(Clearwisdom.net) What does Master tell us in his recent three lectures "To the Chicago Fa Conference," "Opening the Gate of the World," and "Teaching the Fa at the Fa Conference at the U.S. Capital?" I realized the answer: we should diligently continue to advance in the Three Things and time is not waiting for us.

I want to share my recent experiences with fellow practitioners, for my own encouragement as well as for our mutual improvement. Master said in the poem, "Opening the Gate of the World,"

The Fa-rectification is approaching the end. However, even if it ends tomorrow, a genuine practitioner should not relax his/her will today in diligent advancement and should do better in the Three Things.

1. Do not simply emphasize the number of people quitting the CCP and its related organizations during truth-clarification.

I had a setback not long ago on this issue. Master told us a long time ago:

We have two advisory groups for helping people to quit the CCP and its related organizations. Several days ago, when I saw that the other group had helped more people quit the CCP than my group. I had an attachment to "rushing" and subconsciously wondered how they could have done better than my group. Anxious to catch up with the other group, we were rushing in our truth clarification, apparently as the result of an attachment to numbers. The result was the opposite of what we expected. The numbers became fewer and fewer. Eventually, only one or two people per day agreed to quit the CCP and its related organizations.

I realized that we must have a serious attachment. A fellow practitioner pointed it out, "Do not simply seek the numbers. We should simply do our best. Master said that cultivation aims at one's mind."

I studied the Fa and looked inward. What made for such a result? When studying "Attachment discarded is true inaction" (from "Inaction" in Hong Yin), I realized seeking numbers was apparently a big attachment; therefore, I put down the intent for numbers. At the same time, seeing other practitioners' good qualities and my own shortcomings I changed my "rushing" attitude. Then the number quickly rose. One day our group talked to 35 people about quitting the CCP and its related organizations; eight of them were CCP members.

2. Distinguishing between what is true and false and eliminating evil interference

It is normal among fellow practitioners to have conflicts. If they cannot be solved for a long time, evil interference is involved. When clarifying the truth and advising people to quit the CCP, different practitioners have different opinions, which is normal. When two of us felt uncomfortable for several days I started to look inward and pondered what the fellow practitioner had said about my attachment to numbers. Giving up the attachment took time, which the evil exploited. Two of us started to argue and even lost our tempers. The conflict became more and more serious. Later I realized it was evil interference and we should eliminate it. Then I thought of the relationship between what is "true" and what is "false" In losing her temper, the other practitioner was not true to herself and I was not true myself when I was anxious and stuck to my attachment. A practitioner's true motivation is truthful and compassionate. Distinguishing between what is true and what is false, we did eliminate the evil interference.

One day, two of us were clarifying the truth and advising people to quit the CCP. When I was having a good chat with a retired cadre from a forest region, I turned around and saw a gun stuck in the back pants pocket of a man who was sitting just beside me but facing in the opposite direction. The other practitioner walked toward me to get some copies of the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. I handed her the materials right away and hinted to her to pay attention to the man beside me. She understood and left me quickly, taking her bag. The man with the gun turned around and looked at me sternly. I smiled at him kindly. Master teaches us to be kind and compassionate. I returned his "evil" looks with a kind smile. Perhaps my righteousness dissolved the evil factors behind him. He seemed to loosen up a little bit. I sent forth a strong thought to "immobilize" him and to confuse his thinking. I realized I must leave, along with the retired cadre. Although our supernormal abilities can prevent an evil person from following us, he could follow an ordinary person. I left with the retired cadre. When we had walked quite a distance, the other practitioner caught up to us. The retired cadre took several truth-clarifying CDs and a copy of the Nine Commentaries before departing. Later, the other practitioner told me she had been sending forth righteous thoughts as well and also saw that the man was immobilized and couldn't move at all.

This was a scary incident, but it turned out not to be dangerous. There is the relationship between what is true and what is false in the story. We have the Fa in our minds and have Master's Fashen to protect us. Just as it says in Master's poem:

3. Looking inward and regarding oneself as a practitioner

In the past, I was like "a tiger whose backside no one dares to touch." Through seven years of trials and hardships and studying Zhuan Falun and Master's lectures I came to the conclusion that as a practitioner one must be able to look inward and regard oneself as a practitioner. The book and the lectures are the two treasures a practitioner cherishes to advance diligently. One will not be righteous if one fails to regard oneself as a practitioner; one will not be able to improve without looking inward. I realized this more deeply after I had studied Master's lectures, "Teaching the Fa in the City of Los Angeles," "Teaching the Fa in Canada, 2006," and "Teaching the Fa at the Fa conference at the U.S. Capital."

The practice of doing the Three Things makes me realize their inner and true meanings. I feel cheerful after having changed my own notions. In the past I would feel annoyed and angry when others pointed out anything negative about me. Now when I listen to others complain about me or point out my shortcomings, I do not just negatively bear the comments but actively, calmly look inward and try to rectify myself according to the Fa. For example, when I sent forth righteous thoughts before, my facial expression was not serene and peaceful. A fellow practitioner pointed it out saying, "It seems you are suffering." I realized I needed to improve. No matter how strong the energy inside, we should keep our facial expressions serene and compassionate. I deeply appreciate the advice from the fellow practitioner because I overcame a shortcoming and changed myself according to the Fa.

Every practitioner must look inward. It is just like a dirty spot on your back that you don't know you have, but you can get rid of it because fellow practitioners see it and point it out to you. Isn't it a good thing? One should happily accept and sincerely thank the person who points it to you. A few days ago, our study group checked the accuracy of our exercise movements. Fellow practitioners pointed out several movements I didn't do accurately. After returning home I watched Master's exercise teaching tape and spent a whole afternoon correcting my movements. I sincerely thank fellow practitioners for helping me.

A practitioner must look inward according to the Fa so that one can get rid of the human shell and truly advance diligently with righteous thoughts and righteous actions to be like a divine being.