I Became a Falun Dafa Practitioner While Imprisoned

(Minghui.org) I started cultivation practice in Falun Dafa while I was imprisoned in 2013. Before I went to prison, I was a self-employed business owner. To please my customers and grow my business, I issued false invoices whenever customers asked for them. In the early 2000s, a relative reported this activity to the authorities. Police officers came and took me to the station for questioning. I cooperated with them. However, they didn’t allow me to go home or tell my family where I was, and I ended up being detained for two years. I was eventually sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Before I began cultivating, personal gain was very important to me. I did not sleep well at night because I worried about my business and, consequently, was in poor health. I always felt cold and when I slept, it felt like I was in an ice cave. My body was malformed such that from the neck down, my torso bent to the right and backward. I had difficulty walking and needed assistance to go up and down stairs. I sought help to correct my posture and saw doctors of traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine, and also folk remedies; but achieved no cure. 

During the time I was detained, I felt very sad and cried a lot. I thought I would be better off dead.

Fortunately, I met Falun Dafa practitioners in the detention center. They were good people and through their kindness, I saw the beauty of Dafa. Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), defamed and persecuted them. They were being illegally detained as they had broken no law. While they were severely persecuted, they stayed very kind and didn’t show any hatred or resentment. I saw that they always thought about others first. Wherever they went, they brought peacefulness and warmth, and all the ordinary prisoners liked to be with them.

My Miraculous Recovery

The Falun Dafa practitioners cared about me and helped me with my daily life. They told me about the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. They also taught other detainees to recite Master Li’s (the founder and teacher) poems and to read Lunyu. I stopped crying when I got to know the practitioners. From their goodness, I saw that “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion- Forbearance is good” are true statements. I also started practicing and became a Dafa adherent. I felt blessed.

As soon as I learned the exercises, Master Li, started taking care of me. Several days after I did the first set of exercises, I felt a Falun (law wheel) rotating on my shoulders. My whole body then suddenly became straight. It was no longer bent, and I moved freely from then on. Master Li had purified my body. It was miraculous! Master also gave me the energy mechanisms necessary for cultivation. I felt these mechanisms automatically rotating every day. Master opened my celestial eye, and I started seeing blossoming flowers. Finally, at age 42, I felt warm and slept well at night.

When I was transferred to the prison after being sentenced, some ordinary inmates and the guards asked me what crime I had committed. I told them that I had issued false invoices. However, they did not believe I would do such a thing. Someone said, “I see that you are a Falun Dafa practitioner.” 

Once I started cultivating Falun Dafa, I stopped scolding and hitting people; I became quieter and started helping people and thinking about the needs of others. I wanted to be like a true Dafa practitioner and be a good person wherever I went. I wanted my conduct to show people that “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.”

I also stopped worrying about personal gains and losses, stopped arguing with my family members for trivial reasons, and stopped struggling because of sentiment. Following Master’s teaching, I looked inside when facing problems and thought about other people’s feelings; I treated everyone kindly. I stopped crying and discarded my resentment toward the relative who reported me to the police. After I was released from prison, I talked with all of my relatives and told them the facts about Falun Dafa. Every one of them quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.

Learning What it Takes to Truly Cultivate

While I was at the detention center and in prison, I did not read the Fa a lot and did not cultivate well—my enlightenment quality was poor. Compassionate Master did not give up on me, however, and gave me hints. 

I once dreamed that I had completed my sentence but wasn’t released. I asked the warden, “I have completed my term, why am I not being released?” The warden said, “Let me check.” I then went to get ready to leave the prison and go home, but found no proper clothes to wear. A female inmate kindly took off her clothes and gave them to me. Before I could put them on, a man in black suddenly grabbed her, and at the same time, sprinkled evil scum on me. 

I knew (in my dream) that it was the demon of lust; I shouted out, “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance is good!” The scum kept falling on me like raindrops. I then shouted, “Master! Master!” Immediately the scum disappeared, and my entire dimensional field became brighter than before. The people in my field looked more energetic and each had a healthy complexion. I realized that Master saved me and the other lives in my dimensional field. I also came to understand that Master gave me a hint that I should discard physical desire.

After being released from prison, I diligently read the Fa, did the exercises, and joined others in telling people about Falun Dafa and the persecution. As Master asks us, I did the three things and cultivated myself with my best efforts. I wanted to be a true Dafa practitioner.

In the beginning, when I went out to hang posters, I did not know what to do, so I followed a fellow practitioner so I could learn from her. It was in winter and my ears became frostbitten. When I hung up a poster, I felt a piece of karma fly away from an ear. When I posted another one, another piece of karma flew away. After I hung the third poster, the frostbite on my ears disappeared. Since then, I have never suffered frostbite to my ears. This is just one of many miracles I have experienced. Master is always by our side watching over us, encouraging us, and protecting us.

“I’ll Give you the Nickname ‘Wise Man’”

When telling people about the persecution, I treat everyone I meet like they were a relative. I said to a young man, “Hello brother, here is an amulet for you. It has the characters of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance on it and is for your safety.” He accepted it and asked, “Are you a Falun Dafa practitioner?” I replied, “Yes, I am. Falun Dafa is a Buddha school practice and practitioners are good people; we are not the “counter-revolutionaries” stated in the propaganda. 

“We endure hardships and cultivate ourselves following the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. We show the beauty of these principles to the world, and we are moral examples for mankind. Cultivating Falun Dafa helps raise the morals of human society.” He said, “I know that you are not ‘counter-revolutionaries.’” 

I said, “Jiang Zemin defamed Falun Dafa and started the persecution. The regime deceives people, persecutes righteous beliefs, and slanders Dafa. It is committing crimes against the gods.” I then asked, “Brother, have you ever joined the Party, the Youth League, or the Young Pioneers?” He replied, “I joined all of them.” 

I said, “In such times, you can still distinguish between right and wrong. You are really a good person! How about I help you to quit the CCP and its organizations. I’ll give you the nickname ‘Wise Man’. Quitting them will ensure you have a safe future.” He enthusiastically replied, “Sure. Thank you!”

I continued, “Brother, you are wearing a protective face mask to avoid COVID. In fact, it is a plague that gods are using to eliminate those who committed crimes against gods, including those who harvested the organs of Falun Dafa practitioners when they were still alive. COVID targets members of the evil Party who swore to give their lives to it. Practitioners are telling people facts about the practice and advising them to quit the Party’s organizations—they are saving lives. 

“From 2013 to 2015, more than 40 leading cadres of the Communist Party at the central, ministerial, and provincial levels were sentenced to jail. They all committed crimes against gods—they persecuted Dafa practitioners, harvested their organs and sold them to make money. 

“The pandemic is eliminating other bad people like them. Brother, I urge you to quit the CCP’s organizations. You are a good person and will have divine protection. The Tiananmen Square self-immolation was a fabrication by Jiang Zemin’s regime to turn people against Falun Dafa. Everyone who understands the truth about Dafa is blessed. In the future, when you encounter difficult situations or disasters, please remember to sincerely recite ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good’. You will definitely be blessed.” He said, “Thank you! Thank you!”

Before he departed, I told him again, “Please don’t lose the informational material and the amulet I gave you. Please pass the pamphlet to your relatives and friends to help them understand the truth about Falun Dafa so that they will also have the opportunity to receive salvation.” He said, “Thank you Master Li. Thank you, thank you!” 

I have been getting up at three o’clock every morning to read the Fa and do the exercises. I then go out to talk with people about Dafa and the persecution. I also send righteous thoughts at the prescribed times. Every week, I help at least 100 people to quit the evil Party and its youth organizations. 

Thank you Master for saving me.