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1. Foreword

I started studying the Fa in October 2004. I was 79 years old, and sickly and weak. I suffered from high blood pressure, heart disease and many other health problems. I had been on medication for years, and at the time it was inconceivable to me to believe that I could cultivate.

One day I opened Zhuan Falun in order to memorize “Lunyu” and read:

“'The Buddha Fa' enables humankind to understand the immeasurable and boundless world. Throughout the ages, only 'the Buddha Fa' has been able to perfectly provide a clear exposition of humanity, every dimension of material existence, life, and the entire universe.”

I suddenly understood that Zhuan Falun is a precious book given to us by Master, which shows sentient beings the path to enlightenment. I had obtained it easily, but the thought of casually relinquishing something so precious was unacceptable. Thus I started seriously cultivating with steadfast determination.

In the beginning, I managed to join other practitioners in the activities of Fa study, doing the exercises and sending forth righteous thoughts. However in regards to truth clarification and encouraging people to quit the CCP organizations, I lacked confidence and experience and did not take it seriously at all. I only realized my mistake when Taiwan started opening its doors to mainland Chinese tourists. I suddenly understood that Master had arranged for this to allow mainland Chinese the chance to obtain salvation, and decided to join the Taipei Shilin night market truth clarification group.

2. The Greater the Tribulation, the More Vigorously We Advance

It is not convenient for an elderly person to conduct truth clarification activities at the night market, and my family also objected to my participating. However all practitioners have a duty to save sentient beings, so I determinedly went ahead.

It is not easy to clarify the truth and persuade these mainland tourists to quit the CCP. Many harbor a hidden fear which makes them unwilling to even talk to us, while some reject us totally. I remember observing a fellow practitioner clarifying the truth to a group of mainland tourists, when one tourist suddenly started making violent shoving motions with his hands, shouting loudly at the same time. Faced with this evil scene, I immediately sent forth righteous thoughts and this group quickly calmed down in a short while. From this incident, I discovered the strength of sending forth righteous thoughts.

One night, I was knocked down at a traffic junction by a middle-age couple with three small children, and was unable to get up on my own. After a significant amount of effort, the couple managed to help me up. I immediately thanked compassionate Master for helping me to safely overcome this tribulation. I also comforted the three frightened children, “I am fine, do not be afraid!” After thanking the couple for helping me up, I hurried to the night market to continue with my truth clarification activities.

After a while I felt pain emanating from my right elbow and leg. Closer inspection revealed that my right elbow and kneecaps were bleeding from the injuries sustained during my accident. But these increasing tribulations only served to reinforce my belief in Master and the Fa, and spurred me on to continue persuading people to quit the CCP. I reaffirmed my determination to save sentient beings while eliminating all evil interference.

I have braved the rain quite a few times to go to the night market, and Master arranged for me to meet a number of mainland tourists, who approached me to quit the CCP while taking shelter from the rain.

Around 9:30 p.m. one night, I was preparing to go home when I noticed some tour buses still parked at the side of the road. I wondered if more people were coming and stationed myself outside the market's main entrance. Much later, a young man approached me and I greeted him before proceeding to persuade him to quit the CCP. He agreed without hesitation and left quickly. With this I felt reassured enough to return home.

3. With the Heart to Save Sentient Beings, Steadfast Righteous Thoughts can Produce Miracles

In the beginning of this year, the night market was taken off our list of exercise sites and it is no longer an active truth clarification tourist attraction site. But mainland tourists still visit the night market in droves. I believe that wherever there are mainland tourists is where we need to clarify the truth and persuade people to quit the CCP. I believed in this righteous thought, and continued visiting the night market on my own to clarify the truth.

Recently, a fellow practitioner told me that many mainland tourists were visiting the Shilin Official Residence, and advised me not to go to the night market as truth clarification at the Shilin Official Residence was more important. However, I had no intention of abandoning the Chinese tourists at the night market. Furthermore, with fewer practitioners conducting truth clarification activities there, I felt there was a greater need for me to go there and save these sentient beings. Some practitioners persuaded me, “Try not to be so stubborn, just visit the Official Residence to survey the situation.” Thus I went down to assess the site, but after 2 days of observation I still found nothing special. I started wondering why many practitioners had affirmed the importance of the Official Residence as a site for persuading people to quit the CCP, and why I was unable to see its importance. With this thought, I resolved to continue on at the Official Residence in order to fully understand and choose rationally.

A miracle happened the following afternoon after I had this thought. I was at the Official Residences persuading a group of mainland tourists to quit the CCP and had managed to persuade quite a few, when another group of tourists sitting nearby suddenly rushed over and cried out, “Quit the CCP and ensure your safety!” I hastily greeted them and asked, “Do you know what it means to quit the CCP to ensure your safety?” They all replied, “We know! We want to quit!” I helped each of them come up with a substitute name, and told them to recite frequently, “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” This group of tourists quickly boarded their tour bus after confirming their substitute names. Then I noticed a female tourist from this group, whispering something into the ear of her travel companion standing beside the bus. This lady turned around and glanced at me before running over to tell me, “I also want to quit!” I helped her come up with a substitute name as well, and she replied, “Thank you!” before running back to board the bus. The group waved to me in a gesture of farewell as their bus left, which moved me considerably.

I collected the names of 36 people who quit the CCP organizations that day, and realized why fellow practitioners maintained that this was an important site for truth clarification activities. I understood that Master was encouraging me.

But the night market also had a lot of mainland tourists waiting for us to save. I decided that since this was also in my mind, it meant I also had the responsibility to save them. Therefore I decided to cover both the “Official Residence” and “Night Market”. Perhaps it was due to this thought that one day I encountered a miracle. I was at the Official Residence doing truth clarification when suddenly a lady tourist approached me and exclaimed, “Remember me? We met a few nights ago at the night market! Aren’t you happy we had a chance to meet again?” I replied, “To have this opportunity to meet once again, I am delighted! Today you must quit the CCP in order to ensure your safety and bring good fortune back home. Is that alright?” They happily said, “Of course!” and proceeded to surround me while I suggested substitute names for each of them. Only when the last person in their group was given a substitute name did they board the bus together, waving goodbye enthusiastically. I managed to persuade 35 people to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations that day, and understood that this was Master’s affirmation of my continued efforts to tend to both sites.

4. Righteous Thoughts can Move the Obstinate, Shatter Misconceptions and Save Sentient Beings

In the course of encouraging people to quit the CCP, I have also met rude and offensive people. Master said,

“I have come to save sentient beings, and no matter how bad a being may be, I will give him a chance.” (“20th Anniversary Fa Teaching”)

Dafa practitioners are here to help Master rectify the Fa; thus we still have to save these sentient beings.

One night at the night market, I met a Chinese tourist who immediately asked me, “So how much are you earning from this job?” I silently recited “Righteous thoughts can save the people in this world” (Hong Yin Volume II, The Fa Rectifies the Cosmos) and replied, “Nobody is paying us. We do this because we are concerned about the safety of Chinese people who have been deceived by the CCP's lies. By believing in their lies and spreading it as the truth, you are actually the victim. Those liars have roped you in as an accomplice to commit sins, yet you are still ignorant of this fact. Isn’t it a shame?” He fell silent and I sent forth righteous thoughts to clear the evil factors surrounding him before asking, “How about quitting the CCP? I can give you this substitute name, 'Mo Mo'”. He agreed and began to recite “Falun Dafa is good! Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” This is the righteous thought Master has given me to save these obstinate sentient beings.

Another night at the market, I met an elderly man who tried to convince me to visit mainland China. He told me I needed to see it with my own eyes to see how improved the living conditions had become and so on. I replied, “I am happy to hear that people’s living conditions have improved in mainland China. But there is no solid foundation to this improvement. Marx’s 'Specter of the West' is still present and all Chinese citizens remain oppressed with little freedom. Our traditional Chinese culture and values have been destroyed there, and Chinese society's moral values have crumbled. There are still labor camps and brainwashing facilities throughout China that torture innocent people and harvest their organs for sale. In this situation, how can there be a bright future? Isn’t this dangerous? I would still advise you to quit the CCP!” He thought deeply for a while before nodding his head in reply and said, “Okay!” I told him to recite frequently “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good!” and he agreed. This man also kept thanking me while shaking my hand.

Great and compassionate revered Master! Thank you! Only through your compassionate arrangements have I been able to achieve results in persuading people to quit the CCP, and to save sentiment beings!

5. Conclusion

Master mentioned in ‘Fa Teaching Given in Manhattan’ that,

“The intensity of our clarifying the truth should grow only greater and greater, so you mustn’t let up—you absolutely must not.”

And in ‘Be More Diligent’,

“…that the number of lives to be saved before the final moment arrives has not reached the amount it should; and that there is still a portion of Dafa disciples that hasn’t kept up. That is the key reason why the end of this undertaking still hasn’t been enacted.”

We have a very heavy responsibility to save sentient beings, and I believe we must abide by “Whatever Master wants, that’s what we’ll do.” (“Be More Diligent”)

Let us increase our efforts in truth clarification and saving sentient beings, till the time for Fa-rectification arrives. Kindly correct me if there are any mistakes, thank you!