Solemn Declarations

In December of 2000, I went to Beijing to validate the Fa and was illegally detained in the Lijiaoqiao police station in Beijing. Because I refused to reveal my name, four or five malicious policemen tied up my four limbs and shocked my body with electric batons.

In March, the policemen sent several Dafa practitioners and me to a forced labor camp, where we forced to endure brainwashing. In the labor camp, we were monitored by two drug addicts and not allowed to talk to one another. If we resisted being brainwashed, we were punished with various tortures such as forced to stand up throughout the entire night, holding a "flying airplane" stance [This torture requires practitioners to bend over while holding their legs straight. Then, with the feet close together, the arms are lifted to the highest position possible], and watching a video that slandered Falun Dafa. Because I could not endure the mental and physical torture, against my own conscience I wrote the "three papers" [giving up one's belief and promising not to practice or associate with Falun Gong practitioners]. This was the result of the evil persecution and my own attachments.

I solemnly declare my statements in the "three papers" and those words and thoughts of mine that did not comply with Dafa, to be null and void. I will make up for my wrongdoings and catch up with the Fa-rectification.

Dafa practitioner, Ma Songlin, July 2002

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Solemn Declarations

In order to validate that Falun Dafa is a righteous way, in November 2001, I went to Beijing to peacefully appeal. After that, I was illegally sent to a forced labor camp. Due to the high pressure of coercion, the repeated persuasion of those who fell victim to the brainwashing and were enlisted to misinform practitioners and convince them to renounce their belief, and my own attachment to fear, against my own conscience, I wrote "a letter of breaking off with Falun Dafa" in the hope that I would be released from the forced labor camp as soon as possible.

After examining the mistakes I made, I found that my study of the Fa was insufficient and I failed to truly understand the Fa from within the Fa. These shortcomings of mine were exactly what Teacher Li said: "students' own karma, inadequate understanding of the Fa, inability to let go of attachments amidst tribulations, inability to deal with things using righteous thoughts amidst painful trials, and so on, are the main reasons behind evil's escalation of the persecution, and are the true fundamental excuses that the evil has used to damage the Fa." ("Eliminate Your Last Attachment(s)" from Essentials for Further Advancement II).

Now I solemnly declare that the words, behavior, and thoughts of mine that did not comply with Dafa are null and void. I will do what a Dafa practitioner should do and make up for my wrongdoings. I will follow Teacher Li closely and cultivate to the end.

Dafa practitioner, Li Guishu, June 26, 2002

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Solemn Declarations

In the evening of March 3, 2002, I was violently taken to a "legal enhancement center" to receive brainwashing. In the brainwashing center, three guards monitored me every day. In addition, I received various forms of physical and mental torture, verbal abuse, and sleep deprivation. I was forced to stay awake and stand straight up for 108 hours, even while eating. Because I had some omissions in my cultivation, plus my insufficient study of the Fa, I wrote the "three papers." I solemnly declare those slanderous statements in the "three papers" to be null and void. From now on, I will study the Fa more diligently, follow Teacher's Fa-rectification closely and make up for my wrongdoings.

Dafa practitioner, Zhang Junfeng, July 8, 2002

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Solemn Declarations

A while ago, I did not conduct myself according to the requirements of Dafa, so my family obtained a misunderstanding of Dafa because of my behavior. As a result, I ran away from home. After returning home, my family wanted me to practice quietly at home and asked me not to be involved with any public activities pertaining to Dafa. I was sentimentally moved by their persuasive words and I wrote a statement, promising that I wouldn't go to Beijing. Even though the statement I wrote was for my family, this behavior brought some negative effects to Dafa. I solemnly declare that what I wrote and said is null and void. Meanwhile, I thought that if I didn't write this solemn declaration, I would be considered very selfish. From now on, I will let go of all fears and attachments, let myself dissolve in the Fa and help Teacher with Fa-rectification.

Dafa practitioner, Liu Fenghuan, July 6, 2002

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Solemn Declarations

For one year, from December 27, 2000 to December 27, 2001, I was illegally detained and persecuted in a forced labor camp. In the labor camp, I committed several wrongdoings that disgraced Teacher and Dafa. After studying Teacher's article, "A Suggestion," I learned that what I did was staining Dafa. Therefore, I decided to write this solemn declaration, denouncing the "three papers" (I wrote while in labor camp) and returning to the Fa-rectification. After being released, I read several Dafa practitioners' solemn declarations in which they declared what they wrote and said in the past to be null and void. I also wondered if I should write a statement as well. However, I felt it was not necessary to do so because I have been conducting myself quite well after being released.

Later, I read Teacher's words, "Every Dafa disciple who's been able to keep up with Dafa's progress has done what he should do. By contrast, how could those people who haven't come out of their homes but who still think of themselves as cultivating possibly be considered cultivating? Of course, human thoughts manifest themselves in different ways in ordinary human society. When someone who's learned Dafa goes down the wrong path, it's because he has attachments that he hasn't been able to let go of. And these attachments are sure to be controlled and taken advantage of by the evil beings. The evil beings look specifically for your thoughts that contain attachments in order to strengthen them and achieve their aim of taking control. After being used by demons, these people "enlighten" along an evil path but still think that they're right, and look in the Fa for excuses by taking things out of context to defend themselves." ("Teaching the Fa at the Washington, D.C. International Fa Conference" from Guiding the Voyage).

I understood that my reluctance to write a declaration resulted from several thoughts: I tried to avoid what I did in the past and I failed to consider issues based on the Fa in the process of exposing the evil's persecutions, clarifying the truth, and making up for the damage I brought to Dafa. Actually, these thoughts were controlled and used by the evil. Teacher also said, "There are a lot of things you still aren't able to do well as Dafa disciples, though, and I can tell you that this is in fact because you've neglected Fa-study. The reason is, your surface, which is still assimilating to the Fa, needs to be constantly improved, and as you constantly improve, the things that you need to cultivate away have to be arranged for. Every realm has its own state of being. If you remain stagnant, you definitely won't be able to keep up with the Fa-rectification." ("Teaching the Fa at the 2002 Fa Conference in Boston").

From now on, no matter what I do, I will place the Fa in the first priority and determinedly safeguard the Fa with actual actions. I solemnly declare my statements in the "three papers" to be null and void.

Dafa practitioner, Sun Gang

July 14, 2002

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