Be Mindful of Everything: Cultivation Experiences while Appealing at the Chinese Embassy in London


The around-the-clock peaceful appeal in front of the Chinese Embassy in London has continued for more than one hundred days. During this period of time, we have deeply perceived that there is much more we should do for the Fa-rectification. Every single attachment of ours may be used by the evil to damage the Fa. In the meantime, Master Li has arranged opportunities for us to acknowledge our own attachments in the course of our cultivation and in the situation where practitioners are helping each other. The following are two examples.

The practitioners who persisted in holding the vigil in front of the Chinese embassy were mostly students who had financial difficulties. One day, a practitioner from another city came to the Embassy. Before he left, he wanted to leave some money for the practitioners there for necessities. They declined the offer, but the practitioner really wanted to help them. A westerner working nearby noticed what happened. Several days later, he asked this practitioner: "How much money per day do you make?" We instantly realized that it was our negligence that allowed the evil to take advantage of the loophole. Through our sincere explanation, the westerner's misunderstanding was finally dispelled. Since then he has further respected Dafa practitioners for their great kindness and forbearance.

As practitioners enjoy listening to Dafa music, sometimes they were inclined to turn up the volume while practicing the exercises. On the other hand, some practitioners could not help talking to one other on the sidewalk when they finally meet more people on Saturday evening. However, the nearby residents became unhappy about the situation and complained about our music and the gathering on the sidewalk. As soon as we learned of their complaints, we realized that we were to blame. Master Li asked us to be always considerate of others and mindful of others' opinions and feelings so as to allow sentient beings more time to understand Dafa. As a result, we sent a thank-you note to every residence in that neighborhood to express appreciation for their support and understanding, and, at the same time, offer our sincere apologies.

From these episodes we realized that in the course of our cultivation, we should be mindful of everything regardless of how significant or how trivial it seems. As long as we still have everyday people's sentiments, they will definitely be reflected in what we do in our daily lives. As we are cultivating our xinxing, we must strictly hold ourselves to Dafa's standard no matter where we are or what we do. Should there be any negligence, the loophole will be taken advantage of by the evil.

The above is my understanding, and your comments are welcomed.
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