Recently, I came to realize a major obstacle in my efforts to clarify the truth of Falun Dafa to people: my lack of benevolent compassion. It manifested most strongly while attempting to clarify the truth to Chinese people in particular. I realized that over the past year, from reading stories about all of the vicious and terrible things the police in China have done to Falun Dafa practitioners, I had formed a hidden negative perception of non-practitioner Chinese people in general, especially those in Mainland China. This often made me feel uncomfortable, irritable and defensive while trying to clarify the truth to them--a problem that did not show up nearly as much when talking to non-Chinese people.
From reading Master's recent article from the Florida Fa conference, I came to a new understanding about who many of these Chinese people really are, and now I am more clear about why these people have done the things they have done. I used to think that the policemen and officials who did those awful things to Dafa practitioners were most likely people of very poor inborn quality, and they must be the most awful beings, because they were doing the most awful things. But now, from what Master said, I understand that a lot of them are actually beings that have come from very high levels to obtain the Fa; they are Lords and Fa Kings of entire universes and celestial bodies. Because they are in the maze and cannot remember anything, they have been duped by the mindless propaganda spewed forth by the Chinese dictator. They have been tricked, deceived, and cheated out of their only chance to obtain Dafa. They are actually quite pitiful, because they will lose everything if they do not realize the truth about Falun Dafa and stop their evil actions.
While looking at things in this light, I was able to feel a sense of compassion for these beings that I was not able to feel before. Now, when sending forth righteous thoughts, I focus on eliminating all of the evil beings in different dimensions that are not in the maze and who knowingly persecute Dafa and Dafa practitioners, because they are the most evil. When thinking about those policemen and officials who might very well be high level beings who came to obtain the Fa but have unknowingly gone along with the evil to persecute Dafa, I only hope that they will receive retribution and be given a chance to wake up to the wrong that they have done. Thinking about them in this way helps me to see through the maze more clearly and cherish their lives more, which enables me to clarify the truth to them with a more compassionate heart.
These are my understandings. Please point out anything that is incorrect.
