(Clearwisdom.net) A local department store opened for business this month. The store owner's wife practices Falun Dafa. The owner became very supportive of Dafa after his wife and other practitioners clarified the truth to him several times. To celebrate the grand opening of the store, the owner invited people from all walks of life including his friends and relatives. The owner's wife and two other practitioners thought that this was a good opportunity to expose the wicked Chinese Communist Party, clarify the truth, and encourage people to quit the Party and its affiliated organizations. They thought that other practitioners should be invited to attend as well. The owner, knowing that Falun Dafa practitioners are always considerate of others, agreed to invite other practitioners to the grand opening celebration.
On the day of the grand opening, 22 properly-dressed practitioners brought the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and other truth clarification materials to distribute to people. Among them were elderly practitioners who did not mind the uncomfortable journey and arrived at the store very early, full of energy. Everyone treasured this rare opportunity that Teacher had arranged for us to save sentient beings. The owner was very impressed with the practitioners' orderly conduct and polite manners.
After the celebration ceremony was over, a reception was held at a restaurant. In order to meet people, at least two practitioners sat at different tables. Practitioners started discussions about the Nine Commentaries, and how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) had killed 80 million innocent civilians after it came to power. They also talked about the various natural and man-made disasters, and historical prophecies from China and other cultures around the world that have occurred, and that eventually heaven will eliminate the CCP.
Those at the table who truly believed in the prophecies said that they were disgusted with and tired of the CCP. As the reception ended, practitioners told everyone that the last event of the prophecy will happen soon. That is, the CCP, after years of committing many evil deeds, has angered the people and the gods. Thus, Heaven will eliminate the CCP, including those who have joined the CCP, the Communist Young Pioneers (CYP), and the Communist Youth League (CYL). Therefore, people should withdraw from the CCP and its affiliated organizations in order to safeguard themselves and eliminate the mark of the beast. Many people at the table expressed their desire to separate from the wicked party and immediately withdrew from the CCP, the CYP, and the CYL.
Because we are located in a remote area and near a jail where practitioners are being persecuted, there are very few practitioners in our area. As a result, many people at the reception had not heard of the "three withdrawals" or read the Nine Commentaries. About a dozen people who were deeply poisoned by the wicked party's culture did not want to listen. They even wanted to expel the practitioners who were clarifying the truth and threatened to report them to the authorities. However, the practitioners thoroughly maintained strong righteous thoughts for saving sentient beings, eliminated the attachment of fear, let go of their human hearts, and were unmoved by the threats. We were not afraid of the evil environment and kept up righteous thoughts and acts. The practitioner who was the coordinator arranged other practitioners to continuously clarify the truth to save sentient beings at the banquet table, and at the same time encouraged everyone to strengthen their righteous thoughts.
Everyone understood that the process of validating the Fa was a battle between good and evil. It was also a process where we elevate our xinxing and strengthen our righteous thoughts. Several of us noticed that the owner's wife, a practitioner, felt uneasy about the unwillingness of those who did not want to listen to the truth. We encouraged her and pointed out the purpose of the celebration. We told her that practitioners were not at the celebration to party but to save sentient beings and not to miss this opportunity. She suddenly awakened and realized that we were saving sentient beings. She quickly ran out and borrowed a loudspeaker. The "coordinator" practitioner spoke through the loudspeaker to those who were deeply poisoned by the CCP and said, "We are all meeting here because of our predestined relationship. May I take a few minutes of your busy schedule and sing a song for you?" The practitioner compassionately sang "Coming for You." The song touched the people's knowing side. They knew that the practitioners came here for them, and their hearts grew closer to the practitioners. They clapped excited and yelled, "Falun Dafa is good! Encore!" The practitioners then sang "Obtaining Salvation" and told those around them not to miss the predestined opportunity. People were deeply touched by the benevolence of the practitioners and promised that they would remember and not miss the opportunity.
While listening to the songs, people had smiles on their faces. Even those who initially opposed practitioners clarifying the truth smiled and took the Nine Commentaries with them. They repeatedly thanked the practitioners. The store owner, with tears of excitement in his eyes, led his friends and relatives to shout, "Falun Dafa is good!" People applauded the practitioners twice and left with looks of admiration. All those who attended the celebration ceremony were saved. This is the benevolence of Dafa, the benevolence of Teacher.
Afterwards, we drove to a practitioner's home and passed by the front entrance of the jail. We drove around the jail and stopped near a big wall to send forth righteous thoughts and recite,
"Thoroughly dissolving all evil beings and elements that persecute Dafa disciples, clearing away the evil circumstances under which Dafa disciples are persecuted in mainland China." ("Thoroughly Dissolve the Evil")
We then shared experiences at the practitioner's home. Before and after group sharing, we went near the jail where practitioners are being persecuted and sent forth strong righteous thoughts for 20 and 30 minutes at a time.
There were two small incidents during our experience in validating Dafa:
1. The location of our small-scale group Fa sharing was near the home of a former practitioner who had taken a deviated path. When we found out about it, three practitioners took the opportunity to go talk to and share their experiences with her. She regained her righteous thoughts and rectified herself. She said that she will no longer isolate herself, will study the Fa more, and will associate with practitioners in order to catch up with the Fa-rectification process.
2. Our hearts are on saving sentient beings. On the way back, a practitioner ran into a policeman who is the jail instructor. The practitioner immediately clarified the truth to him. The policeman withdrew from the CCP right then and there and accepted a Dafa amulet and the Nine Commentaries.
In our experience of validating the Fa as a group, the sentient beings were touched by practitioners' righteous thoughts and righteous actions. The store owner and the driver are both ordinary people. They joyfully and positively support Dafa and coordinated with practitioners. In the process of Fa-rectification, sentient beings are awakening, and Falun Dafa practitioners' xinxing is elevating.
As the Fa-rectification advances, we feel the urgency of clarifying the truth and saving sentient beings. In "Teaching the Fa at the Fa Conference at the U.S. Capital," Teacher said,
"People with predestined relationships and those who can be saved can be made to--made to by Master's Law Bodies, righteous gods, or the immense field that Dafa has formed in the world--appear right before you in any of a range of settings, providing them with a chance to learn the truth. But you have to carry it out, and it doesn't work if you're not out there doing things."
Teacher asks us to clarify the truth in "any range of settings." Therefore, we should get rid of the human heart and all worries, and clarify the truth in different settings, such as weddings, funerals and other types of gatherings. These are good opportunities for us, as a group, to save more sentient beings. We can invite practitioners to participate, send forth righteous thoughts, and clarify the truth.
After our earnest experience sharing in validating the Fa as a group, we realized that we were able to obtain good results, and with righteous thoughts practitioners were able to carry out righteous actions. We actively reached out to sentient beings, distributed the Nine Commentaries, clarified the truth, and encouraged the "three withdrawals" from the CCP with benevolent and calm hearts. We have also discovered our shortcomings. Because we were eager for success, we were led by our human hearts. Also, we did not have the experience to properly prepare for every aspect of the event, as this was our first truth-clarification event as a group.
Through this experience of validating the Fa as a group, we obtained valuable knowledge for similar events in the future. We will not disappoint Teacher's benevolent salvation or disgrace Falun Dafa practitioners' titles. We will study the Fa and cultivate ourselves well. We will follow Teacher and walk well our path in the Fa-rectification process.
