To Clarify the Truth Thoroughly and Intensively Requires Careful Preparation of the Materials
By Falun Dafa Practitioner Pure Compassion
(Clearwisdom.net) In the process of clarifying the truth during the Fa-Rectification period,
compiling truth-clarifying materials is a critical part, because it directly
determines whether or not the readers' hearts can be touched and whether or not
the readers can understand the truth. The purpose of us breaking the Internet
block and other methods to send these truth-clarifying materials to sentient
beings is to let them understand the truth. If the result is not as good as we
expected, it is very possible that we have only paid attention to
"speaking" instead of "clarifying" truth. Some practitioners might think that whoever receives the truth-clarifying
material is given an opportunity to know the truth and to position themselves,
thereby paying more attention to the quantity of recipients rather than the
effect of truth-clarification on sentient beings. Such a biased understanding
results in Falun Dafa practitioners sacrificing a lot of time, money, and even
blood and lives, without fulfilling the requirement of offering salvation to
sentient beings in the Fa-rectification period. As a prominent example, during the second half of the year 2000, nearly every
family in all of the big cities in China obtained Falun Dafa truth-clarifying
materials, but the truth was not actually clarified. As material-preparing sites
were destroyed, practitioners who prepared the materials were arrested and
sentenced, some were sent to brainwashing classes and many were forced to leave
their homes to avoid illegal arrest. People treated us with indifference, and
even many relatives and friends of Dafa practitioners did not understand. Though
the malicious persecution and vicious slandering were arranged by the old
forces, this also reflected insufficient effort to intensively clarify the truth
to sentient beings. In this article, I would like to share some of my thoughts about the
arrangement of truth-clarifying materials. 1. Selection of Audience: It is better to first clarify the truth to the persons close to Dafa
practitioners, for example, our friends, acquaintances, classmates, colleagues
and fellow-townsmen, because these people know how Falun Dafa practitioners
behave in their daily lives and they usually trust what Dafa practitioners say.
Also, Dafa practitioners are familiar with their situations and can clarify the
truth according to their specific circumstances. We are also available to
provide them with additional information as questions arise. To clarify the truth extensively, it is better to gain general information
about the audience, such as social strata, age, profession, education level
etc., so that we can choose suitable materials for different groups of people.
For average people, the truth clarification should focus on the characteristics
of Falun Dafa, and some key questions, (April 25th, 1400 cases, the
end of the world, birthday, collecting money, fabricated news reports etc.) as
well as the facts of the persecution and those who persecute Falun Dafa. Besides
talking about it being beneficial to people and the country and Falun Dafa
disciples being good people, the heavenly law of retribution should also be
emphasized. Specific cases of retribution can also be included. With intellectuals, it is crucial to talk about "why we are not involved
in politics," and "why we are not opposing the government,"
issues, and about the moral atmosphere and why Dafa disciples went to Tiananmen
and clarified the truth to common people (such as "answering 9
questions"). For scientists with achievements in certain areas, we can talk
about the pure insight into science, medicine, culture, art and life based on
the understanding of Falun Dafa principles. For religious people, we can talk
about the Buddha Law and the essence of cultivation. In brief, in clarifying the
truth, we should try our best to choose the contents that fit the audience's
ability to accept. 2. The vehicle for telling truth The methods for truth clarification are diversified. Besides face-to-face
interaction, phone calls, faxes, correspondence, emails etc. are also commonly
used. We choose our method or vehicle according to the target audience. For our
close acquaintances, it is usually good to play the VCD and expose the facts of
persecution and the benefits from practicing Falun Dafa according to our own experience. For those involved in the
persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners, making telephone calls is the best
choice, since they may not read materials given to them. For those advanced
intellectuals and specialists, mailing selective material gives them a chance to
read and examine carefully at home. For small retailers, we can give them
flyers, and for departments and units without access to email, faxing material
is efficient. Practitioners who have internet access, such as overseas practitioners, can
set up truth-clarifying email boxes, web pages, web briefcases, and make Falun
Dafa magazines available, and send the addresses to mainland people to visit.
This is highly effective. First, because the message sent out has no key word,
it cannot be intercepted. Second, the volume of the materials is big; the
contents are quite abundant and can be continuously updated. Third, once we
inform the readers of the addresses, they have it and they can continuously read
the updated information. Fourth, if all of us put efforts in doing this, the
rich and attractive truth-clarifying material will no longer be blocked by the
evil forces. 3. Truth Materials There are many kinds of truth-clarifying materials as well: those commonly
seen include VCDs, flyers, posters, pamphlets, emails and so on. The VCD is very
effective in quickly awakening those who have been deceived by the lies. But in
areas where it's not available, pamphlets can also be just as effective. We can
compile and put together different kinds of pamphlets with specific points
geared to different groups of people while being comprehensive overall.
Pamphlets are easier to distribute, easier to make and more convenient to read
than VCDs. People tend to read and keep an attractive book; therefore it is good
for passing around. If the content is well arranged, a pamphlet can be very
effective in clarifying the truth. In addition, in order to show people the goodness of Dafa, we can also make
some bookmarks, greeting cards and calendars, etc. to attract people with the
impressive contents of Dafa. On top of these materials, we can print Falun,
flying heavenly girls, pictures of Dafa practitioners sitting in meditation
posture and pictures of promoting Dafa and so on. We can add words or phrases on
these materials to encourage people to do good deeds and treasure the Buddha Fa,
and give them away along with the truth-clarifying materials. People will
collect and treasure these exquisite small gifts for a long time, and Dafa's
inner meanings and images will evoke their kindness and kind thoughts. To make the contents of the truth-clarifying materials easier to understand
and be accepted by people, we can also print some journals, fine articles,
essays, news and news reports from foreign media. From these articles, we can
point out the decline of social morality and offer valuable advice. These can be
alternated with the truth of Falun Dafa materials, thus allowing the contents to
be rich, pure and fresh. Thus, people will like to read it and get to know the truth of Falun Dafa and
their souls will be nourished with kindness and compassion. Nowadays there are
more and more poems and all kinds of literature and art work by Dafa
practitioners; we should take full advantage of these materials to clarify the
truth to everyday people. There are even more materials for promoting Dafa on the Internet. For
example, articles, graphic images, e-books, and e-cards are available. We can
also create a short sound file or make a short animation or video program using
flash format. We can use all different methods to let people know the truth. On
every piece of truth-clarifying material, we can link our home page or include a
file package so the receiver can see more materials with just a click without
getting involved in sensitive issues regarding Internet address blocking and
filtering. 4. Managing Contents of the Truth Materials No matter what method we are using to clarify the truth, there is always the
issue of the content's continuity. If we can comprehensively clarify the truth
with a step-by-step objective, from all angles, from surface to the roots, the
effect will be very good. Typically, the truth includes: what Falun Gong is;
disclosure and clarification of the deceptive news with all kinds of rumors and
slanders; the truth of the brutal persecution (including information on the
persecution, torture, death cases, brainwashing, etc); why Falun Dafa
practitioners step forward to verify the Fa; the truth about Dafa being welcomed
in various countries, plus the blessings and benefits in both body and mind;
Falun Dafa's wide spreading overseas; the support and proclamations Falun Dafa
has received from governments around the world; the heavenly truth of "Good
or Evil Will Meet With Reward or Retribution;" the explanation of the
natural calamities imposed on human being, and so on. We can link some specific events as entry points to clarify the truth: for
example, the truth about the "Staged-Immolation" event contrary to
deceitful media report, the truth about Chen Zixiu and Zhao Xin's brutal
persecution cases, the western practitioners' journey of going to Tiananmen,
Dafa's spreading overseas widely. The detainment of Dr. Teng Chunyan as a
prisoner of conscience can be utilized to illustrate that
"brainwashing" is a brutal persecution of one's conscience. We can
also use Guan Guimin's [a famous singer practicing Falun Dafa] interview and the
persecution of Qinghua University students to acknowledge the fact that many
Falun Dafa practitioners are wise and sober-minded to show the unreasonable
persecution of Jiang's regime. Also, we can show Zhang Cuiying's Art Exhibition
Journey depicting her pure insights and as a way to let the public know about
her persecution in clarifying the truth of Falun Dafa. We can show that through
practicing Dafa, practitioners can develop wisdom, as well as the truth about
the pure insights from the field of art, science, and medicine . In brief, even though the evil is fabricating its rumors and lies, the
materials we have created have become richer and richer to let the sentient
beings know the truth. Let's take advantage of these materials more
intelligently and clarify the truth to sentient beings in a comprehensive, deep,
delicate and persistent fashion, and see the brilliant moment when the Fa
rectifies the world! This is only my personal understanding. Please kindly point out anything
improper.
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