(Clearwisdom.net) A "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance" International Art Exhibit tour was held from May 9 to May 13, 2005 in Taiwan. It was jointly sponsored by Falun Dafa student organizations in various universities and colleges in Taiwan. Through this event, practitioners from Zhongshan have enlightened to areas for future improvement in Dafa related work. After sharing among ourselves, we found our attachments and hope that our experience may be of help to other practitioners.
Due to the large amount of preparation involved with the exhibit, practitioners did not have enough time for group sharing before the event, so quite a few areas were left unattended. For example, due to improper planning, we found ourselves short of hands where there was a need. As the exhibition was open for about 20 hours each day, and due to the fact that there were only a small number of practitioners involved, it was hard to find time for group sharing during that week. To make the best use of our time, we had one-on-one sharing during the times when the attendance was low. We wrote down the key points of our experiences and suggestions for improvement in a notebook and passed it on to the next group of practitioners on-duty as a reference.
Practitioner A reflected that his mind was easily moved by human attachments when under pressure and complained that others had not done a good job. Practitioner B said that he tended to "wait and see" when encountering problems and got used to the habit of waiting for an assignment instead of doing things of his own accord. As Dafa particles, we should complement each other silently when we see things that need to be done to make the situation better, and if we feel that something needs to be done, we should just go ahead and do it. Practitioner C recalled that he was only focusing on how to improve the ways of distributing flyers and the Nine Commentaries on Chinese Communist Party, while his mind had become attached to getting things done quickly and was not on saving sentient beings.
Master taught us in "Teaching the Fa at the 2003 Atlanta Fa Conference,"
"Also, with those people that you run into by chance, who you run into in daily life and the people you run into at work, you should all clarify the truth to them. Even when in your daily life you pass by people so quickly that you don't have a chance to talk to them, you should still leave them with your compassion and kindness. Don't lose those who should be saved, especially those with predestined connections."
When we distribute materials, we should maintain a compassionate heart. No matter whether the other party accepts our materials or shows interest, we should understand that it is not accidental for those beings to come into our wonderful field and it is a truly precious opportunity for them.
During our exhibition, even when a person was in such a hurry that he had no time to even look at us, we would still greet him. For example, to those people whisking by on bicycles, we would say: "Hello! Welcome to our exhibition." "Hello. Good evening." etc.
During an event, we should not forget about the purpose of our activity. We held this international art exhibit not only for people to see the wonderfulness of Falun Dafa and the persecution of practitioners by the Chinese Communist Party, but more importantly, to save people. So whether we were distributing the materials or introducing the paintings, the practitioners nearby should remember to send forth righteous thoughts.
Due to the rapid progress of Fa-rectification, many Dafa related projects are being carried out everywhere. Therefore, when we are holding activities, we should always be mindful of what we are doing and check to see if we have fallen into a state of busying ourselves like everyday people, or if we have neglected the three things a Dafa practitioner should do due to the attachment of getting things done quickly. Despite our busy schedules, we should especially not forget to study the Fa. Only when we occupy our minds with the Fa can we do things according to the Fa. Otherwise, it would be like a non-practitioner doing Dafa related work.
May 26, 2005
