(Clearwisdom.net) I have thought about this issue for a long time. Recently, I shared my understanding with fellow practitioners, including two who had been brutally mistreated in police custody. I still think some practitioners' thoughts have not changed; they are still thinking within the old forces' arrangements.
One day, I went to a fellow practitioner's home to deliver informational materials. I told her someone was following me, and I clarified the truth to that person. She said, "If we are not carrying these materials with us, we won't need to be afraid." She meant that if we were carrying truth clarifying materials, we would be afraid and be arrested. I corrected her immediately. "No, we should not be afraid with any materials in our hands, because these are sharp weapons that can save people, not excuses for evil to persecute us."
Another practitioner was followed when handing out materials, and the police officers ransacked his home that night and took away his computer. A fellow practitioner told him that since every family has a computer, the police had no excuse to take his computer away. He answered, "My computer can visit the Minghui website." His mind was still firmly holding onto the evil CCP's logic, which is that the police can take his computer because he visits the Minghui website.
An elderly female practitioner who runs an informational materials production center in her home was arrested a few days ago. I went to visit her after she was released and asked what happened. She said another practitioner was followed, and the police interrogated him regarding the source of the materials. His wife, a non-practitioner, told police where they came from. The elderly practitioner said, "Thank goodness, there were no materials left that day." Then I asked why the police took her computer and printer away. She said the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party were saved on her computer, and the police would take any computers in which the Nine Commentaries were found. I said, "That is not a reason for them to take your computer away." I tried to share my understanding with her, but she still has not enlightened to this Fa principle.
I often read in fellow practitioners' articles and in our truth clarifying materials that "someone was arrested due to explaining the facts to people," "someone was arrested for passing out materials," "someone was tortured due to refusing to give up their faith," etc. I often think such words indicate that practitioners are still acknowledging the old forces' arrangement unknowingly. They mislead ordinary people by making them think practitioners are being arrested and sent to prison because they pass out flyers and tell people that Falun Dafa is good. In fact, there is no cause and effect relationship between the two.
I think we should speak in this way: the evil Party is afraid that if Falun Gong practitioners expose the truth to people, then no one will believe their lies. Therefore, they try with all their might to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. This way of speaking will help people see the evil party committing bad deeds, and persecuting Falun Gong practitioners to prevent people from learning the truth. We need to tailor our messages according to specific situations and persecution cases, so people's poisoned minds can be corrected.
If one risks his own life to save a drowning child, people will admire and praise him. But if any media reported that someone was sentenced to prison for saving a drowning child, readers would be very confused. Falun Gong practitioners are risking their lives saving people by passing out informational materials and clarifying the truth. This act is the most righteous thing in the universe. But why doesn't hardly anyone find it strange when practitioners are then arrested or sent to prison for passing out materials? Some people even think practitioners should be arrested. On the one hand, the CCP slanders us and deceives the people, but on the other hand, we give them an excuse by our own thoughts that passing out materials and visiting the Minghui website will result in being arrested and mistreated. Our minds are determining the outcome here, right?
If each practitioner can enlighten to the fact that all computers and printers producing truth clarifying materials are Fa-weapons, but not evidence for the evil to persecute us; that passing out materials clarifying the truth are saving people, and helping Master's Fa-rectification; that our righteous actions have nothing to do with the old forces, or the evil persecution; and that we should thoroughly negate the old force's arrangements, save sentient beings and help Master in an open and dignified manner-- then the old forces will not be able to find any excuses to persecute us.
We Falun Dafa disciples all know, speaking from a cultivation point of view, that being arrested, sentenced to prison and/or being mistreated must be partly caused by one's xinxing problem, because the evil takes advantage of our loopholes. But these things are not caused by clarifying the truth, distributing materials, or cultivating Falun Gong. No one is worthy of testing or persecuting a Falun Dafa practitioner. The key here is that we must fundamentally change our understanding.
Above is my personal understanding, please kindly point out anything that is not in line with the Fa.
