(Clearwisdom.net) I started cultivating in Falun Dafa in the spring of 1996. Master told us that Dafa is the fundamental truth of the universe, and that the book Zhuan Falun is the ladder to heaven.

I joined the group practice every morning and the group Fa study every night. During the day, I took every opportunity to read Zhuan Falun. Soon afterward, all of my diseases disappeared, and I felt stronger and stronger. My understanding of the Fa principles also increased. Together with other practitioners, I went to surrounding cities, towns, and the countryside to promote Dafa. In a very short period of time, we established over a dozen new practice sites.

Validating Dafa despite the persecution

After the Chinese Communist Party began the persecution, I went to appeal for justice for Falun Dafa many times. The officials in my work unit withheld my salary and illegally forced me to pay fines. I was also twice illegally detained at the detention centers, twice taken to the police station, and sentenced to forced labor. However, no matter where I was detained, I always studied and recited the Fa and practiced the exercises with fellow practitioners. We never cooperated with the evil.

At the end of 2002, the city 610 Office, the political and law committee, and staff from my work unit went to the detention center with fruits and candies. They held brainwashing sessions, played videos attacking and defaming Dafa and tried to force us to give up our belief. They said: "Whoever says that Falun Gong is not good can go home with the staff from their work unit. For those who decide to continue the practice, we will continue to detain them." I stood up immediately and said: "Falun Dafa is the righteous Fa. People become healthy and kind after practicing it. Why do you want us to give it up?" They were dumbfounded and could not say anything. My firm determination is the result of my cultivation in Dafa. Master has allowed me to establish my own virtue.

Doing the three things well and assisting Master in validating Dafa

Saving sentient beings is the sacred mission of Dafa practitioners. Under the persecution, if we want to save sentient beings, we must let go of every human notion and step forward to clarify the truth to people. In the past six years, several of our material production sites have been running smoothly with the protection of Master and careful coordination of fellow practitioners.

There are not many practitioners in our Fa-study group. The time for our Fa study is between 2 and 6 p.m. Since we improved our understanding of the importance of the Fa study, we don't leave early unless there are special circumstances. Everything needs to pave the road for the Fa study, as it is a prerequisite for a practitioner. During the four hours, we read two lectures of Zhuan Falun and spend the rest of the time studying Master's new articles, sharing experiences, or watching the video of Master teaching the exercises in order to correct our movements. We end the study after sending forth righteous thoughts at 6 p.m..

Regardless of the environment, I always send forth righteous thoughts at least four times a day. At the beginning, I only sent forth righteous thoughts after fellow practitioners had been arrested. Now I send forth righteous thoughts to prevent the persecution from happening.

I first recite Master's article "Disintegrate Completely All the Meddling Deities in the Three Realms that Have a Hand in Interfering with Fa-Rectification" (February 28, 2007):

"Thus, if the world's people are to be saved, it has become an absolute necessity for Dafa disciples to completely disintegrate the old forces and all of the meddling, vile deities in the Three Realms that are hampering sentient beings' salvation and learning of the facts. No matter what outward appearance their existence may assume, whether they assume a form or not, what level they may be, or whose appearance they may take on, completely disintegrate and eliminate them all. In the process of being eliminated, they will of course have to pay for the crimes they have committed against Fa-rectification, Dafa disciples, and sentient beings. And especially when it comes to those meddling gods that control religions and are hostile towards Fa-rectification and Dafa disciples' saving of sentient beings: disintegrate them completely."

If I recited this Fa twice a day over the past three years, then I must have recited it over two thousand times by now. I feel that it would be more effective if we recite Master's Fa before sending forth righteous thoughts, because then the energy field will be pure and powerful.