(Clearwisdom.net) I began to practice Dafa in 1994. As a Dafa disciple during the Fa-rectification period, I put my whole heart into doing the three things. Every day I study the Fa at every opportunity, at least two lectures of Zhuan Falun and then Teacher's new articles. Fa study is the fundamental basis for sending forth righteous thoughts and clarifying the truth about Falun Dafa. I send righteous thoughts in any public place to eliminate demons in other dimensions, and I send righteous thoughts hourly at home.
As to clarifying the truth, it would be very difficult without compassion and a pure heart. Some people do not understand you, some take jabs at you, some openly smear you, while others threaten to report you to the police. In the Dharma-ending period in the human world, it is very hard for Dafa practitioners.
I still remember when I clarified the truth to a lady who was very nervous and walked away. After a while, she came back and ventured, "Are you......?" I knew what she meant and answered straightforwardly, "Yes, I am a Dafa disciple!" Then she told me that she was a homeless practitioner from Heilongjiang Province. I was a little disappointed. Why were her thoughts not even as strong as an ordinary person's? I clarified the truth to her, but she was so scared. I told her, "Take it easy. The practice environment is pretty good here." After we said good bye to each other, I discovered that I was being followed by a plainclothes policeman. The situation was pretty dangerous for awhile but I finally lost him.
Two days later, I was noticed by a plainclothes policeman again as I waited for a bus He shouted at me, "Do you know who I am? The man that will take you away!"
I responded, "I do not care who you are, but what I am doing is for your benefit!"
He said, "If you dare to say more, I will arrest you immediately." The bus he was waiting for arrived and he left.
My heart beat faster; it was another danger. When I calmed down, I realized that it was because of my attachment to showing off. Teacher said in "Teaching the Fa at the 2002 Fa Conference in Boston," "The old forces don't dare to oppose our clarifying the truth or saving sentient beings. What's key is to not let them take advantage of the gaps in your state of mind when you do things." From then on, I checked myself to see if I met the requirements of Dafa, since cultivation is so serious.
Our compassionate hearts can move the celestial beings and win the respect of ordinary people.
One day, after studying the Fa, it was time for me to go out and explain the facts to people. It was raining, but after hesitating for a short while, I was determined to go out anyway. I found many people at a supermarket. After hearing the truth, one person bowed to me with hands in "Heshi." It was the greatest reward for me because a sentient being was saved.
Another time, also in a market, I was clarifying the facts about Falun Gong to a young couple. I asked them, "Are you CCP [Chinese Communist Party] members?"
The young man said, "I was. I joined the CCP when I was in the army. She was a member of the Young Pioneers."
I said, " Heaven will soon eliminate the Chinese Communist Party and quitting the Party will ensure your own safety."
I didn't see any comprehension in their faces, so I continued, "I am a Falun Gong practitioner. I would not lie to you. I am just telling you this for your own good!" Surprisingly, the man clicked his heels together, saluted me, and said, "Thank you!"
I will never forget this scene, which reminds me of the importance of saving sentient beings. People all have a knowing side. They do know what we are doing.
In a raid of Dafa practitioners in our city, I was arrested. I calmed down to find my cultivation loophole, which had been taken advantage of by old forces. The police were very eager to convict and sentence me, but my heart was very tranquil. I know all of the divine beings were looking at me, and the evil forces also tried to lay their murderous hands on me. When I was force-fed in the hospital, the guard left the scene since he could not stand to see me suffer. Family members of some inmates came to encourage me. It was a very precious opportunity to save them. I told them the truth of Falun Gong and persuaded them to quit the CCP and/or affiliated organizations. Consequently, dozens of people agreed to quit the CCP. They lined up and watched as I left the hospital.
In the deep of the night, I miss Master very much. I say to Him in my heart, "Teacher, do not worry about me, I do not feel any suffering." In the detention center, I routinely sent forth righteous thoughts, did the exercises, memorized the "Fa," and explained the facts to other inmates.
On an afternoon two weeks later, a flock of birds flew into our ward through a hole. I sensed I would be free. As I expected, with Teacher's care, I got out that same night.
But there was still a shadow in my heart: I worried that something like this would happen again. Since I did not improve my cultivation at this point, I was interfered with again and again.
I go out to clarify the truth every day, but one day a bad thought popped up: "Today my cultivation state is not good, I'd better stay home, otherwise I might be caught." Suddenly, my godly side prevailed over my human side, "Is this a righteous thought of a Dafa practitioner? How can divine beings compromise with the evil? I come for sentient beings, I am their hope and cannot let them down!" When the righteous thought emerged, my lower abdomen felt warm due to the fast rotation of Falun. My efforts to explain the truth that day proved to go very smoothly.
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