Written by a Dafa practitioner from Taiwan

(Clearwisdom.net) In Zhuan Falun, Master once told us the principle of "You've gained in four ways all in one shot," that is, when other people make trouble for us and place us in a bad situation, we gain in four ways all at once. Therefore, we shouldn't hold negative feelings for the people causing the trouble. In fact, we should thank them as well. In the process of clarifying the truth through making phone calls, I find that I gain in many ways as well. Therefore, I think all fellow practitioners who make phone calls should really thank the telephone. Apart from helping to clarify the truth, suppress the evil and reduce the persecution to fellow practitioners, what other advantages are there? I personally think there are at least these advantages: Accelerate individual improvement, help with improvement as a whole, help to promote the Fa and assist in clarifying the truth.

(1)Accelerating individual improvement: When making phone calls, we often speak with people who persecute Dafa practitioners. We make direct contact with their minds. In the process, we can upgrade our Xinxing. We can improve from the state of being perturbed in the heart or being indignant, to becoming gradually more calm.

(2) Promote improvement as a whole: I find that during experience sharing, there are often only a few fellow practitioners who talk. Most practitioners keep silent for a long time. I don't think it is because the practitioners don't have any experiences to share, but that many practitioners do not have experience speaking in public. In this case, when he/she saw a fellow practitioner's attachment, because he/she was afraid of not speaking clearly, he/she did not say anything. Although he/she did not say anything in public, sometimes he/she would talk about it in secret. Thus, there is not a true sharing environment, and the whole field is not so pure.

After being tempered in clarifying the truth by making phone calls again and again, I can easily share experiences with practitioners and when I see a practitioner's attachment, I can also more clearly and kindly point it out. Therefore, making phone calls not only makes us purer and purer, but also helps practitioners to improve as a whole.

(3) Helping promote the Fa and Clarify the Truth: Practitioners who continuously make phone calls will feel their ability in promoting the Fa and clarifying the truth improve over time. I think this is because after their experience calling evil people, comparatively, it will be much easier to clarify the truth to peaceful and kindhearted people.

I may make a dozen calls, but only have the chance to say a few words. However, I found that I gained in many ways in making phone calls after a long time, so it is really a pity for Dafa practitioners who have not participated in the truth clarification by making phone calls.

It is not necessary to spend much time making phone calls. Other Dafa projects take up a lot of time, so on average, I spend about one hour to make phone calls each week. Compared with the time for sleeping, studying the Fa and the practice, making phone calls only takes 1% of my time.

In brief, depending on how much time you have, if everyone can pick up the telephone to make calls, I believe this can not only enable our whole body of practitioners to unceasingly upgrade, but also make Dafa practitioners do three things better and better.

The above is my experience of cultivating in Dafa. Please kindly point out anything incorrect.

Posting date: 5/4/2006
Original article date: 4/30/2006
Category: Truth Clarification
Translated on 4/14/2006
Chinese version available at http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2006/3/30/123896.html

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