Persevering in Offering People Salvation

(Minghui.org) I began Falun Dafa practice in 1998 and have been cultivating under Master’s compassionate care for 25 years. I would like to share two recent cultivation experiences.

Perseverance in Offering Salvation to Sentient Beings

My niece, Yun (pseudonym), is a middle school chemistry teacher in another city, so we don’t see each other regularly. I saw her a few years ago, so I clarified the facts about Dafa to her and encouraged her to quit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations.

She responded, “I just believe in science. It wasn’t easy for me to become a Party member. How can I quit?!”

I looked inward and thought that I didn’t clarify the facts well enough to her with compassion. I also realized that I thought that Yun and I were close because she’d lived with me when she was a senior in high school, so she should have “listened to me.”

I made up my mind to remove my human sentiments and save her the next time. When I saw Yun again at her parent’s house some time later, I started a conversation with her by complimenting her little daughter and talking about trivial things before encouraging her to withdraw from the CCP.

She responded jokingly, “Auntie, I still have to count on it to make a living!” So, again, she did not quit.

I had a chance to see her this year at a dinner with more than a dozen family members.

I prepared Master’s new articles, “How Humankind Came To Be” and “Why Save Sentient Beings” along with a Dafa truth-clarification pamphlet for everyone.

Yun told me, “I don’t want them. I don’t dare take them home.” Her response disappointed me, so I was unsure how else I could persuade her to quit the CCP.

Another niece, who is also a teacher, came over to talk to me. I had given her truth-clarification CDs and pamphlets in the past. When I told her to withdraw from the CCP, she immediately replied, “Yes, help me quit.”

This niece’s parents are farmers, but she found a teaching job in a good county middle school after graduating from college. And she didn’t make any “back door” arrangement to secure it.

Many people thought that it was incredible that she’d gotten a good job so easily, considering she had no family background to help her. I knew that she had been blessed because she knew the truth about Dafa.

After the dinner party, when I was about to leave, several relatives came over to see me, and Yun stood right next to me. I thought this was Master giving me another chance to save her.

I knew that she was afraid, so I whispered to her, “I’m advising you to quit the CCP to keep you safe, not to bring the Party down. The Party is an atheist organization.

“Withdrawing from the CCP so that Gods and Buddhas can protect you. It’s better to be safe and sound. Look, there are so many natural and man-made disasters nowadays: floods, earthquakes, and plagues.

“There are no special drugs for pandemics, so everyone is in danger. The only way to stay safe is to quit that atheistic organization and erase its mark!”

Yun finally responded, “OK then. Withdraw from the CCP for me.” I replied, “That’s great! I am relieved because you are now protected by Gods and Buddhas.”

I gave her an amulet and told her to recite “Falun Dafa is good, Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance is good,” so she would be blessed. I was glad that she finally made a good choice for her own salvation.

Suffering Loss Knowingly to Remove Attachment to Self-Interest

A few days ago, I saw a woman selling peppercorns on the side of the road. She had a bunch of red, fresh ones on display, so I decided to buy about two pounds from her.

The woman told me that she would pick better ones from her pocket. As she talked, she grabbed some from a big pocket, weighed them, and put them into a plastic bag.

After I got home and poured them out to dry, I found that only half of them were good, while the rest had already turned black and moldy. There were also old rubber rings and dirt in the bag.

Angry at being tricked, I put everything back into the plastic bag and intended to go look for the seller. Then I remembered that I was a Falun Dafa practitioner.

If I found her, wouldn’t I argue with an ordinary person about ordinary matters, putting myself on her level and reflecting negatively on my cultivation?

Master taught us to consider others when encountering problems because we are cultivating our Main Soul.

Master said:

“No matter how much loss he suffers, he will still be smiling and in good spirits without any concern.” (Lecture Nine, Zhuan Falun)

I felt calm after reciting the Fa, so I poured out the peppercorns, dried the good ones, and threw away the bad ones. We should cultivate with awareness, knowingly lose, and gain gong with a clear mind.

Thank you, Master!