(Minghui.org) Since the start of persecution in July 1999, it has been incumbent upon Dafa practitioners to explain the facts to people who have been misled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The practitioners in my area have formed one body since 2001, be it clarifying the truth alone or cooperating together.
Master said, “But if your righteous thoughts are strong, the evil will be dissolved.” (“Fa Teaching Given in Manhattan” in Teaching the Fa at the Conference X)
Even though there were some waves of arrests in our area, we were not afraid and continued to clarify the facts to people.
Below are some experiences in clarifying the truth in our area. If there is anything inappropriate, please kindly point it out.
Forming One Body
In the initial stage of the persecution, practitioners usually distributed truth-clarification materials alone or with another person. Many people who were misled gave us hostile stares and watched us closely, afraid that we would put the materials in their homes.
Once, two practitioners went out to distribute materials. One of them was afraid, while the other was not and clarified the truth to people compassionately. Many people came to listen to him. With the compassionate practitioner leading the way, the fearful practitioner gradually let go of his attachment to fear.
Despite the persecution, we continued to hold group Fa-study and interacted based on the Fa. We shared our experiences in distributing the materials and formed small groups to complete our tasks.
We gradually formed one body. We often heard news of practitioners being arrested, sentenced, and even persecuted to death. This made some practitioners not dare to step forward, but others would encourage them.
We cooperated as one. We discussed ways to distribute materials to ensure that we did not duplicate efforts or miss any areas. After we finished our area, we went to other villages.
We once went to a village far away. One practitioner finished distributing the materials first and waited for the rest. He waited a long time and thought that the others had left without him, so he went home by himself. When the rest had finished, they could not find him and searched high and low for him. Through this incident, we learned that, as one body, we must not leave anyone behind.
Through studying the Fa, we understand that, whether we produce or distribute materials, we must have a pure heart so that sentient beings will be willing to accept our materials.
Maturing in Clarifying the Truth Face to Face
In 2001, we decided to clarify the truth face to face with people. Practitioners were worried about being reported to police or being cursed at.
Through studying the Fa and interacting, we felt that all sentient beings should understand the persecution and that we should not choose who we explain the facts to. If we let go of our attachments, all obstacles will disappear.
We decided to use the morning market time to reach out to sentient beings. With Master's encouragement, people came to us one after another to listen to the facts.
Master said,
“As Dafa disciples clarify the truthSharp swords shoot forth from their mouthsTearing open the rotten demons’ liesLose no time and save them,Hurry up and tell them” (“Hurry Up and Tell Them” in Hong Yin Volume II)
When this poem was published, we discussed and felt that we must seize the time to clarify the truth face to face.
After we finished talking to people in our area, we decided to go to the city. With a firm thought to save people, we started off by telling shop owners and persuaded 24 people to quit the CCP our first day.
Practitioners would place studying the Fa and clarifying the truth as the priority. Personal matters were secondary. If we placed our own concerns first, the effect of clarifying the truth would not be good.
We also understand that by carrying a pure heart and righteous thoughts, the evil would not dare to touch us.
Handling Swearing and Humiliation
We often came across people who would swear or humiliate us. Whenever we encountered this situation, we would think of Master's words and follow the principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.
Master said,
“Han Xin was an everyday person after all. As cultivators, we should be much better than him. Our goal is to rise above and beyond the level of ordinary people and to strive toward high levels. We will not run into that situation. Yet the humiliation and embarrassment that a cultivator endures among everyday people are not necessarily easier than that.” (Zhuan Falun)
Once, a practitioner was clarifying the truth to an elderly man who was carrying a walking stick. He held up his stick and started hitting the practitioner. Another time, a practitioner clarified the truth to three elderly women. One of them started hitting the practitioner. There were other times where practitioners were slapped in the face.
There are also those who pretend to listen. Once, a young man initially pretended to listen and after that took out his police ID and started swearing.
Another time, a practitioner saw a woman carrying a child at the train station. She went up to clarify the truth to her. The woman started swearing, “Are you sick...” The practitioner smiled and said, “No, I'm not.”
The next day, the practitioner saw the woman again. When the woman saw her, she went up to the practitioner and apologized, “Are you the one who I met yesterday? I was too agitated and hurt you. I'm so sorry.”
The practitioner started clarifying the truth, and the woman later quit the CCP and its affiliated organizations. The woman also bowed three times to express her gratitude.
Clarifying the Truth Is Also a Process of Cultivation
It is not always easy to clarify the truth. If we do not maintain a pure heart, the evil exploits our gaps. When we received Shen Yun DVDs, we were very happy and quickly distributed them.
While distributing the DVDs, one practitioner did not realize that a young man had been following him and had reported him to the police. Officers came and took him to the police station. The 610 Office staff were also stationed there.
The practitioner thought, “Since I'm here, I'll save you.” He told them about karmic retribution from persecuting Dafa and the goodness of Dafa. He was released in less than an hour.
Later, we interacted with others about the situation and found that our attachment to zealotry resulted in that tribulation. We also enlightened that clarifying the truth is also a process of eliminating our attachments.
Giving Public Security Personnel a Chance to Listen to the Facts
A mother and daughter who were practitioners opened a snack shop in 2008. The shop was near the police department. Many people came to their shop for meals. Both treated their shop as a way to clarify the truth. One would send forth righteous thoughts while the other talked to people.
Initially, they were afraid to clarify the truth to a plainclothes policeman. They would wonder if the person would report them. Then, they took a step back and remembered that they are cultivators and that Master is looking after them.
Police officers visited their shop often, and many of them were willing to quit the CCP. Some advised the two to pay attention to safety while clarifying the truth.
Time Is Tight in Saving People
One elderly practitioner saw that other practitioners went to the morning market to clarify the truth and was feeling anxious. He wanted to go with them but was afraid that his lack of mobility would delay them. He decided to visit an unfamiliar market by himself. “If others can persuade 17 people to quit the CCP,” he thought to himself, “I can do it, too.”
When he returned home, he did a count and found that he did persuade 17 people to quit the CCP. He enlightened that Master was encouraging him. Since then, he has gone to the market regardless of the weather.
Another practitioner had to care for her sick husband and did not have time to clarify the truth. To compensate for that, she slept only three hours every day and went out at 4:00 in the morning to clarify the truth. Then she went home to care for her husband the rest of the day.
A practitioner who works in a hospital used treatment time to clarify the truth to patients. The practitioner walked to and from work to meet people on the road to explain the facts.
Some practitioners who are business owners used various methods to clarify the truth to deliverymen and their managers.
Sentient Beings Experience the Wondrous Effects of Dafa
Every practitioner’s wish is to bring the goodness of Dafa to people.
A practitioner met a woman at a train station who asked for directions to the hospital for her eye and leg pain. The practitioner told her to sincerely recite, “Falun Dafa is good.”
The woman did as she was told. En route to the hospital, she suddenly shouted, “My leg doesn't hurt anymore! My eye is better! Falun Gong is so amazing. My ailments disappeared by reciting 'Falun Dafa is good.' I'm going back to tell everyone, 'Falun Dafa is good.'”
Conclusion
Regardless of the weather, we go out to distribute the materials even if we might slip or fall due to the rain or snow.
As time is tight in saving people, we started another project–making phone calls. Practitioners bought some cell phones to make calls while on the go, as they went about their usual activities of distributing of materials and clarifying the truth face to face.
Every practitioner is able to do the above when they believe in Master and the Fa. In the limited time left, we will be more diligent in fulfilling our historic mission, cooperate well, and not let Master down.
