(Clearwisdom.net) I started practicing Falun Gong in 1998. At first, my goal was to heal my debilitating lower back and leg pain. My husband searched everywhere for medical treatment for me, but nothing helped. I was filled with agony during that time. It was our compassionate and magnificent Teacher that saved me and brought me into Falun Gong. I studied the Falun Gong books and practiced the exercises very diligently. At the time, I was unable to buy a copy of "Zhuan Falun," so I borrowed a copy and transcribed it.
One evening when on the night shift, I realized I had forgotten to refill my fountain pen. Yet, I was very anxious to transcribe Zhuan Falun, so I just continued with an empty pen. It was not until midnight when I took a break that I realized that I had been writing with an empty pen, yet each word showed up clearly. What a pleasant surprise! It was a miracle! It took a total of two months to transcribe Zhuan Falun the first time. Since then, I have continued to transcribe Zhuan Falun.
As I continued to study the Fa and practice the Falun Gong exercises, I continued to improve my xinxing and eliminate my attachments. I got many answers and understood the fundamental reason why one becomes ill. Consequently, I no longer thought about my illness. By studying the Fa and practicing the Falun Gong exercises, I built a solid cultivation foundation. Teacher changed me with his profound and intricate Fa and purified my body. I am able to walk without any problems and let go of all bad habits, such as playing mahjong and taking advantage of people. I was overweight, but now I'm slender. People told me that I have changed. I have indeed witnessed Falun Gong's supernatural power.
Jiang Zemin and his accessories began to suppress Falun Gong on July 20, 1999. On July 22, 1999, fellow Falun Gong practitioners and I went to the local city government to ask the government to reverse the decision. The local public security bureau, following orders from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), dispatched police to the train station in an effort to stop practitioners from traveling to Beijing. My husband works for the public security bureau. He was afraid that I might also appeal for Falun Gong in Beijing, an action that might have jeopardized his career and risked my safety, so he watched me like a hawk and stopped me from contacting or talking to any fellow practitioner. In addition, the local authorities had my neighbors monitor me to prevent me from doing the exercises. I could not keep my Falun Gong books and Teacher's photographs. I hid my transcripts of Zhuan Falun at my older brother's home, but they were destroyed. At the time I didn't know about sending forth righteous thoughts, but I was determined to practice Falun Gong anyway. I thought: "Even if my husband chastises me, I shall continue to practice Falun Gong. Even if I am not allowed to play Falun Gong's exercise music, I shall practice without the music."
I knew very well that Falun Gong is wonderful, so I was determined to tell people that it is good. I wanted to save them, regardless of the persecutory environment. I have continued to save people and did not allow myself to stray. I was not allowed to go out during the day, but I grasped every opportunity to tell people the truth about Falun Gong. At night I would go out at about 1:00 a.m. after my husband fell asleep. The first time I sneaked out at night, I was so afraid that my hands began to shake. I gradually overcame my fear after a few times. I thought, "What am I afraid of with Teacher beside me?" It is just like what Teacher said,
"When a human being persistently forges ahead like this, is able to cultivate tirelessly in this persecutory and harsh environment, and is able to be diligent, even managing to save sentient beings and do even better, isn't that magnificent?" ("Teaching the Fa at the Fa Conference at the U.S. Capital")
I persevered in studying the Fa daily. I get up around 5:00 a.m. every day and recite Hong Yin and some short articles written by Teacher. In the morning I do grocery shopping with a fellow practitioner while distributing Falun Gong's truth-clarification materials. In the afternoon, I transcribe Zhuan Falun and continue after dinner. Then I send forth righteous thoughts at every set hour until midnight. Finally, I practice the five sets of exercise before I go to sleep. By shortly after the middle of 2005, I had transcribed Zhuan Falun four times. After I read articles on "Minghui Weekly" about fellow practitioners memorizing Zhuan Falun, I decided to also memorize it. I understood that tribulations and difficulties are the result of one's karma accumulated from many lifetimes and that one has to repay one's karma no matter how diligent one is in one's cultivation.
As soon as I reinforced my righteous thoughts, I no longer was fearful and things went smoothly. Naturally, I am able to do the three things well. A fellow practitioner and I sent forth righteous thoughts and denied all the evil beings' attempts to sabotage us before we went to a construction site in the neighborhood to distribute the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and Falun Gong materials. We didn't encounter any difficulty or danger. Over 100 construction workers fought over our materials. The demand exceeded the supply. We ran out of materials in no time.
Once when my husband was on a business trip, a fellow practitioner and I went downtown and distributed Falun Gong materials on the bus. Someone phoned my husband and told him that I was distributing flyers again. That night when my husband returned home, he threw a tantrum. "What did you do today? I know everything you did and every move you made because 'they' have been watching you." I knew he was right. Indeed there were spies watching me at all times. But it was useless. As long as we have righteous thoughts and righteous actions, the evil beings in other dimensions cannot touch us because Teacher will be watching over us at all times. One day a fellow practitioner and I went to a hospital to distribute materials containing important facts about the CCP harvesting internal organs from living Falun Gong practitioners for profit. We distributed materials to doctors, medical staff offices, and also in the examination rooms. Everywhere we went, the doors were open and there was no one in the room. We distributed everything we had with us due to Teacher's protection.
My uncle is also a practitioner. In 2002, my uncle and I formed a team. He printed truth-clarification materials and then we went out together to distribute these materials. Once while he was printing out materials, the police came and arrested him after they received a tip from an informant. My uncle told the police everything. Two days later, the public security bureaus in his and my counties of residence, as well as the local police precinct, arrested me. I was not released until a month later after my husband paid the local authorities 60,000 yuan.
While I was in police custody, my family was in complete chaos. Let me give you some background about my family. My husband works for the public security bureau. But, my husband's younger sister, also a practitioner, is married to the Party's branch secretary where I work. My father-in-law is a firm member of the CCP. My son was at a sensitive age, attending high school and preparing to join the army. After the arrest, it seemed that the entire family was turning against me. My brother-in-law, the branch party secretary, chastised me. My aunt blamed the arrest of my uncle on me. She came to my home and threatened to kill herself unless I took care of her. My aunt's daughter-in-law called and threatened me: "Are you going to give us money or do you want us to take you to court?" My boss went see my husband, accusing him of violating the 'law' as a law enforcement personnel and being unable to control his own wife. My husband was suspended on October 1 and asked to "repent" at home. My mother-in-law kept cursing me. My father-in-law swore to kick me out of the house after I was released and told my husband to divorce me because he did not want me to jeopardize his son's welfare.
Fortunately the president of the mine understands that Falun Gong is good. One day my husband met with the president on some official business. He dared not look the president in the eye because of my arrest. He wanted to leave immediately afterwards, but the president asked him to stay for a chat. "I heard that your wife has been imprisoned," he asked. My husband immediately tried to explain: "I am very sorry for all the trouble we have caused. My wife used to suffer from a lot of ailments. Her illness was indeed cured because of Falun Gong. That was the reason why I didn't stop her from practicing Falun Gong. But now she is involved in politics. Look what she has gotten herself into." But the president said: "You must have a positive attitude towards this issue. This is about personal belief. You shouldn't label her. Logically speaking, Falun Gong must be good or there wouldn't have been so many people practicing Falun Gong." My husband calmed down after hearing the president's comment. I believe that it is because of the president's positive understanding of Falun Gong that he was promoted within six months after that meeting. On the other hand, the party secretary that suspended my husband was killed in a car accident during a vacation. He died a painful death. It was my husband who brought his body back home. The different outcomes of the president and the party secretary illustrate the universe's law that heaven, ultimately, shall reward good deeds and punish bad deeds.
For the past few years, I have always carried truth-clarification materials with me. I distribute these materials or clarify the truth about Falun Gong every chance I get. There is no colleague at work that does not know that I tell people the truth about Falun Gong. One day, a deputy captain at work mentioned that his father had a stroke. A captain said, "Why don't you take home some books to your father. It's free, but it definitely works." The deputy captain anxiously inquired, "What books?" "Falun Gong books," the captain replied. I was most pleased when I overheard the conversation.
As a practitioner, I should be thoughtful of others at all times. It took me a few years to explain to my family the truth about the CCP and to persuade them to withdraw from the Party and the Party's Youth League and Young Pioneers they had joined when they were younger. They hesitated at first because they fear the CCP. I understood where they were coming from. My only wish is to have them understand the truth about the CCP and be saved. Every time I brought up the subject, my husband would start cursing and my father-in-law would curse even worse. They both recited the same brainwashing material: the CCP gave them a good life. Even my son fell pray to the CCP's brainwashing propaganda. Last summer my son brought a classmate home. My son objected when I offered his friend a card with positive words on it about Falun Gong. My son had never talked back at me, but this time he used a lot of foul language. I was very calm. Teacher said,
"Regard him as a sentient being and save him as you would any other sentient being. Then when you talk with him, the result will be different--guaranteed." ("Teaching the Fa in the City of Los Angeles")
I keep sending forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil Communist specter manipulating my family. A year later, I told my son, "Why don't you withdraw from the Party's Youth League and Young Pioneers? The CCP is hopelessly corrupt. The Party only cares about itself. Don't you know it? Your future will be wonderful if you withdraw from its Youth League and Young Pioneers because Heaven shall annihilate the CCP." My son agreed right away. He added, "In that case, we should ask father and grandfather to withdraw from the Party and the Party's Youth League and Young Pioneers as well." The next day, I found a favorable opportunity to explain to my husband and my father-in-law why they should resign from the CCP and its affiliates. They both agreed.
Fellow practitioners, we must do the three things well and walk our path well under Teacher's guidance. Let's be diligent and do the three things Teacher asked us to do to save sentient beings.