(Minghui.org) My husband, a Falun Gong practitioner, was illegally arrested in 2013. I escaped but left home to avoid possible arrest.
Protecting a Practitioner
I moved in with a friend temporarily. She was shocked when I told her that the police tried to arrest me and ransacked my home because I wanted to live by the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.
She gave me clothes and food, and helped me protect the truth-clarifying materials. When I was sending forth righteous thoughts, she sat quietly in another room and recited “Falun Gong is good. Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” Sometimes, she sat beside me and asked to protect me. She often reminded me when it was time to send forth righteous thoughts. I was so touched.
Her grandma, in her 80s, asked me, “What can I do for you?” I told her to recite, “Falun Gong is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.” True to her word, she recited these phrases day and night.
Hearing the Shocking Truth about the Persecution
One of my relatives asked me if I had ever been tortured. I told him that because I refused to give up my belief, the police shocked me with an electric baton, force-fed me through tubes, and made me stay outside in the winter and under the scorching sun in summer. He listened with tears in his eyes.
I also told him that the Tiananmen Self-immolation was fabricated to frame Falun Gong and that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) harvests organs from living practitioners for profit. He got angry and quit the CCP then and there.
No Longer Afraid of Facing Police
After some time I realized that I shouldn't hide, that I should deny the persecution and tell people about the persecution of Falun Gong.
I knew that I might cause my friend a lot of trouble if I continued to stay at her home, especially since I had heard that the police were often harassing my relatives.
With Master's help, I was able to find my attachments. I realized that I shouldn't live a homeless life. A home provides a stable cultivation environment. I decided to return home.
I knew that if I wanted to face the police and eliminate the evil from other dimensions controlling them, I had to study the Fa more and have righteous thoughts.
I understood that Master never admitted to the persecution. To me it meant that I also have to negate the old forces' arrangement.
Master said:
“I can tell you that although your true self is in control of you, it isn’t strong enough, or is even powerless because the old forces of the cosmos are dramatically larger, and moreover, you have been buried in the inverted principles of the Three Realms, so Master must look after you, help you, and stay on top of everything. And that’s not all. At a most fundamental level I am controlling everything, encompassing everything, all the way from nothingness to somethingness. This isn’t something that can be explained by way of examples found in the human language. It cannot be explained clearly, no matter what method is used. That power is the greatest, supporting and carrying all beings, everything from the microcosm to the vastest of macrocosms, with all that there is being within its control—including even gods of the greatest heights.” (“Dafa Disciples Must Study the Fa”)
Looking Inwards
As soon as I decided that I would confront the police face-to-face, local practitioners supported my decision by sending forth righteous thoughts intensively.
Some went to clarify the truth to the police who wanted to arrest me. Others helped me look for the reason why I was being persecuted.
I didn't think that I was being persecuted because I had a problem. Then I had a dream in which I held a syringe with a very long needle. After I woke up, I suddenly realized that I was looking outward instead of searching inward.
By looking inward, I found many attachments, including showing off, zealotry, and jealousy. These attachments could create a loophole for the old forces. I kept on sending forth righteous thought to eliminate my thought karma and keep my mind clear.
I faced the police straightforwardly, without being humble or brash. I didn't look at them as being enemies, but treated them as if they were my family members I had to save.
I told them how wonderful it is to cultivate in Falun Gong and answered their questions wisely. I felt no fear and simply expressed what was in my heart. I felt that Master was right beside me, protecting me and giving me strength. I also felt the energy sent by fellow practitioners radiating towards me. It was evidence that practitioners cooperated as one body.
I returned home after having experienced the importance of practitioners being one body. I understood what Master meant by other practitioners' business being my business. This can only happen when each practitioner improves in the one body and melts into the Fa.
I also experienced how powerful righteous thoughts could be and how wonderful it is to assimilate to the Fa.
I deeply appreciate Master being there for me, as well as fellow practitioners. More people can then hear the truth and position themselves well.
Category: Improving Oneself
