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Clarifying the Facts to the World's People with a Responsible Attitude
When I was talking to someone about Falun Dafa in 2006, he said, “You said that Falun Dafa is wonderful because it teaches people to be good, then why don't some practitioners dare to talk face-to-face with people, and instead just leave leaflets and DVDs everywhere? Some people have no idea what these things are about, so they just throw them away or give them to the police.”
Another person told me that in 2010, he twice found truth clarification materials on his front doorstep. Each time there was a note pasted on his door cursing him using nasty words. The notes were signed “Falun Dafa.” He was very angry when talking about the incident. I told him that someone was probably trying to ruin Falun Dafa's name, and that this was a despicable method used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as the principles of Falun Dafa require its practitioners' not to fight back when attacked or talk back when insulted. This person eventually understood the situation.
A few days later, another person told me that she had experienced the same thing. I realized that this was a serious problem, and shared the information with other practitioners and sent righteous thoughts more frequently to eliminate the old force interference. I also told other practitioners how I had clarified the facts face-to-face with people over the many years. Teacher said:
“Throughout the entire course of my lectures on the Fa and cultivation practice, I have been responsible to society and practitioners. The results we have received have been good, and their impact upon the entire society has also been quite good.” (Zhuan Falun)
We need to be responsible for others when we tell them about Falun Dafa. When we talk to people, we should talk to address their misunderstandings and the conversations should be based on how well the person can accept what we say. This way we can really save people.
After the persecution of Falun Dafa started on July 20, 1999, local practitioners and I began to inform people about the practice and the persecution. We also put truth clarification leaflets and DVDs on people's doorsteps or leave them in their courtyards. It did not feel right when I thought about it later, “Maybe people will think that the fliers are just litter and will sweep them up. Maybe they don't own a DVD player. If people didn't watch or read the materials I gave them, wouldn't I have wasted my time and resources?”
If each practitioner would explain about the goodness of Falun Dafa to 10 friends, relatives or acquaintances, then one billion people in China would understand the true nature of the practice. This way Falun Dafa would be spread to people by word of mouth, openly and nobly. A practitioner and I decided to go out and clarify the facts. We also sent letters to people. In the process, we witnessed something truly amazing. I realized that when we clarify the facts, we are merely the tool moving our mouths and legs, and everything else is done by Teacher.
Stopping the old forces with righteous thoughts
When a local practitioner was arrested in 2001, several officers from the domestic security division broke into my house and confiscated a Falun Dafa book. However, they didn't find any other Dafa material and didn't arrest me. Over the next few days, I went to the domestic security division every day to talk to the officers there about the persecution. The local practitioner was initially sentenced to two years. After I heard that, I sent righteous thoughts every hour and asked Teacher to help. Later, I learned that the sentence had been reduced to one year. I knew that it was Teacher who was protecting the practitioner. From then on, I took sending righteous thoughts very seriously.
One day in 2002, officers from the domestic security division found the truth clarification materials we had distributed in the community, and arrested a practitioner and me. When the officers tried to take my fingerprints, I recited Teacher's words:
“Why should you, a Dafa disciple, fear the evil ones when enduring persecution? The crux of the matter is that you have attachments. If not, do not endure passively, and face the evil people with righteous thoughts at all times. No matter what the situation, do not cooperate with the evil’s demands, orders, or what it instigates. If everyone does this the environment won’t be this way.” (“Dafa Disciples’ Righteous Thoughts are Powerful” in Essentials for Further Advancement II)
I kept sending righteous thoughts and thinking, “Teacher is protecting me and you cannot have my fingerprints.” As a result, the two officers trying to take my fingerprints still couldn't get them imprinted on the paper, and stopped trying when they became tired and exhausted. They repeatedly looked at my hands and said, “What are your hands made of?” They then tried to get me to write a guarantee statement to renounce my belief, but I refused. They couldn't do anything about it, and had no choice but to release me. The next day the other practitioner was also released.
I now send righteous thoughts wherever I am to eliminate the old forces that prevent people from learning the facts about Falun Dafa, and clean out the bad thoughts in people's minds. I want them to know that Falun Dafa is good and Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.
Having a strong belief in the Fa
Whenever we encounter tribulations, especially when we are feeling ill, we need to be firm about not seeking help from everyday people. If we follow our human notions and adapt alternative ways to face our tribulations, it is because we don't understand the Fa or we don't have faith in the Fa and Teacher. We may then encounter ordinary people's problems because of the old forces exploiting our gaps. Cultivation is serious. When I suffer from illness, I fight to keep one thought in mind, “Teacher has already suffered a lot for me. I must endure the karma that is mine to endure. Teacher is pushing karma out of me and I can't push any of it back inside. However, I will not allow the old forces in other dimensions to force things upon me.” I passed the tests of serious illness karma twice using righteous thought.
