(Minghui.org) Many instances of persecution have taken place in our area. Many fellow practitioners have been arrested, and many of us have tried a variety of ways to rescue them. How can we rescue our fellow practitioners efficiently? From three nearby instances, I've understood that only if we all look inward, eliminate gaps between each other, and elevate as a whole can we send forth strong righteous thoughts to effectively disintegrate the evil and rescue our fellow practitioners.
Practitioner A: After A was arrested, practitioners who heard about it first went quickly to tell more practitioners. Some immediately sent out the news of the persecution on the Internet. The practitioner was arrested in the morning. That afternoon, when it was time to send forth righteous thoughts as a whole, we came together and immediately sent forth righteous thoughts towards the evil people who had arrested the practitioner. Several practitioners went to police station to ask for A's release along with A's family members. At about 5:00 p.m., Practitioner A was put into a local detention center.
In similar cases, there were some who were released the same day with the righteous thoughts of fellow practitioners, but some were detained in detention centers. One practitioner told me that when he saw a fellow practitioner being arrested and put into a police car, he immediately called nearby practitioners. After brief sharings, they sent forth righteous thoughts, and the arrested practitioner was released in the afternoon of that very day. "Brief sharings" reminded me. Yes, upon hearing about practitioners being arrested, what were we thinking? What were our first thoughts? Were they in line with Dafa? I was full of regret. I did not organize all of us to look inside ourselves, and our righteous thoughts did not yield good results. We thus missed the best time to rescue the fellow practitioner on the very day of the arrest.
During sending forth righteous thoughts the next week, not only nearby local practitioners came, but also those from other regions. This time we did not send forth righteous thoughts in a hurry, but asked a practitioner who is good at looking inward to share first and lead everyone to look inward. During our sharing, we frankly spoke our thoughts on this issue. When Practitioner A sent forth righteous thoughts, her main consciousness was not strong, her palm fell down, and her whole body even bent over—sometimes her head was even lower than her legs. Some practitioners pointed it out to her, but she would not accept it. She even responded that she did very well, and did not recognize her incorrect condition. She thus could not rectify her condition for a long time. Later on, other practitioners didn't mention it again, so as not to irritate her. In our sharing, we realized we all had this notion about her, which was a gap between us, and pushed her outward. A's condition would seem to go away for a long time. So did we think about ourselves? Remind ourselves? For me, regarding her condition, I gradually lost my compassion, and continued to point it out without considering the occasion, setting, or her ability to accept things. I was actually making accusations to her. My accusing her made me unable to focus on sending forth righteous thoughts for a while, and my palm would also fall down while sending righteous thoughts. I regretted this. We all realized that her persecution was related to each one of us, so we all formed an environment to look inward, but we no longer looked at A's shortcomings. We then found A very great. She put the Fa in the first place and slept very little every day. She focused on saving sentient beings and was fulfilling her vow. How could we let the evil persecute such a diligent Dafa disciple? In our sharing, we reached a consensus and sent pure and powerful righteous thoughts, "Let our gong merge, eliminate the persecution, immediately release A. Master, please strengthen us."
Our sharing lasted from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., and we sent forth righteous thoughts from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Afterwards a practitioner said she heard a voice while we were sending forth righteous thoughts that said in desperation, "They all say this together, so we have to release her." A said she was told to collect her stuff and arrived at the police station after 5:00 p.m. She was released around 6:00 p.m. She also did well in the detention center. She refused to cooperate with the evil and went on a hunger strike to resist the persecution.
Case 2: After Practitioner B was arrested, I had an opportunity to participate in the Fa study group where B had been. In order to rescue B, we shared about it. In our discussion, we stuck firmly to looking inward, without looking at any shortcomings of B, and giving up our notions about B. Through our sharing, most of the practitioners opened their hearts and then eliminated gaps between us. We found our own shortcomings. Some even said what to do in the future, and we all elevated as a whole. Afterward, we sent forth righteous thoughts about B's persecution, thinking, "Immediately release B." After an hour, B returned home.
Case 3: Recently Practitioner C was arrested. Practitioners nearby again looked inward, eliminated gaps, and formed a whole body and sent forth righteous thoughts. Then C was released.
I experienced similar things three times. I know it must not be just a coincidence. It is because we followed Dafa,
"Cultivation depends on one’s own efforts, while the transformation of gong is done by one’s master." (Zhuan Falun)
The persecution of fellow practitioners could be related to nearby practitioners. For example, in everyday life, one practitioner's shortcomings and attachments can be seen clearly by other practitioners, who may easily form notions. If multiple practitioners have the same notion, then gaps may form, which deviates from the Fa as a whole. We are all practitioners, and any one of us could have all kinds of attachments. When we see others' attachments, we should first look at ourselves and then point it out to him or her. We should learn to use our righteous thoughts and not to be affected by others' attachments. We should only look at the good side of others.
Sometimes many practitioners could not be rescued quickly. It may have been because nearby fellow practitioners did not give up their notions towards the arrested practitioners. As long as we let go of our own notions, eliminate gaps, and upgrade as a whole, we can disintegrate the persecution.
"True thoughts dissolve all, The whole sky is clear." ("Stirred by Reflection")
Let us rescue our fellow practitioners.
