(Clearwisdom.net) Becoming a Dafa practitioner wasn't easy for me, and I feel fortunate to have become one during the Fa-rectification period. I started practicing Falun Dafa later than many fellow practitioners, and didn't experience the most severe persecution. I learned from veteran practitioners that Dafa cultivation demands constant effort, particularly during this period of persecution. As a relatively new practitioner, I feel I must do better in cultivation and in saving people, in order to catch up with the the Fa-rectification process, and fulfill my vows to Dafa.

Eliminating Human Notions at Work

I am a make-up artist at a photo center, and am also responsible for cleaning and logistics work. In the past, whenever I performed cleaning tasks, the other staff wouldn't help me, and even laughed at me. Additionally, I fulfilled all customer service requests. I found it difficult to let go of the idea that I was being treated unfairly, because I was paid more and did more work than others. When it became truly difficult to endure, I started reciting Hong Yin, and if that didn't help, I imagined that I was working alone at the center. I eventually got used to the situation, however my heart still longed for fair treatment and personal gain.

I never complained about the workload at my former job at a hotel. This was not due to the absence of the attachment described above, but because the attachment was deeply hidden. It is not simple to become a true cultivator, as all human attachments must be eliminated. Teacher uses any situation to help us to eliminate our attachments. I was once studying Zhuan Falun when several lines struck me,

“As you know, when a person reaches the Arhat level, in his heart he is not concerned about anything. He does not care at all in his heart for any ordinary human matter, and he will always be smiling and in good spirits. No matter how much loss he suffers, he will still be smiling and in good spirits without any concern. If you can really do this, you have already reached the entry-level Fruit Status of Arhatship.” (Zhuan Falun)

I had read these lines before, but they never moved me so much. Practitioners will reach great fruit status, but how can we reach that level without letting go of our human hearts? From then on, keeping the Fa in mind, I found it less difficult to get over the attachment to personal loss and gain.

Saving People at Work

The photo center work environment provides me with opportunities to meet and advise many people to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations. One day, an elderly couple was sitting on the bench by the center's door, as if they were waiting for someone. I approached them and talked to them about quitting the CCP, and they readily agreed. I then told them that I would give them some Dafa materials, and I went into the center to get them. However, I was distracted by some work right after I went back inside. After a little while, the couple came into the center looking for me – I then realized that I'd forgotten to give them the materials. I apologized immediately and gave them the materials, and they left quite happy. While watching them walk out of the center, I suddenly realized that it was me that they were waiting for – they'd been waiting for me to save them. I was moved by Teacher's merciful arrangement for sentient beings to hear the facts and be saved. Teacher always leads people to me who have predestined relationships with Dafa. For example, I was talking to someone about quitting the CCP while he was waiting for his ride in front of the center, and his ride didn't arrive until I'd finished everything that I needed to say. On another occasion, I was waiting for work assignments, and was able to finish my talk with someone right before I was called away. These events were arranged so well, every time.

I once went to a hotel to do make-up for a bride who was accompanied by her parents, along with a cousin and two coworkers. At first, I was doubtful that I could convince all these people to quit the CCP, but on second thought, I decided that I shouldn't omit anyone who'd come to me. Therefore, I talked to the bride first, and I then seized the opportunity to talk to her mother and coworkers. Her mother then asked me for information for her husband, so I walked with her to his room. I convinced the bride's father to withdraw from the CCP in a few minutes. When I started talking to the bride's cousin in the same room, the bride's mother also joined me in convincing him, and the cousin quit as well. I was pleased that I hadn't followed my human notion of doubting; otherwise, these six people wouldn't have been saved.

Saving people is not like non-practitioners' work, in which people can be satisfied with their accomplishments. If I have the feeling of satisfaction from my achievement in saving people, it sets obstacles for me in saving more sentient beings.

Another time, I was providing services at a bride's home where many people were present. I kept looking for opportunities to talk to people about quitting the CCP. Some women asked me to tweeze their eyebrows during my breaks, so I was able to talk to them, and I convinced four women to withdraw from the CCP. I then convinced the bride's mother when I went to wash my hands. After my work was done, two of the bride's relatives accompanied me home. I didn't have the desire to talk to these two people about quitting the CCP at first, thinking that I'd already “saved” several people that day. However, I immediately realized that this was a human notion, and that there was no reason not to save people. I started talking with them about quitting the CCP, and the two people readily agreed to quit. Again, I was glad that I hadn't listened to my human heart in saving sentient beings.

Saving People in an Unfamiliar Environment

I was offered a training opportunity in another province in 2009. It was my first time being far away from my hometown. I was nervous, and missed my local cultivation environment. A practitioner whom I knew happened to visit me, and introduced me to local practitioners. Thereafter, I joined the local cultivation activities.

At first, I was too shy to talk to people about quitting the CCP, and worried about my unfamiliarity with the local dialect and environment. One day, I tried talking to a schoolgirl about quitting the CCP while I was waiting for my bus. The girl was happy to learn about this, and quit the CCP's organizations to which she belonged. She said “Good-bye, big sister” as she was leaving. This changed my mind, and made me realize that all sentient beings were waiting for the truth.

I started with my fellow trainees. I had the thought of saving them, and Teacher arranged for each of them to have an opportunity to be with me alone. They all quit the CCP and affiliated organizations, and were excited to receive the Shen Yun Performing Arts show DVDs and Dafa materials. Only the instructor was left, so I asked Teacher to reinforce my righteous thoughts, and I got a chance to be with the instructor alone in her office. I had no difficulty in convincing her to withdraw from the CCP, and she quit happily. I was happy too, because everyone learned the truth about Falun Dafa and made the right choice for a good future.

During the train ride back to my hometown, I wanted to talk to the two ladies sitting opposite me, but the staff walked by us frequently and I was hesitant, worrying that they'd report me to the authorities if they heard me talking about quitting the CCP. I asked Teacher to strengthen my righteous thoughts, knowing that the opportunity for saving these women would be wasted if I didn't act quickly. I initiated a chat with them using topics from contemporary social issues, then the staged self-immolation case, and history of the CCP. Another woman sitting across the hallway interrupted our conversation, “Are you talking about Falun Gong?” One woman on the opposite seat quieted her, saying, “Keep your voice down.” I said, “Do you want to hear, too? Come closer.” She also moved to the opposite seat, and I talked to the three women about the facts of Falun Gong and quitting the CCP, without human attachments, in a simple attempt to let them know the truth. I felt that my wisdom was endless, enabling me to understand and respond to their questions quickly and smoothly. They kept nodding their heads upon hearing my answers, and in the end they all quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.

Talking to people about the the facts of Falun Gong and quitting the CCP is actually not difficult, but our human notions entangle us in hesitation and fear. Only through studying the Fa can we break through the notions. If I didn't study the Fa well, then the people whom I tried talking to wouldn't listen to me explain the facts. Only genuine Fa study helps me to eliminate my human notions and nurture my heart of compassion, and only the pure heart of compassion can save sentient beings.

Thank you, Teacher! Thank you, fellow practitioners!