining time left to cultivate myself diligently, and to do well the three things that Master has told us to do. I will redouble my efforts in making up for the damage I have caused to Dafa.
Gong Canfeng
September 2003
Category: Solemn Declarations
