|
Dafa Disciples in China Should Actively Participate in the Battle Between Righteous and Evil
By Dafa practitioner from mainland China
(Clearwisdom.net) The Clearwisdom.net website recently reported that the
battle between righteous and evil as seen in other dimensions is quite vicious,
and all overseas practitioners who are able to go to New York City have devoted
themselves to clarifying Falun Dafa's truth to the people. They have held live
anti-torture exhibitions exposing the evil nature of the persecution and
awakening people's righteous thoughts. Many disciples' financial condition is
very tight. To save expenses, they brought their rice cookers and noodles to New
York City. Escalating gas prices, rent, and parking costs can be seen as evil
interferrence, aimed at preventing the salvation of sentient beings, but with
Dafa's might and Teacher's grace, Dafa disciples have persisted, and the entire
situation is becoming better and better, with more and more people coming to
understand and support Dafa, condemning the persecution, and helping to stop the
persecution. Practitioners in China have their own situation, and they are fairly
indifferent to the significance between the battles of righteous versus evil in
New York and Beijing, and don't know how to understand and respond to the
battles based on the Fa. When exchanging viewpoints on this issue with some
practitioners, I found they were all distracted by different problems,
hardships, contradictions, or complex states. Many practitioners simply don't
realize what this battle between righteous and evil in New York and Beijing
signifies. Regarding our efforts as a whole body, we must acknowledge that our
pace in keeping up with Fa-rectification is too slow. With the progress of Fa-rectification at this point today, many evils in
other dimensions have been destroyed, and the remaining ghouls and evil sprits
that are able to sustain the evil head are drawing back to New York and Beijing.
This shows that the evil has come to a dead end and is having difficulty
protecting itself. The battles in Beijing and New York also illustrate very
clearly that Fa-rectification has come to the end of the end. Disciples in China
should pay close attention to these battles. Many practitioners went to Beijing to validate the Fa (1) after the
persecution began in July 20, 1999; some of them even did it many times. After
five years of ruthless persecution, many practitioners' finances are completely
drained, and it is relatively difficult for them to go to Beijing. They might
not see the difference between validating the Fa before, and this current battle
between righteous and evil. I. First, we should have a clear-headed understanding of the battle between
righteous and evil in Beijing and New York based on the Fa: 1. The battles in Beijing and New York are opportunities which our benevolent
Teacher arranged for his disciples to display their mighty virtue through Fa-rectification "As the whole Fa-rectification in the cosmos has come to this stage
today, I can't in fact describe it accurately with human language anymore, as
human language can no longer express it. I can only describe things in general.
The things that I planned way back when have all been completed. In fact, our
own cosmos has been completed. (Applause) The only things left are those
final factors that make it possible for this gigantic cosmic body to exist, and
all of those factors are things that are separating the human surface on a
fundamental level." ("Teaching the Fa at the 2004 Western U.S. Fa
Conference") "In this Fa-rectification, the best opportunity has been created for the
colossal firmament's sentient beings; all sentient beings have the best
opportunity to lay a foundation for their future. The same is true for Dafa
disciples. The fruits of your cultivation, your position, your mighty virtue,
and everything of your future is also established in this opportunity of Fa-rectification.
Then, if you don't do everything well, you're really letting yourself
down!" ("Teaching the Fa at the 2002 Fa Conference in Boston") The mighty current of Fa-rectification is getting closer and closer to the
outermost surface of the human world. The Fa-rectification of the human world
has almost arrived. As suing the main accomplices of the evil and the
defendant's response to suits in court gradually took shape, and as society
becomes anti-persecution in both Mainland and Hong Kong, we clearly realized
that time and tide wait for no man. Actually, Teacher's rectifying the colossal
firmament by supernatural power takes place very quickly. But in the three
dimensions there is a time difference. "When my immense force of Fa-rectification arrives, the good ones will
be kept and the bad ones will be dealt with. So the time before the Fa-rectification
arrives is the best opportunity for you to save sentient beings. When the time
comes it will wait for no one. As soon as the immense force of Fa-rectification
arrives, however things should be will be." ("Teaching and Explaining
the Fa at the Metropolitan New York Fa Conference") It is Teacher's grace that prolongs the termination time again and again so
that no disciples who are able to consummate will be left behind. As Dafa
disciples in the Fa-rectification period, we must cherish this precious
opportunity, which will never occur again in the history of the cosmos. 2. There is no "intermission" in Fa-rectification cultivation When sharing experiences, some practitioners said they had been to Beijing to
validate the Fa after July 20, 1999; some even did it multiple times. They
seemed to feel they have done all they should do. There is no "intermission" in Fa-rectification cultivation. Why are
we called "Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples"? It is because our
cultivation coincides with Fa-rectification, with teacher. Our mission includes
assimilating to the Fa, eliminating the evil with righteous thoughts, saving
sentient beings that were poisoned by lies, and assisting Teacher in the human
world. All our future glory will originate from it. Therefore, we should cherish
this solemn responsibility and be sure to live up to this title. The whole arrangement for Fa-rectification cultivation is very urgent with no
room to relax. Each step of Fa-rectification is closely linked so as to
accomplish the unprecedented undertaking before the disintegration of the old
cosmos. This is why the requirements for Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples
are very high. Some fellow practitioners did pretty well in the initial stage, and had very
strong righteous thoughts. They did go to Beijing many times to validate Dafa,
clarify the truth, distribute flyers, and make materials. But they gradually
developed a complacent feeling, and thought they had already done what they
should to "meet the standard." They no longer listened to other's
comments or criticism, and were driven by the desire to follow a demonic path of
seeking ease and comfort, or they became trapped in a selfish state, preventing
them from forging ahead diligently and following the progress of Fa-rectification.
What a bitter lesson. "Cultivation and Fa-rectification are serious. Whether you are able to
treasure this period of time is, in fact, a matter of whether you can be
responsible to yourselves. This period of time will not last long, but it can
forge the mighty virtue of magnificent Enlightened Beings, Buddha, Daos, and
Gods of different levels, and even Lords of different levels. It can also
destroy overnight a cultivator who has reached a really high level but who has
become less strict with himself. Disciples, be diligent! Everything that's the
most magnificent and the most wonderful is developed in the process of your
validating Dafa. Your vows will become testaments of your future." ("Fa-Rectification
Period Dafa Disciples") 3. Making truth materials and focusing on a regional scope does not represent
the entire consciousness Some fellow practitioners shared their thoughts that clarifying the truth to
save sentient beings locally is also very significant. They were concerned,
"If we all go to Beijing to send righteous thoughts, who will take care of
local work?" Since Fa-rectification cultivation is drawing to close, our understanding of
the Fa is becoming more mature. The whole cosmos is focusing on the earth. Fa-rectification
disciples are one body, and the regional scope cannot reflect its entirety.
Teacher's great Fa has been bestowed upon us, making our breadth of mind larger
and larger, and our field of vision broader and broader. We see everything more
and more clearly. It is important that our scope should expand as well and not
be limited to a small range. This way, both overseas and domestic disciples will
cooperate with more tacit understandings. "The main body of Dafa disciples is in China, so the Dafa disciples
there should do even better; through lessons learned they should become more
rational and more clearheaded, and do things more righteously; they should
allow more sentient beings to be saved; and they should have the effect of the
main body of Dafa disciples. Everything the Dafa disciples in other regions do
revolves around the main body of Dafa in Mainland China, and is restraining
the evil's persecution, lessening the pressure for the Dafa disciples in
Mainland China, and helping the Dafa disciples in Mainland China to clarify
the facts." ("Teaching the Fa at the 2004 Chicago Conference") Overseas Dafa disciples are cooperating with disciples in Mainland China to
expose the evil's persecution, and have done a great amount of arduous work to
clarify the facts. Their manpower is very limited, but they worked tirelessly
and with perseverance, especially the disciples who have been sending righteous
thoughts in front of the Chinese embassies in every country. Rain or shine, they
persist 365 days per year. As the main body of Dafa disciples, we have played a leading role. Sentient
beings expect that of us, and the gods are watching us too. We must also
treasure this opportunity. The number of Dafa disciples is limited. In addition, all evils are
assembling in Beijing. So their pressure is tremendous. As one body, Dafa
disciples in other regions are duty-bound to actively support them. First, we
should realize the significance, and coordinate local work and the battle in
Beijing well. By exchanging views, we can arrange personnel and adjust our
schedules to assist disciples in Beijing well. Successfully defeating the evil
is the responsibility of disciples in Beijing, as well as that of every disciple
in Mainland China. This way we will not miss the local area or the entirety, and
the evil will have nowhere to escape. 4. The key issue is the attention to Fa-rectification After five years ruthless persecution, many practitioners' finances are
completely drained, and it is relatively difficult to go to Beijing. Actually it is not absolutely necessary for every practitioner to go to
Beijing to send righteous thoughts. The financial difficulty is indeed a
problem, not only for practitioners in China, but also practitioners overseas.
However, Fa-rectification cultivation does not lie in how many specific things
you have done, but in the degree of attention you have paid. If you do not have
the financial means, but your every thought and deed revolves around Fa-rectification,
and you participate in the battle in Beijing with mighty righteous thoughts, the
result will be the same. "The firmament is infinitely distant, with a switch in thought, it is
right before the eyes;" (Hongyin). When we melt into the Fa, the huge energy created is strong enough to
thoroughly eliminate the evil. For practitioners with a good financial condition, if your local work is not
critical, you can temporarily let it go to concentrate your energy, and plan
your travel to Beijing. Certainly the premise must be a solid foundation for Fa
study, and a clear understanding of the battle based on the Fa. Otherwise, it's
easy to be trapped into passiveness when facing specific problems and difficulty
in Beijing. We should prepare ourselves thoroughly so that the evil cannot penetrate.
They have tried everything to keep overseas practitioners from going to New
York, and are likely to do the same thing here, setting up layer upon layer of
obstacles to keep us from going to Beijing. We must be clearheaded, and not
deceived or hindered by the appearance of false contradictions, difficulties,
and limitations arranged by the evil. 5. Only by eliminating all the evils we can save more sentient beings What Teacher is doing includes recovering the disintegrating old cosmos, and
rectifying the universe to save all sentient beings, creating an incomparably
fine future for them. The evil old forces have fabricated the persecution to
seriously interfere with the Fa-rectification. Deceived by the evil propaganda,
some people have committed offences toward Dafa, but most of them are actually
high-level beings who have come for the Fa. If these beings are destroyed it
will result in the destruction of their entire corresponding celestial body. If
it weren't for the persecution, it would be just as Teacher once pointed out,
everything would be tranquil when the Fa comes to the human world. So it is
imperative to eliminate the evil thoroughly in order to save more sentient
beings. The battles in Beijing and New York are unmatched in importance for
eliminating the evil, saving sentient beings, and greeting the arriving of the
Fa in the human world. II. Secondly, according to the specific conditions in each region and of
individuals, we may make plans to go to Beijing or send forth-righteous thoughts
toward Beijing. The circumstance in China is still quite different from that of overseas. The
evil continues the persecution. Although the evil is diminishing, what remains
is running rampant, and can reflect the different state of each region. Regardless of these circumstances, we must strive forward with our mission to
eliminate the evil persecution and save sentient beings. Since the battle in
Beijing will last for months, it will also be a trial for practitioners in
China. Every practitioner should have a clear-headed understanding and pay close
attention. According to the specific conditions for each region and individual,
arranging our schedules and travel well is also cultivation. The cooperation of
the whole body of disciples is especially important. The coordinators in each
region should consider arranging the travel in stages, so they can continue
supplying truth clarification materials, exposing local evil people and deeds,
and clarifying the truth. This way, we can both minimize expenses, and enable
practitioners to leave for Beijing without affecting the local workload. Be alert in travel, and don't let the evil take advantage of loopholes. We
should discuss the ticket and boarding details beforehand. Experienced
practitioners who have been to Beijing many times may share their experiences to
help fellow practitioners complete their travel successfully. The issues we should keep in mind for Beijing are discussed in articles on
the website, so I won't go into unnecessary details here. Practitioners who are
making materials may download them to distribute the information. Finally, let's all find strength in Teacher's poem "Invincible
might": Dust disappeared, fog dispersed, air gradually cleared up December 28, 2002 (Provisional translation subject to improvement, from Hongyin II
Chinese version) This article is throwing out some ideas so that others will also share their
thoughts and we can all come to a better understanding. Fellow practitioners are
welcome to kindly point out shortcomings. Notes: (1) Fa: Law and principles; the teachings of Falun Dafa |