(Minghui.org) As the Fa-rectification accelerates, Falun Dafa practitioners in our area are proactively doing the three things that Master has asked of his disciples. Some of us clarify the truth about Dafa and help people quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in crowded areas.
It came to my attention that, when we try to persuade people to quit the CCP, we do not always explain the facts thoroughly. Instead, we pay more attention to the number of people who quit.
Not only that, some practitioners are not willing to answer questions. They think the inquiries are interference from the old forces and just delay saving more people. This is the main reason why some people who quit the CCP do not understand the facts about the persecution.
Answering Questions Is Not Interference
A local practitioner asked a woman at a market, “Have you heard about quitting the CCP to be safe?”
“No,” she said, “but someone asked me if I had worn the red scarf [which indicates membership in the Young Pioneers] and gave me an alias to help me quit the Party. I don’t understand why quitting the CCP will keep me safe.” The practitioner told her some basic facts about Falun Dafa and answered some of her questions. The lady said that she finally understood.
Some practitioners ask people if they want to read a Falun Dafa book or if they would like a Dafa amulet. Without waiting for a response, they ask if the person is a Party member and then ask him or her to quit the CCP. They do not wait for a reply and write down a pseudonym without verifying if the person even joined any of the CCP organizations.
In one instance, I told a practitioner that, because the person did not agree to quit, she should not submit the person’s name. The practitioner answered, “Don’t interfere with my saving people.”
Another practitioner had helped a person quit the CCP and then asked if his family members had joined any of the CCP organizations. She told him to give her their names and let them know that she would count them as having quit the Party. I told her that this was inappropriate, but she refused to listen.
Negative Trend
Some people have quit the CCP several times in order to get gifts, such as calendars or amulets with information about Falun Dafa. Although these people quit the CCP, they did not really understand the truth and thus do not have a basic respect for Dafa.
They still think Falun Dafa practitioners are fighting against the CCP. Some even said disrespectful things about Dafa. They threw away the truth clarification materials or used them to start a fire. Instead of saving those people, we harmed them. Master said, “Was what they did a good deed or a bad one?” (Zhuan Falun)
Master said,
“To save a person is to save what’s at the core of a person. And what’s at the core is reflected in his thoughts and spirit, whereas superficial things may not be very important.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the 2015 New York Fa Conference”)
“They were able to take the initiative to quit the Party, which counts as having withdrawn from the wicked CCP, but their reason for doing so is unknown. Was it because they didn’t benefit [from the Party] as they had hoped to? Or perhaps it was some other, human type of motive like being upset about something? Then it doesn’t count, for a person has to state his or her stance, while good and evil play out so dramatically, for the mark to be removed.” (“Fa Teaching at the 2015 West Coast Fa Conference”)
Right Choice Between Good and Evil
Master repeatedly mentioned during recent lectures that we should be thorough when we talk to people about Dafa. If we just go through the motions without talking about Dafa in depth, we are not following Master’s teachings. The process of clarifying the truth is also a serious part of our cultivation. Are we truly cultivating ourselves?
We should tell people that Falun Gong is teaching people to be good, that Falun Dafa is being persecuted by the CCP. We should tell people the basic facts and about the CCP's evil nature. Let people understand the beauty of Dafa and the CCP so they can make the right choice between good and evil and can truly be saved.
We should not just count the number of people who quit the CCP. We need to learn more facts and improve our ability to impart these facts. Even if we only help one person a day understand the truth, then layers of cosmic beings that this person represents can be saved. And every person who truly understands the truth can help spread the truth.
It is not that I am criticizing practitioners--I just think that we should pay closer attention to our methods and the results.
