(Clearwisdom.net) I would like to share my experience and insights on how we established our local information distribution site, and how we operate it.
1. Get rid of the attachment of fear, abolish preconceived notions, do not wait or rely on others.
In the beginning we distributed truth-clarifying materials obtained from other practitioners. We did not give it much advance thought, and would do it whenever materials became available. Suddenly one day we could not get the materials anymore, and even the weekly papers would take a long time to reach us.
After waiting for a while I told myself we could not continue waiting like this, and the idea of getting my own computer and printer flashed through my mind. Right away I put that idea behind me, feeling it would be very risky. Through Fa study, I knew I could not rely on others and wait for the environment to change. I realized that I must put my idea in motion, and not continue relying on and waiting for others, since that meant wasting time every day. I bought the computer and printer, overcame my own fear and determined to get on the Internet.
After getting rid of my attachment to fear, by the second day I had completed all necessary arrangements to get on the Internet. It only took me about 10 minutes, from setting up the computer to getting on the Internet. I used the Internet firewall security software introduced to me by other practitioners, as well as software designed to break through the Internet blockade, and I opened the Minghui website in no time.
In actuality, surfing the Internet and downloading the files was not difficult, the difficult part laid in whether we could overcome ourselves, overcome old perceptions, and completely deny the arrangements of the old forces reflected in our thoughts. Each practitioner must rise above the rigid framework within which they used to think, and act to take pressure off the shoulders of other practitioners.
In fact, I had already known how to get on the Internet, but had not made an effort to do so earlier by myself. Rather, I ended up going to another practitioner's place. This meant that I acknowledged the arrangement by the old forces. It also meant that I had a very selfish mind, leaving the difficult tasks to others, and saving the easy parts, the safest parts, for myself.
Next, let me go over the operation of our information distribution site.
2. Handle the finance issue seriously and leave no gap for the evil old forces to exploit.
After the information distribution site was established, the most critical factor guaranteeing the proper operation of the site was obtaining and handling capital. The way practitioners who are in positions of direct responsibility handle this resource is critical to the overall operation of the site. We must never be vague and careless with the money. Practitioners must set their mind right and act properly, and treat this issue very seriously. Fellow practitioners chipped in all the money for the site. They all did it well, with a heart devoted to validating the Fa. They would regularly send in money saved and give it to the coordinator. We must not get attached to anything, nor try to judge others. So long as we put our heart to saving sentient beings, there should be no hurdles that we cannot overcome. At all times we must be sober-minded about the fact that the money is dedicated to saving sentient beings, and remember that the money we received carried the trust of our fellow practitioners in us.
3. Maintain consistent righteous thoughts, never become complacent, everyone is in charge because we are a team.
When I stated that everyone was in charge, I did not mean that everyone should always try to boss others as a superior and put himself above others. Rather, each of us must be responsible to the Fa, to our fellow practitioners, and to sentient beings, as demonstrated by our actions and thoughts. There are no role models in cultivation, and we all cultivate in our own environment and do our part well. The only difference is that we have different "assignments." Each one is indispensable, and there is no concept that someone is superior to others.
At our site, practitioners would seize every minute to study the Fa send forth righteous thoughts after finishing the tasks. We should use the Fa as our guide and never be stirred by phenomena taking place in the world. At all times, we exchange and share our thoughts and experiences with fellow practitioners, based on the attitude of coordination and accomplishing the tasks well. As in a major battle, practitioners who distribute flyers are like soldiers on the front line, and the practitioners who prepare materials are like the logistics and supply forces. As the saying goes, "Logistics must be in place before the soldiers can be mobilized." We could only quietly work in conjunction with practitioners who distribute the information, in order to produce good results and fully expand the effect of each Dafa particle. The more dedication we put forth in producing the materials, the more fellow practitioners were devoted in distributing them, and the more sentient beings would cherish them.
4. Thinking that the distribution site would be the focal point of persecution by the old forces would be acknowledging the arrangement by the old forces.
Many practitioners were afraid or unwilling to establish information distribution sites. They thought that they would become major targets of persecution once they establish the sites. In fact, such a notion meant that we completely accepted the arrangement of the old forces. The purpose of distributing truth-clarification flyers, explaining the truth face to face, and producing the truth-clarification materials is all aimed at saving sentient beings. Each activity is a different aspect of the same effort. The old forces must dare not be against, nor should they persecute such an effort. The key to success was in how we divided our efforts, and the mental conditions under which the efforts were carried out.
We are Dafa disciples and we follow the path arranged by Teacher. We must send powerful righteous thoughts to purge our human notions because our mission is to save sentient beings. Practitioners who are producing truth-clarification materials must never acknowledge that information distribution sites are major targets of persecution -- they must not even have a single thought of this. All practitioners must not have such a notion and perception. We should all mobilize to establish more information distribution sites, and then there would be no such thing as a central information distribution site. When everybody is doing it, then there would not be any major targets.
The process of establishing the site was also the process of eradicating the evil and denying the old forces. Let us all put down our selfishness, consider the big picture and the overall situation instead of emphasizing our own safety. Let us fully maximize the power of each Dafa particle, and decisively and completely expose and eradicate the evil.