(Clearwisdom.net) Reports are often published on the Minghui website (Chinese version of Clearwisdom.net) regarding how Falun Gong practitioners are persecuted because they clarified the truth about Falun Gong. They discussed facts of how Falun Gong teaches people to be kind, and how they themselves have benefited from the practice. These are real stories from their personal experiences and are enough to expose the lies that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has fabricated about Falun Gong, for example, the 1400 cases and the Tiananmen self-immolation incident. Clarifying the facts also exposes the brutal and illegal persecution orchestrated by the CCP. Falun Gong practitioners have been exercising their basic rights of belief and speech in accordance with the Chinese Constitution, yet they are arrested, detained, and tortured under orders of the Chinese Communist regime.

Several practitioners would like to share their experiences of learning Dafa and their experience of the persecution.

Ms. Sun Shuying from Liaoning Province

Falun Gong practitioner Sun Shuying began practicing in 1997. Soon she miraculously recovered from several tough illnesses, including hypertension, necrosis of her hip, chronic back pain, and throat cancer. She has continued to promote Dafa even after the persecution began in 1999. She has been arrested, detained, and sent to a labor camp. Here is her story.

My name is Sun Shuying and I am sixty-seven years old. I have cultivated Falun Dafa for 14 years. I live by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, and I have benefited both mentally and physically, as my life has been transformed. Since the persecution began on July 20 1999, I’ve been arrested and detained five times, and sent to forced labor camps twice. I would like to share my experiences to help the world’s people learn the truth about Falun Gong, and to free them from the CCP' s slanderous lies.

Before learning Dafa, I had all sorts of illnesses, including dizziness, hypertension, depression, gastritis, cervical stenosis, necrosis of the hip, chronic back pain, arthritis, skin disease, and serious throat cancer. I suffered tremendously and almost lost hope of life. On April 10, 1997, I began to learn Dafa, and shortly after, all my illnesses disappeared! For the first time in many years I experienced how it felt to be illness-free and healthy! Dafa saved my life, I am eternally grateful to teacher Li Hongzhi.

Li Jinhua from Nixia

Ms. Li Jinhua firmly believes in Falun Dafa, and because of her belief she has been persecuted by the CCP. She has been arrested, and sent to forced labor camp and prison numerous times. Her husband divorced her and gained the sole custody of their daughter. She was left alone with no place to go except back to live with her mother. This is her story.

My name is Li Jinhua and I am forty-three years old. Before learning Dafa in October 1997, my health was very poor. I often had colds, fever, and pneumonia, and it seemed that I was always taking medication or injections. I had heavy bleeding during menstruation each month, and I developed severe anemia, fatigue, and was not able to work. After my child was born, I became even weaker and was diagnosed with severe anemia in 1995, along with dizziness. I was hospitalized twice, each time for two months, I spent tens of thousands of yuan, but they could not find out what exactly was wrong with me. They had to discharge me, and through all of this I developed a bad temper.

I began learning Falun Gong in October 1997, along with four of my family members. We all experienced huge changes in just a few months. I no longer caught colds, my menstruation became normal, and I regained strength. My cheeks were rosy as I felt good, and I became patient and kind toward others. My family was still concerned and took me for an exam at a hospital several months later, but the results were all normal. My mother had hepatitis A, gastroptosis, and a tumor in her abdomen. She took all sorts of medicine, Chinese and Western. After she learned Dafa, she no longer took any medicine. My father had severe stomach problems. He also regained his health after beginning cultivation in Dafa. Even though my daughter was young, she also benefited.

Mr. Li Shangrong from Liaoning Province

Falun Gong practitioner Li Shangrong from Shenyang City was arrested in December 2000, and sentenced to ten years in prison. By the time he was released, his health had deteriorated and he was emaciated. He passed away on December 30, 2011, at age 39.

Before he passed away, Mr. Li talked about his experiences with Dafa:

My mother had multiple medical problems, including diabetes, lupus, and vertigo, and she had spent large amounts of money seeking medical treatment. She even practiced numerous qigong practices without any relief. After she learned Dafa, in less than six months, she recovered from all her illnesses. I had a severe infection, and after Eastern and Western medical treatments, and other qigong practices, there was no improvement, and the physician suggested amputation. I had graduated from college, and I lost hope for a good life. When I witnessed the change in my mother, I began learning Falun Dafa without any hesitation. I quickly recovered and was able to work normally and regained my confidence. When my father saw the huge changes in all of us, he also began learning the practice. His headaches, insomnia, bleeding ulcers, and kidney stones quickly disappeared. My 83-year-old grandmother also began to learn Dafa in 1998, and she no longer needs reading glasses. I got married in 2000. We live happily under the grace of Falun Dafa’s Buddha’s light.

Li Shangrong's biggest wish before his death was that his experience would awaken the world’s people, and that they would not stand in support of the CCP. He saw how Falun Dafa renewed the lives of his family members, and how the uncalled-for brutal persecution inflicted pain and death in his family.

Ms. Li Weihua from Liaoning Province

Ms. Li Weihua was a teacher from Gushantown Center Elementary School. After she began learning Falun Gong, she became kind and patient. After the persecution began in 1999 Ms. Li was targeted numerous times by the CCP. This is her story:

My name is Li Weihua. I was illegally arrested on November 7, 2011 by deputy director Zhang Yixian of the Gushan Police Department. Sun Jingguang and police officers You Zhaohua, Liu Zhenguo, Song Weigang, Cheng Xiangzhi, and Zhang Quansheng came to my workplace and unlawfully arrested me. Later they also arrested my husband, then raided my home without showing any warrant, and stole my computers and other personal items. We were taken to the Gushan Police Department and interrogated for seven hours.

I began learning Falun Dafa on March 7, 1997. I previously had numerous illnesses, and a bad temper. After embracing Dafa and abiding by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance, my heart disease, severe headache, back pain, and breast lump all disappeared. I became more patient and no longer cared about personal gain and loss, and was happy every day. It is Dafa that purified me and brought out my true nature. It changed me from being a selfish being into one who always considered others first. The principal said, “If every teacher can treat work and the students the way she does, there would be no students falling behind in their grades.” In every exam, my students were always out in front with the highest exam results. But after July 20, 1999, I became a target for persecution.

Summary

There are countless cases like these. Why do Falun Gong practitioners, under such brutal persecution, still firmly believe in Falun Gong and persistently clarify the truth to the world’s people? It is because they have benefited enormously through learning Falun Gong. They also hope that more people around the world can benefit. Falun Dafa is now embraced in over 112 countries. Zhuan Falun has been translated into over thirty languages. Everywhere Dafa has spread, it has brought hope and happiness to all. Dafa practitioners sincerely hope that the precious Chinese citizens will wake up and remember their true culture, and have a bright and wonderful future.