Changing Human Thinking to Break Through Internet Blockade

(Minghui.org) Prior to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 20th National Congress (which took place October 16-22, 2022), many Falun Dafa practitioners in China reported experiencing stricter Internet censorship and more difficulty accessing the Minghui.org website. Below are a collection of experiences shared by those who broke through the Internet blockade with righteous thoughts.

Sharing 1 – Internet Blockade Has No Effect When We Have Ample Righteous Thoughts

I experienced similar difficulties when I tried to access Minghui.org, and very often as soon as I got access, it disappeared again. It was very frustrating as I had a number of Fahui sharing articles to submit and there was a deadline to observe.

Master said,

“They have never been able to block the Minghui website!” (Teachings Given on Lantern Festival Day, 2003)

I held a firm thought: “I can submit the sharing articles in time!” At the same time, I asked Master and the Fa-guarding deities to strengthen me. I started to change my human notions and use divine thinking to guide myself. I sent forth righteous thoughts to strengthen the Freegate software and let it function in the divine dimension. The evil are beings in low dimensions, and they cannot obstruct the path of gods, and certainly cannot reach gods’ dimensions.

I followed fellow practitioners’ advice by first turning off the device I was using to access Minghui.org, then switching it on again. Indeed, I logged on to the website with no problem and successfully submitted the Fahui sharing articles.

What’s even more amazing was that there were no interface channels shown in Freegate. In the past, there were always six or seven of them and I could log on to Minghui.org only after those channels were connected. This time, the page only showed a bit of traffic waves, and I was able to upload the articles with no hiccups.

I also noticed on a few occasions when I had trouble logging on to the server, as it showed a weak connection, I had no problem downloading Minghui Weekly, even when a pop-up window said: “Freegate is being blocked, please wait...” I was still able to download the materials I needed! The Internet blockade had no effect in the face of ample righteous thoughts of Dafa disciples.

I understand that we should not be bound and deceived by the false appearances in the human dimension. We are walking on a divine path and are doing things with divine power. The evil is absolutely nothing.

Master has clearly told us,

“Cultivation depends on one’s own efforts, while the transformation of gong is done by one’s master.” (Lecture One, Zhuan Falun)

As long as we have strong righteous thoughts, Master will decide everything for us. Let us all use our divine thoughts to guide ourselves, and make the evil’s attempts to block the Internet a complete failure.

Sharing 2 – Still Able to Access Minghui.org Without Connection to the Server

When I was submitting Fahui articles to Minghui.org one day, I noticed that although the spotlight in Freegate was still searching around, the connection was very strong and I was able to send the articles very fast.

The miraculous experience of accessing the Minghui website without connecting to the server changed my way of thinking. In the past, when I tried to connect to the server, I always paid much attention to the number of servers Freegate connected to, whether the connections were strong or not. I have now gained some new understanding about Master’s words:

“They have never been able to block the Minghui website!” (Teachings Given on Lantern Festival Day, 2003)

If I focus on how many servers have been connected, if there are any connections, and if the connections are strong enough, it means I have reservations about what Master said and I am judging if I could log onto the Minghui website by what I see on the surface level instead of having 100% faith in Master and the Fa.

Since Master has already told us “They have never been able to block the Minghui website!”, I should have full confidence when I access Minghui.org and not be moved by any false appearances. Each time I double-click on Freegate, I should be confident that I can log on to the Minghui website instead of focusing on what is happening on the screen.

In the evening, when I sent through some name lists of people who had quit the CCP, I did not hold the thoughts I usually had in the past, such as, “There are many people online at this time of the day, I’d better do it some other time, etc.” Holding full faith in Master and Dafa, everything went smoothly and fast, much faster than before.

During the entire process, I never checked if the connections were strong, nor did I rush things through as I did in the past. I just kept a calm mind and did what I needed to do. I had only thought: Master said they’ve never been able to block the Minghui website, so I should be able to log onto Minghui.org, and this was exactly what happened!

Sharing 3 – With Strong Righteous Thoughts, We Should be Able to Log on to Minghui.org

It has become somewhat difficult to log on to the Minghui website since September of this year. After reading sharing articles in relation to Master’s words “They have never been able to block the Minghui website!”, I tried to follow fellow practitioners’ suggestions one by one, but still with little success.

I said to my computer, “You are the Fa tool of a Dafa cultivator, and you should try to make a good showing!” It didn’t make much difference. I then decided to look within and found I had so many shortcomings. There have been many things that I did not do well, and I must catch up. Still, I had trouble logging onto the Minghui website.

Time went by fast and I felt rather exhausted, so I decided to take a break. Just then, Master’s words came to my mind.

Master said,

“Shakyamuni said that one should chant the scripture with a righteous mind and undivided attention in order to produce reverberations in the paradise of his cultivation practice. Only then can a great enlightened being be invited. And only when one of the great enlightened being’s fashen arrives on the Buddha statue can the goal of consecration be achieved.” (Lecture Five, Zhuan Falun)

I thought to myself: I should study the Fa with a calm mind, with undivided attention.

After reading one chapter I looked at the computer screen. Nothing changed. I thought I must not have been focused enough, and my mind had slipped away now and then while reading the Fa. I moved the mouse a bit. Wow! The screen kept flashing and I logged on to the Minghui website! I started to download what I needed and the speed was super fast and everything went very smoothly. At that moment, I truly felt that Master was right beside me.

I have since been doing the same thing each time I need to access Minghui.org. I’m sharing my experience in the hope that it might be of some help to other fellow practitioners who still have difficulties logging onto the Minghui website.

Of course everyone’s path is different, but as long as we hold full faith in Master and the Fa and have strong confidence in ourselves, we should be able to smoothly log on to the Minghui website.

The above is only my personal understanding. Please kindly point out anything improper in the sharing.

Sharing 4 – The Only Thing That Can Block Us Is Our Human Thinking

I also have experienced some interference recently when trying to log on to the Minghui website. In the past, things went pretty smoothly when I used Freegate. Whenever it took a bit longer than normal, I just changed to a different channel and it was fine.

However, when I tried to use Freegate, I had trouble breaking through the Internet blockade even after trying all kinds of tactics. I felt rather baffled, thinking it could be because the CCP had strengthened its Internet blockade in preparation for its so-called 20th National Congress. I later realized that this thought was based on human thinking, and this is the only thing that could block us.

I have read some sharing articles by fellow practitioners, so I sent forth righteous thoughts when I had trouble breaking through the internet blockade. Sometimes, it helped, while other times the effect was not as good.

Because I cultivate Dafa on my own, I could only study Dafa books posted on the Minghui website and check my own problems with the help of reading fellow practitioners’ sharing articles. However, I also became interested in things happening in everyday people’s society, to the point that I even followed some social media channels like a fan and spent a lot of time watching them. This has affected my Fa study, as I was anxious to watch the videos.

In a video, the host demonstrated Dafa exercise movements. Some practitioners pointed out that it was an act of disrupting the Fa. I had actually watched the video before, but I didn’t realize the issue pointed out by other practitioners. I now see the gap between myself and fellow practitioners in solid cultivation.

Having failed to log on to the Minghui website for a few days, I realized the seriousness of my problem. I thought: I must log onto Minghui.org.

I meant to click on the 797 version of Freegate as usual, but for some reason, I clicked on the 796 version and logged on to the dynamic website with no problem. I realized that Master didn’t want to leave me behind and helped me get to the website. I didn’t look at the news on the front page as I always did in the past, and went straight to Minghui.org.

If I become attached to reading news about everyday people’s society, then the old forces could take advantage of this loophole of mine. Some fellow practitioners have already shared that they have developed abnormal symptoms due to their attachment to reading everyday people’s news. I have also experienced discomfort in my eyes, and dizziness. I realized my loopholes in my cultivation.

I’m determined to let go of my attachments to curiosity about everyday people’s affairs and my attachment to comfort. For example, I seldom get up early to join group exercises. I must make breakthroughs, do away with all interference, and rectify myself in the Fa.

As my understanding is limited to my current level in cultivation. Please kindly point out anything improper in my sharing.