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Feedback to Practitioners Producing Truth-Clarification Materials By a Dafa practitioner in China
(Clearwisdom.net) In December 2002, the Chinese Minghui.org website
published two articles indicating that certain fellow practitioners in China
held an improper perception regarding a prophecy published on the Chinese
Zhengjian.org website. The prophecy pertained to the time of the Fa-rectification
in the human realm. The authors of these two articles strongly suggested that
Dafa practitioners should not hold fast to the prophecy. I sincerely hope that
those particular practitioners in China, who produce truth-clarification
materials with content selected from Chinese Dafa web sites, do not ignore these
two articles. However, I understand that fellow practitioners in certain areas
of Beijing continued to read the prophecy in all earnestness and circulated them
among Dafa practitioners. Some practitioners who are stubbornly attached to the
prophecy even planned to publish the prophecy in a flyer for easier reading.
Teacher has already cautioned us regarding our mind-set with respect to the
prophecy. Teacher said, "Dafa disciples can't do things according to some prophecy, though.
You should do things according to the Great Law! You should do things
according to what Dafa disciples should do! And you shouldn't do things by
following something else. [...] They aren't for Dafa disciples to use as references in their own
cultivation! [...] Dafa disciples should just do things according to the Great Law. You are
creating history, you are creating the future, and anything arranged by anyone
else doesn't count. Whatever anyone has seen is from the past and has already
changed. Even if a few events happen to be the same, those were only arranged
as needed by the overall arrangement, that's all." ("Teaching and
Explaining the Fa at the Metropolitan New York Fa Conference") Only Teacher's pronouncements can guide Dafa practitioners in their
cultivation. The three tasks, studying the Fa well, clarifying the truth, and
sending forth righteous thoughts, can only be carried out according to the Law
Teacher taught us. Teacher has already clarified the only purpose these
prophecies hold. Teacher said, "Many prophecies, for example--no matter whether they are accurate or
not regarding the later stage--can shock and frighten the evil, give the world's
people hints, and warn and wake up the world's people. So they can have certain
positive effects." ("Teaching and Explaining the Fa at the
Metropolitan New York Fa Conference") These prophecies will only interfere with us or even have a damaging effect
on our cultivation should we become attached to the time of the Fa-rectification
in the human realm, or should we fail to have a clear understanding of Teacher's
Fa-rectification or Dafa disciples' validation of the Fa. I have learned a bitter lesson myself from following the prophecy. When I
first read Notes by Ge An (an ancient prophecy written by a Korean
prophet) published on Chinese Zhengjian.org, I was not aware that I had already
accepted and began using it as a reference in my cultivation. Furthermore, I did
not have a very clear understanding of Teacher's Fa-rectification or Dafa
practitioners' validation of the Fa. I had accepted the prophecy and thus
imagined myself being illegally imprisoned if I should go to Tiananmen Square to
appeal for, persevere in cultivating in, or step forward to safeguard Dafa. As a
result, I became obsessed by the thought that I would lose my freedom and be
illegally imprisoned at any minute. Because I followed the prophecy and not
Teacher's teaching, I anticipated being sent to a forced labor camp in my heart
and thus the thought became reality. All Dafa practitioners who voluntarily produce truth-clarification materials
have great responsibilities. They must select and edit the content for each
publication. They must also take into consideration the specific and unique
situation in their respective city or area. To attain their goal, they should
read articles on Chinese Minghui.org diligently and carefully, and thoroughly
assess the situation in their respective city or area. They must communicate
with practitioners who distribute these materials to receive constant feedback.
It may be a good idea to even create different selections of truth-clarification
materials, tailoring them to readers according to their respective environment.
Finally, I would like to remind these volunteers to keep up with Fa study. It is
only through studying the Fa well on a daily basis that a Dafa practitioner will
be able to avoid making truth-clarification materials according to his personal
attachments or preference. Only then can he avoid fostering or reinforcing
fellow practitioners' attachments during this important material producing
process. Please kindly point out any misunderstanding. Posting date: 1/8/2004
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