(Minghui.org) I am a practitioner of Falun Gong, a spiritual discipline being persecuted by the Chinese communist regime. Simply for refusing to renounce my faith, I was detained for 15 days last year.
Fast forward to June of this year – the chief of the county prosecution section, who handled my case, asked me to teach her best friend Falun Gong.
Prosecution Chief: “Please teach my best friend Falun Gong exercises”
I ran into this chief prosecutor at a supermarket. She asked me to do her a favor, saying, “I need your help with something. I know you to be a kind and good person, so I’m betting you will help me.”
I was a little surprised and curious, but agreed. “No problem. I will definitely try my best to help you out as long as it doesn’t go against my belief or is against the law.”
She said immediately, “It is not against the law, not against the law at all! Surely I would not do anything against the law.” Then she came to the point. “I have a very close friend, and I wanted her to learn Falun Gong from you.”
I couldn't believe my ears!
She said, “This friend of mine is in very poor health, and I’m really worried that she is depressed and hopeless. Please teach her how to practice the Falun Gong exercises.”
I had to explain. “Certainly I could help her, but Falun Gong is a cultivation practice of the Buddha School, so a predestined relationship is very important. Falun Gong does not talk about healing illness, but if she really wants to practice cultivation, our Master will purify her body.”
The section chief responded very positively. “She most assuredly has a predestined relationship with Falun Gong. She is very nice, too. I knew you wouldn't reject my request. Thank you!”
Then she asked me if we could schedule a time right away and choose a location to meet.
I could tell that she was very sincere and eager to make it happen as soon as possible. I said that I would be available any time. “Just call me and let me know the time that's most convenient for you, and we will decide where to meet.”
She was very happy and expressed her trust in me again, “This is great. I know you are a good person and will definitely give me a hand.”
I took the opportunity to let her know the facts about Falun Gong, “It's our Master [the founder of Falun Gong] who taught us to be good. Every practitioner is ready to help whoever wants to learn Falun Gong at any time.”
We exchanged cell phone numbers before we parted.
Explaining the Facts about Falun Gong
Three days later, she called and asked if we could meet. There was no place available near her and her friend, so I invited them to my workplace.
When they arrived, the chief whispered to me that her friend is the younger sister of a police bureau chief.
The prosecution chief told me she had studied the truth-clarification materials and believed that Falun Gong is good. She said, “I know all those stories are true.” She was referring to the cases that people become free of illness after practicing Falun Gong.
I explained to her and her friend what Falun Gong is and what we are focused on: Falun Gong is cultivation in a Buddha School. It emphasizes cultivation of the heart. Practitioners should follow the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, always consider others, and let go of attachments to fame, personal gain, and sentimentality. As long as a student follows the principles of Falun Dafa, Master will purify his or her body.
This chief of the prosecutor section believed what I said. For the whole afternoon we discussed many topics—how to be a good person, do good deeds, and help others. I also clarified many other points that she was not quite clear on about Falun Gong.
By the end of the day, the chief was still a little hesitant when she asked if her friend needed to do anything else to practice Falun Gong. I knew what she worried about. The Chinese Communist Party had spread many lies about Falun Gong, and she wasn’t sure if there was an organization that her friend must join before she could learn the Falun Gong exercises.
I then explained to her that everyone is free to practice or quit Falun Gong any time they want. There is no organization, no physical office location, no fees, and, no member registration. All Falun Gong books, audio and video materials are available for download without charge from the website.
The chief now had a better understanding of Falun Gong. “All right. From today on, my friend will worship you as her teacher. Please teach her......”
I corrected her immediately, “Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Gong, is the only teacher. All Falun Gong practitioners are students, no matter when they began the practice.”
She understood and turned to her friend. “You try the practice first. Let's recommend it to another friend later.”
I suggested they download the audio of Master's Fa lectures and listen to them first, and I promised to then teach them the five exercises later. They expressed their thanks and left feeling very satisfied.
Prior Contact with the Prosecution Section Chief
After I was arrested last year, it was this prosecutor that came to the detention center to investigate me.
She was very nice to me and said she wanted to talk to me as a regular folk, not a prosecutor.
I told her why I persist in practicing Falun Gong, and she asked more questions.
I could tell she was very sincere and eager to know more about Falun Gong. She also told her assistant not to keep any record of our talk.
Finally she showed me the police-fabricated evidence that the authorities intended to use to indict me. She comforted me. “I know you are a good person. You will be all right. Just stay here and suffer for two more days. I will discuss your case with the police and have them release you as early as possible.”
Before she left, she reminded me to be cautious after my release.
