(Clearwisdom.net)

I started to practice Falun Gong in 1998. In 1999, I saw many media reports on TV and newspapers that did not conform to the truth, so I went to appeal in July. I have been to Beijing twice to appeal for Falun Gong, and I was illegally sentenced for one year. Within that one year, physical and mental abuse such as threatening, torture, and not being allowed to sleep could not move my faith. My detention period was then extended for another nine months. Under continuous torture, I could not bear it anymore in my mind, I collapsed and became disoriented. I was then sent to a mental hospital. There they continued to torture me. They cuffed my hands and feet to the bed, and then they took off the handcuffs. However, they kept me in bed for more than 10 days with my feet cuffed while they continued to torture me both physically and psychologically. I lost rationality and righteous thoughts. I thought only of leaving that inhuman place as soon as possible. I believed their words and wrote a "guarantee letter", a "repentant statement", and an "exposure and criticism statement" etc. against my own will. So I was released when my detention period was up. After coming home, I gradually woke up and realized that what I did was wrong, and brought damage to Dafa. I felt very regretful. I hereby solemnly declare that the things I wrote against my own will are all invalid. I want to be a Falun Gong practitioner again and be firm in my practice.

Falun Gong practitioner in China: Chen Heng August 15, 2001

Note: According to other practitioners who came out of the jail, this fellow practitioner has suffered severe torture there. He wrote this solemn declaration after he was released in 2001, then he was arrested again and sentenced to one year, at the time of this writing, he is still in jail.

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2002/11/4/39078.html

Because I did not have a clear understanding of Dafa, I was deceived by a group of collaborators [former Falun Gong practitioners who have gone astray due to brainwashing and torture] in the forced labor camp. I was confused for a while. Under the constant mental torture and brainwashing, psychological attacks, and not being allowed to sleep, I was not clear minded and signed a "reformation statement." I did what a Dafa practitioner absolutely should not do; I did not do justice to our Teacher and Dafa. I deeply feel painful and regretful, and confess to our Teacher from the bottom of my heart! I declare all I said and wrote in the forced labor camp that brought damage to Dafa are completely void. I will practice diligently, redouble my efforts and firmly validate Dafa.

Falun Gong Practitioner: Yu Kun October 16, 2002

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2002/11/6/39161.html

I have been practicing Falun Gong for a few years. Because I did not study Dafa well and often did not discipline myself, I unknowingly left loopholes for demons to take advantage of. During this brutal persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by the vicious lives under the control of the old forces, I did not strictly discipline myself according to the standard of a Dafa practitioner. At the critical moment, I did not deal with my righteous thoughts, but rather with the thoughts of an ordinary human. Thus I went through a torturous path, which originally should not have been, and I even looked for justifications within Dafa to suit my reasons. When fellow practitioners pointed it out to me, I even argued for myself, and denied my behavior in the forced labor camp was wrong. Actually when I was detained in the forced labor camp, Teacher gave me many hints, but I did not enlighten to them, thus I missed out on chances one by one. Even though, I still felt that Teacher did not give up on me, he still was taking care of me. In my later Fa study, I gradually realized my mistakes. I woke up and found that in front of various evil tests, it is either righteous thoughts, or enlightening along an evil path, there is no other choice. When the righteous thoughts come out, the evil vanishes like a puff of smoke. However, when we use a human mentality, the tribulations increase. The deviated side that has not cultivated well could make you enlighten along an evil path. Think about how terrible that is. Therefore Teacher mentioned three things in Touring North America to Teach the Fa, "study the Fa, clarify the truth, and send forth righteous thoughts." It is so important! That was a big lesson for me.

I hereby solemnly declare: The things I wrote that damaged Dafa are all invalid. I must take my own path well to repay Teacher's mercy. Redouble my effort and make up for the losses to Dafa.

Dafa Practitioner: Luo Xiufeng October 24, 2002

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.ca/mh/articles/2002/11/7/39214.html

Posting date: 11/18/2002
Original article date: 11/18/2002
Category: Solemn Declarations

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