(Clearwisdom.net) At the beginning of this year, I was informed that a practitioner had been arrested right after handing out truth-clarification DVDs to an undercover policeman. A practitioner who was at the scene immediately transmitted the news to this person's husband, who is also a practitioner. The news quickly spread among the local practitioners, who collectively began to send forth righteous thoughts to support the illegally arrested practitioner. After finding out about this person's situation and work location, we all got together to discuss ways to rescue her.
One of us raised a question, asking us what our purpose was in rescuing our fellow practitioner. After our exchange, everyone unanimously agreed that it was to save her and at the same time to save all beings with a predestined relationship, including the policemen involved and anyone who had actively or passively participated in the matter.
Reflecting on past experiences, as one body we were able to cooperate in rescuing four of the five practitioners detained since late last year. At the time, many practitioners were able to quickly come up with their own plans. Some suggested seeking out and clarifying the facts to the families of the police officers who participated in the arrests, others suggested massing mail letters of appeal, and some even suggested putting up posters in front of the police department and demanding that the practitioners be released. The success we've had was due to everyone's improvement in their cultivation. It was also the result of persistent clarification of the truth to people in every sector. The recent arrest by this undercover policeman was precisely because the authorities have become frightened of us for widely posting truth-clarification materials. Then, would it work if we were to act with the same mentality and methods to rescue that practitioner? Shouldn't we first take a step forward together in improving ourselves? Shouldn't our ways of rectifying the Fa also keep up with the progress of Fa-rectification? Only when Dafa practitioners have matured can we really save people. So how should we save people today?
Teacher once told us:
"If you, as Dafa disciples, want to effect change in a person when you clarify the truth and want to save him, you must not arouse the negative elements in that person. You must hold to being Shan, and only then can you resolve problems that may arise and save that person." ("Fa Teaching at the 2009 Washington DC International Fa Conference")
That means that, today, the ones participating in the persecution are themselves being persecuted. Dafa practitioners need to use true Shan (benevolence) to solve these problems. Teacher also said,
"Even though it was the old forces that arranged this vile persecution, it is nonetheless on account of Dafa disciples that the Chinese people have endured such disgrace and suffering. So from that perspective, shouldn't you go and save them? Shouldn't Dafa disciples open their hearts wide? Aren't even those who carry out the persecution, with the exception of the head of the evil, themselves targeted by the persecution?" ("Fa Teaching at the 2009 Greater New York International Fa Conference")
Isn't it so? The persecutors are facing the prospect of being weeded out and totally destroyed because they are persecuting us. They don't know the truth as we do, so shouldn't we use our wisdom to think of ways to make them understand the truth? If we still hold to the old mentality and see them as enemies or use scare tactics to approach them, it will definitely not work. It's not the way of Shan nor is it mercy, and it wouldn't be offering them salvation. Perhaps it would even push them in the opposite direction.
From studying the Fa, we've all eliminated many bad factors and improved our xinxing. We truly pitied those ignorant perpetrators and actively came up with ways to save them. We are all immersed in Teacher's benevolence and have maintained a calm mindset. We no longer adamantly hold onto our own ideas; rather, we follow the Fa in seeking a better way of saving people.
Several practitioners were willing to go with the practitioner's family members to clarify the truth to the persecutors face to face, to use a practitioner's benevolence to arouse the kindness in the hearts of those responsible to save them. Some practitioners said that they would immediately send forth righteous thoughts for support, while others indicated that they would take whatever role was appropriate to their abilities and situation in order to cooperate in this effort.
During our exchange, practitioners let go of their thoughts of self and concentrated on saving people. Our impediments were eliminated and we eliminated the evil in other dimensions. The fields of our righteous thoughts merged to produce immense power. The police who participated in the arrest were all shaken with fear and no longer dared to be as vicious. The manifestation in our secular world was evident. The ferocious outcry from before - "We'll persecute you to death" - has turned into a polite greeting: "Welcome, sir/madam." It was such a great change. The practitioner's father, in his 80s and just released from the hospital after suffering a stroke, was not upset when the police raided their home. Instead, he calmly pointed out to them that they what they were doing was illegal, which made them all restrain themselves.
The husband of the arrested practitioner remained steadfast in explaining the facts to those responsible and in demanding her release, because he firmly believed that there was nothing wrong with clarifying the truth to save people.
Around 10:00 p.m. the next night, after a detention of 32 hours, the practitioner returned home. We had originally prepared to clarify the truth to the police officers face to face, but she returned to us before that was even needed.
In discussing how we passed this recent test, my most lasting impressions were these: When we set out on our path to save sentient beings, I firmly believed that my fellow practitioners and I could collectively be strong in our righteous thoughts. I had not a trace of fear and only wanted to clarify the truth. When that practitioner was arrested and put in handcuffs, it was really just in time for everyone present to understand the truth. I know that Teacher is with me, all of my fellow practitioners are with me! At the same time, I knew that if I didn't do well, and if my righteous thoughts were to falter, there is nothing other practitioners can do to support me. This is all a result of our collective cooperation!
That practitioner's father also said, "As a stoke victim, my mind should have been very murky and unclear. But in the face of those policemen ransacking our home, not only was my mind clear, my every sentence was reflected good sense and reason. I know it's Teacher Li who's been helping me, because I know that Falun Dafa is good!"
All of the practitioners in our local area improved considerably after this event. The success and the divine power displayed through our cooperation has caused them to discard their attachments of fear and resentment. I am sure that we will do even better next time.
Within two days, we had lived through a battle of good versus evil in our very hearts. Under the impetus and the guidance of the Fa, we were able to discard all kinds of attachments to self. We accomplished a magnificent feat through our collective cooperation by applying the benevolence set by the Fa's standards. We took a giant leap in saving sentient beings, becoming ever more confident! During this ordeal, the many traces of divine intervention have shown that we are indeed in Teacher's care. Practitioners have also deeply experienced that it was all Teacher's doing. What Teacher wants is for us to collectively improve our xinxing step by step, until the final step. Thank you, Teacher!