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Treating People with Compassion
By a practitioner in Taiwan
(Clearwisdom.net) We set up a truth-clarification site just across from a
historical site. One of the administrators at the site imposed a lot of
restrictions on us. Recently we handed out information about the persecution of
Falun Gong while on a footpath, which is legally permitted. However, the
administrator admonished us with a lot of dos and don'ts. We clarified the truth
to him a few times but didn't see any change in his attitude towards us. I have
to admit that we did not do well when we first started going there, which had
left him with a bad impression. For example, we would stuff the informational
flyers into people's hands, which often resulted in people throwing the items on
the ground. Also, our standing on the path obstructed the flow of visitors. I
tried to clarify the truth to him and sent forth the righteous thoughts to try
to help him. However, deep in my heart I still had a competitive mentality. I
saw him as a form of interference. That is, I didn't like him. How could I save
him if I had this attitude? Since what we were doing was legal, I tried to reason with him in accordance
with everyday people's laws. However, I questioned whether I was able to remain
unmoved when reasoning with him. Since I saw him as interference, if he did not
listen to me, wouldn't my competitive mentality arise? It seems I could not
reason with him without arguing. One day I thought of something Teacher said in the video of "Teaching
the Fa to Australian Falun Dafa Practitioners." When talking about special
agents Teacher said that as long as our field is righteous, when such people are
in our field, the bad elements behind them will be eliminated. After this, are
they still special agents? No, they are not. Their minds will be full of
righteous thoughts. This made me realize that if even special agents can be
rectified, is there anything that can't be rectified? As long as we are
righteous, the minds of others will also be full of righteous thoughts. Today I have enlightened to some principles of the Fa. When I went to the
tourist site, I reminded myself that every person I met would be one who needed
to be saved. I must be compassionate to each of them, as well as to my fellow
practitioners. Today, a lot of tourists came to the historical site. However,
when fellow practitioners arrived, they began chatting with each other instead
of setting up the site. I reminded myself to keep my heart unmoved and to treat
them compassionately. I asked the practitioners to put up the banners and then
went to a pathway on the other side of the road. As I handed the flyers out, my
heart was full of compassion. The result was really good. Not long afterwards, I
heard that administrator say, "Here you are again, handing out
flyers!" He was on his motorbike and did not stop. He did not even look
back. At the time I was answering a question for a tourist, so I didn't have a
chance to reply to the administrator's comment. Some time later he passed by
again on his motorbike and repeated what he had said before. I quickly answered,
"Hello, how are you? Thank you very much!" After that, he did not show
up any more. Today he reacted differently. He did not try to drive us away, and
he spoke very kindly. I realized more deeply the power of looking inward. Whenever something
happens, it is time for us to look inward. As for the administrator, I had
always thought that he had evil forces behind him and treated our relationship
as "persecutor and victim," not as "practitioner and someone who
needs to be saved." Therefore, even though I thought I had helped him get
rid of the evil factors controlling him and was saving him, his attitude
remained the same. After looking inward, I found that I did not have enough
compassion and still had a competitive mentality. I also could not set my mind
at ease upon seeing fellow practitioners doing things that are not in accordance
with the Fa. When I enlighten to something and I am able to do things well, my
energy field is benevolent and compassionate. Therefore, everything is
harmonious. These are only some of my personal experiences. Please feel free to comment
and correct anything that I did not do well.
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