Operating and Supporting Family Materials Production Sites

(Minghui.org) Compared with many diligent Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) practitioners, I have much to catch up on in cultivation, but I would still like to write about my cultivation experience in operating and supporting family materials production sites to share with everyone. If there is anything inappropriate, please kindly point it out.

Start-Up and Operation of My Family Materials Production Site

Before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started persecuting Falun Dafa in 1999, I had already participated in computer training organized by my company. I learned how to type Chinese characters and some basic computer operations, which laid the foundation for me to later produce truth-clarifying materials. My family bought a desktop computer in 2000, along with a laser printer and scanner, and I quickly learned how to use them.

It was not until the winter of 2002 that I found a truth-clarifying booklet at my workplace and learned about the persecution of Falun Dafa. I then decided to resume my cultivation. From Master’s teachings, I know that Dafa practitioners have a mission to save sentient beings, and I realized that I should use truth-clarification materials to help save people. With Master’s guidance, I got in touch with fellow practitioners, and received truth-clarifying booklets from them from time to time.

I started to scan the booklets I received in 2003, printing them out, cutting them with a knife, and binding them.

When I first started making these booklets, the evil elements frightened me. Once, when I was scanning documents, I heard the sound of police dogs barking. It seemed to be coming from the scanner, so I quickly turned off the machine. I looked downstairs, but all was quiet.

My family rented an apartment in 2004 in a good school district for my child’s schooling. My husband asked someone to connect to the Internet using the telephone line. I thought, “How great it would be if I can get on the Minghui website and download materials myself!” Fellow practitioners told me it was not difficult to access the Minghui.org website; it was as easy as doing housework. However, I could not access the website, no matter how much I tried. I later went to another city with a practitioner, hoping to get help from a practitioner there. Perhaps due to security concerns, the practitioner did not meet with us in person, but he told us that the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party CD contained software to bypass the Internet blockade.

After I got home, I inserted the Nine Commentaries CD into my computer and found the software that I needed to bypass the Internet blockade, but I still couldn’t access Minghui.org. Master hinted to me that I should listen to the voice instructions on the CD. Following the voice instruction, I double-clicked the little dove icon, and suddenly, the sky-blue Minghui website appeared before my eyes. I was so happy, I repeatedly said, “Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!”

I could then access the Minghui.org website and download all kinds of materials, including booklets, audio, video, and other files. Without any security protection on my computer, I downloaded all the audio files for the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and many Minghui daily articles that night. Fortunately, the Chinese Internet police did not notice me. I knew this was due to Master’s compassionate protection.

I later got in touch with a local practitioner who had computer skills. He brought me a second-hand laptop with a security system, and a color inkjet printer. I sold my gold necklace and ring for 5,000 yuan to pay for them.

My Materials Production Site is Thriving

With the help and guidance of the practitioner providing technical support, I was able to print truth-clarifying materials quite easily. The design of the materials available on Minghui.org has become increasingly beautiful. Consequently, the materials I can print out are also becoming more visually appealing, with many varieties covering a wide range of topics. I also learned how to burn DVDs, create calendars, etc. In the beginning, I went out to distribute the materials myself. Later, I provided them to practitioners at my workplace. After I got in touch with the local coordinator, I offered most of the materials to local practitioners.

I sometimes get so busy producing materials that I don’t have time to cook. At one point there was nothing to eat at home, and I was very hungry. I saw a carton of milk and drank it. It turned out that the milk had expired long before. That night, I was very uncomfortable and vomited. I felt so weak that I couldn’t sit still, so I leaned on my husband to vomit. At first, the vomit tasted bitter. I thought it might be bile. Later, I felt that what I vomited was salty. I opened my eyes and saw that it was blood. My husband was scared and wanted to take me to the hospital, but I told him I would be okay and refused to go. In my heart, I prayed to Master to save me, and then felt the Falun spinning in my body. I couldn’t eat for the next two days. Master helped me clear out the toxins, and I returned to normal two days later.

Distributing Truth-Clarification Materials

When I first distributed truth-clarification materials, I chose dark and windy nights to distribute them in the surrounding villages. The wind was so strong that it penetrated my body, but I did not feel the cold. When I got home in the middle of the night, I was afraid that my husband would be angry, but he opened the door for me with a smile, without any sign of worry or blame. I knew this was Master encouraging me.

In addition to distributing materials locally, I bring these precious gifts to people in my hometown every time I visit my parents. My father, sister, and nieces have helped me distribute the materials. Sometimes, my mother was worried about my safety on the train, so she called me in advance and told me not to bring any more materials back. I wisely put the materials in a packaging box with other items, and covered it with tape. When my mother saw it, she said, “This is a good idea.”

Once, during the Chinese New Year, inspection on the train was very strict. I wondered what to do. My husband said that a driver from his company was driving to my hometown for business. I believed this was Master’s arrangement, so I rode in his car back to my hometown with my child, carrying the truth materials.

Supporting Practitioners’ Materials Production Sites

After Minghui.org suggested practitioners establish more materials production sites, more local practitioners began to produce truth materials themselves. The issue of purchasing equipment and supplies came up. I met a practitioner at the coordinator’s home one day, and he suggested that I take charge of purchasing. I said, “No, I don’t know how to do this!” He taught me how to communicate with the merchants using the appropriate jargon, and share his experience with me. I took a notebook and wrote things down so I could slowly digest and understand everything later. Gradually, I learned how to deal with merchants and took on this task.

Purchase of Printers

I once took a ride to meet a printer distributor hundreds of miles away. I told him I needed a batch of printers of a specific model. Because my accent was similar to that in the area, he thought I was from a local retail store, so he told me the location of his warehouse and asked me to meet there to pick up the goods.

I put on my work uniform and went to the warehouse, and the clerk gave me a batch of printers at the wholesale price. After taking the printers out, I put them one by one in the packaging bags I had prepared in advance, tied them up with tape, and shipped them back to my area.

The second time, I contacted the agent in advance. I said that I needed another batch of printers and arranged a date to pick them up. I put on my uniform and went to the warehouse, but I was told that the printers were still on the way, so I would have to come back to pick them up the next day. I thought, “I’ve come all this way. I can’t waste my time, I have to get the goods today.” So I walked around, ate something, and went to the warehouse again in the afternoon. The printers had finally arrived. I quickly shipped them out like I did the last time.

Receiving Help When Transporting Supplies

I have been helping fellow practitioners purchase supplies in recent years. With everyone’s cooperation, they have been doing well in distributing truth-clarifying materials. A large amount of supplies is needed, and the purchases cost tens of thousands of yuan every year.

I once went to deliver goods to a practitioner and got lost on my way back. I missed a turn and ended up driving on a mountain road. I didn’t have my cell phone or any navigation system, so I had to ask for directions while driving. Because I was only paying attention to the road conditions in the distance, I ignored what was in front of me. Suddenly, I heard a loud bang, and jumped out of the car. The front wheels had become stuck on a large stone slab, about one-meter square, that was lodged in a big hole in the middle of the road. The car wouldn't budge. I had never encountered anything like this, and I was terrified.

I asked for help from the drivers of passing vehicles, but everyone was in a hurry, and no one got out of their car to help me. Someone told me, “Find a big crane and lift it.” I was unfamiliar with the area, so where could I find a big crane? I had no other choice. I thought I could only ask Master for help. I said to Master in my heart, “Master, I have run into trouble. Please help me.”

Not long after I asked Master for help, I saw a black car coming, and two young men got out. They came straight over to me, and I explained the situation to them. They looked at it carefully, found some stones nearby, put them behind the front wheels of my car, and asked me to try to reverse the car. I feared they would go, so I said, “Please don’t leave!” They told me they were there to help me. I got in the car, put it in reverse, stepped on the accelerator, and the car backed out. Thanks so much to these two men! I watched them leave with a great sense of gratitude.

Treating Merchants With Kindness

I wanted to purchase a batch of supplies during the pandemic. The merchant I spoke to on the phone was a young man who told me the price was a little lower than before. I thought the price had dropped, so I transferred the money. Later, he called and said he had quoted me the wrong price because he thought I was another big customer, and had undercharged me by 600 yuan.

The goods had been ordered. It was the salesperson’s fault. I could have just ignored him, since it was his fault. It. Besides, why did he charge different people different prices for the same goods? But I thought that, as a Falun Dafa practitioner, Master wants us to be considerate of others. Their company might have preferential policies for customers who make big orders. It was not easy to sell goods during the pandemic, and he also had sales quotas to meet, so I agreed to give him another 600 yuan to compensate him for his loss.

The young man was complaining to me about his grievances, but he didn’t expect that I would actually give him the money. He was delighted. Although I could not clarify the truth about Dafa to him at the time, I still wanted to leave him with the kindness of a Dafa practitioner.

Since I don’t use WeChat, I had to pay cash for the cost of returns, exchanges, and delivery, which does cause some trouble. When I encounter this situation, I try to find a way to solve it myself, so I always carry extra cash to avoid causing trouble for the other party.

Printer Maintenance

As more family materials production sites have been established, the need for printer maintenance has increased. I have been operating my production site for many years, and I rarely have problems with my printer. If there are minor issues, I can fix them myself, but when a fellow practitioner’s printer has issues, they are not easy to fix.

The technician who provided me with technical support guided me through the process of repairing the printers step by step. He first helped me understand how the machine works, and then taught me various things, including methods for troubleshooting. He often shared his success stories, and I also joined the Tiandixing Forum to seek additional advice. After gaining some experience, I began taking on the task of repairing printers.

I was thrilled when a printer was successfully repaired, but I felt frustrated when the repair did not go smoothly or it couldn’t be fixed. I recognized my attachments to complaining, zealotry, and disgust of dirtiness, and worked hard to eliminate them.

Security of the Materials Production Sites

To avoid harassment by the authorities, five of the materials production sites had to be relocated, along with seven of the supply materials sites. These repeated moves reminded me of the cultivation story of Buddha Milarepa. Milarepa’s Master asked him to build and tear down houses repeatedly, but he never complained or became discouraged. What does my little bit of suffering and tiredness matter? During the process, I was able to identify my shortcomings. This process not only tempered my character but also eliminated my karma. Wasn’t this a good thing? It is my honor and mission to protect the safety of these life-saving materials production sites, and to ensure that they will always function.

Conclusion

I have always relied on Master’s care, encouragement, and enlightenment during the more than 20 years of cultivation on this path of using truth-clarification materials to save people. I just wanted to save people in this way, and Master gave me the best arrangements, along with everything I needed. I know that all of this was done under the compassionate care of Master.

In the limited time left for cultivation, I wish to save more people, complete my mission, and be worthy of Master’s compassion!