Changing My Ingrained Attitude

(Minghui.org) I want to share how my attitude toward police officers and others who persecute Falun Dafa has changed.

Everyone in our family practices Falun Dafa, which is persecuted in China. Hence, the police have ransacked our home multiple times and detained each of us on different occasions. As a result, whenever I saw police officers, police cars, or even security guards, I felt deeply disgusted and looked down on them. I believed they were nothing without their uniforms. Almost every day, the Minghui.org website reports cases of perpetrators receiving retribution for persecuting Dafa practitioners. When I read those reports, I always thought: “If they had known earlier that they would face retribution for persecuting Dafa practitioners, would they still have done such terrible things?” I also felt a sense of satisfaction or even a kind of vengeful pleasure.

I realized my thinking was not right. Master Li taught us to cultivate Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance. As cultivators, we should not have enemies and should treat everyone with kindness. Still, I found it difficult to change this mindset.

When I read articles on Minghui.org about practitioners treating the police kindly, I truly admired how well they have cultivated. Why couldn’t I do that? We all cultivate the same Fa. How do they differ from me? I realized that it was an issue of xinxing. Through constant Fa study and cultivating my xinxing, the negative factors that surrounded me gradually weakened.

This year, I watched Shen Yun online during the Chinese New Year. Two dance stories depicted police officers transforming from cruel to kind. The second dance was especially moving because it showed a Falun Dafa practitioner carrying an injured police officer on his back to the hospital. However, the brainwashed officer was still trying to punch the practitioner along the way, yet the practitioner didn’t stop carrying him. In the end, the officer was deeply moved by the practitioner’s kindness and began practicing Falun Dafa. I was genuinely touched by the story and felt the immense power of compassion.

After that, I felt a strong sense of sympathy for the officers who persecuted my family. They believed the lies spread by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and actively participated in persecuting Dafa practitioners. They are the real victims of this persecution.

This is when my attitude shifted. Now, when I read reports of karmic retribution on Minghui, I feel sorry for the perpetrators instead of resenting them.

During important holidays, the CCP’s bloody national flags are displayed all along the streets. I always tried to avoid seeing them and felt they were dirty and disgusting. Although I sent righteous thoughts toward the flags, my heart was not at all calm.

I once read an experience-sharing article on Minghui about a practitioner going through sickness karma. One of the practitioners who came to help said, “We are all big Buddhas; would we fear a little demon?”

Those words deeply touched me. I thought: “It’s low-level spirits on the bloody flags, and I am a Dafa cultivator. The evil spirits should fear me! Why would I avoid them?” Since then, whenever I see those flags, I still send righteous thoughts, but I do so with a calm and peaceful mind.

I have come to realize that changes in one’s mindset can be very subtle. From the moment we were born, we have been immersed in Party culture, which has distorted our perceptions without us noticing. Fortunately, I practice Falun Dafa, and Dafa is purifying my filthy mind and body every day. We are the most fortunate people. I am deeply grateful for Master’s compassionate salvation.