(Minghui.org) I live in a rural area. Before I started practicing Falun Dafa in 1996, I had chronic medical problems, including a herniated disc, migraines, chest bone hyperplasia, and others. I sought treatments for a long time but could not find a cure. Three days after I started practicing Falun Dafa, Master purified my body, and my rhinitis disappeared. The next morning, my herniated disc healed. I had a clean bill of health after just a few months! Seeing so many miracles happening to me, my friends, relatives, and clients–numbering a few hundred–started practicing Falun Dafa, one after another. Just like this, Dafa rapidly spread in our county by word of mouth, village by village.
After the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched its persecution of Falun Dafa in 1999, Dafa practitioners started cultivating in the Fa-rectification period and directed their efforts toward assisting Master in Fa-rectification and saving sentient beings.
I would like to share my experiences of clarifying the truth to everyone who came to my home wanting to arrest me, including CCP officials, police officers, personnel from the 610 Office, and brainwashing center staff.
After the persecution started, our local village officials often led personnel from the township and city governments to my home to harass me. When they came, I explained the truth to them. I talked about Dafa's miraculous healing power and its effects of improving practitioners' physical health and moral standards. Also, for any village official who came to my home, I went to his home the next morning. As soon as he opened his door, I entered his home to explain the facts about Dafa until he understood and recognized Dafa's goodness.
This strategy worked well, and several village-level Party heads came to understand the truth. After that, whenever township personnel tried to recruit village officials to harass me, the village officials would call me first to let me know. Later, they would simply shrug it off and tell the township authorities to come by themselves, since I had a good reputation in the village and they didn't want to get involved.
Over the years, our local practitioners have cooperated with one another in truth-clarification efforts. We went to the homes of village and township officials to explain the facts about the persecution, and to advise them to withdraw from the Party and its affiliated organizations. In our village, 80-90% of CCP members and former village Party heads have agreed to withdraw.
Four officers from the Baoding City 610 Office once came to my home, intending to arrest me. The leader asked me, “Do you still practice Falun Gong?” I asked them to wait, and told them that I was cooking steamed buns and had run out of hot water. I took the chance to go to a fellow practitioner's home and ask her to help me send forth righteous thoughts. Meanwhile, I also sent righteous thoughts and asked for Master to strengthen me. Another officer asked, “Do you still practice?” I asked them to wait again so I could check on the steamed buns. When the third officer asked me, the buns were done, and Master unlocked my wisdom.
I sat down to chat with them, opening with, “What a predestined relationship we have that led you to my home before the New Year!” The tension eased slightly. When one of them asked me again whether I still practiced Dafa, I said frankly, “This is not the reason you came here today.” He asked, “What did we come here for, then?” I said, “An officer who wants to serve the people well should check on whether the people in his jurisdiction are living well and at ease, right?” They all answered, “Yes, Yes.” In this way I moved from a passive role to an active role. I kept talking, “Cultivating in Falun Dafa is not against the law. Our constitution guarantees freedom of belief.” The officers insisted that the government does not allow one to practice Falun Dafa. I said, “You don't need to say anything. I am not going to Beijing to appeal. The Chinese New Year is coming. I have to take care of two teenagers and someone in their seventies. You don't have to worry. I will not be moved by the evil.” At that moment, all of them except the driver stood up and put on tough postures. They asked in a harsh voice, “Who's evil?” Not raising my voice, I said, "Calm down. Sit down. Let me explain who is the evil. One who jeopardizes our country is evil, right?" They all said, "Yes, Yes.”
In this way, with Master's protection, one episode of persecution was dissolved. I walked them to the door and watched them get into their car. One of them, holding a set of handcuffs, smiled and nodded at me before getting into the car.
I always keep in mind Master's teaching,
"I told you a long time ago that a Dafa disciple, or a cultivator, has no enemies. The only thing you have a role in is saving people..." ("Teaching the Fa in the City of Chicago")
I never treat people who I come into contact with as an opposing force, because they are the people Master wants to save.
An official from the township government came on the morning of October 26, 2002, to summon me to the city government. I thought that they must have come to learn the truth, so I decided to go. I changed into a nice dress and arrived at the city office at about 9:30 a.m. Waiting for me were a total of more than twenty people from 610 Offices at various levels, including four people from the provincial level, three from the district, several from the county, and the rest from the township.
One provincial officer asked me, “Why do you practice Falun Gong?” I smiled but did not answer him. A second person asked the same question. I still kept silent. When a third asked me, his tone was somewhat eased. I then smiled and said, "So many of you came from Shijiazhuang City and Baoding City to our local area to be our guests. I think we must have been families or friends in our past lives. We are bound to meet by fate.” They stared at me for a while, and one of them said with surprise, "Fate? " I said, "My Master said,
'Predestined ties of countless lifetimes Each has Dafa as its guiding thread' ("The Difficult Path to Godhood" from Hong Yin Vol. II)
If I had not started practicing Falun Dafa, we would not have met today, right?”
I then took the lead, “You have probably had better education than I, however in my seven years of cultivating in Falun Dafa, I did gain a lot. You may ask me questions, but please do it one by one. Let's sit together and chat like a family, without any tension and defensiveness. I am responsible for anything I say.” I then asked, “Are you going to record a video? If you do, don't modify my words in your recording. Broadcast exactly what I say.” They replied, “We never modify our recordings.” I reminded them, “Don't tell me that. I've seen what you have broadcast.” They pretended not to hear me.
One of them asked me, “Why did you start practicing Falun Gong?” I said, “Because I was ill. I wanted to be healthy so I could serve my family and society.” Another asked, “Do you still practice Falun Gong?” I said, “At this moment, I cannot practice because you are here.” He asked again, “Do you still practice at home?” I answered, “If I stopped practicing Falun Gong, I'm afraid those illnesses would come back, and I wouldn't be able to take care of myself. Who would take care of the elderly and the children in my family then?” A different person said, “You should believe in science and not superstitions.” I said, “Who said I don't believe in science? If I didn't believe in science, would I use a car? Cars were invented by scientists, right?” A person said, “You should see things from both sides.” I said, “Of course. If Falun Gong has no benefits, why would over 100 million people start practicing it in the seven years since it was introduced to the public?”
One of them spoke Master's name directly. I said, “Let's be respectful. Don't call my Master's name. You can say, 'Your Master.'” They asked, “How would you evaluate Falun Dafa and your Master?” I said, “I can't. I could be subjected to retribution. Commenting on the Buddha Fa is not something simple or small.”
When they ran out of questions, someone asked me, “What school did you go to?” I said, “I went to the school of Falun Gong.” Seeing his face grow tense, I then said, “I'm kidding you.” They all laughed.
We chatted for more than two hours, from about 9:30 a.m. to noon. The Party heads of the City Party committee and the Township Party committee, as well as those from the provincial government walked out of the room. They asked me to go to eat with them at a restaurant. I said, “Your words never count. If you want to detain and persecute me, I will run to the crowd and shout that the Communist Party wants to kill me.” The head of the city office said, “You don't need to shout. We are really inviting you to eat. Let's get in the car.”
After we got to our table in the restaurant, I looked at the food and said, "I am not going to eat. My family is poor, and the villagers are poor. We only get about 40 yuan for selling 100 jin (110 pounds) of wheat. How much does the meal cost? These are the people's hard-earned money. Do you pay for the meal out of your own pockets? My money's in the meal, too.” Tears ran down my face at that moment.
After the meal, the head of the city office said that I could go home. I replied, “You can go by the car you bought with the people's tax money. How do I go home, more than 30 li (9 miles) away?” He then drove me to the bus station and bought me a ticket. I returned home at about three o'clock in the afternoon.
On April 12, 2003, during the SARS epidemic, an official from the township government asked me to pay a visit to the 610 Office. He told me that the office personnel had changed. I said, “I'm not going. The change in people has nothing to do with me.” My daughter then said, “Why does it have nothing to do with you? Why did he tell you that the people there have changed? There must be people waiting for you to save them. You should go.” A thought flashed through my mind, that every time they came to harass me, my children were always against my going with them, but this time they are asking me to go to save people, and were helping me pack.
After I got there, I learned that the 610 Office had just set up a brainwashing center and wanted to hold sessions from April to January of the following year. That evening, personnel from the township government and the 610 Office came to talk to me. I told them that our Constitution guarantees us freedom of religion. From the aspects of healing illnesses to dealing with other people, I also explained that there was nothing wrong with practicing Falun Gong. The 610 Office's head then asked me, “What is 'the Gate of No-Life'?” I asked where he had heard the term. He said that his uncle also practiced Falun Gong. I told him that it's the title of one of my Master's poems. I then explained, “My understanding is that once a life enters the 'the gate of no-life,' he will never come out again.” I then recited the poem from memory for him,
“Riding a tiger, so hard it is to dismount Humans are they, trying to challenge gods Doing all possible of evil beings They have made a dead end of their lives” (“Entering the Gate of No-Life,” from Hong Yin Vol. II)
The next morning, I asked Master for strength and sent forth righteous thoughts to disintegrate the brainwashing sessions, to stop them from doing evil. With the coordinated effort by local fellow practitioners to send forth righteous thoughts, the dimensional field became better and better. The 610 Office director said to me, “Hey, let's talk about something you want to discuss. You can give lessons to the young guys working here.” I got up right away and saw that he had already set up stools for the people. I recited “Lunyu” from Zhuan Falun to them and recited all that I could remember from Hong Yin and Essentials for Further Advancement . It took me a total of more than two hours.
The director then told me, “The mayor is coming tomorrow. Do you want to say something to him? He's not like me. He's really bad.” I then sent a powerful righteous thought and asked for Master to strengthen me. The next day, the mayor came, but he did not dare to see me.
In the brainwashing center, I saw one practitioner who was not cultivating diligently. He often drank, ate, and played poker with the facility's personnel. He told me, “I see you have a problem. They're not going to release you without having you 'transformed.'” I asked him, “If we get a small ink stain on our white shirt, should we try to clean it? Should we keep it? Or should we make the ink stain bigger?” He was speechless.
In the brainwashing center, besides explaining the facts about Dafa, I recited the Fa from memory and sent forth righteous thoughts. I asked for Master's strengthening in my mind, “I want to go home with dignity, and I want to disintegrate the brainwashing sessions. I will not allow them to persecute fellow practitioners.”
Three days later, I started experiencing symptoms including not being able to eat, high blood pressure, abnormal body temperature, and so on. This was during the SARS scare. The center was measuring the body temperature and blood pressure of each detainee three times per day. When the doctor measured mine, I had a thought to raise my blood pressure. As a result, my measured blood pressure was 90 mmHg diastolic and 240 mmHg systolic. Surprised, she looked at me and asked, “You look kind. Why are you here?” I said, “I have a kind facial appearance because I practice Falun Gong. I was illegally arrested and held here. Please don't make me cooperate with your treatment, help me get out of here.” She looked at me calmly, nodded, and said, “I'll talk to them more seriously.” She went back to the office and yelled, “This person can't stay here anymore. Her blood pressure's soaring. If one of her blood vessels breaks, she may die.”
The brainwashing center personnel became anxious and called for immediate assistance from the township office. The 610 Office director offered me one of his blood pressure pills. I told him that since I was little, I vomitted if I took pills. However, he held the pill in his hand and asked a partner to get some water for me. I started to vomit as soon as I saw the pill, which scared him. The doctor said, “Don't make her more anxious. This won't work. Let her go home.” It was just as Master said,
"Moreover, with righteous thoughts many disciples are able to use them at will—whatever they want to use, they almost always have it." ("What Are Supernormal Abilities" from Essentials for Further Advancement II)
At critical times, as long as a practitioner follows the principles of Falun Dafa, Master will help.
As soon as the township officials saw my situation, they called my son right away to take me home. When I left the center, two staff members carried me out. As soon as I got in the car, all the symptoms disappeared. I explained the truth to them all the way home.
In three days, I walked out of the brainwashing center unconditionally. On April 16, the day after I left, the center was shut down, and soon the head of the 610 Office also left.