(Minghui.org) I started practicing Dafa in April 2007. Although I obtained the Fa late, I had a clear desire to be a qualified Dafa disciple in the Fa-rectification period. Therefore, whether in personal cultivation or validating the Fa, I used the magic tool–looking inward–to constantly break through and improve myself. Because of my desire to cultivate upward, Master always strengthened me.
Twenty days after I formally began to cultivate, my third eye was opened. In just three months, I saw three flowers gathered on top of my head. After that, my xinxing regularly saw major improvements. Master allowed me to see and feel the process. Here I am not trying to validate myself, as I know that I still lag far behind many practitioners and have a long way to go to achieve Consummation. I am sharing this to show that Dafa is powerful. As long as one cultivates diligently, one’s cultivation will show improvements.
Because my personal cultivation and validating the Fa are being done simultaneously, I have encountered many tribulations over these years. But, I came through under Master's protection.
Returning to Work After Distributing Over 10,000 Dafa Materials
When several practitioners and I were sharing cultivation experiences in June 2012, we were arrested by local police. My fellow practitioners were unlawfully taken to labor camps and detention centers. I was guarded by over 20 people. I sent righteous thoughts to not let them see me and walked out of the police station unnoticed. Then, I lived in exile for over a year.
I cooperated with other practitioners to distribute about 10,000 pieces of Dafa informational materials widely in our region, covering dead ends and the areas adjacent to our region. I kept having a bitter thought: “When can I end this exile? How can I continue to go to work with dignity?” I couldn't figure out what to do to completely negate the arrangements by the old forces, so I only forced myself not to think about it and instead to leave everything to Master.
Given the power of Dafa, Master allowed me to resume my work with dignity. Through this incident, I truly understood that everything in society moves around Dafa. When I was worrying about my homeless state and looking forward to returning to work, staff from the 610 Office and domestic security division went to my family members and fellow practitioners many times, asking them to find me and urge me to go back to work.
When meeting with the 610 Office officials and domestic security police, they said, “According to our regulations, those who leave their work positions for an extended time will either be fired, or they return to work. However, you must first write a guarantee to renounce Dafa. Secondly, you must tell us where you have lived, what you have done this year, and who you stayed with.” I knew it was the old forces manipulating them to say this as soon as I heard it.
“Don't even think about my renouncing Dafa. Let’s be clear, you guys arrested me and took me to a brainwashing class. You had me viciously beaten by the hitmen you hired. I was deprived of sleep and threatened with my job and being taken to a labor camp. I was also interrogated over and over again by many people. Even under torture, I wouldn’t give up Dafa. How can I give up Dafa now? That’s absolutely impossible. I would rather not go to work than give in to your demands, but I will take action to protect my legal rights in the future.
“Also, why are you asking these questions? If you really care about me and want to help me return to work, I am very grateful. If you want to gain information by threatening me, so as to control me or directly persecute me and my fellow practitioners, I am not a three-year-old child. I will not betray Dafa. If I did, I would harm myself and my fellow practitioners. Don’t play these games with me.”
What I said made them feel awkward. They said, “Since you wont ’agree to anything, we can't help you even if we want to. We have to report to our leaders first and then contact you later.”
After a few days, they brought my wife and my supervisor with them. They said, “The leader knew that you can't really give up Dafa, so they’re not asking you to write a guarantee anymore. But there are requirements for working in government departments, and you at least have to agree to never distribute materials in the future.” My wife also pressured me for fear of losing my job.
I began to tell them the facts about Dafa. They said, “You can talk about this later. Now you answer directly–can you do it or not?” I said, “I will directly answer you after I finish what I want to say.” After they listened to me patiently, I told them that I couldn't accept their request. Why? Because it was discrimination and insulting to Dafa.
I continued, “Falun Dafa is Buddha Fa, and Dafa disciples are the kindest and best people. Now, practitioners are persecuted by Jiang Zemin's gang for no reason. If I agree with your terms, does it mean that I also admit that Falun Dafa is bad? Are Dafa practitioners guilty of their actions? There are so many corrupt officials now. They are really harming this country. Do you force them to give you assurances before they go to work? Is it normal? If I do this, not only will I not be a qualified Dafa disciple, but it will also be bad for your future, so please understand and forgive me.”
They saw that I was determined, so they continued to threaten me. My wife also cooperated with them by crying, kicking me, and proposing divorce. I said to her in front of them, “Since when did you work for the 610 Office? After I learned Dafa, didn’t my health get better? They don't know, but how come you don't know either? How can you not tell good from bad?” I took the opportunity to talk about my cultivation experience again.
Because I had reached a realm of calmness and let go of fame, I was finally allowed to return to work.
I had a dream a few days later. I was locked in a large circular castle with only a small hole in the side. The hole was smaller than a person's head. However, I enlarged this hole after several tries and easily walked out. After I broke out, flowers fell from the sky and covered the ground.
Clarifying the Facts to Law Enforcement Officials
I was a police officer. After my practice of Dafa became known by my work unit and I refused to renounce my practice, I was transferred to a government department. I found that due to long-term brainwashing and indoctrination by the Communist Party, most people working in the police, procuratorates, courts, education departments, and elsewhere did not understand the truth about Dafa. Since I worked in these departments, I had a mission to tell them the facts.
Fellow practitioners and I wrote a number of articles based on our own experiences and signed them with our real names. We exposed the persecution in our local area. I wrote a rational experience-sharing article after letting go of my human notions. We widely distributed our articles to the public, as well to different government units. The results were very good.
Meanwhile, we downloaded some basic Dafa facts and saved it on USB memory sticks. I let go of my attachments and went to the domestic security department, the Political and Legal Affairs Committee, and the 610 Office to hand out the memory sticks to people working there.
“Since you’re doing this work,” I said, “you must know yourself and others. In fact, this is what you should know. You will gain a thorough understanding of Falun Dafa after reading the material I'm giving you. Otherwise, you know nothing about Falun Dafa, including those basic things, despite having dealt with it for a long time. That won’t do.” Most everyone accepted it with a smile.
Later, we wrote another introduction for the content of the flash drives and a letter advising people to stop participating in the persecution. We went to the above-mentioned departments and police stations to distribute the memory sticks in large quantities.
Due to our righteous thoughts, actions and joint efforts, as well as clarifying the truth face to face, many people in these special occupations have come to understand the facts about Dafa. Their conscience and mindfulness in human nature are awakening, and they won’t follow the Party’s evil directives as closely as before. There have been almost no cases of practitioners in our area being illegally detained or sentenced, though there were some harassment cases. Occasionally, fellow practitioners were reported to police by people who had been misled by CCP propaganda. Our environment has been rectified.
Deep Concern for Police Officers
As a former police officer, I am especially concerned about them. Sometimes I walk on the street and see policemen acting violently, and I truly feel sad for them. Maybe they will be the first to be weeded out when the calamity arrives. I was anxious and always contemplated how to save them. I decided to write a “Letter to the Police” from deep in my heart. Other practitioners and I distributed the letter to various police stations and government departments.
Meanwhile, local practitioners were repeatedly arrested by police from other areas. Each time, I took the opportunity to write letters and distribute them to the respective offices and leaders to awaken their conscience. I feel that I have a mission and compassion for the people in these departments, especially the police. Every life has a knowing side, and they can feel it.
There are often police officers investigating and arresting practitioners, but when they see me, they immediately say, “It’s you. We won’t go after you.” Sometimes they say a few friendly words and quickly leave.
Facing the Persecution
During my cultivation, I have encountered unprecedented family problems, conflicts at work, difficulties in creating a cultivation environment, as well as financial persecution. I filed lawsuits against former CCP leader Jiang Zemin and wrote open letters directly to the main leaders of the province, city, Political and Legal Affairs Committees, and police agencies, resulting in pressure and difficulties.
I was arrested five times by local and other policemen, as well as the local 610 Office. Each time I faced sentencing or being taken to a labor camp or a brainwashing class. Several times when I handed people Dafa materials and told them about Dafa, I was surrounded and attacked by people who believed in the CCP’s propaganda. I was chased down by police and security guards. Each time, I let go of fear and fully believed in Master and the Fa, and the power of Dafa would fully reveal itself and keep me safe.
Master said,
“When disciples have ample righteous thoughtsMaster has the power to turn back the tide”(“The Master-Disciple Bond,” Hong Yin Volume II, Translation Version A)
Protected by Police Officers
Once I was reported to the police and arrested. I was taken from one police station to another, as many new policemen did not know me. When I explained to them, one officer said, “It’s you! Why didn’t you tell us earlier? How can we persecute you?” Soon, they let me go home.
At another time, officers wanted to take me to a police station. I told them my identity and said that I couldn’t go with them because doing so would harm both them and me, as they mustn’t do such things. They said, “It’s you! You can leave now. Be safe!” Many onlookers had gathered around us, so I stopped to explain Dafa to them further and helped the police officers quit the CCP.
Master said,
“Compassion can harmonize Heaven and Earth, ushering in springRighteous thoughts can save the people in this world”(“The Fa Rectifies the Cosmos,” Hong Yin Volume II, Translation Version A)
The police are also waiting to be saved. As long as we really want to save them from our hearts, they can feel it. The environment will be truly changed.
Successfully Countering the Persecution
In my neighboring city, the persecution had been very serious. A practitioner was persecuted to death by police a few years ago, and it was found that his organs had been removed. Another practitioner was illegally detained by the 610 Office in a mental hospital for seven years (funded by the government). Local practitioners came to my city to discuss this with us.
We believe that such special cases must be exposed widely in order to awaken people’s conscience. We wrote an article, but practitioners in that city only handed out a small number, not enough to expose the evil. Not many practitioners dared to clarify the truth, given the severe environment of persecution.
I discussed with this practitioner: “Dafa disciples are one body. We can participate and work together to distribute a lot of materials.” However, it was a round trip of about 300 kilometers, and I had to rush back to work the next day after we handed out materials in urban and rural areas in that city. The challenge was huge.
When we went there for the first time, we felt that the environment was full of evil spirits. One could feel an invisible coat of evil on the surface. We had no such feelings when handing out materials in my city. We sent forth righteous thoughts while distributing materials and asked Master to strengthen us. Because it was a long journey, we took 800 to 1,000 copies each time.
Several months went by, and we had handed out tens of thousands of materials, which greatly shocked the evil and attracted the attention of the local Communist Party branch. They had staff watch us around the clock. There were lots of cameras along the way. We experienced many dangers but came through safely each time with Master’s protection. Sometimes I got lost in the unfamiliar city after giving out materials and had no clue how to get back home. But, as soon as we asked Master for help, things changed instantly. Thus, we hardly made any big mistakes.
Once, we handed out materials in a residential community and were immediately discovered by security. Two guards chased us on motorcycles. We had to flee on our motorbike. When we were close to the gate, a guard lowered the gate arm and stood there to catch us. The two guards chasing us were only two or three meters away. I loudly recited the formula for sending forth righteous thoughts and sped toward the barricade. The aluminum alloy bar broke in two.
The guards stayed where they were and didn’t dare to chase us again. Although I had no fear at the time, I was a little scared afterwards, realizing that it was Master who had protected us. If I had hesitated or lacked righteous thoughts, I don’t know what the consequences would have been.
Due to the large amount of Dafa materials we gave out, the evil spirits in other dimensions could not stand it, and not long after, the practitioners who were held in the mental hospital for seven years were released unconditionally. Later, the 610 Office head said to me, “Don’t go there to hand out materials. Now that there are so many cameras; you’ll be in trouble if you get caught.” Then he sighed, adding, “It’s so far away back and forth. You handed out so many materials despite the cold, and you have to rush back to work the next day. I truly admire you.” It was winter, and sometimes we felt even our bones were icy cold when we returned home.
Finding and Letting Go of Fundamental Attachments
Although I had easily broken through many major obstacles under Master’s protection, why did I have to face such interference?
Master said,
“A person has many tests to overcome in the course of cultivation, one reason being, from the time of birth on, a person ceaselessly forms notions of every sort as he comes to an understanding of human society, and attachments result.” (“The Closer to the End, the More Diligent You Should Be,” The Essentials Of Diligent Progress Vol. III)
I identified the attachments to competitiveness and jealousy by looking inward, as well as sentimentality toward a fellow practitioner developed in our long-term cooperation. I relied on her greatly and sometimes even had lustful thoughts, which was one of my fundamental attachments I had not cast off. It was taboo for a cultivator, and I knew I had not taken cultivation seriously enough in recent years and did not strictly cultivate each thought that came to my mind.
After understanding this, I vowed many times in front of the Master’s image never to acknowledge the old forces’ arrangement, never to allow these evil lives to exist in my dimensional space, and to rectify myself in Dafa and be a qualified Dafa disciple. I paid attention to sending righteous thoughts often, sometimes for extended periods when I had time. My third eye later showed me the death of an evil, lustful woman.
I had another dream, in which I was standing on a high mountaintop, and in front of me was a huge, deep, wide and steep canyon. I had to get across. If I jumped, I would definitely fall off the cliff and die. But there was no other way to cross it. I decided to take the plunge and leaped toward the canyon. Master suddenly appeared behind me and gave me a kick in the buttocks. My body rose as if I were on a cloud, and I landed on the mountaintop across the canyon. In fact, as long as we have the desire and determination to cultivate, Master will help us.
Master said,
“These things are arranged by the master and performed by the master. Therefore, it is said that cultivation depends on one’s own efforts, while transforming gong is done by one’s master. You can only have such a wish and think about it like that, but it is the master who actually does these things.” (Lecture Two, Zhuan Falun)
Those attachments mean nothing to me now. As soon as I recognize an attachment, I can restrain and destroy it. I am filled with confidence.
Breaking Through Notions to Clarify the Truth Face to Face
In the past, I rarely clarified the facts about Dafa to people. Even if I spoke up, I only talked about it to acquaintances, relatives, and colleagues. I learned from Dafa that I hadn’t kept up with the progress of Fa-rectification and couldn’t clarify the truth face to face. I had an omission in cultivation.
Master said,
“The future professional practitioners in temples will need to, in their cultivation practice, wander around among everyday people.” (Lecture Eight, Zhuan Falun)
I understand that the “cultivation in temples” here does not just refer to cultivation practices in the past, because Dafa cultivation regards all of human society as a large practice site, a large temple. I also enlightened that “professional practitioners” refers not only to full-time monastics of the past but also those practitioners with professional skills and expertise who are involved in professional projects. After realizing these things, I let go of my notions and decided to talk with people about Dafa. With a fellow practitioner’s help, I can now talk to strangers about Dafa face to face. Sometimes I can speak with dozens of people a day when I am in a good state.
While there are many practitioners in urban areas, many villages have none. In order to harmonize what Master wants, we simply went on our motorcycle to the countryside to clarify the facts. Although it took more time and effort, doing so allowed us to both save people and improve ourselves quickly.
In order to save more people, I stopped going to work, as government departments are now bloated and overstaffed, and not that many people are needed. Those in their 50s can come or go at their own will, especially former leaders. So, as soon as I reached this age, I went into early retirement.
These years, staff from the domestic security division, the 610 Office, and my work unit have constantly monitored me to prevent me from handing out Dafa materials. They required me to continue to work in order to control me, though they had not assigned any specific work to me. They also mobilized other colleagues of my age to come to work with the sole purpose of monitoring me. Faced with this situation, I thought I could not accept the arrangement and could only clarify the facts of Dafa to them.
Master says that we have to be good people wherever we are. But, what is truly a good person? My understanding is that, as a Dafa disciple, not only doing the three things well, but also going outside to save people and save more people, those are truly the best people. If one is a good person only at home or at work, then one is actually making excuses for lacking righteous thoughts, being unable to break through constraints, and not being able to let go of selfishness. Of course, one should try their best to fit in and not go to extremes. My family and workplace have not restrained me in recent years, so I can concentrate on doing the three things.
Fellow practitioners trusted me and allowed me to participate in coordination work even though I had not cultivated solidly. My coordination over the years has greatly inspired me, allowing me to see how quite a few veteran practitioners quietly did the three things well. It also allowed me to find gaps and catch up to other practitioners. I always positioned myself in a supporting role and learned to be low-key and modest in the overall coordination.
The main coordinating practitioners can trust each other, cooperate with each other, work hard, and improve together, so our team is very harmonious and has formed an unbreakable bond.
Now the Fa-rectification process is advancing rapidly, and maybe one day it will end abruptly. I know that my personal cultivation has not yet reached the standard and that the mission of saving sentient beings is far from complete. I regret wasting time and opportunities to save people due to my lack of diligence and seeking comfort. I will devote myself to doing the three things well in the limited time remaining, truly cultivating myself, saving more people to fulfill my mission, and being a genuinely qualified Dafa disciple.
