- Walked
out of the "study class"
In November 1999, I went to
Beijing to validate Fa (Buddha law). Subsequently I was sent back to my
local detention center. Because I refused to give up my belief in Falun Dafa, I
was first detained for 6 months (during which I was illegally handcuffed and
shackled for 4 months). Later I was sent to the "study class" and
're-educated' there for another 6 months. "Study class" is just a
glorified name for detention center and labor camp; it is in fact a prison.
In the class, the officer often
says: "What is Fa? It is all up to me here. If you do not give up the
practice, I will detain you month after month." Is this still the
people's country? áPower is above
the law. We are the cultivators and protectors of the law of the universe
"truthfulness, compassion, forbearance". The corrupt regime punishes
the good and promotes the bad. We will not allow this to happen. The precious
lives of Dafa practitioners should never be buried in this human hell of China.
In November 2000, together with six other practitioners, we finally managed to
escape the stranglehold of the vicious ? team' (an office specifically set
up to persecute Falun Gong practitioners). This is my first time to prevail
over a difficult situation and join the current, áhelping
our teacher rectifying the Fa in this human world.
- Confronting
changes with steadfast thoughts.
On Jan 1st of 2000, I
unfurled the banner in Tiananmen Square and shouted "Falun Dafa is
good!" I was arrested and sent to the Chaoyang detention center. First they
body-searched me in an indecent manner. Then they interrogated me:
(1). The interrogation is a
fishing expedition for my name and address. The policeman pretended to be nice
and said: "I have read Zhuan Falun and I also often read books of
Buddhism. Why do we question you? . You only have to tell us your name and
address, you can then use my cellular phone to call your family." I
responded: "I tell people the truth in Tiananmen Square. This is out of my
compassion to wake up the people befuddled. I have not done anything wrong, nor
have I committed any crime. My name and address is a private matter and not of
your concern. áI also do not want to
involve the local government and my family. This is to stop your ploy to
escalate the conflict among the innocent people."
(2). Failing in their
feeble con attempt, several security guards punched and kicked me while
badmouthing our teacher. I protested their violation of the law and firmly told
them: "In order to save the human beings and practitioners, our master
worked tirelessly. He suffered countless hardships and áasked
nothing in return. His great compassion to his students is far more than we
treasure ourselves." I also warned them that their bad deeds would have
to be repaid eventually.
Pulling out one more from their
bag of tricks, one policeman put a distressed look on his face and said:
"We can not go home for the new year's festivity. Pity us and tell us
your address so that we can file our report. And I will practice Falun Gong
right away." I said: " Every outcome has its cause. Tribulation is the
result of the accumulation of karma and blessing is from past good deeds. You
are the accomplices of Jiang Zemin viciously torturing innocent people. One
person who does bad deeds will bring tribulation to his whole family. If you
want to change your destiny why not start with doing some thing good?"
(3). The officer said:
" It seems that we can not 'educate' or change your mind. We simply do not
believe that the government with all its might cannot subdue you. We will make
your mind clear tonight."
On the windy and freezing cold
night, the officers took off my coat, socks, shoes, and handcuffed me on a chair
in the snow. In addition, he buried my feet and part of my legs in the snow. One
officer even squeezed a snowball inside my collar. I looked around and
discovered that there were several other practitioners treated in the same
fashion. Some of them were shackled and handcuffed so that they had to sit in
the snow.
(4). I do not know how long
it was before they took me back in the house. One officer said: "Don't you
Falun gong practitioners dare think we are easy to overcome. We can do anything
to you if push comes to shove. Beating ápractitioners to death is akin to killing a few ants. The
central government has already directed: "No sympathy for Falun Gong. If
practitioners were persecuted to death, report them as suicide." And he
added: "You are still young. You should think about yourselves." áI
said: " In China, the door is open for those to betray their conscience and
yield to the government. But how can the heart be clean and free of guilt then? áWhat I cultivate is the principle of "truthfulness,
compassion and forbearance". What I seek is the peace of mind of a conduct
beyond reproach. In this evil dominated society I can only sacrifice my life for
my principle!"
- Adversities
evaporate when árighteous
thoughts emerge.
The police at the Chaoyang
detention center, Beijing contacted the local office in Beijing based on my
accent. Officers there came and attempted to beat the name and address out of
me. After they failed, they took me to the local office in Beijing. There were
already two other practitioners there. To prevent our escape, the officers
handcuffed one hand of áeach
practitioner to a bed. At midnight when everyone was sleeping soundly, I made up
my mind that I would escape, no matter what happened, and tell people the
vicious deeds in the detention center. If I waited until next day, the local 610
team would arrive and they would recognize me. I ásignaled the two ápractitioners to escape. They pointed to the handcuffs,
gesturing that they could not take it off. They seemed to be restrained by the
false images in this material dimension inhibiting the divine side to rectify
the Fa. But I was determined. Righteous thoughts filled my heart: I must go
out at this moment to expose the evil; áI
believe that evil force cannot subjugate us practitioners. The miracle indeed
happened! I easily took the handcuff off of my left hand with just a gentle tug
with my right hand. It is indeed "the righteous mind dissolves
adversities". I stood up and walked out of the room. But the gate was
locked. I still managed to walk out. It was snowing and I was lost, I could not
tell the direction. But I was filled with joy. The mighty Dafa helped me sail
through difficulty áthe second time.
At around 8 AM, I found a safe place to stay.
During the spring festival, the
Chinese government staged the Tiananmen group self-immolation incident and used
it as an excuse to escalate the persecution of Falun gong. Now I am back in my
hometown and whole-heartedly joining millions of other practitioners in the
process of Fa rectification. We will expose the evil, tell people the truth,
offer salvation to all sentient beings, and rid the evil at its root!
Hebei practitioner: Zhang Xia
(pseudonym)
Mar 2nd, 2001
