Dedicating Myself to Media Work, Elevating Through Truth-Clarification

(Minghui.org) Greetings, Master! Greetings, fellow practitioners!

I began practicing Falun Dafa in 2004, introduced to it by my mother. However, because I tended to lose interest quickly, I struggled to persist in my cultivation, and instead became distracted by ordinary life. When my mother later suffered from severe sickness karma, I devoted myself to studying all the Dafa books within a few months with the hope of helping her. Unfortunately, despite my efforts, everything happened too quickly, and my mother ultimately passed away.

I was overwhelmed by the sudden loss, and spent my days in tears. One night my mother appeared to me in a dream. She looked radiant and healthy, wearing a peaceful smile that I’d never seen when she was alive. She told me she was staying in a place in heaven. Worried, I asked if she was okay. She replied, “As long as you’re well, I’ll be fine.” From that moment, I understood that Dafa disciples bear a great responsibility. Through Master’s compassionate guidance, I gradually found the strength to move forward.

Embarking on the Path to Validate the Fa

After my mother passed away, I decided to go to Hong Kong alone to clarify the truth. Fueled by the fresh energy of diligent cultivation, I took on any task available.

At times, I endured hours under the scorching sun; other times, I persevered through torrential rain and strong winds, often becoming soaked to the bone. Once, when a powerful typhoon hit, I thought about taking a day off. Unexpectedly, that very day, people braved the rain to visit the scenic spot, drawn by the Epoch Times newspaper, which they said they couldn’t go a day without reading. Yet they left empty-handed.

We knew this was Master’s reminder. One regular visitor who collected newspapers daily was preparing to leave the country. He specifically asked us to set aside a copy for him every day. Upon his return, the first thing he did was rush over to get his newspaper. This experience highlighted the intensity of people’s longing for the truth.

During that year in Hong Kong, I interacted with tens of thousands of precious mainland Chinese people, and gained a deep understanding of the truth about Falun Dafa and the persecution. This layed a solid foundation for me.

Devoted to Media Work

After experiencing life in Hong Kong, I realized I came here for all sentient beings. My personal happiness and future prospects no longer hold significance.

Master told us:

“Just imagine if all those who are involved didn’t need to go and work at ordinary companies to make ends meet, since your own paper would be providing for them, and they could put all their energy here. If this paper can manage to become a normal workplace in ordinary society, with people getting normal salaries, then wouldn’t you be both doing what Dafa disciples are supposed to do as well as assuring financial security in your life? Wouldn’t that be great?” (“Fa Teaching Given at the Epoch Times Meeting,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume X)

I made the decision to work full-time at the Epoch Times. Looking back, I never imagined that eighteen years would pass in the blink of an eye.

Evil Attempted to Block Me

Resources were minimal in my early years working in other counties and cities, and my income was extremely meager. After years of grueling cultivation filled with hardship, just as everything finally began to improve, I received an unexpected request to support the Taipei headquarters.

My heart was torn—I didn’t want to give up the stability I had finally achieved. However, cultivation requires steady advancement, and when Dafa needs me, I must answer the call without hesitation. So I agreed. Unexpectedly, the night before departing, my bank account was frozen and my cash reserves were depleted, adding further hardship to my already strained finances.

My mind was set—the choice to head north was final. That night, I searched every drawer, collecting every last coin until I had over four hundred Taiwanese dollars, barely enough for the cheapest midnight bus. Broke, I stared out the window at the passing scenery, contemplating the vast, unknown future that lay ahead. I couldn’t help but cry, feeling weak.

But then I remembered my mission, of the hopeful eyes of those depending on me. Determined, I pressed on with renewed courage. The crisis eventually subsided, and I realized it had truly been a test. Had I stopped to focus on my own affairs, everything might have turned out differently.

These vivid experiences made me realize even more profoundly the life-saving power of media revealing the truth—which is precisely why the evil fears it so much and uses every means to obstruct it.

Dafa’s Power Revealed When Righteous Thoughts Surface

Rash Disappears

While clarifying the truth in Hong Kong, I suddenly developed a rash. At first, I felt overjoyed, thinking that Master was looking after me and I was eliminating karma!

After a few days, however, the rash spread across my arms and neck, threatening to reach my face. I immediately grew alarmed... “This can’t continue. If it spreads further, people will think I have a skin disease and won’t dare take my flyers.”

My foundation was saving others, not personal advancement, so I asked Master, “Please help me. If this body purification interferes with saving sentient beings, please halt it.” The next day, the rash began to fade, and within two or three days, it had completely disappeared. That was my first experience of the power of righteous thoughts.

My Father’s Cancer was Resolved

My father called one day and told me that he had been diagnosed with cancer, and was facing multiple, severe complications. My brother and I immediately realized that one of us would need to work to cover medical expenses while the other would have to quit their job to care for him. I was overwhelmed with gloom and despair.

The more I thought about it, the more uneasy I became. So I communicated with my father’s understanding side. “I am a disciple of Master Li Hongzhi, sent to earth to save lives. If past grievances between us led to your illness at this time, hindering my mission, then let us both reject that fate. Let bygones be bygones—you gave me life, and in return you will receive great blessings.”

After that, I treated every day I had to save lives at the Epoch Times as if it were my last. I endured this unknown, heavy pressure. Three months later, my father called. My scalp tingled with dread as I answered, fearing the worst. To my immense relief he said he was fine. It turned out to be a mix-up. The nurse had mistaken the medical records. In reality, he was traveling with fellow villagers to Neihu, Taipei, for a trip. The news felt nothing short of miraculous. I knew in my heart it was Master who had helped me overcome this ordeal.

Dafa’s Power Demonstrated Once Again

One year, my father was hospitalized after a car accident that left all his ribs broken. Doctors said he would have to remain immobile for two to three months. After a few days of caring for him in the hospital, I realized that I couldn’t stay there indefinitely. I need to be out saving people—the hospital wasn’t where I belonged. So I decided to borrow money to send him to a care center, reasoning that money can be earned again, but lives can’t wait.

I received a call ten days later saying that my father, out of sheer boredom, had slipped away and gone home on his own. I was relieved, thinking that if he was able to move, it meant he was recovering. I knew I had made the right choice. Dafa had once again demonstrated its miraculous power, turning the crisis around.

Three months of immobility were reduced to just ten days! We saved on nursing fees, and later, the person responsible for the accident even offered some money as a gesture of sympathy. The amount was exactly the amount I had borrowed to pay for his care center. Another crisis had been navigated, with a scare but no real harm done.

Dafa Reinforced My Righteous Thoughts

I received a call last year from the hospital, informing me that my father had been admitted with burns and needed surgery, requiring a family member’s signature. Delaying the signature could increase the risk of infection.

I was swamped with work that day. At the critical moment, I faced a dilemma. If I didn’t address the issue at work, it would leave a gap in the paper that could affect saving people, yet the surgery also couldn’t be delayed. Unable to manage both, I chose to handle work first, then immediately rushed to the hospital.

With time running out, I hailed down a taxi. Every light turned green, and I barely made it to the high-speed train just as it was about to depart. When I arrived at the next station, I sprinted to the platform to catch a connecting train. One train was about to leave, but I was still a few steps away. I watched helplessly, running desperately, screaming in my mind, “Wait for me!”

Astonishingly, the train began to move backward slowly. The moment my feet touched the platform, it came to a stop. I leaped aboard just as it started moving again. To this day, I cannot fathom how a train could reverse direction so suddenly. I raced to the operating room, and arrived at precisely twelve o’clock. At that moment, a nurse appeared and asked me to sign the consent form. Once again, I felt the power of Dafa.

At critical junctures during several trials, I consistently placed saving others above all else, keeping my foundation firmly grounded. As a Dafa disciple in the Fa-rectification period, my path is fundamentally different from the individual cultivation of the past. Dafa’s path is wholly dedicated to the salvation of others, whereas the former centered on personal cultivation.

Master told us:

“What do those Great Enlightened Beings live for? They’re entirely for others.” (“Explaining the Fa for Falun Dafa Assistants in Changchun,” Further Discussions on Falun Dafa)

I have discovered that when my heart is filled solely with compassion for all beings and a sense of responsibility, I feel the power of Dafa strengthening my righteous thoughts, as if all the gods in heaven are assisting me. This process of assimilating to Dafa brings about a sense that everything is arranged; old notions are being dismantled, and evil is disintegrating. This state is entirely different from my previous approach, when selfish thoughts led me to use Dafa to solve my own problems.

Evil Scared When Dafa Practitioners Become One Body

I’ve often felt that the evil is terrified of Dafa disciples who are entirely committed to the media. If everyone totally dedicates themselves to this work, spending every day in a group setting, validating the Fa, and discussing how to save people better—imagine how powerful that would be to deter the evil.

This is why such interference is constant; negative forces exploit our internal conflicts to intensify misunderstandings and divisions, sometimes causing despair, discouragement, or even prompting some to become resentful and leave.

Regardless of the project or environment we are in, all conflicts encountered are designed to cultivate and elevate us. These challenges are often intertwined with the arrangements of the old forces, who exploit our karma from past lives to create discord—all of which constitute extremely vicious and destructive tests.

Using Fa as a Guide, Let Go of Attachments

Running a media outlet is an incredibly challenging endeavor. It requires significant human, material, and financial resources. In the past, people advised me to plan for my future—to get a job first, save up money for a secure livelihood, and only then get involved. Or they suggested waiting until the media venture was more established. But at that moment, I thought, “I’ll dive right in and become the force that gets this media outlet on track.”

The media has overcome numerous hardships to reach where it is today, with its influence steadily expanding and salaries gradually increasing. This ever-evolving environment has attracted more practitioners to join in. Over the years, there have been moments of bitterness and tears, yet I have never once regretted my involvement.

I understand that my cultivation requires this environment to overcome my attachments, as it is precisely this environment that enables me to continually search for and rescue worldly beings.

Amidst countless difficulties and troubles, I too have felt lost and directionless, growing numb and losing my original aspirations. I have complained bitterly out of resentment, even wanting to escape and give up due to stubborn attachments. Yet each agonizing encounter has given me a chance to examine my inner self and uncover my fundamental attachments.

A cultivator must learn to see issues from all perspectives. After losing my mother and having no one to confide in, I turned to Dafa, which deepened my focus on cultivation. My years of wandering actually facilitated settling with the Epoch Times, where I can now immerse myself wholeheartedly and without distraction.

My limited financial means coincided with the challenging early days of the media industry, preventing me from getting lost in the distractions of youth. Lacking a professional background actually freed me from preconceived notions and limitations, allowing me to explore diverse possibilities.

The structure and expectations of management helped me, someone once attached to comfort and lacking discipline, to keep pace with progress. Regular participation in group Fa study, sending righteous thoughts, and clarifying the truth made it difficult to fall behind. I have reached my current position thanks to Master’s compassionate guidance.

The process of building the Epoch Times bit by bit is like fulfilling and refining myself. Realizing this, I feel boundless gratitude toward Master. This is truly a precious opportunity—time is so precious now, and saving people is urgent. We must swiftly capitalize on the media’s ability to disseminate the truth on a large scale.

Master reminded us:

“It’s such an influential paper, each Dafa disciple is so capable, and you have dedicated yourselves wholeheartedly to this effort. Those issues will be resolved if your market share grows big enough. Put your hearts into addressing this, and truly run the paper well. You need to all think like this and act upon it. Just having a small percentage of people think like this won’t work. You need to all work together.” (“Fa Teaching Given at the Epoch Times Meeting,” Collected Teachings Given Around the World Volume X)

May we seize this time extended to us by our Master to save more people, living up to his compassionate salvation. These are my cultivation insights over the years. Should any part deviate from the Fa, I humbly request that fellow practitioners kindly point it out.

Thank you, Master. Thank you, fellow practitioners.

(2025 Taiwan Fa Conference Experience Sharing)