(Clearwisdom.net) My application for asylum was finally approved. Recalling the last two years of my cultivation experience, I have felt the miracle and power of Dafa when I could truly look inward and assimilate to the teachings.
Several months after I submitted the asylum application, nothing happened. I went to extend my visa every month. Though I knew something wasn't right, I wasn't sure what it was. I started memorizing the Fa at that time and did the exercises every day. I thought to myself, "I am in such a good state of cultivation, perhaps my asylum will be approved next month." I was happy that my new path of validating the Fa would soon begin.
I went to the immigration bureau the following month and was told that my application was turned down. My temporary ID was taken away. It was like a giant slap in the face because that left me with no valid ID in the country. I felt hopeless and was very angry. I was angry at the ordinary people who did not understand the facts of the persecution. I couldn't understand how I didn't see it coming.
After I got home, my fellow practitioners shared their experiences with me, helped me send forth righteous thoughts, and we studied the Fa together. I was struck by what Teacher said in "Teaching the Fa at the 2004 International Fa Conference in New York:"
"Some people say, 'Once my illness heals I'll be able to do so many good things for Dafa! Why haven't I been cured yet?' Your getting well, your cultivating, and your becoming a Dafa disciple would all be conditional. You would cultivate and acknowledge [yourself as a Dafa disciple] only when your illness was cured. Cultivation is done unconditionally though, and things are gained naturally, with no pursuit."
My body shook and suddenly I felt relaxed. I finally knew what I was doings wrong for the longest time.
After my application was denied, I started a litigation process. I was so worried that I'd be deported. My head was full of horrifying thoughts such as being chased and killed by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) agents. I lived in fear that the police would catch me for not having a valid ID. Practitioners sent forth righteous thoughts for me and tried to take me out to do group exercises and distribute fliers. They referred to Teacher's passage in "Fa-Lecture During the 2003 Lantern Festival at the U.S. West Fa Conference" to help me:
"But you should always remember one thing: no matter who is interfering, it's all temporary, all illusions, not the main body, and it's all just like air flowing through. Nobody can manipulate Dafa disciples who have righteous thoughts and righteous actions."
I cleared my head and eliminated the bad elements with righteous thoughts. Once a patrol car stopped in front of me when I was with another practitioner distributing truth-clarification material, asking for our IDs. I wasn't scared or worried. The practitioner with me at the time calmly took out a newspaper with the facts of the persecution in China and gave it to the officers. The practitioner was poised and openly and nobly told the officers why Chinese people had to stay in this foreign country. The officers saw the pictures of practitioners after being brutally tortured. They seemed very sympathetic as they listened to our stories. They shook our hands before they left and wished us good luck.
I understood from the Fa that it wasn't easy to eliminate attachments such as fear if we did not validate the Fa. Every time I felt sad, depressed, tired of saving sentient beings, anxious about my asylum application or unhappy and jealous of other practitioners, I quickly realized that this wasn't what Teacher wants from me. These feelings were nowhere near the standard for practitioners during Fa-rectification and could never allow me to validate the Fa. When I thought of not being able to help sentient beings feel the beauty of Dafa, the feelings of injustice and hatred within me disappeared immediately. I told myself solemnly, "Being a Dafa practitioner, anything in my head other than the thought of wanting to save sentient beings is useless."
Before the court date, I became restless. After practitioners sent forth righteous thoughts for me and we studied the Fa together, my thinking became so clear that Teacher's words from "Zhuan Falun" appeared in my head,
"All matter in the universe, including all substances that permeate the universe, are living beings with thinking minds, and all of them are forms of existence of the universe's Fa at different levels."
I suddenly realized that when I had a problem, if I acted like a practitioner in that certain realm, all life forms in that realm would help me solve the problem. As soon as I realized it, I felt as if my body was going to explode. I knew then that Teacher further cleansed my body. I didn't think anything about what would happen in court. I clearly knew what was the best thing to do.
At the hearing, the judge had many letters in his hand and received many emails from practitioners around the world, including France, the U.S., and Taiwan. I was very moved, though I did not know any of those practitioners. We did what we needed to do. After the hearing was over, before I had a chance to tell anyone the outcome, a practitioner living out of town called me. He told me, "That was magnificent! There were numerous high level beings gathered in the court. As they heard the judge announce the decision, they all applauded excitedly. At the moment, all beings in corresponding dimensions said: "Falun Dafa is good!""
Later, I learned that the refugee board refused to execute the court decision and planned to appeal. I started to prepare for the next court appearance. Five months later, I had not received any summons. That was slower than normal. I met an immigration officer through Teacher's arrangement. He heard about my case and called an immigration officer at the capitol and inquired about my case. The officer told him the refugee bureau didn't appeal, as the time for appealing had elapsed. The law says that after the appeal period, it is illegal for the refugee bureau not to execute the court's decision.
Teacher told us in "To the Chicago Fa Conference,"
"Whatever you experience during your cultivation--whether good or bad--is good, for it comes about only because you are cultivating."
In Zhuan Falun, Master said,
"In order to eliminate this negative thing, you must first change your mind."
I adjusted my mind and decided never to stop having righteous thoughts as long as the evil exists. I stopped thinking about enduring anything. I clearly knew my existence was for validating the Fa, eliminating the evil, and saving sentience beings.
Every time I expose the persecution to officials in government offices, I can feel that it is practitioners' compassion which has warmed the officials' hearts, and they are humble and receptive towards us. I have witnessed the power of Dafa. With Teacher's help, practitioners easily get in touch with high ranking officials who are not normally available.
Several days after I met the immigration officer, the immigration office called and told me that my asylum was approved.
I look back and truly understand that Teacher is right with us in every moment. The power of the Fa is infinite. Things that I used to think were impossible to solve have become so trivial now. I can experience the joy of letting go of selfish desires. Thank you Teacher for your support, care and protection. I will continue to walk the path well.
