Cultivate Well and Seize the Moment to Save People While Harmonizing as One Body
(Clearwisdom.net) We have become more and more mature in assisting
Teacher in Fa-rectification and in realizing the process of validating Dafa and
saving sentient beings. The closer to the end, the more important it is to seize
the moment to save people 1. Harmonizing as One Body The practitioners in our area have sufficiently realized the importance of
harmonizing well as one body in Fa-rectification. a) We set up Fa study groups Group Fa study and practicing the exercises is the cultivation
method Teacher gave us. Our Fa study group increased from three people in 2002
to seven people now. Since 2004, the three villages in our area have 23
practitioners in five groups. We have basically been persistent and not wavered
for three years and thus built a foundation for doing the three
things well as a whole. b) Creating a good environment for clarifying the truth There is a local trade fair that takes place in our area every three days,
and many people come and congregate. We have made good use of the opportunities
presented by the trade fair. Fellow Practitioner A uses Practitioner B's family
room in the beauty parlor to repair electronic goods. The back room is used for
storage but also connects to the big market. It has the advantage of linking the
front and back. On every fair day, four of us work separately. For three years,
fellow practitioners in every group can come here to exchange information about
their situations, transmit information, distribute
truth-clarification materials, and discuss issues. If there are
enough practitioners present, we may also find a short time to exchange views,
sometimes send forth righteous thoughts, or study on our own. Many people pass
by. Two of us work together to clarify the truth to people and advise them to
quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. At the
same time, we play truth-clarification DVDs to allow people to see the truth at
any time. This small repair center has become a good place for us to validate
the Fa. c) Establishing a truth-clarification materials production site at home Along with the rapid development of Fa-rectification, the editors of the
Minghui/Clearwisdom website suggested having truth clarification materials
production sites everywhere. We realized that we could not "wait, rely on
others, and ask for" materials. After discussion, and help and guidance
from coordinating practitioners, we established a materials production site at
my home, which not only alleviated the pressure on other sites, but was also
convenient for us. Practitioner B, who is good at technology, undertook the
burden of making the materials. For over a year, we have been uploading,
downloading, printing, making materials, and performing simple maintenance
without incident. We now have a guaranteed source for the necessary materials
for our activities in validating the Fa. d) Gaining access to NTDTV and Minghui Radio broadcasts Along with the establishment of a materials production site in my home, the
installation of a dish to receive broadcasts from New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV)
and Minghui Radio has made it even more convenient to do the three things well.
A group of coordinating practitioners and Practitioner A's technical expertise
are on call at any time for installation and maintenance. Four households in our
group have completed the installation of the required equipment, and very soon
one household in another team will also get the equipment installed. This can
basically guarantee our morning practice together with other practitioners in
China. We can also receive Minghui broadcasts and the colorful television
programs from NTDTV at any time. 2. We Must Cultivate Ourselves Well The progress of Fa-rectification activities proves that the process of
harmonizing as one body is also a very good process of cultivation. For three
years, because we are able to look inwards, fellow practitioners have cooperated
with each other quite well, never having minor disagreements, not to mention
conflicts. When Dafa practitioners' hearts can communicate and harmonize with
each other and there is no gap and no sense of oneself, they coordinate well,
manifesting the function of every particle in every project for saving sentient
beings and form a joint force that makes the harmonized one body manifest
greater effects. In validating the Fa, I pay attention to improving myself at
all times. a) Studying the Fa well is the guarantee Our group studies the Fa together everyday. Besides sending forth righteous
thoughts at the set times and studying the Fa for two hours, we use the
remaining time to exchange views. In addition, I continue studying for another
hour after group study, and study another two hours in the daytime, studying a
total of four to five hours each day. By truly achieving what Teacher required
us to do in "To the Australia Fa Conference," "Don't just go
through the motions when you study the Fa. You should study with a concentrated
mind, and you must really be studying," we are able to cultivate ourselves
well and validate Dafa well. b) Abandon human notions at critical moments I generally thought that my xinxing had been cultivated
quite well, but at a critical moment, I realized it had not. In July 2007,
fellow practitioners and I went to Jinan to rescue practitioners who had been
illegally arrested. On the way back, in the waiting room of the
train station, Teacher used a fellow practitioner's mouth to say, "If
someone has a pen, you should write, 'Extinguish the Chinese Communist Party!
Resign from the Party to save your life!' on the notice board." I looked at
the notice board, but there were no messages like that at all, only two notices.
And then I looked around the waiting room. It was so crowded and the staff
members were walking around. It would be quite obvious if someone wrote
anything. My mind flashed, "Aren't fellow practitioners detained
here?" Fear suddenly replaced the fervor I had in the beginning. I did not
make it! Between the thoughts of a human and those of a god, without divine
thoughts, then it is human thought that prevails. Obviously, to practitioners, one of the biggest human notions is fear, just
as Teacher says ,"Faced with tests, a person's true character is
revealed." (Hong Yin II) Only by keeping
Teacher's words firmly in mind at critical moments and not forgetting that one
is a practitioner determined to assiduously temper oneself, only then we can
truly remove the fear. I deeply understood that we can't ever relax our efforts
to abandon human notions. c) Look inwards on all aspects Teacher repeatedly told us to "look inwards." I earnestly checked
myself and found I still have many human notions. Before setting up the
materials production site, I "waited, relied on others, and asked for"
materials. After it was established, I relied on Practitioner B. When I clarify
the truth effortlessly, the mentality of showing off and the pursuit of comfort
emerge. When my xinxing can't catch up, I feel sleepy during Fa study and
my hand positions falter while sending forth righteous thoughts. When writing
experience sharing articles, I feel I am quite poisoned by the CCP culture and
can't write them well. Along with improvement in my understanding and xinxing,
after deep searching, I realize there are many more such imperfections. In
practice I have come to realize that looking inwards is the master key to
opening all the locks in our heart. Looking inwards enables one to let go of
oneself, harmonize one's body, dissolve conflicts, balance one's mental state,
get rid of all negative thoughts, and take the initiative to look for fellow
practitioners' good sides. Keeping Teacher's words in mind all the time, we are
able to cultivate ourselves well, harmonize as one body, and save sentient
beings well. 3. Seize the Moment to Save People We must not let Teacher worry again. We must be concerned about what Teacher
is concerned about and grasp every opportunity to save people. a) Comprehensively clarify the truth Based on our previous foundation, we have seized every moment ever more
tightly this year. Every market day, practitioners go out separately to clarify
the truth and distribute materials face to face. Out of five groups in our
village, all of the practitioners in three groups distribute materials at night.
Group 1 has four people. One of them, over 60 years old, started to practice
Falun Dafa three years ago. This practitioner has high xinxing and
enlightenment quality and, with sufficient righteous thoughts, no fear. Every
time, he goes out on his own, with over 100 pieces of material, over hill and
dale. He often comes home between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m., his path having covered
more than half of the townships of the entire village. One female practitioner
in Group 2 is over 70 years old. She could not walk far and had difficulty doing
housework before she practiced Dafa. Now she walks more than 10 miles, crossing
mountains and rivers, in one night. When she is tired, she sits down to send
forth righteous thoughts. She thinks, "I am a Dafa practitioner, fearing no
hardship," and she can easily complete her mission every time. She
clarifies the truth to whomever she meets at the market or in the village. Once,
she clarified the truth to an elderly lady from another village. That person
wanted to report her. She peacefully continued explaining the truth that saves
people and made that elderly lady understand the truth. Our fellow practitioners overcome various difficulties while sincerely saving
people, which I feel is very touching. Because I firmly believe in Teacher and
Dafa and regard the effort to "validate Dafa and save sentient beings"
as primary at all times, I use every occasion in my daily life, such as visiting
relatives, shopping, traveling, and dinner parties, to clarify the truth face to
face, give people materials, and urge them to withdraw from the CCP and its
affiliated organizations. In addition, we also make phone calls, write letters
to encourage good behavior, write truth-clarification messages on paper money,
hang banners, use loudspeakers, and find other ways to clarify the truth and
validate Dafa. We have seen positive results from these activities. b) Place the base point correctly in saving people We are firstly clear that "All that Dafa disciples do at present is for
the purpose of clarifying the truth and saving the world's people."
("To the France Fa Conference") One must understand correctly that the
relationship between Dafa practitioners and everyday people is one of saving and
being saved. In the autumn of 2006, when I visited relatives, I met a former
secretary of Political and the Judiciary Committee. At the beginning of our
chat, I was a bit restrained by being in the presence of one of the "old
cadres" of the CCP culture. Later, when I broached the relevant topic, he
also admitted that the CCP would collapse sooner or later. By then I had told
him, as a Dafa practitioner, about social reality and the inevitable truth of
Heaven's extinguishing the CCP. We had a very pleasant conversation and,
although he did not quit the Party due to time constraints, he understood the
truth. This time I enlightened to the fact that, no matter who the person is, as
long as he is the object of our salvation, we should save him in an open and
honorable way. In the process of saving people, it is quite possible to meet people who are
muddle-headed, unwilling to accept the truth, or who even oppose the truth. We
should place our point of view correctly: save him with a sincere heart for his
sake. Only then can we achieve the purpose of saving people. In the summer of
2006, I spoke to one of my old classmates from another village about withdrawing
from the CCP. He did not specifically say he disagreed with quitting, but
tactfully said, "The CCP also gives me my wages!" I explained to him
in more detail and gave him a copy of the Nine Commentaries on the
Communist Party, but he said nothing. I also came across several other
people with similar attitudes, but they did not move me. Instead, those
occasions made me feel that these people are truly worth saving. A year later, I
went to my classmate's home again. This time, he happily withdrew from the
Party, as did his wife, son, and daughter-in-law. This story proves that, as
long as our mindsets are correct, Teacher will help us. c) Change lessons into power The lesson I learned in the waiting room of Jinan Station in July was on my
mind all the time. Through studying "Let Go of Human Attachments and Save
the World's People," "Pass the Deadly Test," "In Fa-Rectification
Your Thoughts Have to be Righteous, Not Human," and others of Teacher's
lectures in regards to abandoning human attachments, I fully realized that fear
has to be abandoned. The lesson cannot just turn into a permanent regret, but
must turned into something that empowers us and helps us go forward. Previously,
I had no concept of "I am a god" in my mind, as I only thought I was a
practitioner, or a practitioner on the path to godhood. Without improved
understanding, there is no improved action. Early last month, on public transport from the county seat to my hometown,
there were three groups of people. My righteous thoughts were very strong all
the way and I explained the truth to them in detail according to the sequence of
their destinations. I spoke about the beauty of Dafa and the corruption of the
CCP. They listened carefully, and each of them quit the CCP. I told an elderly
lady with many diseases about the miracle of Dafa; asked her to often recite,
"Falun Dafa is good" and "Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance
is good;" helped her spouse quit the Party; and told her grandson not to
join the Young Pioneers (a branch of the CCP for young people). Five other
people quit the Communist Youth League and the Young Pioneers. Three businessmen
nearby paid attention the whole time I talked. Most of the people in the vehicle
understood the truth. This joy of "abundant harvest" helped me truly
understand the real connotation of "Cultivation is up to you, gong is up to
the Master." d) Do not forget fellow practitioners from former days While saving sentient beings, I firmly remember Teacher's guidance about not
wanting to miss even one disciple. Therefore, I do not forget fellow
practitioners from former days and people with predestined relationships. In
2007, we sent materials to ten or so people with predestined relationships,
introduced Dafa, and taught the exercises many times. Although they didn't take
the opportunity to truly become cultivators, it built a foundation for them to
practice in the future. We can't give up on former practitioners who have fallen
behind. After frequent conversations with diligent practitioners, a practitioner
who was persecuted many times recently returned to Dafa and expressed
determination to continue practicing. Now our group has been restored to its
former vitality. An old colleague of mine in another village went everywhere to introduce Dafa
before the persecution began on July 20, 1999. After the CCP's suppression, fear
and suspicion made him and his spouse fall behind. From the winter of 2006 to
the autumn of 2007, I repeatedly traveled several dozens of miles to visit him
five times. I explained the truth, analyzed situations, introduced Teacher's new
lectures, and sent him Dafa books, Teacher's lectures on tape and the Nine
Commentaries on the Communist Party, and other truth-clarification
materials. Not only did he quit the Party, his relatives also quit and he
returned to the practice of Dafa. For several years, while validating the Fa and saving sentient beings,
because I steadfastly believe in Teacher and Dafa, I put the three things
Teacher has asked of us foremost in my heart. I also took the initiative to look
inwards at all times. I did what a Dafa practitioner should do in cooperating
with fellow practitioners and harmonizing as one body. However, I am still not
doing enough to save people. I don't spend enough time, and I am not very
efficient. Based on the requirements of Teacher and Dafa, I still have big gaps
compared to more diligent practitioners. In the limited time for assisting
Teacher in Fa-rectification from now on, I must improve more assiduously, be
concerned about what Teacher is concerned about, clarify the truth with fellow
practitioners, and save sentient beings well. We will thereby realize our great
prehistoric wish and not disappoint Teacher's great expectations.
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