Written by a Dafa Disciple in Changchun

(Clearwisdom.net) Editors' note: The Fa-rectification experience of this practitioner has been published to validate Dafa and encourage all other practitioners. It is also a legend left for our descendants. We hope more and more practitioners in Mainland China will record their own Fa-rectification experiences, or those of fellow practitioners, and have them published on Minghui and Clearwisdom.

The Light of Truth Drives the Haze Away

In the forced labor camp's hospital or in the detention center, many Dafa practitioners have been clarifying the truth and the practitioners' righteous thoughts and actions have made deep impressions on many guards and inmates. Many people's minds are changing, and some have seen the light of life. Upon seeing all the wounds on my body, many inmates were surprised: Falun Gong practitioners are all good people, how could they be brutally treated like this? One head of a cell (inmate) said, "How could the police who commit such violence face people in the future? They should be ashamed of their inhuman atrocities." When an inmate insulted me, another inmate immediately scolded him. When the heads of the cells asked the practitioners in their cells whether they would practice Falun Gong and the practitioners replied "Yes", the heads all said, "Good!" They give firmer practitioners more buns (usually one inmate will only receive one bun per meal, which really is not enough). Once in the camp's hospital, an inmate skipped a meal in order to protest that the head of the cell did not give him enough food. The head said, "What is this all about? Those Falun Gong practitioners go on a hunger strike because they have good reasons!" Then the inmate started to eat his next meal and didn't complain any more.

We can only create a good environment by stepping forward to clarify the truth. The cells that I stayed in always had a large number of inmates. When I left a cell, the number of inmates would decrease. Similar things happened when I was transferred to other cells. I knew that these people had stronger predestined relationships with Dafa or with me. I never held anything back when talking about the facts about Dafa or exposing the evil. I was not afraid that someone would secretly report me to the authorities or would not understand what I said. Actually, they could all understand what I said since Dafa contains meanings at different levels. Some inmates would say, "The self-immolation or murders definitely were not done by Falun Gong. The Communist Party saw that too many people were practicing Falun Gong and it wants to oppress Falun Gong." Some inmates were helping me to expose the evil character of Jiang. Some said, "The judgment against Falun Gong will surely be reversed someday."

Sometimes I also helped the inmates to realize that they were also the subjects of Jiang's persecution. I told them, "No matter whether you are guilty or not, the police will arrest you first and lock you away for as long as several years without a verdict. In any case, your relatives and friends will worry for you and try to bribe the police in order to get you out. If they could not find the right person or spend enough money, you will not be released." They thought that what I said was reasonable and all listened carefully.

In the places that I stayed, many inmates expressed a desire to practice Falun Gong after being released. Some inmates willingly took care of me by helping me with going to the toilet; they carried me. They also gave me some of their good food. Some inmates took over the task of passing Teacher's articles to practitioners in different cells. Once when I was on a hunger strike, an inmate secretly provided me with his food at night; another inmate brought me water. I turned down their kindness with appreciation. When my situation became critical from the hunger strike, the inmates in my cell called the guard. An inmate in his 70s, who only agreed with the head of the cell out of politeness, told me several times from the bottom of his heart, "I admire Falun Gong..." The head of the cell said, "If someone says something bad about Falun Gong, I don't feel comfortable in my heart."

We should not cooperate with the evil when it persecutes us and takes away our freedom. I realized that many occurrences were actually exposing my attachments and the places where I did not have a clear understanding of Dafa. Especially during the persecution, these incidences could test how much I was enlightened to Dafa and how much I believed in Teacher. (Of course, we need to break the arrangement made by the old forces.) When I can truly firmly believe in Teacher and Dafa, "after passing the shady willow trees, there will be bright flowers and another village ahead!" (Lecture 9, Zhuan Falun) would come true.

On May 17, 2002, the municipal court illegally tried Falun Dafa practitioners. In the morning, I heard some practitioners shouting "Falun Dafa" in the hallway of the detention center. At the time, I did not shout Fa-rectification verses from the cell but was prepared to join other practitioners if I was taken to court. Although I was left behind, I felt bad for the Dafa practitioners on trial and started a hunger strike from that day. On the fifth day of my hunger strike, the detention center started to force feed me. The guard brought six inmates, including the heads of three cells, to force feed me. I thought that the more inmates that they brought, the better, since they would pass this information to more people and practitioners. We should not ignore the illegal trial of Dafa practitioners. The hunger strike lasted 15 days. My second hunger strike lasted 18 days. About two months later, I heard a new inmate saying that on May 17, over 100 Falun Gong practitioners came to the gate of the detention center and shouted words like: "Falun Dafa is good! Do not put Dafa practitioners on trial!" The inmate happened to be locked in a cell that looked out at the gate. Many illegally tried male practitioners including Yang Guang had been detained in this detention center.

My hunger strike shocked everyone in my cell. Every meal that I did not take and every day I was on hunger strike brought a new awakening for them. My hunger strike also shocked the whole detention center: some guards especially wanted to take a look at what "the Falun Gong on hunger strike" looked like. The guard and the director of the detention center talked with me separately. The director said, "Are you on the hunger strike because we tried Falun Gong practitioners?" I said, "Not entirely. No matter what you think about me, I did not commit any crime. You have detained me for more than two months. I do not have an appetite and I do not want to eat." Later the director told me that should I stop the hunger strike, the detention center could provide "protection". However, I persisted, saying, "No matter what 'protection' you provide for me, I will continue the hunger strike. No matter how well you treat me, you represent the evil regime by detaining me, therefore I cannot negotiate with you." Seeing that I was not interested in their "protection" he said, "If you continue, we have to send you to the hospital in the forced labor camp." This was a serious threat since some inmates would be terrified upon hearing they might be sent to the hospital in the camp. The "inmate nurses" (inmates caring for inmates) actually openly persecute the patients. Later when I was in the hospital, I became bedridden and could not take care of myself. I was diagnosed with atrophy of my lower legs and without physical therapy, I would likely be paralyzed.

They asked me whether I would still practice Falun Gong. I told them that I would not answer this question. Didn't my conduct show them the answer? The leaders in the hospital also discussed the conditions with me, "How can you recover? Can practicing Falun Gong help your recovery?" I said, "Practicing Falun Gong does not work here since there is no freedom. I should go home to study the Fa and do the exercises. I will recover within half a month. I want my freedom."

Several days later, they told me that as long as I said that I wouldn't practice, they could try to get me released. My heart was not moved a bit. Then the official in charge of release clearly told me, "If you just say 'I won't practice', even against your will, we will release you." My reply was, "I only request to be released unconditionally as soon as possible." This time, I spent more than two months in the hospital. The detention center brought me back because they could not afford the hospital cost. They also reported my case to the city's police department and urged them to speed up the process.

In the detention center, I usually persisted in doing the exercises and sending forth righteous thoughts. One inmate would get angry whenever he saw me doing the exercises and tried to stop me or interfere with me. I always tried to peacefully talk to him and eliminate his disturbance with a kind heart. Once because I violated the cell's rule of no restroom privileges allowed during the day, he ordered another inmate to kick me. Not until the head of cell told them, "Let him finish", did the inmate stop kicking me. Two days later, as soon as I started to do the sitting meditation, he came to interfere with me again. He used to hit me with a shoe from a distance. That day, he came up to me and punched me in the face.

This inmate was a leader among the gangsters in Changchun City. He said that the reason he had been arrested this time was because Falun Gong practitioners had hung some balloons with Falun Gong materials near the place he was staying. Many police came for Falun Gong but discovered him. Therefore he hated Falun Gong. I explained the truth about Falun Gong to him several times and hoped that he could look at this case correctly. However, he would not do that. Before going to bed that night, the inmates were chatting. Before, I always tried to avoid people watching when I practiced the exercises. This time, I crossed my legs with everyone watching. He got angry again and wanted to stop me. In front of everyone, I then sternly said to him, " You know that Falun Gong does not fight or swear back. I do not have to mention what happened two days ago when I used the toilet. Today, you rushed at me again. Although no one else said anything in the cell, each has a record in his mind. If you think it is necessary, we can let the head of the cell judge first. For a person like yourself who cares about nothing outside this prison, you are going too far just because I am doing sitting meditation when the head has not said anything yet!" My righteous mind and actions truly shocked him. He could not provide a reason for interfering with me. No matter what excuse he gave, I subdued him with gentle yet firm logical reasoning. Other people were all listening to us. His hatred was gone; I was sitting in the double lotus position. At this time, the head of the cell said to him, "Just stop talking when you can't win. Aren't you out of words?" Another inmate followed, "Falun Gong practitioners are all very knowledgeable and rational. When I was in the labor camp, an inspector and a Falun Gong practitioner debated a whole morning without a conclusion." Since then, this gangster never disturbed me again while I was practicing the exercises.

(To be continued)

Posting date: 3/15/2003
Original article date: 3/10/2003
Category: Fa-Rectification Stories
Translated on 3/2/2003
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2003/2/24/45125.html

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