Thoughts on the Lawsuit against Les Presses Chinoises

(Clearwisdom.net) After two years of hearings, the lawsuit against Les Presses Chinoises, has now entered the final trial. Since November 10 when the trial began, I have developed the following thoughts after sharing experiences with fellow practitioners.

In the courtroom, except for Dafa disciples and our lawyer, the judge and staff members of the court probably do not know the truth about Falun Gong. As for the defendant and his lawyer, there is no such issue as to whether or not they know the truth of Falun Gong. As a matter of fact, they know the truth full well, because they have had a lot of contact with Dafa books, truth-clarification materials and Dafa disciples before the final trial.

According to the requirements of law, witnesses are only allowed to recount their personal experiences that are relevant to the lawsuit, so as to provide evidence for the judgment. As witnesses, what we Dafa disciples say is part of the truth of Dafa; however, we cannot clarify the truth as we usually do outside of the courtroom. In fact, we are clarifying the truth in a special setting of the courtroom. If we cannot follow the requirements of the court, we may undermine the effect of clarifying the truth.

As for the audience in the courtroom, it is their responsibility to position themselves well after listening to Dafa disciples' truth clarification. Dafa disciples should not become attached to the outcome of the truth-clarification. With regard to the defendant and his lawyer, we cannot treat them the same as other sentient beings. They are, in fact, part of the arrangements made by the old forces in a remote age. We should treat the good side of people with compassion; however, we must firmly eliminate the evil that damages humankind. We should eliminate the evil in other dimensions behind the persecution with our righteous thoughts, not mingling any human notion that is developed due to our lack of understanding of the old forces.

What we testify to in the courtroom is the wonderfulness of Dafa, and the crimes of the evil. We had never thought of the possibility of being questioned by the defendant's lawyer. We may feel very uncomfortable when being questioned, however, this is just the manifestation on the surface and we should not be perplexed and forget who is the leading actor in this stage of Fa-rectification.

As I understand it, each time when we are questioned by the defendant's lawyer, we can actually treat it as if the lawyer were inquiring about the truth of Dafa, and we can then take this opportunity to validate Dafa.

During the court session, the defendant's lawyer often cites passages of Teacher's lectures out of context, the intention of which is very obvious. However, if we discard our human notions, and view everything using our deep understanding of Dafa, the indestructible aspect of Dafa will manifest itself. As a matter of fact, some of our practitioner witnesses have shown that Dafa is indestructible. We can see that our elevation in the understanding of the Fa can eliminate the factors that slander Dafa, and effectively eradicate evil beings in other dimensions that are controlling human beings.

Dafa is all encompassing. We can explain the Fa coherently in the human world. Dafa is taught by Teacher and all Dafa books are publicly available. People can download all materials from the Internet for free. In other words, there is nothing to hide in Dafa. Anyone who wants to learn Dafa can read Dafa books themselves. However, many of the contents would be difficult for non-practitioners at first glance, just as an elementary school student cannot understand the contents of a molecular biology textbook. If a child dislikes the subject because of its complexity, then as a mature biologist, he should use language understandable to the child and help the child to gain a better understanding of the subject. However, if the child wants to know about the subject, he would have to spend time doing careful study in the future. When we clarify the truth, we are doing a similar thing as that biologist; that is, we want to make sure our audience can understand us. Of course, if our audience slanders Dafa just because they cannot understand the contents of Dafa, we should solemnly stop them. Preventing them from slandering Dafa is to safeguard Dafa, and at the same time, to do good to them so they would not accumulate karma.

Many Dafa disciples have testified in the courtroom for several days in a row. Over 200 Dafa disciples sent forth righteous thoughts outside the courtroom. The results have been very good. The judge got to know more and more of the truth and the questions of the defendant's lawyers carry less and less weight. However, these results cannot become excuses for us to lower our guard. We are here to validate Dafa, and we cannot place any hope on the evil that damages Dafa, nor can we rely on everyday people to give us substantial help.

It is true that the judge knows a lot of the truth now. However, in such a short span of time, the depth of the truth she knows is very limited. What decision she will make depends on her personal choices, but whether or not Dafa disciples can do well will play a significant role.

The defendant hasn't shown up in the courtroom to testify yet. After he testifies, the lawyers on both sides will make closing statements in the courtroom. Then the court will make a decision based on evidence and arguments made by each side.

When the defendant comes to testify, according to the law, he will answer questions under the direction of his lawyer. Based on what he has done to Falun Gong, we can imagine what he will say. The questions our lawyer plans to ask him will provide important evidence, and will be an opportunity to expose the facts of how the defendant has been slandering Dafa and stirring up hatred towards Falun Gong. However, we should be clearheaded that we cannot just rely on our lawyer to do all of this well. Even though our lawyer has a very good understanding of the truth, it is our righteous thoughts and righteous actions that will determine the effect of our lawyer's questioning of the defendants.

What is more important is the debate period. On the surface, it would appear to be just debate between two lawyers. In fact, it is a battle between righteousness and evil. If we want to turn this process into one in which we can eliminate the evil and save sentient beings, we must clarify the truth and eliminate the evil inside and outside the courtroom in a more comprehensive manner. Only Dafa disciples can determine the outcome.

We should not be attached to the outcome. However, we cannot go to the other extreme, being attached to the mentality that we should not be attached to the outcome. We know what a good outcome will mean to the salvation of sentient beings.

Above is just my personal understanding. Please point out anything inappropriate.

Posting date: 11/28/2003
Original article date: 11/27/2003
Category: Practitioners' Insights
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2003/11/23/61151.html

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