(Minghui.org) Falun Gong practitioners in our area have been using auto dialing technology to inform the public of the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong and to urge them to sever ties with the CCP.
As one of three local technology experts, I help fellow practitioners install the software and troubleshoot problems. I have found that helping others is also an opportunity and a process of cultivation.
Making Breakthroughs with Auto Dialing
With auto dialing technology, we install a particular application on our cell phones to turn the device into an auto dialer. This way we do not have to talk ourselves, as the cell phone will automatically dial phone numbers and play a pre-recorded message telling the listener why and how to quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations.
In the past I could barely get anyone to renounce the CCP, but now with this new technology, an average of 2-3 people quit the Party every day after they receive the calls.
Helping Other Practitioners with the Technology
It is a challenge to maintain practitioners' phones and update the messages in a timely fashion. We only had two practitioners in our area to perform these tasks for our whole group. They were overwhelmed and exhausted, and as a result they didn't have any spare time to do all of the three things as required by Master. Help was desperately needed.
A fellow practitioner suggested that I help out by learning the system because I have computer skills. I hesitated at first, concerned that I was not capable of learning something so complicated.
A few days later I suddenly thought of Master's Fa in Zhuan Falun: “To truly practice cultivation, you must cultivate your mind. This is called xinxing cultivation.” I realized that anything is possible if we learn it diligently.
I also enlightened that this fellow practitioner's suggestion did not come about by accident. I felt that it must be Master who wanted me to carry out this task.
After learning the necessary skills in cell phone operation and repairs, I took the initiative to assume several tasks. I began by installing and updating the voice call system software for practitioners. I then patiently taught them how to operate the cell phones until they became proficient. I have also repaired and maintained their cell phones as needed.
Many older practitioners in our area did not even know how to use a regular cell phone. I taught them how to operate their cell phones and how to play the truth-clarification messages when someone answered the phone. I never lost patience with them. For example, one elderly man had trouble getting the hang of the technology, so for several months I spent a half-day every week to help him learn and retain the information.
Removing Attachments of Showing Off and Being Elated
I was proud of myself when practitioners praised me for my patience in teaching them the proper use of cell phones. Then I immediately remembered Master's teachings in Zhuan Falun and found my attachments of showing off and feeling elated, and I was ashamed. I realized that although it seemed like it was me maintaining practitioners' cell phones, this was actually done by Master.
Master said:
“Because of practicing cultivation among everyday people, a lot of our practitioners cannot release many of their attachments. Many attachments have already become second nature, and these people themselves cannot detect them. This mentality of showing off can manifest in any situation; it can also surface when doing a good deed. “ (Lecture 6, Zhuan Falun)
“In other matters and in the course of cultivation practice, one should be sure to not develop the attachment of zealotry—this mentality can be very easily taken advantage of by demons.” (Lecture 8, Zhuan Falun )
Tempering My Xinxing While Dealing with a “Difficult Customer”
A certain practitioner kept having problems with his cell phone. He actually knew how to use the auto dialer technology, but somehow he wasn't able to do a good job of getting people to quit the CCP.
He'd complain to me that a certain version of the pre-recorded message wasn't good enough, or the phone numbers given to him were hard-to-reach people. He also had issues with the voice volume and the batteries on the phones.
He tried a total of seven cell phones, constantly asking me to install different versions of the auto dialer application or the pre-recorded messages. The funny thing was that everything worked just fine when I tried his phone.
I became annoyed but soon remembered to look within. Master taught us in Zhuan Falun:
“Whenever there is interference of one kind or another in qigong practice, you should look for reasons within yourself and determine what you still have not let go.”
I realized that it was a test of my patience and an opportunity to get rid of my quick temper.
As I calmed down, I was also able to see where he got stuck. I noticed that he had a strong attachment to achieving quick results. No wonder he became frustrated when he failed to get people to quit the CCP in one phone call. That was why he kept asking me to adjust the settings.
He acknowledged his attachments after I shared my observations with him. He never had problems with his cell phones after that.
Category: Improving Oneself
