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A Few Thoughts on Bringing Jiang to Justice Through the Lawsuit or Mock Public Trial By a practitioner living outside of China
(Clearwisdom.net) The lawsuit brought against Jiang Zemin in Chicago is still
a pending matter, and any day now the judge could render his decision on whether
or not to grant immunity to Jiang. The lawsuit could also continue, giving us
more time to clarify the truth comprehensively and thereby save more people of
the world. In reality, the outcome is up to us to a large degree, though
everyday people's views on politics and self-interest will play a part as well.
Meanwhile, there has been more coverage of news about the lawsuit brought
against Jiang on the Internet. Here, I would like to share some thoughts. During
Fa-rectification cultivation, whether it's regarding the lawsuit Jiang or the
public mock trial of Jiang played by some practitioners, having the right
starting point is of the utmost importance.
Teacher said,
"Compassion is a product of cultivation, and it's not something that's
acted out; it comes from the bottom of the heart, and it's not something
done to show to other people. It's something that exists eternally, and it
doesn't change with the passage of time or changes in circumstances."
I realized that this applies to all of us Dafa disciples, and we all need to
act accordingly.
Some practitioners who have a relatively strong mentality of doing things
often say, "We've understood the Fa principles a long time ago, what we need is
more action." It's true, putting it into action is very important. If there are
only righteous thoughts but no righteous action, then that means the righteous
thoughts aren't strong enough, and good results won't appear on their own.
However, the universal principles of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance" are
what righteous thoughts and righteous actions are measured by, not some standard
that we establish in our own minds. So if we can all calmly, objectively and
rationally take a hard look at our own fundamental thoughts and perspectives
each time a new situation arises, it will be most beneficial.
Take this lawsuit, for example. What is it fundamentally? Is it to open up a
new stage for comprehensively clarifying the truth and exposing the head of the
evil, Jiang Zemin? Is it to compassionately save beings, or is it to pursue some
surface result? Is it a process to clear away the evil, clarify the truth and
save sentient beings, or is it to settle a personal grievance through judging
and punishing that weak, leftover evil and doing it with vicious thoughts in
mind? Is it for getting some personal achievements and accolades, or is it truly
selflessly saving those people of the world who have not yet been saved? All of
those questions pertain to some fundamental issues. Sometimes we may not be
aware of them ourselves, but onlookers will be able to see very clearly. Some of
our disciples outside of China, when they talk or write articles, have placed a
big emphasis on the "mock public trial activities", but as for what facts where
shared and explained during the mock public trials which were performed by some
practitioners, there was virtually no explanation of the content. Regarding the
lawsuit, some Mainland practitioners are watching idly as precious time goes by,
always just wondering, "Has the decision been made yet?" Those are some of the
issues that we are facing. We have nowhere to hide our perspectives and thoughts
that are deep down in hour hearts. The old forces' behind-the-scenes helpers
will see these things very clearly, and they will attempt to take advantage of
them to obstruct our saving people of the world. So in order to be responsible
to the sentient beings, it's crucial for us as Dafa disciples to constantly
rectify our perspectives and motives, and purify ourselves.
Whether it's the lawsuit or mock public trials, all of these are concrete
actions in society and therefore should follow the form of everyday society. But
from the perspective of Fa-rectification cultivation, the form may only just be
a medium for communication. The process is always the most important, because
during the process we can do what we should--clarifying the truth, purging the
evil, and saving sentient beings. The result should be the natural manifestation
of our process--if we can truly clarify the truth well, the evil will be purged
in great quantities and people's minds will be rectified. The outcome will then
be the best. If we cannot reach this standard, then it will only be a reflection
of our being unable to detect and set right our loopholes. What we have
experienced in Geneva in the past few years--a lot of bustle but with less than
favorable results--is a clear lesson that we should learn from. As Teacher has
clearly pointed out, we have no choice but to learn deeply from our lessons and
improve.
Specifically talking about mock public trials, I personally feel that the
mock public trials themselves are not the most important. Using the form of a
mock public trial to completely expose Jiang Zemin's crimes and comprehensively
talk about the facts of the persecution are the key points. The true grand
public trial by the conscience of all people is in the not-so-distant future,
and it will happen in society. It's not something that we can substitute for,
because the main people involved and results will be different. But for us as
Dafa disciples, using methods to clarify the truth to save the world's people is
not something that everyday people can do in our place. It's something very
time-sensitive, something that we need to do well before the arrival of the
grand current of Fa-rectification. Once the historic opportunity passes, the
losses can never be made up, and whether or not our cultivation is solid will be
seen even more clearly in this situation of being short on time.
Posting date: 7/31/2003
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