(Clearwisdom.net)
"To Clarify the Truth" is a duty Teacher and Dafa bestowed upon every Fa-rectification period Dafa disciple. It is the most important aspect of "Assisting Teacher in his journey in this world." To do it well, however, especially in an environment such as China, where the old forces are extremely vicious in persecuting Dafa and Dafa practitioners, is not at all easy and, therefore, very precious. Here I would like to share my personal experience of our local situation that is partly joyful and partly worrisome.
Personally, "to clarify the truth" and "to do truth-clarifying work," should be very successful if we follow the Fa principles and approach this endeavor with the following reminders, matching our methods to local conditions.
First of all, we should have a strong sense of mission.
Teacher instructs us clearly that we should do these three things---study the Fa, send forth righteous thoughts, and clarify the truth. To understand the boundless implication and nature of cultivation, and to do well the three divine and pure things are the top priority for Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples. I would like to discuss three aspects and focus on the sense of mission.
Becoming a whole body. As Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples, we are lives created by Teacher and the Fa. Otherwise, our lives and future do not exist. In fact, all we have, including what we think and say and do, including our life and our being, cannot be separated from Dafa. All these create a whole body through our long-term cultivation.
The Fa is of primary importance. All things concerning Dafa are significant. Of the three fundamental instructions "study the Fa, send forth righteous thoughts and clarify the truth," the first two are relatively easier, though we cannot take for granted their actual effect. The last is more difficult without sufficient righteous thoughts because it is more risky, and, therefore, some people cannot let go of their attachments and step forward. We definitely should not consider personal gain or loss; instead, we should put Dafa and more people in our hearts. In our hearts, we should put "clarifying the truth" as the first thing.
Be compassionate to human beings. I think that, as Fa-rectification period disciples, no matter how far we travel, no matter how many households we enter, no matter how many times we repeat our message, as long as more people are saved, we feel happy. I sincerely hope that we do not miss such a precious chance to assist Teacher and save sentient beings. I sincerely hope that we become more selfless and compassionate.
Second, we should let go of all attachments.
The attachment to sentimentality may arouse our fears that we may not be able support ourselves, that we may lose our families and jobs, that we may have to spend money or time, that we may be implicated and therefore suffer, that we may be sent to jail and subjected to torture, that we may lose our lives, and so on. Such attachments exist to varying degrees among practitioners. The obvious manifestations of such attachments include being unable or unwilling to do truth-clarification, rarely doing truth-clarification, or not doing it to the best of our ability. I believe only when we give up our attachments to sentimentality can we get rid of the attachment to fear and truly do well amid Fa-rectification.
Have sufficiently strong righteous thoughts. As long as we think and behave righteously, nobody can move us. Yes, on the authorities' black list, I become a thorn in their side and a focus of persecution at the provincial level. Locally I am one of the few "specially supervised." I am clearly aware that, though they hate me desperately, Teacher takes care of me. And I am doing the best and most compassionate thing in the human world, clarifying the truth using the divine power of Dafa. Though there have been many risks, I have fearlessly delivered "happiness" to thousands of households with a pure heart and righteous thoughts, regardless of the hardship.
Use our wisdom. The chances to clarify the truth disappear like water slipping through our fingers when we cannot take advantage of them. Fewer and fewer chances remain. Teacher has pointed out that as long as Fa-rectification hasn't come to an end, there is a chance to build up our mighty virtue. Thus, no matter how hard it is, and no matter how many excuses we have, we cannot avoid our responsibility of clarifying the truth. On the contrary, we should take every opportunity and do more. In fact, the more vicious the environment, the better it can test a person, upgrade that person's Xinxing, and inspire more potential abilities and intelligence.
Quality should be guaranteed when doing truth-clarification work, and a good effect should be achieved. To start with, our truth-clarifying materials should be simple, direct, and easy to understand, using both words and pictures. At the same time, they should be serious, meaningful, and instructive. Second, we should deliver the message in a variety of ways such as television, telephone, VCD's, flyers, and banners. Third, we should have a pure heart that is responsible to Teacher and Dafa, to Dafa disciples and all sentient beings. Eliminating all interference, we should distribute the truth-clarifying materials to people with predestined relationships, to their families and to their hearts. Fourth, we should be patient and tolerant instead of being anxious when we clarify the truth.
Third, we should be consistent.
As Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples, we should not be attached to a timeframe and worry about when Fa-rectification will come to an end. We should focus instead on consistent preparations to clarify the truth and offer salvation to sentient beings.
Form a powerful group. The collective power and wisdom of a group is inestimable. Every practitioner has family and friends. If we step forward and if every one of us "clarifies the truth," it will not be a small number even if every one of us clarifies the truth to just one person. If we can explain to three, six or nine people, what a marvelous, huge stream of Fa-rectification will be created!
Be down-to-earth and sincere in clarifying the truth. To clarify the truth from all perspectives, we should employ what we have learned and are capable of with courage, wisdom, compassion, and cooperation.
Be persistent. As long as the Fa-rectification is not yet at an end, we should make Dafa enter and touch everybody's heart by clarifying the truth with our great compassion, tolerance and selflessness, by making use of our power as a whole body, persistently and wholeheartedly. The day of "boundless happiness" when the Fa-rectification comes to the human world will certainly illuminate the whole universe and benefit the human world.