Written by a practitioner in North America

Oct. 31, 2002

(Clearwisdom.net) During each of my business trips Teacher arranges many opportunities for me to clarify the truth to people who have questions, to spread the Fa and to teach the exercises to people who are interested. Teacher also provides many opportunities to learn by exchanging views and sharing understandings with my fellow practitioners.

My most recent business trip was to several countries, including Taiwan, Thailand and Australia. Immediately after I stepped out of customs in Taipei airport, I saw three Taiwanese practitioners holding a sign saying, "Falun Dafa is good" to clarify the truth to travelers. I was very touched and greeted the practitioners right away. We asked each other about our respective situations and experiences of spreading Dafa in Taiwan and North America. Afterwards I hurried to Taipei. On my way I shared experiences on the phone with a practitioner who lived near Taipei. Upon arriving at another practitioner's home in Taipei, I found them engaged in a Fa study group. In the room, which I had never been to but found very familiar (Many camera shots were taken in this room for the video "Falun Dafa in Taiwan"), I by chance encountered a practitioner from Europe who had also come to Taipei for a business trip. Although we lived mountains and rivers apart, practitioners from three continents - Europe, America and Asia chanced upon each other in Taipei to study the Fa and share understandings. We were like family members who hadn't seen each other for a long time. We had enthusiastic discussions and wanted to continue on. After the practitioner from Europe left Taipei, I went to the home of two other practitioners who had newly obtained the Fa. We shared our experiences of Fa study and passing tests. We were so engaged we didn't even want to take time for dinner and didn't even feel hungry. After I went back to the hotel and had supper, it was almost midnight. It was Dafa that connected us, and it was Teacher's arrangement to have us meet, study Fa, exchange understandings, clarify the facts, send forth righteous thoughts and fulfill our vows made before history to assist Teacher in the human world.

During the evening banquet sponsored by high-level managers of the Taiwanese subsidiary of my company, I told my colleagues about my difficult life experiences, the process of my obtaining the Fa and starting cultivation practice. I answered their questions and cleared up their misunderstandings of the persecution of Falun Gong by Jiang in China. I also briefly shared with them how Dafa had spread throughout North America and our company headquarters. After the banquet, a manager told me that he had read Zhuan Falun and he knew Dafa was good. He also told me that, after hearing my personal experiences, he decided he was going to start practicing cultivation genuinely. During the business trip, I followed the requirements of Dafa and treated my colleagues with complete truthfulness, compassion and sincerity. Thus the work went smoothly and I obtained the trust and cooperation of colleagues. Most importantly, more people have come to know the truth and have gained a further understanding of Dafa. What surprised them was that there were so many people with high academic degrees and in good positions cultivating Falun Gong in the world!

My next stop was a small city in southern Thailand. One day, after completing a busy day of work, I leisurely strolled down a crowded pier on the beach. Bustling crowds and myriad of things were distracting. Suddenly, a delicate figure flashed before my eyes. I immediately felt that she was different than all the tourists around us. Shortly afterwards I heard a familiar recording talking about the truth of Tiananmen, which emanated from her DVD player. I was both ashamed and pleasantly surprised. I was pleasantly surprised because Teacher has taught the Fa for only ten years yet Dafa has almost spread throughout the entire world, even as far away as this small Thai city where one can see Dafa practitioners spreading the Fa and clarifying the truth. I was ashamed because unlike the Thai practitioner, I was only thinking about food and rest and wasn't fully utilizing every moment to spread the Fa and clarify the truth. At first I was embarrassed to walk up to her but soon I realized that since I hadn't done enough, I should step up to catch up with others. I approached her with Heshi (pressed the hands together) and introduced myself. Joined by two other Thai practitioners, when the boats were ashore, we distributed truth-clarifying materials to the Chinese tourists among the passengers. We utilized the time between boats arriving and departing to share understandings and experiences of spreading Dafa and Teacher's requirements and expectations of us. By the time the last boat left shore it was past ten thirty at night. After cleaning up around where we had been distributing materials, as we were leaving the pier, we continued to share experiences and what we had learned from our day of clarifying the truth. The three Thai practitioners (one of whom had only obtained the Fa a little over a year ago) came from Bangkok. They had overcome all sorts of difficulties in terms of manpower and finances in order to spread the Fa and clarify the truth, from morning to night at places where tourists were centralized.

During a trip to Australia, I was given the opportunity to meet with two employees from the subsidiary in China. During the evening banquet, I had adequate time to clarify the truth to them. Among all those present that evening, there were only four Chinese people. What was especially coincidental was that, one was the Taiwanese colleague to whom I introduced Falun Gong during my business trip to Taipei three months back and who had obtained the Fa since then. When the Chinese colleagues invited me to visit China, I started discussing Dafa. I told them that I probably couldn't make the trip, because I am a Falun Gong practitioner. They asked with astonishment: "A long time ago we had heard that many of those practicing Falun Gong had high academic degrees. It is indeed so. Even you are practicing Falun Gong?" I pointed to the colleague from Taiwan next to them and said, not only me, but also two out of the four of us are Falun Gong practitioners. He is another one. The colleagues from China were even more surprised. We gradually told them how Dafa had spread outside of China, the support Dafa had received from many governments and citizens of the world. We further shared with them the wonderfulness of Dafa by talking about our personal experiences.

Then I started to tell them the facts of the persecution of Falun Gong inside China, and asked them if they knew anything about it? They began to worry and warned me not to tell anyone I am a Falun Gong practitioner if I go back. They told me of how lawless individuals persecuted Falun Gong practitioners. They also told me that even though China banned Falun Gong, there were still people around them who continued to cultivate. We talked a lot and I answered a lot of their questions. I believe that after this experience, they will have a deeper comprehension of Dafa disciples' high moral standards and how they behave openly and aboveboard. And they have further come to know how Dafa has spread overseas.

Before returning, a western colleague who was on the same business trip with me invited me for lunch. During lunch, he took out some money and wanted to give it to me. I asked why. He solemnly told me that he wanted to buy the book Zhuan Falun I had given to him earlier. I told him that if he liked it, and if he had the predestined relationship, that he should feel free to keep it as a gift from me. He insisted on paying me. I shared with him the accusation against Teacher that he collected money. I told him that Teacher has removed sickness and karma for numerous disciples. He has done numerous things for us, but has never asked us for a penny. Although there are so many disciples, Teacher lives only on the sales of the book. At the same time Teacher warns all Dafa disciples not to pursue fame and profit but to spread the cultivation system for free. My colleague expressed his admiration and I am happy for him. Probably there will be another new practitioner entering the Dao and obtaining the Fa.