(Clearwisdom.net) I am a teacher who began to practice Falun Dafa at the end of 1997. During the last eight years of cultivation and Fa-validation, I steadfastly believed in Master and the Fa and have unshakably upheld my belief. Tears come to my eyes every time I think of Master's boundless compassion.
In November of 2000, to stand up for Master and Dafa's innocence in the face of the slander of the persecution, a few other practitioners and my family of three went to Tiananmen Square to display truth-clarification banners. As soon as we entered the square, we lost contact with our fellow practitioners.
Police in plainclothes and uniforms were everywhere. Some practitioners were illegally arrested and put into police cars as soon as they entered the square. We began to worry since the banners were with our fellow practitioners. We were new to this area and didn't have enough money with us. Gradually we calmed down and we only had one thought in mind: since we came here to suffocate the evil, Master was looking after us and the banners had to be displayed. We left the square to look for our fellow practitioners in the surrounding area. While we were at a quiet area, two familiar practitioners walked toward us. They were also looking for us after they got rid of a plainclothes police officer that was tailing them. Eventually we displayed the banners on the Jingshui Bridge in Tiananmen Square while shouting loudly, "Falun Dafa is Great!" At that moment I didn't have a bit of fear, but truly felt "As Tall as Heaven and Incomparably Noble." Our baby couldn't speak yet, but she looked solemn and didn't cry the entire time, no matter whether we were on a train, detained in the Tiananmen Square Police Station or at the local government's Beijing Liaison Office. We felt that the Master was looking after us the whole time.
In 2001, with the power of righteous thoughts, I left the forced labor camp where I had been detained. With the Master's arrangement I began to teach again, moving from a high school to an elementary school. I clarified the truth rationally and intelligently with Master's benevolent protection. Almost everybody in the school came to know that Falun Dafa is great. I had the opportunity to teach all the classes in the school. I knew it was an opportunity to save sentient beings. I subtly incorporated the truth about the persecution, loss and gain, cause and effect and other principles into my daily teaching. The pupils liked my lectures. They always asked a lot of questions, and therefore I always left time for pupils to ask questions at the end of each class.
In early 2002, my wife was illegally arrested and taken to the county brainwashing class. I had to leave my home to avoid persecution. In addition to working to save sentient beings, I was also trying to rescue my wife by sending truth clarification materials to the various local government agencies and writing letters to the county Communist party chief. My wife and another practitioner resisted the persecution with the power of righteous thoughts and refused to eat and drink. They left the brainwashing class within a few days. With the escape of another practitioner through the power of righteous thoughts, and with all the practitioners in the area eliminating the evil that was running the brainwashing class, the class fell apart a few days later.
I also came back home with the help of Master's protection. One day in May, my father fell to the ground and became paralyzed on one side of his body. The situation worsened later. He could no longer eat and had to rely on intravenous feedings to stay alive. Because my father had not respected Dafa, when I clarified the truth to him many times in the past it had little effect. I didn't give up on him and believed that maybe our compassionate Master was giving him another chance. I asked him to apologize to Master in front of His picture. He agreed and also began to listen to Master's "Fa" teaching tape. He was able to eat a few days later, began to walk gradually, and was eventually illness free. Sharing the story of my father's change in attitude toward Dafa and his remarkable recovery after listening to Master's tapes had a positive truth-clarification effect. Most of my family members and relatives know the truth now. No human language can describe Master's vast compassion.
During 2003 I sometimes walked 5 or 8 hours to the countryside to distribute truth-clarification materials, without feeling at all tired. At that time, I had scabies all over my body, but I felt relaxed, even during the summer time. I had interference sometimes, but there was no real danger. The woman of one house spotted me once, just after I began to affix a truth-clarification flyer to one of her trees. She chased after me. I heard her calling to others to go after me. I was sending forth righteous thoughts while running away. After a while, I heard nothing. I turned around and looked at the people. They seemed to be frozen to the spot without making a sound. After I was on the other side of the river, I heard many people shouting again, "Arrest that person." But, it was impossible at that point. I began to distribute truth clarification materials again.
In early 2004, my college classmates came to my mind. Most of them are teaching politics in high schools. Since they are facing so many students, it would be very handy for truth clarification and saving sentient beings if they knew the truth about Falun Gong and the persecution. Soon after I had this idea, one of my classmates called me and told me that he was organizing an alumni association. I got all my classmates' addresses from him, so I began to write to each one of them in person. Almost everybody except for two responded positively to my letter. One of those who was initially unreceptive was working for a certain city's Chinese Communist Party (CCP) School. He understood the truth about Dafa after receiving my second letter.
The second one was the secretary of the Communist Youth League of a city. He sent my letter back with a vicious reply. He told me that he was in charge of persecuting Falun Gong. He said he didn't send my letter to my local 610 Office because we had been college classmates. He also told me that he never read Falun Gong materials, and declared that he wrote articles to slander Dafa and published them in the local media. Facing this situation, I didn't give up. Every day I sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil behind him. I wrote him a second letter. In this one, I didn't mention Dafa directly. Instead, I approached the subject from other perspectives. Since he thinks highly of my artistic abilities, I talked about raising my moral integrity and the rise of my artistic level as a result of my cultivation. He didn't respond to this letter. I figured that he was moved a little bit, so, out of compassion, I wrote him a third letter. At the same time, I sent forth righteous thoughts every day to eliminate the evil behind him. A few days later, he came to my area on a business trip. During dinner and in front of more than ten college classmates, most of whom were in leadership positions, he said, "If you are not yet a member of the Communist party, please do not join it!" I was moved when I heard this. That evening he turned down invitations to go dancing and other entertainment, and didn't go to his hotel. Instead, he stayed at my place and we talked for a long time. He understood the truth eventually and was saved. I know that Master had compassionately arranged everything.
One night in March of 2005, a group of police broke into my home. The three of us in the family stood against the door and tried to stop them, but we were outnumbered. They came into my house to conduct an illegal search. But we had Master's protection and our strong righteous thoughts. Our then five-year-old daughter was awakened by police. The first thing she said was, "Do not snatch people." She grabbed the lead policeman and pushed him out of the door, and threw his bag outside too. We sent forth righteous thoughts while talking with them. The police seemed nervous and left our home after a quick search. In fact, our notebook computer and the Dafa materials were all in the dresser. I saw them while the police were searching. Master's lecture CD and a system materials CD were in a drawer. My whole family was immersed in Master's great compassion.
In early August I wanted to learn how to get online and asked another practitioner to teach me. I learned how to go online and how to post an article. However, he was arrested before I learned how to download. His computer and printer were also seized. Fortunately, he gave me his notebook computer with which I was able to go online. I took over the job of maintaining the Falun Dafa materials production center so that our county's Dafa materials would not be discontinued. I can do everything except the "Minghui Weekly". Although the task of rescuing sentient beings was not delayed, it would still be a loss to our cultivation if we could not read the Minghui Weekly. Coincidently, a practitioner who is computer literate came to my county to escape persecution. I learned downloading, weekly journal editing, printing, machine maintenance, computer security and other important skills from him. Currently, I can perform the job rather independently. I know it was Master's thoughtful arrangement.
In early September I was arrested and taken to the city brainwashing class. The officials who conducted the arrest were from the county's "610 Office," from the township government and the police station. On the way there I clarified the truth to them, sent forth righteous thoughts, looked inside myself to find my own omissions, and rejected the evil forces' arrangements. "I am a disciple of Master's Dafa! I will walk on the road arranged by Master, and I will never obey the evildoers' commands. I cannot stay in this place. I am responsible for the county's materials production center; I need to rescue sentient beings, and they are waiting for me. How could they be able to lock me up?"
I stopped eating and taking fluids to protest the persecution. I studied the Fa and sent forth righteous thoughts. In addition, my family and my school were both on the side of righteousness and told the evildoers that I was a good teacher, had not broken any law, and that it was illegal to abduct people. They warned the authorities that they would be held responsible if anything happened to me.
I walked out of the brainwashing class 3 or 4 days later. I deeply experienced what Master said in His poem,
"When disciples' righteous thoughts are strong, Master has the power to turn back the tide" (Provisional translation, "Master-Disciple Grace," Hong Yin II).
