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2005 New York Fa Conference: My Cultivation Experience as a Computer Technician
By a Falun Dafa practitioner from Taiwan
Shared at the 2005 New York Falun Dafa Conference (Clearwisdom.net) Greetings to Master, Greetings to everyone. I am a Dafa practitioner from Tainan in Southern Taiwan. I have practiced
Falun Gong for more than three and a half years. In the last two years, I joined
a team to clarify the truth through the Internet. When I first
obtained the Fa, I was ambitious and wanted to do everything. However, I always
had a fine start but a poor finish and I could not persevere. During the course
of looking inside, I saw I was anxious and afraid to fall behind. And I realized
that was a reflection of being irresponsible to the Fa. After I considered my
situation, I decided to devote myself to Internet work. It was right in March
2004 that computer specialists from other areas came to Tainan and held a
technical workshop, so I attended this workshop. At the beginning of the class,
I felt I was far behind in technical skill. There were so many things I could
not understand, and I didn't know how to start asking questions. Even so, I
still required myself to take the class seriously. I thought, I must learn it by
continuously practicing it afterward. On the night of the first class, fellow
practitioners talked with us about "a technician's responsibility and
mission", which touched me a lot. I was able to understand that we are
doing cultivation, not regular work. At this time, I recalled what Master said
in "Master's New Year's Day 2004 Greeting to Dafa Disciples:" "Dafa disciples of Mainland China, Happy New Year! Lasting or momentary -- all caused by time, For the sake of all living things, for the sake of validating Dafa, stay
diligent on the path to godhood! The future, eternal Consummation will exist
alongside your glory!" When I see how Master is teaching us and giving us hints all the time, I
don't know how to describe my feeling of gratitude. Only by doing well the
three things that a Dafa disciple should do, will I not let down the
expectations of Master and all sentient beings. I am going to share some of my understandings. 1. Remove Bad Thoughts, Walk Righteously on My Own Path During the few days after the class, I practiced many times and felt I had
become familiar with the technique, so I proactively offered my help to other
practitioners at the practice site. At that time, probably because I was driven
by my attachment of impatience, my state of mind was not so pure. I remember
when I helped a practitioner to install a system the first time, I did not feel
well in my body. After I went home, I felt very dizzy. Many strange phenomena
were attacking me. I kept thinking: did I do something wrong? Why was it like
this? After I looked inside again and again until I finally realized it was
because I differentiated between fellow practitioners and was not benevolent. At
that time, a fellow practitioner also called me and mentioned he thought I had
not dealt with a particular situation properly. He told me some previous
experiences of the assistants and told me the seriousness of that thing. I
appreciated his reminder very much. Master said in "Teaching the Fa at the
Meeting with Asia-Pacific Students": "As your Master, I can't leave
behind a single disciple, and I'll tell you that as a coordinator, you can't
leave behind a single one of my disciples." Although I am not a
coordinator, I also cannot have any attachment to discrimination at all! From
this experience, I realized the old forces always cling tightly to us. Although
on the surface the two incidents don't seem to have a direct relationship, when
we have omissions, we give them an excuse, and then they affect the important
endeavor of saving all beings. That night, when I again went to a fellow practitioner's home for the final
cleanup, my body was back to normal. However, the practitioner's husband
suddenly got mad at me. At the time, I did not feel upset, but patiently
listened to what he said. Because all his files were lost when his computer was
sent to a computer company for repair, he was furious. I told him what I had
learned and how to process his problem step by step. At the time, my mind was
very pure and my tone was very affirmative. He gradually calmed down. What I had
learned that day in class was precisely where he had problems. This made me to
further understand that nothing happens accidentally. Although there was
interference, was it not also testing if my heart was steady? Of course, we
cannot acknowledge any so-called trial from the old forces. I am walking on the
path arranged by Master and I am trying to walk righteously. Later, other fellow
practitioners told me that this practitioner's husband did not trust us
initially but he changed a lot after this talk between him and me. 2. Mutual Support and Help Between Practitioners I derive much benefit when I compare myself in studying and cultivating with
other practitioners. When I help fellow practitioners install their computers,
we also share our understanding. In sharing, we talk deeper and deeper. Fellow
practitioners reminded me of the importance of doing the five sets of exercises
and said I should not ignore practice. Almost every practitioner in our practice
site told me that at least once. I feel very ashamed. Although I still lounge in
bed sometimes, I will try my best to do the practice now that Master has
reminded me again and again through other practitioners' mouths. After I had helped fellow practitioners to fix and maintain many computers, I
found several problems that existed for a long time. The computers that most
often run into problems are the ones shared by different people. Later on, when
we studied the Fa and discussed it, we had a common understanding: we should
devote time and energy to our xinxing first, and then we
discuss the technical issues. I saw many such examples. One day, I went to help
a practitioner to solve a computer virus problem. I chatted with her while I
checked the computer. Since her family members have not obtained the Fa, I just
encouraged her to promote Dafa and clarify the truth to her family. But she felt
she should let things take their own course and not force her family to practice
Falun Gong. Later on, she realized it was her own excuse for her unwillingness
to clarify the truth to her family more actively. Right at the moment when she
changed her thought, the computer was fine again. I saw all of it with my own
eyes and it showed me the amazing nature of Dafa. Another time, a practitioner's
computer screen was not able to display the color red. The practitioner
understood he must have loopholes. After he found out his shortcoming, the
screen went back to normal. There are many such examples. Every technician has
encountered such situations before. Actually, a computer is not only alive, but
it is also a tool for us to validate the Fa and clarify the truth. The purer we
are, the bigger the impact it can have. Fellow practitioners also understand
that we should clarify the truth to our family members and not let our own
computers be filled with a lot of degenerate information, especially computer
games. Those whose financial conditions permit will usually buy a separate
computer for Dafa work so that the computer can truly fulfill its magnificence. 3. Closely Follow the Progress of Fa-Rectification Fa-rectification proceeds very quickly, especially now as we widely promote
the Nine Commentaries and withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party,
the media are so important. Almost every aspect requires the use of the
computer. I understand the importance of having basic computer courses, so I put
a lot of effort into teaching them. On one hand, I share my experience with
practitioners in other areas; on the other hand, I try my best to use the
plainest language when I explain to fellow practitioners in the course of
teaching. When I see fellow practitioners' hearts for Dafa, I am very touched.
Some practitioners are in their 60's, and yet they still learn about computers
very diligently. We also discuss how to more systematically help practitioners
use computers easily. I realized that it's still a matter of our hearts -- as
long as we really put ourselves in the shoes of practitioners and when we are
really considerate of all sentient beings, Master will open up our wisdom. Once
we fall into the formality of just doing a task, then things become boring and
dull, and fellow practitioners won't want to come as much. Moreover, the evil is
terrified of being dismantled and the blockade on the Internet is very strict.
Sometimes a website is blocked very soon after it is opened. The automatic tools
also need to be updated constantly. Everyone has different opinions and ideas,
but what's important is that everyone treats things with righteous thoughts. We
should understand that time waits for no one. As the Fa-rectification comes and
passes, it will be decided whether each life will depart or remain. Therefore, I
will put more effort into helping practitioners to clarify the truth
meticulously and building websites and hold myself to certain expectations. Being a computer technician during this time has allowed me to come to a very
big realization that Dafa disciples' responsibilities are tremendous. Since
computers have become an indispensable tool, they are Fa-implements for
validating the Fa and clarifying the truth in other dimensions. It includes how
to help other practitioners to clarify the truth, repair their computers, and
improve their basic computer skills, as well as personal cultivation all wrapped
into one. Many people feel the work of computer technician is a lot of hard
work. Actually, helping other practitioners is very fulfilling. When just one
more practitioner's computer can come into play, so many beings will be saved.
It is worthwhile no matter how hard the work is. Moreover, it is Master who has
given us everything, so how do I dare say I'm working too hard! Master always encourages Dafa disciples again and again. I haven't written
down my understanding for a long time. I felt it was not easy to write an
article. That's probably a result of recently staying in ordinary people's
situations for too long and studying the Fa too little. My thinking was always
fragmented and disconnected. Only after I calmed down and recited Fa could I
finish this article. I feel like I've gone through a battle between
righteousness and evil. But my thinking is also gradually becoming clear.
Finally, I would like to share Master's poem "Cleaning Out" with
everyone. "Cleaning Out The dark clouds have passed |