(Clearwisdom.net) Every practitioner inside China is either directly suffering or witnessing the persecution. The only way to stop the persecution is to expose it to the world. In doing so, can we help stop the eight-year-long persecution. Exposing the vicious force behind the persecution is vital.
Master published a comment in October 2003 on the article, "Expose the Evil Happening Locally to the Local People." (http://clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2003/11/17/42315.html) After reading this article and Master's comment, I found my attachment of fear, and I realized that I had not let go of my attachments. As a matter of fact, I had been using human methods. Moreover, I was protecting my mentality of cultivating in the mode of countering the persecution. As a result, regardless of how hard I tried to protect myself and seek security, I had been persecuted several times, and it got worse each time.
I thought a lot after reading that article. I wrote down the details of the persecution that my family and I had suffered at the hands of the local police department and 610 Office. I published my articles on Clearwisdom.net using my real name. In addition, with fellow practitioners' help, I also exposed the persecution I suffered in brochures that we distributed widely.
On the evening of the Lantern Festival in 2004 (the 15th day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar, usually in mid or late February), we distributed the brochures throughout my town and village. I remember that some practitioners were worried that by doing so, I might suffer revenge and even more severe persecution. However, at that time, my thoughts were very righteous; I believed that I was doing what a Fa-rectification Dafa practitioner should do. The vicious force is persecuting practitioners who follow "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance." Besides, the persecution was initiated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Jiang Zemin's regime, and it was illegal. They were violating the law. Hence, the only right thing to do is to expose the inhuman persecution. Only in this way, are we activating what Master calls, "the reappearance of the mighty Buddha Fa in the human world!" ("Cautionary Advice" in Essentials for Further Advancement)
After learning the truth, people can regain their true nature of compassion. Because my thoughts were righteous back then, under Master's protection and help, the vicious beings in the other dimensions were eliminated on a large scale. The prison guards who were involved in persecuting me were shocked. They no longer dared to fearlessly torture local practitioners. In addition, the thugs the authorities incited to threaten practitioners were more withdrawn. They did not dare to take revenge on me. Instead, they went to my residence and apologized to me. Using this opportunity, I further clarified the truth to the police and government officials who had previously persecuted me. The effect was good. After hearing the truth of Falun Gong, they changed. During that time, the truth-clarifying banners that we posted locally were kept intact; no one took them down. We distributed our materials all over villages and towns nearby. Because of this loosened environment, many practitioners who had not come out to clarify the truth since the persecution began in 1999 finally came out to offer salvation to sentient beings.
I was imprisoned in a labor camp in 2001. The guards tried different means to "transform" me. When we were sent out to dig holes, they urged some prisoners to brutally beat and insult me. In less than a month, I was tortured so severely that I could barely walk. My weight dropped from more than 70 kg to about 40 kg. I was all bones. The only thing that helped me to survive was my belief in Master and the Fa. I constantly recited the Fa every day. In addition, fellow practitioners helped and encouraged me. I knew that it was wrong to arrest me, but it was even more wrong to push other prisoners to try to "transform" me. As a Fa-rectification Dafa practitioner, I should not care only about my personal security. Instead, I should offer salvation to the poor lives of the inhuman prison guards, to the prisoners who sold their souls for meager financial benefits, and to former practitioners who had given in and were "transformed" under brutal torture. The mighty mercy of Dafa awakened my soul that had been numbed and poisoned by the dozens of years of the CCP's political movements and culture.
I pondered the issue calmly. After that, I wrote down how the labor camp prison guards and prisoners tortured me. I handed the letter in to the CCP party director of the labor camp, who then forwarded the letter to the head of the labor camp. Afterwards, they conversed with me. I remember the stern face of the head of the labor camp and how the other practitioners were very worried about me. They were afraid that my forced labor term might be extended. For two hours, I explained to the head of the labor camp why I went to Beijing to appeal. I told him of the fact that Falun Gong is widely spread around the world. I told him about the changes that I had gone through after practicing Falun Gong: how my moral standards were uplifted and some of the good actions that I took. Furthermore, I clarified the truth about how the persecution of Falun Gong and practitioners would bring tragic results to the Chinese people. My sincere words touched his heart; hence, his formerly anti-Falun Gong attitude changed, and his cold manner toward me started to warm up. He told me that he had never heard so much about Falun Gong and practitioners' real stories before. After this conversation, he told me that I would be released immediately. This magical change was unbelievable to fellow practitioners. Before that, all "illegally imprisoned" practitioners' forced labor terms were always extended. Or if practitioners did not write the "five statements" (to give up Falun Gong), they would be imprisoned endlessly. After this incident, when I read, "When disciples have ample righteous thoughts, Master has the power to turn back the tide," ("The Master-Disciple Bond" in Hong Yin II, version A) I realized that Master will help us turn the tide of difficulty when we are doing things right. Hence, magic happens. It is all arranged by Master.
I was deeply influenced by these events, and the results were unbelievably magical. I did not come across any danger, and neither did I suffer from any sort of persecution. To the contrary, after I exposed the vicious persecution, the environment for and condition of our cultivation changed. Meanwhile, many people gained a better understanding of and more detailed information about the persecution. Exposing the evil persecution played an important role in clarifying the truth and saving people. Master helps us to walk the path of saints - a Fa-rectification path to save people. It is also a path for us to let go of our attachments of fear, selfishness, and self-protection. Practitioners in Mainland China have been poisoned for a long period of time under the CCP's propaganda. Our thoughts have been deformed, hence we have become numb and inconsiderate of others. We should uplift our righteous mind for the future people.
Exposing the local, evil forces to those within our local area has tremendous implications. We may not understand it in its entirety. Even right now, some practitioners that I know who have suffered brutal tortures still will not expose the evil persecution that they suffered. Holding onto their human mentality, they are hoping for Master to end the persecution, or they are relying on the overseas practitioners to call for help to lessen the magnitude of the persecution. Fellow practitioners, please do not waste more time. Walk out of humanness. Stop the persecution. The time to save sentient beings is limited. We should not be interfered with by our attachment to self-protection, or else we will have some regrets in our cultivation of the righteous Fa of the universe and in assisting Master. It is most secure if we walk on the path that Master arranges for us!
The above is my personal understanding and experience. I am sure there are some mistakes. Please point them out and share your suggestions so that we will all improve together.