Reflection on My Recent Arrest

(Minghui.org) On February 25, 2023, on the eve of China’s “two sessions,” the Police Department, the 610 Office, and the Committee of Political and Legal Affairs of my city carried out a coordinated large-scale operation to arrest Falun Dafa practitioners. 

Eighteen targeted practitioners, including me, were illegally arrested at the same time and interrogated and detained at different places. 

As I was walking on the street that day, several people jumped out of their cars, stopped me, an pushed me into their car (a private car) without showing any ID or documents. They said they were with the city’s police department. They refused to tell me anything else. 

It happened so suddenly that I was in a state of confusion. As my heart raced, I asked myself, “What are you afraid of? Master is by your side.”

Master told us, 

“I am rooted in the universe. If anyone can harm you, he or she would be able to harm me. Put simply, that person would be able to harm this universe.” (Lecture One, Zhuan Falun) 

I calmed down and said in my heart, “Master, I’m sorry. I must have a loophole that was exploited by the old forces to make the police persecute me. You have told us to race against time to save people, but my loophole is causing harm to them.” I felt very sad.

The plainclothes police took me to the police station. I saw piles of Falun Dafa books on the floor in the lobby and a big pile of informational materials about Falun Dafa. A stack of paper bills with information about Falun Dafa printed on them was next to it. I realized some material production sites must have been ransacked. What a loss! 

The police officers’ attitude softened. One said, “We just want to talk to you.” He told us (another practitioner was there) to sit anywhere we liked. A man who seemed to be in charge entered the room and said, “You people have gone too far by putting posters all over the streets.” 

I said, “We want people to know that Falun Dafa is good. Our Master encourages us to save more people, helping them to side with goodness, oppose the persecution, and have a blessed future. It is such a critical moment, but you are still persecuting practitioners, what are you going to do? Please read ‘How Humankind Came To Be’, and you will understand everything.” 

They asked me what was in my bag, I said it was information about Falun Dafa and paper bills bearing messages about Falun Dafa, all of which were for saving people. In my mind they were treasures, not some so-called “evidence.” 

They asked my name, and I told them. Then I asked them, “What are your names?” They said I could just remember their police ID numbers. I said, “You brought me here, but you won’t even tell me your names?” 

They asked for my ID number and cell phone number, and I told them. When they asked me where my materials came from, I said I would not tell them even if I knew. They later asked me to sign a document. I refused. 

They said, “Look how nice we treated you; we offered you water and cake, and spared you from being handcuffed to the iron chair. Can’t you just cooperate? We beg you, Granny! You can go home after you sign this.” 

I said, “Someone my age (76) could very well be your grandmother. I cannot harm you by signing anything.”

They mocked me and said, “You should hold the Communist Party accountable.”

I took the opportunity and told them, “The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a rogue. The Ministry of Public Security named 14 cults, but Falun Dafa was not on the list. The persecution of Falun Dafa has gone on non-stop for 23 years and is ongoing. 

“Persecuting Falun Dafa is a terrible crime and has angered Heaven. Many CCP members have died during the COVID pandemic. You should void the oath you made with your fist raised when you joined the Communist Party, the Youth League and the Young Pioneers, that you would fight for communism with your life; it was a deadly oath!”

They repeatedly asked me to sign the document. I took a look at it. The title of the form was (roughly) “Suspect Questioning Statement” executed by a police station from the countryside. Apparently the police from the countryside were called in for this operation and the form had already been prepared for them. I realized the operation had been planned for a long time. 

I said, “I will not sign it because I am not a suspect and did not commit any crime. It is you and the CCP that are committing crimes.”

They said, “You are still trying to fight with the Communist Party.” I said, “It is not worth fighting with. Heaven is going to destroy it and no one can stop it.”

They left the room for a moment and came back asking if I knew so-and-so. I said no. By this time I realized telling them my name was cooperating with them. I said in my heart, “Master, I did something wrong just now. I should not have cooperated with them. Please give me a chance to correct myself.” 

After that, I responded to whatever they asked me with, “I have the right to remain silent.” 

They wanted to take our urine samples for drug tests. I told them it was an insult to practitioners and I would not cooperate. They discussed among themselves and told me, “We’ll have to detain you since you won’t cooperate.” I said, “You don’t have the say.” They looked at me angrily and asked, “Who has the say?” I told them loudly, “My Master has the say.”

I moved about while talking with them, and the atmosphere was peaceful. The junior officer repeatedly asked me to sit down and eat. He handed me water and put the cake next to the iron chair. I was a bit tired after standing for four or five hours, having not had anything to eat or drink, so I sat down. 

I had been sending forth righteous thoughts but didn’t erect my right palm. As soon as I sat down, I remembered Master’s poem, 

“…His palm erected, the whole Cosmos shakes,…” (“The Awakened One,” Hong Yin)

I erected my right palm to send forth righteous thoughts, dismantling all the evil beings and factors that persecute practitioners. I heard people saying, “This one is tough. She’s practicing even here!” They thought I was practicing, so they interfered with me by talking to me. One officer said, “Practice something else, why bother getting yourself in trouble?” 

I said, “I have been practicing Falun Dafa for 27 years, and I have not needed any shots or medication, wouldn’t you say Dafa is great?” 

While I was waiting, a teenage girl came in. I could tell she was homeless because she was wearing non-winter shoes and pants. I spoke with her, and she told me she was 14 and had joined the Young Pioneers before. I said, “Please void the oath you took with your fist raised, which was a deadly oath. Let me help you quit using the name Qi Yuan.” She said okay.

I asked her, “Do you want to get out?” She nodded. I said, “If you sincerely recite ‘Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,’ Gods and Buddha will help you.” She kept reciting silently, and someone soon called her away.

I asked the two officers working on the case, “What kind of predestined relationship do we have here?” The tall officer said, “Sinful karma.” 

I said, “No, it’s good karma. Practitioners are saving people. What is more important than saving lives? You and I didn’t know each other and had no issues with each other, but you arrested us. However, we do not hate you, because the evil CCP used you to persecute us, so you are victims, too.” 

They said, “You should hold the Communist Party accountable; we have nothing to do with it.” I said, “But you are the perpetrators! Do you know the story of raising the muzzle by one centimeter?” They said yes. (This was referring to a story of a judge during the Nuremberg trials pointing out to a soldier on trial that he could have avoided taking part in the crime against the Jewish people, rather than following orders to harm innocent people.)

I said, “Be kind to Dafa practitioners and you will be blessed.” I recited a poem from Hong Yin for them, 

‘It’s Happening, Isn’t It?'

Good and evil repaid in kind-the heavenly law is clearGods and Buddhas throughout heaven watch what people doPersecuting Dafa disciples is the sin most severeThey will pay now--it’s happening, isn’t it”(“It’s Happening, Isn’t It,” Hong Yin IV)

They became quiet.

The tall officer came in at 11 p.m. and said, “Ma’am, we will not detain you because of your age. You can go home.” He called my family with his cell phone. I thanked Master from the bottom of my heart—Master spared me from danger!

I’ve been home for a few days now, but I can’t calm down. The shadow of what happened still lingers in my mind, and so many practitioners are still detained. I can only send forth righteous thoughts more often to help them.

I looked inward and found several reasons why I stumbled at this critical moment.

The prologue of the Fa rectifying the human world began when Master’s new article “How Humankind Came To Be” was published, and I sensed the urgency. I had not done a good job of saving people, so I felt I had to catch up. I had an attachment to anxiety. In fact, it was a disguised desire to complete my cultivation.

I initially distributed Master’s new article face-to-face, but I felt it was too slow, so I decided to distribute it on a large scale since Minghui journals had published the article.

I hung it on door knobs in my neighborhood, and it appeared to have a good effect as people who usually did not accept my materials now accepted them. I was happy. 

However, I didn’t realize I was doing it wrong until I heard practitioners’ sharing on Minghui Radio. I realized I failed to respect Master and the Fa. In addition, I had caused other people to commit a sin (by throwing it away). I believe it was the root cause of my tribulation this time. 

Another reason was my attachment to my cell phone. I checked the weather app and sometimes read the news, among other things, every day. I couldn’t stop doing it despite Master’s hints and fellow practitioners’ reminders. I incurred the tribulation myself because I did not treat cultivation seriously. 

I hope fellow practitioners can learn from my lessons, cherish the time that Master has extended for us, cultivate well, save more people, fulfill our prehistoric vows, and follow Master home.