(Clearwisdom.net) I have had a lot of experiences from the past 16 years of practicing Falun Gong that I would like to share with everyone.
Standing up Against Arrest; Released in an Hour
During the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games, the local police harassed Falun Gong practitioners by knocking on their doors and telling them to sign a guarantee statement to stop practicing. The police came to my home three times. The first time I was not home. The second time the police ordered my family to step outside and then they ransacked my home. The third time I was at home.
The police produced a form and asked me to sign it. They told me, "Signing the paper proves you will stay at home and not travel anywhere. You may stay home and practice Falun Gong to your heart's content." I replied, "You have seen with your own eyes that I am at home. Why do you need my signature? Besides, Falun Gong practitioners are not planning to do anything to disrupt the Olympic Games. It is you that are taking advantage of the Olympic Games to arrest Falun Gong practitioners. Aren't you using it as an excuse to suppress Falun Gong?" The policeman said, "I cannot make any decisions. I must ask my colleagues." He stepped outside.
There were several policemen that did not come inside. One of the policemen had been actively participating in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners since 1999. He told me, "I did not come into your home because I didn't want you to resist signing because of me." I told him calmly, "You have been in touch with Falun Gong practitioners since 1999. You of all people know what kind of people we are. It has been many years since the persecution of Falun Gong began, but I have never seen you as an enemy. I have always treasured all of my predestined relationships."
He mumbled as he was walking away, "I will not listen. I will not quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). [Note: He might have received calls from Falun Gong practitioners urging him to quit the CCP and/or its two affiliated student leagues.] I must make a living. This is my job. You are special. You have served time in the forced labor camp." I replied, "It was illegal to send me to the forced labor camp for practicing Falun Gong."
When the police realized that I would not sign the guarantee statement, they carried me to a police car by force and stuffed me between the front and back seats. Then they took off. On the way to the police station, one policeman grabbed my hair twice and told me fiercely, "I will release you as soon as you sign!" I kept my eyes shut and refused to think of what might happen next. I focused my thoughts: "I am Mr. Li Hongzhi's disciple. I shall never allow any evil force to commit any sin against Falun Gong practitioners or Falun Gong. I shall never leave a blemish or have any regret on my path of cultivation practice."
After we arrived at the police station, I refused to get out of the police car. The police dragged me out of the car and into the police station. They had the police chief come to see me. The police chief said, "Have a drink of water. Let's talk." I ignored him. After a while he said, "It is very easy for me to send you to jail when you act like this. Or, I can send you to a brainwashing session." I remained silent. After a while, they ran out of ideas. Finally the police chief asked a village policeman, "Can you guarantee that she will not travel to Beijing during the Olympic Games? Can you sign a guarantee for her?" The village policeman refused. Instead, he shook my arm and asked, "May I sign on your behalf?" I remained silent. I thought, "I shall not allow any sentient being to commit any sin against Falun Gong." Although the village policeman had been participating in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in the village, and he was especially harsh toward me, I had never held a grudge against him.
Several minutes later, the policeman that had grabbed my hair said, "The police chief just wants to make sure you still stay in the village. Now that he has seen you, you may leave. Go home." I thought, "You arrested me for no valid reason. I didn't even have time to put on my shoes. You also tore two holes on my pants. I will not leave unless you drive me home." After a while, they put me back into a police car and drove me home. When we arrived at my house, the village policeman put me on his back and carried me to my bed before he left. During the hour from the arrest to the release, I did not speak a word. I completely negated the possibility of arrest and witnessed the power of the Buddha Fa.
Handcuffs Couldn't Stay on Me
In January 2001, I was arrested by the local police and put in a detention facility so they could erroneously "assess my situation". I refused to cooperate with the detention facility and went on a hunger strike to protest the arrest. The next day, I was transferred to a detention center. The disciplinary staff put handcuffs on me because I refused to eat, sit on a board or run. When it was time to go to sleep, I had difficulty lying down with the handcuffs on. I wriggled my hands and slid one hand out of the handcuffs. The next day the disciplinary staff put a smaller pair of handcuffs on me when they found out what happened. That night I slid my hands out of the handcuffs again with the help of a fellow Falun Gong practitioner. On the third day, they put the handcuffs on with a chisel. They told me that they would tighten on my wrists if I should struggle. But, I was able to pull my hand out of the handcuffs a third time. On the fourth day, the disciplinary staff member that put them on my wrists in the first place, took them off. After that, they never tried to handcuff me again. He commented repeatedly, "You are incredible. No handcuffs will stay on you."
Two Fractures Healed without Treatment
In September 2007, I left home at around 3 p.m. for work. I rode on the back of a motorbike behind my husband. He drove fast in order to be on time. All of a sudden a large truck came toward us with bright lights that blinded my husband. He was caught by surprise and slid off to avoid the truck. We ended up hitting a large pile of sand and rocks on the side of the road. My husband collapsed next to the pile and I was thrown into the middle of the road. My body remained in the same position as while I was riding on the bike when I hit the ground. I could not move my left wrist. When my husband came to, he took me home on the bike. He had landed on his head and due to the impact, he could not even remember the way home. I was the clearheaded one. Once at home, my husband spit out blood and heard rumbling noises in his ears. My younger sister bought over-the-counter drugs for a concussion and ten days later he was able to work again.
As for me, my feet hurt so badly that I could not remove my shoes. The next day my lower legs were badly swollen and turned dark purple. I could not move my ankles at all. I felt I must have fractured my legs, but I did not tell my family. I told them I would be fine. I told them calmly, "Falun Gong surpasses science. I have been practicing Falun Gong for more than 10 years. I know what Falun Gong is about. I will not risk my health. I believe I will get well." After 80 days I completely recovered from the fractures without any medical treatment.
