A Small Practise Site in Mainland China: Studying the Fa and Clarifying the Truth Together

Before the persecution against Falun Gong started on the 20th of July in 1999, there were twenty five Falun Gong practitioners who used to go to the practise site in our village. We used to encourage each other to study the Fa (universal law, the teachings in Falun Gong) and practise the Falun Gong exercises. Our health improved and our hearts also gradually and steadily improved. We felt really good.

However on the 20th of July in 1999, Jiang Zemin, due to his jealousy, tried to eradicate Falun Gong and launched the persecution. We tried hard to be good people following the principles of "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance," but we were being heavily persecuted. Depressed about the persecution and the slanderous propaganda against Falun Dafa, five practitioners, including myself, decided to walk to Beijing to lawfully and peacefully appeal to the higher authorities. On our way we were stopped by the County Public Security Bureau and sent back. We were detained for one day and one night. Then they transferred us to the compound of the county government, where we were detained for another several days. Each of us was fined 300 yuan (the Chinese currency; 500 yuan is equal to the average monthly income of an urban worker in China) before we were released.

After we returned home, we were frequently harassed by the authorities. The village sent people to monitor us, and our family members also watched us closely. With Master's help, several practitioners who lived close to each other had a discussion, "We cannot let it continue. We are Falun Dafa practitioners and will stick with our cultivation practise, no matter what other people say." Soon after, we broke through the obstacles and resumed our group Fa study.

At the beginning, we did not have any materials which we could hand out to people so as to let them know the true facts about Falun Gong. We printed Master's articles and posted them up on the electricity poles in the village market. Seeing that group after group of people gathered around and read the articles, we were very happy. Since then, we've started to make materials ourselves. We print them during the day and put them up at night. This continued for a year. Later on, some practitioners from another village discussed with us about coordination. They offered to make the materials and then we would put them up. We cover six to seven villages with our materials. In the villages where there are no practitioners, we post more materials.

At that time the evil was rampant and Master had not yet told us about sending forth righteous thoughts. Each time before we went out, we would discuss and plan a different route together, so that the authorities could not find our pattern. We were not interfered with a great deal. Later on, when we had a good amount of materials, Master told us about sending forth righteous thoughts. Before taking off to post the materials, we would send righteous thoughts and then we would go in pairs to each village to distribute the materials.

Once, when one fellow practitioner and I went to hand out materials, we were identified. The man took out his cell phone to call the police. I was nervous. The fellow practitioner said: "We put up the materials to help you understand Falun Gong. It is for your benefit." I did not know what to do, but I remembered what Master said about sending forth righteous thoughts, so I held up my palm. Soon the man said: "You may leave, as I think you are good people."

After I came home I was not able to sleep. At sunrise I asked myself, "How can I be so scared like this? I dare not to make materials any more." I then said to myself, "No, I am a Falun Dafa practitioner. I should not be afraid." On the second night, the fellow practitioner and I went to another village to distribute some more materials.

During the past five years, with Master's help, we have continued with our group Fa study and sending forth righteous thoughts. No matter what the weather is, no matter if we were busy or not, we have continued post to materials. When there was no electricity we would use candles, and we'd wear boots and carry umbrellas in the rain in order to continue putting up materials. Currently, there are four new practitioners in our village. With the help from fellow practitioners, quite a few veteran practitioners who were too frightened before have also stepped forward to give more people a chance to get to know Falun Dafa for what it really is.

We have not done anything special. We have just done what we should do. We are far from Master' requirements, compared with other fellow practitioners. We need to improve, especially in clarifying the truth.

Master, please rest assured. We are your disciples, and we will make up for our shortcomings and continue all the way to the end.