My Cultivation Experience and Suggestions for Promoting Quitting the CCP Outside of China
By a practitioner in Toronto, Canada
(Clearwisdom.net) There are numerous advantages to practicing cultivation
outside of China. For example, there are various truth-clarification
projects one can participate in. However, because of this advantage, some
practitioners do not appreciate the opportunity to clarify the truth to people
they meet on the streets. They think that since they are already involved in so
many different truth-clarification projects, they don't need to do those things. I have distributed fliers and clarified the truth to Chinese people on the
streets before, but I was never persistent. One reason was because I had seen
practitioners who were diligent but would not approach people on the streets.
Therefore, I thought it was unnecessary to do so. My excuse was that many
Chinese people outside of China could read The Epoch Times themselves, so
I did not need to talk to them. Another reason was that I wanted to protect
myself from being embarrassed, and I was afraid of being hurt by other people's
attitudes. As time went by, it became harder to speak to strangers. I thought it
was more difficult promoting quitting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its
affiliated Youth League and Young Pioneers' League than clarifying the truth
about Falun Dafa. Six months ago, I shared with a practitioner in China whom I know well, and I
realized that I was falling behind in the Fa-rectification process. This
practitioner often seizes the opportunity to promote quitting the CCP whenever
she is out and about, and she is able to persuade several people every time she
goes out. This sounded almost inconceivable to me. In my mind, it was very
difficult to encourage people to quit the CCP. There is no guarantee that they
will withdraw even after one spends a lot of time talking to them, so how can
one ask a stranger to quit the Party in just a few words? Later, I read various
experience sharing articles on the Minghui/Clearwisdom website on how
practitioners promote quitting the CCP. I found out that numerous practitioners
in China have been able to persuade strangers to quit with just a few words. I realized that if the Fa-rectification process and the cosmic changes have
reached this stage, and practitioners are able to persuade people to quit the
Party in a few words, then it must not be difficult to do. I recognized that I
was hindered by my own notions, and I was blocked by false illusions, thus I
developed a serious fear of facing difficult challenges. I was especially
concerned that people could not understand sayings such as "Heaven will
eliminate the CCP" or "Erasing the mark of the beast." I thought
those remarks sounded too lofty for most Chinese, who are atheists. The more I
thought about it, the harder it was for me to speak to them. Even when I tried
talking to people, I did not believe that I was saving them or that I was
undertaking a solemn and dignified deed. Instead, I had all kinds of attachments
and doubts, and I was afraid of being rejected and losing face. I even sensed
that people could not understand before I opened my mouth. I felt that this was
a complicated and sensitive topic, which required detailed discussion in order
to explain it clearly. After I dug further, I realized that it was because I was
not firm in my belief in Dafa. Therefore, I asked myself first, Do I really
believe that a big disaster will eliminate those who have the mark of the beast?
If I do, then do I think that saving people is an urgent matter? If I truly
believe it, then losing face means nothing if I can save people's lives.
Furthermore, the Fa-rectification process has already advanced microscopically
to this stage, thus the knowing sides of sentient beings are completely able to
accept this. It was my own human attachments and notions that could not
understand such sayings. Later I heard that several Toronto practitioners have been persuading people
to quit the CCP in a straightforward manner, and the results have been good. An
elderly practitioner often tells people directly that "Heaven will
eliminate the CCP, disaster will arrive soon, and withdrawing from the CCP's
organizations will save your life." A young practitioner first talks about
the CCP's corruption, then encourages people to support quitting the Party.
Thus, many people who dislike the CCP have agreed to quit. The entire withdrawal
process is very smooth. After listening to their sharing, I decided to break
through my own attachments and save predestined people while commuting via
train. Apparently, just handing people the information is not enough. One must
speak to them in order to give them the opportunity to withdraw from the CCP. I remember when I first started to promote quitting the CCP. My notions and
attachment of fear immediately came back. I really wished there were no Chinese
people at the subway station so that I did not have to speak to them. Yet, I
forced myself to approach two Chinese people. When I conversed with them, I was
very nervous and my facial expressions were stiff. I handed them a "Quit
the CCP" flier and asked them to read it. They did not say much, but smiled
and took it. I met about seven to eight people, and talked to them while handing
them the fliers. Although they did not respond, they all had good attitudes and
read the information earnestly. This gave me great encouragement. The attachment of fear appeared again the second day. I found excuses not to
speak to people on my way to the station. When I arrived at the subway terminal,
I promptly handed a flier to a lady standing next to me, told her briefly that
quitting the CCP is for her safety, and then ran away. To my surprise, she ran
after me and asked if I practiced Falun Gong. She was very nice. After we
chatted, I found out that her mother was also a practitioner. I had previously
thought she appeared mean and would reject me. Now I know these were merely
illusions formed by my notions. It was Teacher who arranged it so that I could
gradually break through my attachment of fear and so that I could see the
sentient beings waiting to be saved. Although the initial experience was quite good, I noticed the time I spent
talking to people was very brief, and thus I could not say much. If I did not
relay important information appropriately, then it was difficult to persuade
people to quit the Party. I tried to emulate other practitioners' methods by
initiating the conversation with small talk, then mentioning quitting the CCP,
yet I still felt that there was not enough time. Furthermore, I am not good at
conducting small talk with strangers, so it did not come natural to me. Later I
designed a "Quit the CCP" signature sheet, and briefly listed the
important information, such as the number of people that have quit the Party,
"Heaven will eliminate the CCP," "Quitting the CCP will save your
life," and the "Hidden words stone," (ancient Chinese prophesy)
etc. Then I asked people to sign their names to support quitting the CCP.
Because I sincerely wanted people to read it thoroughly, I made the content
brief and concise. Two days after I printed the signature sheet, I asked two
Chinese people to sign their names, and they both did. I first inquired if they
came from China, then I quickly showed them the signature sheet and urged them
to sign. They both read the information carefully, and I quietly sent forth
righteous thoughts while they read. The first person asked me, "Is this
really happening?" Then I showed him the flier that has the picture of the
"Hidden words stone" and added, "Didn't the ancient Chinese say
that one should rather believe in it than not? Besides, you don't have to spend
any money to quit the Party, and using your pen name does not jeopardize your
safety. Isn't it better to safeguard your life?" Upon hearing this, the
first person promptly signed his name. The second person, without hesitation,
instantly signed his name after reading the material. It was less than three
minutes from the time I initiated the conversation until the time they signed
their names. I became enlightened from this experience to the Fa
principle: "When it looks impossible and is said to be impossible, give it a try
and see if it is possible. If you can actually do it, you will indeed find:
'After passing the shady willow trees, there will be bright flowers and
another village ahead!'" (Lecture Nine, Zhuan Falun) This experience greatly encouraged me. My understanding is that many overseas
Chinese have read The Epoch Times, know about quitting the CCP, and have
seen the Chinese New Year Spectacular show. Although many of them are not
against the withdrawals, they do not take the initiative to quit the Party on The
Epoch Times website. When we ask them to withdraw from the Party, we are
saving those with predestined relationships; it is as if we planted the seeds,
and now the crops need to be harvested. Furthermore, although our media have
adequately publicized quitting the CCP, and our parades promoting the
withdrawals have shocked people's hearts, these methods cannot replace the
direct approach we take in persuading people to quit the Party. I recall when we
promoted the Chinese New Year Spectacular show. Practitioners' sharing concluded
that even though we advertised it through several media channels and gained
momentum, we still had to promote the show personally. By doing so, we
incorporated our cultivation and that was the best opportunity to save those who
were predestined. There are roughly thirty to forty thousand withdrawals per day posted on The
Epoch Times website, which is still far from the targeted number. Even
though we have Quit the CCP Centers at certain locations, the numbers are
limited. If every practitioner seizes the opportunity to meet Chinese people,
then each of us can become a mobile Quit the CCP Center. Such mobile centers
will flourish everywhere, thus providing the Chinese people with the opportunity
to hear and learn about quitting the CCP and giving them a chance to make their
choice. This will also allow those who don't withdraw to feel that the wave of
the withdrawals is near them, and that it is common and popular. Not only will
more people withdraw in this dimension, but people's hearts will also affect
changes in other dimensions, thus bringing greater results. I feel that this is
not any particular group's project, but is every practitioner's project.
Practitioners involved with other projects can do it as long they want to. It
does not require more time, because this can be done wherever one is. As long as
one has the heart to do it, Teacher will arrange the opportunity and bring forth
predestined people. We only need to let go of notions and the attachment of
fear. This is how I look at the attachment I had - being afraid of other
people slandering me. It may look like a coincidence, but we must believe that
most people we meet are predestined people arranged by Teacher, and they are
sentient beings who can be saved. Even if we run into a few who do not
understand us and we feel awful upon hearing their words and seeing their
attitudes, we should use that as an opportunity to elevate our xinxing. I personally think that utilizing a signature sheet has the following
advantages: March 26, 2007
Chinese version available at
http://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2007/3/27/151633.html
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