(Clearwisdom.net) Editors' Note: In both Western and Chinese culture, the principle of karmic retribution, that is, being held ultimately accountable for one's own actions, is widely accepted. The fundamental teaching of Falun Gong is the characteristic of the universe, "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance." The universe will reward actions that are in harmony with this principle, while actions such as beating, torturing and murdering people will incur karmic retribution. Stated another way, good deeds will be rewarded with good, while evildoings will meet due retribution. Articles such as this one are meant as a compassionate reminder of this principle to those who would commit wrongdoing. While many of those who persecute Falun Gong are merely "following orders," the universal law requires that they, too, be held responsible for their actions, and that only by reversing their course of wrongdoing may they escape retribution.

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Ms. Feng Xiaohong, a policewoman at Changqing Garden Police Station, in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, died at the age of 49. Since July 20, 1999, when Jiang Zemin started openly persecuting Falun Gong (or Falun Dafa) practitioners, Feng Xiaohong spared no effort in persecuting practitioners under her jurisdiction. Some of her crimes include: illegally ransacking practitioners' homes; forcibly sending practitioners to detention centers, jails, forced labor camps, and brainwashing classes where they were subjected to inhuman tortures; writing and submitting fake guarantees to renounce Falun Gong in the names of those practitioners who refused to do so. (The regime rewards police with bonuses based on the number of practitioners they force into signing such "guarantee" statements against Falun Gong.)

In 2001, the Wuhan Evening News, a local newspaper, published one of Feng's "achievements" ¨C her persecution of a couple in Changqing Garden district in an effort force them to renounce Falun Gong. She sent the husband to Hewan Forced Labor Camp after his wife had just given birth and was breast-feeding the baby.

In 2003, Feng was diagnosed with breast cancer. She died in July 2004 after the cancer spread all over her body.

Mr. Peng Jinsheng, Captain of the National Security Brigade, a special task force that the Jiujiang City Public Security Bureau of Jiangxi Province established to persecute Falun Gong practitioners died the end of December 2001, at the age of 51. Peng died of a stroke while he was on his way to Taiping Village, Wuning County, Jiangxi Province to persecute practitioners in Taiping Village. He died alone in a remote area.

After Peng Jinsheng died, the local and regional media publicized his "achievements" in persecuting Falun Gong. According to these reports, Peng had arrested more than 100 practitioners and had sent more than 60 to forced labor camps. He had also allegedly completed "critical tasks" passed down from the Public Security Bureau when he stayed up for 18 consecutive nights and used any means to force determined Falun Gong practitioners to renounce Falun Gong. [Note: This probably means that he deprived determined Falun Gong students of sleep for 18 consecutive nights and subjected them to torture in order to force them to give up their beliefs.] These "accomplishments" won him accolades from the Ministry of Public Security and the Jiangxi Provincial Public Security Bureau. However, people of conscience would regard such "accomplishments" as crimes.

Mr. Wang, a man in his 30's, owns a small grocery store in Naizishanqianyao, Jiaohe City, Jilin Province. Unfortunately, he believed the Chinese government's lies about Falun Gong, so he repeatedly informed the local Public Security Bureau in his jurisdiction when he found people in his area practicing Falun Gong. Wang was very persistent when reporting on practitioners. Even when the staff at the Public Security Bureau told him that they were too busy to assign staff to arrest practitioners, Wang would keep calling the Bureau, urging them to make arrests. As a result of his insistent calls, the local police illegally ransacked the homes of two Falun Gong practitioners, arrested them, and harassed their families repeatedly.

Wang received 600 yuan for reporting local Falun Gong practitioners to the police. One day, he suddenly experienced a toothache and inflamed gums. He went to Jiaohe City many times for medical treatment and spent more than 600 yuan, but he continued to suffer even after a month of treatment. Eventually he had to have a root canal procedure. Moreover, his heart started to slow down and would occasionally stop. Now he has to carry medicine at all times to help regulate his heartbeat. He also began to suffer from cognitive dysfunction and memory loss. He frequently has to go to the hospital for medical treatment. As a result, his business has suffered terribly and he has problems making ends meet.

Apparently Wang has not reflected on the wrongs he committed and has not repented for his sins. He continues to spy on Falun Gong practitioners in his area in order to earn additional rewards. We sincerely hope that Wang and others who read this story will immediately stop their wrongdoing. In the end, everyone has to account for everything he has done. For your own good, be responsible for your life and stop committing sinful acts.

Mr. Gao, a retired employee of Jian'an Company in Laiwu City Steel Group, Shandong Province, died at the age of 72. Before Jiang Zemin started to openly persecute Falun Gong practitioners on July 20, 1999, Gao and his wife both practiced Falun Gong, which restored their health. Both Gao and his wife's illnesses disappeared without a trace.

Since July 20, 1999, Gao and his wife accepted Jiang Zemin's smear campaign against Falun Gong. Not only did they become ungrateful to Mr. Li Hongzhi (the founder of Falun Gong) and to Falun Gong, which restored their health, but they also turned against the practice and started cursing and condemning Mr. Li Hongzhi and Falun Gong. Then Gao's wife suddenly became paralyzed.

Their family members who practice Falun Gong suspected that it must be karmic retribution for condemning Falun Buddha Fa [It is a traditional Chinese belief that all who disrespect Buddha or Buddha Fa will be punished by heaven.] They kindly advised Gao and his wife not to believe Jiang Zemin's slanderous lies and suggested that they repent for their wrong doing right away. However, the couple returned their family's well-intended advice with even harsher curses against Falun Gong. Some other Falun Gong practitioners in their area who knew the couple and learned about Mrs. Gao's condition visited them and also advised them to repent for their sins and to be respectful of Falun Buddha Fa. However, Mr. and Mrs. Gao were not receptive. They were often seen cursing Mr. Li Hongzhi and Falun Gong out loud on the streets.

On a morning in June 2004, Mr. Gao died of a sudden illness. It is said that Mr. Gao kept cursing Falun Gong up to the day before his death. Everyone has to account for his actions. Hopefully Mr. and Mrs. Gao's tragic stories will be a lesson for all of us that heaven will ultimately punish those who disrespect the Buddha Fa.