Clarifying the Truth Using the Internet, Saving People with Benevolence
Sharing article from the 2006 European Fa Conference (Clearwisdom.net) Greetings, Master and fellow practitioners! I am 18. My parents and I obtained the Fa in October 1997 in China. It wasn't
long before a Fa study group was set up at our home. We studied the
Fa together with Dafa disciples living nearby. We were all diligent together in
studying the Fa and cultivating. After the persecution started in July 1999, I almost gave up cultivation
because I was too fond of playing and especially crazy about all kinds of
computer games. As my parents refused to renounce their cultivation, they became
the focus of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong
practitioners. In order to resist the persecution, they had to give up their
good jobs and decided to escape from China. In early 2002, my parents and I went
to Russia, where I rejoined my fellow practitioners in Dafa cultivation. Because the CCP had extended the persecution overseas, the Russian police,
who didn't know the facts about Falun Gong, bowed to pressure from the CCP
Embassy and arrested my parents. They took them to the repatriation center in an
attempt to deport them back to China. Time and again, we took this opportunity
of numerous appeals to clarify the truth about the CCP's persecution
of Falun Gong. All along the Russian government refused our application for
asylum for no reason other than pressure from the CCP. But with Master's
strengthening and help from our fellow practitioners, we were finally rescued,
and transferred to Sweden from Russia by the UN Organization of Human Rights in
May of last year. Since coming to Sweden, we have used the Internet to clarify the truth based
on our circumstances. We have also tried to attend Fa-rectification activities
held in other European countries and regions. Now I would like to share a bit of
my own experiences with you. Trying my Best to Clarify the Truth Without Being Restricted by the Language
or the Environment We are now living in a beautiful small city where there are almost no Chinese
people. At the beginning, we couldn't wait to move to a big city such as
Stockholm or Gothenburg in order to clarify the truth to more Chinese. Later we
realized that wherever Dafa disciples are, we should do everything well. So we
set our hearts at rest and tried our best to do what Dafa disciples should do.
We should bring the goodness of Dafa to the people living in the small city and
fulfill our historic mission. My parents often practice the Falun Gong exercises
on the school campus after their Swedish language class, or near a small bridge
in the City Center park. They hang up a banner, set up a small exhibition board,
and display many Dafa truth clarification materials in all languages before they
start the exercises. This way, while they are doing the exercises, the passersby
can look at the display board and read the materials. The principal of my school
often sees my parents practicing Falun Gong on campus when he goes to attend
meetings at the adult school. The beautiful music of Falun Gong and the peaceful
movements have deeply impressed the people of our small city. They are shocked
when they learn that Falun Gong practitioners are being persecuted in China. I also take every opportunity to clarify the truth and let more people know
about Dafa. On December 1 of last year, a community multicultural exhibition was
held. The head teacher invited many people to visit the school. Before the exhibition, the principal in charge of school affairs came to our
class, hoping that the students from different countries would each make a brief
introduction of their own homeland. She turned to me and said, "You may
draw a national flag of China for this exhibition." I immediately said to
her, "No. The red flag is the symbol of the CCP. The CCP has murdered more
than 80 million Chinese people. My family came to Sweden because the CCP was
persecuting my parents." At that time, I had only studied Swedish for about
three months and couldn't explain anymore to her. The next day I gave the
Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party in Swedish to both
my teacher and the principal. They said, "We've understood the situation,
and you can bring whatever you like to the exhibition." When I got home, I consulted with my parents. We all thought it was indeed a
great opportunity to clarify the truth! It was the first time for me to tell the
facts about Falun Gong in front of so many people. I felt sorry about my limited
knowledge of the language because I couldn't explain everything clearly in
Swedish. Later, I thought, "That's all right. I am sure that Master will
help me with that." On the eve of the exhibition, my parents and I had the Dafa truth
clarification materials ready and had made many beautiful paper lotus flowers.
Early the next morning at school, the principal and teacher were pleased with my
preparations. They exclaimed, "Great!" We put some lotus flowers on
the tables, which immediately made the whole hall look very beautiful. That day, our school invited many guests. The principal, who knew the truth
about Falun Gong, acted as a voluntary commentator. With a smile, she led guests
to me, handed over truth clarification materials and lotus flowers to each
guest, and told them about my experience. A young lady earnestly read the truth
clarification materials immediately. She didn't even take the time to accept
the lotus flower from us. After she read the material, she asked the principal
many questions. While explaining, the principal did some Falun Gong exercise
movements. I was very happy to see that so many people were learning about Dafa
and hearing the truth. I wanted to say from the bottom of my heart, "Thank
you, Master!" Doing What Dafa Disciples Should Do, Master has Given Me Boundless Wisdom In order to clarify the truth more efficiently via the Internet, we bought a
very good computer. Playing computer games used to be a great attachment of
mine, and my parents were worried about me and often reminded me of eliminating
this interference. By studying the Fa, I gradually realized that my addiction to
computer games was caused by the old forces taking advantage of my attachments
to persecute me. I should do what Dafa disciples should do. The time of Fa-rectification
is limited and I should set my mind on rectifying the Fa and saving sentient
beings. At first, I only did the tasks recommended by fellow practitioners. Later I
found other Internet tools that complemented each other. In this way, two tools
could run automatically and collaboratively. They can upload the Nine
Commentaries and Dafa truth clarification materials around the clock,
without stopping. I noticed that many people downloaded the Nine Commentaries
and Dafa truth clarification materials every day. I felt very happy because they
had the chance to be saved. At the same time, I was also considering finding
some other ways of clarifying the truth using the Internet. Later, I noticed
that some people who had been poisoned by the evil Party for a long time often
raised many questions when my parents manually sent truth clarification
information and the Nine Commentaries to friends on the Internet. I
thought that the best way to answer their questions was to have them obtain or
listen to the Nine Commentaries, which could liberate them from the lies
imposed on them by the evil Party. In order to let Chinese people know about the Nine Commentaries and
the true facts about Dafa, I often share experiences with fellow practitioners,
which has helped me a lot. I have also tried to use the Internet as a way of
broadcasting automatically, like a radio station, which can broadcast the Nine
Commentaries as well as news from the Sound of Hope radio to friends on
the Internet. By doing this, I can work with my parents in clarifying the truth
and distributing the Nine Commentaries. I can use tools to break through
the Internet blockade and help people quit the CCP organizations, as well as
help them to send their declarations of withdrawal. In order to make it
convenient for other practitioners to clarify the truth using the Internet, I
have compiled my experiences into a teaching manual and shared it with them. The Nine Commentaries are constantly cleaning up the contamination and
poisonous effects that the Communist evil specter has imposed on people all over
the world. People are now awakening. Those who have listened to the Nine
Commentaries have felt that they are more courageous than before. Usually,
more than thirty people log onto the Internet and listen to the broadcast on
weekends. Sometimes two or three people are listening to it at the same time. A
friend on the Internet listened to the broadcast for almost seven hours
continuously. Some listened to it four times in one day and others withdrew from
all organizations of the CCP while listening. An online friend from Dalian City
felt very sad because another friend of his, a practitioner, had been arrested.
He was very excited when he found us on the Internet. He not only quit the Young
Pioneers but said that he wanted to learn Falun Gong as well. I helped him log
onto the Minghui/Clearwisdom and The Epoch Times websites, and he read
through the Nine Commentaries that same night. He also consulted with us
on how to persuade his family members to quit the CCP. Some Chinese on the
Internet regard us as their intimate friends and tell us about their pain and
sorrow under the totalitarianism of the evil CCP. They hope we will pass on more
news to them in a timely manner and they have great expectations for us. Many
Internet users came back to look for us in the chat room after having talked
with us. It is very touching and a great encouragement for us to do even better
in the future. Cultivation is Serious - The Three Things Must be Done Well at the Same Time Clarifying the truth via the Internet is highly efficient, simple and can
reach many people. I often offer technical support to practitioners nearby in
Finland and Norway using long-distance teaching methods. Within a short period
of time, I twice went to Gothenburg. It took me 25 hours to get there by bus and
I needed only a couple of bus transfers to get there. I had a strong mentality
of taking Dafa work as performing a job, and I neglected Fa study, doing the
exercises and sending forth righteous thoughts. I only regarded clarifying the
truth as the most important thing. I was not enlightened to it, although Master
gave me hints many times. I couldn't even accept my parents' advice. I felt
unwell physically for some time, but even so, I wasn't enlightened. Later my
Internet work was interfered with as well. Only by studying the Fa with a pure
and peaceful heart for a period of time did I realize the seriousness of
cultivation. The more important the task I do, the more closely the evil stares
at me. We must do the three things well at all times. Otherwise, it
would be easy for the evil to exploit our loopholes. I hope fellow practitioners
will learn a lesson from this. It has been my heartfelt experience during my short period of cultivation
that the three things must be done well at the same time and that studying the
Fa is the most important. Only by studying the Fa continually are we clear about
what we are doing now. When we really want to do something well, Master will
give us wisdom. For example, although I used to be only a child addicted to
computer games and had never formally learned how to use a computer, I am now
very good at using it to clarify the truth, something I couldn't have imagined
before. I know it was wisdom endowed to me by our compassionate Master and it is
a manifestation of Dafa's power. I will take advantage of my know-how in
computers to do well my part in Fa-rectification and live up to Master's
compassionate salvation. I also realized that using the Internet radio auto-broadcasting function,
combined with flexible manual approaches to clarify the facts, did not affect
other automatic truth-clarifying programs. On the contrary, it increased the
efficiency of the other programs. From this we can see that these
truth-clarifying tools strive to play their respective roles during the Fa-rectification
period. We really need to make good use of them. I welcome more fellow practitioners to participate in clarifying the truth
through the Internet. Please kindly point out any mistakes I may have made in my sharing. Thank you all!
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