(Clearwisdom.net)
I witnessed the following true story.
I was illegally arrested and taken to a forced labor camp for practicing Falun Gong. I met a drug addict inmate there, Ms. Dong Chun (alias). Ms. Dong had a very good business before she was lured into drugs. She later became addicted and was repeatedly sent to the drug addiction center inside the camp. She had failed to quit several times.
During her last detention, she was assigned to the same room as a few Falun Gong practitioners. She was impressed by the sincerity, kindness, perseverance and consideration they showed. They often helped other detainees, financially and materially, whenever they could. They ignored insults from the addicts, understanding that the guards were instigating this behavior. Everyone in the camp knew that Falun Gong practitioners are good people.
Like others, Ms. Dong Chun liked to listen to practitioners clarify the truth. One day, she asked a practitioner to let her read Master's lectures. The next day, she said to her, "My mind was filled with the Fa last night. Maybe I should tell my mother about it, too." She then spent the entire night transcribing Master's lectures. She told her mother during her next visit, "Master Li's lectures are hidden in the pocket of my clothes. They are very good. You must read them."
One night, Ms. Dong practiced the meditation together with the practitioners. She immediately settled down right after her legs crossed. Suddenly, she felt a warm current flowing through her whole body. She was excited but a little bit scared. She told another practitioner her experience. It was explained that it is a good thing and Master was purifying her body. After hearing her experience, everyone was happy for her. Since then, others have started listening to the truth clarification and read the handwritten copy of Master's articles. The jail room quickly became a place where people were led to their goodness.
Ms. Dong Chun found she could no longer smoke. She no longer enjoyed it. She was told that Master did not want her to smoke because smoking is harmful, and Master had purified her body. With some doubt in mind, Ms. Dong smoked again and immediately she experienced chest pain. She understood that Master was helping her to quit smoking, so she stopped. Her chest pain instantly disappeared after this thought. After some time, she thought that the chest pain from her last smoke might be a coincidence. Besides, since the cigarettes had been already paid for, she decided to finish them before quitting. The chest pain attacked again only after a few puffs and the pain was even worse. She was totally convinced and said, "Master, forgive me! I will no longer defy your decision." She disposed all the cigarettes and her chest pain was gone.
Ms. Dong Chun told her friends about the experience. Word spread to the warden's office. She was thus called to the office. The warden yelled at her, "Will you choose cultivation and a longer term in jail?" Since cultivation was her choice, the huge pressure immediately crept upon her. She was closely watched by two addicts who reported to the guards. She was transferred to a darker, lower berth from a brighter one on top. She was closely monitored by two people whose beds sandwiched hers. She was not allowed to contact any Falun Gong practitioners and study Master's articles. She was also ignored by her friends. This tremendous pressure made her breathless. She often looked at practitioners with tears. They could not talk to her but encouraged her with eye contact.
All practitioners were overjoyed when they received a hand-written copy of "Zhuan Falun". We transcribed many copies so that every fellow practitioner could have one. Ms. Dong was very excited to obtain a copy. She studied it every night when the monitors were asleep. It was difficult to read the small print in the dim light, but she made a wish to finish one lecture each night no matter how hard it was. All of a sudden, the print where she was reading miraculously became brighter and bigger. When she told the practitioners what happened, she was told that Master was helping her. From that day on, she has further strengthened her confidence in practicing cultivation.
One day, Ms. Dong Chun had a big red bump on her leg and her face was red from high fever. Fellow practitioners worried and asked her if she needed to see a doctor. She insisted that she was fine and it was because Master was eliminating her karma. Her fever was gone on the third day and the swelling also diminished without taking any medicine.
She was later released from the camp and moved to a city in the south. Another sentient being was rectified by the Fa!
