(Minghui.org) It was not easy for me to obtain the Fa. Previously I had travelled everywhere looking for a famous master like our Master. Hence, when I came across Falun Dafa, I cherished it and have been cultivating diligently.
At the start I had difficulty sitting in the half lotus position. But I broke through it and managed to sit in the full lotus position for one hour within two or three months. I studied the Fa a lot. I had read Zhuan Falun several hundred times and other Dafa books many times before 1999. I've hand copied Zhuan Falun once and have also memorized it as well. Fortunately, I laid a good foundation for my later years of cultivation, as I was persecuted in a prison for six or seven years after 1999.
Master didn't hold any classes in Northwest China and Dafa was spread there a bit later, and there weren’t as many people practicing there. I was concerned about this and actively spread Dafa in my area. As my business was running very well then I didn't need to devote too much time to it. I spent 70-80% of my time studying the Fa, doing the exercises and spreading the Fa. No matter what area it was, which city or which province, as long as Dafa was not there, I went to let more people know about Falun Dafa and taught people the exercises. I spread the Fa to some areas. Wherever I went, I took Dafa books and materials with me. I put up banners and posters and then practiced the exercises myself. I didn't pursue anything, Master's law body always brought people to me. Then I played the videotapes of Master's lectures and taught them the exercises. I established a practice site afterwards. The next time I visited the practice site the amount of people practicing had increased, and so I then established Assistant Centers.
In late 1998, there were still some counties that didn't have Dafa practice sites. More such counties where in the neighboring province. I bought a van and loaded it with Dafa books and materials and drove to the book stores in those counties and asked them to sell Dafa books and thus laid a foundation for spreading the Fa there later. Later on I heard that some local practitioners went to some of those counties and spread the Fa there. I could not imagine then that Dafa would later be the target of a nationwide persecution campaign. I felt a real urgency to let more people know about Dafa as quickly as possible. I drove my car for 30,000 kilometers within six months from January to July in 1999.
The evil had premeditated for quite some time before it began persecuting Dafa in 1999. They first detained the assistants in each Assistant Center in each province and then tortured them, forced them to speak on TV to deceive the public and lead astray practitioners who didn't study the Fa well but followed other practitioners instead of the Fa. Some practitioners were derailed. Then the evil acted swiftly, in disguise and heavy-handed. Almost all assistants were detained and persecuted. Then reports were published in newspapers that assistants were beaten to death, severely sentenced to prison or were forced to speak on TV.
Regardless of whenever the evil persecutes, I believe Master has arrangements for us and can protect us. It is all up to us as to whether we believe in Master and walk the path Master has arranged for us. I took our local assistants as an example here. On the day before the evil came to arrest us, a practitioner called me saying she would go to Beijing to validate the Fa and asked me if I would like to go with her. I said yes. I called several other assistants and they expressed their willingness to go as well. At 6 a.m. the next day, the evil came to our homes but we had already left home at least ten minutes prior. They came in vain.
We arrived at the train station, bought the tickets to Beijing and waited in the waiting room. Several other practitioners came before we checked in and were unable to get tickets. I gave my ticket to one of them and bought another ticket that would get me to a small train station near Beijing. I planned to buy a ticket to Beijing on the train. As soon as I got onto the train, several dozen policemen came. They planned to arrest us at the train station. A practitioner saw the head policeman had a piece of paper in his hand and several of us were on the list. They checked all passengers traveling to Beijing and ignored us. We got off at the station near Beijing. Master used the exchange of tickets to protect us. Those several practitioners who got tickets from us were not the ones that the police wanted. From that incident, I had experienced: 'the Buddha's Fa is boundless', and, “There is no affect between master and disciple. The Buddha’s grace remolds Heaven and Earth” (from “The Master-Disciple Bond”).
If we were not willing to go to Beijing to safeguard Dafa or not willing to consider other practitioners, Master would have arranged it for us in vain. I thus realized: “When disciples have ample righteous thoughts. Master has the power to turn back the tide” (from “The Master-Disciple Bond). About ten hours later we took another train and arrived in Beijing safely. The Public Security Department blamed the police for their incompetence and demanded they arrest us within a certain number of days by using advanced technology. They organized dozens of policemen but were not able to find us. Finally, an order from above demanded the police get us before the 50 th anniversary of National Day. We moved to several places. Master always gave us hints when we were at a risk. On two occasions as soon as we left a place, the police arrived. We managed to leave in a rush, but without risk. Two months later those policemen had to stop searching for us.
Within those two months, we had greatly suppressed the evil. On one hand they were not able to use us to attack Dafa in the media, while on the other hand we distracted their attention and resources thus alleviating the persecution on the local practitioners.
After some time, I was held in prison for six or seven years and had been tortured there. After I was released, I studied the Fa a lot, practiced the exercises, sent forth righteous thoughts and shared experiences with other practitioners. First I caught up with the progress of Fa rectification and then stepped forward to clarify the truth and save sentient beings to make up for the time and opportunities I lost over those years.
I started to learn computer skills, typing and printing technology from scratch. For my age it was hard to learn. But Dafa had opened up my wisdom and given me extraordinary abilities. With the help of practitioners I was able to do computer work.
I spent all my spare time to clarify the truth and encourage people to quit the Communist Party. I handed out truth-clarification materials, sent mobile truth-clarification text messages and made telephone calls to people and achieved good results. Especially this year, I've learned how to use my mobile to send messages to multiple people at once. I can send messages to thousands of people within several hours. If I am busy, I can also send messages to hundreds of people while I am walking on the street. I use two mobiles to send messages simultaneously. I found a shop where I can buy prepaid cards. Master knew my wish to save people and thus helped me find this shop. It has provided convenience for other practitioners as well.
Several years ago I came to the city where I live now. We had few material production sites and only produced black and white copies. I then set up a new site and produced color materials. I wanted to set up more material production sites to meet the requirements of the Fa-rectification process. I overcame many internal and external hardships and interference and helped practitioners set up seven or eight production sites. Practitioners learned how to log onto the Minghui website, how to download, print pamphlets, fliers, posters and burn DVDs. Dafa books were in high demand. I printed over one thousand copies of Dafa books and gave them to practitioners.
Every year I make truth-clarification calendars. The first year I made dozens. The second year I made several hundred. The third year I made over one thousand and the fourth year I made over two thousand. A practitioner from another province saw the calendars I made and praised me, saying they were done beautifully. He asked if I could give some to the practitioners in his area and said they needed a lot of them and actually however many I would send, they would distribute. I agreed to send them some. It was last autumn I made that promise. So I was thinking of how I could make more and better calendars this year. I usually have only one month to make them and it takes time to make a high-quality calendar because the printing speed is usually slow. I went down to the south to purchase professional tools and materials and prepared six printers. With the help of two other practitioners, we worked day and night.
I had a high requirement for the color. I adjusted the color and density of all the files downloaded from the Minghui website so that I could achieve the best results from my printers. I adjusted the color as well when I made the 2012 calendars. Besides having prepared calenders for local practitioners, I sent hundreds by freight to practitioners in other provinces. And they gave them out quickly. Some elderly practitioners gave them out on the street while they persuaded people to withdraw from the CCP. Those who quit the CCP could get one copy. I was so happy to hear such good news and it greatly encouraged me to make more. Six printers worked day and night. We worked up to midnight, and sometimes we worked the whole night. We made a second delivery and a third delivery to practitioners in other provinces. By the time we finished printing, we had used up to thirty packs of color paper.
The evil CCP will be eliminated soon. The CCP officials are unwilling to provide welfare benefits to people though they seek benefits for themselves. But one exception is that they spend a lot of money in making calendars each year to give to its Party members, leaders and people who don't know the truth. On the calendar most probably is a photo of the vicious former dictator. It occupied the streets, markets and went into many families and harmed people. We spent a whole month and made about ten thousand calendars. Our calenders can now be found in thousands of households and have decorated people's homes with beautiful pictures of Falun Dafa spreading in the world with the words “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truth-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” The family members and people who visit those families will definitely benefit from reading them.
I hope more people can be saved, and I hope practitioners can be ever more diligent.