(Clearwisdom.net) On November 3, 2008, Practitioner A and I went to a large supermarket to clarify the truth and to advise people to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). My granddaughter was with me as well.
When we talked to a 20-year-old waitress, she refused to listen to us. We didn't let it bother us since we had run into similar situations before. We just felt sorry for her but forgot to send righteous thoughts. Then things didn't go well for us. It was too noisy and crowded in the supermarket, so we decided to stay outside. Just after we left the supermarket, a young man stopped me and asked me where I came from. I didn't realize he was a plainclothes police officer. I thought I should "clarify the truth" to him. However, when a police car stopped in front of me, I realized something was wrong. I immediately sent forth righteous thoughts and asked Master to strengthen me. We should never allow the evil to manipulate people to commit crimes against Dafa and practitioners. The plainclothes officer was very rude. After he showed his police ID, I said to him at first, "What are you talking about? I was just making some deliveries with my grandchild." He became more aggressive. He dragged and pushed me and said loudly, "Were you not talking about Falun Gong just now? Why are you afraid to admit it? What were you talking about in the supermarket?" My mind became clear immediately. This is not a simple case of persecution in the human world. We must believe in Master and Dafa and follow the path Master has arranged for us, not the one by the old forces. We must deny all arrangements by the old forces. Suddenly many Fa principles that Master taught us surfaced in my mind. "Is this not a good opportunity to clarify the truth to more people?" After rectifying my thoughts, I had no fear of anything. I immediately started to talk about the truth of Falun Gong to this police officer and the people around us. My granddaughter, also a little practitioner, began to cry as she tightly held my leg.
Soon people started to gather to see what was going on. I shouted to the crowd, "Falun Gong is the righteous Fa that teaches people to be good. The police do not go after those that do bad things, they just target good people." Then Practitioner A was dragged to the police car and two policemen returned to get me. I calmly said to them, "I am a senior. I advise you to not do this. You are committing a crime. I am advising you because it is good for your future." I kept sending righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil while clarifying the truth.
The police finally gave up and ordered me to leave because they were afraid of being exposed as more and more people gathered to watch. They had taken A away. I sent strong righteous thoughts for her to eliminate all the interfering evil elements and to strengthen her. We can rectify ourselves if we have any loopholes but we will never allow the evil to persecute us. Only Master can settle the matter.
I immediately informed practitioners in the area to rescue Practitioner A and informed her husband, also a practitioner, to find where his wife was being held.
Practitioner A's husband was able to quickly find out where she was being detained. The news had quickly spread among fellow practitioners who acted as a group to send forth righteous thoughts. Some even skipped lunch to send forth righteous thoughts for a long time. We all had one thought, "Practitioner A's concern is our concern. We will only follow the path that Master has arranged for us. Clarifying the truth to sentient beings is the most righteous thing a practitioner can do. The evil is not worthy of persecuting us. Only Master can determine everything. Practitioner A must go home."
Practitioner A handled the situation very well. She was calm and spoke to the police kindly. She sent forth righteous thoughts to eliminate the evil and steadfastly believed in Master and Dafa. With the help of Master and fellow practitioners' cooperation, she was detained for five hours and then released.
Afterwards she and I looked inward and found many attachments such as seeking results, not thoroughly clarifying the truth, the notion of fear, validating self, and laziness. I want to mention a little more on the attachment of validating ourselves. Many practitioners in China actively participate in the Internet experience-sharing conferences but I've been quite insensitive to it. When other practitioners asked me to write an article, I always refused with the excuse that I didn't have much education and hadn't done well. I only thought about myself and did not have a clear understanding on the principles of the Fa. Reading fellow practitioners' articles made me feel ashamed. I have been practicing for more than 10 years. Although I haven't done well all the time, with Master's help and protection, I have experienced many miracles, such as the one recounted in this article. Without Master's mighty benevolence, I don't think I could have endured it. I realize the arrangements by old forces have been utilized by Master to encourage practitioners and to make us improve. Just as Master said,
"Cultivation depends on one's own efforts, while the transformation of gong is done by one's master. It is good enough if you have this wish. It is the master who actually does this, as you are simply unable to do it." (Zhuan Falun, March 2000 translation version)
Through this incident, we have all realized profoundly that as long as we believe in Master and Dafa, cooperate and improve as a whole, our righteous thoughts will manifest mighty divine power. Just as Master said,
"When disciples have ample righteous thoughts
Master has the power to turn back the tide"
("The Master-Disciple Bond", Hong Yin Vol. II)
Here I sincerely praise Master and Dafa. We must believe in Master and Dafa and have righteous thoughts and righteous actions. We must do well on the path Master arranges for us.
