Let Go of Our Attachments to Save More Lives

(Minghui.org) I started practicing Falun Dafa in 2013. Both my physical and mental health improved greatly. I am grateful to Master for giving me the chance to practice, and no words can express my gratitude. I’d like to share some of my experiences with you.

Looking Inward and Cultivating Myself

In August 2019, my sister-in-law and I went to the countryside to tell people about Falun Dafa. Someone who was deceived by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s propaganda reported us and the local police arrested us. We were taken to the county’s Domestic Security Division and detained for ten days.

While I was detained, the police kept threatening me. I was frightened and did not go out to talk to people about Dafa for a long time afterwards. Before this incident I often rode my motorcycle with my sister-in-law and we clarified the truth to people. My sister-in-law was not afraid and she talked to whoever she met. I sometimes stood to one side and sent righteous thoughts or joined her in talking to people; I wrote down the names of those who wanted to quit the CCP and its organizations while she talked to them. We cooperated very well.

I looked inside for the attachments that blocked me from going out; I found many, including selfishness, fear, dependence, pursuing comfort, self-protection, and a discriminating mentality. I asked Master to help me, “Master, I don’t want any of these attachments.”

I understood that to discard these attachments, I must overcome them and should not be stopped by them. The old forces want to destroy people and use people’s attachments to trap them. I should not fall into their traps. Master taught us the Fa of the universe to save us. I started reading the Fa and sending righteous thoughts frequently to eliminate these attachments.

Master said,

“Dafa disciples are the hope of humankind—the one and only hope. It is our mission to save lives, and a tremendous responsibility. Only by cultivating yourselves well can you do well what Dafa disciples must do.” (“A Congratulatory Letter to the European Fa Conference in Paris”)

“Clarifying the facts and saving sentient beings are what you need to accomplish. There is nothing else for you to accomplish. There is nothing else in this world that you need to accomplish.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the 2015 New York Fa Conference”)

I understood that practitioners’ mission is to save lives. I kept reminding myself of Master’s teaching and decided to be a true cultivator.

I strengthened my righteous thoughts, overcame my fear and encouraged myself with Master’s teaching. I was determined to do the three things diligently. I resumed going to the countryside with my sister-in-law to talk to people about Falun Dafa.

Fulfilling Our Prehistoric Vows to Save More People

I felt proud of myself when I went out and talked to people for the first time after I was released from detention. I sent forth righteous thoughts while riding my motorcycle and recited Master’s teaching,

“Get rid of any attachment you have, and don’t think about anything. Just do everything a Dafa disciple should do, and everything will be covered.” (“Teaching the Fa at the Washington, D.C. International Fa Conference,” Guiding the Voyage)

At one house several people were playing Mahjong. After getting off the motorcycle, my sister-in-law walked directly to the door and said, “I brought some booklets for you to read. The information can bring you blessings and keep you safe. The Wuhan virus is spreading everywhere, and people all wish to stay safe. No matter how high a position you have and how wealthy you are, you can only enjoy theses things if you are safe. Several professors died of the Wuhan virus. They were rich and powerful, but they were helpless facing the virus. Only Dafa can save people.” Most of them accepted the booklets.

While she distributed the booklets, my sister-in-law told them, “Falun Dafa practitioners used their own money to make these. Please pass them to your friends and relatives after you finish reading them so they can also understand about Falun Dafa and be blessed. You will accumulate immense virtue if you do this.” They all agreed.

My sister-in-law then explained the importance of quitting the CCP and its organizations to ensure their safe future. Most of them accepted what she said and agreed to quit the CCP and its organizations. Only one man did not accept her words. We were not moved by him. We gave them the materials explaining about Falun Dafa and the persecution and gave them Falun Dafa keepsakes. We told them that often reciting “Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good” can bring them blessings and help them to go through disasters safely. They all thanked us. Seeing that people were awakening, we thanked Master.

We then rode forward to another house. A man was cooling himself in front of an electric fan. We got off the motorcycle and approached him. He asked why we were visiting. My sister-in-law told him that we wanted to give him a copy of Blessings from Heaven (a Minghui periodical) for him to read. He was happy and offered us chairs to sit. He also wanted to offer us tea; we thanked him and told him that we were not thirsty.

We asked him if he had read these periodicals before, and he said “No.” My sister-in-law said, “If you want to read, I can also give you copy of The Truth (another Minghui periodical). They have different contents.” He said, “I will read them.” We then asked if he had heard about quitting the CCP and its organizations for a safe future. He said that he had not heard about it and that he only joined the Youth League and the Young Pioneers as a child. We explained that millions of Chinese are quitting the CCP and told him that when people quit the CCP, they are blessed and protected when disaster strikes. He would have a bright future. He said happily, “Good! Please help me to quit.” He then told us his name and thanked us. We were very happy that another life was saved.

We kept riding forward. When we passed an old, small, dilapidated house, I noticed an old man washing chopsticks. We stopped the motorcycle. My sister-in-law walked to another house, but I walked back to the small house.

I greeted the old man. Then I saw an old lady also inside the house; he said she was his wife. I chatted with him for a while and learned that he was 80 and had many illnesses. I asked, “Have you heard of Falun Dafa?” He said, “No.” I asked again, “Did you ever join the Young Pioneers?” He told me proudly, “Yes and I was even a team captain in the Young Pioneers. When I was the captain, everyone liked me because I worked hard and could bear hardships.”

I said, “I can tell you are a good person as soon as I saw you. How about I help you quit the Young Pioneers to ensure you a bright future? The CCP promotes atheism. It struggles against heaven, earth, and people. It has offended the divine and committed enormous crimes. Heaven is eliminating the Party, and that is why China has had so many disasters this year. One can only stay safe if hes quit the CCP and its organizations.”

The old man said quickly, “Help me to quit please. I want us to be safe.” His wife then told me, “I did not join any of them. I just want us to be safe.” I told her, “You will be blessed by heaven if you and your husband sincerely say ‘Falun Dafa is good” and “Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good.’ Falun Dafa is Buddha Fa, and believing in Buddha Fa will bring blessings.” She said gratefully, “Thank you, young girl.” I said, “Grandma, don’t thank me. Please thank our Master!”

After saying goodbye to the old couple, I left the small house happily. I got on my motorcycle and rode forward to catch up with my sister-in-law. I thought while riding, “If I didn’t go to the small house, the old couple would have missed the opportunity to be saved. Practitioners should not have a discriminating mentality towards anyone.

Our telling people about Falun Dafa and the persecution that day went smoothly, thanks to Master’s protection. Most of the people we talked to willingly accepted the materials and agreed to quit the CCP and its organizations. I thought, “All sentient beings are waiting for salvation. I must follow Master’s teachings, cultivate myself well, and save more people in order fulfill my mission.”