A Practitioner living in the UK

(Clearwisdom.net)

My Chinese typing is very slow. In the beginning I could only chat with Chinese people in Mainland China half in English and half in Chinese. I didn't feel confident. One time I met a person who didn't know any English. My PC had a problem at the same time. I could only type two or three words per line, otherwise the words would overlap. He had asked me several questions, but I had difficulty even typing just one sentence. I almost wanted to give up. He kept encouraging me. I knew it was Master who encouraged me through his words. When I finally spent a long time to provide a major portion of the answer, he told me that he was really happy for me.

One day I met a person who was against Falun Gong. No matter what I said, he just didn't believe me. In fact, he was a student in the criminal psychology department of a Political Science and Law university. He also worked part time at a forced labor camp to "transform" Dafa practitioners. Except for the children, more than 20 people from his extended family worked in the labor camp system. His home was next to a labor camp. He was very familiar with the situation there and was also going to work at the labor camp system after he graduated from the school.

He kept asking me questions one after another. I felt he just wanted to provoke me and not interested in getting the answers. His aggressiveness made me a little anxious. I realized that I shouldn't follow his thought process. I calmed down and sent forth righteous thoughts for a few minutes. Then I asked him to give me his phone number and I would call him now. He said his parents were all police and he couldn't give me the number. I insisted on talking to him through the phone directly and kept sending righteous thoughts. Finally he typed a sentence, "So what; I will accept your call tomorrow outside of the home." I felt that most stubborn part of him had melted.

Next day we got in touch with each other, just as we had scheduled. He started with addressing me in a friendly way as 'sister,' which immediately removed the tension from the previous night. He told me that he was at his friend's home and his friend was also a police officer at a labor camp. Before he made the call to me he was hesitant and didn't know whether it was right or wrong. His friend advised him, "What are you afraid of? Who will know you contacted Falun Gong?"

I started by sharing my own cultivation experiences. He listened to me very carefully and kept asking me questions. I talked for nearly two hours. At last he sincerely said, "Sister, you transformed me. I believe you." Less than one hour after I hung up the phone he called back from China. He told me that he had received many phone calls from overseas before and felt turned off. Today, however, when he finally believed all were true, he felt so agonized that he couldn't fall asleep. His family and his profession, all that he thought was wonderful, fell apart. He did not even know whether he was on the white side or the black side. He promised me that he would never again work to "transform" the practitioners.

The next day I sent him the torture cases that happened in the forced labor camp he worked for, the list of names of the evildoers and the torture photos. Later he told me that one of the evil persons on the list was one of his relatives. He called his relative to advise him to behave himself, and told him that he was on the overseas list of names of evil persons. When his relative asked him not to contact me he immediately said, "She is for your own future." His relative finally was persuaded and told him to thank overseas Falun Gong.

He also called other evil persons on the list or even told them face to face that they were on the overseas list of names as evil persons and should stop persecuting Falun Gong.

I knew a young man through the Internet. He neither supported nor opposed Dafa and claimed himself to be an atheist. One day he told me that he felt he was falling down, out of control and desired to ascend. I began to tell him what cultivation was about and what was the biggest happiness as a human being. We talked for a long time and talked deeply. He said he hadn't cried for a long time, but he kept crying while listening to me and never felt so touched before. He didn't have time to sleep after our chat and had to go to work directly. The next day he told me although he didn't sleep last night, he didn't feel sleepy at all. He constantly felt deeply touched from his heart. He started feeling guilty when he smoked or drank alcohol. He didn't know why.

Several days later I brought him into the voice chat room and accompanied him while he listen to Master's lecture for nearly one hour. He typed, "It's really special to listen to Master's lecture in such an environment." I was surprised he used the word of "Master" by himself. The following day he started the cleansing process. On the third day he left me a message, "Sister, I decided to cultivate as well."

He couldn't believe his change. Within a period of just over one month he quit smoking and drinking and couldn't eat meat any more. He used to be a picky eater and was particular about clothes. Now he felt it's enough to eat one's fill and dress appropriately. I deeply felt the compassion of Master.

One day someone invited me to have a chat. Just when I clicked to accept the invitation, I a window opened on my screen with a photo of a man whose upper body was naked. He turned on his video camera! I was very angry and turned off the dialogue window. Later I felt very upset. I didn't regard myself as someone who was saving sentient beings but instead as an insulted woman. I told myself, "I must do better next time." Several days later I ran across him again and in the same situation. This time I calmly told him that I practice Dafa and believe in 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance;' if he would like to make a true friend, please turn off the video camera and we can treat each other sincerely. He indeed turned off the camera. Then I started to clarify the truth of Dafa. He quietly listened to me and didn't have the previous unscrupulous attitude but instead responded with sincerity.

I entered the voice chat room by accident. I was really shocked when I first entered the chat room. Thousands of Chinese people gathered there to chat, sing songs and make friends.

Since I was the one who hadn't been back to China for five years, many kind people in the chat room showed their care and looked out for me. I joined them to discuss any subject. I told them my opinions based on Dafa. Every time I finished, there were always many people who wanted to get my email address. I gave them the first impression that I was a person who was lively and had my own thoughts. In the following private conversation we didn't feel distance from each other; therefore, the effect was usually very good.

I have been clarifying the truth in the chat room this way. Although the effect was very good, I still saw my own attachment of fear that I was afraid to talk as a "master speaker." One day in a chat room, the mediator of the chat room asked me to talk about overseas situations. Once I knew I was going to speak to all the people in the chat room I was so nervous that I held the microphone and didn't know what to say. In the rush, I decided to read an article from the Dajiyun newspaper about SARS. While reading it, I kept thinking what to do next. I stuttered as I read. When I finished it, I still didn't have a clue what to do next. The mediator reminded me, "You can say anything you want to say." The words of "I practice Falun Gong" came out of my mouth.

Then the ideas came to my mind, like a water gate being opened. I spoke for more than one hour. The mediator of the chat room was afraid to listen but also wanted to. He just "locked" the door of the chat room and prevented strangers from coming in. Although there were not many people in the chat room, they kept asking questions. At that time, Master's lecture of "Teaching and Explaining the Fa at the Metropolitan New York Fa Conference" was just published. Master's teaching kept calling to me,

"...I'm telling you, just treat all beings with compassion, and just clarify the facts to people with compassion, and you will be safeguarding Dafa's dignity, and you'll be able to safeguard Dafa's dignity."

While speaking I became more and more calm. I felt all of my heart and body speaking. When I mentioned how great Master is, someone agreed, "That's true. Even his disciples, like you, are great." Everyone left the chat room with the respect for Dafa that time. It was my first time to overcome my own fear.

The mediator of the chat rooms and the OP [temporary operator of a chat room] could play a very important role. Winning the First Prize at the parade in Edinburgh, UK. Made me realize it's a good starting point to clarify the truth. That day I entered a chat room. The mediator of the chat room supported Dafa and always assigned me an OP in case others bullied me. (OP is designated by the mediator of a chat room and has the right to kick out others and not to be removed). I told him the news of the parade award and told him I wanted to tell others. He not only passed the master speaker to me but also introduced the topic by asking me the proper questions. We cooperated actively with each other and successfully spread this Dafa news in his chat room.

Chatting on the Internet is the good way to clarify the truth, but it is also a big "dye vat" to those who are not diligent in cultivation. For a period of time I was not very diligent in cultivation. I got kicked out of the chat room when I just began to mention about SARS. The worst was that the popular songs and ordinary jokes started to attract me. My ordinary notions were all brought out. Soon I had a dream. I wore pajamas and without any precautions, followed a Chinese who was singing and telling jokes. I was amused and laughed. It became darker and darker. We approached a junction. I knew I should follow the major road. But he asked to go to the small, dark road. I looked at him. The pretended kindness on his face showed signs of viciousness. I suddenly understood and said to myself, "I understand now." I changed into running shoes and ran fast, toward the bright and broad road.

My experience on the Internet made me realize that most of the Chinese people are very kind. Inspiring their kindness can help them to have an opportunity in the future. They all have different characteristics. Guiding them according to their characteristics, we could help more people to pass the current situation. To clarify the truth is not to just speak but to let them understand what they hear.

I'm new in clarifying the truth on the Internet. Many assumptions need to be removed and many techniques need to be learned. I hope through sharing my experiences, more practitioners can join on the web to clarify the truth. Do not fear your slow typing! Do not fear your speaking not well. As long as you have the heart to rescue sentient beings, you are capable to do so.

September 23, 2003

Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2003/9/23/57830.html