(Clearwisdom.net)
Studying the Fa well is the basis for our clarifying the truth and saving sentient beings. We've been following Teacher all along, beginning with our personal cultivation. That was a solid base for our cultivation later on. On July 20, 1999, the old forces imposed the persecution on us. Since then we have been closely following Teacher, walking down the path of Fa-rectification cultivation. We began explaining the facts to the public and saving the world's people.
In the beginning, many practitioners were afraid to step forward to clarify the truth. The superficial reason was that they were afraid. Considering the gap between them and those practitioners who resolutely joined the Fa-rectification process, however, we can see that it was because they didn't study the Fa well and didn't improve themselves based on the Fa. Some practitioners hesitated and were not sure about what to do. That was also because they didn't study the Fa well enough. It would be very difficult for a practitioner who didn't deeply understand the Fa to step out without hesitation. Therefore, it is extremely important that we study the Fa wholeheartedly.
In order to clarify the truth and save sentient beings, we need to study the Fa. What's more, we also need to study the Fa-lectures that Teacher has given at our Falun Dafa experience sharing conferences and the new articles that Teacher has published. We should also read the articles on the Clearwisdom website written by our fellow practitioners. Gaining a better understanding of the Fa, we will be able to strengthen our righteous thoughts and righteous belief and we will be able to clarify the truth more effectively with facts and clear logic.
This is a critical time in the final stage of Fa-rectification. Helping people quit the Chinese Communism Party (CCP) is also clarifying the truth and saving people. However, many fellow practitioners haven't felt confident in doing this or have felt it was difficult to do. I think this is caused by the following factors.
1. Perhaps they are reluctant because they think that helping people quit the CCP is getting involved in politics. That's actually an everyday people's notion. We should understand that helping people quit the CCP has an enormous effect on saving them. Of course, if we still have doubts ourselves, we won't be able to step out. With so many doubts, we will fail even if we force ourselves to talk to people about quitting the CCP.
2. Some fellow practitioners aren't that successful when they ask people to quit the CCP because they change the subject as soon as the practitioners ask them to quit the CCP. I think in this case we need to use a different approach. You might scare people away if you start right off telling them, "Quit the CCP. The CCP is about to fall apart." We need to bring up the topic of the CCP naturally and first expose how evil it is. After they've had some time to think about it, we can suggest that they quit the CCP.
3. Some follow practitioners say, "This is not an easy thing to do. Some people do think the CCP is good. What can you do about it?" Well, we need to talk to them and ask them why they think the CCP is good. You can't say the CCP is good simply because of your personal interests. We need to look at all the suffering the CCP has brought to the Chinese people. We need to present the facts about the CCP to them.
I agree this is not an easy thing to do. If it were easy, why would people need us Dafa practitioners to help them? We are Fa-rectification period Dafa disciples. Therefore, what we say and what we do are not for ourselves. Saving the world's people shows our compassion and is our responsibility. People in China have been brainwashed by the evil CCP and its evil culture. We need to help them correct their thinking in order to save them. When we ask them to quit the CCP, of course they will raise various questions. We won't succeed if we can't answer all their questions. If we don't have all the answers, it's because we didn't study the Fa well. If we haven't improved ourselves, how can we help others improve? We might even cause some damage.
Therefore, we should be as prepared as if we were going to attend a media conference. We need to have an agenda in our mind and be well prepared. First, we need to study the Fa more. Also, we need to read the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party more. Reading related articles by fellow practitioners published on the Clearwisdom website would also be helpful. In this way, we will be well equipped to help people quit the CCP.
4. We need to pay more attention to righteous thoughts and righteous actions.
Firstly, we need to give everyone a chance. We shouldn't choose which people to talk to. Whether the person we talk to accepts what we say or not is his or her choice, but we should not make a choice for them. Secondly, we should not talk to people with everyday people's sentimentality, but with a practitioner's compassion. Thirdly, when talking to people, we should not get too excited. We need to use proper words and avoid getting upset with people. We should be patient. I have to admit that I need to improve myself in this regard.
