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To Fellow Practitioners Who Are Unlawfully Imprisoned
By a Dafa Practitioner in China (Clearwisdom.net) Recently Teacher published two articles in a row.
One was entitled "Stop the Evil Acts with Righteous Thoughts," and the
other "Eliminate the Dark Minions with Righteous Thoughts." From what
I have enlightened to, I realize that the Fa-rectification has now entered a new
era. In these articles, Teacher taught us why and how we can eliminate the
persecution through sending forth righteous thoughts. He made especially clear
in the second article - "Eliminate the Dark Minions with Righteous
Thoughts" - how falsely imprisoned Dafa practitioners in jails should act
when they are being persecuted. As Dafa practitioners, we should have a good understanding of these articles,
whether we are unlawfully jailed, persecuted and forced to leave home, or are
still at home. Teacher has never acknowledged the arrangements made by the old forces. As
Teacher's disciples and Dafa practitioners in the Fa-rectification period, we
have even less of a reason to recognize anything arranged by the evils of old
forces. Teacher has always emphasized in his lectures that practitioners must look
within themselves, no matter what the situation is. I also feel that when a
practitioner encounters problems or is persecuted by the evil, he must look
within himself. He must ask himself why the evil is persecuting him, and whether
he has accomplished what Teacher has said, "you have abandoned all of your
attachments and none of them remain." ("Cultivation Practice is Not
Politics," Falun Dafa Essentials For Further Advancement) If we constantly hold strong righteous thoughts, look within ourselves when
we encounter any problems or tribulations, and give up every attachment, how can
the evil possibly dare to persecute us at all? In each lecture, Teacher has
stressed the importance of studying the Falun Dafa teachings. Teacher taught us, "Your righteous thoughts and everything you accomplish come from the
Fa, so no matter how busy you are, don't neglect Fa-study."
("Teaching the Fa at the 2002 Fa Conference in Philadelphia,
U.S.A."), and, "The Fa can break all attachments, the Fa can destroy all evil,
the Fa can shatter all lies, and the Fa can strengthen righteous
thoughts." ("Drive Out Interference," July 5, 2000) We should ask ourselves, "Do we hold strong righteous thoughts? Do we
act like a as Teacher wrote, 'As Tall as Heaven and Incomparably Noble'? Do we
openly and nobly regard ourselves as Dafa practitioners? Do we firmly uphold our
belief in Teacher and in Dafa?" We are the Teacher's direct disciples, we
are Dafa practitioners in Fa-rectification. In the book Zhuan Falun,
Teacher told us, "If you are a true practitioner, our Falun will safeguard you. I am
rooted in the universe. If anyone can harm you, he or she would be able to
harm me. Put simply, that person would be able to harm this universe." Dear fellow practitioners, why shall we acknowledge the arrangements of old
forces while Teacher never did? Some practitioners might respond, "I have
never acknowledged their arrangements." Then, why did you follow what the
wicked policemen and the bad people said when you were imprisoned in forced
labor camps or in jails? Why did you do forced labor when they told you to do
it? Why didn't you go to sleep when they forced you not to sleep? Why did you
stop studying the Falun Dafa principles as they ordered? When you did what the
evil said, you were basically acknowledging the arrangements of the old forces. Teacher taught us, "Why should you, a Dafa disciple, fear the evil ones when enduring
persecution? The crux of the matter is that you have attachments. If not, do
not endure passively, and face the evil people with righteous thoughts at all
times. No matter what the situation, do not cooperate with the evil's demands,
orders, or what it instigates. If everyone does this the environment won't be
this way." ("Dafa Practitioners' Righteous Thoughts are
Powerful") A Dafa Practitioner must not acknowledge any arrangement by the old forces. Some practitioners did get out of the evil imprisonment a few hours after
they were abducted, thanks to their strong righteous thoughts. On the other
hand, some practitioners were sent to forced labor camps, sentenced to long jail
terms, or not released but extended for their jail terms when they were actually
due. Have we thought about the reason behind these? When fellow practitioners
were being persecuted in jails, did you regard yourself as a Dafa practitioner?
Teacher said, "Even when an ordinary person shouts out 'Falun Dafa is good' today,
Teacher will protect him." ("Teaching and Explaining the Fa at the
Metropolitan New York Fa Conference") Let alone we are the Teacher's direct disciples. In fact, when we don't have
strong righteous thoughts, it is because we have not sufficiently studied the
Falun Dafa teachings or sent forth righteous thoughts. In every lecture, Teacher teaches us to study the Fa teachings. If we cannot
reach the state Teacher requires us in studying the Fa and sending forth
righteous thoughts, we must increase the frequency of sending forth righteous
thoughts. We must firmly believe in Teacher, and believe in Dafa. We must meet
Teacher's requirement of sending forth righteous thoughts. If we can't, we have
to find the reasons. If Teacher says we can, we must be able to do so. It's just
a matter of how much effort we have made. As Teacher taught us, "When you conduct yourselves righteously Master can do anything for
you." (Touring North America to Teach the Fa) I have read many articles on Clearwisdom.net demonstrating that the stronger
righteous thoughts a practitioner has, the less likely the wicked policemen and
bad people dare to persecute him/her. Dear jailed fellow practitioners: please
hurry up and cultivate more diligently. Teacher has been looking forward to your
cultivation for stronger righteous thoughts and towards a truly magnificent
Godhood. Your fellow practitioners are also looking forward to your getting out
of the evils' trap. You must not suffer the persecution passively. With your
righteous thoughts, your supernormal capabilities, and everything you have
obtained throughout your cultivation, you can certainly suppress the evil. The
evil will have no effect on you when you have strong righteous thoughts. As
Teacher taught us, "Though you may find one that has practiced cultivation for nearly one
thousand years, a tiny finger will be more than enough to crush it." (Zhuan
Falun) Dear fellow practitioners, as long as we firmly believe in Dafa, believe in
Teacher, we can walk out of the arrangements in the old universe, shake off the
bindings by the old forces, and deny any of their arrangements. Because we are
Dafa practitioners, only Teacher arranges our paths of cultivation. We must not
acknowledge the arrangements by the old forces. Teacher taught us in his article "Stop the Evil Acts with Righteous
Thoughts" dated February 15, "When you are persecuted in any way you can use righteous thoughts to
turn the tables on the bad people and stop the persecution. And this includes
those who assault the students with punches and kicks: strong righteous
thoughts can make the person's punches and kicks land on himself, or make the
wicked policemen and the bad people lash out against each other, and they can
transfer all the pain and injuries over to the wicked person or policeman who
assaults you. But the premise is that you have strong righteous thoughts, no
fear, and no human attachments, apprehension, or hatred; only when you're in
that state will it be effective, and it will take effect as soon as your
thoughts emerge. While sending righteous thoughts, don't panic or be afraid,
and as long as that wicked person keeps being violent, keep sending righteous
thoughts. This is not to be done with anyone or anything else in the world
outside of the persecution. The basis of what Dafa disciples do is saving
people and doing good. These righteous thoughts are to stop wicked people from
doing evil, to warn other bad people, and to prevent the world's people from
committing sins, and their purpose is still to save all beings." In Zhuan Falun, Teacher taught us, "After attending our Falun Dafa class, a practitioner in
Beijing could not press anything with his hands. When he was shopping for a
baby carriage, he was surprised that the baby carriage would collapse with a
crash when he checked its sturdiness with his hands. When he went home and sat
in a chair, he could not press it with his hands. If he did, the chair would
break. He asked me what was going on. I did not tell him because I did not
want him to develop an attachment. I just said that it was all natural, let it
be, and ignore it since it was all good. If that supernormal ability is used
well, a piece of rock could be smashed into powder with a pinch of his
hand." In His new article, Teacher once again affirmed our abilities. Now it is a
matter of how we can achieve what Teacher required of us--to stop the evil acts
with righteous thoughts. Let us keep in mind that we are Dafa practitioners. We must maintain our
strong righteous thoughts to avoid being manipulated by the evil. How could any
tiny jail cells possibly lock up the power of Dafa practitioners? This is what I have enlightened to. Fellow practitioners, please point out
any mistakes.
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