(Minghui.org) I began to practice Falun Dafa in 1998. For many years, I was not part of a Falun Dafa group in terms of studying the Fa, doing the exercises and telling people about the practice and I thought I did quite well on my own.
Gradually, I realized that if I stayed away from the one-body, I would develop attachments, including vanity. If I did not eliminate these attachments, they would be obstacles in my cultivation and limit me in my talking to people about the facts of Falun Dafa.
I joined a Falun Dafa truth-clarification team in 2013. My team members came from different backgrounds and ages.
For the past year, we covered numerous markets that included also the mountainous areas. We coordinated with each other and had to overcome our notions to achieve what we set out to do. Teacher said:
“Now you are to save sentient beings, and that means that coordinating with each other and cooperating come into play. Human attachments will surface as you work together. ” (“Fa Teaching at the 2009 Washington DC International Fa Conference”)
“Please help all of us quit” the CCP
We shared whenever we had misunderstandings and opened up our hearts to share on the Fa to resolve our issues.
Since this spring, practitioner B has been tormented by leg pain, which caused her difficulties. However, she continued to walk the streets to tell people the facts about Dafa and we encouraged her. Then, she realized that she held a notion and thought, “I am a god. I don't have any illness; it's the old forces' interference. I will walk on the path arranged by Teacher and not by any one else.” Since then, her legs were fine.
At one of our destinations, practitioner A said that she wanted to tell the facts to the people that were out in the field harvesting the crop. Despite the noisy agricultural machine the people could hear her explain about Falun Dafa and the reason why they should quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliates. We sent righteous thoughts and distributed Dafa materials. Eight farm workers quit the CCP.
Some time later practitioner B talked to three farm workers about Dafa, but they couldn't hear because of the noise from the agricultural machine. I joined her in her effort and suddenly one middle-aged woman stood up and said: “Thank you! I am a party member. They both joined the Young Pioneers, please help all of us quit them.”
Then, when we were ready to leave, we heard a man's voice, “Hello, please help me with the withdrawal from the Youth League.”
The concept of “cooperating as one-body” was deeply ingrained in my heart.
Talking to People in a Higher Position
I passed by the entrance of a village committee building and saw about 15 people. One looked to be one of the leaders. Practitioner A talked to him while we sent righteous thoughts.
He was in charge of the military department and had fought in a few battles. I joined the conversation and talked about the anti-Japanese war, Sino-Vietnam war, the Tiananmen massacre in 1989, the persecution of Falun Gong since 1999, the organ harvesting from living practitioners for profit and much more. He finally decided to to quit the CCP. As soon as the other people saw that he quit they all quit.
89-Year-Old Man: “Only today did I finally wake up to the truth!”
We saw an elderly man sitting under the tree. He looked friendly, quite intelligent and was very talkative. He said that he was 89 years old and a CCP member. He had been in charge of the production team for 30 years. My fellow practitioners began to send righteous thoughts. I listened to him talk for quite some time before I decided that it was my turn to talk about Falun Dafa.
I said: “In China, there were three dictators: Mao, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin. The CCP operates by deceit, hatred, and struggle. It has persecuted 80 million innocent people to death. Falun Gong promotes Truth-Compassion-Forbearance, has spread to over 100 countries and regions, and yet it is persecuted in China.”
He kept nodding his head. I said: “How about if I use “waking up” as an alias to help you quit the CCP?” He laughed and then said: “I have been suppressing my conscience for so long. Only today did I finally wake up to the truth!”
Not too Old to Use Phone
Practitioners are well aware that people need to hear and understand the facts about Dafa and quit the CCP. Therefore, one in of our project's we use a cell phone to clarify the facts about Dafa to people. It has achieved great effect in our area.
Practitioner A asked that I give it a try. I thought: “I am over 80, and have never used a cell phone.” This was to me like rocket science. When practitioner C said: “A cell phone can reach a lot of people,” it did not sink in.
When we went out one day it rained heavily and we hardly ran into anyone. So, practitioner B made phone calls to help people quit the CCP, which worked really well. Then she passed the phone to me. So I began to make phone calls. I did not articulate very well, but the person on the other side of the phone agreed to quit the Young Pioneer and Youth League. I also helped two more people quit the CCP.
After I came home, when I was reading the Fa, I saw Teacher said in Lunyu:
“...and everyday people will forever crawl within the boundary delimited by their own ignorance … If human beings are able to take a fresh look at themselves as well as the universe and change their rigid mentalities, humankind will make a leap forward.” (“Zhuan Falun”)
As practitioners, we should not be crawling within the boundary delimited by our ignorance. This was a moment of truth and I decided to join the phone calling project, though I still was a little hesitant.
Practitioner D began to share with me, encouraged me and showed me how to go about it step-by-step. When practitioner A and I went out the first time, she helped more than 30 people quit, whereas I helped 5. I became very excited. My zealotry flared up. Suddenly, my phone stopped working. I became a bit upset and did not know what to do.
After I came home, I called practitioner D. She showed me how to deal with some common technical issues. A week later, I could use my phone skillfully. Within half-a-month, I helped 140 people quit. During the process, I have run into all kinds of people. Practitioners reminded me not to be aggressive and to have patience. Thus, I improved my xinxing in the process.
Teacher has stressed: “One’s gong level is as high as one’s xinxing level...” (Zhuan Falun)
